“She’s only a hundred years old once.”
Sam Hallam’s national team first team contains only players from the SHL.
In the next tournament, he may select only one player from each team.
– We made a deal with SHL clubs, says Tre Kronor union leader.
Here comes the explanation Three crowns New captain Sam Hallam It has “limitations” to deal with in its first two national team squads.
At the Karjala tournament, which takes place in Finland from November 10 to 13, he chose only SHL players.
In the next national team tournament, in Switzerland from December 15-18, the core of the tournament will consist of foreign professionals in Switzerland in particular. Then he can take out only one player from each team in the SHL.
– We found a good deal between SHL and Tre Kronor, says Sam Hallam.
Swedish hockey celebrates its centenary
The “deal” is based on the fact that the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation (SIF) celebrates its centenary on Thursday 17 November. It is recognized in the form of Globen’s “Hockey Gala of the Times”, which is organized by Sif on the day of recognition and broadcast live on SVT on the same evening.
– There was an SHL tour in which SHL agreed to move because of this concert. Hallam explains that he gets exclusive rights to play hockey in Sweden on that particular day.
Instead, the tour will take place during the team’s upcoming break in December. SHL sporting director Johan Hemlin said they changed the schedule at Sif’s request and that the change was approved by all clubs.
You are only 100 years old once, of course we will try to meet that holiday when there is TV broadcast and everything, says Johann Hemlin.
Dream: “It suits me.”
Sam Hallam as captain How do you see the deal as it affects your team’s choices?
– I was very involved in making this happen. I believe in give and take in all activities. If we want to have good cooperation, we need to work together and find solutions. And that’s exactly what we did, Hallam says.
He adds:
And in terms of sports, it suits me well. I’ve had the opportunity to see and meet a lot of players at two tournaments, and give them a picture of what we want to do. For the third tournament (Beijer Hockey Games in February) we have the opportunity to collect our best in Europe. From a purely mathematical point of view, I don’t see any obstacles whatsoever in that.