Rickard Wallin

Rickard Wallin is regarded as one of Färjestad's major playing figuresArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Rickard WallinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose learned to skate on a flooded tennis court in Västerås, he recalled in a summer 2016 interview with Hockeysverige. Västerås IKArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose was his formative club. In the same interview, he recalled playing football during the summers before hockey became his main interestArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

After VästeråsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose were relegated, Wallin moved to Färjestad to play in the SuperElit junior league. Looking back on his junior years in the 2016 interview, he described how coach Harald LücknerArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose had helped him develop and believe in himself with Färjestad’s under-20 team.

Speaking to Aftonbladet in 2008, Jörgen Jönsson judged that Wallin handled responsibility well and had qualities suited to a team captainArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. In NovemberArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose 2021, Wallin returned to Färjestad as sport director.