Roger Åkerström (born 5 April 1967) is a

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former professional ice hockey player, currently employed as an assistant

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with Luleå HF of the

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(SHL, formerly named Elitserien).

Playing career

Born in Överkalix, Norrbotten, Åkerström grew up in

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. He was drafted in the

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in the ninth round as 170th overall by the Vancouver Canucks, but he never played a single National Hockey League (NHL) game. Åkerström played for Luleå HF in 19 of his professional seasons and won the Swedish Championship with the team in

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, scoring the Championship-clinching goal. Åkerström is perhaps best known for being a former record holder as the player with the most

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games—regulation and playoff games included—with 911 games, 792 of these with Luleå HF. This record, however, was beaten on 22 September 2011 when Linköpings HC forward

Mikael Håkanson Mikael Håkanson (born May 31, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played with the Linköpings HC team in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, formerly named Elitserien or SEL), the top-tier league in Sweden. Playing c ...

played his 912th Elitserien game. Apart from Luleå HF, Åkerström also played three seasons for Västerås IK in the same league. He also spent one season in Italy, with the

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of the Serie A league. Internationally, Åkerström participated at the

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and 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships as a member of Sweden's national team, winning silver and bronze medals. He retired from ice hockey as a player after the 2006–07 season, which he played with Luleå HF.

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* * 1967 births Living people Bolzano HC players Luleå HF players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Vancouver Canucks draft picks VIK Västerås HK players People from Luleå Sportspeople from Norrbotten County {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub