Leksands IF
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Leksands Idrotts Förening is a sports club of Sweden, based in the small town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. Its hockey club is has a very successful background, despite the fact that Leksand only has 6000 inhabitants. The hockey team was established in 1938.
The club has won the Swedish Championship in 1969, 1973, 1974 and 1975; they were runner-ups in 1959, 1964, 1971, 1972 and 1989. Today, they play in the Allsvenskan, having been relegated from the Elitserien following the 2005-06 season.
[edit] Current squad
| Goaltenders | |||||
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| Number | Nationality | Name | Catches | Acquired | Birth place |
| 30 | 
| Peter Hirsch | R | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
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| Eddie Läck | L | Sweden | |
| ' | 
| Joni Puurula | L | Finland | |
| Defensemen | ||||||
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| Number | Nationality | Name | Shoots | Acquired | Birth place | |
| ' |
| Niclas Andersén | L | Sweden | ||
| ' |
| Jonas Elofsson | L | Sweden | ||
| ' |
| Elias Granat | L | Sweden | ||
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| Herman Hultgren | L | |||
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| Jan Huokko | R | Sweden | ||
| ' |
| Tomi Pettinen | L | Finland | ||
| ' | 
| Michael Siklenka | L | Canada | ||
| ' |
| Petter Ullman | R | Sweden | ||
| ' |
| Ilkka Vaarasuo | L | Finland | ||
| ' |
| Magnus Österby | L | Sweden | ||
| Forward | ||||||
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| Number | Nationality | Name | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Birth place |
| ' | 
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | L | F | France | |
| ' |
| Jens Bergenström | L | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Niklas Bröms | L | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Johan Eneqvist | L | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Morten Green | L | F | Denmark | |
| ' |
| Magnus Hedlund | L | A | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Johan Hägglund | L | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Mikael Karlberg | L | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Gabriel Karlsson | L | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Niko Mikkola | L | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Jesper Ollas | R | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Linus Persson | R | F | Sweden | |
| ' |
| Mattias Ritola | L | F | Sweden | |
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| Pasi Saarela | R | F | Finland | |
| ' | 
| Roman Vopat | L | F | Czech Republic | |
| ' |
| Patrik Wallenberg | L | F | Sweden | |
[edit] Retired numbers
- 2. Åke Lassas
- 18. Jonas Bergqvist
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