Arto Blomsten

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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 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