Jacob Markström

During his NHL career, Jacob Markström has established himself as one of Sweden's leading goaltendersArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose. Jacob MarkströmArticle in Brynäs IFRead the sourceArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose grew up in Sätra in Gävle, and IK Sätra was his first hockey club. In a June 2008Article in GävleDirektRead the sourceClose interview, he recalled first skating at age 4 on outdoor ice his father had prepared.

He also played in goal on the football pitch, continuing through ninth gradeArticle in GävleDirektRead the sourceClose. In the same 2008 interview, he explained that he committed to hockey after entering Brynäs’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in GävleDirektRead the sourceClose, an upper secondary program with a hockey focus.

On 23 February 2008, P4 Gävleborg reported that Brynäs coach Olof ÖstblomArticle in Sveriges Radio P4 GävleborgRead the sourceClose had selected under-20 goalie Markström for an opportunity in Elitserien against Frölunda. In 2008/09, he competed for the Brynäs goaltending position with Anders Lindbäck, his childhood friend who had grown up on the same street in SätraArticle in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose.

An AugustArticle in Idrottens AffärerRead the sourceClose 2010 report in Idrottens Affärer also offers a glimpse of Markström away from the rink: during Icebreakers charity visits, a child played table tennis with him and Markus Näslund.