Hans Hjelm

Hans Hjelm (16 December 1926 – 17 August 2006) was a Swedish ice hockey player, best known for representing Hammarby IF and winning two domestic titles with the club. He won the silver medal with Sweden in the 1947 World Championships. Hjelm also played bandy.

Hans Hjelm
Hjelm with Hammarby IF in 1951.
Born
Hans Oskar Lorentz Hjelm

(1926-12-16)16 December 1926
Stockholm, Sweden
Died17 August 2006(2006-08-17) (aged 79)
Stockholm, Sweden
Ice hockey career
Position Left wing
Played for Hammarby IF
Atlas Diesels IF
Saltsjöbadens IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1943–1956
Bandy career
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1945–1951 Hammarby IF

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Athletic career

Ice hockey

Born and raised in Stockholm, Hjelm started to play ice hockey with Hammarby IF as a youngster. In 1943, at age 17, he made his debut in the senior roster, competing in the top tier Division 1.[1] Hjelm won his first Swedish championship with the club in 1945, scoring the title winning goal in overtime against Södertälje SK, winning 3–2 in the final.[2][3]

Hjelm made seven international appearances for the Swedish national team.[4] Hjelm won the silver medal with Sweden in the 1947 World Championships.[5]

He played one season with Atlas Diesels IF in the second division in 1948–49, before returning to Hammarby IF.[1] He won his second Swedish championship with the club in 1951, scoring one goal as the side once again beat Södertälje SK with 3–2 in the final.[2][6]

At the end of his career, Hjelm also represented Saltsjöbadens IF in the second tier for one season, before retiring with Hammarby IF in 1956.[1] In total, he played 185 games for the club and scored 47 goals.[7]

Bandy

Like many other ice hockey players at the time, Hjelm also played bandy with Hammarby IF. He competed in the top tier Allsvenskan for one season in 1946.[8][7]

References
  1. "Hans Hjelm" (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Svenska mästare i ishockey" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "1945" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "Vi som spelat i landslagen" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. "The Sweden team rosters in World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup of Hockey and Canada Cup year by year since 1920" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. "1951" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. "Hammarbys spelare" (in Swedish). HIF Hockey Historia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. "1946" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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