Emil Karl Henry Kåberg (born February 2, 1978, in

Hallsberg Hallsberg () is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 7,122 inhabitants in 2010. It is also partly located in Kumla Municipality. Overview This settlement grew up around a railway junction, ...

) is a Swedish former professional

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player. Kåberg is known for his physical game of playing and he was forming, together with his old linemate in Färjestad

Per Ledin Pehr Gunnar Ledin (born September 14, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He most notably played with Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and enjoyed a brief career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the C ...

, a duo called ''the Bruise Brothers''. Kåberg played for the

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club

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from 1994 to 1995 and from 1996 to 2001. During the 1995/96 season and parts of the 1996–97 season Kåberg played for

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s juniorteam, but he returned to Kumla in 1996. In the summer of 2001 he signed with

Bofors IK BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF ...

, also an Allsvenskan club. He played with them for seasons and became "the most hated player in Allsvenskan

In January 2004 he was transferred to the Swedish Hockey League, Elitserien club Färjestads BK. In his first full season with Färjestad, 2004/05, he set the record for most penalty minutes in one season (regular season) in Elitserien with 203 PIM. In April 2006 he won his first Swedish Championship. On April 29, 2014, Kåberg officially announced his retirement as a player.

Career statistics

''Statistics as of April 18, 2006.''

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Kåberg retires (Swedish)
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