Background
Enstrom, Tobias was born on November 5, 1984 in Nordingra, Sweden.
Enstrom, Tobias was born on November 5, 1984 in Nordingra, Sweden.
Early playing career and personal life
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 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 National Hockey League goal on 23 October 2007, against Vesa Toskala of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Enström finished the season with five goals and 33 assists.
During the 2010-2011 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.