Lars Molin (ice hockey)
| Lars Molin | |||
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| Born |
7 May 1956 Örnsköldsvik, SWE |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks (NHL) Modo Hockey (SEL) Örebro HK (SEL) |
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| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1991 | ||
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| Representing Sweden
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Lake Placid | Ice hockey |
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1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
| World Championships | ||
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1987 Austria | Team |
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1981 Sweden | Team |
Lars-Erik Molin (born 7 May 1956 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey centre. He spent 3 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks between 1981 and 1984, and spent the majority of his career with Modo Hockey in the Swedish Elitserien. Many of his finest accomplishments came for Team Sweden in international play, as he helped his country to several medal finishes at both the Winter Olympics and World Championships during the 1980s.
A skilled playmaking forward who was strong on both the powerplay and penalty kill, Molin broke into the Modo senior squad in 1974–75 at the age of 18. Over the next few seasons, he emerged as one of the club's top two-way players, culminating in his selection to play for Sweden at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. At the Olympics, he was one of Sweden's top players, scoring 7 points in 7 games to help the team to a bronze medal. After another strong season with Modo the following year, Molin was signed by the Vancouver Canucks in 1981 to try his luck in the NHL, joining former Modo teammates Thomas Gradin and Lars Lindgren who were already established at the club.
Fresh off representing Sweden in the 1981 Canada Cup, Molin had a strong rookie season in Vancouver in 1981–82, scoring 15 goals and 46 points in 72 games to finish 6th in club scoring. In the playoffs, he fared even better, notching 11 points in 17 games in helping the Canucks in their run to the Stanley Cup finals.
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