Per Svartvadet

Per Svartvadet was a leader at MoDo and played a central roleArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose when the club won the Swedish championship in 2007. Per SvartvadetArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose grew up in Sollefteå and began playing hockey with Sollefteå HK. In a 2020Article in SHLRead the sourceClose interview with SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close, he said he preferred team sports and that hockey was his favourite.

When choosing a hockey school that combined upper secondary studies with hockey training, he picked MoDo over LeksandArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, he recalled the fierce competition among the junior players and described howArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose Peter Forsberg and Markus Näslund set the standard in training.

MoDo retired his number 39Article in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose in 2012. At the club’s 2018Article in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose home opener, Svartvadet lent the number to Tobias Enström during a ceremony. Ahead of the loan, he describedArticle in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose Enström as a good friend.

After his playing career, Svartvadet worked in MoDo’s organisation for 5 seasons, first overseeing the junior programme and then as sporting directorArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose. When SHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Article in SHLRead the sourceClose interviewed him in May 2020, he was working as an expert for Radiosporten.