Leif Boork | |
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 Leif Boork in December 2011 | |
| Born | (1949-07-03)3 July 1949 (age 76) |
| Occupation | ice hockey coach |
Leif Erik Boork (born 3 July 1949 inStockholm,Sweden) is a Swedish formerice hockeycoach, who was the head coach forDjurgårdens IF,Brynäs IF,[1]Almtuna IS,[2] andNorway's national ice hockey team.[3]
He works as acolor commentator for theTV4 Group.[4] He was the player agent ofJohan Alcén, but after failing to find a new club for Alcén, they cancelled their relation to each other in July 2011.[5]
He was head coach forSweden women's national team until 2018. He was fired after a series of poor performances, including finishing sixth at the2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships and seventh at the2018 Winter Olympics, and mass discontent with his leadership among players, including over decisions to throw veteranEmma Eliasson off the team, allegations of bullyingJenni Asserholt into retirement, and a player petition to have him resign.[6][7][8][9]