Robert Burakowsky

As a player, Robert Burakowsky was known for his goalscoring instinctArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Robert BurakowskyArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Malmö and played for Malmö IF’s under-20 team in 1982/83. In a retrospective published by Hockeysverige in 2014, he recalled his close friendship with Roger NordströmArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, with whom he had played hockey since childhood. He also credited his father Benny with an important part in his hockey developmentArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

After the 1982/83 season, he moved to Leksand with Roger ÖhmanArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose, with Tore Jobs handling the transfer. In Leksands IF’s DecemberArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose 2010 interview, Burakowsky said he had intended to study there but left school as senior hockey took over.

Another hockey connection began at a childhood hockey camp in TyringeArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose. In the same 2010 interview, Burakowsky recalled meeting Heinz EhlersArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose there as a child, long before they played together in Leksand and other clubs.

In OctoberArticle in SkånesportRead the sourceClose 2021, Burakowsky returned to Pantern and recorded 3 assists against Åstorp. In his interview with Skånesport, he said he wanted ice time ahead of exhibition events he had been invited toArticle in SkånesportRead the sourceClose. He also described keeping active at the time through walking, running and weekly gym visitsArticle in SkånesportRead the sourceClose.