Johan Larsson

Johan Larsson has earned a reputation as a defensively skilled center who also helps drive his teamArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceClose. Johan LarssonArticle in TV4Read the sourceClose grew up in Lau in southern Gotland, in a family where his father and older brothers were involved in hockey. His formative club is Sudrets HCArticle in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose.

Looking back in an Aftonbladet interview, Larsson said he had moved from Gotland to a hockey upper secondary school in Gävle, combining school studies with hockey training, because he wanted to play in ElitserienArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. He joined Brynäs in the 2008/09Article in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose season. In the same interview, he also said he had often been compared withArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose Håkan Loob, although he had never seen him play.

In AugustArticle in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose 2022, Larsson returned to Brynäs after 10 seasons in North America. In JanuaryArticle in Sudrets HCRead the sourceClose 2023, Sudrets HC thanked him for supplying raffle prizes for its Jannedagen club event.

During the 2024Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose playoffs, Larsson told Hockeysverige that he rarely watched hockey in his spare time. He wanted to switch off from hockey away from the arena and focus on it when he was thereArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.