Curt Berglund (30 August 1923 – 3 April 2003) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

former

International Ice Hockey Federation The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...

(IIHF) executive. He served as the IIHF's Minister of Finance before retiring and serving as Tournament Chairman for the

1998 IIHF World Championship The 1998 IIHF World Championship was held in Switzerland from 1–17 May 1998. The format expanded to 16 teams for the first time. The teams were divided into four groups of four with the top two teams in each advancing to the next round. The ...

and

2001 IIHF World Championship The 2001 IIHF World Championship was held between 28 April and 13 May 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany. It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Venues Qualification Tourname ...

Pool B tournament. Although he died before his induction, Berglund was honored posthumously into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2003 as a builder.

Career

In 1972, Berglund was elected to the Swedish Ice Hockey Association board of directors and later became a board member, chairman, and treasurer with the Stockholm hockey club

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 ...

. In 1975, Berglund joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) as a treasurer and he worked with the organization until 1990 as their Minister of Finance. While working for the IIHF, Berglund served as the Swedish delegate while dealing with the

1987 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in four levels of competition. In the ...

controversy regarding Sweden's gold medal win. After retiring, he was named an IIHF Honorary Member and Tournament Chairman during the 1998 IIHF World Championship Pool B tournament in

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. He later served as the Tournament Chairman for the 2001 IIHF World Championship Division 1 Group B and was named one of the 2003 IIHF Hall of Fame inductees. Although he died before his induction, Berglund was honored posthumously into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

References

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