Andreas Appelgren (born July 23, 1967) is a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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ice hockey
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coach. He is currently the head coach for
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The ...
of the
Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Appelgren joined the
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The ...
organization with the
2011–12 season as an assistant coach, and was promoted to head coach when he replaced
Christer Olsson
Christer Lennart Olsson (born July 24, 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is the current head coach of VIK Västerås HK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Olsson played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) wi ...
mid-season.
References
External links
Andreas Appelgren's profile at Eliteprospects.com
1967 births
Living people
Swedish ice hockey coaches
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