Inge Hammarström

Inge Hammarström
Date of birth	January 20, 1948
place of birth	Sundsvall , Sweden
size	183 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	Left wing
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1963-1966	Wifsta / Östrands IF
1966-1968	Timrå IK
1968-1973	Brynäs IF
1973-1977	Toronto Maple Leafs
1977-1979	St. Louis Blues
1979-1982	Brynäs IF

Inge Hammarström (born January 20, 1948 in Sundsvall ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League from 1963 to 1982 .

Career

Inge Hammarström began his career as an ice hockey player in the youth department of Wifsta / Östrands IF - from 1966 Timrå IK - for whose professional team he was active from 1963 to 1968 in Division 1 , the highest Swedish division. In the 1966/67 season he was honored as the best Swedish young player. From 1968 to 1973 the winger played for Brynäs IF , with whom he won the Swedish championship three times in a row in 1970, 1971 and 1972 . On May 12, 1973 he signed a contract as a free agent with the Toronto Maple Leafs , where he was one of the top performers in the National Hockey League for the next four years . After he had started the 1977/78 season in Toronto, he was transferred to the St. Louis Blues after only three season assignments on November 1, 1977 in exchange for Jerry Butler , where he spent the following two years. Most recently he played again in his Swedish homeland for his ex-club Brynäs IF in the Elitserien from 1979 to 1982 , before ending his career at the age of 34. With Brynäs he was again national champion in the 1979/80 season .

International

For Sweden , Hammarström took part in the World Championships in 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1979 and 1981 . He was also in his country's squad at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and 1976 at the Canada Cup . At world championships he won two silver and three bronze medals with Sweden.

Achievements and Awards

• 1967 Årets Junior
• 1970 Swedish champion with Brynäs IF
• 1971 Swedish champion with Brynäs IF
• 1972 Swedish champion with Brynäs IF
• 1980 Swedish champion with Brynäs IF

International

• 1971 bronze medal at the world championship
• 1972 bronze medal at the world championship
• 1973 silver medal at the world championship
• 1979 bronze medal at the world championship
• 1981 silver medal at the world championship

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	6th	427	116	123	239	86
Playoffs	3	13	2	3	5	4th

Web links

• Inge Hammarström at hockeydb.com (English)
• Inge Hammarström at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Inge Hammarström at eliteprospects.com (English)