Bengt Lundholm

Bengt LundholmArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose grew up playing both hockey and football for Falu BS in Falun. His move to Leksand’s junior team also had a school connection: his PE teacher Bengt OhlsonArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose helped recruit him and 2 other players from Falun.

At LeksandArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose, Lundholm received skating advice from Vilgot Larsson. On the senior team, he played on a line with Kjell BrusArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose and Djura Olsson. In the club’s retrospective, published in 2011Article in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose, Brus recalled his speed down the wing and the accurate passes he sent back. Brus also remembered Lundholm playing football in LeksandArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose.

Moving from Leksand to AIK brought much greater responsibility, Lundholm recalled in a 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige. In the same interview, he described Parmström’s role as coach and Hobér’s work on trainingArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Earlier contact with the Rangers never resulted in a move, according to Leksands IF’sArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose retrospective. In WinnipegArticle in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose, Lundholm played on a line with Steen and Willy Lindström, an arrangement the same portrait described as helping him adapt.