Arthur J. Berglund (September 4, 1940 – December 19, 2020) was an American

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coach and executive. He won the

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in 1992, and was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame in 2008. His international hockey career spanned around five decades; during that time, he was mostly a manager or part of the administrative staff of over 30 teams from the United States.

Career

Berglund graduated from

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in 1963, where he was the leading scorer. He then had a brief playing career in

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and

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, after which he permanently moved to the United States. On the advice of

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, Berglund decided to become a hockey executive, rather than player. He became the manager of the United States National Team from 1973 to 1975. In 1976, he was the general manager of the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. He became general manager of the team again in 1988. He was the general manager of the U.S. Men's National Team from 1985 to 1991. In 1992, Berglund won the

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Trophy for outstanding contributions to ice hockey in the United States. He was named senior director of international administration for

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in 1996. Berglund was mostly retired from the hockey scene by 2005, but he still served as a consultant for USA Hockey.

Personal life

Berglund resided in

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with his wife Char. He enjoyed ice skating, hockey and

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as pastimes. After he retired, Berglund admitted to being worried about what to do with his

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, which includes a functional Canadian Hockey Foundation letter opener, a 1957

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poster signed by

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and

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, a poster made for the 1969 ice hockey world championship tournament, which was to be held in

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but was canceled because of the Soviet invasion, and a

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puck.

References

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