Björn Hellkvist

Björn Hellkvist (born 3 January 1977) is a former ice hockey player. He currently serves as head coach of the Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League.

Career
Hellkvist played as a professional for Rögle BK and Jonstorps IF in the Swedish Division 1 and Division 2 between 1994 and 2004. He also played in the J20 SuperElit as a youth player.

As a coach Hellkvist was first active as head coach for Jonstorps IF before moving on to the youth ranks at Rögle BK. He later progressed to become assistant coach and later head coach at the same club. After a brief career pause due to suffering from Parkinson's disease Hellkvist returned to the industry to become assistant coach for Malmö Redhawks. After the 2014–15 season, Hellkvist was made head coach.