# Tommy Westlund

Kjell Tommy Westlund (born December 29, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger who played four seasons in the National Hockey League from 1999 to 2003 for the Carolina Hurricanes.

## Professional Playing Career

Westlund began his career in Sweden's third tier league with Avesta BK. Impressive performances earned him a contract with Brynäs IF of the Elitserien. Westlund was drafted 93rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. After spending a season in the American Hockey League with the Beast of New Haven, he made his NHL debut in 1999. He played 203 career NHL games scoring 9 goals and 13 assists for 22 points. He missed the majority of the 2001-02 season after suffering a back injury during a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 19, 2001. He made a recovery and would go on to play 19 games during the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs during Carolina's surprise run to the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals. He would be cross-checked in the mouth by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer in Game 4 of the championship series, resulting in Fischer being suspended for the deciding Game 5 in Detroit.
Westlund would spend most of the 2002-03 season as a healthy scratch. He returned to Sweden in 2003 with Leksands IF before retiring from hockey. He is currently an Amateur Scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991–92 | Avesta BK | SWE.3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Avesta BK | SWE.2 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Avesta BK | SWE.2 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Avesta BK | SWE.2 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Brynäs IF | Allsv | 18 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996–97 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 50 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 46 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 50 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 79 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Leksands IF | SEL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWE.2 totals | SWE.2 totals | SWE.2 totals | 95 | 46 | 29 | 75 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 128 | 55 | 25 | 80 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 203 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1998 | Sweden | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |