
#17 Tomas Sandstrom

Position: Right Wing Shoots: Left
Height: 6'2" Weight: 207 lbs
Born: September 4, 1964 (Jakobstad, Finland)
Acquired: Traded by Los Angeles with Shawn McEachern to Pittsburgh for Marty
McSorley and Jim Paek on February 15,1994
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Club Lea. GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
81-82 Fagersta SWE 32 28 11 39 74 - - - - -
82-83 Brynas SWE 36 23 14 37 50 - - - - -
83-84 Brynas SWE 34 19 16 35 81 - - - - -
84-85 NY Rangers NHL 74 29 29 58 51 3 0 2 2 0
85-86 NY Rangers NHL 73 25 29 54 109 16 4 6 10 20
86-87 NY Rangers NHL 64 40 34 74 60 6 1 2 3 20
87-88 NY Rangers NHL 69 28 40 68 95 - - - - -
88-89 NY Rangers NHL 79 32 56 88 148 4 3 2 5 12
89-90 NY Rangers NHL 48 19 19 38 100 - - - - -
Los Angeles NHL 28 13 20 33 28 10 5 4 9 19
90-91 Los Angeles NHL 68 45 44 89 106 10 4 4 8 14
91-92 Los Angeles NHL 49 17 22 39 70 6 0 3 3 8
92-93 Los Angeles NHL 39 25 27 52 57 24 8 17 25 12
93-94 Los Angeles NHL 51 17 24 41 59 - - - - -
Pittsburgh NHL 27 6 11 17 24 6 0 0 0 4
94-95 Pittsburgh NHL 47 21 23 44 42 12 3 3 6 16
95-96 Pittsburgh NHL 58 35 35 70 69
NHL Totals 774 352 413 765 1018 97 28 43 71 125
Pittsburgh 132 62 69 131 135 18 3 3 6 20
Scouting Report
- Tomas's size and exceptional speed make him a dangerous scoring threat each time he steps on the ice
Accomplishments
- Named to NHL All-Rookie Team (1985)
- Named Rangers MVP (1985)
- Named to NHL second All-Star Team (1991)
Miscellaneous
- First NHL Game: Oct. 11, 1984 in a 4-4 Rangers tie vs Hartford
- First NHL Point: Oct. 11, 1984 a goal in a 4-4 Rangers tie vs Hartford
- Firnst NHL Goal: Oct. 11, 1984 in a 4-4 Rangers tie vs Hartford
- Most Goals, Game: 4 - Jan. 11, 1987 in an 8-3 Rangers win vs Vancouver
- Most Assists, Game: 6 - Oct. 9, 1993 in a 10-3 Los Angeles win vs Detroit
- Most Points, Game: 6 - Nov. 8, 1992 in an 11-4 Los Angeles win at San Jose (1g, 5a)
- - Oct. 9, 1993 in a 10-3 Los Angeles win vs Detroit (6a)
- Milestones: 300th Goal - February 4, 1995 in a Penguins game vs. Tampa Bay
- 700th Game - March 26, 1995 in a Penguins game vs. Florida
- 700th Point - October 21, 1995 an assist on a Lemieux goal in a 5-1 Penguin loss at Chicago
- 400th Assist - January 3, 1995 on a Neil Wilkinson goal in a 4-1 Penguin win vs Ottawa
