Lars Björn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lars Björn

Swedish ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Lars Björn

  • Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn (born 16 December 1931 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor.
  • He won nine Swedish ice hockey championships with Djurgårdens IF between 1950 and 1963, making him the only player ever to have won that many championships.
  • He participated at nine IIHF World Championship tournaments, winning gold in 1953 and 1957 and three bronze medals.
  • He participated in three Winter Olympics, winning one bronze medal in 1952.
  • He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.He is the maternal grandfather of retired player Douglas Murray, a Cornell University alumnus who played defense for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Montreal Canadiens.

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