Roger Melin

As a coach, Roger Melin became known for his calm approach and for placing considerable trust in his playersArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in TV4Read the sourceClose. Roger MelinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Enköping and recalled in a 2019 interview with Hockeysverige that he was already playing senior hockey in Division 5 at 13. In Hammarby’sArticle in Hammarby Hockey HistoriaRead the sourceClose 1993/94 match programme, he identified his first youth coach in Enköping, Ronnie Pettersson, as important to his development.

In the 2019Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, Melin also explained that he moved to Väsby for his upper secondary school years and attended school in Sollentuna. Hockey was only one of his sports: he played football, including for Väsby’s B team, and took part in high jump and hurdlesArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

Education also featured in his account of his playing yearsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, Melin described his 2 years of recreation leader training at Bosön and said he returned from Minnesota to obtain a certificate for those studiesArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

When MelinArticle in Hammarby Hockey HistoriaRead the sourceClose was introduced as Hammarby’s coach in the 1993/94 match programme, he had previously coached Enköping, Arlanda and Väsby. In a 2024/25Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview reproduced by Hockeysverige in 2026, he said he enjoyed helping teams improve when they were considered underdogs beforehand.

The 1993/94Article in Hammarby Hockey HistoriaRead the sourceClose match programme also offered a glimpse of Melin’s own favourites: as a child, he supported Leksand. He named the golf course among his favourite placesArticle in Hammarby Hockey HistoriaRead the sourceClose.