Flames legend Håkan Loob named to Sweden’s all-century team
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association held a gala event in Stockholm on November 17 to celebrate the association’s 100th anniversary. As part of that event, awards were handed out – including a fan-voted all-star team.
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association has named Nicklas Lidström the greatest Swedish player of all time at its Centennial Gala!
All Century Team
Peter Forsberg – Mats Sundin – Håkan Loob
Nicklas Lidström – Börje Salming
Henrik Lundqvist pic.twitter.com/rifKX8dVIZ
— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) November 17, 2022
A product from Visby, Sweden, Loob had one himself fantastic ice hockey career.
A ninth-round pick by the Flames in the 1980 NHL Draft, Loob started in Swedish professional hockey after he turned 15. He played in his home country with IK Graip, Roma IF, Karlskrona IK and Farjestad BK before deciding to head to North America to try your hand at the NHL. He played six seasons with the Flames, from 1983-89, won a Stanley Cup and then returned to Sweden. He played another seven seasons in Sweden with Farjestad before retiring in 1996, after a professional career that spanned 21 seasons.