Who is Börje Salming?

Börje Salming was a defender from Sweden.

What was the last team Börje Salming played for?

The last team Börje played for was AIK in the Allsvenskan D1.

How tall was Börje Salming?

Börje Salming was 186 cm (6'1") tall.

When was Börje Salming born?

Börje Salming was born on 1951-04-17 in Kiruna, SWE.

Börje Salming

a.k.a. "B.J. Salming"

#21 AIK / Allsvenskan D1 - 92/93

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Börje Salming Facts

Date of Birth: Apr 17, 1951
Age
Place of Birth: Kiruna, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Kiruna AIF
Position: D
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

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Salming, 71, died on November 24, 2022, of complications related to ALS, in Nacka Municipality, Sweden.

Son: Rasmus Salming
Brother: Stig Salming

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
67-68	Kiruna AIF	Division 2	8	0	0	0	-	-
	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	1	0	1	4	-
68-69	Kiruna AIF	Division 2	13	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	0	0	0	8	-
69-70	Kiruna AIF	Division 2	16	5	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	1	2	3	2	-
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
70-71	Brynäs IF	Division 1	27	2	8	10	24	45
	Sweden B (all)	International	7	1	-	-	-	-
71-72	Brynäs IF	Division 1	28	1	5	6	50	-
	Sweden (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden	WC	4	0	0	0	6	-
72-73	Brynäs IF	Division 1	26	5	4	9	34	-
	Sweden	WC	10	4	6	10	8	-
73-74	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	76	5	34	39	48	38	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-
74-75	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	60	12	25	37	34	4	Playoffs	7	0	4	4	6	-
75-76	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	78	16	41	57	70	31	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	9	-
76-77	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	76	12	66	78	46	45	Playoffs	9	3	6	9	6	-
	Sweden	CC	5	4	3	7	2	-
	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	1	2	-	-
77-78	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	80	16	60	76	70	30	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	6	-
78-79	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	78	17	56	73	76	31	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	8	-
79-80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	74	19	52	71	94	3	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-
80-81	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	72	5	61	66	154	0	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	4	-
81-82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	12	44	56	170	3
	Sweden	CC	5	0	2	2	10	-
	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	4	4	-	-
82-83	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	7	38	45	104	-5	Playoffs	4	1	4	5	10	-
83-84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	68	5	38	43	92	-32
84-85	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	73	6	33	39	76	-23
85-86	Toronto Maple Leafs"A"	NHL	41	7	15	22	48	-6	Playoffs	10	1	6	7	14	-
86-87	Toronto Maple Leafs"A"	NHL	56	4	16	20	42	17	Playoffs	13	0	3	3	14	-
87-88	Toronto Maple Leafs"A"	NHL	66	2	24	26	82	7	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	8	1
88-89	Toronto Maple Leafs"A"	NHL	63	3	17	20	86	7
	Sweden	WC	8	1	1	2	8	-
	Sweden (all)	International	10	1	2	3	8	-
89-90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	49	2	17	19	52	20
90-91	AIK	Elitserien	36	4	9	13	46	-
91-92	AIK	Elitserien	38	6	14	20	98	-	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	6	-
	Sweden	CC	6	0	0	0	10	-2
	Sweden Olympics"A"	OG	8	4	3	7	4	-
	Sweden (all)	International	22	5	4	9	22	-
92-93	AIK	Elitserien	6	1	0	1	10	-
	AIK	Allsvenskan D1	2	1	3	4	0	-	Qualification	2	1	1	2	2	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
78-79	NHL All-Stars	Challenge Cup '79	3	0	0	0	2	-

Börje Salming Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Allsvenskan D1	1	2	1	3	4	2.00	0	-	1	2	1	1	2	1.00	2	-
CC	3	16	4	5	9	0.56	22	-2*	0
Challenge Cup '79	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Division 1	3	81	8	17	25	0.31	108	45*	0
Division 2	3	37	5*	0	5*	0.14*	-	-	0
EJC-19	3	15	2	2	4	0.27	14	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	3	80	11	23	34	0.43	154	-	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	6	-
International	6	49*	8*	11*	19*	0.39*	30*	-	0
International-Jr	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	17	1148	150	637	787	0.69	1344	170	12	81	12	37	49	0.60	91	1*
OG	1	8	4	3	7	0.88	4	-	0
WC	3	22	5	7	12	0.55	22	-	0

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Börje Salming Career Totals

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Allsvenskan D1

Challenge Cup '79

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Division 2

EJC-19

Elitserien

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NHL

1148

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Börje Salming Hockey Connections

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Börje Salming Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1968-1969	U18 EJC Silver Medal U19 EJC Best Defenseman
1969-1970	U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1970-1971	Swedish Champion
1971-1972	Swedish Champion World Championship Bronze Medal
1972-1973	Elitserien All-Star Team Sweden All-Star Team World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Silver Medal
1973-1974	NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1974-1975	NHL Second All-Star Team
1975-1976	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award) NHL Second All-Star Team
1976-1977	Canada Cup All-Star Team NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award) NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Assists by Defenseman (66)
1977-1978	NHL Second All-Star Team
1978-1979	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Swedish Player (Viking Award) NHL Second All-Star Team
1979-1980	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team
1985-1986	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+13)
1988-1989	Sweden All-Star Team
1991-1992	Olympic Most Points by Defenseman (7) Elitserien Most Penalized Player
1996-1997	Hockey Hall of Fame
1997-1998	IIHF Hall of Fame
2008	IIHF Centennial All-Star Team
2011-2012	Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame (#3)

Börje Salming Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Brynäs IF
Number 21 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs
Cult/Star player for AIK
Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF
Cult/Star player for Kiruna AIF
Cult/Star player for Sweden
Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs