Arto Tapio Blomsten (born March 16, 1965) is a Finnish-born Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the twelfth round, 239th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played twenty-five games in the National Hockey League: nineteen with the Jets and six with the Los Angeles Kings. Born in Finland, Blomsten moved to Sweden when he was four years old.[1]
| Arto Blomsten | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Arto Blomsten as a colour commentator in February 2013 | |||
| Born | March 16, 1965 Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Winnipeg Jets Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft | 239th overall, 1986 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1985–2000 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1985–86 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 39 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 40 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1989–90 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 37 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 39 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 44 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 27 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Västra Frölunda | SWE | 41 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Västra Frölunda | SWE | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Västerås IK | SWE | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Västerås IK | SWE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SWE totals | 425 | 51 | 90 | 141 | 368 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 58 | ||||
| NHL totals | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Sweden | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1992 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1993 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | |||
References
edit- ^ Välkommen hem pappa, sa Melina. 40 000 jublade åt Tre Kronor på Sergels torg (in Swedish) Dagens Nyheter
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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