Håkan Södergren

Håkan Södergren
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg)
Teams	Djurgårdens IF Huddinge IK
Born	(1959-06-14)June 14, 1959, Rosersberg, SWE
Pro Career	1977 – 1991

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze	1988 Calgary	Team
Bronze	1984 Sarajevo	Team
World Championships
Gold	1987	Team
Silver	1986	Team
Elitserien
Gold	1991	Team
Gold	1990	Team
Gold	1989	Team
Silver	1985	Team
Gold	1983	Team
Silver	1979	Team

Håkan Södergren (born June 14, 1959, in Rosersberg, Sweden) is a retired professional ice hockey player, often a recurring color commentator in Viasat's ice hockey broadcast productions.

Playing career

Södergren played for Djurgårdens IF Hockey in the Swedish elite league Elitserien during his virtually entire professional career, winning the Swedish Championship four times. He finished his active playing career with Huddinge IK in the second tier in the Swedish league structure.

Internationally he played in 162 games with the Swedish national team, winning gold at the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships and bronze at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. He was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke (no. 125) and the Guldpucken (Elitserien Player of the Year) in 1987.

Off the ice

For the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships Södergren recorded and sang solo in the Swedish national team's fight song "Nu tar vi dom" (Swedish for "let's get them").

Awards

• Elitserien Silver Medal in 1979 and 1985.
• Swedish Champion with Djurgårdens IF Hockey in 1983, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
• Awarded the Guldpucken (Elitserien Player of the Year) in 1987.
• Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in 1984 and 1988.
• Silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1986.
• Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1987.
• Flint

Records

• Elitserien record for penalty minutes in season 1983–84 (74)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		12	0	3	3	0		--	--	--	--	--
1978–79	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		16	4	3	7	6		2	0	0	0	0
1979–80	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		28	5	9	14	22		--	--	--	--	--
1980–81	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	12	10	22	46		--	--	--	--	--
1981–82	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		33	6	11	17	57		--	--	--	--	--
1981–82	Djurgårdens IF	Kval		--	--	--	--	--		6	3	3	6	4
1982-83	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	14	22	36	62		7	4	5	9	22
1983–84	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		29	5	19	24	74		4	2	0	2	21
1984–85	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	11	16	27	42		8	2	5	7	10
1985–86	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		33	11	19	30	38		--	--	--	--	--
1986–87	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		32	14	19	33	60		2	0	2	2	2
1987–88	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		32	17	24	41	38		3	0	0	0	0
1988–89	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		29	13	11	24	36		8	4	5	9	6
1989–90	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		31	10	15	25	30		5	1	2	3	4
1990–91	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		40	9	13	22	26		7	0	0	0	0
1991–92	Huddinge IK	Swe-2		33	13	24	37	52		4	2	3	5	0
Swe-2 totals				33	13	24	37	52		10	5	6	11	4
SEL totals				420	131	194	325	537		46	13	19	32	65

International play

Södergren has played for Sweden in the following competitions:

• 1979 World Junior Championships
• 1983 World Championships
• 1984 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
• 1985 World Championships
• 1986 World Championships (silver medal)
• 1987 World Championships (gold medal)
• 1987 Canada Cup
• 1988 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
• 1989 World Championships

International statistics

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979	Sweden	WJC		6	0	6	6	6
1983	Sweden	WC		10	0	1	1	24
1984	Sweden	Oly		6	3	2	5	6
1985	Sweden	WC		9	3	2	5	4
1986	Sweden	WC		10	2	8	10	2
1987	Sweden	WC		10	3	6	9	12
1987	Sweden	WCup		6	0	2	2	2
1988	Sweden	Oly		8	4	4	8	6
1989	Sweden	WC		10	1	1	2	2
Junior int'l totals				6	0	6	6	6
Senior int'l totals				69	16	26	42	58

References

• Håkan Södergren - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Håkan Södergren at Elite Prospects

Preceded by Tommy Samuelsson

Guldpucken 1987

Succeeded by Bo Berglund