Tommy Salo is a retired goaltender from Sweden.

What was the last team Tommy Salo played for?

The last team Tommy played for was Frölunda HC in the Elitserien.

How tall is Tommy Salo?

Tommy Salo is 182 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Tommy Salo weigh?

Tommy Salo weighs 81 kg (179 lbs).

When was Tommy Salo born?

Tommy Salo was born on 1971-02-01 in Surahammar, SWE.

Tommy Salo

#31 Frölunda HC / Elitserien - 06/07

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Date of Birth: Feb 01, 1971
Age: 55
Place of Birth: Surahammar, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Surahammars IF
Position: G
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 81 kg / 179 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1993 round 5 #118 overall by New York Islanders
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A very experienced goaltender with plenty of medals and awards. Was a stand-up goalie with good hockey sense and decent mobility, nice glove and average stickhandling ability.

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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	POST	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
88-89	Surahammars IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-
	Surahammars IF J20	J20 Div.1	18	3.67	-	-	-
	Surahammars IF	Division 1	1	5.00	.872	0	-
89-90	Västerås IK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	2.55	-	-	-
	Västerås IK	Elitserien	0	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	0.88	-	-	-
90-91	Västerås IK	Elitserien	2	6.60	.851	0	-
	IK Westmannia	Division 1	-	3.37	.879	-	-
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	3.33	-	-	-
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2.85	-	-	-
91-92	IK Westmannia	Division 1	-	3.23	.882	-	-	Qualification	3	3.33	.905	-	-
	Västerås IK	Elitserien	0	-	-	-	-
92-93	Västerås IK	Elitserien	24	2.46	.918	2	-	Playoffs	2	3.00	.895	0	-
	Sweden B (all)	International	5	1.60	-	2	-
	Sweden (all)	International	1	0.00	1.000	1	-
93-94	Västerås IK	Elitserien	32	3.35	.885	0	-	Playoffs	4	4.75	.852	0	-
	Sweden Olympics	OG	6	2.11	.896	1	-
	Sweden	WC	3	3.33	.846	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	15	2.31	-	2	-
	Sweden B	International	2	0.50	-	1	-
94-95	New York Islanders	NHL	6	3.02	.905	0	1-5-0
	Denver Grizzlies	IHL	65	2.60	.910	3	-	Playoffs	8	3.07	.890	0	-
95-96	New York Islanders	NHL	10	4.01	.860	0	1-7-1
	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	45	2.65	.902	-	-	Playoffs	22	2.28	.919	-	-
96-97	New York Islanders	NHL	58	2.82	.904	5	20-27-8
	Sweden	WCup	2	1.50	.937	0	1-1-0
	Sweden	WC	10	2.00	.918	1	-
	Sweden (all)	International	14	1.92	-	1	-
97-98	New York Islanders	NHL	62	2.64	.906	4	23-29-5
	Sweden Olympics	OG	4	2.27	.918	0	2-2-0
	Sweden	WC	9	0.77	.951	3	-
	Sweden (all)	International	13	1.23	.940	3	-
98-99	New York Islanders	NHL	51	2.62	.904	5	17-26-7
	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	13	2.32	.903	0	8-2-2	Playoffs	4	2.23	.926	0	0-4-0
	Sweden	WC	7	1.84	.921	0	-
	Sweden (all)	International	8	1.84	.921	0	-
99-00	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	70	2.33	.914	2	27-28-13	Playoffs	5	2.83	.895	0	1-4-0
	Sweden	WC	6	1.67	.922	1	-
	Sweden (all)	International	6	1.67	-	-	-
00-01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	73	2.46	.904	8	36-25-12	Playoffs	6	2.22	.920	0	2-4-0
	Sweden	WC	8	1.94	.920	2	-
	Sweden (all)	International	8	1.94	.920	-	-
01-02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	69	2.20	.913	6	30-28-10
	Sweden Olympics	OG	3	2.35	.924	0	2-1-0
	Sweden	WC	7	1.96	.919	1	-
	Sweden (all)	International	11	2.25	.909	-	-
02-03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	65	2.71	.899	4	29-27-8	Playoffs	6	3.15	.888	0	2-4-0
	Sweden	WC	3	4.15	.861	0	-
	Sweden (all)	International	3	4.15	.861	-	-
03-04	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	44	2.58	.896	3	17-18-6
	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	5	2.37	.912	0	1-3-1	Playoffs	1	0.00	1.000	0	-
	Sweden (all)	International	1	2.00	.895	-	-
04-05	MODO Hockey	Elitserien	36	2.58	.909	0	16-15-5	Playoffs	6	3.18	.888	1	2-4-0
	Sweden	WCup	1	2.00	.895	0	1-0-0
	Sweden (all)	International	2	1.48	.927	0	-
05-06	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	37	2.47	.910	0	25-10-1	Playoffs	17	2.35	.920	1	10-7-0
06-07	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	22	3.29	.875	1	6-12-3

