Bert-Olov Nordlander (born August 12, 1938) is a retired Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 ice hockey player and head coach. During his career he played for Wifsta/Östrand IF

Timrå IK

Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:...

 and AIK. In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Puck

Guldpucken

Guldpucken is awarded annually to the ice hockey player of the year in Sweden. It is similar to the NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy. Normally it goes to a player in the Swedish Elite League...

 as the best player of the season. Nordlander began his coaching career in 1976 when he signed on for Hammarby IF

Hammarby IF Hockey

Hammarby IF Hockey was a professional ice hockey team from Stockholm, Sweden, and played at Hovet arena. The ice hockey association of Hammarby was founded in 1920...

. In 1979 he moved to Djurgårdens IF

Djurgårdens IF Hockey

Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...

 and stayed there until 1981. AIK retired the number 5 in his honour.

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