Lars Björn
| Lars Björn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Lars Björn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 December 1931 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Djurgårdens IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1949–1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn (born 16 December 1931) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] He won nine Swedish ice hockey championships with Djurgårdens IF between 1950 and 1963, making him the only player ever to have won that many championships. He participated at nine IIHF World Championship tournaments, winning gold in 1953 and 1957 and three bronze medals. He participated in three Winter Olympics, winning one bronze medal in 1952.[2] He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.[3][4]
Djurgården has retired number 12 in his honor.[5]
He is the maternal grandfather of retired player Douglas Murray, a Cornell University alumnus who played defense for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Montreal Canadiens.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "200-klubben" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Team Sweden players record in World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup Cup of Hockey and Canada Cup year by year since 1920". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "IIHF Hall of Fame". IIHF. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ^ "Legendaren firar 90 år". Idrottens Affärer [Sports Affairs] (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Jörnmark, Moa (23 November 2011). "Listan på tröjorna som hänger i taket". expressen.se.
- ^ "Svensk NHL-doldis gjorde första målet" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- 1931 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Stockholm
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
- Swedish ice hockey defencemen
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey