Roger Hägglund was a professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 defenceman

Defenceman (ice hockey)

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 who played three games for the Quebec Nordiques

Quebec Nordiques

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 of the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 in 1984–85.

Hägglund was drafted 138th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft

1980 NHL Entry Draft

The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum. This was the first time that an NHL arena hosted the draft. The National Hockey League teams selected 210 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1979–80 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the...

 by the St. Louis Blues.

He played 13 seasons in IF Björklöven

IF Björklöven

IF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden...

 in Umeå, both before and after his time in NHL, and participated in their winning the national championship in 1987.

Hägglund was killed in a car accident in Sweden

Sweden

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 in 1992. IF Björklöven retired number 23, worn by Hägglund, after this accident.

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