Stefan Örnskog

Stefan Bror Karl Örnskog (born 4 April 1969) is a Swedish ice hockey player whose professional career as a left wing/centre lasted from 1987 to 2001 and was capped with a gold medal at the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics in neighboring Norway, as well as with a silver and a bronze medal at the World Championships.

Stefan Örnskog
Born	4 April 1969 Jönköping, Sweden
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	HV71 (SEL) JYP (SM-liiga)
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1987–2001

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
	1994 Lillehammer	Team competition
World Championships
	1995 Sweden	Team competition
	1994 Italy	Team competition

Playing career

A native of Jönköping, the capital of Jönköping County in southern Sweden's Småland province, Örnskog enjoyed a 14-season career, playing 12 of them for his home town club HV71 in the country's top elite league, Elitserien. The 1994–95 season and part of the 1999–2000 season was spent in Finland playing for JYP in the SM-liiga.[1] On 26 December 2001, Örnskogs's jersey, no. 15, along with Fredrik Stillman's no. 14, was retired during a ceremony before a match against Frölunda HC in Kinnarps Arena.[2]

Awards

• Gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 1994.
• Bronze medal at the World Championships in 1994.
• Silver medal at the World Championships in 1995.
• Elitserien champion with HV71 in 1995.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	HV71	SEL		13	1	2	3	0		2	0	0	0	0
1988–89	HV71	SEL		19	1	6	7	2		3	0	0	0	0
1989–90	HV71	SEL		39	12	15	27	8		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	HV71	SEL		39	15	9	24	10		2	1	1	2	0
1991–92	HV71	SEL		40	12	15	27	10		3	1	0	1	2
1992–93	HV71	SEL		36	8	15	23	20		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HV71	SEL		38	15	16	31	28		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HV71	SEL		32	5	11	16	6		13	4	8	12	4
1995–96	HV71	SEL		32	5	9	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HV71	SEL		45	14	27	41	20		5	2	1	3	0
1997–98	HV71	SEL		43	9	10	19	16		5	0	4	4	6
1998–99	JYP	Liiga		32	5	11	16	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	JYP	Liiga		17	4	5	9	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HV71	SEL		25	2	9	11	8		3	1	0	1	2
2000–01	HV71	SEL		41	7	6	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				442	106	150	256	152		36	9	14	23	14
Liiga totals				49	9	16	25	8		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989	Sweden	WJC		7	2	1	3	0
1994	Sweden	OG		8	2	0	2	2
1994	Sweden	WC		8	1	2	3	2
1995	Sweden	WC		8	1	3	4	2
Senior totals				24	4	5	9	6

References

1. "Stefan Örnskog". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
2. "Tröjnummer" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2006.