Brendan Shinnimin to leave Luleå for Linköping next season

Brendan Shinnimin is leaving Luleå Hockey after five seasons to join Linköping in the SHL. The 35-year-old Canadian forward had expressed a desire to stay with Luleå following their semifinal exit.

Luleå Hockey announced the departure on Instagram, thanking Shinnimin for his contributions over five years. He helped the team reach two SM finals, win one Swedish championship and appear in two CHL finals. Shinnimin began the 2025/26 season in Slovakia before returning to Luleå, where he became a fan favorite despite some diving controversies.

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Shinnimin fined for fourth embellishment in SHL

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Luleå forward Brendan Shinnimin has been fined 10,000 kronor by the SHL disciplinary committee for embellishing a fall during a match against Rögle, marking his fourth such offense. The incident occurred in the second period when Shinnimin tangled with Rögle's Calvin de Haan. Shinnimin provided a detailed explanation, but the committee rejected it, citing video evidence.

Luleå forward Brendan Shinnimin promises to settle the score on the ice against Skellefteå assistant coach Andreas Falk in the SHL playoff semifinals, following their March tunnel confrontation where Falk shoved him—ruled as provocation by the SHL, which cleared Shinnimin and fined Falk 15,000 SEK.

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Luleå greb deres sidste chance og vandt den fjerde semifinale mod Skellefteå med 3–2, hvilket reducerer stillingen i serien til 1–3. Brendan Shinnimin scorede to gange i den dramatiske SHL-slutspilskamp. Et potentielt udligningsmål til Skellefteå blev annulleret efter et videoeftersyn.

Luleå Hockey forward Mathias Bromé must decide within two weeks whether to honor his contract through 2028 or accept an overseas offer. The 31-year-old Swede, who joined Luleå after a stint in Örebro, won the SM-guld in his first season there. A contract clause allows him to depart for abroad by May 1.

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Swedish forward Oskar Olausson is close to returning to the SHL after five seasons in North America. The 23-year-old is finalizing negotiations with Frölunda, according to reports. He is expected to relocate to Göteborg ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Victor Johansson, a 20-year-old Toronto-drafted defenseman from Stockholm, has left Leksands IF for rival Brynäs after expressing a lack of trust in the club's leadership. Leksand head coach Johan Hedberg addressed Johansson's comments, confirming his involvement in a key meeting and highlighting factors affecting the player's ice time. The move comes after Leksand's SHL playoff exit.

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Leksand besejrede Linköping 1–0 i SHL og sikrede tredje sejr i træk efter OL-pausen. Lukas Vejdemo scorede kampens eneste mål i anden periode, mens målmand Filip Larsson holdt clean sheet. Holdet har indhentet otte ud af ni mulige point i de tre seneste kampe og reduceret gapet i tabellen.

 

 

 

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