Career
Lund was often credited as being the first Finnish player in the National Hockey League. (Albert Pudas, however, played 4 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1926-1927). Lund moved to Canada from Finland at the age of six.
He began his junior career with the local Portuguese Arthur teams in the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League from 1942 to 1945.
Lund lead the league in scoring during his two seasons with the Navy team, where, in 19 regular season games, he scored an impressive 47 goals. Lund turned pro in 1945-1946 with the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League, a minor affiliate team of the Boston Bruins.
Next season, Lund led the league in scoring with 92 points in 56 games. This helped him garner some fame as he was called up by the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League to play in one playoff game.
In 1947-1948, Lund joined the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League where his excellent play was rewarded with two playoff game appearances with the Boston Bruins.
He also became the first Finnish-born player to score a goal in the National Hockey League. In his second year with the Rangers, he scored a career high 18 goals. Lund had a great postseason as he recorded 11 points in 12 games. Lund was traded back to the Boston Bruins early in the 1951-1952 season.
During the season, Lund suffered an eye-injury from a high-stick on November 13, during the 13th game of the season, with Lund skating with number 13 on his jersey, suggesting to many that unlucky number 13 played a role in the injury.
The injury was so severe, that he almost lost all sight in his right eye. Lund attempted a comeback after being sidelined for three-months, contributing 17 points with only one eye in 1952-1953.
Lund would skate for two seasons with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds before retiring from hockey in 1955.
On September 29, 1984.
Lund was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, and 8 years later, in 1992, was inducted into the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. He died April 16, 2013 at the age of 87.