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Sweden Börje Salming
#21 AIK / Allsvenskan D1 - 92/93
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
5-time NHL Second All-Star Team 5
1-time Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time Swedish Champion 2
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Apr 17, 1951
Position
D
Age
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Kiruna, SWE
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiruna AIF
Contract
-

Salming, 71, died on November 24, 2022, of complications related to ALS, in Nacka Municipality, Sweden.

Son: Rasmus Salming
Brother: Stig Salming

Team Staff profile of Börje Salming also available

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Börje Salming Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 Kiruna AIF Division 2 8* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
1968-69 Kiruna AIF Division 2 13* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
1969-70 Kiruna AIF Division 2 16* 5* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 Brynäs IF Division 1 27* 2* 8* 10* 24* 45* |
Sweden B (all) International 7* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1971-72 Brynäs IF Division 1 28* 1* 5* 6* 50* -* |
Sweden WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
1972-73 Brynäs IF Division 1 26* 5* 4* 9* 34* -* |
Sweden WC 10* 4* 6* 10* 8* -* |
1973-74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76* 5* 34* 39* 48* 38* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
1974-75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 60* 12* 25* 37* 34* 4* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 6 -
1975-76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78* 16* 41* 57* 70* 31* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 9 -
1976-77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76* 12* 66* 78* 46* 45* | Playoffs 9 3 6 9 6 -
Sweden CC 5* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80* 16* 60* 76* 70* 30* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 6 -
1978-79 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78* 17* 56* 73* 76* 31* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 8 -
1979-80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 74* 19* 52* 71* 94* 3* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72* 5* 61* 66* 154* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 -
1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69* 12* 44* 56* 170* 3* |
Sweden CC 5* 0* 2* 2* 10* -* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 4* 4* -* -* |
1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69* 7* 38* 45* 104* -5* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 10 -
1983-84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68* 5* 38* 43* 92* -32* |
1984-85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73* 6* 33* 39* 76* -23* |
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 41* 7* 15* 22* 48* -6* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 14 -
1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 56* 4* 16* 20* 42* 17* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 14 -
1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 66* 2* 24* 26* 82* 7* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 8 1
1988-89 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 63* 3* 17* 20* 86* 7* |
Sweden WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
1989-90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49* 2* 17* 19* 52* 20* |
1990-91 AIK Elitserien 36* 4* 9* 13* 46* -* |
1991-92 AIK Elitserien 38* 6* 14* 20* 98* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 6 -
Sweden CC 6* 0* 0* 0* 10* -2* |
Sweden “A” OG 8* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
Sweden (all) International 22* 5* 4* 9* 22* -* |
1992-93 AIK Elitserien 6* 1* 0* 1* 10* -* |
AIK Allsvenskan D1 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* | Qualification 2 1 1 2 2 -

Börje Salming Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup '79 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |

Börje Salming Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan D1 1 2* 1* 3* 4* 2.00* 0* -* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
CC 3 16* 4* 5* 9* 0.56* 22* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Challenge Cup '79 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 3 81* 8* 17* 25* 0.31* 108* 45* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 3 37* 5* 0* 0* 0.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-19 3 15* 2* 2* 4* 0.27* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 49* 8* 11* 18* 0.37* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 148* 150* 637* 787* 0.69* 1 344* 170* | 12 81 12 * 37 * 49 * 0.60 * 91 * 1 *
OG 1 8* 4* 3* 7* 0.88* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 80* 11* 23* 34* 0.43* 154* -* | 1 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 6 * - *
WC 3 22* 5* 7* 12* 0.55* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Börje Salming Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Brynäs IF

Number 21 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for AIK

Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF

Cult/Star player for Kiruna AIF

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs