Multiple reports indicate Marcus Nordmark is the next big talent emerging in Djurgården and is expected to take the step to senior hockey seriously next season. According to Hockeysverige, Marcus Nordmark described his goal as trying to compete for a spot in the A-team and compete against the big guys. Nordmark and Viggo Björck, both from IFK Täby, have taken places in the U18 World Championship squad and have debuted in the SHL for Djurgården this season. According to Hockeysverige, Marcus Nordmark described knowing Björck since they were about eight years old. Multiple reports confirm they have played on the same team all years, were in the same class in seventh, eighth, and ninth grade, and are in the same class in high school.
Viggo Björck has scored six goals and a total of 15 points in 42 games this season and is expected to go in the first round of the NHL draft. According to Hockeysverige, Marcus Nordmark described Björck's journey as very powerful, noting he is now a top player in Djurgården's A-team. Nordmark was selected as expected to the U18 World Championship squad, and Björck is also in the squad and could win his second World Championship gold of the season. According to Hockeysverige, Marcus Nordmark described having someone to compete and play with as really fun.
The goal is to try to compete for a spot in the A-team and compete against the big guys.
Other talents from IFK Täby include Wilson Björck, Theo Stockselius, Melvin Novotny, and Rocky Langvardt. Marcus Nordmark had Philip Bjuresäter and Emil Rindås Abassi as coaches during his junior time in Täby.
Team 16 is heading to a new tournament after winning in the Czech Republic last month. Coach Nils Ekman presented the squad that will defend the blue and yellow colors in Slovakia next month. Team 16's next gathering is in Slovakia next month, where they will face Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Finland in a four-nation tournament in Považská Bystrica. The squad includes debutants Olle Samson from Örebro, Loke Biewald from Djurgården, and Caesar Dahllöf from Brynäs.
When did Viggo and I start knowing each other? I don't know exactly, but we might have been eight years old.
Hampus Zirath from Djurgården is also in the U18 World Championship squad. According to Hockeysverige, Marcus Nordmark described Zirath as having developed a lot in the past year, gaining more weight and becoming much stronger.
Norway has selected a squad with twelve players from Swedish clubs for the U18 World Championship. This is the first time Norway has qualified for the U18 World Championship four years in a row. Norway was relegated to WJC-18 D1A in 2011 but moved up to the top level in 2022 and has qualified to stay three years in a row since then. According to Smålandsposten, the U18 squad to Slovakia is ready.
We have played on the same team all years. Plus we were in the same class in seventh, eighth, and ninth grade. Now we are in the same class in high school, so we have known each other for very many years, which is fun.
Having someone to compete and play with has been really fun.
His journey has been very powerful. Now he is a top player in Djurgården's A-team, which is really fun.
It has been a lot of competition in training and we have always had fun together.
There have been no boring trainings, while we have competed against each other. Everyone is also skilled and wants to get better. In the end, you become good.
Yes, I would say that. We didn't have so much ice time in Täby and it became that we ran short trainings. Then it became more intense, which was fun.
Really tight. Most of us were in the same class and school, so we also hung out with each other in our free time. Then we could also build some chemistry between us, which was really good.
Bjuresäter was calmer, while Rindås was a bit more on, I would say.
That it was so close to the rink. There were some friends from school who played and then there was a lot of talk in the classrooms. Then I became motivated to play and to be there every day and train.
It will be very fun.
It will of course be really fun to play for our country and then also in such a big tournament as a World Championship, so it will be incredibly fun and exciting.
We can probably go far, but it also matters that we perform well. We will try to go for the gold anyway.
In Hlinka we came second and there we had a good tournament. In the U17 World Championship last year we met Canada and lost, but I think we have a pretty good group that can go far.
Plus Viggo (Björck) is coming which will be very fun. He is very, very good so it will be an extremely good reinforcement for us as a team.
He has also been with us a few times earlier and has developed a lot in the past year. He has gained a bit more weight and become much stronger, so his development has also been exciting.