Victor Olofsson

Victor Olofsson has made a name for himself with his dangerous shot, particularly on the powerplayArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Victor OlofssonArticle in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose grew up in Kroksta in Örnsköldsvik and started in MoDo’s hockey school. MoDo was his first clubArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceArticle in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose, and he progressed there through youth and junior hockey to the senior team. In a May 2024 interview, he recalled Henrik Gradin coaching him in junior hockey, in the TV-puckenTV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose youth tournament and on MoDo’s senior team.

Shooting practice extended beyond team sessionsArticle in Buffalo SabresRead the sourceClose. An OctoberArticle in Buffalo SabresRead the sourceClose 2019 Buffalo Sabres feature described how his father Tony encouraged wrist shots and how Olofsson and his brother practised their shots outdoors.

Olofsson also played football when he was young, as he recalled when Frölunda trained with IFK GöteborgArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose at Kamratgården in June 2016. The clubs mixed their players for a friendly game, and Olofsson joked that his old touch had disappearedArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose.

In summer 2017, he and Christoffer Ehn tried another form of trainingArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose: 7 boxing sessions with Johan Thorbjörnson in Göteborg, focusing on technique rather than deciding a winner. In Hockeysverige’s JanuaryArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose 2018 interview, Olofsson said the sessions helped him practise staying calm in unfamiliar, uncomfortable situations. He also described working on explosive turns and footwork on the ice to create room to shootArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In JanuaryArticle in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose 2024, Olofsson told MoDo that childhood tournaments had been a highlight of his season. The club had named its U9 tournament after him and scheduled it for February 17Article in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, he also recalled attending games 5 and 7 of MoDo’s 2023Article in MoDo HockeyRead the sourceClose final for promotion to the SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close.