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Sweden Poland Stefan Liv

#1 Sibir Novosibirsk / KHL - 10/11
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Dec 21, 1980
Position
G
Age
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Gdynia, POL
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Sweden / Poland
Catches
L
Youth Team
HC Dalen
Contract
-
Drafted
2000 round 4 #102 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 1
3-time SHL Champion 3

Son: Herman Liv

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1994-95 HC Dalen J18 J18 Div.1 - - - - - - - - - |
1995-96 HV71 J18 J18 Allsvenskan - - - - - - - - - |
1996-97 HV71 J18 J18 Elit - - - - - - - - - |
1997-98 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 17 - 2.76 - - - - - - |
HV71 Elitserien 0 5 - - - - - - 0 |
1998-99 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit - - - - - - - - - |
HV71 Elitserien 0 10 - - - - - - 0 |
1999-00 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 10 - 1.70 .938 - - - - - |
HV71 Elitserien 12 27 2.09 .919 25 284 0 - 717 | Playoffs 3 6 4.04 .842 12 64 0 - 179
Tranås AIF Allsvenskan 9 19 2.17 .920 19 218 1 - 526 |
2000-01 HV71 Elitserien 46 49 2.77 .901 127 1 160 4 - 2 753 |
Sweden (all) International 5 - 2.53 .898 - - - - - |
2001-02 HV71 Elitserien 38 41 2.61 .906 95 913 4 - 2 185 | Playoffs 8 8 3.13 .876 27 191 0 - 518
Sweden WC 2 - 1.50 .912 - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International 9 - 1.53 .924 - - - - - |
2002-03 HV71 Elitserien 46 50 2.73 .903 124 1 158 3 - 2 724 | Playoffs 7 7 2.61 .901 17 155 1 - 392
Sweden (all) International 5 - 1.93 .925 - - - - - |
2003-04 HV71 Elitserien 41 42 2.20 .923 90 1 085 6 26-15-0 2 451 | Playoffs 18 19 1.92 .926 35 440 5 12-6-0 1 092
Sweden WC 1 9 1.00 .929 1 13 0 1-0-0 60 |
Sweden (all) International 5 - 2.27 .910 - - - - - |
2004-05 HV71 Elitserien 40 45 2.97 .893 119 990 2 15-24-1 2 405 |
Sweden WC 0 5 - - - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International 6 15 2.04 .929 12 113 1 - 354 |
2005-06 HV71 Elitserien 40 49 2.17 .920 87 994 4 27-12-1 2 407 | Playoffs 12 12 3.41 .888 38 302 0 7-5-0 669
Sweden OG 1 8 2.00 .857 2 12 0 1-0-0 60 |
Sweden WC 1 7 0.00 1.000 0 13 1 1-0-0 60 |
Sweden (all) International 8 20 2.01 .902 16 148 2 - 479 |
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 34 - 3.01 .895 95 812 2 15-15-2 1 894 | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
Toledo Storm ECHL 3 - 2.29 .936 7 103 0 1-1-1 184 |
2007-08 HV71 Elitserien 46 55 2.26 .916 105 1 149 5 29-13-4 2 786 | Playoffs 17 17 1.82 .938 31 465 3 13-5-0 1 021
Sweden WC 3 6 2.02 .891 6 49 1 1-1-0 178 |
Sweden (all) International 7 15 2.31 .904 16 151 2 - 416 |
2008-09 HV71 Elitserien 35 42 2.56 .912 88 908 1 15-13-6 2 062 | Playoffs 18 18 1.89 .937 35 516 1 9-9-0 1 112
Sweden WC 3 8 2.59 .900 8 72 0 2-1-0 185 |
Sweden (all) International 6 14 3.31 .881 20 148 0 3-3-0 364 |
2009-10 HV71 Elitserien 43 51 2.60 .909 110 1 095 4 24-14-4 2 543 | Playoffs 16 16 2.23 .906 38 368 2 14-4-0 1 022
Sweden OG 0 4 - - - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International 4 7 4.49 .865 17 109 0 2-2-0 228 |
2010-11 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 39 54 2.21 .916 84 918 4 19-16-2 2 283 | Playoffs 3 4 4.75 .879 13 94 0 0-3-0 165
Sweden (all) International 6 9 2.54 .910 15 151 0 4-2-0 358 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2002-03 Sweden EHT 4 - 2.20 .915 - - - - - |
2003-04 Sweden EHT 4 - 2.53 .901 - - - - - |
2004-05 HV71 ECC 1 2 1.00 .944 1 17 0 1-0-0 60 |
Sweden EHT 2 - 3.17 .850 - - - - - |
2005-06 Sweden EHT 4 - 3.13 .864 - - - - - |
2007-08 Sweden EHT 3 - 1.69 .933 - - - - - |
2008-09 HV71 Champions HL 3 3 4.01 .861 12 74 0 1-2-0 180 |
Sweden EHT 3 - 4.02 .864 - - - - - |
2009-10 Sweden EHT 4 - 4.49 .865 - - - - - |
2010-11 Sweden EHT 6 - 2.54 .910 - - - - - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 1 34 - 3.01 .895 95 812 2 15-15-2 1 894 | 1 0 - - - - - - - -
Allsvenskan 1 9 19 2.17 .920 19 218 1 - 526 | 0
Champions HL 1 3 3 4.01 .861 12 74 0 1-2-0 180 | 0
ECC 1 1 2 1.00 .944 1 17 0 1-0-0 60 | 0
ECHL 1 3 - 2.29 .936 7 103 0 1-1-1 184 | 0
EHT 8 30 - - - - - - - - | 0
International 10 61 80 2.62 .895 96 820 5 9-7-0 2 196 | 0
J18 Div.1 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 27 - - .938 - - - - - | 0
KHL 1 39 54 2.21 .916 84 918 4 19-16-2 2 283 | 1 3 4 4.75 .879 13 94 0 0-3-0 165
NHL 1 0 - - - - - - - - | 0
OG 2 1 12 2.00 .857 2 12 0 1-0-0 60 | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 12 387 466 2.53 .909 970 9 736 33 136-91-16 23 029 | 8 99 103 2.33 .915 233 2 501 12 55-29-0 6 001
WC 6 10 35 1.86 .907 15 147 2 5-2-0 483 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Björn Melin (F) 1997-2011 13 HV71, HV71 J20, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all)
Johan Halvardsson (D) 1997-2009 11 HV71, HV71 J20
Per Gustafsson (D) 1998-2010 11 HV71, Sweden, Sweden (all)
Martin Thörnberg (F) 1999-2011 9 HV71, HV71 J20, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/04/2011
05/04/2011 Confirmed Sibir Novosibirsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
05/07/2010
05/07/2010 Confirmed HV71 Sibir Novosibirsk
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 1 retired by HV71

Cult/Star player for HC Dalen

Cult/Star player for HV71

Liv was killed in the plane crash of September 7, 2011 that claimed the lives of several members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL team.

Career transactions
- 2011-05-04 • Signed to a two-year contract by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2010-05-07 • Signed to a one-year contract by Sibir Novosibirsk
- 2007-05-11 • Signed to a three-year contract by HV71
- 2006-05-31 • Signed to a one-year entry-level contract by the Detroit Red Wings

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