Leif Gunnar "Blixten" Henriksson (26 December 1943 – 15 March 2019) was a
Swedish
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professional
ice hockey
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player and
coach
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. He spent most of his playing career with
Frölunda HC
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. His nickname "Blixten" (''"Lightning"'') referred to his skating strength. He finished fourth in the
team tournament at the
1968 Winter Olympics
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.
Henriksson died in March 2019.
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1943 births
2019 deaths
Frölunda HC players
People from Karlskoga Municipality
Swedish ice hockey coaches
Swedish ice hockey right wingers
Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey people from Örebro County
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