Börje Salming comes to Time’s Hockey Festival on Thursday.
It is a tribute to the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, which turns 100 years old on the same day.
It means a lot and we’re very proud, says Executive Producer Markus Turingren for SVT.
The family has now confirmed it Puree Salming It will be on site at Tidernas hockey gala on November 17th.
Sweden’s greatest hockey ever is celebrated and lauded at Globen and the evening of the gala is broadcast live on SVT.
– Börje Salming is one of the greatest prizes we have received in Swedish ice hockey and has a chance to win many prizes awarded. It will be a beautiful and unforgettable evening, we are very pleased with this announcement from the Salming family, says Markus Turingren.
Coming straight from Toronto
Börje Salming suffered from ALS and could no longer speak. At 71 years old, the downhill legend also found it difficult to eat and walk.
He is currently with his immediate family in Toronto where he will be honored for four days by the Toronto Maple Leafs and Hall of Fame.
They traveled to Toronto on Wednesday, so they will be back in Stockholm for Thursday’s party.
900 guests are specially invited
In the world, there will be supporters and guests in the stands as well as 900 specially invited guests.
It will be a festive evening with the artists and the biggest in Swedish hockey on site.
The jury appointed, among other things, the award winners as goalkeeper of the era, back and forth and player of the era.
Audiences will also vote for their favorite as well as set Moment of the Times and All Star Five of the Times.
Wife Pia Salming, daughter Theresa Salming and hockey star Niklas Liedstrom are among the co-founders of the newly founded Börje Salming ALS.
