Gothenburg. Fabian Zetterlund takes part in preparations for the restroom despite the expiration of his NHL contract.
This meant that the 23-year-old from Karlstad had to pay for the insurance himself with money from his own pocket.
– It’s worth it and everyone supports me in this decision, he says.
Tre Kronor has announced that seven Swedish NHL players are ready for the Ice Hockey World Cup, which starts next week.
Fabian Zetterlund is the eighth Swede in the NHL and participates in different places than the others.
He will start trying to get a place across the Czech hockey games this week.
– These are the conditions that were given to me when we talked about the situation. It’s a chance I want to take, Fabian Zetterlund says, I’m here to play for a place and be part of the water cycle.
“chance show me”
Players whose NHL contracts have expired are usually ineligible for the WC because they lack insurance.
Fabian Zetterlund solved it by covering the cost of the insurance himself.
– We have chosen this solution. My agent and other people around me helped us so we can fix it ourselves. We had a good dialogue with the national team management. The San Jose Sharks were also in the discussion and they are behind it. Fabian Zetterlund says: I want to play as much hockey as possible and it’s a good opportunity to show myself more.
I played with the stars
During the season, the right forward was part of Timo Meier’s team and had to move from the New Jersey Devils to the San Jose Sharks.
It came so suddenly after Fabian Zetterlund succeeded and the club management started talking that it was time for him to leave the hotel room for a permanent home.
The New Jersey Devils had a disappointing start, but after Fabian Zetterlund joined the team, they had a 13-game winning streak and were playing in the starting lineup with centers Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier.
To bring in a player like Timo Meier, they had to sacrifice things. It was difficult at first to get into a slightly worse team with a different system of play. The San Jose Sharks felt good, Fabian Zetterlund says, and we’ll see what happens in the future.
The San Jose Sharks own the rights to him, but no communication has been made yet about a new contract.
Debuted on Tre Kronor
This is also the first time Fabian Zetterlund has been cast at Tre Kronor.
– We’ve talked during the season. It was a no-brainer for me to take this chance, it just felt crazy fun. Playing at Tre Kronor is something I have dreamed of and very much look forward to. Fabian Zetterlund says: I will not say ‘no’ to the national team.
Ready WC players are Jesper Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild, Patrik Nemeth, Arizona Coyotes, Rasmus Sandin, Washington Capitals, Jonatan Berggren, Detroit Red Wings, Alexander Nylander, Pittsburgh Penguins, Lucas Ramond, Detroit Red Wings, Jakob Silfverberg, and Anaheim Ducks.
Tre Kronor met in Scandinavia on Tuesday and will play in the same arena against Switzerland at the Czech Hockey Games on Thursday night.
The first match of the World Cup will be against Germany in Tampere next Friday.
