Lars Björn

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
226 lb (103 kg/16 st 2 lb)
Team Djurgårdens IF
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Born December 31, 1931 (1931-12-31) (age 76),
Stockholm, Sweden
Pro career 1949 – 1966
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Bronze 1952 Oslo Team Competition
World Championships
Bronze 1958 Sweden
Gold 1957 Sweden
Bronze 1954 Sweden
Gold 1953 Sweden

Lars 'Lasse' Björn (born December 16, 1931 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor.[1] 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.[2] He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.[3]

He is the maternal grandfather of Douglas Murray, a Cornell University alumnus who currently plays defense for the San Jose Sharks.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 200-klubben (PDF) (Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  2. ^ Team Sweden players record in World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup and Canada Cup year by year since 1920 (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  3. ^ IIHF Hall of Fame. IIHF. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
  4. ^ "Svensk NHL-doldis gjorde första målet", Dagens Nyheter, 2008-02-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. (Swedish) 
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