Lars Gunnar Raldo "Lasse" Björn (born 16 December 1931 in Stockholm

Stockholm

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, Sweden

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) is a retired ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 defenceman

Defenceman (ice hockey)

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 who played 217 games for the national team Tre Kronor

Tre kronor

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. He won nine Swedish ice hockey champions

Swedish ice hockey champions

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hips with Djurgårdens IF

Djurgårdens IF Hockey

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 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

IIHF Hall of Fame

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 in 1998.

He is the maternal grandfather of Douglas Murray, a Cornell University

Cornell University

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 alumnus who currently plays defense for the San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

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