Eilert Määttä Explained

Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:22 September 1935
Birth Place:Vittangi, Sweden
Death Date:7 May 2011 (aged 75)
Death Place:Södertälje, Sweden
Career Start:1956
Career End:1974
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Yngve Eilert "Garvis" Määttä (22 September 1935 – 7 May 2011)[1] was a Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for Skellefteå AIK and Södertälje SK. In international play he scored the game tying 4–4 goal in the 1957 World Ice Hockey Championships in the final game against the Soviet Union that clinched the tournament win for Sweden.

Määttä was the coach for Huddinge IK in division 1 during the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons, and for Djurgårdens IF during the 1978–79 Elitserien season.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Legendaren Eilert "Garvis" Määttä död. Forsgren. Björn. May 10, 2011. aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. Swedish. May 10, 2011.
  2. Book: Fahlman, Johan . Alla tiders elitserie . 2008 . Idrottsförlaget i Västerås AB . Swedish . 978-91-977326-1-1 . 53 . Djurgårdens IF.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/eilert-maatta-1.html Eilert Määttä