International One of Sweden's most distinguished international performers ... Played in the 1987 and 1991 Canada Cup tournaments, the 1988 and 1994 Olympics and eight World Championships ... Has a great collection of medals: gold at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships and 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, silver at the 1986, 1993 and 1995 Worlds and bronze at the 1988 Calgary Olympics and 1994 Worlds ... One of only 11 members of Sweden's exclusive "Club-200" for the players who have played 200 or more games for the Swedish National Team ? Played at the 1996 World Championship in Vienna, and led the Swedish team with four goals ... Scored one goal in four games in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey ? Scored two goals at the 1998 World Championship to help Sweden win gold.
Career Calgary's sixth choice, 126th overall, in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft ... Signed by the Flames in 1989 and played 22 games during the 1989-90 season ... Also played for the Flames' farm club in Salt Lake City ... Played one season for Mannheim, Germany before returning to Sweden in 1991-92 to play for his original club, Leksands ... Played 17 seasons, 15 of them for Leksand ... Studied economics at Leksand University and has worked in public relations for a Swedish bank ... His childhood hockey hero was Borje Salming ... In 1995-96, led Leksand in scoring (16 goals, 14 assists in 37 games played) ? Retired following the 1998-99 season after a stint in Austria. |