Dan Labraaten

Dan LabraatenArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose grew up in Grums, with Grums IK as his formative club. In an interview with Hockeysverige published in 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, he recalled Eje Lindström teaching him and Willy Lindström better skating technique there. He also recalled skiing as a child and having Sixten JernbergArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as his idol.

In 1966Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, Labraaten played senior hockey in Grums. In the 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, he described Mases’s persistent recruitment efforts and his choice of Leksand over Brynäs. He began playing for Leksands IFArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose in the 1969/70 season.

Leksand’s 2014Article in Leksands IFRead the sourceClose tribute recalled the Söderström–Åhlberg–Labraaten trio as Volvokedjan, the Volvo line. In the 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, Labraaten described how his task changed between lines: he played further up the ice with Åhlberg and Söderström, while his role alongside Eriksson and Brasar was more defensive.

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association’s HallArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose of Fame profile put his scouting career at 30 years: 28 with New Jersey and 2 with Vegas. When HockeysverigeArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose asked which scouting work he was most pleased with in the interview published in 2020, he singled out Brian Rafalski. In the same interview, he also recalled enjoying mushroom picking in the woods before his role with VegasArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.