Ulf Thomas Abrahamsson (born 8 April 1947) is a retired Swedish

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player. During his career he played in the Swedish Elite League, the

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and

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. Abrahamsson has a twin brother,

Christer Abris Kurt Christer Abrahamsson (born 8 April 1947), also known as Christer Abris, is a Swedish former ice hockey goaltender and coach. Abrahamsson played for Leksands IF in two stints (1965–1974 and 1977–1982) winning the Swedish championship i ...

, who has legally changed his name. He also played ice hockey, as a goaltender.

Playing career

Abrahamsson played three seasons with the

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of the WHA from 1974–75 to 1976–77. He also played one season, 1980–81, and 32 games for the

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of the NHL. He represented Sweden at the

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.Thommy Abrahamsson
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abrahamsson, Thommy 1947 births Living people Binghamton Whalers players Hartford Whalers players New England Whalers players Sportspeople from Umeå Swedish twins Twin sportspeople Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Swedish ice hockey defencemen