Viktor Arvidsson

Viktor Arvidsson has built a reputation as a fast winger who plays with intensity and gets to the front of the netArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Viktor Arvidsson grew up in Kusmark in Kågedalen, northwest of Skellefteå, and his first clubArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose was Kågedalens AIF. Sveriges RadioArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose reported in 2012 that he first skated at Kågedalens IP at the age of 3. In a January 2016 interview with Admirals RoundtableArticle in Admirals RoundtableRead the sourceClose, he explained that his father had played hockey locally and introduced him to skating. The following year, Arvidsson told Aftonbladet that his father, a farmer, had taught him to work hardArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

He left Kågedalen for Skellefteå at the age of 12–13, according to Sveriges Radio’sArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose 2012 report. In the 2016 Admirals RoundtableArticle in Admirals RoundtableRead the sourceClose interview, Arvidsson spoke about Jan Erixon, who had coached him in Swedish junior hockey. He also recalled that a professional career began to feel realistic when he was 18–19, after under-20 hockey and a senior contractArticle in Admirals RoundtableRead the sourceClose.

Another memory of hockey in Sweden that Arvidsson shared in the same interview concerned a game interrupted by a fire alarmArticle in Admirals RoundtableRead the sourceClose. Both teams had to leave the arena and ended up in the parking lot in full hockey gearArticle in Admirals RoundtableRead the sourceClose.

The JanuaryArticle in Admirals RoundtableRead the sourceClose 2016 interview also covered life away from hockey: Arvidsson named fishing as his favorite hobby. Asked about his favorite food, he chose paltArticle in Admirals RoundtableRead the sourceClose.