Tommy Salo
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Height 5'11"
Weight 182 lbs.
Born Surahammar, Sweden
Birthdate February 1, 1971
Drafted Islanders' 5th choice, 118th overall, in 1993 Entry Draft
REGULAR SEASON
Season Club League No GPI Mins Avg W L T EN SO GA SA S% G A PIM
1990-1991 Vasteras IK Sweden 2 100 6.60 0 11
Sweden WJC-A 6 343 3.32 19
1991-1992 Vasteras IK Sweden
1992-1993 Vasteras IK Sweden 24 1431 2.47 2 59
1993-1994 Vasteras IK Sweden 32 1896 3.35 0 106
Sweden Olympics 6 370 2.11 5 1 0 13
Sweden WC-A 3 180 3.33 1 1 1 10
1994-1995 Denver Grizzlies IHL *65 *3810 *2.60 *45 14 4 *3 165
New York Islanders NHL 35 6 358 3.02 1 5 0 0 0 18 189 .905 0 1 0
1995-1996 New York Islanders NHL 35 10 523 4.02 1 7 1 3 0 35 250 .860 0 0 0
Utah Grizzlies IHL 45 2695 2.65 28 15 2 *4 119
1996-1997 Sweden W Cup 2 160 2.00 1 1 0 4
New York Islanders NHL 35 58 3208 2.82 20 27 8 7 5 151 1576 .904 0 1 4
Sweden WC-A 10 597 2.01 6 3 1 20
1997-1998 New York Islanders NHL 35 62 3461 2.64 23 29 5 9 4 152 1617 .906 0 1 31
Sweden Olympics 4 238 2.27 2 2 0 0 9
Sweden WC-A 9 540 0.78 9 0 0 3 7
1998-1999 New York Islanders NHL 35 51 3018 2.62 17 26 7 5 5 132 1368 .904 0 0 12
Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 13 700 2.31 8 2 2 0 0 27 279 .903 0 0 0
Sweden WC-A 35 8 424 1.84 0 13 164 .921 0 0 2
1999-2000 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 70 4164 2.33 27 28 13 0 2 162 1875 .914 0 1 8
Sweden WC-A 35 6 359 1.67 1 10 128 .922 0 0 4
2000-2001 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 73 4364 2.46 36 25 12 5 8 179 1856 .904 0 1 4
2001-2002 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 69 4035 2.22 30 28 10 5 6 149 1713 .913 0 1 2
Sweden Olympics 3 179 2.35 2 1 0 0 7 92 .924 0 0 0
Sweden WC-A 35 7 429 1.96 1 14 178 .921 0 0 0
2002-2003 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 65 3814 2.71 29 27 8 4 4 172 1708 .899 0 0 4
Sweden WC-A 35 3 145 4.15 0 10 72 .861 0 0 2
2003-2004 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 44 2487 2.58 17 18 6 1 3 107 1024 .896 0 1 2
Colorado Avalanche NHL 35 5 304 2.37 1 3 1 0 0 12 136 .912 0 0 0
Sweden W Cup 35 1 60 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 2 19 .895 0 0 0
Edmonton Total NHL 334 19564 2.44 147 128 51 15 23 796 8455 .906 0 4 20
Total NHL 526 30436 2.55 210 225 67 38 34 1296 13870 .907 0 7 67
PLAYOFFS
Season Club League No GPI Mins Avg W L EN SO GA SA S% G A PIM
1992-1993 Vasteras IK Sweden 2 120 3.00 0 6
1994-1995 Denver Grizzlies IHL 8 390 3.07 7 0 0 20
1995-1996 Utah Grizzlies IHL 22 1342 2.28 *15 7 *3 51
1998-1999 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 4 296 2.23 0 4 0 0 11 149 .926 0 0 0
1999-2000 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 5 297 2.83 1 4 0 0 14 133 .895 0 0 2
2000-2001 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 6 406 2.22 2 4 1 0 15 187 .920 0 0 0
2002-2003 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 6 343 3.15 2 4 1 0 18 161 .888 0 1 0
2003-2004 Colorado Avalanche NHL 35 1 27 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.000 0 0 2
Edmonton Total NHL 21 1342 2.59 5 16 2 0 58 630 .908 0 1 2
Total NHL 22 1369 2.54 5 16 2 0 58 637 .909 0 1 4
IHL First All-Star Team 1995
Won James Norris Memorial Trophy (Fewest goals against - IHL) 1995
Won Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy (Top Rookie - IHL) 1995
Won James Gatschene Memorial Trophy (MVP - IHL) 1995
Shared James Norris Memorial Trophy (Fewest goals against - IHL) with Mark McArthur 1996
Won "Bud" Poile Trophy (Playoff MVP - IHL) 1996
WC-A All-Star Team 1997, 1998, 1999
Named Best Goaltender at WC-A 1997, 1999
Played in NHL All-Star Game 2000, 2002
Traded to Edmonton by Islanders for Mats Lindgren and Edmonton's 8th round choice (Radek Martinek) in 1999 Entry Draft, March 20, 1999.
Traded to Colorado by Edmonton with Edmonton's 6th round choice in 2005 Entry Draft for Tom Gilbert, March 8, 2004.
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