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Frölunda’s supporters have been hoping for it for a long time.
Now it seems that the dream signing is finally complete.
And the national team player returns to the SHL again after twelve years abroad, GP reports.
Frölunda initially impressed in this year’s SM play-offs and knocked out rival Färjestad in a heated quarter-final series. But in the semi-finals it was a rematch against the future champion team Växjö Lakers.
Joel’s farewell
The exit from the spring playoffs was also the end for the “Captain of the Captains” Joel Lundqvist. The club icon has now put his skates on the shelf for good after over 1,000 games in the Frölunda jersey, but unfortunately it was a farewell for Lundqvist, who was suspended in the last game ever.
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Already now, the team building for the coming season has started to gain momentum and there will be a big void to fill after the iconic team captain who meant so much to the club. But now comes a dream name that can fill the void a little.
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Dream signing
For the local newspaper Göteborgs-Posten reports that Frölunda agrees on a transfer for the Three Kronor forward Carl Klingberg until next season. The 32-year-old has previously played 90 SHL games for Frölunda but has not played on Swedish soil since 2011.
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Since then there have been games in the NHL, AHL, KHL and many years in Switzerland. National team meritorious Klingberg can boast of 12 games in the world’s best NHL hockey league, but now it is time to return home to the SHL again after twelve years abroad.
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Frölunda’s answer
According to the information, Carl Klingberg has already decided to play in Frölunda in the autumn.
– I have nothing to comment on at the moment, says the sports director Fredrik Sjöström in a statement.
Experienced Klingberg has won World Cup gold with Tre Kronor in 2017 and two league titles with Swiss club Zug. Last season there were 18 points in 38 games in Switzerland.
Since before, Frölunda has recruited the backs Henrik Tömmernes, Max Lindroth and Isaac Heens as well as the forward Linus Öberg.
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