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Börje Salming
Swedish ice hockey player (–)
"Salming" redirects here. For the Swedish heptathlete, see Bianca Salming.
Ice hockey player
Anders Börje Salming (Swedish:[ˈbœ̂rjɛˈsâlːmɪŋ] (listenⓘ); 17 April – 24 November ) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He was a defenceman who played professionally for 23 seasons, for the clubs Brynäs IF, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. He spent 16 seasons with the Maple Leafs, who retired his number 21 in Salming holds several Maple Leafs records, including the most assists.
Salming was one of the first europeisk players to make an impact in the National Hockey League (NHL), for which he is often considered a trailblazer, being named to six consecutive NHL All-Star Teams, winning the NHL All-Star Games of , and , alongside being named a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy on several occasions.[2] In , his first year of eligibility, Salming became the first europeisk born and trained player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In , the NHL named Salming one of the Greatest Players in the first century of the league.
Salming played internationally for the Sweden men's national ice hockey
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It’s been an emotional weekend for all Toronto Maple Leafs fans. Börje Salming played in Toronto for 16 years but is now going through the battle of his life, having been diagnosed with ALS.
On Friday evening, the Maple Leafs honoured Salming before the game against Pittsburgh Penguins, and many tears were shed. It was time for another honouring on Saturday, and it was just as powerful as Salming was on center ice with his closest family.
Börje Salming became the first Swedish player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in and still holds several records in Toronto. Börje Salming played in the NHL at a time when hockey was more brutal. And as a non-American, Salming was always a target.
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But Salming never backed down and proved himself again and again. He was one of the toughest players in the NHL during the 70s and 80s, and Toronto fans will always love him for it.
But just how tough was Börje Salming? According to a Swedish magazine, Salming blocked a shot with his face during a playoff game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Salming, covered in blood, headed
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Borje Salming&#;s cult status within the Toronto Maple Leafs as well in the entire world of hockey is unthreatened. Sadly, he passed away in , but he&#;ll be remembered as one of Sweden&#;s biggest players ever, being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame and IIHF Team of the Century.
As a European in the NHL back in the s and s, Salming was a target for the opponents. But the nickname &#;Chicken Swede&#; didn&#;t stay on for long and was quickly changed as Salming immediately showed that he didn&#;t back down from anyone.
It is hardly possible to compare the game in the NHL in the 70s and 80s to today. During Salming&#;s era, players could do almost anything without consequences. As a defender, Borje Salming often ended up in all kinds of trouble and fights.
Six hundred scars. That&#;s the result of Borje Salming&#;s time as a player in the world&#;s toughest league. It says something about the sacrificial style of play that made the Swede so appreciated by Toronto fans.
Borje Salming&#;s legendary TV interview
When Salming&#;s Toronto faced the Detroit Red Wings in November of , Borje Salming suffered his third severe facial injury. But this time, the audience was in s