Bengt Johan Lundholm (born August 4, 1955) is a retired Swedish professional

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player who played 275 games in the

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for the

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between 1981 and 1986. Lundholm was originally drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the

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, 166th overall. Before moving to North American, Lundholm played in his native Sweden and suited up for

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 c ...

and

AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening (abbreviated ''AIK IF'', also known as ''AIK Hockey'', often abbreviated ''AIK'' in hockey subjects), is the ice hockey department of sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden. Sin ...

. Lundholm joined the Jets (now playing in the National Hockey League) in 1981 and over five seasons and 275 regular season games, he scored 48 goals and 95 assists for 143 points. He returned to AIK for one more season before retiring in 1987. Internationally Lundholm played for

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at several tournaments, winning one silver and two bronze at the

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, and a bronze at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

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* 1955 births Living people AIK IF players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Leksands IF players Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Falun Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swedish ice hockey left wingers Undrafted National Hockey League players Winnipeg Jets (WHA) draft picks Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Sportspeople from Dalarna County {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub