Arto Blomsten

Arto Blomsten was one of the defencemen who provided defensive stability for DjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Article in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose around 1990. Arto BlomstenArticle in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose grew up in Nacka, where, as he recalled in DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close’s 1987 match programme, he started in goal before switching to an outfield role. He had moved from Finland to Sweden at the age of 4Article in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose. A match programme from 1989 identifies Nacka HKArticle in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose as his formative club.

In the 1987 interview, Blomsten credited Roger BothénArticle in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose with recruiting him to DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close. He also described how Putte CarlssonArticle in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose followed his development through the club’s junior teams.

Assessing his game in that same interview, Blomsten identified hockey sense and positioning as strengths, and transitions between forward and backward skating as a weaknessArticle in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose. The match programme used the nickname Blomman, but reported that his teammates usually called him ÄrtanArticle in Djurgårdens IFRead the sourceClose.

In an interview with HockeyNews on 15 April 2025Article in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose, Blomsten recalled scoring DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close’s first goal at Globen in the February 1989 derby. It was not the arena’s first goal, however: AIK had already scoredArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose.

Blomsten also worked as a coach at HammarbyArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose. On 13 February 2004, Sveriges RadioArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose reported that he was moving from the club’s under-20 team to an assistant coaching role with the senior team.