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
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | Regular season
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1992–93
| AIK
| SEL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93
| AIK
| Allsv
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1993–94
| AIK
| Div.1
| 33
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| AIK
| SEL
| 37
| 8
| 4
| 12
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1995–96
| AIK
| SEL
| 40
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 32
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| AIK
| SEL
| 49
| 5
| 3
| 8
| 38
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
|-
| 1997–98
| AIK
| SEL
| 45
| 2
| 12
| 14
| 30
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| AIK
| SEL
| 47
| 9
| 14
| 23
| 36
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1999–00
| AIK
| SEL
| 42
| 7
| 15
| 22
| 20
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers
| AHL
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2002–03
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| NHL
| 61
| 7
| 34
| 41
| 50
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2011–12
| AIK
| SEL
| 46
| 8
| 18
| 26
| 38
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 8
|-
| 2012–13
| AIK
| SEL
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | SEL totals
! 466
! 62
! 120
! 182
! 336
! 40
! 3
! 6
! 9
! 28
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 306
! 35
! 105
! 140
! 254
! 17
! 0
! 2
! 2
! 12
|}
International
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|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1993
| Sweden
| EJC
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994
| Sweden
| WJC
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 4
|-
| 1995
| Sweden
| WJC
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003
| Sweden
| WC
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
|-
| 2004
| Sweden
| WCH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004
| Sweden
| WC
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 6
|-
| 2007
| Sweden
| WC
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2009
| Sweden
| WC
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 16
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Junior totals
! 18
! 9
! 5
! 14
! 12
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Senior totals
! 37
! 8
! 14
! 22
! 36
|}
References
External links
- Dick Tärnström at nhpla.com