Dick Tärnström

Dick Tärnström (born January 20, 1975) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. During the majority of his 21-year-long playing career, Tärnström played for AIK of the Swedish top-tier league Elitserien (SEL). He was the captain for AIK during the five last seasons of his career. He also spent five years in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing for the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, and Columbus Blue Jackets.

In January 2013, while playing for AIK, Tärnström was forced to retire due to a spinal disc herniation injury.

Personal life Tärnström's son Oliver Tärnström is an ice hockey centre playing for the same club as his father, AIK IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Oliver was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 2020 NHL entry draft in the 3rd round with the 92nd overall draft pick.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 AIK SEL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1992–93 AIK Allsv 15 0 5 5 14 2 0 0 0 0 1993–94 AIK Div.1 33 1 4 5 26 — — — — — 1994–95 AIK SEL 37 8 4 12 26 — — — — — 1995–96 AIK SEL 40 0 5 5 32 — — — — — 1996–97 AIK SEL 49 5 3 8 38 7 0 1 1 6 1997–98 AIK SEL 45 2 12 14 30 — — — — — 1998–99 AIK SEL 47 9 14 23 36 — — — — — 1999–00 AIK SEL 42 7 15 22 20 — — — — — 2000–01 AIK SEL 50 10 18 28 28 5 0 0 0 8 2001–02 New York Islanders NHL 62 3 16 19 38 5 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 9 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 61 7 34 41 50 — — — — — 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 16 36 52 38 — — — — — 2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 50 7 18 25 46 9 1 0 1 6 2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 5 5 10 52 — — — — — 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 22 1 3 4 24 12 0 2 2 10 2006–07 HC Lugano NLA 44 3 26 29 90 5 1 6 7 8 2007–08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 29 1 4 5 40 — — — — — 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 19 2 7 9 12 — — — — — 2008–09 AIK Allsv 38 9 23 32 68 10 1 8 9 12 2009–10 AIK Allsv 42 9 23 32 74 10 2 7 9 10 2010–11 AIK SEL 50 6 10 16 36 8 0 4 4 0 2011–12 AIK SEL 46 8 18 26 38 11 2 1 3 8 2012–13 AIK SEL 6 0 3 3 6 — — — — — SEL totals 466 62 120 182 336 40 3 6 9 28 NHL totals 306 35 105 140 254 17 0 2 2 12

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Sweden EJC 6 2 3 5 4 1994 Sweden WJC 7 5 0 5 4 1995 Sweden WJC 5 2 2 4 4 2003 Sweden WC 9 1 3 4 0 2004 Sweden WCH 2 0 0 0 0 2004 Sweden WC 9 4 2 6 6 2007 Sweden WC 9 1 8 9 14 2009 Sweden WC 8 2 1 3 16 Junior totals 18 9 5 14 12 Senior totals 37 8 14 22 36