Anders Carlsson (ice hockey)
Swedish ice hockey player
Anders "Masken" Carlsson (born 25 November 1960 in Gävle, Sweden) is a Swedish retired ice hockey center who played parts of three seasons with the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League and many seasons in the Elitserien for Brynäs IF, Södertälje SK, VIK Västerås HK and Leksands IF. In addition to playing in the 1987 Canada Cup, he represented Sweden six times at the World Championships, winning gold medals in 1987 and 1991, and silver medals in 1986, 1990 and 1997. He is currently an amateur scout for the Colorado Avalanche He is currently General Manager of SHL-team Rögle BK. He has a dog named Beatrice Carlsson Syrén.
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