Mats Åhlberg
| Mats Åhlberg | |||||||||||||||||
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 Åhlberg in 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 May 1947[1] Avesta, Sweden[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Leksands IF | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1963–1981 | ||||||||||||||||
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Mats Bertil Åhlberg (born 16 May 1947) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien. He played for Leksands IF, and with 323 goals in 491 matches remains the top goalscorer for that club. He won the Swedish national title with Leksands in 1969 and 1973–75.[1]
He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 and 1980 Winter Olympics where he won the bronze medal.[2] He was also a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup team. In 1972, he played two matches and scored one goal. In 1980, he was Sweden's most productive player, with six goals and four assists. In total Åhlberg played 73 matches in international tournaments and scored 38 goals.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Mats Åhlberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mats Åhlberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Leksands IF players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- People from Avesta Municipality
- Swedish ice hockey centres
- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey people from Dalarna County