Peter Sundström

Peter Sundström was one of the leading players in Björklöven's 1987 championship teamArticle in SHLRead the sourceArticle in SVT Nyheter VästerbottenRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Peter SundströmArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Umeå, where he recalled moving in 1962 in a January 2025 interview with Hockeysverige. He remembered skating on the outdoor rink at around 4–5 years oldArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He started playing hockey with IFK UmeåArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, which later became Björklöven.

In SHL’s DecemberSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Article in SHLRead the sourceClose 2019 interview, Sundström recalled the daily hockey challenges he and his twin Patrik set each other on the outdoor rink. Peter missed selection for TV-puckenTV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in SHLRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose; Patrik later received a place after a withdrawal. Looking back in the 2025 Hockeysverige interview, Sundström also highlighted Hans Lindberg’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose trust in young players.

In the same interview, Sundström described Anders Hedberg as an important source of support for him andArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Jan Erixon when they arrived in New York. He also recalled how their line withArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Pierre Larouche divided the work: Sundström and Erixon did the work, while Larouche scored the goals.

When SundströmArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose returned to Sweden in 1990, he chose Malmö because its promising team appealed to him, he explained in the 2019 SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close interview. In that interview, he also described his later role in Malmö as more of a worker on the iceArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.

Growing up, Sundström also played football in Gimonäs, continuing until around 15–16 years old, as he recalled in the 2025Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose Hockeysverige interview. Football also came up when the conversation turned to his interests: in January 2025, he said he followed Malmö FFArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.