Michael Thelvén

Michael ThelvénArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Farsta, as he recalled in a 2016 interview with Hockeysverige. At about 6 or 7, he began playing both hockey and football with Hammarby at KanalplanArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In the same retrospective interview, he recalled that his move to DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, 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.Close around 1973Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose was initially intended for football. In autumn 1978Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, he was invited to the club’s training camp in Prague, an opportunity he said helped him earn a place in the senior squad.

His memories of DjurgårdenDjurgårdenDjurgården, 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.Close also included Mats WaltinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose: Thelvén had owned a poster of him as an idol before they became defence partners. In the interview, he also singled out Tord NänsénArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose for the support he had given him both on and off the ice.

Looking back on his time with the national team, Thelvén identified the 1984 Canada CupArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as his international breakthrough. He also remembered his defence pairing with Peter Andersson at that tournament as a partnership that worked wellArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.