According to Expressen, Dick Axelsson, 35, is said to be ready to play for Väsby in Hockeyettan.
The main character herself believes that this is not true.
– Training in the afternoons, on the other side of town, is not what I dreamed of when I retired, he says.
A few weeks ago, the news broke that hamburger chain Brödernas is entering into operations of the Hockeyettanklubben Väsby Hockey for next season. The name and logo must be replaced.
Expressen is now reporting that the former SHL star will beef up the squad at the end of Alletta and that the premiere could happen as early as next weekend at home against Boden and Kiruna.
good friends
The connection is there. Dick Axelson is a good friend of founder Joachim Weklander and co-owner Michael Wallen.
In addition, he currently plays in Division 3 with Brödernas Hockey.
But the protagonist himself believes that the rumor is not true.
– I know very well. I was asked but received it from several teams. I find it hard to see myself going to Väsby’s and working out with the kids and stuff at home, he says.
“I can’t put my life together”
So there is nothing to this rumor?
– I received the order. Wallen and Weeklander are incredibly good friends, so they were right there with me. But I find it hard to see myself going there. A training afternoon, on the other side of town, isn’t what I dreamed of when I left, says Axelson.
– It might have been fun to be on the team if they needed help and had cards with people. But I find it difficult to see the gameplay. I can’t get my life together, that much I can say.
Those who follow you on social media may have noticed that you go out for long walks in the morning. How does it look now?
– I lost 14 kilos in four weeks. Previous match weight was 100, now I weigh 95. I’m a light fly in corners now.
5:00 walks
It feels like you’re training to get back up in the league system?
– No, I’m not there. The kids and Nina went to Australia for two weeks in January and then the anxiety started. But there is no going back in the tank. I’m busy with PWs (powerwalks) these days. It’s 05:00 am. I’m out. There for a while I ate 750 calories a day. Now I had to add half a potato and I got to a thousand, he says with a laugh.
Axelsson has scored 47 points in 13 games this season for Brödernas Hockey, who tonight host Tullinge in Gustavsberg.