NENT Group Boards Original Series About Swedish Ice Hockey Star Börje Salming (EXCLUSIVE)

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NENT Group, the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, has ordered an English-language original biopic series about Börje Salming, one of Sweden’s biggest ice hockey stars. The series is create…

, the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, has ordered an English-language original biopic series about Börje Salming, one of Sweden’s biggest ice hockey stars.

The first Swedish player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Salming played over 1,100 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs across 16 seasons , notching 148 goals and 620 assists. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history. Filippa Wallestam, NENT Group’s CCO, said the show will tell “a story of remarkable talent, athleticism and perseverance that deserves an international streaming audience.” The biopic series will come out on time to mark the 70th birthday of Salming, whose “sporting achievements rank with fellow Swedish superstars Björn Borg and Ronnie Peterson,” pointed out Wallestam.

 

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