Dick Tärnström

Date of Birth: Jan 20, 1975
Age: 51
Place of Birth: Stockholm, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: AIK
Position: D
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Dick Tärnström Facts

Drafted: 1994 round 11 #272 overall by New York Islanders

Tärnström was your typical skilled, offensive-minded defenseman. He had a hard, accurate point shot and a very strong passing game. An asset with the man advantage.
On the downside, he was inconsistent in his defensive coverage. Also wasn't a physical player despite decent size.

Son: Oliver Tärnström, Uncle: Tom Tärnström, Nephew: Alexander Tärnström

Team Staff profile also available: Dick Tärnström

Dick Tärnström Statistics

									Post
1990-1991	AIK J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	AIK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	-	-
1991-1992	AIK J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	AIK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	-	-
1992-1993	AIK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	AIK	Elitserien	2	0	0	0	0	-
1992-1993	AIK	Allsvenskan D1	15	0	5	5	14	-	Qualification	2	0	0	0	0	-
1992-1993	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	2	3	5	4	-
1992-1993	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	15	3	4	7	-	-
1993-1994	AIK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	AIK	Division 1	33	1	4	5	26	-	Qualification	9	1	1	2	8	-
1993-1994	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	0	1	-	-
1993-1994	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	5	0	5	4	2
1993-1994	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	6	1	7	-	-
1994-1995	AIK	Elitserien	37	8	4	12	26	-
1994-1995	Sweden U20	WJC-20	5	2	2	4	4	-
1994-1995	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	11	3	3	6	-	-
1995-1996	AIK	Elitserien	40	0	5	5	32	-
1996-1997	AIK	Elitserien	49	5	3	8	38	-	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	6	-
1996-1997	Sweden B (all)	International	9	1	1	2	-	-
1997-1998	AIK	Elitserien	45	2	12	14	30	1	Kvalserien SHL	10	6	2	8	6	-
1998-1999	AIK	Elitserien	47	9	14	23	36	8
1998-1999	Sweden (all)	International	15	1	1	2	10	-
1999-2000	AIK	Elitserien	42	7	15	22	20	-13
1999-2000	Sweden (all)	International	8	0	0	0	4	-
2000-2001	AIK	Elitserien	50	10	18	28	28	9	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	8	-3
2001-2002	New York Islanders	NHL	62	3	16	19	38	-12	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-2
2001-2002	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	9	0	2	2	2	3
2002-2003	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	61	7	34	41	50	-11
2002-2003	Sweden	WC	9	1	3	4	0	4
2002-2003	Sweden (all)	International	11	1	3	4	2	-
2003-2004	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	80	16	36	52	38	-37
2003-2004	Sweden	WC	9	4	2	6	6	7
2003-2004	Sweden (all)	International	15	4	4	8	12	-
2004-2005	Södertälje SK Lockout	Elitserien	50	7	18	25	46	-5	Playoffs	9	1	0	1	6	-7
2004-2005	Sweden	WCup	2	0	0	0	0	-
2004-2005	Sweden (all)	International	5	1	1	2	6	-3
2005-2006	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	33	5	5	10	52	-10
2005-2006	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	22	1	3	4	24	-5	Playoffs	12	0	2	2	10	1
2006-2007	HC Lugano "A"	NLA	44	3	26	29	90	-	Playoffs	5	1	6	7	8	-
2006-2007	Sweden "A"	WC	9	1	8	9	14	4
2006-2007	Sweden (all)	International	22	2	15	17	28	5
2007-2008	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	29	1	4	5	40	-6
2007-2008	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	19	2	7	9	12	-5
2008-2009	AIK "C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	38	9	23	32	68	20	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	8	9	12	-9
2008-2009	Sweden	WC	8	2	1	3	16	3
2008-2009	Sweden (all)	International	13	2	2	4	20	4
2009-2010	AIK "C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	42	9	23	32	74	9	Kvalserien SHL	10	2	7	9	10	0
2009-2010	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	1	1	6	-5
2010-2011	AIK "C"	Elitserien	50	6	10	16	36	-4	Playoffs	8	0	4	4	0	-5
2011-2012	AIK "C"	Elitserien	48	8	18	26	38	10	Playoffs	11	2	1	3	8	4
2012-2013	AIK "C"	Elitserien	6	0	3	3	6	-1

