Anders Eldebrink

Anders Eldebrink
Anders Eldebrink coaching AIK in January 2013
Born	(1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 Kalix, Sweden
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Södertälje SK Vancouver Canucks Quebec Nordiques EHC Kloten
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1976–1998

Medal record
Representing Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
	1987 Austria
	1981 Sweden
	1986 Soviet Union
	1990 Switzerland
Olympic Games
	1988 Calgary

Anders Karl Daniel Eldebrink (born 11 December 1960) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman who played in the SEL in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for the Swedish national team.

Playing career

Eldebrink began his career at age 16 in 1976 in the Swedish Elite League. Playing for Södertälje SK, he was named Player of the Year in 1985 and MVP in 1988 and 1989. They won the league championship in 1985. Later he played in Switzerland for EHC Kloten, winning the league championship in 1993, 1994, and 1995. He also played two NHL seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and Quebec Nordiques.

Internationally, he was on the 1984 and 1987 Swedish Canada Cup teams, which made the final in 1984; the IIHF World Championships gold medal team in 1987; and the Olympic Bronze medal team in 1988. He was named to the World Championship all-star team in 1989.

On 14 April 2014 it was announced that he had been appointed to the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Eldebrink became Sports Manager of the Södertälje SK team in 1998.

When Vladimir Yurzinov was released as the coach of EHC Kloten in October 2004, Anders Eldebrink became the new coach for the Flyers. His assistant coach is his former teammate Felix Hollenstein.

During the 2012–13 Elitserien season, Eldebrink replaced Per-Erik Johnsson as head coach of AIK IF.

Personal

He is the younger brother of the former athlete Kenth Eldebrink and cousin of former ice hockey defenceman Robert Nordmark.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Södertälje SK	SEL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Södertälje SK	SEL		27	4	2	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Södertälje SK	SWE II		36	8	10	18	40		9	3	5	8	8
1979–80	Södertälje SK	SWE II		35	15	11	26	16		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Södertälje SK	SEL		36	5	18	23	37		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		38	1	8	9	21		13	0	0	0	10
1982–83	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		5	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Fredericton Express	AHL		47	7	26	33	14		12	2	11	13	0
1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		12	1	2	3	8		1	0	0	0	0
1983–84	Södertälje SK	SEL		36	10	17	27	40		3	3	0	3	2
1984–85	Södertälje SK	SEL		34	10	12	22	20		8	2	6	8	14
1985–86	Södertälje SK	SEL		34	13	16	29	30		7	4	2	6	8
1986–87	Södertälje SK	SEL		31	11	15	26	40		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Södertälje SK	SEL		40	12	18	30	54		2	0	0	0	0
1988–89	Södertälje SK	SEL		38	13	22	35	42		5	5	3	8	10
1989–90	Södertälje SK	SEL		39	10	20	30	32		2	0	1	1	8
1990–91	EHC Kloten	NDA		34	15	23	38	—		10	1	6	7	—
1991–92	EHC Kloten	NDA		38	16	17	33	22		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	EHC Kloten	NDA		36	14	26	40	65		11	3	8	11	2
1993–94	EHC Kloten	NDA		36	14	29	43	18		12	4	8	12	14
1994–95	EHC Kloten	NDA		25	8	16	24	16		12	1	10	11	10
1995–96	Södertälje SK	SWE II		32	9	11	20	28		4	2	3	5	4
1996–97	EHC Kloten	NDA		39	10	13	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Södertälje SK	SEL		42	8	11	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				359	96	151	247	339		27	14	12	26	42
NHL totals				55	3	11	14	29		14	0	0	0	10
NDA totals				208	77	124	201	143		45	9	32	41	26

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981	Sweden	WC		8	0	0	0	2
1984	Sweden	CC		8	0	4	4	6
1985	Sweden	WC		8	2	1	3	18
1986	Sweden	WC		7	1	0	1	6
1987	Sweden	WC		10	3	2	5	4
1987	Sweden	CC		6	1	2	3	4
1988	Sweden	OLY		8	4	6	10	4
1989	Sweden	WC		9	5	3	8	2
1990	Sweden	WC		10	2	5	7	10
Senior totals				74	18	23	41	56

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database