Adam Ginning

Adam Ginning's main strengths lie in his defensive playArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Adam GinningArticle in IIHFRead the sourceArticle in Färjestad BKRead the sourceClose grew up in Linköping, with Linköping HC as his formative club. By JuneArticle in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose 2018, he had completed his second year of upper-secondary school. At the club’s LHC AcademyArticle in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose, Niclas Hävelid had followed his development closely.

In a November 2018Article in IIHFRead the sourceClose interview with the IIHF, Ginning said he put in extra work after practice to improve his foot speed. He also described how comfortable he felt playing alongside Adam Boqvist on Sweden’s U20 teamArticle in IIHFRead the sourceClose; the IIHF highlighted their complementary roles on defense.

In OctoberArticle in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose 2019, Linköping HC highlighted an unusual scoring weekend for Ginning: he played one SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close game and one J20 junior game, scoring 2 goals in total. During the 2019/20 season, he also played on loan at Vita HästenArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Looking back in an April 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, he said the substantial playing time there had helped him grow both as a player and as a person.

When LinköpingArticle in Färjestad BKRead the sourceClose decided against renewing his contract, Ginning chose Färjestad, describing it in the club’s May 2020 interview as the place where he wanted to develop. Carl JakobssonArticle in Färjestad BKRead the sourceClose, Oskar Bäck and Albin Eriksson were already there, close friends he knew from national-team hockey.