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  Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - One on One with Borje Salming
Borje Salming was born on April 17, 1951 in Kiruna, the most northerly city in Sweden.
Borje was just five and sent, alone, to live with his grandparents in Murjek, a whistle-stop on the railway line from Stockholm to Kiruna.
Salming and Hammarstrom were flown to Toronto, with the Maple Leafs hoping they'd impress the young men with the city, team and money enough that the Swedes would soon wear the Leafs' blue and white.
www.legendsofhockey.net /html/spot_oneononep199602.htm   (2274 words)

  
 Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - Borje Salming
Salming debuted in the colours of the latter on September 11, 1971 in a match against Czechoslovakia in Stockholm.
In 1973 it was Salming's spectacular goal in the medal round match versus Finland that gave Sweden the victory it needed to clinch the silver medal.
Salming joined the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent in 1989-90 where he added stability and experience to the club's blueline corps.
www.legendsofhockey.net /html/indWoind96b.htm   (787 words)

  
 Borje Salming's trailblazing path helped open NHL door for Swedish players   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Salming and countryman Inge Hammarstrom joined the Maple Leafs in 1973-74, a year after Detroit Red Wings defenceman Thommie Bergman became the first European-trained professional to play regularly in the NHL.
Salming was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 after amassing 150 goals and 637 assists in 1,148 games, earning respect from his peers and coaches along the way.
Salming spent 16 of his 17 NHL seasons with the Maple Leafs, wrapping up his North American career with a year in Detroit.
www.cbc.ca /cp/hockey/061004/h100418.html   (776 words)

  
 Borje Salming (Meeting A Hockey Hero)
Borje Salming was from Sweeden and playing our game and his position as if he was born for it.
I was astounded when all Salming seemed to get was an announcement over the loudspeaker saying it was his thousandth game.
In grade eight a nice girl told me on a Friday afternoon that Borje Salming would be at a sportstore at a local mall that Sunday signing autographs.
www.useless-knowledge.com /1234/apr/article109.html   (542 words)

  
 Alumni Bio - Borje Salming - Toronto Maple Leafs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Salming played 16 of his 17 seasons in the NHL with the Maple Leafs, during which time he established himself as one of the greatest two-way defencemen in NHL history.
Consistently Salming was Toronto's top blueliner and together with Ian Turnbull the duo were one of the top defensive lines in the NHL during the mid 1970s.
Salming was the first Swedish player to ever dress in a Maple Leaf uniform.
www.mapleleafs.com /team/alumni/bsalming.asp   (518 words)

  
 Legends of Hockey -- The Legends -- Honoured Player -- Salming, Borje -- Biography
Salming was the first Swede to be so honoured.
Salming is remembered for his slalom rushes across the rink and his powerful wrist shots in the style of Bobby Orr, as well as for his tricky but accurate passes so typical of the European game.
Even at 38, while Salming was playing out his last season in Toronto, he would spend 30 to 40 minutes on the ice per game.
www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p199602&page=bio   (690 words)

  
 The World Cup of Hockey - The History of the Canada Cup and World Cup of Hockey
Börje Salming was born on April 17, 1951 in Kiruna, a mining town up in northern Sweden.
Börje Salming was a legend upon his return to Sweden.
In 1996 Börje Salming achieved probably his greatest honour when was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
www3.telus.net /worldcuphockey/borjesalming.html   (808 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Toronto - Borje Salming knows not to count the Leafs out
A Hockey Hall of Famer, Salming also was selected once to the first NHL all-star team and five times to the second.
I phoned Borje the other day in Stockholm and wanted to know, from the hockey player-turned-industrialist, what he thought of his former team which is now struggling in an effort to make this year's playoffs.
Salming, who also played for the Swedish national team in the Olympics and the world championships, is proud that the Leafs now have three Swedish players.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2006/03/19/1495610-sun.html   (738 words)

  
 Ken Dryden's confidential tax info illegally leaked, posted online: sources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Baggett's chat group postings are highly critical of the workings of the federal agency, which collects billions in taxpayer dollars, and often reveal confidential tax information gleaned from the files of debt collectors.
The postings, titled Canada Revenue Agency's Story of the Week, have included MP and former hockey great Dryden, former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Pat Burns and former Leafs player Borje Salming.
Baggett's postings further allege that Burns was late filing GST returns and that Salming was the victim of a paper error after deferring part of his salary until his retirement.
www.cbc.ca /cp/national/061218/n121802A.html   (1890 words)

  
 Ice hockey jerseys » Borje Salming Hockey Jerseys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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