Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn (born 16 December 1931) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won nine Swedish ice hockey championships with Djurgårdens IF between 1950 and 1963, making him the only player ever to have won that many championships. He participated at nine IIHF World Championship tournaments, winning gold in 1953 and 1957 and three bronze medals. He participated in three Winter Olympics, winning one bronze medal in 1952. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.

Djurgården has retired number 12 in his honor.

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He is the maternal grandfather of retired player Douglas Murray, a Cornell University alumnus who played defense for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Montreal Canadiens.

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1931 births

Living people

Ice hockey people from Stockholm

Djurgårdens IF Hockey players

Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics

IIHF Hall of Fame inductees

Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden

Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden

Swedish ice hockey defencemen

Olympic medalists in ice hockey

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