Jonas Pär Bergqvist (born 26 September 1962) is a Swedish former professional

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right winger, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career.

Playing career

Bergqvist played for

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and

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between 1981 and 1989. He played 22 games in the

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for the

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in 1989–90. He then played in Germany for Mannheimer ERC before returning to Leksands IF in 1991, where he played until 1998. He won the

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as the top player in Sweden in 1995–96. In 1998–99 he played for

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, winning the Alpine championship. Bergqvist held the record for games played – 272 – for the Swedish national team, prior to his record being broken by

Jörgen Jönsson Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson (born 29 September 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the ...

in 2007. He participated in nine

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(on the gold medal team in 1987, 1991 and 1998), the 1988 and 1994 Olympics, the 1987 and 1991 Canada Cups, and the 1996

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Sources

A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
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Record broken by J. Jönsson
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergqvist, Jonas 1962 births Living people Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Leksands IF players Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Hässleholm Rögle BK players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Skåne County