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Rolf Edberg
Rolf Edberg
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
Teams Washington Capitals
Nationality Flag of Sweden Swedish
Born (1950-09-29)September 29, 1950,
Stockholm, Sweden
NHL Draft Undrafted
Pro Career 1966 – 1985

Rolf Arne "Råttan [The Rat]" Edberg (born September 29, 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player.

He played with Hammarby IF from 1966 to 1970 and then joined the AIK Hockey team for eight years. Edberg played for Sweden in the 1977 and 1978 World Championships. In 1977-78 he won the Guldpucken as Sweden's best player.

In 1978 Edberg signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. He played three seasons with the Capitals, scoring 45 goals and 58 assists in 184 games. He also played for Sweden in the 1979 World Championship.

Edberg returned to Sweden and AIK in 1981, and then finished his career where it started - with Hammarby. He retired in 1985.

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