# Tommy Albelin

Tommy Albelin (born 21 May 1964) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Islanders. He was formerly an assistant coach for Switzerland's national team. He also was world champion in 1987 and competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

## Playing career

Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played a total of 952 games for three NHL teams: the Quebec Nordiques, the New Jersey Devils, and the Calgary Flames. Albelin was drafted 152nd overall by Quebec in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the club he played five seasons for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien, winning the Swedish championship in his first year (1982–83). Albelin left for Quebec upon the conclusion of the 1986–87 season. He played a year and a half for the Nordiques before being traded to New Jersey. It would be with the Devils that he would play 10 seasons for and win two Stanley Cups, in 1995 and 2003. In 1996, he was traded to Calgary, but he signed to play with New Jersey again in 2001. His best season was the 1988–89 season when he put up 37 points. Albelin announced his retirement from hockey on 29 July 2004, however the Devils re-signed him in December 2005 (abbreviating his retirement after he had practiced with the team as an unsigned player for nearly half the season). He finished out his final year in 2006 playing for the Devils.

## Coaching career

On 25 July 2007, Albelin was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter. It was his first NHL coaching job.
On 10 August 2010, Albelin was named assistant coach of the Albany Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. On 9 September 2014, following Scott Stevens' decision to step down from a coaching position in New Jersey, Albelin was promoted to be an assistant coach under Peter DeBoer in the 2014–15 season.
In July 2016, he was appointed as assistant coach of the Swiss men's national team.

## 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 |
| 1979–80 | Stocksunds IF | SWE III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Stocksunds IF | SWE III | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Stocksunds IF | SWE III | 22 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983–84 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 30 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1985–86 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 33 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 60 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 46 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 68 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 48 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 53 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 72 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 77 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 36 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 149 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 952 | 44 | 211 | 255 | 417 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1983 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1984 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1985 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1986 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 1987 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 1987 | Sweden | CC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1991 | Sweden | CC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996 | Sweden | WCH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | Sweden | WC | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1998 | Sweden | OG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 68 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 58 |