SHL got a new Jönssonliga.
A successful new trio at the Växjö booth.
Jörgen Jönsson had smashing success on his debut as head coach and after a 3-0 away win over in-form Timrå saw the league leaders Smålänningen back.
I doubt Sam Hallam would have done better if he had stayed for another season.
The new coach and captain of the national team who has managed to develop into an icon in Växjö after his 10 seasons and a total of three gold medals.
But when Småland won in 2018, he was there Jürgen Johnson Already in the booth as an assistant coach.
In the second season he was in Växjö, before moving to Örebro and three seasons with the Närkings and then to Davos in Switzerland last year.
But sporting director Henrik Evertson always put Jurgen Johnson at the top of his list of those he wanted to see when Sam Hallam disappeared.
But there is a difference between being in charge and being ready.
Jürgen Johnson’s only experience as a head coach in this situation was one season at Färjestad’s Under-16 team and one season in Division I at Forshaga.
I also thought there would be a reaction when Sam Hallam goes away.
Instead, it has become better.
All medals in one bag
men.
If Jurgen Johnson is as good as a coach as he was as a player, that’s good enough.
Few Swedish players have won medals like him.
In thirteen seasons at Färjestad, he played in nine SM Finals and won five.
It’s pretty much unique in today’s contest.
He took part in returning two Olympic gold medals for Sweden and was always awarded at Tre Kronor, no matter how many NHL players were available.
Add two WC Gold, three WC Silver, and four WC Bronze and the set is complete.
Yes, it could have been the Stanley Cup too if he stayed in the NHL, but he chose to stay for only one season despite being a regular with both the New York Islanders and when he was traded to Anaheim.
You’ve already seen the entire collection of medals, when photographer Jimmy Weckstrom and I re-reported his unique collection.
what happened?
Well, Jürgen came sneaking into Färjestad’s locker room with a plastic bag.
There were all Olympic and junior Olympic medals, rubbing against each other.
There is nothing better than that
egg.
Anyway, he alone has more SC medals as a player than the entire Växjö.
Yes, he’s seven now, if we count the coach who chose him as assistant coach at Färjestad in 2011 and that in Växjö in 2018, when the coaches also took medals.
Will there really be an eighth this winter?
It doesn’t seem impossible, as Växjö has started this season.
They feel they may be the most stable team in the SHL to date, with everything working right from the start.
A good strength game, the best SHL boxing game and a goalkeeper game that exceeded all expectations.
This evening it was Emil Larma who kept two clean sheets and when it came to numerically flawed matches, it was crucial when Växjö went out five minutes in four for five after Ludwig Nielsen had a five-minute unbelievable stumble, when he brought down Emil Peterson from behind.
He then secured a 3-0 victory, with Canadian Jayden Halbjoacks scoring 1-0 in a free position in the second half and then Manuel Agren and Robert Rosen adding a goal each in the third.
And Jürgen Johnson is standing there with his assistant coaches Fredrik Hellgren and Niklas Rahm and feeling that Johnson’s league strikes again.
There is nothing better than that.
Now he’s really rocking at the top and this evening alone he’s had three different leaders for the series.
Örebro led from the start, but when they fell behind against Skellefteå early on, Färjestad flipped after a solid start against Oskarshamn.
But once Växjö broke the stalemate, they took the lead and didn’t let it slip.
Strong from Brinas to win 4-1 in Lulea. Johan Larsson, the great math champion with two goals and an assist. It will come in handy for Brynäs, when he gets to work.
Linköping was also impressed and turned 0-2 into a 5-3 win over Malmö.