Lars-Erik Esbjörs

Lars-Erik Esbjörs (born October 11, 1949 in Avesta, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach.

He is the father of ice hockey players Joacim and Jonas Esbjörs.

On 13 February 1975, a plane carrying members of his ice hockey team crashed on approach to Gävle–Sandviken Airport. Everyone survived the crash but Esbjörs was one of the most seriously injured; he spent several weeks at Gävle Hospital.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1964–65 Säters IF Division 4 — — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 Säters IF Division 3 — — — — — — — — — — 1966–67 Hedemora SK Division 2 — 0 — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Avesta BK Division 2 — — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Avesta BK Division 2 21 3 — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Avesta BK Division 2 19 3 — — — — — — — — 1970–71 Avesta BK Division 2 18 4 — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Västra Frölunda IF Division 1 28 4 3 7 24 — — — — — 1973–74 Västra Frölunda IF Division 1 34 4 5 9 28 — — — — — 1974–75 Västra Frölunda IF Division 1 27 3 3 6 16 — — — — — 1975–76 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 35 5 7 12 12 — — — — — 1976–77 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 36 2 10 12 10 — — — — — 1977–78 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 36 6 6 12 32 — — — — — 1978–79 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 10 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1979–80 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 36 4 10 14 24 8 1 1 2 4 1980–81 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 23 3 4 7 18 2 0 0 0 0 1981–82 Västra Frölunda IF Elitserien 20 2 2 4 12 — — — — — 1982–83 Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 35 18 31 49 35 — — — — — 1983–84 Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 23 11 14 25 30 — — — — — Elitserien totals 196 22 39 61 114 10 1 1 2 4 Division 1 totals 89 11 11 22 68 — — — — — Norway totals 58 29 45 74 65 — — — — —