Thommy Abrahamsson

Thommy Abrahamsson is regarded as one of Leksand’s prominent figures from the club’s championship yearsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Growing up with hockey in Lustigknopp in Falun also meant helping maintain the ice at Läroverksplanen, Thommy AbrahamssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose recalled in a 2022 interview with Hockeysverige. He remembered playing for Godtemplarna in divisions 4 and 5 from the age of 13Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Practices for TV-puckenTV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose also gave him the opportunity to train extra with Leksand’s juniors.

During his early years in Leksand, he attended vocational school, as he recalled in the same interviewArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He and Christer shared a bicycle then, taking turns riding on the luggage rackArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Looking back on his coaches in the interview, Abrahamsson named Rune MasesArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as the one who had meant the most to him.

In Hockeysverige’sArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose 2023 interview, Thommy and Christer also recalled fishing on Siljan during their Leksand years. Thommy remembered opening Abris SportArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose och fritid together in 1978.

Fishing also became his occupation: in the 2022Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, Abrahamsson said that after retiring from hockey in 1983, he worked as a fisherman for more than 30 years. In the interview the following year, he mentioned carpentry as an interestArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.