Bengt Åkerblom (2 May 1967 – 15 October 1995) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Biography

Åkerblom played fifty-three games during three seasons for

Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Ishockeyförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Hockey, Djurgården () – is a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden, affiliated with the Djurgårdens IF umbrella organization. Djurgården ...

in the

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

, in addition to seven seasons with Mora IK in the

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. Åkerblom is one of the few ice hockey players to have sustained a fatal injury on-ice whilst playing for their team. This happened during an

exhibition game An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

on 15 October 1995 between his team Mora IK and Brynäs IF at the

FM Mattsson Arena Smidjegrav Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Mora, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 4,500 and it was built in 1967. It is the home arena of the Mora IK ice hockey team. It was one of two sites for the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey ...

in Mora, Sweden, when the 28-year-old Swede had his carotid arteries cut by a

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. A requirement for all ice hockey players to wear a neck guard was introduced in Sweden on 1 January 1996.

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* * https://web.archive.org/web/20090304122603/http://www.hockeysnack.com/permalink/594594 {{DEFAULTSORT:Akerblom, Bengt 1967 births 1995 deaths Sport deaths in Sweden Swedish ice hockey centres Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Mora IK players Ice hockey players who died while playing