When you are taken in the 10th Round in the NHL Draft, making the parent club for a cup of coffee usually is a translated success. Tomas Holmstrom, who was selected 257thOverall in 1994, would give the Detroit Red Wings 1,026 Games.
From Sweden, Holmstrom went stateside in 1996, cracking the Detroit roster during his first year in Michigan. The Left Wing was considered one of the game's best screeners and seemed to be glued to an opponent's Goalie. Holmstrom may not have been an elite scorer, but had six 40-Point years, totaling 530 in a 15-year NHL career; all spent in a Red Wings uniform.
Holmstrom helped Detroit win the Stanley Cup in 1997, 1998, 2002 & 2008, with 97 post-season Points.
Retired 1/22/13.
243 Goals
287 Assists
520 Points
769 PIM
0.52 PPG
+28 Plus/Minus
57.0 Point Shares
180 Playoff Games
46 Goals
51 Assists
97 Points
162 PIM
0.54 PPG
+33 Plus/Minus
Stanley Cup Champion (1997, 1998, 2002 & 2008)
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