Borje Salming

Anders Börje Salming was born in Kiruna Sweden on April 17 1951. Focus on SportGetty Images Salming played for the Maple Leafs for 16 years and appeared in 1099 games.

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A superior all-around defenceman and the first Swedish star ever to play in.

. The team released a statement announcing the death on behalf of the Salming family saying he was a. Börje Salming was the soul of the Leafs. His father Erland Salming 1921-1956 died in a mine.

16 hours agoToronto Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming has died aged 71 years old. 12 in Toronto with Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Canucks and William Nylander of the Maple Leafs both. Börje Salming spelade sammanlagt 17 år i NHL varav 16 år med Toronto Maple Leafs och ett år med Detroit Red Wings.

Salmings playing career spanned from 1967 to 1993. 16 hours agoSalming was a two-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy for the leagues best defenseman finishing his NHL career with 150 goals and 637 assists for 787 points in 1148. Forces from without and within prevented Salming from fully realizing his greatness yet he.

He grew up in Kiruna in the far north of Sweden. 15 hours agoBorje Salming center took part in a ceremonial puck drop on Nov. 14 hours agoBorje Salming playing for the Maple Leafs in 1979.

13 hours agoFormer Toronto Maple Leafs player Borje Salming center joined by his wife Pia Salming left and other family members is honored during a ceremony prior to NHL hockey. He played in 3 All-Star games and hit the 70-point mark 4 years in a row from 1977-80. Checkout the latest stats of Börje Salming.

16 hours agoBorje Salming shook hands with every member of the Maple Leafs as he slowly departed the ice. He played more than 1148 regular-season games for the. 16 hours agoBorje Salming a true pioneer who helped change the perception of Swedish hockey players died on Thursday following a short battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

He was accompanied onto the ice on Friday by fellow Maple Leafs greats Mats Sundin and Darryl Sittler and received a lengthy standing ovation. Watch as the Toronto Maple Leafs present legendary defenceman Borje Salming with a touching tribute video then Salming drops the puck ahead of a tilt betwee. 16 hours agoLegendary NHL defenceman Börje Salming who was a fixture on the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line for 16 years has died.

A teary-eyed Sittler helped. On Saturday night the Maple Leafs gave Salming a royal -- and overwhelmingly emotional --. 12 hours agoDevotion for Salming certainly hereabouts was encapsulated in a memorable moment from 1976 at Maple Leaf Gardens Salming dressed in Swedish colours for a Canada.

I Toronto har han till dags dato klubbrekordet i flest assists totalt med. TORONTO -- Borje Salming was The King when he played for Toronto. Getty Images Nobody will ever forget this moment this game this night Darryl Sittler another Leafs Hall of Famer said.

Indeed Salming is the most famous person with Sami heritage beating the odds to have a global impact on the sport. Toronto Mayor John Tory said his thoughts and the thoughts of all Toronto. He was 71 years old.

He overcame so much. Salming was the first Swedish player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 15 hours agoSalmings 17th NHL season was the Detroit Red Wings before he retired after the 1989-90 season.

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