In recent years, it has gone worse for Swedish paraishockey. The national team has oscillated between the A- and B-division and did not qualify for the Paralympics in 2026. Today there are only 35 paraishockey players in the entire country, and there is no longer any series play in Swedish paraishockey.
Historically, paraishockey, previously called kälkhockey, was invented in Sweden in the 1960s, and Sweden was world-leading in paraishockey for several decades, winning Paralympics gold in Lillehammer in 1994. Fredrik Andersson says they will change this situation, with the effort involving not only breadth but also top-level performance. National team players get their own training programs, and training camps will become more numerous.
Around ten younger players are included in the effort, with nine-year-old Nils Ahlbeck, who plays in LN 70-HC, being one of them. The exact nature of the effort and the specific training programs for national team players remain unclear, as do the number of planned training camps and their timing.