Björn Hellkvist

Björn Hellkvist (born 3 January 1977) is a former ice hockey player and coach. He is currently coaching Leksands IF of the SHL.

Björn Hellkvist
Born (1977-01-03) January 3, 1977
Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shot
Played for Rögle BK
Jonstorps IF
Current SHL coach Leksands IF
Coached for Jonstorps IF
Rögle BK
Malmö Redhawks
Rungsted Seier Capital
IK Oskarshamn
MoDo Hockey
Playing career 19942004
Coaching career 2004present

Career

Hellkvist played as a professional for Rögle BK and Jonstorps IF in the Swedish Division 1 and Division 2 between 1994 and 2004. He also played in the J20 SuperElit as a youth player.[1]

As a coach Hellkvist was first active as head coach for Jonstorps IF before moving on to the youth ranks at Rögle BK. He later progressed to become assistant coach and later head coach at the same club. After a brief career pause due to suffering from Parkinson's disease Hellkvist returned to the industry to become assistant coach for Malmö Redhawks.[1] After the 2014–15 season, Hellkvist was made head coach.[2]

References

  1. "Björn Hellkvist". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. "Björn Hellkvist utseed till huvudtränare". malmoredhawks.com (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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