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Börje Salming
Anders Börje Salming was a Swedish Sámi ice hockey player. He was a defenceman who played professionally for 23 seasons, for the clubs Brynäs IF, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. He spent 16 seasons with the Maple Leafs, who retired his number 21 in 2016. Salming holds several Maple Leafs records, including the most assists.
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business · Swedish ice hockey player (1951–2022) · ice hockey player · businessperson · also Börje Salming, Anders Börje Salming, Borje Salming, Salming
Born 17 April 1951 · Died 24 November 2022 · Q739746
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Former Canucks Forward Named 2025 Börje Salming Courage Award Recipient
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2023· 1 entry
National Hockey League: Börje Salming: Inspired Generations of Swedish Players
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2022· 8 entries
CBSSports.com: Börje Salming, legendary Maple Leafs defenseman, dies at 71 following battle with ALS
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The New York Times: Börje Salming showed his strength, on and off the ice, until the end
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New York Post: Börje Salming, Maple Leafs legend, dead at 71 after ALS battle
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nytimes.com: Börje Salming dead at 71: Leafs great ‘blazed the trail that many of the greatest players followed’
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Died 2022-11-24.
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AOL: Former Leafs star Börje Salming and family share details of his struggle with ALS
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CBSSports.com: Börje Salming, Maple Leafs legend and Hockey Hall of Famer, diagnosed with ALS
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Fox News: Börje Salming, former Maple Leafs star, diagnosed with ALS: 'In an instant, everything changed'
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2021· 3 entries
Cineuropa: NENT Group orders ice hockey legend Börje Salming biopic series
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Yahoo: NENT Group Boards Original Series About Swedish Ice Hockey Star Börje Salming
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World Screen: Viaplay Sets Börje Salming Series
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2017· 2 entries
The NHL named Salming one of the 100 Greatest Players in the first century of the league
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The NHL itself named Salming one of the '100 Greatest Players' in league history
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2007· 1 entry
At age 56, he posed nude for 31 paintings by Swedish graffiti artist Johan Wattberg
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1998· 1 entry
And named to the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team in 2008
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Hockey Hall of Fame (1996).
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His first year of eligibility, Salming became the first European born and trained player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
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1990· 1 entry
Played for AIK IF (1990–1993).
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1989· 2 entries
Played for Detroit Red Wings (1989–1990).
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After 16 years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he signed as a free agent with the Red Wings, for whom he played one season to finish his career in the NHL
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1977· 1 entry
And was selected to the Second Team in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1980
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1976· 1 entry
1981, and 1984; and the 1992 Winter Olympics
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1973· 1 entry
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–1989).
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1971· 1 entry
And 1972 with Salming on the squad
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1970· 1 entry
Played for Brynäs IF (1970–1973).
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1967· 1 entry
Played for Kiruna AIF (1967–1970).
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1951· 2 entries
Born 1951-04-17.
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“s final appearance. One week later, on 24 November 2022, Salming died at the age of 71. His death made national headlines in Canada and in Sweden, with several organizations, athletes, and celebrities offering tributes to his life. For the remainder of the 2022–23 NHL season, the Maple Leafs wore commemorative shoulder patches in Salming”
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