It's time for playoffs in both HockeyAllsvenskan and SHL. Karl Annborn, a 19-year-old defenseman, may be able to play both playoffs this week. He belongs to HV71 but has been loaned to Västerås on and off during the season.
Annborn was supposed to play the first playoff game between Västerås and Troja/Ljungby on Thursday but was called back to HV and instead played the last two games of the SHL regular season. Västerås has played two playoff games against Troja/Ljungby and plays the third on Tuesday. Annborn is currently in Jönköping training with HV71, which faces Leksand on Wednesday.
He has been an important defenseman for Västerås on loan from HV71 during the season, and before the first playoff game with Västerås, he was recalled for play in HV71. Now he says that it does not mean it applies for the rest of the season, opening up for more games with Västerås during the playoff drama. The recall applies for the time being, but it is not definitive.
Annborn has played 17 SHL games and 37 games in Allsvenskan this season. In Västerås, he has scored 14 points since he was loaned in October. He has played 37 games for Västerås IK at the bottom of HockeyAllsvenskan and 14 points as the result.
When you are a junior, you get to move back and forth during the whole season.
At the same time, Karl Annborn has played 16 games for his parent club HV71, which owns him. Before Västerås' first playoff meeting with Troja-Ljungby, he was called back for play in the match against Växjö. ' He added, 'I go between two teams, with different playing systems and different leagues.
' Reflecting on the uncertainty, he noted, 'It can change. ' Annborn emphasized his readiness, stating, 'If you are a junior, you can go back and forth as much as you want. From the beginning when I was loaned, I knew it could be like this.
' Regarding his approach, Annborn said, 'We'll see. We take it game by game. ' He expressed mixed feelings about missing Västerås' playoff opener, saying, 'I was really keen to play the first playoff game there yesterday (Thursday) but then I got to play here instead and these are important games here too.
They are important games regardless of where I play now. ' Meanwhile, Viktor Klingsell, another 19-year-old player, is called back by Skellefteå. He has scored seven points in eight games.
I was really keen to play the first playoff game there yesterday (Thursday) but then I got to play here instead and these are important games here too. They are important games regardless of where I play now. Good that Västerås won, hope we can build on that.
Klingsell returns to the SHL club after Östersund missed the playoffs. After Wednesday's round, it was clear that Östersund misses the playoffs in HockeyAllsvenskan. Östersund will finish eleventh and after tonight's match against Kalmar, the season is over for the team.
Before the loan, he was also dominant in U20 Nationell and currently has 40 points in 23 games. It remains to be seen if the 19-year-old will primarily play with the U20 team or if he will now be with the league leaders in the final stretch of the season. So far, he has played twelve games in the SHL with one goal as the result this season.
Klingsell is a prominent player in the Swedish 07 generation and last season scored 42 points in 29 games in Småkronorna. In February, he also played for Juniorkronorna and scored six points in four games. Next season, he is expected to compete for a spot in the junior World Championships.
At the same time, he is likely to be fighting for a regular jersey in Skellefteå from the start. In other recalls, Rasmus Bergqvist is called back to Skellefteå AIK, and David Granberg is needed in Luleå, so the SHL club has chosen to take him back. According to reports, Niklas Hansson took a hit against Leksand, and now HV71 is calling back a loaned defenseman.