Göran Högosta

Born:	April 15, 1954	Draft:	Undrafted
Hometown:	Äppelbo, Sweden	Position:	Goalie
Known For:	Silver Medal – World Championships	Catches:	Left
National Team:	Sweden	Current Status:	Retired

Alf Göran Högosta (born April 15, 1954, in Äppelbo, Sweden) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. Högosta played one game for the New York Islanders in 1977-78 and 21 games with the Quebec Nordiques in 1979-80. Internationally, he represented Sweden at the 1976 Canada Cup and won two bronze medals at the 1975 and 1976 World Championships before winning a silver medal at the 1977 tournament.

Göran Högosta Statistics

Trade Tracker

Date	Traded From	Traded With	Traded To	Traded For
Aug. 1979				Richard Brodeur

Deeper Dive

• THW’s Goalie News: Kinkaid’s Robbery, Hutton’s Huge Week & More
• Today in Hockey History: Oct. 21
• Today in Hockey History: Nov. 1

Achievements

• TV-Pucken Gold Medal (1971)
• U18 EJC Gold Medal (1972)
• U18 EJC Silver Medal (1973)
• U19 EJC Best Goaltender (1973)
• Swedish Champion (1975)
• 2x World Championship Bronze Medal (1975, 1976)
• World Championship All-Star Team (1977)
• World Championship Best Goaltender (1977)
• World Championship Silver Medal (1977)

THIS DAY IN 1977: @NYIslanders Goran Hogosta became the first European-trained goaltender to appear in an NHL game. pic.twitter.com/jD2T85qIl5

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 1, 2014

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Elite Prospects