Nisse Ekman

Nisse EkmanArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up on Karlbergsvägen in central Stockholm and learned to skate in Kungsträdgården with his mother, who was a skating instructor. He recalled those childhood experiences in a 2017Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview with Hockeysverige. He started at AIK’s hockey school and played for the club until he was 15Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Ekman identified Jan-Åke TiensuuArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as the youth coach who had meant the most to him and as a role model. When TiensuuArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose moved to Hammarby, Ekman followed him; there, the coach worked with Tomas Storm to reshape the youth programme.

Ekman also recalled how Thomas UllborsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose let him train with Hammarby’s senior team before Roger Melin brought him into the first team the following season. Wanting to play at a higher level, he accepted a tryout in EspooArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Looking back in 2017Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, he spoke positively about his time in Finland.

Ekman also worked with Danijela RundqvistArticle in Djurgårdens IF HockeyRead the sourceClose to build 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’s women’s programme. In the club’s October 2018Article in Djurgårdens IF HockeyRead the sourceClose account, he had been its sporting director since the programme began in 2014. He is also listed among those who completed the MDA7 management programme in Cruyff Institute’sArticle in Cruyff Institute SverigeRead the sourceClose congratulatory announcement, whose URL indicates April 2020.

In AprilArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose 2024, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association interviewed Ekman as head coach of the boys’ Team 16. He identified play away from the puck, intensity and the ability to make quick decisions as areas the team needed to developArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose.