15 seasons in Brynäs, several of which as captain.
On Monday evening, Tommy “Sjödda” Sjödin was praised before the match against Timrå.
– Up with the weapon now, exclaimed an emotional club icon when he had finished speaking.
Tommy Sjödin got the microphone and gave a speech before the match where he thanked old teammates, leaders, family and friends.
At last his voice seemed to falter and he exclaimed:
– Now it’s time for the match to start – up with the weapon!
Honored with tifo
Number seven was hoisted into the ceiling to the cheers of the crowd.
The home fans honored the former great defender with a tifo with a large portrait of him.
And at the Timrå section it was also applauded – Sjödin has the club as its parent club.
15 seasons in Gävle
Tommy Sjödin has 675 Eliteserie matches on his CV – he played the vast majority in Brynäs, for which he was also team captain for a long time.
He also has a WC gold on the merit list.
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