Leif Rohlin

Leif Rohlin is remembered as one of Västerås's prominent defencemenArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT Nyheter VästmanlandRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Leif RohlinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Irsta, where he played football and handball alongside hockey with VIK. He also attended a hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose in Västerås, combining upper-secondary studies with a hockey focus, where Peter Popovic was his classmate.

In Hockeysverige’s retrospective interview, Rohlin recalled also playing TV-puckenTV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose with Popovic. He remembered VIK winning the B-junior SwedishArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose championship in 1986 after beating Modo in the final.

Rohlin recalled Göran LundbergArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose giving him his opportunity in senior hockey in a friendly around Christmas 1986. Under Pelle MårtsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, he initially shared a place with Popovic. When discussing people who had influenced him in hockey, Rohlin named Mårts, Hans PerssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose and Svenåke Svensson.

Rohlin became Västerås sporting director in 2007Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, he said he left the role during 2009Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.