Anders Andersson (ice hockey)

Anders Andersson
Anders Andersson in the mid 1960's
Born	2 January 1937 Skellefteå, Sweden
Died	15 December 1989 (aged 52) Skellefteå, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	Skellefteå AIK Färjestad BK
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1955–1969
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1964 Innsbruck Team World Championships 1957 Moscow Team 1962 Colorado Springs/Denver Team 1965 Tampere Team

Åke Anders "Akka" Andersson (2 January 1937 – 15 December 1989) was a Swedish ice hockey centre in the 1950s and 1960s. He played 132 international games for Sweden, including seven IIHF World Championships and two Winter Olympics, in 1960 and 1964. Andersson played on the famous "Mosquito Line" with Eilert Määttä and Kalle Hedlund.

In Sweden, Andersson played for Skellefteå AIK from 1956 to 1966 and Färjestads BK from 1966 to 1969. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck as Swedish Player of the Year twice, which he did in 1961 and 1962, and was appointed into the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame in August 2012.

References

• Anders Andersson. sports-reference.com
• Anders Andersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
• A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
• Anders Andersson career statistics at EliteProspects.com