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Sweden Tomas Holmström
#96 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 11/12
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 23, 1973
Position
RW
Age
51
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Piteå, SWE
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Piteå HC
Status
Retired
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 +/-
1989-90 Piteå HC Division 1 9* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
1990-91 Piteå HC Division 1 26* 5* 4* 9* 16* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |
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 Elitserien 40* 14* 14* 28* 56* -* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 20 -
Sweden B (all) International 12* 10* 5* 15* -* -* |
Sweden (all) International 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1995-96 Luleå HF Elitserien 34* 12* 12* 24* 80* -* | Playoffs 11 6 2 8 14 -
Sweden WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 12* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 24* 10* 6* 16* 48* -* |
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* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
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 (all) International 6* 3* 2* 5* 12* -* |
2004-05 Luleå HF Elitserien 47* 14* 16* 30* 50* -10* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 18 -7
Sweden WCup 4* 3* 2* 5* 8* -* |
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

Tomas Holmström Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 * - *
International 6 62* 25* 17* 42* 0.68* 76* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 1 027* 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 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 121* 40* 42* 82* 0.68* 186* -10* | 3 23 7 * 4 * 11 * 0.48 * 52 * -7 *
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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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)