Inge Hammarström

Olympics He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Japan.

After retirement After his playing career ended, Hammarström began working as a European-based ice hockey scout, including a stint with Central Scouting. From 1990 to 2008, he was the chief European scout for the Philadelphia Flyers. He also worked with the Vancouver Canucks from 2008 to 2018.

Hammarström is credited with being the scout who pushed the hardest for Philadelphia to select Peter Forsberg with the sixth overall pick of the 1991 NHL entry draft. At the time, the pick was considered a surprise. Forsberg had been ranked considerably lower by The Hockey News in its 1991 Draft Preview, and most observers expected the player to be taken late in the first round or early in the second round of the draft.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1963–64 Wifsta/Östrand-Fagerviks IF SWE 4 0 — — — — — — — — 1964–65 Wifsta/Östrand-Fagerviks IF SWE 20 12 5 17 2 — — — — — 1965–66 Wifsta/Östrand-Fagerviks IF SWE 21 9 8 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 1966–67 Timrå IK SWE 19 14 11 25 4 — — — — — 1967–68 Timrå IK SWE 21 14 10 24 8 — — — — — 1968–69 Brynäs IF SWE 6 4 1 5 0 — — — — — 1969–70 Brynäs IF SWE 28 14 5 19 4 — — — — — 1970–71 Brynäs IF SWE 28 10 13 23 8 — — — — — 1971–72 Brynäs IF SWE 28 19 10 29 10 — — — — — 1972–73 Brynäs IF SWE 28 18 11 29 14 — — — — — 1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66 20 23 43 14 4 1 0 1 0 1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69 21 20 41 23 7 1 3 4 4 1975–76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 19 21 40 21 — — — — — 1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 24 17 41 16 2 0 0 0 0 1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 70 19 19 38 4 — — — — — 1978–79 St. Louis Blues NHL 65 12 22 34 8 — — — — — 1979–80 Brynäs IF SWE 34 16 11 27 32 7 5 3 8 6 1980–81 Brynäs IF SWE 29 13 8 21 20 — — — — — 1981–82 Brynäs IF SWE 34 10 12 22 20 — — — — — SWE totals 300 153 105 258 124 9 5 3 8 6 NHL totals 427 116 123 239 86 13 2 3 5 4

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1971 Sweden WC 7 2 1 3 4 1972 Sweden OLY 6 4 2 6 0 1972 Sweden WC 10 6 0 6 6 1973 Sweden WC 10 6 3 9 2 1976 Sweden CC 5 1 2 3 2 1979 Sweden WC 8 4 1 5 2 1981 Sweden WC 6 1 1 2 2 Senior totals 52 24 10 34 18