Borje Salming

For his 70th birthday this weekend Borje will gather with 17 family members mostly children and grandchildren. Throughout his NHL career Salming remained a stalwart for the Swedish national team.

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The Swedish defensemen almost singlehandedly changed how European player were viewed with his style.

. Focus on SportGetty Images Salming played for the Maple Leafs for 16 years and appeared in 1099 games. Salmings best hockey memories apart from. He was one of the first European players to make an impact in the.

In his more than 1000 regular-season games 1099 to be exact he scored 148 goals and 620. Borje Salming born Anders Börje Salming on April 17 1951 is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. Checkout the latest stats of Börje Salming.

He is known for being a Hockey Player. 15k Followers 324 Following 129 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Börje Salming bjsalming. He paved the way for future generations of Swedes in the NHL like Thomas Steen.

Salming finished his NHL career with the New Jersey Devils playing 49 games for them in the 1989-90 season. In 2008 he was voted to. 8 hours agoBorje Salming is one of the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of all time.

Salmings playing career spanned from 1967 to 1993. The legendary defenceman of the Toronto Maple Leafs communicates through a speech synthesizer on an. In 1996 Salming became the first Swedish player to be inducted.

Salming was a bit different from Orr in this one particular move they each mastered. Leafs Anniversary Borje Salming in action in 1978 Frank LennonToronto Star File Photo. Borje Salming played 16 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989.

1 day agoBörje Salming can no longer speak and finds it difficult to eat. Borje Salming was born on the 17th of April 1951. He forged lifelong friendships with.

TORONTO -- Borje Salming the longtime Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 said Wednesday he has been diagnosed with ALS. Salming played 1099 of his career 1148 NHL games with the Leafs from 1973 to 1989 in a career that endeared him to Toronto fans forever. His oldest son Anders is 46.

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Borje Salming has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis also known as ALS or Lou Gehrigs disease the team announced. Salming was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996.

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