Anders Eldebrink

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Anders Eldebrink
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Anders Eldebrink coaching AIK in January 2013
Born (1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 (age 63)
Morjärv, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Södertälje SK
Vancouver Canucks
Quebec Nordiques
EHC Kloten
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1976–1998
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Austria
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Soviet Union
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Calgary

Anders Karl Daniel Eldebrink (born 11 December 1960) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman who played in the SEL in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for the Swedish national team.

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Playing career

Eldebrink began his career at age 16 in 1976 in the Swedish Elite League. Playing for Södertälje SK, he was named Player of the Year in 1985 and MVP in 1988 and 1989. They won the league championship in 1985. Later he played in Switzerland for EHC Kloten, winning the league championship in 1993, 1994, and 1995. He also played two NHL seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and Quebec Nordiques.

Internationally, he was on the 1984 and 1987 Swedish Canada Cup teams, which made the final in 1984; the IIHF World Championships gold medal team in 1987; and the Olympic Bronze medal team in 1988. He was named to the World Championship all-star team in 1989.

On 14 April 2014 it was announced that he had been appointed to the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame. [1]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Eldebrink became Sports Manager of the Södertälje SK team in 1998.

When Vladimir Yurzinov was released as the coach of EHC Kloten in October 2004, Anders Eldebrink became the new coach for the Flyers. His assistant coach is his former teammate Felix Hollenstein.

During the 2012–13 Elitserien season, Eldebrink replaced Per-Erik Johnsson as head coach of AIK IF. [2]

Personal

He is the younger brother of the former athlete Kenth Eldebrink and cousin of former ice hockey defenceman Robert Nordmark.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Södertälje SK SEL 20002—————
1977–78 Södertälje SKSEL2742614—————
1978–79 Södertälje SK SWE II 36810184093588
1979–80 Södertälje SKSWE II3515112616—————
1980–81 Södertälje SKSEL365182337—————
1981–82 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38189211300010
1982–83 Vancouver CanucksNHL51120—————
1982–83 Fredericton Express AHL 47726331412211130
1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL12123810000
1983–84 Södertälje SKSEL361017274033032
1984–85 Södertälje SKSEL3410122220826814
1985–86 Södertälje SKSEL341316293074268
1986–87 Södertälje SKSEL3111152640—————
1987–88 Södertälje SKSEL401218305420000
1988–89 Södertälje SKSEL3813223542553810
1989–90 Södertälje SKSEL391020303220118
1990–91 EHC Kloten NDA 34152338—10167—
1991–92 EHC KlotenNDA3816173322—————
1992–93 EHC KlotenNDA36142640651138112
1993–94 EHC KlotenNDA361429431812481214
1994–95 EHC KlotenNDA258162416121101110
1995–96 Södertälje SKSWE II32911202842354
1996–97 EHC KlotenNDA3910132322—————
1997–98 Södertälje SKSEL428111928—————
SEL totals359961512473392714122642
NHL totals5531114291400010
NDA totals20877124201143459324126

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1981 Sweden WC 80002
1984 Sweden CC 80446
1985 SwedenWC821318
1986 SwedenWC71016
1987 SwedenWC103254
1987 SwedenCC61234
1988 Sweden OLY 846104
1989 SwedenWC95382
1990 SwedenWC1025710
Senior totals7418234156

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References

  1. ↑ Tommy Bergman (14 April 2016). "Anders Eldebrink invald i Hall of Fame". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "AIK Assemble Coaching Trio | Swedish Hockey News". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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