Viggo Björck was not allowed to play in the U18 World Championship as he chose to complete the SM final series with Djurgården's juniors. Now he has been selected for Tre Kronor instead - as one of six JVM gold medalists. "It is impressive to see such a young player with that understanding of the game and maturity," says national captain Sam Hallam.
Ice hockeySeries-winner and spring-season dominant Skellefteå faces a Rögle that has already made history in the playoffs and can do it again. Who will take home the Swedish Championship gold? It starts on Thursday in Skellefteå.
SportsA gas detector at the port of Luleå detected hydrogen cyanide, and the entire port was temporarily closed, reports NSD. The port is located near SSAB's steel mill construction site, where several employees have fallen ill.
SwedenThree more people working on SSAB's construction of a new green steel mill in Luleå have experienced symptoms of the disease, the company said on its website.
SwedenThree men from Luleå have been charged with driving at around 300 kilometers per hour. Two of them are police officers.
CrimeAnother person has fallen ill after working at SSAB in Luleå, SVT Norrbotten reports. The case is not linked to previous cases of illness during the construction of the new steel mill.
SwedenThere will be no golden ending for Thomas Berglund in Luleå. "Bulan's" 33rd and possibly final season at the club ended in the SM semi-final. Skellefteå won 2–1 and advanced to the final, taking the series 4–1.
SportsA man in his 20s from Luleå has been sentenced to six years in prison for 26 counts of child rape and several other sexual crimes against children, SVT Norrbotten reports.
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