Joacim Eriksson

At Skellefteå, Joacim Eriksson established himself as one of the leading goaltenders in Sweden's ElitserienArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Joacim ErikssonArticle in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose began playing hockey with Hedesunda IF. Looking back on his childhood in a November 2019 interview with SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close, he named Johan Holmqvist as an idol and recalled Brynäs’s 1999Article in SHLRead the sourceClose Swedish championship win, when he was 9, as a memorable hockey experience.

In the same interview, Eriksson recalled being starstruck when he arrived in Vancouver and found the Sedins there; he described them as down-to-earthArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose. Reflecting on his career choices, he said that every step had taught him something and that he had no regretsArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.

Eriksson also described his game preparation in November 2019Article in SHLRead the sourceClose: after lunch, he took an hour-long nap. Before games, he threw a ball against a wall and caught it to get his vision workingArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.

On away trips, he watched television series, he said in the 2019 interview: he had finished Silicon ValleyArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose and was following Power and Ballers at the time. He also said he liked chocolate, joking that it was his weaknessArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.