Bo Berglund (born 6 April 1955) is a Swedish former professional
ice hockey
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player. After his active career he has also worked as an ice hockey
color commentator
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for Sweden's
TV4 Sweden
TV4 (''TV fyra'') is a Swedish free-to-air television network owned by TV4 AB, a subsidiary of the TV4 Media AB. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on terrestrial television. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel a ...
.
Playing career
After having played for
Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one SHL championships; in 2007. ...
and
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
Name
The club is named ...
in
Sweden
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, he left for North America in 1983, joining the
Quebec Nordiques. He has also played for the
Minnesota North Stars and the
Philadelphia Flyers
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, as well as with the minors. After a total of 130 games in the NHL, he returned home to Sweden in 1986 to play for
AIK
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...
, where he played until he retired in 1990. He was a scout for the Buffalo Sabres through the 2015 season. He was awarded the
Golden Puck Award following the 1987–1988 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
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1955 births
AIK IF players
Boston Bruins draft picks
Buffalo Sabres scouts
Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
Hershey Bears players
Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Living people
Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Minnesota North Stars players
Modo Hockey players
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
People from Örnsköldsvik Municipality
Philadelphia Flyers players
Quebec Nordiques draft picks
Quebec Nordiques players
Springfield Indians players
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Swedish ice hockey right wingers
Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County