Erik Källgren

Erik Källgren made his playoff breakthrough with Växjö in 2021Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose, replacing the injured Viktor Fasth and becoming one of the team's key players. Erik KällgrenArticle in Växjö LakersRead the sourceClose grew up in Stockholm and began playing hockey with Lidingö Vikings. In 2012Article in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose, he was admitted from Nacka to Linköping’s hockey upper-secondary school, which combines academic studies with hockey training.

In an April 2015Article in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose club interview, Källgren recalled joining Linköping when he began hockey upper-secondary school. The school was therefore more than a place that had offered him admission: it was part of his time at the clubArticle in Linköping HCRead the sourceArticle in Linköping HCRead the sourceClose.

When he left AIK in March 2019, Källgren credited goalie coach Robin DanielssonArticle in AIK HockeyRead the sourceClose as an important reason for his development there. Later that year, he returned from North AmericaArticle in Växjö LakersRead the sourceClose earlier than planned, and Växjö took the opportunity to sign him.

His equipment also carried a tribute to Swedish hockeyArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose: in December 2022, HockeyNews reported that Källgren had a portrait of Börje Salming on his goalie mask.