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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
86-87	Västmanland	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-
93-94	Sweden	Izvestia Trophy	3	2.34	.854	-	-
05-06	Frölunda HC	ECC	2	4.50	.796	0	0-2-0

Tommy Salo Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Division 1	3	1*	-	-	0	-	1	3	3.33	.905	-	-
ECC	1	2	4.50	.796	0	0-2-0	0
Elitserien (SHL)	8	153	2.84	.900	3	47-37-9	4	29	2.90	.901	2	12-11-0
IHL	2	110	12.40*	.910*	3*	-	2	30	3.07*	.890*	0	-
International	11	89	1.73*	.932*	10*	-	0
International-Jr	2	10	2.38	-	-	-	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	3	2.34	.854	-	-	0
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
J20 Div.1 (U20 Div.1)	1	18	3.67	-	-	-	0
Juniorserien	0						1	2	2.55	-	-	-
NHL	10	526	2.55	.905	37	210-225-73	5	22	2.54	.909	0	5-16-0
OG	3	13	2.21	.918*	1	4-3-0	0
TV-Pucken	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	8	53	2.10*	.914*	8*	-	0
WCup	2	3	2.00*	.895*	0	2-1-0	0
WJC-20	1	6	3.33	-	-	-	0

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Tommy Salo Career Totals

League

GAA

SV%

Division 1

ECC

4.50

Elitserien

153

2.84

IHL

110

12.40

International

1.73

International-Jr

2.38

Izvestia Trophy

2.34

J18 Elit

J20 Div.1

3.67

Juniorserien

NHL

526

2.55

2.21

TV-Pucken

2.10

WCup

2.00

WJC-20

3.33

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Tommy Salo Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1989-1990	J20 SM Gold Medal
1992-1993	Elitserien Best GAA
1993-1994	Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Gold Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
1994-1995	IHL Best GAA (James Norris Trophy) IHL First All-Star Team IHL Most Valuable Player (James Gatschne Trophy) IHL Rookie of the Year (Garry F. Longman Trophy) IHL Turner Cup Champion
1995-1996	IHL Best GAA (James Norris Trophy) IHL First All-Star Team IHL Playoffs MVP (Bud Poile Trophy) IHL Turner Cup Champion
1996-1997	Sweden All-Star Team World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Goaltender World Championship Silver Medal
1997-1998	Sweden All-Star Team World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best GAA (0.77) World Championship Gold Medal
1998-1999	Sweden All-Star Team World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Goaltender World Championship Bronze Medal
1999-2000	NHL All-Star Game
2000-2001	World Championship Bronze Medal
2001-2002	Sweden All-Star Team World Championship Bronze Medal
2002-2003	World Championship Silver Medal
2005-2006	Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2012-2013	Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame (#59)

Tommy Salo Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers
Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC
Cult/Star player for IK Westmannia-Köping
Cult/Star player for MoDo Hockey
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for Surahammars IF
Cult/Star player for Sweden
Cult/Star player for Utah Grizzlies
Cult/Star player for Västerås IK

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
- 2007-03-23 • Announced his retirement
- 2006-05-09 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Frölunda
- 2005-08-11 • Signed to a one-year contract by Frölunda
- 2005-03-17 • Announced his retirement
- 2004-06-03 • Signed to a two-year contract by Modo
- 2004-03-09 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche w/ a 2004 6th-rd pick (Derek Peltier) for Tom Gilbert
- 1999-03-20 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Mats Lindgren and a 1999 8th-rd pick (Radek Martinek