TAMMERFORS / Stockholm. Sweden was eliminated from the World Cup and thus Johan Garbenlov’s time as captain of the national team ended.
A time without medals and without progress after the quarter-finals in the context of the World Cup.
– One of the fiercest days of my life in the world of sports, according to him.
Johann Garbenlove He was part of a successful business team led by Ricard Grunborg. But his time as captain of the league three crowns It became a sports nightmare.
The Corona pandemic canceled his first World Cup match, in the second Tre Kronor was already knocked out in the group stage and finished in the third after collapsing against Canada. Plus, it was an Olympics without NHL stars as Sweden became a Troublesome Four.
At the same time, his time was marked by a special sadness when his mother and father died during his presidency of Trey Kronor.
‘It hurts so hard with him’
– I suffer with him that he did not get a good result. He’s always been straight supported and should still be proud of his time. Karl Klingberg says I have something terrible with him.
Oliver Ekman Larson:
A great person and coach who deserved the best in this tournament. Sour we couldn’t do this better for.
Johann Garbenlov himself thought the match was out of the team’s hands regarding the puck being sent off by Rasmus Dahlin.
“My father will be buried”
– It’s like it was these three years, often with bounces and matches. It ends the same way, he says and sums up his time as captain:
– I was disappointed with the results because we did not get medals. Elite level hockey is tough. It’s a huge disappointment that I didn’t succeed for my own good and for the players.
What will happen next for Johan Garpenlöv now?
– Now I’m going home tomorrow, next week I’m going to bury my father.