Peter Popovic

Peter PopovicArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Arboga, where he also developed as a hockey player. In Hockeysverige’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose portrait published in August 2026, he recalled starting school hockey at around 10 or 11, having enjoyed watching practices before joining a team himself. He described his youth coach Kjell BarkArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as tough but fair.

The hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, an upper secondary program combining school studies with hockey, was Popovic’s reason for moving to Västerås. In the 1986/87 season, Pär MårtsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose brought him into Västerås’s senior team.

When PopovicArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose returned to Swedish hockey, he chose Södertälje in Elitserien. In Hockeysverige’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose retrospective, he explained that the move to Västerås, then playing in Division 1, was too big a step.

In a November 2024Article in NHL.comRead the sourceClose article on NHL.com/sv, Popovic described himself as a defensive defenseman and role player. The same article reported that he was helping William SvärdArticle in NHL.comRead the sourceClose with the hockey program at Viksängsskolan.