Niklas Sundström

Niklas Sundström is one of MoDo's prominent figures and was known as a player for his hockey intelligenceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Niklas SundströmArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up near Kempehallen and later lived in Domsjö, he recalled in a September 2023 interview with Hockeysverige. He remembered watching an ice session from the sidelines before later taking part himselfArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Sundström recalled playing on the rink in Domsjö withArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Peter Forsberg and Andreas Salomonsson, who also played with his older brother Mattias. Hockey was not his only childhood sport: he also played football in Domsjö until he was around 14–15Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In the hockey school’s summer 2014 account, Sundström recalled attending a hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Niklas Sundströms HockeyskolaRead the sourceClose, combining upper secondary studies with hockey, alongside players who later became his MoDo teammates again. Looking back on his introduction to senior hockey in the 2023Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, he named Kent Forsberg as the coach when he received his opportunity with MoDo’s senior team in 1991/92.

In the 2023Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, Sundström also described enjoying defensive responsibility. In his account of his career, that went hand in hand with contributing offensively from a third lineArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

The RamseleArticle in Niklas Sundströms HockeyskolaRead the sourceClose hockey school offered another view of his hockey life: its account set in summer 2014 described Tomas Hellgren’s invitation and Sundström’s annual return visits to meet participants and sign autographs. Mats Zuccarello had joined him on an earlier visitArticle in Niklas Sundströms HockeyskolaRead the sourceClose. On 22 July 2021Article in SVTRead the sourceClose, SVTSVTSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Close reported on the Ramsele hockey school and described Sundström as its public face.