{"id":6438,"date":"2025-07-08T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/?page_id=6438"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:36:41","slug":"borje-salming-courage-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/?page_id=6438","title":{"rendered":"B\u00f6rje Salming Courage Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6438\" class=\"elementor elementor-6438\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79375f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a79375f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96356d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96356d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3693a32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3693a32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffee5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ffee5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c88385 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c88385\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c41a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5c41a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b004e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b004e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Invitation-Page-1-V9-1-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Invitation-Page-1-V9-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Invitation-Page-1-V9-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Invitation-Page-1-V9-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Invitation-Page-1-V9-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086fca7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"086fca7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aca730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aca730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B\u00f6rje Salming Courage Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3b9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c3b9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<p>The <b>B\u00f6rje Salming Courage Award<\/b>, presented by <b>SAP<\/b>, was first presented in 2023 to honour NHL &amp; Swedish hockey legend \u2013 B\u00f6rje Salming.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br><\/p><p>The award recognizes and honours B\u00f6rje\u2019s legacy as a trailblazer as one of the first European players to make an impact in the <b>National Hockey League<\/b>. Salming, through his skill, courage and leadership on and off the ice, made his teammates, opponents and fans across the NHL take notice, and blazed the trail for many talented European players who followed his path to the NHL. The Award also memorializes B\u00f6rje\u2019s bravery and tremendous courage with his battle with ALS, the deadly neurological disease which sadly claimed his life in 2022.<\/p><p><br><\/p><p>The <b>B\u00f6rje Salming Courage Award<\/b> is presented annually to an European NHL Alumni member who has been influential in their home country, and community, while embodying B\u00f6rje\u2019s legacy of skill, courage &amp; dedication on and off the ice. Detroit Red Wings legend <b>Nicklas Lidstrom<\/b>, and Edmonton Oiler\u2019s legend <b>Jari Kurri<\/b>, were the first two recipients in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, Swedish Olympic hero, and the longest serving Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, <b>Mats Sundin<\/b>, will be presented with this honour. To inquire on how your corporation or brand can become involved with future NHL Alumni events, please contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto: partners@nhlalumni.com\" target=\"_blank\">partners@nhlalumni.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaed0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5eaed0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce1394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dce1394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B\u00f6rje Salming Courage Award The B\u00f6rje Salming Courage Award, presented by SAP, was first presented in 2023 to honour NHL &amp; Swedish hockey legend \u2013 B\u00f6rje Salming.&nbsp; The award recognizes and honours B\u00f6rje\u2019s legacy as a trailblazer as one of the first European players to make an impact in the National Hockey League. 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