Eliteprospects
Sweden Göran Högosta
#25 Leksands IF / Elitserien - 86/87
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time TV-Pucken Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time Swedish Champion 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Goaltender 1
Date of Birth
Apr 15, 1954
Position
G
Age
71
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Äppelbo, SWE
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Sweden
Catches
L
Youth Team
IF Tunabro
Status
Retired

Brother: Bengt-Olov Högosta

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Göran Högosta Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1968-69 IF Tunabro J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1969-70 IF Tunabro Division 2 -* 4* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1970-71 IF Tunabro Division 2 -* 18* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1971-72 IF Tunabro Division 1 11* -* 5.82* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 2* -* 1.71* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 4* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1972-73 IF Tunabro Division 1 10* 19* 5.90* .862* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 4* -* 3.14* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 5* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1973-74 IF Tunabro Division 1 10* 27* 6.20* .835* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 4* -* 4.25* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden B (all) International 5* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1974-75 Leksands IF Division 1 23* 29* 2.67* .880* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - 2.96 .909 - - - - -
Sweden WC 4* -* 3.27* .865* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden (all) International 3* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden B (all) International 1* -* 5.00* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1975-76 Leksands IF Elitserien 27* 32* 4.43* .858* 118* 715* 0* - * 1 600* | Playoffs 4 4 3.61 .856 14 83 1 - 233
Sweden WC 6* -* 3.33* .891* -* -* 0* - * -* |
Sweden (all) International 5* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden B (all) International 1* -* 1.00* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1976-77 Leksands IF Elitserien 33* 34* 3.94* .874* 126* 877* 0* - * 1 921* | Playoffs 5 5 4.65 .885 19 146 0 - 245
Sweden CC 1* -* 1.00* .965* -* -* 0* 0-0-0 * -* |
Sweden WC 7* -* 1.31* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden (all) International 5* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1977-78 New York Islanders NHL 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 4* 0* 0-0-0 * 9* |
Hershey Bears AHL 23* -* 3.92* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Fort Worth Texans CenHL 5* -* 3.84* .873* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden WC 7* -* 3.37* -* -* -* 0* - * -* |
Sweden (all) International 3* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1978-79 Fort Worth Texans CenHL 61* -* 3.51* .877* -* -* -* - * -* |
1979-80 Québec Nordiques NHL 21* -* 4.18* .869* 83* 553* 1* 5-12-3 * 1 193* |
Syracuse Firebirds AHL 17* -* 3.99* .884* -* -* -* - * -* |
1980-81 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 18* 29* 4.24* .866* 76* 489* 0* - * 1 076* | Playoffs 1 2 6.00 .854 6 35 0 - 60
Sweden (all) International 7* 11* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1981-82 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 28* 33* 3.38* .898* 89* 784* 0* - * 1 582* |
1982-83 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 34* 36* 4.24* .879* 140* 1 020* 1* - * 1 980* |
Sweden B (all) International 1* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1983-84 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 35* 35* 4.31* .862* 151* 942* 1* - * 2 100* |
Sweden B (all) International 1* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1984-85 Falu IF Division 1 -* 31* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1985-86 Did not play * * * -* * * * - * * |
1986-87 Leksands IF Elitserien 4* 13* 4.80* .842* 16* 85* 0* - * 200* |

Göran Högosta Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1970-71 Dalarna TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1976-77 Sweden Izvestia Trophy 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* -* 1* 1-0-0 * -* |
1978-79 Canada Izvestia Trophy 3* -* -* -* -* -* 0* 1-2-0 * -* |

Göran Högosta Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 2 40* -* -* .884* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
CC 1 1* -* 1.00* .965* -* -* 0* 0-0-0* - | 0 * * * * * * *
CenHL 2 66* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Division 1 5 54* 106* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 5 - 2.96* .909* -* -* -* -* -*
Division 2 2 -* 22* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
EJC-19 2 6* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
International 8 33* 17* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 9* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Izvestia Trophy 2 4* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* -* 1* 2-2-0* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Juniorserien 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 2 22* -* 4.14* .870* 83* 557* 1* 5-12-3* 1 202 | 0 * * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 7 179* 212* 4.11* .873* 716* 4 912* 2* -* 10 459 | 3 10 11 4.35* .871* 39* 264* 1* -* 538*
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 4 24* -* -* -* -* -* 0* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 4* -* 4.25* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Göran Högosta Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Borlänge HF

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Göran Högosta slog igenom i Borlängeklubben IF Tunabro redan som 15-åring i division 2. Som 23-åring fick han sitt stora internationella genombrott då han agerade "levande vägg" i VM 1977 som spelades i Wien. Tre Kronor vann silver efter bl a slagit Sovjet med 5-1 och 3-1 i två mycket omtalade matcher där Göran kom att bli lagets viktigaste spelare. Gjorde ett relativt misslyckat proffsförsök under några säsonger men återvände till Sverige och spel med Västra Frölunda.
Deltog i den första upplagan av Canada Cup som spelades 1976.
Bor i dag i Falun.

(Av Ronnie Johansson)