Lars Björn
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Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg/16 st 2 lb) |
Team | Djurgårdens IF |
Nationality | Sweden |
Born | December 31, 1931 , Stockholm, Sweden |
Pro career | 1949 – 1966 |
Olympic medal record | |||
Men's ice hockey | |||
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Bronze | 1952 Oslo | Team Competition | |
World Championships | |||
Bronze | 1958 | Sweden | |
Gold | 1957 | Sweden | |
Bronze | 1954 | Sweden | |
Gold | 1953 | Sweden |
Lars 'Lasse' Björn (born December 16, 1931 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor.[1] 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]
He is the maternal grandfather of Douglas Murray, a Cornell University alumnus who currently plays defense for the San Jose Sharks.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ 200-klubben (PDF) (Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ Team Sweden players record in World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup and Canada Cup year by year since 1920 (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ IIHF Hall of Fame. IIHF. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ "Svensk NHL-doldis gjorde första målet", Dagens Nyheter, 2008-02-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. (Swedish)
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