Håkan Södergren

Karl Håkan Södergren (born 14 June 1959) is a retired professional ice hockey player, often a recurring color commentator in Viasat's ice hockey broadcast productions.

Håkan Södergren
Södergren at the Swedish Sports Awards in January 2013
Born	(1959-06-14) 14 June 1959 Sigtuna, Sweden
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Djurgårdens IF Huddinge IK
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1977–1991

Håkan Södergren

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
	1988 Calgary	Team
	1984 Sarajevo	Team
World Championships
	1987	Team
	1986	Team
Elitserien
	1991	Team
	1990	Team
	1989	Team
	1985	Team
	1983	Team
	1979	Team

Playing career

Södergren played for Djurgårdens IF Hockey in the Swedish elite league Elitserien during his entire professional career, winning the Swedish Championship four times. He finished his active playing career with Huddinge IK in the second tier in the Swedish league structure.

Internationally he played in 162 games with the Swedish national team, winning gold at the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships and bronze at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. He was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke (no. 125) and the Guldpucken (Elitserien Player of the Year) in 1987.

Djurgården has retired number 22 in his honor.

Off the ice

For the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships Södergren recorded and sang solo in the Swedish national team's fight song "Nu tar vi dom" (Swedish for "let's get them"). He is residing in Oslo, Norway, with his two sons.

Awards

• Elitserien Silver Medal in 1979 and 1985.
• Swedish Champion with Djurgårdens IF Hockey in 1983, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
• Awarded the Guldpucken (Elitserien Player of the Year) in 1987.
• Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in 1984 and 1988.
• Silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1986.
• Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1987.

Records

• Elitserien record for penalty minutes in season 1983–84 (74)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		12	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		16	4	3	7	6		2	0	0	0	0
1979–80	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		28	5	9	14	22		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	12	10	22	46		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		33	6	11	17	57		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	14	22	36	62		7	4	5	9	22
1983–84	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		29	5	19	24	74		4	2	0	2	18
1984–85	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	11	16	27	42		8	3	5	8	10
1985–86	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		33	11	19	30	38		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		32	14	19	33	60		2	0	2	2	2
1987–88	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		32	17	24	41	38		3	0	0	0	0
1988–89	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		29	13	11	24	36		8	4	5	9	6
1989–90	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		31	10	15	25	30		5	1	2	3	4
1990–91	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		40	9	13	22	26		7	0	0	0	0
1991–92	Huddinge IK	SWE II		33	13	24	37	52		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				420	131	194	325	537		46	14	19	33	62

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977	Sweden	EJC		5	—	—	—	—
1979	Sweden	WJC		6	0	6	6	6
1983	Sweden	WC		10	0	1	1	24
1984	Sweden	OG		6	3	2	5	6
1985	Sweden	WC		9	3	2	5	4
1986	Sweden	WC		10	2	8	10	2
1987	Sweden	WC		10	3	6	9	12
1987	Sweden	CC		6	0	2	2	2
1988	Sweden	OG		8	4	4	8	6
1989	Sweden	WC		10	1	1	2	2
Senior totals				69	16	26	42	58

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database