Leif Svensson
| Leif Svensson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1951-07-08) July 8, 1951 Härnösand, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Djurgårdens IFSödertälje SKWashington Capitals | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1982 | ||
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.
Playing career
Svensson 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
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1979 Soviet Union | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
References
- ^"Leif Gunnar Svensson". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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
