Thommy Abrahamsson

Ulf Thomas Abrahamsson[1] (born April 8, 1947) 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) April 8, 1947
Umeå, SWE
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), who also played ice hockey, as a goaltender.

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.[2]

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

References
  1. Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 317. ISBN 1-490967400.
  2. Thommy Abrahamsson at Sports Reference
Preceded by
William Löfqvist		 Golden Puck
1973		 Succeeded by
Christer Abrahamsson
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