Leif Svensson
Leif Svensson (born July 8, 1951 in Härnösand, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player who played two seasons with the Washington Capitals in the late 70s.
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 Sweden men's national ice hockey team, winning a bronze medal at the 1979 World Ice Hockey Championships. After his stint with the Capitals, Svensson played two years with Djurgården before retiring in 1982.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Djurgårdens IF | Div. 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Nacka HK | Div. 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nacka HK | Div. 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Södertälje SK | Div. 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Södertälje SK | Div. 1 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Djurgårdens IF | Div. 1 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Djurgårdens IF | Div. 1 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Djurgårdens IF | Kvalserien | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
- ↑ "Leif Gunnar Svensson". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
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