Lias Andersson

During his junior years, Lias Andersson inspired high expectations for a future in the NHLArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Lias AnderssonArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose began playing hockey with Kungälvs IK. He spent his earliest years in Chicago, where his fatherArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose Niklas Andersson played, before the family returned to Sweden in 2001.

Comparisons with his father were a factor when Andersson chose HV71 in 2014Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. In an interview with TT as a teenager, he explained that his choice was partly about avoiding those comparisons, as Niklas was closely associated with FrölundaArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Andersson said he tried to learn from his father’s reading of the game and passingArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. He also recalled how his grandfather Ronny’s criticism of his skating had motivated him to work on that part of his gameArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

In MayArticle in Kungälvs IKRead the sourceClose 2018, Kungälvs IK reported that Andersson had helped the club establish contact with Marcus Korutschka ahead of signing him. The club described Korutschka as a close friend of Andersson’s from their junior years at HV71Article in Kungälvs IKRead the sourceClose.