Börje Salming

Börje Salming

Born: April 17, 1951
Died: November 24, 2022
in Jukkasjärvi, Norrbottens län, Sweden
Börje Salming (17 April 1951 – 24 November 2022) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He was a defenceman who played professionally for 23 seasons, for the clubs Brynäs IF, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. He spent 16 seasons with the Maple Leafs, who retired his number 21 in 2016. Salming holds several Maple Leafs records, including the most assists.

Salming was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in July 2022. He died on 24 November 2022, days after accepting an award in what his wife announced on his behalf would be the family's final public appearance.

Movies for Börje Salming...

Title: Börje - The Journey of a Legend
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2023
Type: TV
From a small town in Sweden to an NHL icon - the inspiring story of hockey legend Börje Salming and his road to international stardom and passionate love.
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Title: Salminggenen
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2023
Type: TV
When Börje Salming becomes ill with ALS, Bianca Salming’s life is turned upside down. Suddenly, a strong, safe and supportive father is not by her side when she invests in becoming the best in the world in athletics. Bianca decides to get to know the greatness and driving forces of her father, the hockey legend. She wants to understand and take with her what made Börje Salming the best in the world, one of Sweden’s most beloved sports personalities and a beloved husband, brother and father. The series follows Bianca Salming’s life and sports career from November 2021 to September 2023. During that time, Börje Salming falls ill and dies of ALS, then follows Bianca’s struggle to move on in life and her sports career without her father.
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Title: Carina Bergfeldt
Character: Guest
Released: January 15, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Who can beat Anja and Foppa?
Character: Challenger
Released: November 11, 2018
Type: TV
Athletes team up to try and beat Anja Pärson and Peter Forsberg in different events.
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Title: Renées brygga
Character: Himself
Released: February 18, 2015
Type: TV
TV presenter invites Swedish celebrities and interesting personalities to her summer island in the Stockholm Archipelago for an evening filled with food, drink, laughs and emotion. She interviews her guests about their career, life and dreams, trying to learn new things about them.
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Title: Allt för Sverige
Character: Himself
Released: October 30, 2011
Type: TV
Allt för Sverige is a Swedish reality show based on the original Norwegian format Culture Shock:Norway. The first season of Allt för Sverige premiered on Sveriges Television SVT1 on October 30, 2011, and the last episode aired on December 18, 2011. The series is about Swedish Americans who return to their Swedish roots. In the program, they give the participants more about their families but in each episode one in the group must leave the show and therefore know less about their ancestry.
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Title: Hellenius Hörna
Character: Guest
Released: October 7, 2010
Type: TV
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One Week
Title: One Week
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: September 8, 2008
Type: Movie
Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case scenario even if he immediately begins treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto through the Canadian prairies to British Columbia.
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Hassel 07 - De giriga
Title: Hassel 07 - De giriga
Character: Robber
Released: March 5, 1992
Type: Movie
Roland Hassel is chasing a criminal who deals with stolen luxury cars and narcotics.
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Title: Hassel
Character: Robber
Released: October 11, 1986
Type: TV