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Alf Tomas Jonsson - Born April 12, 1960 in Falun, Sweden is a Swedish retired ice Hockey defenceman, coach and general manager.

- 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Silver Medal Winner with Sweden.

- 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Bronze Medal Winner with Sweden.

- Le Mat Trophy Champion (Elitserian Champion) 1979 with Modo AIK.

- 1979 Ice Hockey World Championships Bronze Medal Winner with Sweden.

- 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Bronze Medal Winner with Sweden.

- 1980 Winter Olympics Bronze Medal Winner with Sweden.

- 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Sweden.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1982, 1983, 1984 with New York Islanders.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1982, 1983 with New York Islanders.
Stanley Cup finalist 1984.

- 1986 Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Sweden.

- 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Sweden.

- World Ice Hockey Champion 1991 with Sweden.

- 1994 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Champion with Sweden.

- 1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Sweden.

- Izvestia Trophy Tournament Silver Medal Winner 1990, Bronze Medal Winner 1981, 1995 with Sweden.

- Guldpucken Winner (Elitersian Best Player) 1995.

- Stora Grabbars Märke (Big Boys’ Badge) #110 in ice Hockey.

Jonsson played his junior Hockey in Sweden with Falu IF and MoDo AIK.

Jonsson was drafted 25th overall in 1979, made his NHL debut with New York Islanders on October 7, 1981 vs Los Angeles Kings at The Forum in a 4-1 Islanders win.

Jonsson scored his 1st NHL goal vs Jim Rutherford of Los Angeles Kings at 3:33 of 2nd period on October 20, 1981 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in a 9-6 Kings win.

Jonsson was a powerful skater with great first-step acceleration. He relied on his speed and intelligence to excel with the Islanders, and possessed a great slap shot.

The Islanders traded Jonsson to Edmonton Oilers on February 15, 1989 and he played his final 24 NHL games for the Oilers.

Jonsson played in 552 regular season NHL games, scoring 85 goals (12 GWG), 259 assists with 482 penalty minutes and 80 NHL playoff games, scoring 11 goals, 26 assists with 97 penalty minutes.

Jonsson returned to Sweden and finished his playing career with Leksands IF in 1998.

Jonsson was selected to the Swedish Championships All-Star Team in 1979, 1980, 1990 and 1995.

Jonsson represented Sweden at World Championships, both junior and senior, 1980 and 1994 Winter Olympics, Izvestia Trophy tournaments, 1981 and 1987 Canada Cup and other international events.

After retiring as a player, Jonsson coached with Leksands IF, Falu IF, Brynäs IF, EfB Ishockey, and MODO Hockey. He was also a general manager Falu IF.

Tomas Jonsson was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation / IIHF Hall of Fame in 2000.

NOTE
Tomas Jonsson, Mats Näslund, and Håkan Loob became the 1st Members of Hockey's Triple Gold Club when they won the 1994 Winter Olympics Gold Medal to go with their World Championship Gold Medal and Stanley Cup Championship.

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