Tommy Westlund

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Tommy Westlund
Born (1974-12-29) December 29, 1974 (age 49)
Fors, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Brynäs IF
Carolina Hurricanes
Leksands IF
NHL draft 93rd overall, 1998
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 1995–2004

Kjell Tommy Westlund (born December 29, 1974) is a

Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger who played four seasons in the National Hockey League from 1999 to 2003 for the Carolina Hurricanes
.

Professional Playing Career

Westlund began his career in Sweden's third tier league with

Jiri Fischer
in Game 4 of the championship series, resulting in Fischer being suspended for the deciding Game 5 in Detroit.

Westlund would spend most of the 2002-03 season as a healthy scratch. He returned to Sweden in 2003 with Leksands IF before retiring from hockey. He is currently an Amateur Scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Avesta BK SWE.3 27 11 9 20 8
1992–93 Avesta BK SWE.2 32 9 5 14 32
1993–94 Avesta BK SWE.2 31 20 11 31 34
1994–95 Avesta BK SWE.2 32 17 13 30 22
1995–96 Brynäs IF SEL 18 2 1 3 6
1995–96 Brynäs IF Allsv 18 10 10 20 4 8 1 0 1 4
1996–97 Brynäs IF SEL 50 21 13 34 16
1997–98 Brynäs IF SEL 46 29 9 38 45 3 0 1 1 0
1998–99 Beast of New Haven AHL 50 8 18 26 31
1999–2000 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 4 8 12 19
2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 79 5 3 8 23 6 0 0 0 17
2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40 0 2 2 6 19 1 0 1 0
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2002–03
Lowell Lock Monsters
AHL 22 1 3 4 12
2003–04 Leksands IF SEL 14 3 2 5 6
SWE.2 totals 95 46 29 75 88
SEL totals 128 55 25 80 73 3 0 1 1 0
NHL totals 203 9 13 22 48 25 1 0 1 17

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Sweden
WC
1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Tommy Westlund - Amateur Scout". Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

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