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Per Bäckman
Per Ole Bäckman (born 22 July 1950) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player, now coach. He was the head coach of the Danish national team in a period of 5 years, from 2008 to 2013. He has also been the coach for Färjestads BK when they won the Swedish Championship in 1997. Between 1972 and 1978, he also played for Färjestad. From 2006 to 2007, he was the head coach of 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 ... before being fired and replaced by Roger Melin. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Backman, Per 1950 births Living people People from Surahammar Municipality Swedish ice hockey coaches Swedish ice hockey forwards Färjestad BK players IK Oskarshamn players Ice hockey people from Västmanland County Frölunda HC coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (ice Hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player, and a position on the ice, whose primary responsibility is to score and assist goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes of the ice from goal to goal. It is not mandatory, however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in forming the common offensive strategy known as a triangle. One forward obtains the puck and then the forwards pass it between themselves making the goalie move side to side. This strategy opens up the net for scoring opportunities. This strategy allows for a constant flow of the play, attempting to maintain the control of play by one team in the offensive zone. The forwards can pass to the defence players playing at the Blue line (ice hockey), blue line, thus freeing up the play and allowing either a shot from the point (blue line position where the defence stands) or a pass back to the offence. This then begins the triangle again. Forwards also shared defensive responsibilities on the ice with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Melin
Roger Melin (born April 25, 1956) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of Leksands IF of the SHL. He has also previously coached SHL clubs Brynäs IF, Färjestad BK, Frölunda HC, AIK and Linköping HC, as well as Hammarby IF and Rögle BK in the Swedish second-tier league. His playing career included five seasons in the Elitserien, with AIK, Örebro IK, and Hammarby, as well as several seasons in the second and third tiers with Väsby IK. His brief stint in North America during the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons was mostly spent in the Central Hockey League, though he also played 3 National Hockey League games with the Minnesota North Stars He has been named Swedish ice hockey's Coach of the Year (''Årets coach'') on two occasions, first following Brynäs IF's Swedish championship title in 1999, and later for coaching AIK to the semifinals in 2011 in their first season after being promoted to Elitserien. Playing career Meli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |