Leif Gunnar "Blixten" Henriksson (26 December 1943 – 15 March 2019) was a
Swedish
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professional
ice hockey player and
coach
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Guidance/instruction
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. He spent most of his playing career with
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where th ...
. His nickname "Blixten" (''"Lightning"'') referred to his skating strength. He finished fourth in the
team tournament at the
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...
.
Henriksson died in March 2019.
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1943 births
2019 deaths
Frölunda HC players
People from Karlskoga Municipality
Swedish ice hockey coaches
Swedish ice hockey right wingers
Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Örebro County
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