Börje Salming

Date of Birth: Apr 17, 1951
Age: Deceased
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: -

Börje Salming Facts

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 also available: Börje Salming

Börje Salming Statistics

									Post
1967-1968	Kiruna AIF	Division 2	8	0	0	0	-	-
1967-1968	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	1	0	1	4	-
1968-1969	Kiruna AIF	Division 2	13	-	-	-	-	-
1968-1969	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	0	0	0	8	-
1969-1970	Kiruna AIF	Division 2	16	5	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Sweden U19	EJC-19	5	1	2	3	2	-
1969-1970	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	Brynäs IF	Division 1	27	2	8	10	24	45
1970-1971	Sweden B (all)	International	7	1	-	-	-	-
1971-1972	Brynäs IF	Division 1	28	1	5	6	50	-
1971-1972	Sweden (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971-1972	Sweden	WC	4	0	0	0	6	-
1972-1973	Brynäs IF	Division 1	26	5	4	9	34	-
1972-1973	Sweden	WC	10	4	6	10	8	-
1973-1974	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	76	5	34	39	48	38	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-
1974-1975	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	60	12	25	37	34	4	Playoffs	7	0	4	4	6	-
1975-1976	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	78	16	41	57	70	31	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	9	-
1976-1977	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	76	12	66	78	46	45	Playoffs	9	3	6	9	6	-
1976-1977	Sweden	CC	5	4	3	7	2	-
1976-1977	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	1	2	-	-
1977-1978	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	80	16	60	76	70	30	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	6	-
1978-1979	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	78	17	56	73	76	31	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	8	-
1979-1980	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	74	19	52	71	94	3	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-
1980-1981	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	72	5	61	66	154	0	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	4	-
1981-1982	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	12	44	56	170	3
1981-1982	Sweden	CC	5	0	2	2	10	-
1981-1982	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	4	4	-	-
1982-1983	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	7	38	45	104	-5	Playoffs	4	1	4	5	10	-
1983-1984	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	68	5	38	43	92	-32
1984-1985	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	73	6	33	39	76	-23
1985-1986	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	41	7	15	22	48	-6	Playoffs	10	1	6	7	14	-
1986-1987	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	56	4	16	20	42	17	Playoffs	13	0	3	3	14	-
1987-1988	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	66	2	24	26	82	7	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	8	1
1988-1989	Toronto Maple Leafs "A"	NHL	63	3	17	20	86	7
1988-1989	Sweden	WC	8	1	1	2	8	-
1988-1989	Sweden (all)	International	10	1	2	3	8	-
1989-1990	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	49	2	17	19	52	20
1990-1991	AIK	Elitserien	36	4	9	13	46	-
1991-1992	AIK	Elitserien	38	6	14	20	98	-	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	6	-
1991-1992	Sweden	CC	6	0	0	0	10	-2
1991-1992	Sweden Olympics "A"	OG	8	4	3	7	4	-
1991-1992	Sweden (all)	International	22	5	4	9	22	-
1992-1993	AIK	Elitserien	6	1	0	1	10	-
1992-1993	AIK	Allsvenskan D1	2	1	3	4	0	-	Qualification	2	1	1	2	2	-

Börje Salming Tournament Statistics

									Post
1978-1979	NHL All-Stars	Challenge Cup '79	3	0	0	0	2	-

Börje Salming Career Totals by League


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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Börje Salming Career Totals by Team


AIK	3	82	12	26	38	0.46	154	-	2	5	1	3	4	0.80	8	-
Brynäs IF	3	81	8	17	25	0.31	108	45*	0
Detroit Red Wings	1	49	2	17	19	0.39	52	20	0
Kiruna AIF	3	37	5*	0	5*	0.14*	-	-	0
NHL All-Stars	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Sweden	3	22	5	7	12	0.55	22	-	0
Sweden (CC)	3	16	4	5	9	0.56	22	-2*	0
Sweden (all)	5	42*	7*	11*	18*	0.43*	30*	-	0
Sweden B (all)	1	7	1	-	1*	0.14*	-	-	0
Sweden Olympics	1	8	4	3	7	0.88	4	-	0
Sweden U19	3	15	2	2	4	0.27	14	-	0
Sweden U20 (all)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	1099	148	620	768	0.70	1292	150	12	81	12	37	49	0.60	91	1*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Börje Salming Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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