| Tobias Enström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Enström with theWinnipeg Jets in 2014 | |||
| Born | (1984-11-05)5 November 1984 (age 40) Nordingrå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Modo Hockey Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets EC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 239th overall,2003 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2020 | ||
Ulf Tobias Enström (born 5 November 1984) is aSwedish former professionalice hockeydefenceman who played in theNational Hockey League with theAtlanta Thrashers andWinnipeg Jets. He left the NHL after 11 seasons to return and captain original Swedish club,Modo Hockey ofHockeyAllsvenskan.
Growing up inNordingrå, Enström played hockey in Höga Kusten Hockey but moved toÖrnsköldsvik andModo Hockey when was 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 theElitserien team.
Following a successful rookie season during his first year in Elitserien, where he was elected Rookie of the Year, he was drafted in the2003 NHL Entry Draft by theAtlanta Thrashers in the eighth round, 239th overall. He won the 2006–07Swedish Elite League championships with Modo Hockey and finished first in assists in the playoffs.
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, againstVesa Toskala of theToronto 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 +14plus-minus rating. During the2010–11 season, he broke a finger blocking a shot against theNew 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 firstAll-Star Game, along with teammateDustin Byfuglien. This was the first time the Thrashers had a defenseman in the All-Star Game sincePetr Buzek in 2000.[1] His injury sustained against the Rangers, however, prevented him from playing in the game.[2]
On 25 August 2018, Enström signed a one-year deal with Modo Hockey ofHockeyAllsvenskan.[3]
He comes from a hockey family where both of his brothers,Tommy Enström andThomas Enström, as well as his sister,Tina Enström, all are or have represented various teams within the Modo Hockey organization.
In June 2013, Enström was assaulted and robbed in his hometown of Örnsköldsvik, but recovered quickly from only minor injuries.[4] The perpetrator was later arrested and is being tried for robbery andbattery.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Modo Hockey | J18 Allsv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Modo Hockey | J18 Allsv | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Modo Hockey | J18 Allsv | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Modo Hockey | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 47 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2006–07 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 55 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 52 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 37 | ||
| 2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 72 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 62 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 82 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 60 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 60 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 51 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 43 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 226 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 146 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 68 | ||||
| NHL totals | 719 | 54 | 254 | 308 | 422 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sweden | WJC18 | 9th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Sweden | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WJC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | OG | 5th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| Award | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| J20 SuperElit Champion | 2004 |
| SHL Rookie of the Year | 2003 |
| Elitserien champion | 2007 |
| NHL Rookie of the Month | November 2007 |
| NHL YoungStars Game | 2008 |
| NHL All-Rookie Team | 2008 |
| NHL All-Star | *2011 |