Bengt Liedstrand

Bengt Olof Liedstrand (25 October 1911 – 25 March 2003) was a Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is best known for representing Hammarby IF, winning five domestic titles with the club, and competed in two World Championships.

Career

Club teams Liedstrand started to play ice hockey with Södertälje SK as a child. In 1926, he was promoted to their senior roster and went on to play three seasons with the club in Klass I and Elitserien, Sweden's highest leagues at the time. In total, Liedstrand made 12 appearances for the club, earning four shutouts.

In 1929, Liedstrand moved to fellow top flight team Hammarby IF in Stockholm. The club also won the domestic title in 1936, but Liedstrand was replaced in the net by John Wikland in the playoffs, thus not being awarded a gold medal. In total, Liedstrand played 200 games for the club in 14 seasons until his retirement in 1943.