Swedish coach Johan Åkerman is parting ways with Norwegian club Lillehammer after just one season as head coach. The decision was made by mutual agreement.
The Norwegian club Lillehammer has announced it is ending its collaboration with Swedish head coach Johan Åkerman. The move comes after one season in charge of the team in the Norwegian league.
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Linköping HC announced on Monday that head coach Mikael “Musse” Håkanson and assistant Magnus Johansson will not continue next season after the team missed the SHL playoffs. The club immediately named Anders “Ante” Karlsson as the new head coach. Karlsson, currently an assistant with Tappara in Finland, previously impressed during a stint with LHC.
Johan Åkerman has left Norwegian club Lillehammer after one season to become head coach of Danish side Herlev.
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Niklas Eriksson has taken over as head coach of HV71 following his dismissal from Örebro at the end of March. The 10-year veteran of the club now aims to stabilize the team in the SHL.
According to reports in Expressen, Henrik Rydström has agreed a contract with Hammarby and plans to join immediately as a replacement for Kalle Karlsson.
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Jarkko Oikarinen is departing Kalmar HC after only two weeks in the role of sport chief. The 41-year-old Finn is expected to return to his homeland and join Pelicans.
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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Five of the 14 teams in Sweden's top ice hockey league will start the upcoming season with new head coaches. The changes were outlined in a review of coaching staffs across the SHL.