Håkan Eriksson (ice hockey)
Håkan Lars Elias Eriksson (born January 24, 1956) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Eriksson began playing hockey in Bjurfors IF but was acquired by Skellefteå AIK in 1974. He became Swedish champions with Skellefteå in 1978, and was a part of Sweden's 1979 World Championship team that won bronze. During the following season he was also part of Sweden's Olympic team in the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1] After four seasons with Skellefteå, Eriksson moved to Stockholm and Djurgårdens IF. He won his second Swedish championship in 1983 with Djurgården. He was the team captain for two seasons, from 1982 to 1984,[2] when he finished his career in Djurgården. During his final season in Djurgården he was again part of Sweden's Olympic team in the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1] He became assistant coach in the same team along with Lars-Fredrik Nyström for the rest of the 1985–86 season when Gunnar Svensson was fired on January 21, 1986.[2][3] He ended his playing career in 1987 after two seasons in IFK Lidingö.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1980 Lake Placid | Team |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Team |
| World Championships | ||
| 1979 | Team |
| Elitserien | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1978 | Team |
| 1983 | Team |
| Håkan Eriksson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1956 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Skellefteå AIK Djurgårdens IF | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1984 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Skellefteå AIK | SWE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 30 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 32 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 29 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 36 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 24 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 32 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | IFK Lidingö | SWE III | 20 | 14 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | IFK Lidingö | SWE III | 16 | 13 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | IFK Lidingö | SWE II | 29 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 228 | 50 | 69 | 119 | 192 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
References
- "Håkan Eriksson". sok.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- "Tröjnummer" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- "Historia - 1980-1989". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database