Skellefteå won the match 2-0 at home against Rögle in hockey. Skellefteå thus became Swedish champions. However, the broadcast was the last for the commentator and former ice hockey player Niklas Wikegård.
The match between Skellefteå and Rögle was the last of the season.
Last winter, Djurgården announced that Niklas Wikegård will be sportingly responsible for the club from the first of May. Wikegård will become sports manager.
“I have followed hockey through all the years that have passed since I was last an active coach and probably thought 1,000 times about joining again,” he said in connection with Djurgården’s announcement.
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However, his new job means that he is leaving his role as an expert on TV4.
For 18 years, Niklas Wikegård has commented on hockey on TV4. In a feature in Nyhetsmorgon, he is thanked by his colleagues Soraya Lavasani and Anders Pihlblad.
– From the beginning, I came in and thought “damn how fun it is to be part of this” and send in some new energy. I like to tan, I like to play and I’ve been doing that here for a lot of years, says Wikegård in the feature, and continues:
– Time goes by very quickly. I can’t believe it’s been as many years as 18 in television.
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Niklas Wikegård. Photo: Johan Valkonen/Stella Pictures. Continues in hockey
Niklas Wikegård continues his career in sports and his love for hockey is strong.
– The passion for sport, and especially hockey, is very, very strong. There are so many people who love this and it is important to them in everyday life. It has been a favor for me to be a mouthpiece, to convey that feeling, says Wikegård in News morning.