Peter Åslin Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Played For:AIK
Mora
Leksand
HV71
Ntl Team:SWE
Birth Date:21 September 1962
Birth Place:Norrtälje, Sweden
Death Place:Leksand, Sweden
Draft:125th overall
Draft Year:1981
Draft Team:St. Louis Blues
Career Start:1980
Career End:1999

Peter Karl Åslin (21 September 1962 – 19 January 2012) was a Swedish national team ice hockey goaltender.

Åslin started his international career by winning the IIHF World U20 Championship in 1981, which was Sweden's lone world junior gold for 31 years until the win in Calgary in 2012. Åslin won three Swedish championships; two with AIK of Stockholm in 1982 and 1984, and one with HV71 of Jönköping in 1995. He medalled in each of the four men's World Championships he participated in: gold medal in 1992 in Prague and three silver medals; in 1986, 1990 and 1993. Åslin won an Olympic bronze medal in Calgary in 1988.[1]

Åslin played 91 national team games for Sweden. Married with children, Åslin died on 19 January 2012 in Leksand after having suffered multiple strokes.[2] [3] He was 49.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120527063105/http://www.iihf.com/de/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/6398.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=b1d249a8bf Peter Åslin, 49, passes away
  2. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/article14239076.ab Hockeylegendaren Peter Åslin död
  3. http://norrteljetidning.se/sport/1.1513171-peter-aslin-ar-dod Peter Åslin är död