Dick Tärnström Tournament Statistics


1990-1991	Stockholm	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	Sweden	EHT	2	0	1	1	6	1
2004-2005	Sweden	EHT	3	1	0	1	0	0
2006-2007	HC Lugano	ECC	2	0	0	0	0	0
2006-2007	Sweden	EHT	8	0	3	3	8	2
2008-2009	Sweden	EHT	5	0	1	1	4	1
2009-2010	Sweden	EHT	3	0	1	1	6	-5

Dick Tärnström Career Totals by League


AHL	1	9	0	2	2	0.22	2	3	0
Allsvenskan D1	1	15	0	5	5	0.33	14	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Division 1	1	33	1	4	5	0.15	26	-	1	9	1	1	2	0.22	8	-
ECC	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
EHT	5	21	1	6	7	0.33	24	-1	0
EJC-18	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	4	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	12	466	62	120	182	0.39	336	5*	6	50	9	8	17	0.34	34	-11*
HockeyAllsvenskan	2	80	18	46	64	0.80	142	29	2	20	3	15	18	0.90	22	-9
International	9	101	12	28	40	0.40	88*	1*	0
International-Jr	5	49	13	8	21	0.43	-	-	0
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Juniorserien	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	5	306	35	105	140	0.46	254	-86	2	17	0	2	2	0.12	12	-1
NLA (NL)	1	44	3	26	29	0.66	90	-	1	5	1	6	7	1.40	8	-
TV-Pucken	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	4	35	8	14	22	0.63	36	18	0
WCup	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
WJC-20	2	12	7	2	9	0.75	8	2*	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dick Tärnström Career Totals by Team


AIK	14	544	74	157	231	0.42	472	39*	9	72	12	24	36	0.50	58	-13*
AIK J18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
AIK J20	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1	9	0	2	2	0.22	2	3	0
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	19	2	7	9	0.47	12	-5	0
Edmonton Oilers	2	51	2	7	9	0.18	64	-11	1	12	0	2	2	0.17	10	1
HC Lugano	1	46	3	26	29	0.63	90	0	1	5	1	6	7	1.40	8	-
New York Islanders	1	62	3	16	19	0.31	38	-12	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	174	28	75	103	0.59	140	-58	0
Södertälje SK	1	50	7	18	25	0.50	46	-5	1	9	1	0	1	0.11	6	-7
Stockholm	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sweden	4	35	8	14	22	0.63	36	18	0
Sweden (WCup)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Sweden (EHT)	5	21	1	6	7	0.33	24	-1	0
Sweden (all)	8	92	11	27	38	0.41	88	1*	0
Sweden B (all)	1	9	1	1	2	0.22	-	-	0
Sweden U16 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0
Sweden U17 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0
Sweden U18	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	4	-	0
Sweden U18 (all)	1	15	3	4	7	0.47	-	-	0
Sweden U19 (all)	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	-	-	0
Sweden U20	2	12	7	2	9	0.75	8	2*	0
Sweden U20 (all)	2	25	9	4	13	0.52	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dick Tärnström Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1992-1993	U18 EJC Gold Medal
1993-1994	Division 1 to Elitserien Promotion (AIK) U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (5) U20 WJC Silver Medal
1994-1995	U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2002-2003	World Championship Silver Medal
2003-2004	World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Defenseman World Championship Most Goals by Defenseman (4) World Championship Most Points by Defenseman (6) World Championship Silver Medal
2006-2007	World Championship Most Points by Defenseman (9)
2008-2009	World Championship Bronze Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2009-2010	HockeyAllsvenskan to Elitserien Promotion (AIK)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/18/2013	Confirmed	AIK	Retired

Dick Tärnström Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for AIK
Cult/Star player for Bridgeport Islanders
Cult/Star player for HC Lugano
Cult/Star player for Sweden
Cult/Star player for Södertälje SK

Career transactions
- 2013-01-18 • Announced his retirement due to a back injury
- 2012-05-02 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by AIK
- 2010-05-17 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by AIK
- 2008-04-23 • Signed by AIK
- 2008-02-01 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Curtis Glencross
- 2007-07-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 2006-08-16 • Signed to a one-year contract by Lugano
- 2006-01-26 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Jani Rita & Cory Cross
- 2005-08-29 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2004-08-09 • Signed to a lockout contract by Södertälje
- 2003-07-30 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2002-08-06 • Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins