Age, Biography and Wiki
Tommy Salo was born on 1 February, 1971 in Surahammar, Sweden, is a Swedish ice hockey player (born 1971). Discover Tommy Salo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
1 February 1971 |
| Birthday |
1 February |
| Birthplace |
Surahammar, Sweden |
| Nationality |
Sweden
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Tommy Salo Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Tommy Salo height is 1.83 m and Weight 82 kg.
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1.83 m |
| Weight |
82 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Tommy Salo Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tommy Salo worth at the age of 53 years old? Tommy Salo’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Sweden. We have estimated Tommy Salo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
player |
Tommy Salo Social Network
Timeline
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.
Salo began his career playing three seasons in the Elitserien with Västerås IK.
Salo first competed for Sweden in the 1991 World Junior Championships.
He played in six games and posted a 3.32 GAA.
He was chosen 118th overall, in the fifth round, by the New York Islanders in 1993.
He debuted with the Islanders in 1994–95, but would play the majority of his first two seasons in North America with New York's International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the Utah Grizzlies.
Several years later, he played an integral role in Sweden's gold medal victory at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Salo made critical saves in the gold medal game, as they defeated Canada in a shootout to secure Sweden's first Olympic gold medal in ice hockey.
In his first year, he was named both league MVP and rookie of the year in 1995, in addition to First Team All-Star honours and a James Norris Memorial Trophy for allowing the fewest goals against.
Playing in the IHL, Salo won back-to-back Turner Cups with the Grizzlies as league champions and earned the N.R. "Bud" Poile Trophy as playoff MVP in 1996.
In 1998, Salo once again competed in the Winter Olympics, as NHL players were allowed to compete for the first time.
He played in four games as Sweden failed to medal.
In 1996–97, Salo emerged as the Islanders' starting goaltender and played in that capacity for the club until March 20, 1999, when he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Mats Lindgren and an eighth-round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft (used to select Radek Martínek).
Salo found his stride in Edmonton and was chosen to two All-Star Games in 2000 and 2002.
In 2001–02, Salo recorded a career-best 2.22 goals against average (GAA).
At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salo started for Sweden once more and were favourites to win the gold medal, placing first in the round robin.
However, in the quarter-final game against Belarus, with the game tied late in the third period, Salo surrendered a 20-metre goal from defenceman Vladimir Kopat.
The long slap shot puck bounced off Salo's mask after he had hopped, went up in the air, and bounced off of his back and into the net.
Sweden would not recover and Salo was made the scapegoat in one of the biggest upsets in international hockey history.
Some would claim that Salo was never the same after the incident.
On March 9, 2004, after six seasons with Edmonton, Salo was traded to the Colorado Avalanche (along with a sixth-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft) in exchange for Tom Gilbert.
As NHL play was suspended the following season due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Salo returned to Sweden in signing a one-year contract with Modo Hockey of the Elitserien.
After Modo was eliminated in the playoffs by Färjestad BK, Salo announced his retirement from professional hockey on March 17, 2005, citing chronic hip pain.
On December 9, 2006, in an interview with Swedish newspaper Expressen, Salo announced that he would retire from playing professional hockey after the 2006–07 season.
Shortly after completing his playing career, on March 5, 2007, Kungälvs IK of the Swedish tier III league announced that Salo would be their head coach for the next two seasons.
Following his tenure with the club, he signed with IK Oskarshamn on March 12, 2009.
On December 1, 2010, Salo left his post at IK Oskarshamn to become general manager of Leksands IF.
On 11 August 2020, Salo crashed his car into the middle railing on the E18 highway, east of Köping, Sweden.
Police arrived to the scene and found Salo sleeping in his car.
A blood sample showed that Salo was heavily intoxicated with 3.06 ‰ alcohol in his blood stream.
On 20 January 2021, Salo was convicted of aggravated drunken driving and sentenced to two months in prison.
