Tomas Holmström

#96 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 11/12

Date of Birth: Jan 23, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Piteå, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Piteå HC
Position: RW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Tomas Holmström Facts

Player Type: Heavy HitterNet-Front PresencePP Specialist
Drafted: 1994 round 10 #257 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Father: Henrik Holmström,
Son: Isak Holmström
Daughter: Isabel Holmström

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Tomas Holmström Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Piteå HC	Division 1	9	1	0	1	4	-
1990-1991	Piteå HC	Division 1	26	5	4	9	16	-
1990-1991	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	6	2	2	4	-	-
1991-1992	Piteå HC	Division 1	31	15	12	27	44	-
1992-1993	Piteå HC	Division 1	31	17	15	32	30	-
1993-1994	Bodens IK	Division 1	34	23	16	39	86	-	Qualification	9	3	3	6	24	-
1994-1995	Luleå HF	Elitserien	40	14	14	28	56	-	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	20	-
1994-1995	Sweden B (all)	International	12	10	5	15	-	-
1994-1995	Sweden (all)	International	5	0	1	1	2	-
1995-1996	Luleå HF	Elitserien	34	12	12	24	80	-	Playoffs	11	6	2	8	14	-
1995-1996	Sweden	WC	6	1	0	1	12	1
1995-1996	Sweden (all)	International	24	10	6	16	48	-
1996-1997	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	47	6	3	9	33	-10	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
1996-1997	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	6	3	1	4	7	-1
1996-1997	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-
1997-1998	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	57	5	17	22	44	6	Playoffs	22	7	12	19	16	9
1998-1999	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	82	13	21	34	69	-11	Playoffs	10	4	3	7	4	2
1999-2000	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	13	22	35	43	4	Playoffs	9	3	1	4	8	3
2000-2001	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	16	24	40	40	-12	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	8	-1
2001-2002	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	69	8	18	26	58	-12	Playoffs	23	8	3	11	8	7
2001-2002	Sweden Olympics	OG	4	1	0	1	2	-2
2001-2002	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	0	1	2	-2
2002-2003	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	74	20	20	40	62	11	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	4	1
2003-2004	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	67	15	15	30	32	8	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	10	0
2003-2004	Sweden (all)	International	6	3	2	5	12	-
2004-2005	Luleå HF Lockout	Elitserien	47	14	16	30	50	-10	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	18	-7
2004-2005	Sweden	WCup	4	3	2	5	8	-
2005-2006	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	29	30	59	66	14	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	12	-1
2005-2006	Sweden Olympics	OG	8	1	3	4	10	0
2005-2006	Sweden (all)	International	8	1	3	4	10	0
2006-2007	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	30	22	52	58	13	Playoffs	15	5	3	8	14	2
2007-2008	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	59	20	20	40	58	9	Playoffs	21	4	8	12	26	4
2008-2009	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	53	14	23	37	38	18	Playoffs	23	2	5	7	22	-2
2009-2010	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	68	25	20	45	60	5	Playoffs	12	4	3	7	12	3
2010-2011	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	18	19	37	62	-6	Playoffs	11	3	4	7	8	7
2011-2012	Detroit Red Wings "A"	NHL	74	11	13	24	40	-9	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	0

Tomas Holmström Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	6	3	1	4	0.67	7	-1	0
Division 1	5	131	61	47	108	0.82	180	-	1	9	3	3	6	0.67	24	-
Elitserien (SHL)	3	121	40	42	82	0.68	186	-10*	3	23	7	4	11	0.48	52	-7*
International	6	62	25	17	42	0.68	76*	-2*	0
International-Jr	1	6	2	2	4	0.67	-	-	0
NHL	15	1027	243	287	530	0.52	763	28	15	180	46	51	97	0.54	154	33
OG	2	12	2	3	5	0.42	12	-2	0
WC	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	12	1	0
WCup	1	4	3	2	5	1.25	8	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tomas Holmström Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Adirondack Red Wings	1	6	3	1	4	0.67	7	-1	0
Bodens IK	1	34	23	16	39	1.15	86	-	1	9	3	3	6	0.67	24	-
Detroit Red Wings	15	1027	243	287	530	0.52	763	28	15	180	46	51	97	0.54	154	33
Luleå HF	3	121	40	42	82	0.68	186	-10*	3	23	7	4	11	0.48	52	-7*
Piteå HC	4	97	38	31	69	0.71	94	-	0
Sweden	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	12	1	0
Sweden (WCup)	1	4	3	2	5	1.25	8	-	0
Sweden (all)	6	50	15	12	27	0.54	76	-2*	0
Sweden B (all)	1	12	10	5	15	1.25	-	-	0
Sweden Olympics	2	12	2	3	5	0.42	12	-2	0
Sweden U18 (all)	1	6	2	2	4	0.67	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tomas Holmström Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1995-1996	Elitserien All-Star Team Elitserien Champion Sweden All-Star Team
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
2019-2020	Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame (#121)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/22/2013	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Retired

Tomas Holmström 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)