Fabian Lysell

Fabian Lysell was already attracting attention as a junior for his speed and puck skillArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Fabian LysellArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Näset in Göteborg. In an October 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, he recalled starting hockey at the age of 4 or 5 and continuing in Bäcken’s hockey school. At around 11, he moved from Bäcken to HovåsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In DecemberArticle in VMhockeyRead the sourceClose 2021, his former Bäcken coaches recalled the long days he spent at Ruddalen’s public skating sessions. They described him playing informal games there with participants of different agesArticle in VMhockeyRead the sourceClose.

In the October 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, Lysell also spoke about his family’s sports: his father Henrik had played football, his mother Maria had been involved in figure skating and his older sister Frida in gymnastics. He had played plenty of golf while growing up, but chose hockey at 14Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Prolympia Västra GöteborgArticle in Prolympia Västra GöteborgRead the sourceClose lists Lysell among its former pupils, with 2019 as the year he left. In November 2020, Göteborgs-Posten reported that he had spent 1.5 years in Frölunda’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceClose, combining upper secondary studies with a hockey focus.

Lysell moved from Frölunda to Luleå in November 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Speaking to Hockeysverige that December, he said he had wanted a new environment and had no guaranteed place on the senior teamArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He also described learning to cook and manage daily routines after the moveArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.