Göran Högosta

Göran Högosta
Date of birth	April 15, 1954
place of birth	Äppelbo , Vansbro Municipality , Sweden
size	183 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1971-1974	IF Tunabro
1974-1977	Leksands IF
1977-1988	Hershey Bears
1978-1979	Fort Worth Texans
1979-1980	Québec Nordiques
1980-1984	Västra Frölunda HC
1984-1985	Falu IF
1986-1987	Leksands IF

Göran Högosta (born April 15, 1954 in Äppelbo ) is a Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper whose greatest success was the silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1977 with the Swedish national ice hockey team . Not least because of his performances in two victories of the Swedes against the selection of the Soviet Union in Vienna, he was also named the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Career

Högosta started his professional career in 1971 at the IF Tunabro club in Borlänge . From 1974 to 1976 he played at Leksands IF and was able to establish himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the league, which earned him the nomination for the national team. 1977 Göran Högosta moved to the Fort Worth Texans , a year later to the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League . Other stations were the New York Islanders , another year at the Fort Worth Texans club and finally the Québec Nordiques before returning to the Swedish league at the beginning of the 1980/1981 season. Here he played for four years for Västra Frölunda HC . After a season at Falu IF he ended his career at Leksands IF after the 1986/1987 season, with whom he was Swedish champion twelve years earlier.

Goran Högosta now works as a sales manager at the paint manufacturer Herdins in Falun .

International

In addition to the ice hockey world championship in 1977, Högosta took part in the world championships in 1975 (bronze), 1976 (bronze) and 1978 (4th place) as a goalkeeper.

Achievements and Awards

• 1975 Swedish champion with Leksands IF
• 1976 Swedish all-star team
• 1977 Swedish all-star team
• 1978 Swedish all-star team

International

• 1973 Best goalkeeper in the European Junior Championship
• 1976 bronze medal at the world championship
• 1977 silver medal at the world championship
• 1977 World Cup best goalkeeper
• 1977 World Championship All-Star Team

Web links

• Göran Högosta at hockeydb.com (English)
• Göran Högosta at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Göran Högosta at eurohockey.com
• Göran Högosta at hockeygoalies.org