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Tomas Holmström

Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 11/12

Player Facts

Date of Birth

Jan 23, 1973
Age

45
Place of Birth

Piteå, SWE
Nation

Sweden
Youth Team

Piteå HC

Position

RW
Height

6'0" / 183 cm
Weight

198 lbs / 90 kg
Shoots

L
Status

Retired

Drafted

1994 round 10 #257 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Highlights

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Father: Henrik Holmström

Team Staff profile of Tomas Holmström also available

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-90	Piteå HC	Division 1	9	1	0	1	4		\|
1990-91	Piteå HC	Division 1	26	5	4	9	16		\|
1991-92	Piteå HC	Division 1	31	15	12	27	44		\|
1992-93	Piteå HC	Division 1	31	17	15	32	30		\|
1993-94	Bodens IK	Division 1	34	23	16	39	86		\|	Qualification	9	3	3	6	24
1994-95	Luleå HF	SHL	40	14	14	28	56		\|	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	20
1995-96	Luleå HF	SHL	34	12	12	24	80		\|	Playoffs	11	6	2	8	14
	Sweden	WC	6	1	0	1	12		\|
1996-97	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	47	6	3	9	33	-10	\|	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	6	3	1	4	7	-1	\|
1997-98	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	57	5	17	22	44	6	\|	Playoffs	22	7	12	19	16	9
1998-99	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	82	13	21	34	69	-11	\|	Playoffs	10	4	3	7	4	2
1999-00	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	13	22	35	43	4	\|	Playoffs	9	3	1	4	8	3
2000-01	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	16	24	40	40	-12	\|	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	8	-1
2001-02	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	69	8	18	26	58	-12	\|	Playoffs	23	8	3	11	8	7
	Sweden	OG	4	1	0	1	2	-2	\|
	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	0	1	2	-2	\|
2002-03	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	74	20	20	40	62	11	\|	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	4	1
2003-04	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	67	15	15	30	32	8	\|	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	10	0
	Sweden	WCup	4	3	2	5	8		\|
	Sweden (all)	International	6	3	2	5	12		\|
2004-05	Luleå HF	SHL	47	14	16	30	50	-10	\|	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	18	-7
2005-06	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	29	30	59	66	14	\|	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	12	-1
	Sweden	OG	8	1	3	4	10	0	\|
	Sweden (all)	International	8	1	3	4	10	0	\|
2006-07	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	30	22	52	58	13	\|	Playoffs	15	5	3	8	14	2
2007-08	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	59	20	20	40	58	9	\|	Playoffs	21	4	8	12	26	4
2008-09	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	53	14	23	37	38	18	\|	Playoffs	23	2	5	7	22	-2
2009-10	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	68	25	20	45	60	5	\|	Playoffs	12	4	3	7	12	3
2010-11	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	18	19	37	62	-6	\|	Playoffs	11	3	4	7	8	7
2011-12	Detroit Red Wings “A”	NHL	74	11	13	24	40	-9	\|	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	0

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team	Notes
2016-17	Norrbotten	TV-Pucken	Head Coach

Player Career Totals

League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-		GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	6	3	1	4	0.67	7	-1	\|
Division 1	131	61	47	108	0.82	180	0	\|	9	3	3	6	0.67	24	0
International	18	5	5	10	0.56	24	-2	\|
NHL	1027	243	287	530	0.52	763	28	\|	180	46	51	97	0.54	154	33
OG	12	2	3	5	0.42	12	-2	\|
SHL	121	40	42	82	0.68	186	-10	\|	23	7	4	11	0.48	52	-7
WC	6	1	0	1	0.17	12	0	\|
WCup	4	3	2	5	1.25	8	0	\|

Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1995-1996
- Elitserien All-Star Team
- SHL Champion
1996-1997
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1997-1998
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2001-2002
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2005-2006
- Olympic Gold Medal
2007-2008
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO	SOURCE
01/22/2013
01/22/2013	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Retired

Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Adirondack Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Bodens HF

Cult/Star player for Bodens IK

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Luleå HF

Cult/Star player for Piteå HC

Holmström wasn't very good at anything. Still, he played over a thousand games in the NHL. He didn't skate well, didn't shoot well, and didn't handle the puck all that well. Yet, he was extremely valuble to the Detroit Red Wings for his unique ability to screen the opposing goaltender, especially on the powerplay where he scored half of his 243 career goals. Holmstrom was the league's number one garbage-goal scorer for ten years and was a master at deflecting shots into the net. The Swedish winger took a ton of punishment and abuse by defensemen due to his style, but never complained and played with a lot of heart and determination despite his shortcomings.

Career transactions
- 2013-01-22 • Announced his retirement
- 2010-06-04 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2007-02-17 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2004-09-16 • Signed to a lockout contract by Luleå
- 2004-04-02 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2001-09-04 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings

Other memorable dates
- 2007-10-03 • Played in his 700th career NHL game (vs Anaheim)
- 2009-03-12 • Played in his 800th career NHL game (vs Calgary)
- 2009-12-05 • Scored his 200th career NHL goal (at New Jersey vs Martin Brodeur)

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