Ulf Sterner

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Ulf "Uffe" Sterner (born 11 February 1941 in Deje, Värmland, Sweden) is a retired ice hockey forward. He played in nine IIHF World Championships for Sweden. On January 27, 1965, he became the first European-trained player to play in the National Hockey League.

Sterner played for Forshaga IF from 1956–61, Västra Frölunda IF from 1961–64, and for the New York Rangers in 1964–65, before returning to Sweden to play for Rögle BK and Färjestads BK. He finished his career in England with the London Lions in 1973–74.

[edit] Individual awards

• Won the Golden Puck as Sweden's Player of the Year in 1962–63.
• Named the best forward at the IIHF World Championships in 1969.
• Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2001.

[edit] National Team awards

• World Championships Gold in 1962
• World Championships Silver five times
• World Championships Bronze once
• European Championships Gold in 1962

[edit] Source

A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey

Preceded by Anders Andersson

Golden Puck 1963

Succeeded by Nils Johansson