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Sweden Börje Salming

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

#21 AIK / Allsvenskan D1 - 92/93

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Marcus Sörensen 52 31 32 63
2. Calvin Thürkauf 52 28 32 60
3. Michael Spacek 48 17 33 50
4. Dominik Kahun 47 15 35 50
5. Michael Joly 48 20 28 48
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Börje Salming Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
5-time NHL Second All-Star Team 5
1-time Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time Swedish Champion 2
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1

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

Son: Rasmus Salming
Brother: Stig Salming

Team Staff profile of Börje Salming also available

Börje Salming Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 Kiruna AIF Division 2 8* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
1968-69 Kiruna AIF Division 2 13* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
1969-70 Kiruna AIF Division 2 16* 5* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 Brynäs IF Division 1 27* 2* 8* 10* 24* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 7* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1971-72 Brynäs IF Division 1 28* 1* 5* 6* 50* -* |
Sweden WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
1972-73 Brynäs IF Division 1 26* 5* 4* 9* 34* -* |
Sweden WC 10* 4* 6* 10* 8* -* |
1973-74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76* 5* 34* 39* 48* 38* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
1974-75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 60* 12* 25* 37* 34* 4* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 6 -
1975-76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78* 16* 41* 57* 70* 31* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 9 -
1976-77 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* -* -* |
1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80* 16* 60* 76* 70* 30* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 6 -
1978-79 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78* 17* 56* 73* 76* 31* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 8 -
1979-80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 74* 19* 52* 71* 94* 3* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72* 5* 61* 66* 154* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 -
1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69* 12* 44* 56* 170* 3* |
Sweden CC 5* 0* 2* 2* 10* -* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 4* 4* -* -* |
1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69* 7* 38* 45* 104* -5* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 10 -
1983-84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68* 5* 38* 43* 92* -32* |
1984-85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73* 6* 33* 39* 76* -23* |
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 41* 7* 15* 22* 48* -6* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 14 -
1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 56* 4* 16* 20* 42* 17* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 14 -
1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 66* 2* 24* 26* 82* 7* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 8 1
1988-89 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* -* |
1989-90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49* 2* 17* 19* 52* 20* |
1990-91 AIK Elitserien 36* 4* 9* 13* 46* -* |
1991-92 AIK Elitserien 38* 6* 14* 20* 98* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 6 -
Sweden CC 6* 0* 0* 0* 10* -2* |
Sweden “A” OG 8* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
Sweden (all) International 22* 5* 4* 9* 22* -* |
1992-93 AIK Elitserien 6* 1* 0* 1* 10* -* |
AIK Allsvenskan D1 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* | Qualification 2 1 1 2 2 -

Börje Salming Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup '79 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1997-98 IK Waxholm Division 1 (W) Head Coach
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Börje Salming Career Totals

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* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 3 37* 5* 0* 0* 0.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-19 3 15* 2* 2* 4* 0.27* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 49* 8* 11* 18* 0.37* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 148* 150* 637* 787* 0.69* 1 344* 170* | 12 81 12 * 37 * 49 * 0.60 * 91 * 1 *
OG 1 8* 4* 3* 7* 0.88* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 80* 11* 23* 34* 0.43* 154* -* | 1 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 6 * - *
WC 3 22* 5* 7* 12* 0.55* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Börje Salming Connections

Media and Articles
Date Article Source
09/25/2016 Old School Hockey - Börje Salming Hockeysverige.se

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

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