Björn Johansson

In Örebro, Björn Johansson is regarded as a hockey legendArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT Nyheter ÖrebroRead the sourceClose. Björn JohanssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in central Örebro and recalled starting hockey with ÖSK at around 7 or 8 years old. During his childhood, he also played football for ÖSK, bandyBandy is a team sport played on skates with sticks and a ball on a large ice field.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose and handball. In Hockeysverige’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose retrospective published in March 2026, he also explained his nickname, Nalle: it was linked to a childhood joke that he had been found in a forest.

Johansson started as a winger before switching to defenceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Reflecting on his coaches in the same retrospective, he named Des MoroneyArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose and Ivan Aronsson as the most influential.

From his time in Cleveland, Johansson recalled enjoying the chance to speak Swedish withArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Juha Widing. Of the places where he played for farm teams, he preferred Salt LakeArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, he said in the 2026 retrospective.

On 9 January 2014, Johansson’s number 13Article in SVTRead the sourceClose was retired and his shirt became the first player shirt raised in Behrn Arena. In the interview published in March 2026Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, he said he still followed hockey and watched NHL games at night, including Leo Carlsson’s games with Anaheim.