Tobias Enström

Swedish ice hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwedish ice hockey player
PlacesSweden
isAthlete Ice hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth5 November 1984, Nordingrå
Age40 years
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

Ulf Tobias "Toby" Enström (born 5 November 1984) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Early playing career and personal life

Enström as a member of the Thrashers

Growing up in Nordingrå, Enström played hockey in Höga Kusten Hockey but moved to Örnsköldsvik and Modo Hockey when he got accepted to the Hockey high school playing for Modo J18. After two second places with Modo's J18, he advanced to Modo's J20 and later to the Elitserien team. He comes from a hockey family where both of his brothers, Tommy Enström and Thomas Enström, as well as his sister, Tina Enström, all are or have represented various teams within the Modo Hockey organization.

Following a successful rookie season during his first year in Elitserien, where he was elected Rookie of the Year, he was drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers in the eighth round, 239th overall. He won the 2006–07 Swedish Elite League championships with Modo Hockey and finished first in assists in the playoffs.

Enström with the Winnipeg Jets.

In June 2013, Enström was assaulted and robbed in his hometown of Örnsköldsvik, but recovered quickly from only minor injuries. The perpetrator was later arrested and is being tried for robbery and battery

Atlanta/Winnipeg

Enström signed a two-year contract with Atlanta in late May 2007 and made the team out of training camp, playing all 82 in his first three seasons to start his career. He scored his first NHL goal on 23 October 2007, against Vesa Toskala of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Enström finished the season with five goals and 33 assists. The following season, he recorded five goals along with 27 assists, as well as attaining a career-high +14 plus-minus rating. During the 2010–11 season, he broke a finger blocking a shot against the New York Rangers on 22 January 2011, that ruled him out for six games and ended his games played streak at 296 consecutive games.

In 2011, Enström was selected to his first All-Star Game, along with teammate Dustin Byfuglien. This was the first time the Thrashers had a defenseman in the All-Star Game since Petr Buzek in 2000. His injury sustained against the Rangers, however, prevented him from playing in the game.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2000–01Modo HockeyJ2010000
2001–02Modo HockeyJ202117810
2002–03Modo HockeyJ207461031
2002–03Modo HockeySEL421561660114
2003–04Modo HockeySEL33145661122
2003–04Modo HockeyJ2080334
2004–05Modo HockeySEL49410142420000
2005–06Modo HockeySEL47471148401125
2006–07Modo HockeySEL557212852201111237
2007–08Atlanta ThrashersNHL825333842
2008–09Atlanta ThrashersNHL825273252
2009–10Atlanta ThrashersNHL826445030
2010–11Atlanta ThrashersNHL7210415154
2011–12Winnipeg JetsNHL626273338
2012–13EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL51014
2012–13Winnipeg JetsNHL22411158
2013–14Winnipeg JetsNHL8210203056
2014–15Winnipeg JetsNHL60419233640110
2015–16Winnipeg JetsNHL722141644
NHL totals6165223628836040110
SHL totals226174764146382141668

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2002SwedenWJC U189th82136
2003SwedenWJC8th61124
2004SwedenWJC7th60330
2007SwedenWC4th902210
2008SwedenWC4th20000
2010SwedenOly5th40224
Junior totals2035810
Senior totals1504414

Awards and achievements

AwardYear(s)
J20 SuperElit Champion2003–2004
SHL Rookie of the Year2003
Elitserien Champion2006–2007
NHL Rookie of the MonthNovember 2007
NHL YoungStars Game2008
NHL All-Rookie Team2008
NHL All-Star*2011

*-Selected, Did Not Play due to Injury

Records

  • Atlanta Thrashers' franchise record for most points (defenceman): 108 (16 January 2010 vs. Carolina Hurricanes) (surpassed Yannick Tremblay)
  • Atlanta Thrashers' franchise record for most assists in a season (defenceman): 44 (16 January 2010 vs. Carolina Hurricanes)
  • Atlanta Thrashers' franchise record for most games in a row: 296 (22 January 2011 vs. New York Rangers) (surpassed Vyacheslav Kozlov)

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