Alf Tomas Jonsson (born 12 April 1960) is a former

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player from

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. He is assistant coach for the Danish national ice hockey team. Jonsson was drafted by the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft in the 2nd round, the 25th overall pick. During the 1980 World Junior Championships he and

Reijo Ruotsalainen Reijo Ruotsalainen (born April 1, 1960) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was twice named Finland's top defenceman, and won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, in 1987 and 1990. Playing career Ruotsalainen started ...

were the media's selections as the best defencemen of the tournament. Jonsson made his debut for the Islanders in the 1981–82 season, winning a

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championship with the team in his first season. The Islanders repeated as Cup champions again the following season. Jonsson played with the Islanders until 1989, when he was traded to the

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. He played with the Oilers only for the remainder of the 1988–89 season. After that he moved back to Sweden, playing with

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until 1998. He was named Swedish Player of the Year in 1994–95. In 1994 Jonsson won an Olympic gold medal. That made him one of the first three members of the

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, players who have won a Stanley Cup, a

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and an Olympic gold medal. Jonsson was inducted into the

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in 2000.

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Picture of Thomas Jonsson's Name on the 1982 Stanley Cup Plaque
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Tomas 1960 births Living people Edmonton Oilers players Ice hockey people from Falun Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Leksands IF players Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Modo Hockey players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Stanley Cup champions Swedish expatriate ice hockey people in Denmark Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey defencemen