Kjell Tomas Forslund (born 24 November 1968) is a Swedish former professional

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. Forslund began his hockey career with

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in his native Sweden. He was drafted 85th overall by the

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in the

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and after three more seasons in Sweden, he signed for the Flames in 1991. He split his time with the Flames and the

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of the International Hockey League during his first year, in which he played 38 games for Calgary, scoring 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points. In his second year however he played just 6 more games for the Flames, scoring 2 assists as he spent much of the season in Salt Lake. Forslund returned to Leksands in 1993 and then moved to

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to play for

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club

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where he spent five seasons. He then went back to Leksands and played one more season before retiring.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forslund, Tomas 1968 births Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Kölner Haie players Leksands IF players Living people People from Falun Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players Swedish ice hockey right wingers Sportspeople from Dalarna County