Tommy Albelin

Tommy Albelin (born 21 May 1964) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman and coach. He most recently served as an assistant coach for the New York Islanders. He was formerly an assistant coach for Switzerland's national team. He also was world champion in 1987^[1] and competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.^[2]

Tommy Albelin
Tommy Albelin coaching Team Switzerland against Team Russia during an international game in April 2017
Born	(1964-05-21) 21 May 1964 (age 61) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Djurgårdens IF Quebec Nordiques New Jersey Devils Calgary Flames
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	152nd overall, 1983 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1982–2006
Website	www.tommyalbelin.com

Playing career

Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played a total of 952 games for three NHL teams:^[3] the Quebec Nordiques, the New Jersey Devils, and the Calgary Flames. Albelin was drafted 152nd overall by Quebec in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the club he played five seasons for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien, winning the Swedish championship in his first year (1982–83). Albelin left for Quebec upon the conclusion of the 1986–87 season. He played a year and a half for the Nordiques before being traded to New Jersey. It would be with the Devils that he would play 10 seasons for and win two Stanley Cups, in 1995 and 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 put up 37 points. Albelin announced his retirement from hockey on 29 July 2004, however the Devils re-signed him in December 2005 (abbreviating his retirement 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.

Coaching career

On 25 July 2007, Albelin was hired by the New Jersey Devils as an assistant coach to head coach Brent Sutter. It was his first NHL coaching job.

On 10 August 2010, Albelin was named assistant coach of the Albany Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. On 9 September 2014, following Scott Stevens' decision to step down from a coaching position in New Jersey, Albelin was promoted to be an assistant coach under Peter DeBoer in the 2014–15 season.^[4]

On 1 July 2024, he was hired as an assistant head coach of the New York Islanders.^[5] On 29 May 2025, he was relieved of his duties.^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Stocksunds IF	SWE III		1	0	0	0	—		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Stocksunds IF	SWE III		18	6	1	7	—		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Stocksunds IF	SWE III		22	6	2	8	—		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		19	2	5	7	4		6	1	0	1	2
1983–84	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		30	9	5	14	26		4	0	1	1	2
1984–85	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		32	8	8	16	22		8	2	1	3	4
1985–86	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	4	8	12	26		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		33	7	5	12	42		2	0	0	0	2
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		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	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
SEL totals				149	30	30	60	120		20	3	2	5	10
NHL totals				952	44	211	255	417		81	7	15	22	22

International

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
	1986 Soviet Union
	1987 Austria
	1997 Finland

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983	Sweden	WJC		7	0	3	3	6
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	CC		6	2	2	4	2
1989	Sweden	WC		7	0	2	2	8
1991	Sweden	CC		6	0	0	0	6
1996	Sweden	WCH		4	1	0	1	2
1997	Sweden	WC		11	1	3	4	2
1998	Sweden	OG		3	0	0	0	4
Junior totals				14	1	6	7	16
Senior totals				68	9	11	20	58

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