Bengt Liedstrand

Liedstrand started to play ice hockey with Södertälje SK as a child.^[1] 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.^[2] In total, Liedstrand made 12 appearances for the club, earning four shutouts.^[3]

In 1929, Liedstrand moved to fellow top flight team Hammarby IF in Stockholm.^[4][1] He won five Swedish championships – in 1932, 1933, 1937, 1942 and 1943 – with Hammarby IF.^[5] 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.^[6] In total, Liedstrand played 200 games for the club in 14 seasons until his retirement in 1943.^[1][2]

He made 11 international appearances for the Swedish national team.^[7][1] Liedstrand competed in the 1935 and 1937 World Championships, as Sweden finished in 5th and 10th place, respectively.^[8]