Viktor Fasth

Viktor Fasth was one of the leading goaltenders in Swedish domestic club hockey during the 2010sArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose and a key player for both AIK and Växjö. Viktor FasthArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose first attended skating and hockey school in Vänersborg, where Bosse Tallbo was an instructor, he recalled in a 2023 Hockeysverige interview. His family had moved there from Kalix in 1985Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose or 1986, as he remembered it. In a 2021Article in SHLRead the sourceClose SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close interview, he said he had alternated between playing in goal and skating out until around age 12–13, choosing to become a goalie for the chance to decide games.

He began upper secondary school in Vänersborg, but in the 2023 Hockeysverige interview he also recalled the letter he later wrote to Luleå HockeyArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose and the tryout he was offered. He then attended the hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, an upper secondary programme with a hockey focus, while playing for Brooklyn Tigers.

During his years in the lower divisions, Fasth worked part-time alongside hockey, he told SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close in 2021Article in SHLRead the sourceClose. He described the opportunity at Växjö in HockeyAllsvenskanArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose as a turning point. Looking back on his time at AIK, he also highlighted goalie coachArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose Stefan Persson and their work on small technical details.

For the 2017 World ChampionshipArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose, Fasth chose helmet artwork thanking the police and rescue services for their response to the Stockholm attack. In Sveriges Radio’sArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose report on May 2 that year, he said he planned to auction the helmet for Barncancerfonden.

In Växjö Lakers’ DecemberArticle in Växjö LakersRead the sourceClose 2018 club profile, Fasth said he always listened to the same music through his headphones before games. Asked about his free time, he named fishing as something he enjoyedArticle in Växjö LakersRead the sourceClose.