Jörgen Jönsson is reuniting with Sam Hallam and will be part of the Swedish national team's staff for the hockey World Championship. He is included as an assistant coach in the staff that will go to the hockey World Championship in Switzerland 2026. Jönsson is being loaned from the SHL club Färjestad for this championship.
Jönsson was fired from his role as head coach of Färjestad in early January. He and Sam Hallam were coaches together in Växjö during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons. Jönsson is a former Örebro coach.
Sam Hallam has been questioned as national team coach during and after the Olympics in Milan 2026. Questions have been raised about whether Sam Hallam should lead the national team in his last championship. No decision about any change regarding Sam Hallam's role has been announced.
Jörgen Jönsson has secured a new job, but uncertainties remain, including his specific role as an assistant coach, who else is in the national team staff, the exact date of the 2026 World Championship, whether Hallam will continue after the tournament, and the reasons behind Jönsson's firing from Färjestad.