Håkan Nordin

Håkan Nordin
Date of birth	January 15, 1961
place of birth	Mora , Sweden
size	179 cm
Weight	83 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1981 , 2nd lap, 36th position St. Louis Blues
Career stations
1977-1980	Mora IK
1980-1988	Färjestad BK
1988-1992	Västra Frölunda HC
1992-1993	Arvika HC

Leif Håkan Nordin (born January 15, 1961 in Mora ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player .

Career

Håkan Nordin began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth division of Mora IK , for whose professional team he was active from 1977 to 1980 in Division 1 , the second Swedish division. For the 1980/81 season , the defender moved to Färjestad BK from the Elitserien , with which he immediately won the Swedish championship . He was able to repeat this success with the Färjestad BK in the 1985/86 and 1987/88 seasons . For the 1988/89 season , the left shooter joined the Västra Frölunda HC from Division 1, with whom he rose straight away to the Elitserien at the end of the season. He last played for the second division Arvika HC in the 1992/93 season before ending his career at the age of 32.

International

For Sweden , Nordin took part in the junior division of the U18 European Junior Championships in 1979 and the U20 World Junior Championships in 1980 and 1981 . At the U20 World Cup in 1980 he and his team won the bronze medal, at the U20 World Cup in 1981 the gold medal. At the U20 World Cup in 1981, he was also the best template provider of the tournament, in whose All-Star Team he was selected.

In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , where he won the bronze medal with Sweden.

Achievements and Awards

• 1981 Swedish champion with the Färjestad BK
• 1986 Swedish champion with the Färjestad BK
• 1988 Swedish champion with the Färjestad BK
• 1989 Promotion to the Elitserien with the Västra Frölunda HC

International

• 1980 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championship
• 1981 gold medal at the U20 Junior World Championship
• 1981 All-Star Team of the U20 World Junior Championship
• 1981 Best assists in the U20 World Junior Championship
• 1984 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Web links

• Håkan Nordin at hockeydb.com (English)
• Håkan Nordin at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Håkan Nordin at eurohockey.com
• Håkan Nordin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )