the star who scored more than 1,000 points won’t be coming to Tampere

Nicklas Bäckström misses the EHT tournament in Tampere. PDO

Konkar striker Nicklas Bäckström37, will not be seen next weekend in Tampere, although the man was initially named to the Swedish EHT team.

On Sunday evening, the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation said that Bäckström will miss the EHT tournament in Tampere after all. No reason was given.

This is a surprising turn of events, because when the player was invited to the Swedish national team for the first time in eight years, the response was immediately positive.

– When I called him and asked if he wants to play again in Tre Kronor, he was very happy and immediately answered “yes”. It says something about his personality and character, Sweden’s head coach Sam Hallam told For Expressen in connection with the selection.

Bäckström, who scored more than 1,000 points in the shirt of the Washington Capitals, has suffered a lot of injuries in recent years. He didn’t play a game last season.

Many already thought the man’s career was over, until he made a surprising comeback this season in the Swedish premier league in Brynäs’ shirt. Bäckström has scored 13 (2+11) points in 18 games in the early season in the SHL.

In addition to Bäckström, the Swedish team will also be sidelined Anton Lindholm, Max Friberg and Felix Nilsson. Replacements have been named Isaac Heens, Sebastian Hartmann, Fredrik Olofsson and Simon Ryfors.

Sweden starts its EHT tournament on Thursday with a home match against the Czech Republic. After that, the team will travel to Tampere, where they will meet on Saturday 8.11. of Switzerland and on Sunday 9.11. Finland. The Father’s Day classic game starts at 17:00.