Thommy Abrahamsson

Ulf Thomas Abrahamsson^[2] (born 8 April 1947)^[1] is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. During his career he played in the Swedish Elite League, the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association.

Thommy Abrahamsson
Born	(1947-04-08) 8 April 1947 (age 78) Umeå, Sweden[1]
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Elitserien Leksands IF Timrå IK NHL Hartford Whalers WHA New England Whalers
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1965–1983

Abrahamsson has a twin brother, Christer Abris, who has legally changed his name. He also played ice hockey, as a goaltender.^[1]

Playing career

Abrahamsson played three seasons with the New England Whalers of the WHA from 1974–75 to 1976–77. He also played one season, 1980–81, and 32 games for the Hartford Whalers of the NHL. He represented Sweden at the 1972 Winter Olympics.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1964–65	Leksands IF	SWE		11	1	1	2	8		14	0	2	2	4
1965–66	Leksands IF	SWE		20	3	5	8	12		7	0	2	2	6
1966–67	Leksands IF	SWE		20	4	5	9	15		2	1	0	1	2
1967–68	Leksands IF	SWE		26	12	6	18	—		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Leksands IF	SWE		26	11	9	20	19		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Leksands IF	SWE		14	3	4	7	18		14	5	4	9	15
1970–71	Leksands IF	SWE		14	7	4	11	4		14	5	1	6	25
1971–72	Leksands IF	SWE		25	5	14	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Leksands IF	SWE		14	7	3	10	20		14	7	3	10	8
1973–74	Leksands IF	SWE		14	7	4	11	13		21	8	7	15	31
1974–75	New England Whalers	WHA		76	8	22	30	46		6	0	0	0	0
1975–76	New England Whalers	WHA		63	14	21	35	47		17	2	4	6	15
1976–77	New England Whalers	WHA		64	6	24	30	33		5	0	3	3	0
1977–78	Leksands IF	SEL		28	17	5	22	56		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Leksands IF	SEL		24	6	3	9	55		4	0	1	1	8
1979–80	Leksands IF	SEL		26	9	6	15	35		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Hartford Whalers	NHL		32	6	11	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Timrå IK	SEL		28	10	4	14	44		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Timrå IK	SWE II		36	18	18	36	49		—	—	—	—	—
SWE totals				184	60	55	115	—		86	28	17	45	91
WHA totals				203	28	67	95	126		28	2	7	9	15
SEL totals				106	42	18	60	190		4	0	1	1	8

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970	Sweden	WC		10	3	1	4	8
1971	Sweden	WC		9	2	1	3	10
1972	Sweden	OLY		6	1	1	2	2
1972	Sweden	WC		10	0	1	1	14
1973	Sweden	WC		2	1	1	2	0
1974	Sweden	WC		10	0	3	3	6
Senior totals				47	7	8	15	40