Pentti Lund

Pentti Alexander Lund (born December 6, 1925 – April 16, 2013) was a Finnish-Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers  in the National Hockey League.  During his first year he was the recipient of the Calder Trophy.  Lund is often said to have been the first Finnish player in the National Hockey League. (Albert Pudas, however, played 4 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1926-1927). Lund moved to Canada from Finland at the age of six.

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Category:1925 births
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Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Calder Trophy winners
Category:Finnish ice hockey right wingers
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Sportspeople from Thunder Bay
Category:Eastern Hockey League players