| Thomas Eriksson | |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 182 |
| Ntl Team: | SWE |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Career Start: | 1977 |
| Career End: | 1995 |
| Draft: | 98th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1979 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Played For: | Djurgårdens IF Philadelphia Flyers Västerås IK |
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.[1]
Djurgården has retired number 27 in his honor.[2]
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||