Per-Olov Brasar

Per-Olov Brasar’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose hockey roots were in Häradsbygden, where the village team played at Kattloksplan. In an interview with Hockeysverige published in January 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, he recalled playing a senior game against Insjön at just 14.

In the same interview, Brasar credited Vilgot LarssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose with an important part in his development. In an interview published in 2014Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, school organiser Lars “Nubben” Andersson named Brasar among the first students at Leksand’s hockey upper secondary programme, which began in 1971 and combined school studies with hockey.

Harness racing also featured in Brasar’s account in the interview published in 2020Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose: he described breeding and racing trotters. He also recalled visits to the harness-racing track during his time playing in VancouverArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Brasar said he had spent many years coaching Leksand’s young players and missed that workArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.