Jan-Åke Edvinsson 

(13 September 1941 – 6 December 2022) was a Swedish ice hockey

administrator. He served as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) general secretary from
1986 to 2006, and held the same position with the Swedish Ice Hockey Association from 1976 to
1986. During this time with the IIHF, it grew from 34 to 64 competing nations at 29 international
tournaments. He later worked as a technical delegate for the Winter Olympic Games. He was
inducted into the builder category of the IIHF Hall of Fame, and was also inducted into the Swedish
Hockey Hall of Fame, the German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Slovenian Hockey Hall of
Fame.