Elias Lindholm

Elias Lindholm has established himself as a centre who can contribute at both ends of the iceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Elias LindholmArticle in CaféRead the sourceClose grew up in Germany and Malmö before his family moved to Gävle and Åbyggeby, according to the family’s account in Café’s 2013 report. His mother recalled that he attended a hockey school in Germany at just 3 years oldArticle in CaféRead the sourceClose.

He attended school in Åbyggeby through grade 3, then continued in Strömsbro from grade 4; later, he studied on Borgarskolan’s commerce programme with a sports focusArticle in CaféRead the sourceClose. Christian Djoos was both a schoolmate and a teammate, Café reported in the same articleArticle in CaféRead the sourceClose.

At BrynäsArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose, Lindholm played on the same line as his cousin Calle Järnkrok. In a December 2012 interview with Sveriges RadioArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose, he described Järnkrok as a role model he had been able to watch up close.

Café’s 2013Article in CaféRead the sourceClose report also described tennis with his family. It included another detail from his leisure time: Lindholm rode a unicycle with a stick and ballArticle in CaféRead the sourceClose.

In OctoberArticle in Gävle GIKRead the sourceClose 2021, Gävle GIK thanked the Lindholm family and said that Elias and Calle Järnkrok visited the club when they could. The club also reported that Elias’s father Mikael and brother Oliver led its academyArticle in Gävle GIKRead the sourceClose.