Anders Håkansson

Anders HåkanssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Hagfors before moving to Kiruna at 8 and to Malmberget the following year, he recalled in a Hockeysverige interview published on 31 August 2025. He skated in Kiruna but had not yet played for an organised hockey clubArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He began playing organised hockey with Malmbergets AIFArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Jan JuhlinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose recruited him to AIK, but Håkansson recalled that his choice of club also involved his studies. He wanted to study in Stockholm and said that this helped him decide on AIKArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, he said he had completed his studies at Tekniska HögskolanArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

His memories of his time at AIK also included a summer job the club arranged for him: delivering breadArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Håkansson also recalled his military service in Kungsängen, where he served alongside fellow hockey playerArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Roger Melin.

His interest in flying had a history of its own: Håkansson said in the interview that he began gliding in Gällivare at 15Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He also described a later project restoring a Piper CubArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, an account from the interview published in 2025.