Fredrik Claesson

Fredrik Claesson has primarily played a defensive role as a defencemanArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Fredrik ClaessonArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose grew up in Västerhaninge outside Stockholm and began playing hockey as a goalie in Haninge. Around the age of 11, he joined Hammarby and switched to defenceArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. After 1 season at Hammarby, he moved on to FlemingsbergArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

He later attended DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Close’s hockey gymnasiumArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose with Erik Gustafsson, combining upper-secondary studies with hockey. In their Aftonbladet interview, they described themselves as brothers to express how close their friendship wasArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

In Marie Hallman’s NovemberArticle in Marie HallmanRead the sourceClose 2010 interview, Claesson named Marcus Ragnarsson and David Printz as role models. In the same interview, Patrick CehlinArticle in Marie HallmanRead the sourceClose described his play as simple and mature and stressed how seriously he pursued hockey.

The 2010Article in Marie HallmanRead the sourceClose interview also explored his interests: he preferred rap, hip-hop and R&B and said he did a little singing on his own. He collected American football caps and singled out one he had bought during a junior-national-team trip to BostonArticle in Marie HallmanRead the sourceClose.