Tonight it will be decided which team will go up to the SHL.
Linus Claassen knows what victory means – both on and off the ice.
– There is a lot of money at stake for the clubs, says Djurgårdstearnan.
MODO Djurgården in Örnsköldsvik hosts the decisive 7th Allsvenskan hockey final during the Valburgh fair.
The team’s last match in Europe this season.
SHL’s place is worth around SEK 45 million in Central Revenue. An amount that will also increase by about five million per season through 2030.
The Allsvenskan TV convention next season generates around six million kroner, a mile difference.
“win or disappear”
It’s win or lose and a lot of money is at stake for clubs, says Linus Claassen.
Do you think of him as a player?
– No, it’s probably all around. When weird decisions are made on the ice etc. There is a lot at stake for the clubs. Of course we players try to focus on the game, but yeah…
Linus Claassen’s answer boils down to silence.
Obviously, the players understand the enormous importance of the match. But there is no tension on the ice, Modo defender David Bernhardt claims.
– Zero percent, he says with an icy look.
– nothing at all.
The stars disagree
At 18.30 a puck is dropped on the Hägglund arena.
– I think we have an advantage. We have a home ground and we were very strong there,” Bernhardt says.
Lukas Videmo from Djurgården has a different take on the matter:
– We have a mental advantage. She says herself. They had 2 match points and didn’t take them.