Gabriel Landeskog

Gabriel Landeskog is known for his strong leadership both on and off the iceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose. As a forward, he has also built a reputation for battling in front of goalArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Gabriel LandeskogArticle in IIHFRead the sourceClose started at 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 skating school at 5 and joined Hammarby at 9. His father Tony had played defense for Hammarby in the 1980sArticle in IIHFRead the sourceClose. Landeskog attended Herrängens skola during his primary school yearsArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. When he returned there in July 2022Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose, he told Aftonbladet about playing hockey and football in the schoolyard as a child.

On FebruaryArticle in IIHFRead the sourceClose 21, 2009, he played for 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 senior team at 16. In 2010Article in IIHFRead the sourceClose, he was appointed captain in Kitchener, becoming the club’s first European to hold that role.

In DecemberArticle in Mile High HockeyRead the sourceClose 2011, Landeskog donated $2,500 from autograph events to Foothills Hockey Association. CCM matched the amount with $2,500 worth of youth hockey equipmentArticle in Mile High HockeyRead the sourceClose.

During the hockey pause in April 2020, he told SVT’s Hockeykväll SpecialSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Article in SVTRead the sourceClose that gardening had become a new hobby. In the same interview, he said he enjoyed reading and had bought a pianoArticle in SVTRead the sourceClose.