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Börje Salming 1951 - 2022.
One of, if not, the greatest hockey player to ever come out of Sweden.
Nov 25, 2022 12:48 AM
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Börje Salming 1951 - 2022.
One of, if not, the greatest hockey player to ever come out of Sweden.
seannikiforuk
Glad he got to make that last public appearance. Not a Leafs fan, but a game fan. Glad the young'uns got to see the legend live.
NeverShaveYourDuck
This is how I find out? You tell me? -- L.A. Story
Bamaji
10yr old me traded away most of my deck to collect Borje Salming, Darryl Sittler, Mike Palmateer, Lanny McDonald, and Tiger Williams.
fudgesickle
I had all of them. I remember those days. Even the 10 point game by Sittler.
VaultGirl69
You all spell Leaves as Leafs?!
youreathing
One the first ice sports people I remember.
RigoryMorty
On the other hand, I'm glad he didn't have to suffer for that long. ALS is fucking scary.
Goldensands
Assisted suicide should be socially and culturally acceptable.
KoRplussomeletters
And it doesn't seem to be that fucking rare either.
5earching4Chesse
He was also recently honored in Canada and Sweden so he went knowing his fans still loved him.
knaperstekt
He might have suffered for years. They went public 3 months ago, that’s not the same as when they got the diagnosis.
Acylas
Symptoms started showing in february this year https://www.gp.se/sport/b%C3%B6rje-salming-ber%C3%A4ttar-om-den-mystiska-sjukdomen-1.72345995
TheSwedeLife
vila i frid ️
ShartistFormerlyKnownAsSPCR
Guys he played with said he would come back from off season having not practised for months and just skate circles around everyone who had
nipaxon
https://youtu.be/7dXkKDwPNM4 For those not swedish, they compare scars and injurys
nipaxon
An old swedish commercial for betting.
joggingball
They're naming a street after him in his hometown. Source: I live there
drbjrart2
I see Hockey, i upvote Hockey, Sabres fan btw...
LuigiEyetalian
He was an amazing player, and also known as a great guy all around. He will be missed.
smakin
I watched him play at the Gardens. Step over the blue line, fire a shot into the top far corner of the net like it was nothing. Magic.
Anmeloe
I don't watch hockey that much, but Börje was a sweetheart, a fantastic player and e wonderful man, we will miss him.
WeAreTheRobots
I was just listening to Darryl Sittler on CBC radio this morning talking about him. One of the greatest players and human being.
zFUBARz
Didn't he get his face cut in half once?
THEmichaelscarn12
ugglorimossen
Thanks for this post. Sweden is in mourning for our great hero! Saw him at a gala last week. He looked so fragile. Al’s is awful.
ugglorimossen
ALS**
Nevermindaboutmejustkeepclickingaswealldo
Many Swedes here are debating if he was the greatest. As a Finn I'd like to say Salming was the greatest Nordic player of alla time. Legend.
4vie
Yet, I, as a Swede has no idea who he is.
veroniDiver
You are quite young I'm guessing?
4vie
Relatively. 34.
veroniDiver
Oj, det var faktiskt fascinerande... Aldrig ens sett klädmärket "Salming"?
4vie
Jag har väl sett märket nå'n gång men jag har aldrig haft någon att koppla det till; jämför det där märket som var populärt på 00-talet;
4vie
"The Superlative Conspiracy" eller "Blå Gul"? För mig var de bara klädmärken i affärer.... som familjen inte hade råd med :/
veroniDiver
Ok. :) Det är fascinerande och, konstigt nog, uppfriskande med någon som är så oförstörd av tv samt andra medier.
swedeonamoose
You would basically have to ignore all forms of media to have missed his name over the years.
4vie
I've not had a TV since I moved out at 21, and I'm 34. And even then, my home wasn't a hockey home
ClintasaurusRex
One of the GOATS
emeraldthoughts
Nicklas Lidstrom would like to have a word re: "greatest Swedish hockey player ever"
fudgesickle
Lidstrom doesn't exists without Salming.
nicetomeetme
What a weird comment. Salming came before him, yes. That doesn’t automatically mean he’s the better player.
fudgesickle
If you saw both of them you'd understand.
nicetomeetme
I have though. And Lidis is a hell of a nice guy
Stackr1
Peter Forsberg?
leroy666
I'm old enough to remember when the Don Cherry’s of the world ridiculed Borje as a “chicken swede”. Redneck assholes.
hawks88
Don cherry is a moron
leroy666
Yup. But he is representative of many who run hockey in Canuckistan. Always loved the game; played until my 60’s; but hate the culture.
Canadoug
Salming is a legend but the greatest Swede ever? That's a high bar. Hedman, Landeskog, Forsberg, etc. Been a lot of incredible Swedish plyrs
mikeatike
His name is Mats Sundin, lady. https://youtu.be/zBheT-0-jks
fudgesickle
Salming was the trailblazer for Swedes. Paved the way for the ones you just mentioned.
VenomSnek
swedeonamoose
Going by overall stats, Mats Sundin or Lidström would be the greatest, also the Sedin brothers would rank pretty high.
whitesebra
Niclas Lidström, Mats Sundin
villlllle
Doug Murray.
AlphaIndustrial
Not enough credit between the 2.
nicetomeetme
Hedman and Landeskog would not be on any top list though.
Choe8
Don't think any swede would have either Hedman or Landeskog in their top 10 even...yet
NotHotSwedishGirl
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eIdcG_ztwec 2 weeks ago
NotHotSwedishGirl
Im so happy he was able to experience this before he went :,(
cundooze
My grandpa played with him as an enforcer back in the day. He said Borje was the toughest guy in the NHL.
Blackfinity
Dude got 250+ stitches after someone's skate hit his face and he yukked about it in a TV interview.
circlebreaker
Heard about this on the radio, apparently he said it made him look like Frankenstein and just continued living without any fuss about it.
HardcoreMango
AlphaIndustrial
This fucking guy. A swede. In that Era. Had to win over the canadian fans to get to where he was. The canadian fans. Of hockey. And 1/2
AlphaIndustrial
He absolutely abolished every other player of the Era. And the leafs fans loved him. This guy was a legend of old time leafs hockey. 2/2
cundooze
My grandpa had a tough day but had some good stories about how borje was the nicest guy who also always looking out for the boys 1/2
cundooze
Always had a smile and a joke and never thought to highly of himself and lived for helping people. I never met him but I will miss him