Leif Gunnar Svensson (born July 8, 1951) is a Swedish former ice hockey player. He played 121 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1969 to 1982, was spent Sweden.
Leif Svensson | |||
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Born |
Härnösand, Sweden | July 8, 1951||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Djurgårdens IF Södertälje SK Washington Capitals | ||
National team |
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NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1969–1982 |
Playing career
editSvensson played with Nacka HK, Södertälje SK, and Djurgårdens IF in Sweden before being signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals on June 10, 1978. He played on the Swedish national team, winning a bronze medal at the 1979 World Championships. After his stint with the Capitals, Svensson played two years with Djurgården before retiring in 1982.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1969–70 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Nacka HK | SWE-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Nacka HK | SWE-2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Södertälje SK | SWE | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Södertälje SK | SWE | 35 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1975–76 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE-2 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
1977–78 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 74 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SEL totals | 101 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 121 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
editMedal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
World Championships | ||
1979 Soviet Union |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1979 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Leif Gunnar Svensson". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database