Leif Boork

Leif Erik Boork (born 3 July 1949 in Stockholm, Sweden) is Swedish former ice hockey coach, who was the head coach for Djurgårdens IF, Brynäs IF,[1] Almtuna IS,[2] and Norway's national ice hockey team.[3]

Leif Boork
Leif Boork in December 2011
Born (1949-07-03) 3 July 1949
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupationice hockey coach

He works as a color commentator for the TV4 Group.[4] He was the player agent of Johan Alcén, but after failing to find a new club for Alcén, they cancelled their relation to each other in July 2011.[5]

He was head coach for Sweden women's national team until 2018. He was fired after a series of poor performances, including finishing sixth at the 2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships and seventh at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and mass discontent with his leadership among players, including over decisions to throw veteran Emma Eliasson off the team, allegations of bullying Jenni Asserholt into retirement, and a player petition to have him resign.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. Pierre Matteoni (2005-04-25). "Boork bas i Brynäs bås". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  2. Maria Jansson (2008-02-19). "Boork lämnar Almtuna". sr.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  3. "Pressemelding fra Norges Ishockeyforbund" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. 2001-04-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  4. "TV4:s svar på tal – värvar Leif Boork". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. Marcus Simm (2011-07-28). "Alcén och Boork – ett avslutat kapitel" (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  6. "After Losing Olympic Funding, Where Does Team Sweden Go from Here?". 3 July 2018.
  7. "The curious case of Leif Boork and Team Sweden". 23 May 2017.
  8. "Sågningen av Leif Boork: "Han förstörde vårt OS"".
  9. "Nya förbundskaptenen: "Mycket har handlat om Boork"".
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