Leif Svensson (born July 8, 1951 in Härnösand,

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

) is a retired

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ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player who played two seasons with the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...

in the late 70s. Svensson played with Nacka HK,

Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Eli ...

, 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 before being signed as a free agent by the

on June 10, 1978. He played on the Sweden men's national ice hockey team, winning a bronze medal at the

1979 World Ice Hockey Championships The 1979 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union from 14 to 27 April. Eight teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of four, and the best two from ...

. After his stint with the Capitals, Svensson played two years with Djurgården before retiring in 1982.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svensson, Leif 1951 births Living people Djurgårdens IF Hockey players People from Härnösand Södertälje SK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Undrafted National Hockey League players Washington Capitals players Nacka HK players Sportspeople from Västernorrland County