Love Härenstam

Love Härenstam is regarded as one of Sweden’s most promising young goaltendersArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose. Love Härenstam’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose early hockey included Värmdö’s outdoor rinks with his parents and maternal grandfather, and Saturday hockey school with his older brother. He began organised hockey at Värmdö HCArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose at age 5. In an October 2021Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige, he recalled how teammates took turns in goal and how he arrived early to get the goalie equipment that fitted him best.

In the same interview, Härenstam said he chose to focus on hockey as practices became more frequent and Djurgården approached himDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In the summer of 2020, he moved from Värmdö to Djurgårdens IFDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

His schooling took him to Luleå’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose, which combined upper secondary studies with hockey. Looking back in February 2026Article in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose, he said he then spent his final school year in Skellefteå and had more opportunities to practise with the senior team. In MayArticle in SportbibelnRead the sourceClose that year, he described his mother’s visits during his years away from home in Luleå and Skellefteå, with his family available by phone after both good and bad games.

One friendship from his childhood goalie training was with Herman LivArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose. In the February 2026 HockeyAllsvenskanArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose interview, Härenstam said they had met at a goalie camp in Ritorp around age 10 and continued to keep in touch by phone.

When interviewed in 2021Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, Härenstam said he had tried to model his goaltending on Tuukka Rask when he was younger. In FebruaryArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose 2026, he described a specific focus in his work with Södertälje’s goalie coach: being more patient and staying on his feet longer.