Rolf Edberg
For other people named Edberg, see Edberg (disambiguation).
| Rolf Edberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 29, 1950 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1966–1985 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| European Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1968 Finland | |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1977 Austria | |
| | 1979 Soviet Union | |
Rolf Arne "Råttan "The Rat" Edberg (born September 29, 1950) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player.
After playing in Sweden for many years, Edberg signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. After playing three seasons with the Capitals, Edberg returned to Sweden where he played for several more years before retiring.
Edberg should not be confused with his namesake, the well-known Swedish journalist, author, member of parliament and ambassador Rolf Edberg.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Hammarby IF | Swe-2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Hammarby IF | Swe-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Hammarby IF | Swe-1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Hammarby IF | Swe-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | AIK | Swe-1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1971–72 | AIK | Swe-1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1972–73 | AIK | Swe-1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1973–74 | AIK | Swe-1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 18 | ||
| 1974–75 | AIK | Swe-1 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | AIK | SEL | 36 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | AIK | SEL | 35 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | AIK | SEL | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 63 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 45 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | AIK | SEL | 29 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | AIK | SEL | 29 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hammarby IF | Swe-2 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hammarby IF | SEL | 20 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Swe-1 totals | 104 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 52 | 61 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 56 | ||||
| SEL totals | 172 | 63 | 66 | 129 | 125 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 184 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Sweden | EJC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1977 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1978 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | |
| 1979 | Sweden | WC | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Senior totals | 26 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 8 | |||
External links
- Rolf Edberg's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Rolf Edberg's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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