Anders Andersson (ice hockey)
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| Born |
2 January 1937 Skellefteå, SWE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
15 December 1989 (aged 52) Skellefteå, SWE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Skellefteå AIK Färjestad BK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1955–1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Åke Anders "Akka" Andersson (2 January 1937 – 15 December 1989) was a Swedish ice hockey centre in the 1950s and 1960s. He played 132 international games for Sweden, including seven IIHF World Championships and two Winter Olympics, in 1960 and 1964. Andersson played on the famous "Mosquito Line" with Eilert Määttä and Kalle Hedlund.
In Sweden, Andersson played for Skellefteå AIK from 1956–66 and Färjestads BK from 1966–69. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck as Swedish Player of the Year twice, which he did in 1961 and 1962.
References
- Anders Andersson. sports-reference.com
- Anders Andersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
- Anders Andersson's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
| Preceded by Ronald Pettersson |
Guldpucken 1961, 1962 |
Succeeded by Ulf Sterner |
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