Djurgården won the match at home against Vimmerby with 4–1.
The Stockholmers’ best player was the American Tyler Kelleher, who scored two goals in the first period.
The first after a conversion where he came flying and shot through the away keeper Claes Endre and the second on the power play after a pass from Colby Sissons.
“I am an old man…”
In the subsequent break, Kelleher – who came back from a hip injury last time against Östersund – was interviewed on TV4’s broadcast.
– It feels much better today. My legs feel better. I was away for a long time without training and jumped into a match straight away, but it feels better today.
He turns 30 tonight and when he was congratulated he replied with a smile:
– Thanks, I’m an old man these days.
Completed his hat trick
Junior Anton Frondell – who is not playing JVM in Canada but will most likely join next year – extended the lead to 3-1 when he clapped directly on the power play in the second period.
The 17-year-old’s second goal in the hockey Allsvenskan.
And in the third, Tyler Kelleher completed his hat trick as he tallied his ninth of the season.
A goal that fixed the final result at 4–1.
– This is an evening that I will not forget. The supporters sang for me, so it was cool, says the birthday boy Kelleher after the match.
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Kelleher scores a hat-trick – on his 30th birthday
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