Tommy Salo

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

Tommy Salo Facts

Drafted: 1993 round 5 #118 overall by New York Islanders

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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Tommy Salo Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1988-1989	Surahammars IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-
1988-1989	Surahammars IF J20	J20 Div.1	18	3.67	-	-	-
1988-1989	Surahammars IF	Division 1	1	5.00	.872	0	-
1989-1990	Västerås IK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	2.55	-	-	-
1989-1990	Västerås IK	Elitserien	0	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	0.88	-	-	-
1990-1991	Västerås IK	Elitserien	2	6.60	.851	0	-
1990-1991	IK Westmannia	Division 1	-	3.37	.879	-	-
1990-1991	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	3.33	-	-	-
1990-1991	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2.85	-	-	-
1991-1992	IK Westmannia	Division 1	-	3.23	.882	-	-	Qualification	3	3.33	.905	-	-
1991-1992	Västerås IK	Elitserien	0	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Västerås IK	Elitserien	24	2.46	.918	2	-	Playoffs	2	3.00	.895	0	-
1992-1993	Sweden B (all)	International	5	1.60	-	2	-
1992-1993	Sweden (all)	International	1	0.00	1.000	1	-
1993-1994	Västerås IK	Elitserien	32	3.35	.885	0	-	Playoffs	4	4.75	.852	0	-
1993-1994	Sweden Olympics	OG	6	2.11	.896	1	-
1993-1994	Sweden	WC	3	3.33	.846	-	-
1993-1994	Sweden (all)	International	15	2.31	-	2	-
1993-1994	Sweden B	International	2	0.50	-	1	-
1994-1995	New York Islanders	NHL	6	3.02	.905	0	1-5-0
1994-1995	Denver Grizzlies	IHL	65	2.60	.910	3	-	Playoffs	8	3.07	.890	0	-
1995-1996	New York Islanders	NHL	10	4.01	.860	0	1-7-1
1995-1996	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	45	2.65	.902	-	-	Playoffs	22	2.28	.919	-	-
1996-1997	New York Islanders	NHL	58	2.82	.904	5	20-27-8
1996-1997	Sweden	WCup	2	1.50	.937	0	1-1-0
1996-1997	Sweden	WC	10	2.00	.918	1	-
1996-1997	Sweden (all)	International	14	1.92	-	1	-
1997-1998	New York Islanders	NHL	62	2.64	.906	4	23-29-5
1997-1998	Sweden Olympics	OG	4	2.27	.918	0	2-2-0
1997-1998	Sweden	WC	9	0.77	.951	3	-
1997-1998	Sweden (all)	International	13	1.23	.940	3	-
1998-1999	New York Islanders	NHL	51	2.62	.904	5	17-26-7
1998-1999	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	13	2.32	.903	0	8-2-2	Playoffs	4	2.23	.926	0	0-4-0
1998-1999	Sweden	WC	7	1.84	.921	0	-
1998-1999	Sweden (all)	International	8	1.84	.921	0	-
1999-2000	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	70	2.33	.914	2	27-28-13	Playoffs	5	2.83	.895	0	1-4-0
1999-2000	Sweden	WC	6	1.67	.922	1	-
1999-2000	Sweden (all)	International	6	1.67	-	-	-
2000-2001	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	73	2.46	.904	8	36-25-12	Playoffs	6	2.22	.920	0	2-4-0
2000-2001	Sweden	WC	8	1.94	.920	2	-
2000-2001	Sweden (all)	International	8	1.94	.920	-	-
2001-2002	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	69	2.20	.913	6	30-28-10
2001-2002	Sweden Olympics	OG	3	2.35	.924	0	2-1-0
2001-2002	Sweden	WC	7	1.96	.919	1	-
2001-2002	Sweden (all)	International	11	2.25	.909	-	-
2002-2003	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	65	2.71	.899	4	29-27-8	Playoffs	6	3.15	.888	0	2-4-0
2002-2003	Sweden	WC	3	4.15	.861	0	-
2002-2003	Sweden (all)	International	3	4.15	.861	-	-
2003-2004	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	44	2.58	.896	3	17-18-6
2003-2004	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	5	2.37	.912	0	1-3-1	Playoffs	1	0.00	1.000	0	-
2003-2004	Sweden (all)	International	1	2.00	.895	-	-
2004-2005	MODO Hockey	Elitserien	36	2.58	.909	0	16-15-5	Playoffs	6	3.18	.888	1	2-4-0
2004-2005	Sweden	WCup	1	2.00	.895	0	1-0-0
2004-2005	Sweden (all)	International	2	1.48	.927	0	-
2005-2006	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	37	2.47	.910	0	25-10-1	Playoffs	17	2.35	.920	1	10-7-0
2006-2007	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	22	3.29	.875	1	6-12-3

Tommy Salo Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1986-1987	Västmanland	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Sweden	Izvestia Trophy	3	2.34	.854	-	-
2005-2006	Frölunda HC	ECC	2	4.50	.796	0	0-2-0

Tommy Salo Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tommy Salo Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Colorado Avalanche	1	5	2.37	.912	0	1-3-1	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	-
Edmonton Oilers	6	334	2.44	.906	23	147-128-51	4	21	2.59	.908	0	5-16-0
Frölunda HC	2	61	2.83	.895	1	31-24-4	1	17	2.35	.920	1	10-7-0
IK Westmannia	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	3.33	.905	-	-
MODO Hockey	1	36	2.58	.909	0	16-15-5	1	6	3.18	.888	1	2-4-0
New York Islanders	5	187	2.77	.902	14	62-94-21	0
Surahammars IF	1	1	5.00	.872	0	-	0
Surahammars IF J18	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Surahammars IF J20	1	18	3.67	-	-	-	0
Sweden	8	53	2.10*	.914*	8*	-	0
Sweden (WCup)	2	3	2.00*	.895*	0	2-1-0	0
Sweden (Cup)	1	3	2.34	.854	-	-	0
Sweden (all)	11	82	1.79*	.932*	7*	-	0
Sweden B (all)	2	7	1.29	-	3	-	0
Sweden Olympics	3	13	2.21	.918*	1	4-3-0	0
Sweden U19 (all)	1	3	0.88	-	-	-	0
Sweden U20	1	6	3.33	-	-	-	0
Sweden U20 (all)	1	7	2.85	-	-	-	0
Utah Grizzlies	2	110	12.40*	.910*	3*	-	2	30	3.07*	.890*	0	-
Västerås IK	5	58	3.07	.897	2	-	2	6	4.17	.865	0	-
Västerås IK J20	0						1	2	2.55	-	-	-
Västmanland	1	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tommy Salo Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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