Hugo Alnefelt

During his junior years, Hugo Alnefelt was regarded as a major Swedish goaltending prospectArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Hugo AlnefeltArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose grew up in Danderyd with his parents and older brother and spent his first years in hockey with SDE. In HVArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose71’s July 2019 interview, he recalled how his brother’s tournament prize gave him his first opportunity to try goaltending. His brother had won goalie equipment at a hockey tournament, and Hugo used it to try playing in goalArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Alnefelt said he moved to Täby at around 12–13 because SDE had too many goaliesTäby is a suburban municipality about 20 km (12 miles) north of Stockholm.Article in HV71Read the sourceClose. After the Täby team split up following U15, he spent his U16 year with AIKTäby is a suburban municipality about 20 km (12 miles) north of Stockholm.Article in HV71Read the sourceClose. He later attended HV71’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HV71Read the sourceClose in Huskvarna, combining upper-secondary studies with hockey training. His connection with goalie coach William RahmArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose was part of his decision to choose HV71, he explained in 2019.

Golf was also part of his childhood: Alnefelt played extensively with his older brother and considered golf alongside hockey, according to Hockeysverige’s SeptemberArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose 2019 article. His older brother Felix was described at the time as a golf professionalArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In a December 2020Article in SHLRead the sourceClose SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close interview, Alnefelt described himself as a gear enthusiast who liked distinctive equipment and took particular care over his goalie mask. He discussed working with David GunnarssonArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose at DaveArt on a new mask for the World Junior Championship. In the same interview, he singled out Henrik Lundqvist’s silver-chrome Rangers mask as one he admiredArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.

In JuneArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose 2024, Alnefelt returned to HV71 after 3 seasons in North America. In his return interview, he described HV71 as the club closest to his heartArticle in HV71Read the sourceClose.