Oliver Kylington

Oliver Kylington's strengths as a defenceman lie in his skating and play with the puckArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Oliver KylingtonArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose grew up in Sundbyberg and played youth football for both AIK and Brommapojkarna. In an October 2013Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose interview with Aftonbladet, he recalled choosing hockey at around 11 when it became difficult to combine training in the two sports.

In 2013, Kylington moved to Karlstad to attend a hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose, combining upper-secondary studies with hockey training at Färjestad. In the same autumn interview, he spoke about his friendship with William Nylander, which had begun through the TV-puckenTV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose youth tournament. He also trained with William’s father, Michael Nylander, who was described in the interview as a mentor on and off the iceArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

In November 2014, Kylington returned on loan to his first clubArticle in AIK HockeyRead the sourceClose, AIK, after receiving limited ice time at Färjestad. AIK’s loan announcement explained that both clubs and Kylington agreed the move suited his continued developmentArticle in AIK HockeyRead the sourceClose.

Another longstanding connection was Johnny Oduya, whom Kylington’s father had introduced him to when he was around 8Article in TSNRead the sourceClose. TSN’s JuneArticle in TSNRead the sourceClose 2021 report described Oduya as a big-brother figure and noted that they had trained together. That month, Kylington and Oduya played roller hockey with the Kenya Ice LionsArticle in TSNRead the sourceClose in Nairobi and brought equipment with sponsors’ help.