Leif Svensson
Encyclopedia
Leif Svensson is a retired Swedish ice hockey
player. Svensson spent parts of two seasons with the Washington Capitals in the late 70s. He was a fine playmaker and solid positional defender who was best known as a domestic stalwart in his native Sweden.
Born in Härnösand
, Sweden, Svensson played with Nacka HK
and Södertälje SK
before moving up to Stockholm's powerful Djurgårdens IF
. In June, 1978 he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals
then scored 31 points and recorded a solid -3 plus/minus rating as a rookie. He then helped Sweden win the bronze medal at the World Championships before returning to Washington for one more year. Svensson retired in 1982 after playing two years with Djurgården.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. Svensson spent parts of two seasons with the Washington Capitals in the late 70s. He was a fine playmaker and solid positional defender who was best known as a domestic stalwart in his native Sweden.
Born in Härnösand
Härnösand
Härnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 18,003 inhabitants in 2005. It is called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape rises just some miles north of Härnösand...
, Sweden, Svensson played with Nacka HK
Nacka HK
Nacka HK is a hockey team based in Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1.The best known players to play for Nacka HK are Mats Sundin, Marcus Ragnarsson, Johan Garpenlöv, Fredrik Lindquist and Leif Svensson.Nacka are currently in...
and Södertälje SK
Södertälje SK
Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league...
before moving up to Stockholm's powerful 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...
. In June, 1978 he was signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
then scored 31 points and recorded a solid -3 plus/minus rating as a rookie. He then helped Sweden win the bronze medal at the World Championships before returning to Washington for one more year. Svensson retired in 1982 after playing two years with Djurgården.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | 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... |
Div. 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Nacka HK Nacka HK Nacka HK is a hockey team based in Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1.The best known players to play for Nacka HK are Mats Sundin, Marcus Ragnarsson, Johan Garpenlöv, Fredrik Lindquist and Leif Svensson.Nacka are currently in... |
Div. 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nacka HK | Div. 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Södertälje SK Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league... |
Div. 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Södertälje SK | Div. 1 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Djurgårdens IF | Div. 1 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
36 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Djurgårdens IF | Div. 1 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1977–78 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... |
NHL | 74 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Djurgårdens IF | Kvalserien Kvalserien Kvalserien, also known as Kvalserien till Elitserien, is the name of the Swedish round-robin ice hockey tournament to qualify for play in the next season of Elitserien, Sweden's top-level ice hockey league for men.-Teams:... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||