Thommy Abrahamsson
Thommy Abrahamsson ( born April 8, 1947 in Umeå ) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who was active among other things, for the Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League and the New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association in its active between 1964 and 1983.
- 2.1 International
Career
Thommy Abrahammson began his career as a hockey player in the junior department of the unterklassigen Godtemplarnas IF, in which he was active from 1961 to 1964. Then the defender ran from 1964 to 1974, a total of ten years for the Leksand IF in Division 1, the highest Swedish league and predecessor league, which was founded in 1975 Elitserien on. With his team he was doing in 1969 and 1973 respectively Swedish Champion. In the 1972/73 season he also won the Guldpucken player of the year. Following his time in Leksand of the national team and Olympic participant received a contract with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, for which he was active from 1974 to 1977.
From 1977 to 1980 Abrahamsson played for his former club Leksand IF in the Elitserien. Then he was again obliged by his former team from Hartford, which had been recorded in 1979 after the dissolution of the WHA in the National Hockey League and had changed on this occasion his name to Hartford Whalers. For the Whalers, the Swede scored in the 1980/81 season in 32 games and six goals were eleven templates. In addition, he was in two games for their farm team, the Binghamton Whalers of the American Hockey League on the ice. From 1981 to 1983, he made his career in his homeland when Timrå IK finish, with whom he had to accept the descent into the now second-class Division 1 in the 1981/82 season.
Internationally
For Sweden Abrahamsson participated in the World Championships 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974, as well as the Winter Olympics 1972 in Sapporo part.