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rdfs:label	Håkan Andersson
rdfs:comment	Håkan Andersson (born 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish amateur hockey scout who currently serves as the Director of European Scouting for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). His scouting and player evaluation, along with that of Director of Amateur Scouting Joe McDonnell and Assistant General Manager Jim Nill, has been credited by Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland as the reason for the long term success of the Red Wings, specifically the ability of the team to find talented players late in the draft.
dcterms:subject	Stanley Cup champions Born in 1965 Detroit Red Wings
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Birth Date	1965
Name	Håkan Andersson
Width	25.0
Employer	Detroit Red Wings
Birth Place	Sweden Stockholm
Title	Director of European Scouting
Alt	Håkan Andersson
Occupation	Ice Hockey Scout (sport)
Source	– Håkan Andersson – Håkan Andersson, describing what it takes to have success as a scout. – Ken Holland, General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings
Quote	I was a better fishing guide than scout. Håkan certainly is one of the best in the business. You've just got to look at his track record. … Obviously Håkan has been an MVP behind the scenes for us. I would say it comes down to 30 percent hard work, 30 percent good eyes, and 40 percent luck.
abstract	Håkan Andersson (born 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish amateur hockey scout who currently serves as the Director of European Scouting for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Formerly a fishing guide, he was hired as a scout by the Red Wings in 1990. Since then he has won four Stanley Cup Championships as a member of the Detroit Red Wings organization, in 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008. Andersson, based in Stockholm, Sweden, scouts all over Europe including Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, and Russia, and has been responsible for the Red Wings drafting Tomas Holmström, Valtteri Filppula, Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, and many others. His scouting and player evaluation, along with that of Director of Amateur Scouting Joe McDonnell and Assistant General Manager Jim Nill, has been credited by Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland as the reason for the long term success of the Red Wings, specifically the ability of the team to find talented players late in the draft.