Håkan Lönngren celebrates Nybro
Nybro Vikings returned to Allsvenskan hockey after 14 years.
Then Håkan Lönngren was home and shed a tear.
– If I had gone down, I would have been dead, says the commentator, who was expelled because of the club in his heart.
Håkan Lönngren, 74, is a commentator known to many loyal followers of Swedish hockey.
Quotes like “Look, kill him,” “Put him down,” “Rosberg to hell,” “I would have got the bastard between my eyes if you were just lying there” and “What the hell are you talking about you idiot?” He went viral on Youtube just over 13 years ago.
Lönngren’s apparent love for the Nybro Vikings results in him losing his job as a commentator for Sveriges Radio.
Håkan Lönngren celebrates
A little over a decade later, there are only happy faces in Håkan Lönngren’s house.
– It’s very difficult for me to speak now, because I’m having a heart attack. No, I’m just kidding, he says when the Sportbladet calls.
– I cried tears and I can tell you today – Today I am very proud. that simple.
Were you there?
– I couldn’t be there because I had a small heart operation in Linköping. If I had gone down I would have been dead. Then you will understand what I mean.
“I threw it away”
The Nybro Vikings were promoted to the Hockey Allsvenskan after a senseless drama where four teams had 16 points going into the final round of the Etta Hockey Qualifying Series.
Thanks to five goals in a quarter of an hour, Nybro was able to celebrate promotion to Hockey Allsvenskan.
How tense is the match to follow if your name is Håkan Lönngren, is the question?
– I don’t know, but I can say this – simply – that I don’t have any TV. He says: I threw him out the window.
Lönngren continues to crack a few jokes about what he did during the drama before hearing his wife in the background.
– But Hakan!
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Håkan Lönngren says he will continue his enthusiasm for Nybro “for the next 50 years”.
– We can say this: What would Nybro do in Allsvenskan? If I were to make a statement, I’d say it wasn’t going to be easy. There are many good players and maybe Nebro needs to replace more or less half of the team, I think. This is how I feel. I don’t have to be right, I may be wrong, but the feeling is that you need to replace half of the team.
what are you doing these days
– I’m still working a little on the ice rink.
Lönngren continues to speak. The old job as a commentator is actually still there.
Maybe he broadcasted four games in one season. Then it’s usually on web TV. I’m still committed, I’m still, I’m still an idiot keeping Nybro Vikings. That’s how it is.
