Tommy Sören Sjödin (born 13 August 1965) is a

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former professional

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, who played 106

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games during two seasons, five years for clubs in the Swiss Nationalliga A and fifteen seasons with

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in the Swedish

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Playing career

Sjödin played in the Swedish

with

from 1986 to 1992, winning the

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as Sweden's top player in 1991-92. He went on to play in the

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for the

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, and

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between 1992 and 1994. He played in

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with

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from 1994 to 1998, except for a brief period with

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in 1996-97. Before Sjödin returned to the Swedish Elite League, he played one season with

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. He then rejoined his former team, Brynäs IF, which was to become his last. 3 February 2007, in an away game against Frölunda, putting Brynäs up 2-1 he became the oldest player ever to score a goal in

; at the age of 41 years, 5 months and 21 days, breaking

Börje Salming Anders Börje Salming ( ; 17 April 1951 – 24 November 2022) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He was a defenceman who played professionally for 23 seasons, for the clubs Brynäs IF, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and AIK Hockey, AIK. H ...

's record from 1992. Sjödin played for the Swedish national team in four

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from 1992 to 1996, and was on the 1992 Olympic team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sjodin, Tommy 1965 births Living people Bolzano HC players Brynäs IF players Dallas Stars players HC Lugano players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics EHC Kloten players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Minnesota North Stars draft picks Minnesota North Stars players Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden People from Timrå Municipality Quebec Nordiques players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey defencemen Timrå IK players Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County