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 (1964-02-03) 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 19851997

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]

References


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