Peter Lindmark

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SwedenSweden  Peter Lindmark Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 8, 1956
place of birth Kiruna , Sweden
size 180 cm
Weight 81 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
1974-1979 IFK Kiruna
1979-1984 Timrå IK
1984-1988 Färjestad BK
1988-1997 Malmö IF
1998-1999 Luleå HF

Peter Lindmark (born November 8, 1956 in Kiruna ) is a former Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper who played in the Elitserien for Timrå IK , Färjestad BK , Malmö IF and Luleå HF in his playing days from 1974 to 1999 .

Career

Peter Lindmark began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown at IFK Kiruna , for whose professional team he was active from 1974 to 1979 - first in the 1974/75 season in the then second-rate Division 2 and then after the founding of the Elitserien as the highest Swedish league in the new second division, Division 1 . From 1979 to 1984 the goalkeeper played for Timrå IK , with whom he ran up in the 1981/82 season in the Elitserien and in the remaining four years in Division 1. In 1981 he was awarded the gold puck for best Swedish player. For the 1984/85 season he moved to Färjestad BK from the Elitserien. There he had the lowest goals against goals and the best catch quota in the league in his first year. In the following season he won the Swedish championship title for the first time with his team . He was able to repeat this success with the FBK in the 1987/88 season . He was also runner-up with the team in the 1986/87 season and received the Guldhjälmen as the most valuable player in the Elitserien.

In the summer of 1988 Lundmark joined the second division team Malmö IF , with whom he achieved promotion to the Elitserien two years later. In the seasons 1991/92 and 1993/94 he was also with Malmö Swedish champion. In the 1994/95 season he was also again the goalkeeper with the best catch quota of the Elitserien. At European level, he won the European Cup with Malmö in 1992/93 . After a total of nine years, the Swede left Malmö IF in 1997. For the 1998/99 season he received another contract with Elitserien participant Luleå HF , in which, however, he was only in two games as a substitute goalkeeper in the squad without being used. He then ended his career at the age of 42. As the 119th ice hockey player in total, he received the Stor Grabb award, which was awarded in numerous popular sports in Sweden, for achieving a certain number of points in the respective sport.

International

For Sweden , Lindmark took part in the world championships in 1981 , 1982 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1989 and 1991 . At the world championships in 1987 and 1991 he won the gold medal with his team and the silver medal at the world championships in 1981 and 1986. At the World Championships in 1981 and 1986, he was voted the best goalkeeper of the tournament and the All-Star Team. He was also in his country's squad at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 1981 , 1984 and 1987 at the Canada Cup . In 1984 he and his team took second place at the Canada Cup, and at the 1988 Winter Olympics, he and his team won the bronze medal.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1981 guldpucken
  • 1981 Swedish All-Star Team
  • 1985 Lowest goals against goals against in the Elitserien
  • 1985 Best catch quota in the Elitserien
  • 1985 Swedish All-Star Team
  • 1986 Swedish champion with the Färjestad BK
  • 1986 Swedish All-Star Team
  • 1987 Swedish runner-up with the Färjestad BK
  • 1987 Guldhjälmen
  • 1987 Swedish All-Star Team
  • 1988 Swedish champion with the Färjestad BK
  • 1988 Swedish All-Star Team
  • 1990 Promotion to the Elitserien with Malmö IF
  • 1992 Swedish champion with Malmö IF
  • 1992 European Cup win with Malmö IF
  • 1994 Swedish champion with Malmö IF
  • 1995 Best catch quota in the Elitserien

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personal data
SURNAME Lindmark, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiruna , Sweden