Arto Blomsten
{{short description|Swedish ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = Defence
| alt =
| image = Arto Blomsten 2013-02-01 001.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Arto Blomsten as a colour commentator in February 2013
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 204
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Vaasa, Finland
| career_start = 1985
| career_end = 2000
| draft = 239th overall
| draft_year = 1986
| draft_team = Winnipeg Jets
| played_for = Winnipeg Jets
Los Angeles Kings
}}
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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161010181058/http://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/valkommen-hem-pappa-sa-melina-40-000-jublade-at-tre/ Välkommen hem pappa, sa Melina. 40 000 jublade åt Tre Kronor på Sergels torg] {{in lang|sv}} Dagens Nyheter
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1983–84
| SWE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 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
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 56
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94
| NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94 | AHL | 44 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 25
| 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 |
| 1994–95
| Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95 | AHL | 27 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95 | IHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 1995–96
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1996–97
| SWE | 41 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | Västra Frölunda | SWE | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1998–99
| SWE | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00 | Västerås IK | SWE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| SWE totals ! 425 !! 51 !! 90 !! 141 !! 368 ! 64 !! 9 !! 4 !! 13 !! 58 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3"| NHL totals ! 25 !! 0 !! 4 !! 4 !! 8 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 1985
| Sweden | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1993
| Sweden | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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! colspan="4"| Junior totals ! 5 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 6 | ||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Senior totals ! 16 !! 4 !! 0 !! 4 !! 22 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Moncton Hawks players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Vaasa
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Swedish ice hockey defencemen
Category:Swedish people of Finnish descent
Category:VIK Västerås HK players