Magnus Svensson

Magnus Svensson is regarded as one of Leksand’s notable figures on defenseArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose. Magnus Svensson tried bandyBandy is a team sport played on skates with sticks and a ball on a large ice field.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose in Tranås before choosing hockey, he recalled in a Hockeysverige interview published in 2022. His connection with Leksand began before he played for the club: he attended its hockey camps over several yearsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Svensson recalled playing one junior season at Leksand before joining the senior teamArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He played forward in his first senior season because the established defensemen made it difficult to secure a place on defenseArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

When LeksandArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose were relegated in 2001, Svensson had to decide whether to keep playing, he explained in the 2022 retrospective. He remembered sitting on the same stump in the forest with his dog every morning for 3 weeks before deciding to help the club returnArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Svensson also described Wayne FlemingArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as a coach who had strongly influenced both his playing and his later leadership. In the interview, he discussed his own coaching work with Fagersta, Borlänge, Björbo and Leksand’s women’s team, as well as a spell assistingArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Kari Eloranta at Rapperswil.