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Borje Salming

International A legend of international hockey ... Began to play for the Swedish National Team in 1971 ... Played in 87 games for his country ... Participated at 1992 Albertville Olympics and three World and European Championships ... Silver medalist of World Championship in 1973, bronze medalist in 1972 ... Voted to the tournament All-Star Team in 1973 ... Played at the 1976, 1981 and 1991 Canada Cup tournaments ... Voted to the All-Star Team at the 1976 Canada Cup ... Inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.

Career Played for Brynas IF Gavle from 1970 to 1973 ... Swedish national champion in 1971 and 1972 ... Joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1973-74 season ... Played 17 seasons in the NHL (16 with Toronto, one with the Detroit Red Wings) ... Accumulated 150 goals and 637 assists for 787 points in 1,148 games ... Named to the NHL First All-Star team in 1977 ... Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1980 ... Came back to Sweden in 1990 and played for AIK Solna ... Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996.

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
1992 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 21 8 4 3 7 4
1991 Canada Cup 21 6 0 0 0 10
1989 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 21 8 1 1 2 8
1981 Canada Cup 21 5 0 2 2 10
1979 Challenge Cup 26 3 0 0 0 2
1976 Canada Cup 5 5 4 3 7 2
1973 World & European Championships -- Pool A 5 10 4 6 10 8
1972 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 5 4 0 0 0 14
1972 World & European Championships -- Pool A 5 4 0 0 0 6
1971 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 7 3 0 0 0 4
1970 European Junior Championships -- Pool A - 5 1 - - -
1969 European Junior Championships -- Pool A - 5 0 0 0 8
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