Anders Eldebrink

Anders Eldebrink is regarded as one of Södertälje SK’s iconic playersArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose. Anders EldebrinkArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose began organised hockey with Södertälje SK in 1969, when he was around 9, he recalled in a Hockeysverige interview. His childhood moves had taken him through Borlänge and Hudiksvall to SödertäljeArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

He had already skated before taking up hockey in SödertäljeArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose: in the same interview, he remembered skating in Morjärv with his cousin Robert Nordmark. He also said he still understood and spoke the Överkalix dialect, despite having moved south as a childArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Hockey was only one of his childhood sports: Eldebrink competed in shot put and javelin, played football and continued athletics until around 15 or 16, while his brother Kenth competed in javelinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In the interview, he remembered fitting athletics between training sessions for TV-puckenTV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Looking back on his development in the interview, Eldebrink highlighted his partnership with Mats WaltinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He described how they had similar ideas about the gameArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.