Leif Erik Boork (born 3 July 1949 in

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) is Swedish former

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, who was the head coach for

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, and Norway's national ice hockey team. He works as a

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for the

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. He was the player agent of

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, but after failing to find a new club for Alcén, they cancelled their relation to each other in July 2011. He was head coach for Sweden women's national team until 2018. He was fired after a series of poor performances, including finishing sixth at the 2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships and seventh at the

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, and mass discontent with his leadership among players, including over decisions to throw veteran

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off the team, allegations of bullying

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into retirement, and a player petition to have him resign.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boork, Leif 1949 births Living people Ice hockey people from Stockholm Swedish ice hockey coaches Norway men's national ice hockey team coaches Swedish expatriate ice hockey people in Norway Ice hockey commentators Djurgårdens IF Hockey coaches

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