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Tommy Salo

1971 - Today

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Tommy Mikael Salo (born 1 February 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender and the current general manager of Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche, and previously served as head coach of IK Oskarshamn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Salo is the 113th most popular hockey player (up from 114th in 2024), the 1,230th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,273rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Tommy Salo ranks 113 out of 676. Before him are Uwe Krupp, Art Ross, Joseph Galibardy, Vitali Davydov, Alexander Almetov, and Taffy Abel. After him are Tim Thomas, Viktor Shuvalov, Joe Sakic, Raimo Helminen, Evgeni Malkin, and Martin Brodeur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Tommy Salo ranks 444. Before him are John 5, Ulrich van Gobbel, Frank Leo, Zak Brown, David Khakhaleishvili, and Antonio Carlos Ortega. After him are Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Zoubeir Baya, Penny Hardaway, Shannon Briggs, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, and Dragutin Topić.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Tommy Salo ranks 1,230 out of 1,879. Before him are Mikael Stanne (1974), Mattias Jonson (1974), Klas Östergren (1955), Ulf Ekberg (1970), Thomas G:son (1968), and Elize Ryd (1984). After him are Sanna Nielsen (1984), Sven Andersson (1963), Lykke Li (1986), Mini Andén (1978), Christian Engström (1960), and Magnus Andersson (1966).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Tommy Salo ranks 12. Before him are Mats Sundin (1971), Lars-Eric Lundvall (1934), Tomas Jonsson (1960), Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (1958), Nils Nilsson (1936), and Kent Nilsson (1956). After him are Pelle Lindbergh (1959), Markus Näslund (1973), Henrik Zetterberg (1980), Nicklas Bäckström (1987), Henrik Sedin (1980), and Henrik Lundqvist (1982).

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