Lars-Erik Esbjörs (born October 11, 1949 in Avesta, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach.
| Lars-Erik Esbjörs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 11, 1949 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for | Västra Frölunda HC | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1984 | ||
He is the father of ice hockey players Joacim and Jonas Esbjörs.[1]
On 13 February 1975, a plane carrying members of his ice hockey team crashed on approach to Gävle–Sandviken Airport. Everyone survived the crash but Esbjörs was one of the most seriously injured; he spent several weeks at Gävle Hospital.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Säters IF | Division 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Säters IF | Division 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Hedemora SK | Division 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Avesta BK | Division 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Avesta BK | Division 2 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Avesta BK | Division 2 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Avesta BK | Division 2 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Västra Frölunda IF | Division 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Västra Frölunda IF | Division 1 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Västra Frölunda IF | Division 1 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Västra Frölunda IF | Elitserien | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Västra Frölunda IF | Elitserien | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Västra Frölunda IF | Elitserien | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Västra Frölunda IF | Elitserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Västra Frölunda IF | Elitserien | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Västra Frölunda IF | Elitserien | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Västra Frölunda IF | Elitserien | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 35 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 23 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Elitserien totals | 196 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 114 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Division 1 totals | 89 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Norway totals | 58 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ↑ Stefan Nilsson (13 February 2019). "Frölundaspelarna överlevde mirakulöst flygkraschen" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ Åberg, Christer (2025-02-13). "Plötsligt tystnade motorerna: "Väntade på att det skulle smälla"" [Suddenly, the engines fell silent: "Waiting for the explosion"]. Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
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External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eurohockey.com
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