Lennart Svedberg
| Lennart Svedberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 February 1944 Östrand, Sweden | ||
| Died |
29 July 1972 (aged 28) Sörberge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Wifsta/Östrands IF Grums IK Brynäs IF Mora IK Timrå IK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1972 | ||
Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg (29 February 1944 – 29 July 1972) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team during six IIHF World Championships and the 1968 Winter Olympics. Svedberg was named best defenceman at the 1970 World Championships.
Svedberg died in a road accident outside of Timrå, Sweden, in July 1972, colliding with Leif Engvalls' tour-bus.[1]
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ "Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg" (in Swedish). Dubbeltallen. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
Categories:
- 1944 births
- 1972 deaths
- Brynäs IF players
- Ice hockey players with retired numbers
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
- People from Timrå Municipality
- Road incident deaths in Sweden
- Swedish ice hockey defencemen
- Timrå IK players
- Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County