Lars Svensson (ice hockey)
Lars Åke Svensson (30 June 1926 – 25 June 1999) was a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who played for the Swedish national team. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden.
His career ran from 1944 to 1960. Svensson was a left-catching goalie and, in the early 1950s, served as the backup to Thord Flodqvist. He played 52 international matches from 1949 to 1956 and won European titles in 1951 and 1952. He finished second at the 1951 World Championship and at the 1956 European Championship, and third at the European Championships in 1950 and 1955.
At the club level, he played for UoIF Matteuspojkarna (1947–1952), AIK (1952–1955), and Hammarby IF (1955–1956). Svensson was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke (#43) in ice hockey, an honorary Swedish sports award.
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