Håkan Wickberg
Date of birth | February 3, 1943 |
place of birth | Gävle , Sweden |
date of death | December 9, 2009 |
Place of death | Gävle , Sweden |
size | 173 cm |
Weight | 78 kg |
position | center |
Career stations | |
1958-1975 | Brynäs IF |
1976 | Falu IF |
Nils Håkan Wickberg (born February 3, 1943 in Gävle , Gävleborg , † December 9, 2009 ibid) was a Swedish ice hockey player .
Between 1958 and 1975 Wickberg played for Brynäs IF , an ice hockey club in Gävle, which was run by his father Thure . Wickberg was seven times Swedish champion: 1964, 1966–1968, 1970–1972.
In 1971 he received the gold puck as the best player in the Swedish league. Wickberg played his last active year for Falu IF .
After he was accepted into the Swedish national team in 1962 , he won six world championship medals . At the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics , Wickberg and the team missed the medal ranks and finished fourth both times.
Achievements and Awards
- 1970 Rinkens riddare
- 1970 silver medal at the world championship
Web links
- Håkan Wickberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wickberg, Håkan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wickberg, Nils Håkan (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gävle , Gävleborg |
DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2009 |
Place of death | Gävle , Gävleborg |