Henrik Tallinder

Henrik Tallinder was regarded as a steady, defensively skilled defencemanArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose. Rikard FranzénArticle in YleRead the sourceClose and Niclas Hävelid were among Henrik Tallinder’s role models, he told Yle in a 2017 interview. He also namedArticle in YleRead the sourceClose Brian Leetch and Nicklas Lidström.

In the same interview, Tallinder described how he wanted to offer younger TPS players an example to learn from: they could watch how he preparedArticle in YleRead the sourceClose. At the same time, he wanted them to find their own methodsArticle in YleRead the sourceClose.

Speaking to Svenska YleArticle in Svenska YleRead the sourceClose in 2019, Tallinder recalled choosing TPS over AIK after his NHL career. He described Stockholm as home, while Åbo had become his second homeArticle in Svenska YleRead the sourceClose.

In ÅboArticle in Svenska YleRead the sourceClose, he also took part in fundraising away from hockey: ahead of Näsdagen in November 2018, he accepted a somersault challenge. Svenska YleArticle in Svenska YleRead the sourceClose reported that he trained with the circus programme at the Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences.