Patrik Carnbäck

Patrik Carnbäck is regarded as one of Frölunda's legendsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Patrik CarnbäckArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose started playing hockey with Bäcken at 6 and joined Frölunda at 13, he recalled in a 2020 interview with Hockeysverige. He also remembered watching Frölunda from the stands throughout his childhoodArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Looking back on his early years in senior hockey, he singled out coachArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Thommie Bergman’s practical teaching and direct feedback.

Carnbäck was part of Frölunda’s promotion to Elitserien in 1988/89Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, he recalled the qualifying game against Malmö: Frölunda won 6–1, and he remembered scoring the goal that made it 3–1Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

His relationship with Frölunda also included a briefly imposed banArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose. In a retrospective published in June 2026Article in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose, the club recounted how it banned Carnbäck for life when he returned to Anaheim in January 1995, then reversed the decision a few days later. He returned to Frölunda in 1997/98Article in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose.

In JanuaryArticle in Sveriges Radio P4 GöteborgRead the sourceClose 2011, Carnbäck was back in Bäcken’s youth hockey, coaching its players born in 1997 at Göteborg ishockey cup. In Sveriges Radio’sArticle in Sveriges Radio P4 GöteborgRead the sourceClose report, he recalled playing in the tournament himself as a youngster.