Tommy Lehmann
Tommy Preben Lehmann (sometimes shown as Lehman, born February 3, 1964) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey centre. He played for Sweden's national junior team at the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and was drafted in the 11th round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins.
| Tommy Lehmann | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 3, 1964 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL Draft |
228th overall, 1982 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1997 | ||
Lehmann played for AIK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien for five seasons before joining the Bruins for the 1987–88 season. Lehmann played nine games for the NHL club, and 26 games the following season but spent most of those two years playing for the Bruins' minor league affiliate Maine Mariners. He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers before the 1989–90 season, but played in only one game for the club. Lehmann played in 19 regular season games and six playoff games for the Cape Breton Oilers before returning to Sweden. Lehmann played for seven more years in the Elitserien, mostly for AIK, but also for Modo for one season, and Södertälje SK in his final season, before retiring in 1997.
Family
His son, Niclas Lehmann (born January 5, 1990), plays center with Sweden's Kallinge-Ronneby IF Hockey team.[1]
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database