Boden Hockey is intensifying its efforts to reach HockeyAllsvenskan. Luleå Hockey is monitoring the campaign closely and sees potential benefits for regional development.
Boden Hockey fell in the playoffs last season against Lindlöven. Since then the Hockeyettan club has stepped up its ambitions with several high-profile signings during spring and summer.
Among the new arrivals are Niclas Burström and August Tornberg, both players with extensive SHL experience. Luleå vice sport chief Ulf Engman described the moves as surprising and positive.
Engman told NSD that a successful promotion would be valuable for Norrbotten hockey. He noted that Luleå has long lacked a natural intermediate level for developing players between Hockeyettan and the SHL.
Luleå has previously loaned players to Allsvenskan clubs elsewhere in Sweden. An Allsvenskan team nearby would offer a more convenient option, Engman said.