Bjørn Skaare
Appearance
Bjørn Skaare | |||
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Born |
Oslo, Norway | 29 October 1958||
Died |
21 June 1989 Sweden | (aged 30)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Detroit Red Wings Other Furuset Färjestad Ottawa 67's Klagenfurt Bergen/Djerv | ||
National team | Norway | ||
Playing career | 1976–1988 |
Bjørn Skaare (29 October 1958 – 21 June 1989) was a professional ice hockey player who played one game for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He was the first Norwegian player to play in a NHL game. He made his hockey debut in the Norwegian hockey club Furuset IF when he was 15. He died on June 21, 1989 when he was involved in a car crash in his hometown of Oslo.
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