Tomas Holmstrom Olympic medal record Men's Ice hockey Gold 2006 Turin Ice hockey Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973 in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey left winger. He was drafted 257th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, where he has played for the last seven and a half seasons. He won the Stanley Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
His specialty is to be the player in front of goal to screen the opposing goaltender and take care of rebounds. He is arguably the best in the world in his role. Because he has to withstand hard hits from his opponents in this position, he has constructed several extra protection pads. Holmström is a highly praised player for his incredible work ethics.
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994-95 Luleå HF Elitserien 40 14 14 28 56 8 1 2 3 20 1995-96 Luleå HF Elitserien 34 12 11 23 78 11 6 2 8 22 1996-97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6 3 1 4 7 -- -- -- -- -- 1996-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 47 6 3 9 33 1 0 0 0 0 1997-98 Detroit NHL 57 5 17 22 44 22 7 12 19 16 1998-99 Detroit NHL 82 13 21 34 69 10 4 3 7 4 1999-2000 Detroit NHL 72 13 22 35 43 9 3 1 4 16 2000-01 Detroit NHL 73 16 24 40 40 6 1 3 4 8 2001-02 Detroit NHL 69 8 18 26 58 23 8 3 11 8 2002-03 Detroit NHL 74 20 20 40 62 4 1 1 2 4 2003-04 Detroit NHL 67 15 15 30 38 12 2 2 4 10 2004-05 Luleå HF Elitserien 47 14 16 30 50 4 0 0 0 18 2005-06 Detroit NHL 81 29 30 59 66 1 0 0 0 0 Elitserien Totals 121 40 41 81 184 23 7 4 11 60 AHL Totals 6 3 1 4 7 - - - - - NHL Totals 622 125 170 295 453 88 26 25 51 66
