Thomas Eriksson

Thomas Bo Eriksson (born 16 October 1959) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played defense in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Elitserien with Djurgårdens IF and Västerås IK.

On 16 October 1983, Eriksson scored a goal 32 seconds into a game played on his birthday. It established an NHL record for the earliest goal by a player on his birthday. The record was broken in 2009 by Tim Jackman of the New York Islanders.

Djurgården has retired number 27 in his honor.

Awards Bronze medal in Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Djurgårdens IF SWE II 13 0 3 3 12 — — — — — 1977–78 Djurgårdens IF SEL 25 6 4 10 30 — — — — — 1978–79 Djurgårdens IF SEL 35 6 13 19 70 6 1 0 1 6 1979–80 Djurgårdens IF SEL 36 12 11 23 62 — — — — — 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 24 1 10 11 14 7 0 2 2 6 1980–81 Maine Mariners AHL 54 11 20 31 75 — — — — — 1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1981–82 Djurgårdens IF SEL 27 7 5 12 48 — — — — — 1982–83 Djurgårdens IF SEL 32 12 9 21 51 8 1 0 1 26 1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68 11 33 44 37 3 0 1 1 0 1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 72 10 29 39 26 9 0 0 0 6 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 43 0 4 4 16 — — — — — 1986–87 Djurgårdens IF SEL 34 8 11 19 64 — — — — — 1987–88 Djurgårdens IF SEL 39 13 17 30 36 3 0 0 0 2 1988–89 Djurgårdens IF SEL 38 6 13 19 50 8 3 3 6 20 1989–90 Djurgårdens IF SEL 39 11 12 23 106 8 2 2 4 14 1990–91 Djurgårdens IF SEL 39 16 11 27 62 7 3 2 5 12 1991–92 Djurgårdens IF SEL 31 7 7 14 46 10 1 0 1 2 1992–93 Djurgårdens IF SEL 37 7 10 17 48 6 1 2 3 4 1993–94 Djurgårdens IF SEL 38 5 13 18 46 6 1 4 5 10 1994–95 Västerås IK SEL 40 8 8 16 48 4 0 1 1 0 SEL totals 490 124 144 268 767 66 13 14 27 96 NHL totals 208 22 76 98 97 19 0 3 3 12

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1979 Sweden WJC 6 2 0 2 13 1979 Sweden WC 7 1 1 2 6 1980 Sweden OG 7 2 0 2 10 1981 Sweden CC 2 0 0 0 0 1982 Sweden WC 10 0 0 0 14 1983 Sweden WC 10 0 1 1 12 1984 Sweden OG 7 0 2 2 2 1984 Sweden CC 7 0 3 3 2 1988 Sweden OG 7 0 3 3 6 1989 Sweden WC 8 1 1 2 8 1990 Sweden WC 9 4 1 5 14 Senior totals 74 8 12 20 74