Joel Persson

In the SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close, Joel Persson has established himself as a puck-skilled offensive defenceman with an important role on the powerplayArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Joel PerssonArticle in SVTRead the sourceClose grew up in Osby in northern Skåne, travelling to Hässleholm for school and Kristianstad for hockey. His formative club was Osby IKArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose. He attended upper-secondary school in Hässleholm, but never a hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in SVTRead the sourceClose, an upper-secondary programme with a hockey focus.

In an April 2022Article in SHLRead the sourceClose SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close interview, Persson recalled playing centre with his own age group and defence with older teams, and said he felt both roles had helped his offensive play as a defenceman. At TyringeArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose, coach Linus Rahm set him a specific target for the 2014/15 season: 40 points, which Persson surpassed with 46.

Hockey was not his only work before the move to VäxjöArticle in Växjö LakersRead the sourceClose. In an October 2017Article in Växjö LakersRead the sourceArticle in Växjö LakersRead the sourceClose club interview, he said he had spent a semester teaching PE and Swedish as a second language; the club’s October 2023 retrospective identified his workplace as Parkskolan in Osby. In 2017, he moved directly from HockeyEttanArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose to Växjö in the SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close, without having played in Allsvenskan.

In FebruaryArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose 2023, Persson described cohosting Hockeytvåanpodden with journalist Alexander Jepsen, discussing Divisions 2 and 3. In SVT’s AprilSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Article in SVTRead the sourceClose 2024 feature, he also expressed the hope that his own route would encourage young players to keep going, and welcomed new under-18 teams at smaller clubs.

Away from hockey, he mentioned golf and cooking in the February 2023Article in SHLRead the sourceClose SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close interview: he often made chicken poke bowls and had learned from friends who ran restaurants. He also said he remained in contact with Elias Pettersson and that they had played golf together on Gotland in the summer of 2022Article in SHLRead the sourceClose.