Inge Hammarström

Inge Hammarström is regarded as one of Brynäs’s great players through the yearsArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT Nyheter GävleborgRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Inge Hammarström’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose roots were in Fagervik, but he began playing hockey in Sörberge. In a 2009Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, he recalled playing football for Fagervik, but never hockey for the club.

In the same interview, he remembered borrowing skates that were too big when he was 11Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. When he received white skates for Christmas, he painted them black before using themArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. His memories of youth hockey also included early practices before school and clearing snow from the rinkArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Hammarström also recalled watching CSKA train and how it made him want to train more, contributing to his decision to join BrynäsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. The move brought a change of position too: he had played centre in Timrå but became a winger at BrynäsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In his 2009Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose recollections, he also described his work as a youth coach at Brynäs. He had completed stages 2 and 3 of coaching training alongside Lars-Göran NilssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose and coached players born between 1969 and 1971, including Tommy Jonsson.

In JuneArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose 2018, Hammarström told Aftonbladet that he was planning his final scouting trip after 35 years in the profession. He wanted to continue as a hockey mentor, encouraging respect between players and discouraging checks from behindArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.