Lars-Erik Sjoberg

Lars-Erik "Taxen" Sjöberg (1944–1987) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman who played in Sweden from 1962 to 1974 with Leksands IF, Djurgårdens IF, and Västra Frölunda IF before joining the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA and NHL from 1974 to 1980. He won the Golden Puck as Swedish Player of the Year in 1969 and was named best defenceman at the 1974 World Ice Hockey Championships. Known as "The Professor" and "The Little General," he became the first non-North American-born captain in NHL history when he wore the "C" for Winnipeg in their inaugural NHL season. He later scouted for the New York Rangers until his death in 1987.