Anders Eldebrink

Anders Eldebrink
Born	December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11) Morjärv, SWE
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Quebec Nordiques
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1976–1998

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Bronze	1988 Calgary	Team Competition

Anders Eldebrink (born December 11, 1960 in Morjärv, Sweden) is a retired ice hockey defenceman in the SEL in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for the Swedish national team.

Eldebrink began his career at age 16 in 1976 in the Swedish Elite League. Playing for Södertälje SK, he was named player of the year in 1985 and MVP in 1988 and 1989. They won the league championship in 1985. Later he played in Switzerland for EHC Kloten, winning the league championship in 1993, 1994, and 1995. He also played two NHL seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and Quebec Nordiques.

Internationally, he was on the 1984 and 1987 Swedish Canada Cup teams, which made the final in 1984; the IIHF World Championships gold medal team in 1987; and the Olympic Bronze medal team in 1988. He was named to the World Championship all-star team in 1989.

After his playing career, Eldebrink became Sports Manager of the Södertälje SK team in 1998. He is the younger brother of the former athlete Kenth Eldebrink

When Vladimir Yurzinov was released as the coach of EHC Kloten in October 2004, Anders Eldebrink became the new coach for the Flyers. His assistant coach is his former team mate Felix Hollenstein.

Preceded by Per-Erik Eklund

Golden Puck 1985

Succeeded by Tommy Samuelsson

External links

• A to Z Encyclopaedeia of Ice Hockey
• Anders Eldebrink's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database