Lennart Hellman

Lennart "Joe" Hellman (2 December 1914 – 23 September 1960) was a Swedish ice hockey player who represented Hammarby IF. He competed in the hockey tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Lennart Hellman
Hellman in 1940 with Hammarby IF.
Born
Åke Lennart Hellman

(1914-12-02)2 December 1914
Stockholm, Sweden
Died23 September 1960(1960-09-23) (aged 45)
Stockholm, Sweden
Ice hockey career
Position Left winger
Played for Hammarby IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1932–1942
Bandy career
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1935–1941 Hammarby IF

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

† Appearances (Goals).
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936 Hammarby IF 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Athletic career

Ice hockey
Hellman (left) in a duel with opponent Axel Nilsson from AIK in 1938.

Born and raised in Stockholm, Hellman started to play ice hockey with local club Hammarby IF as a youngster. He went to school together with Sven Bergqvist and Stig Emanuel Andersson, who both would become celebrated sportsmen with the club.[1] He was promoted to the senior roster in 1932, competing in Sweden's highest division Elitserien.[2][3]

Playing as a left winger, Hellman became known as a good skater and an elegant stickhandler. He won two Swedish championships – in 1936 and 1937 – with Hammarby IF.[4] In total, he played 151 games for Hammarby IF and scored 47 goals, before retiring in 1942.[5]

Hellman played 19 international games with the Swedish national team.[6] Most notably, he competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Swedish team finished in a tie for 5th place, but the event doubled as the European Championship and Hellman thus won a European bronze medal.[7][8] He also competed in the 1935 and 1938 World Championships, as Sweden finished 5th in both tournaments.[9]

Other sports

He also played bandy with Hammarby IF, making one season with the club in the top tier Division 1 in 1935.[10] In 1936, Hellman also made four league appearances for Hammarby IF's football section in Division 2, Sweden's second tier.[11]

Personal life

After he left the ice, Hellman continued in hockey administration, serving as a team leader for the Swedish national team. Two of his sons, Åke Hellman and Göran Hellman, would later represent Hammarby IF in ice hockey.[12][13][14]

References
  1. "Bajen – storlagets uppgång och fall" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "1932" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. "Lennart Hellman" (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "Svenska mästare i ishockey" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "Lennart "Joe" Hellman, en hjälte av rang" (in Swedish). Hammarby Hockey. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. "Vi som spelat i landslaget" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. "Lennart Hellman" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. "The Sweden team rosters in Olympic Games year by year since 1920" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. "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.
  10. ""Matchen som försvann" ska äntligen spelas" (in Swedish). Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. "1936" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  12. "Göran Hellman" (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  13. "Åke Hellman" (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  14. "Hammarby Hockey har sorg" (in Swedish). Hammarby Hockey. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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