Holger Nurmela
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Born |
28 October 1920 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
1 March 2005 (aged 84) Uttran, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Ice hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club |
Hammarby IF (1938–50, 1955–56) AIK (1950–52) Saltsjöbadens IF (1952–55) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Holger Nurmela "Hogge" (28 October 1920 – 1 March 2005) was a Swedish ice hockey left winger. Between 1938 and 1956 he played 112 international games and scored 84 goals. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1952, finishing fourth in 1948 and 1956. He also won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the world championships.[1][2]
Nurmela won three Swedish titles with Hammarby IF (1942, 1943, 1945) and was the best Swedish scorer in 1949 and 1950. After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach with Hammarby IF.[1]
References
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- ↑ Holger Nurmela. Swedish Olympic Committee
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