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Tonight, the first game seven of the SC playoffs is played, when Frölunda and Leksand meet in a decisive quarter-final. But how is it going? Who steps forward? Does Frölunda’s playoff routine and home ground play any role?

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Frölunda has more experience in this type of match, both in the squad and on the bench. Does it mean anything?

Ronnie Rönnkvist: No, not when it comes to game seven. In that case, home ground probably matters more. Whether it is good or bad for the home team can always be thought about extra.

Uffe Bodin: I imagine that creates a greater calm in the eye of the storm. Having many players who won at different n

Brynäs tappar two Starka spelare. Noemi Neubauerová and Sini Karjalainen are leaving for att ta plats in the professional league PWHL.
– Should it happen that the players do not take a seat on the other side, we will evaluate the possibility, says Erika Grahm, sports director in Brynäs.

Noemi Neubauerova and Sini Karjalainen are national team players for the Czech Republic and Finland, respectively. They have both been colorful players in the SDHL.

Next season, the duo will try to take a place in the new professional league PWHL.

– We will follow their development, just as we do with all players who are up for the next step in their careers. We wish them the best of luck and should the players not take a seat on the other side, we will evaluate the possibility, says Erika Grahm.

Noemi Neubauerová accounted for 19 points in 36 games during the season while defender Sini Karjalainen produced ten points in 36 games.

From before, it is also clear that coach Rosa Lindstedt is going to Luleå.

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Leksands IF won against Modo Hockey J18

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After victory at home with 5-4 (1-0, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0) after extra time, Leksand has now decided the match series against Modo Hockey J18 in J18 Men’s Round of 16. Leksand thus won the series 2-1.

Zaki Crookes struck at 9.27 into extra time and became the hero of the match with his 5-4 goal.

Leksand started the match energetically and took the lead immediately at the opening of the match. After only 1.51, Gustav Svedlund struck. After 11.44 in the second period, Milton Gästrin netted, played by Gustav Dahlin and equalized for Modo Hockey J18.

Leksand’s William Wiman made it 2-1 after 12.23 on a pass by Lukas Schünzel and Måns Dufva.

Rocky Langvardt also made it 3-1 after 18.22 played by Adam Lorentzi and Måns Dufva.

After 7.36 of the match, Rasmus Lindström Calland was able to make it 3-2 for Modo Hockey J18.

Leksand made it 4-2 through August Lissel after 14.56 in the third period and took a real hold on the match.

But Modo Hockey J18 stood for a great pick-up to 4-4 with two goals in just 0.44. Gustav Öberg Andersson made it 4-3 after 17.02 and Milton Gästrin completed the comeback after 17.46. In extra time, it took 9.27 before Leksand decided to 5-4. Big match hero was Zaki Crookes.

The qualifying series for the J20 National is usually quiet for the SHL teams. But since Oskarshamn lost its SHL place yesterday, the junior team is now also in a bad place.

The SHL teams cannot leave the J20 National. Something that means that the qualifying series, which most often contains one or a couple of SHL teams, is most important for the hockey Allsvenskan teams.

This year, it is mainly Västerås and Björklöven that are playing with a knife to the throat…

and then IK Oskarshamn also goes. After losing game seven against HV71 yesterday, the J20 team is now also in a very bad place in the qualifying series. On Saturday, they played against the neighbors Tyresö/Hanviken, and then got a big hit.

The final score was 7-3 after a run in the third period.

Björklöven has a substantial lead

Hanviken had not won a match before today’s meeting, and Oskarshamn is now two points up on Björklöven, who is second, but then Umeålaget also has played two fewer matches.

Oskarshamn have taken four points in as many games as the qualifying series has reached the halfway mark for them. Now, by all accounts, it will be required to win the rest of the matches to stay in the J20 National. Last year, Oskarshamn came last in the qualifying series, but stayed there thanks to their SHL place.

To now also lose the place in the J20 National would be an even harder blow for the club. Playing in the national league makes it much easier to attract talent to the club in the longer term.

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Nathalie Lidman has played in the WC for Sweden and has been a key player for Leksand in recent years. Now the hill is ready for a move to Frölunda.

Frölunda made it to a semi-final but is now going for an even longer playoff run next season. The team is already starting to take shape.

Nathalie Lidman, most recently in Leksand, is ready for the club.

The defender has spent three consecutive seasons in Dalana and played a year ago in the WC for Sweden. This season too, there have been a number of matches in the Women’s Crowns.

Since before, there have also been games in MoDo and Luleå in the top league. Now it will be a move to big investment Frölunda for Nathalie Lidman. The Gothenburg team has 14 players under contract for next season.

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Despite a solid pick-up, Timrå’s season is over.
The nightmare start in the second meeting with Rögle was devastating.
– We shoot and shoot, but it doesn’t want to go in, says assistant coach Morten Madsen to TV4 during the 2-3 loss.

Already today, Timrå’s season could be over. After the loss in the first round of 16 meeting with Rögle, they found themselves at a disadvantage early on when the meeting turned towards home.

Already after six minutes it was 1-0 for Rögle through Dennis Everberg and before two more minutes had passed, 2-0 was also a fact. That time it was Albin Sundsvik who found the net on the power play. That was also the position before the first break.

– The nightmare of nightmares if you look at the home team, says TV4’s expert Niklas Wikegård in the broadcast.

Despite the situation, Emil Pettersson was not particularly depressed when he stood at TV4’s microphone.

– Apart from the goals, I think we have the match where we need to be. We have good energy and good riding. We just have to keep getting the puck there and do that little bit extra to score the goals and catch up, he says in the broadcast.

Early in the second period, it was also 3-0 for Rögle through young Axel Smeds and above all the American Michael Kapla, who played until the cage was open.

– It wasn’t difficult, just putting it in, says Smeds to TV4 after the second period and continues about getting to play in the first chain with Anton Bengtsson and Rodrigo Abols:
– It’s quite simple, they make it easy for me. I just try to play my game, work hard and be tough to face.

Fell despite the late push: “Damn disappointed”

While Rögle showed high efficiency, Timrå had a tough time getting it going offensively. After two periods, the shots were 19–9, but still the home team was still at a single goal in the match series.

The third period also continued in that manner.

– We shoot and shoot, but it doesn’t want to go in, says assistant coach Morten Madsen to TV4 with about ten minutes left.

In the end it bounced right. Expulsions of Rögle gave the power play and six against four twice again. Both times it led to shots in the post in Timrå’s open cage and reductions. First 1–3 through Jonathan Dahlén and then 2–3 through Magnus Pääjärvi.

Timrå then continued to press in five against four in the final minutes, but could not get 3-3. Thus, the last game of the season was played for Timrå.

– Of course, I want to end with us moving on from where it is. I’m damn disappointed. We let the situations go, but we don’t charge for the offensive either, says Timrå coach Ante Karlsson to TV4 after the loss.

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