Tommy Albelin

Tommy Albelin (born May 21, 1964 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for the Swiss National Team and Swiss National Junior Team. 
==Playing career==
Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played for three NHL teams: the Quebec Nordiques, the New Jersey Devils, and the Calgary Flames. 
Albelin was drafted 158th overall by Quebec in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the club he played five seasons in the Swedish Elitserien. 
He played a year and a half for the Nordiques before being traded to the New Jersey Devils. He played 10 seasons for them and won two Stanley Cups - 1995 & 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 piled up 37 points. 
Albelin announced his retirement from hockey on July 29, 2004. However the Devils re-signed him in December, 2005. This cut his retirement short 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.
He played for Sweden at the 1983 and 1984 World Junior Championships, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1997 World Championships, 1987 and 1991 Canada Cups, 1996 World Cup of Hockey and at the 1998 Olympics.
==Coaching career==
On July 25 2007 Tommy was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter. It is his first NHL coaching job.
He was the assistant coach of the Sweden National Team at the 2010 Olympics. 
In 2010 - 2014, he worked as an assistant coach of the Albany Devils. Next season, he moved back to the New Jersey Devils and added one more season as the New Jersey assistant coach.
In 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, he worked as the scout for Toronto Maple Leafs.
Since 2016, Albelin also works as the assistant coach of the Swiss National Team and Swiss National Junior Team.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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 	Sweden Division III	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Stocksunds IF 	Sweden Division III	 	18 	6 	1 	7 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Stocksunds IF 	Sweden Division III	 	22 	6 	2 	8 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Djurgårdens IF 	Elitserien 	 	19 	2 	5 	7 	4 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	2
1983–84 	Djurgårdens IF 	Elitserien 	 	30 	9 	5 	14 	26 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	2
1984–85 	Djurgårdens IF 	Elitserien 	 	32 	9 	8 	17 	22 	 	8 	2 	1 	3 	4
1985–86 	Djurgårdens IF 	Elitserien 	 	35 	4 	8 	12 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Djurgårdens IF 	Elitserien 	 	33 	7 	5 	12 	49 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	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
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	952 	44 	211 	255 	417 	 	81 	7 	15 	22 	22
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Coaching statistics==
Season Team Lge Type W - L - OT/SO
2007-08 New Jersey Devils NHL Assistant 46 - 29 - 7 
2008-09 New Jersey Devils NHL Assistant 32 - 16 - 3 
==International play==
Played for Sweden in:
*1983 World Junior Championships
*1984 World Junior Championships
*1985 World Championships
*1986 World Championships (silver medal)
*1987 World Championships (gold medal)
*1987 Canada Cup
*1989 World Championships
*1991 Canada Cup
*1996 World Cup of Hockey
*1997 World Championships (silver medal)
*1998 Winter Olympics
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1983 	Sweden 	WJC 	7 	0	3 	3 	—
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 	Canada Cup 	6 	2	2 	4 	2
1989 	Sweden 	WC 	7 	0	2 	2 	8
1991 	Sweden 	Canada Cup 	6 	0	0 	0 	6
1996 	Sweden 	WCH 	4 	1	0 	1 	2
1997 	Sweden 	WC 	11	1	3 	4 	2
1998 	Sweden 	Olympics 	3 	0	0 	0 	4
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	56	8	16	24 	—
== External links ==
* Tommy Albelin's Official Website
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