Örebro Hockey hires Fredrik Hallberg as assistant coach amid staff changes

Following recent assistant coach changes—including Calle Gunnarsson's return to his development manager role—Örebro Hockey has appointed Fredrik Hallberg as assistant coach under new head coach Martin Filander for the upcoming SHL season. Hallberg, with experience from AIK, Oskarshamn, and Leksand, replaces Gunnarsson on a one-year contract.

This hire completes Örebro Hockey's coaching staff refresh after Niklas Eriksson's departure and Martin Filander's arrival as head coach. The lineup now includes Filander, assistants Marcus Weinstock and Fredrik Hallberg, and goaltender coach Kristoffer Eriksson. Sportchef Henrik Löwdahl praised Hallberg: “Profilmässigt är Fredrik som klippt och skuren för rollen som vi har sökt och vi är väldigt glada över att kunna välkomna honom till Örebro Hockey. Fredrik har stor erfarenhet från den roll som han kommer ha hos oss och han kommer komplettera våra ledare på ett bra sätt.” Hallberg, recently dismissed from AIK, is excited: “Först och främst ska det bli otroligt kul att komma till Örebro. Jag ser fram emot att sätta igång arbetet med Martin och alla andra i ledarstaben. Jag har haft bra samtal med Henrik samt Tony och det ska bli kul att komma tillbaka till SHL-miljön.” His background spans SHL and Hockeyallsvenskan. This continues a series of staff adjustments following Tobias Thermell's exit and Gunnarsson's temporary stint.

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