Updated 10.49 | Published 10.48
Will Ferrell watched the Los Angeles Kings’ NHL opener.
The star actor sat at the side of the rink while wearing an AIK hockey jersey.
– As we always say, AIK is everywhere, says striker Daniel Muzito-Baganda.
Pictures were circulated by the Los Angeles Kings, ice hockey, and American media showing Will Ferrell being there.
The 56-year-old sports nut not only showed his support for the home team against the Colorado Avalanche, but also showed his sympathy for AIK as he wore the match jersey.
-I woke up to find that it had gone viral on social media. “He’s strong and big, he’s a global star,” says Daniel Muzito Baganda.
On site in Hovit
Will Ferrell is married to Swedish wife Vivica Bollen and they have three children together.
According to Sportbladet’s information, he was present at Hovet when AIK met Västerås last season.
The match shirt is from last season and everything indicates that Will Ferrell bought it on that visit.
– It seems clear that he connected with AIK and liked us, and we seem to have made an impression. It is also a beautiful shirt and a classic club badge,” says Daniel Muzito Baganda.
We want to see him in more matches
Now the 27-year-old AIK profiler and former SHL player hopes the actor will take the opportunity to attend more matches when he is in Stockholm.
-Then I really hope he calls me in advance. Then he will be allowed to come down and meet the team, and then we will take care of him. “It’s very welcome,” says Daniel Muzito Baganda.
The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Colorado Avalanche 5-2.
Adrian Kempe, Andreas Englund, Tobias Bjornfut and Karl Grundstrom played in the team, while Viktor Arvidsson was injured.
1/2Photograph: Mark J. Terrill/AP