Leif Svensson
{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
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| position = Defence
| played_for = Djurgårdens IF
Södertälje SK
Washington Capitals
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|7|8}}
| birth_place = Härnösand, Sweden
| ntl_team = Sweden
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1969
| career_end = 1982
}}
Leif Gunnar Svensson (born July 8, 1951) is a Swedish former ice hockey player. He played 121 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1969 to 1982, was spent Sweden.
Playing career
Svensson played with Nacka HK, Södertälje SK, and Djurgårdens IF in Sweden before being signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals on June 10, 1978. He played on the Swedish national team, winning a bronze medal at the 1979 World Championships. After his stint with the Capitals, Svensson played two years with Djurgården before retiring in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14493|title=Leif Gunnar Svensson|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|accessdate=30 January 2015}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1969–70
| SWE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1970–71 | Nacka HK | SWE-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72
| Nacka HK | SWE-2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1972–73 | SWE | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74
| Södertälje SK | SWE | 35 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1974–75 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1975–76
| Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1976–77 | Djurgårdens IF | SWE-2 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 43
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1977–78
| Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34
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| 1978–79 | NHL | 74 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 28
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| 1979–80
| Washington Capitals | NHL | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 21
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| 1980–81 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20
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| 1981–82
| Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | SEL totals ! 101 !! 10 !! 24 !! 34 !! 132 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 121 !! 6 !! 40 !! 46 !! 49 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze | 1979 Soviet Union | }}
{{MedalBottom}}
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 1979
| Sweden | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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! colspan="4"| Senior totals ! 8 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 6 |
References
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External links
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Category:Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
Category:Sportspeople from Härnösand
Category:Södertälje SK players
Category:Swedish ice hockey defencemen
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players