Modo won again – after a thriller against HV71
Modo leads SHL's relegation playoffs with 2–0 in matches against HV71. The second win came on Sunday evening after a dramatic finish.
SportsModo leads SHL's relegation playoffs with 2–0 in matches against HV71. The second win came on Sunday evening after a dramatic finish.
SportsHV71 is once again clear for negative qualification – this year again. This was even before the loss match against Örebro was clear, as Linköping eliminated Timrå. We will go through a baptism by fire after a tough season, says coach Anton Blomqvist in TV4 Play about the fact.
SportsHV71 took the last chance to avoid qualifying when Modo was defeated away in SHL with 3–1. Very nice, it's been a while since we won, says coach Anton Blomqvist to TV4 Play.
SportsThe qualifying ghost takes an increasingly firm grip on HV71 in SHL. Away against Luleå, it was a new loss, 2–4. Big home hero became Brendan Shinnimin – two days after getting into a fight with his own fans.
SportsHV71's crisis is getting deeper. Boos were heard in Jönköping when the SHL's bottom team suffered their sixth consecutive loss – 1–4 against Malmö.
SportsModo defeated both illness and HV71. The clear 5-1 victory in the anxiety-filled away game gave Modo solid ground under their skates – for the first time in almost four months. It's clear it's nice, but nothing is clear, says defenseman David Bernhardt, the 3-0 scorer, to TV4 Play.
SportsHV71 is next to last in SHL and faces an uncertain spring. Then the crisis club is already making the unexpected decision to extend with coach Anton Blomqvist.
SportsHV71 won the nerve-wracking meeting over Rögle. André Peterson scored the only goal of the match in the 1-0 victory. Finding a way to win is the most important thing right now, says coach Anton Blomqvist.
SportsThree straight losses and back below the qualifying line. Then HV71 cancelled Friday's training. The ice rink is closed to those who played the match yesterday. They are not allowed to come here, says coach Anton Blomqvist to Jönköpings-Posten.
SportsHV71's winning streak is broken. The team lost in overtime against Luleå with 3–4, and thus missed the chance to climb to safe ground in the table. It's clear that it's a bit sour, says HV71's coach Anton Blomqvist in TV4 Play.
SportsTwo-goal deficit and seventh straight loss were dangerously close for bottom team HV71. Then came the turnaround. Two-goal shooter Henrik Borgström became the big match winner when the Jönköping team won over Örebro with 3–2 after overtime.
SportsIt is pitch black for HV71 in SHL right now. After the 2-7 loss against Färjestad, the team has now conceded 19 goals in the last three matches. It is painful to see, says coach Anton Blomqvist to TV4.
SportsThree away games in Norrland in one week – and three losses. HV71 completed the away tour with a new loss, this time with 6–2 against Luleå. It is below all criticism, says HV71's coach Anton Blomqvist to TV4 Play.
SportsAfter five straight losses, Skellefteå broke the losing streak in the SHL ice hockey when they beat HV71 with 4–3.
SportsHV71 was, despite two match penalties, on its way to a long-awaited away win. Then Brynäs turned it around late and won 4–3 after overtime. A crazy match, but we didn't panic. We know we can win and that's what we did, says Brynäs defender Charlie D´Astous.
SportsRecalled from Nybro. Then Herman Träff scored his first SHL goal – and showed HV71 the way to their first win of the season, 2–0 against Modo. It felt like the world stood still, indescribable, he says.
SportsHV71's nightmare start to the season continues. In the "E4-derby" against Linköping, the team lost again – and still stand on zero points after four rounds. We need to get to more hot situations, and there I have a job to do, says Anton Blomqvist to TV4 Play.
SportsLoss again and two new injuries. Last season's second-place team HV71 has had a nightmare start to the season and also fell in their second match, 1-2 at home against the championship team Skellefteå. Both injured players, Willhelm Hallquisth and Herman Hansson, had to visit the hospital.
SportsAfter two national championships, four CHL titles and over 400 wins, there is only one season left for Roger Rönnberg in Frölunda's jersey. But he himself does not attach much importance to it. You have to be in the present when you're involved in elite sports, says the 53-year-old.
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