A week has passed since the school shooting in Örebro where a lone perpetrator killed ten people.
In all SHL arenas in the country - when the series started up again on Tuesday after the national team break - a minute of silence was held before the face-off.
This was also the case in Örebro where many in the audience were visibly emotional.
"You get a picture"
Örebro's home arena displayed three banners - one with the text "A country in mourning", one with the date of the horrific event, and one with ten candles representing the victims of the shooting.
The home team usually wears red jerseys as their regular home kit, but Tuesday's match against Rögle was played in black jerseys.
Örebro player Christopher Mastomäki, who is entering his eighth season with the club, previously studied at Risbergska upper secondary school.
It's clear you get a picture from when you yourself have walked those corridors, and you know what it looks like. Then there are many in Örebro who have a connection to it. So no, very tragic all in all.
"That's why we're doing this"
The week that has been, he describes as very tumultuous.
What has happened is so much bigger than what we're doing. At the same time, hockey can be a good way to unite people and a good place to gather. That's why we're doing this. And it becomes more tangible now.
Örebro's coach Niklas Eriksson agrees with his experienced player.
Of course, you get affected. You empathize with those who have been affected, and school should be a place where you're safe and a place where you develop. So a tough week for Örebro and Sweden.
But in the midst of all the sorrow, three important points were still at stake.
Points that Rögle took care of. This after having held off a frenzied Örebro pursuit of a tie where the puck hit the post with only tenths of a second left.
