Thomas Kraft leaves Djurgården after the club failed to return to the SHL.
According to Hockeynews, he has been sacked as CEO of the club.
“The board and Thomas Kraft can say after last year that they have different opinions about the club’s way forward,” Djurgården wrote in a press release.
Djurgården announced that CEO and club director Thomas Kraft has left his duties.
“The acting CEO will be businessman Eric Eck, who has been involved and supported the club for several years in various projects. Eric Eck, with the support of Thomas Kraft, will be introduced in stages in the business in the coming weeks,” wrote Chairman Stefan Fritzdorf. on the web page.
According to Djurgården, it has to do with different perceptions about the club’s way forward.
According to Hockeynews, it is about his dismissal after the club’s sporting failure.
Big bet fails
Djurgården failed to return to the SHL after being expelled from the Premier League last season.
There was a 4-0 loss in the seventh and decisive game against Modo in the Hockeyallsvenskan final.
The sports investment was expensive with many famous players during the season and a change of coach from Joakim Fagervall to Johan Garpenlöv.
Thomas Kraft took over in December 2020, after his predecessor Jenny Silverstrand moved to the role of CEO of SHL.