![]() Åke Lassas in the 1950s | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 21 August 1924 Leksand,Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 April 2009 (aged 84) Leksand, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Ice hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Leksands IF (1948–63) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Åke Erik Lassas (21 August 1924 – 16 April 2009) was a Swedishice hockey player. He competed at the1952 and1956 Winter Olympics and finished in third and fourth place, respectively. He played club hockey forLeksands IF and won the inauguralGuldpucken award in 1956 given to the best player in the Swedish league. He also competed inbandy andassociation football at the national level.[1][2]