Håkan Algotsson

Håkan Algotsson
Born	(1966-08-05) August 5, 1966 Tyringe, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Västra Frölunda Star Bulls Rosenheim
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1983–2001

Håkan Ulf Göran Algotsson (born August 5, 1966, in Tyringe, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender.

Algotsson began his career with his hometown Tyringe SoSS in 1983. In 1988, Algotsson joined Västra Frölunda and would spend the next eleven seasons with the team. In 1999, he moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with Star Bulls Rosenheim for one season before returning to Frölunda for one final season before retiring in 2001. Algotssons final season was Henrik Lundqvist first season with Frölunda.

Algotsson was the starting goalie for team Sweden during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, but left the team prior to the quarterfinal against Germany, this was because his wife went into labor. Sweden went on to win their first olympic gold in hockey with Tommy Salo replacing Algotsson.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Håkan Algotsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.