Håkan Nils "Wicke" Wickberg (3 February 1943 – 8 December 2009) was a Swedish ice hockey centre who played over 300 games with Brynäs IF, winning the Swedish National Championship seven times as a player. He was awarded Guldpucken for the season of 1970–71.
| Håkan Wickberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
3 February 1943[1] Sandviken, Sweden[1] | ||
| Died |
8 December 2009 (aged 66)[1] Gävle, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Brynäs IF[1] | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1976 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||
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1970 Sweden | Sweden |
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1973 Soviet Union | Sweden |
He finished forth with the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics,[2] and won silver medals at the 1970 and 1973 World Championships.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Håkan Wickberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Håkan Wickberg Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database