Magnus Arvedson

Magnus Arvedson earned a reputation as a skilled defensive forward in the NHLArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose. Färjestad BKArticle in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose was Magnus Arvedson’s formative hockey club. Looking back in a June 2008Article in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose interview with SvenskaFans, he described himself as a player who had always thought defensively. He said he had developed his fitness to suit that game and had earned his coaches’ trustArticle in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Arvedson recalled playing on a line withArticle in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose Radek Bonk and Marian Hossa in Ottawa. Their initial assignment was to contain the opposition’s leading players; later, opponents were assigned to contain their line insteadArticle in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose.

Arvedson was Mora’s head coach in autumn 2007Article in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose, but his tenure ended during the season. In the June 2008Article in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose interview, he said coaching had given him a better understanding of his former coaches and of the importance of everyone on a team working towards the same goal. His interest in tactics, he recalled, had already been there during his playing careerArticle in SvenskaFansRead the sourceClose.