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It has but to be refilled SHL– the troopers.

The conferences happen at the start of August and also you need to have your group in place.

Linus Weissbach has been on the lookout for a brand new contract within the NHL, the place he spent the final three seasons with Buffalo, however was solely allowed to play within the AHL. Which he did effectively. In 191 video games, there have been 117 factors.

Earlier than signing with Buffalo, Weissbach frolicked within the American Junior League, adopted by 4 years in faculty. That makes him utterly unknown at dwelling in Sweden.

However the reality is that he performed an SHL sport in Frölunda as an 18-year-old earlier than the journey within the USA.

Linus Weissbach returns to Frölunda

Now there can be a return to Gothenburg, Expressen learns.

The events should have spoken to one another final month and “knew the place one another was”. If an NHL contract would not materialize, there can be an opportunity to return.

It’s taking place now.

The events agree to one another, and the transfer will be official quickly.

The supporters got here collectively to signal Linus Videll final spring, after Expressen revealed the explosion that the signing of Videll, whose spouse is from Jämtland, may turn into a actuality.

This week, the membership has introduced {that a} quantity two assist participant is on the way in which.

Sports activities director Per Tagesson introduced in a video launched that the participant could possibly be launched on Friday, and that he didn’t assume the supporters could be disillusioned.

Now Expressen can inform what it is all about.

Emil Molin, 31 years previous, has been in Finland for the previous few seasons, returning dwelling to Sweden.

Within the 2017/2018 season, Molin gained the factors league in Allsvenskan hockey when he performed for Modo.

Performed below Holmqvist in Brynäs

He was recruited to Malmö the place severe damage issues adopted and he performed simply 20 video games over two seasons in Skåne, earlier than enjoying in Brynäs.

In Brynäs, he additionally performed below Östersund’s new head coach Mikael Holmqvist, for all three seasons, which is certainly a robust purpose why ÖIK can now signal Molin.

So long as the membership collects the cash wanted, the signing can be executed on the finish of the week as effectively.

The thought then is that Molin can be a part of the principle collection, with Linus Videll amongst others, and that she would be the workforce’s first middle this winter.

Final season, Molin tallied 21 factors in 41 video games for the KooKoo.

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The person, who represented Sweden at nationwide group degree in ice hockey, was convicted of illegal threats, assault, sexual harassment, tried rape and rape in November.

– The district court docket has made it straightforward for itself by giving full credit score to the plaintiff, whereas on the identical time trusting the story reproduced by the accused, mentioned an individual -lawyer of the person, Nicolas Rubensson, to Expressen on the time.

The choice was appealed and on Tuesday the choice of the Court docket of Attraction was handed down.

The Appellate Court docket’s evaluation is similar because the district court docket’s evaluation in terms of the problem of legal responsibility. Nonetheless, the jail sentence is lowered.

“It’s a matter of consideration”

Three and a half years turns into two years and eight months. It is because the person misplaced his job in reference to the choice of the district court docket.

“It’s a circumstance, in keeping with the Court docket of Attraction, to be taken under consideration when figuring out the worth of a sentence”writes the Court docket of Attraction.

The previous hockey participant has been convicted of grabbing a lady by the neck, hitting her with a closed fist and raping her. The actions should have been performed on the identical day.

Two jurors disagreed, saying the proof for rape and tried rape was inadequate and the person ought to be acquitted on these counts.

Contemplating an utility

The lawyer Elsa Andersson, who represented the person within the Court docket of Attraction, is just not fully glad with the choice regardless of the lowered sentence.

– It’s clear that it’s unhappy that now we have not reached our finish, when there are two legal professionals on our facet, that my baby ought to be freed. We are actually desirous about learn how to proceed, says Andersson.

What are the choices?

– There’s a risk to use and we’ll give it some thought. We have not determined but.

And the plaintiff’s counsel Elisabeth Massi Fritz is just not fully glad. She criticizes the lesser sentence.

“In fact, you may at all times take into consideration how a lot of a “low cost” a convicted individual ought to get as a result of he loses his job as a result of he’s convicted of significant crimes. Right here I believe the system is flawed. The punishment for severe crimes is simply too low,” she writes in a remark to Expressen.

Elisabeth Massi Fritz.

Picture: Christopher Hunt

Henrik Haapala has gathered stable expertise since being a part of the Finnish U20 nationwide crew that received gold in Sweden in 2014.

A number of seasons within the Finnish league, the place he received the factors league, an NHL journey in Florida, video games within the KHL, in addition to video games in Switzerland.

Henrik Haapala spent the final season in Switzerland.

In 28 video games for Genevé and Lausanne, he reported 18 factors. Haapala additionally made a visit to Davos, however solely throughout the Spengler Cup, the place he tallied seven factors in 4 video games.

First time within the SHL for Henrik Haapala

Now, nonetheless, video games are ready SHL.

So long as the negotiations don’t collapse on the closing stage, the 30-year-old Finn will find yourself in Malmö. The membership needs Haapala to endure a medical earlier than finishing the switch.

The thought in Malmö is that together with his puck expertise, he will likely be allowed to play within the center.

That is the second season in a row that Malmö have chosen a Finnish participant from the Swiss league, who has not performed a lot within the center earlier than, however the place it’s thought-about that the traits needs to be appropriate to play within the center within the SHL. Similar to they did with Janne Kuokkanen.

Henrik Haapala should have been within the information for Malmö already. Final fall, when he was about to go away Geneva, he was on the board, however then Malmö needed to decline for monetary causes.

However now it is going to be a contract as an alternative. The events have been speaking to one another for a very long time and now they’re additionally on the best way to reaching their purpose by writing a contract.

When Haapala joins the crew, they’ve thus improved their superior squad, which consists of 15 forwards, and so they have a number of growth gamers who will likely be loaned elsewhere.