Tommy Albelin


Tommy Albelin is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for Switzerland's national team. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Albelin has, over the course of a 24-year professional career, played a total of 952 games for three NHL teams: 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. 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. 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.
In July 2016, he was appointed as assistant coach of the Swiss men's national team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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