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Leksand
Leksand () is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,934 inhabitants in 2010. Sport Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team, who have won 4 Swedish Championships, although the team is currently facing problems in performance when playing and they have received less funds. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, the oldest and one of the more successful baseball clubs in Sweden, having won 20 national championships in baseball and 7 in softball. The club was founded in the late 1950s and currently has about 130 members. Additionally, Leksand is home to the Baseball Academy Leksand, a Major League Baseball (MLB)-sponsored academy established in 2006. The academy is part of a broader drive by MLB to develop European talent through a system of baseball academies across the continent, and is the only such academy in Sweden. As of March 2010, Baseball Academy Leksand comprised 22 Swedish players and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leksand Municipality
Leksand Municipality (''Leksands kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Leksand. In 1974 "old" Leksand was amalgamated with ''Ål'' and reunited with ''Siljansnäs'' (which had been separated from it in 1875). Geography The municipality is located alongside the Österdalälven, (''Österdal River''), and the town is at the southern shore of lake Siljan. The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich Dalarna. There is a substantial old town section in Leksand, with preserved old cottages as a landmark. Localities * Alvik * Djura * Häradsbygden * Insjön * Leksand (seat) * Siljansnäs * Tällberg * Västanvik Economy Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong: *Clas Ohlson (Sweden's largest department store chain, which was founded in Insjön) * Leksandsbröd (Swedish crispbread) * Bergkvist-Insjön (Wood factory) *Tomoku Hus (Houses for export to Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The club's home arena is Tegera Arena, which seats 7,650 spectators. History The club was formed on 13 August 1919, originally playing bandy and ski competitions. In 1920 they also took up football. The first hockey game was played in 1938, when they beat Mora IK 11–0, and this sport is now the only sport the club competes in. Despite the fact that the town of Leksand only has 6,000 inhabitants, Leksands IF is one of the most popular teams in Sweden, and the team averages over 4,000 spectators per game in their home arena despite playing in the second tier. Leksand played in the top hockey division in Sweden from 1951 until 2001. The club was very successful between 1969 and 1975, when they became Swedish champions four times ( 1969, 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per-Olov Brasar
Per-Olov "Ole" Brasar (born September 30, 1950) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward who played 348 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars and Vancouver Canucks, as well as several seasons for Leksands IF in the Swedish Division 1. Internationally Brasar represented Sweden at five World Championships and the 1976 Canada Cup The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2 to 15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec City in Canada as well as in Philadelphia, in the United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup to .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links * 1950 births Living people Leksands IF players Minnesota North Stars players People from Falun Swedish ice hockey left wingers Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Canucks players Sportspeople from Dalarna County {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
