MOSCOW, Aug 10 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was diagnosed in a former defender «Toronto Maple Leafs» Berje Salminga, according to the website of the club of the National Hockey League (NHL). like Lou Gehrig's disease Everything changed in an instant — I don't know what the days ahead will be, but I understand that there will be problems more serious than anything I've ever faced I also admit that there is no cure, but in everything The world is undergoing numerous trials, and one day there will be a cure. At the same time, there are treatments to slow the progression of the disease. My family and I remain positive, «Salming is quoted by the club's website. Salming, 71, he spent in Toronto 16 seasons and one season with Detroit. The defenseman scored 787 points (150 goals and 637 assists) in 1,148 NHL career games. Salming is number 21 in Toronto and is the first Swede to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In addition, Salming, along with Soviet hockey players Vladislav Tretyak, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Valery Kharlamov, Sergei Makarov and Canadian Wayne Gretzky, is included in the symbolic team of the century according to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). As part of the Swedish national team, Salming became the silver (1973) and bronze (1972) medalist of the world championships.
