Kurt Christer Abrahamsson (born 8 April 1947), also known as Christer Abris, is a Swedish former

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and coach. Abrahamsson played 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 ...

in two stints (1965–1974 and 1977–1982) winning the Swedish championship in 1969, 1973 and 1974), and for the

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from 1974 to 1977. He also played for the Swedish national team in the

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five times (helping win the silver medal in 1973 and 1981, and the bronze medal in 1972 and 1974), and in the

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. He was awarded

Guldpucken Guldpucken (''The Golden Puck'') is awarded annually to the ice hockey player of the year in Sweden. It is similar to the NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy. Normally it goes to a player in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top-level ice hockey league ...

in 1973–74 as Swedish Player of the Year. His twin brother

Thommy Abrahamsson Ulf Thomas Abrahamsson (born 8 April 1947) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. During his career he played in the Swedish Elite League, the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Abrahamsson has a twin brother, Christer Abris, ...

also played ice hockey, as a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abrahamsson, Christer 1947 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Leksands IF players Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden New England Whalers players Sportspeople from Umeå Swedish ice hockey goaltenders Swedish twins Twin sportspeople