Transfers involving Swedish players or teams, June 18: ====================================================== Transfer deadline: June 30. NHL (and AHL/WHL): ------------------ player: from: to: Niclas Sundblad AIK ----> Calgary Flames Peter Popovic Vasteras ----> Montreal Canadiens Ricard Persson Leksand ----> New Jersey Devils Mattias Norstrom AIK ----> New York Rangers Robert Burakowsky Malmo ----> Ottawa Senators Mikael Renberg Lulea ----> Philadelphia Flyers Markus Naslund MoDo --?-> Pittsburgh Penguins Peter Forsberg MoDo --?-> Quebec Nordiques Fredrik Nilsson Vasteras ----> San Jose Sharks Arto Blomsten Djurgarden ----> Winnipeg Jets Patric Kjellberg Fredericton (AHL) ----> HV 71 Peter Ciavaglia Rochester (AHL) ----> Leksand Tomas Forslund Calgary Flames ----> Leksand Roger Johansson Calgary Flames ----> Leksand Jan Erixon New York Rangers ----> Skelleftea Scott Fukami Victoria (WHL) ----> Sodertalje Brent Thurston Victoria (WHL)? ----> Sodertalje Europe: ------- Mats Lusth Malmo ----> Grasshoppers, Switzerland Kent Nilsson Djurgarden ----> Graz, Austria Jan Viktorsson Djurgarden ----> Graz, Austria Tom Bissett Brynas ----> ?, Switzerland Jan Larsson Brynas ----> Lugano, Switzerland Bengt-Ake Gustafsson Farjestad ----> VEU Feldkirch, Austria Thomas Rundqvist Farjestad ----> VEU Feldkirch, Austria Elitserien (the Swedish elite league): (* - major transfers) -------------------------------------- Jorgen Eriksson MoDo ----> Bjorkloven Micael Karlberg Vasteras ----> Bjorkloven Yuri Kuznetsov Krylia Sovetov, ----> Bjorkloven Russia Patrik Hofbauer Orebro ----> Bjorkloven Branislav Janos Dukla Trencin, ----> Brynas * Czech republic Robert Kwiatowski PZHL, Poland ----> Brynas Johan Tornberg Kiruna ----> Brynas Patrik Erickson AIK ----> Djurgarden * Anders Oberg Mora ----> Farjestad Magnus Arvedsson Orebro ----> Farjestad Mats Lindgren Skelleftea ----> Farjestad Peter Hammarstrom AIK ----> HV 71 Kenneth Kennholt Djurgarden ----> HV 71 * Patric Kjellberg Fredericton ----> HV 71 * Peter Ciavaglia Rochester Amerks ----> Leksand * Marcus Eriksson Vastervik ----> Leksand Tomas Forslund Calgary Flames ----> Leksand * Roger Johansson Calgary Flames ----> Leksand * Hans Lodin MoDo ----> Leksand Per Widmark Orebro ----> Leksand Martin Wiita Lillehammer, ----> Leksand Norway Johan Rosen Mora ----> Lulea Petri Liimatainen AIK ----> Malmo * Mikko Makela TPS, Finland ----> Malmo * Arto Ruotanen Preussen Berlin, ----> Rogle * Germany Tomas Srsen Leksand ----> Rogle * Thomas Carlsson Sodertalje --?-> Vasteras Lars Edstrom Lulea -??-> Vasteras Morgan Samuelsson Sodertalje --?-> Vasteras Oto Hascak Sodertalje ----> Frolunda * Vladimir Kramskoy Dynamo Moscow, ----> Frolunda Russia Stefan Nyman Sodertalje ----> Frolunda Division 1: ----------- Tommy Lehmann MoDo ----> AIK Reine Rauhala Leksand --loan-?-> AIK Tomaz Eriksson Sodertalje --?-> Huddinge Stefan Olsson Sodertalje --?-> Huddinge Jan Erixon New York Rangers ----> Skelleftea Mats Lundstrom Frolunda --?-> Skelleftea Anders Oqvist Bjorkloven ----> Skelleftea Igor Yevdokimov SKA Petersburg, ----> Skelleftea Russia Scott Fukami Victoria (WHL) ----> Sodertalje Brent Thurston Victoria (WHL)? ----> Sodertalje Coaching changes: ----------------- Lars-Gunnar Jansson Orebro (div.1) ----> Bjorkloven Jorgen Palm ----> Farjestad Hakan Nygren Troja (div.1) ----> HV 71 Sakari Pietila Finland ----> Lulea Rolf Karlsson ----> Lulea Ulf Thors MoDo ----> Sundsvall/Timra (div.1) Roland Eriksson ----> Troja/Ljungby (div.1) Misc. news: ----------- * Lulea will change their uniforms for the upcoming season. Their yellow(/red/black) jersey will be replaced with a red jersey for home ice, and a white jersey for away ice. * First round of Elitserien 93/94 is played September 23: Bjorkloven-Brynas, Lulea-Rogle, Djurgarden-Frolunda, Farjestad-Leksand, Malmo-Vasteras, HV-MoDo * Lulea's star-passer Stefan Nilsson has signed a 5-year contract with Lulea. * MoDo-goalie Fredrik Andersson signed a two-year contract to continue in MoDo. * Swedish coach Curt Lindstrom has signed a one-year contract as coach for the Finnish national team. * Swede Dan Hober has signed a one-year contract to coach the Milano Devils in Italy. * Team Sweden defenseman Roger Akerstrom has turned down contracts from Vancouver Canucks and Lulea HF, and instead decided to prolong his career in Vasteras signing a 2-year contract. * Brynas has signed a contract with Slovak player Branislav Janos, 22 years old. Janos played for Dukla Trencin in the Czech league and was the league leading scorer with 71 points (40+31) in 46 games last season. Janos has scored a total of 108 goals in 4 years in the Czech league. * Team Sweden giant (6'6") defenseman Peter Popovic has signed a 2-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens. * 22-year old center Fredrik Nilsson has signed a 2+1 year contract with the San Jose Sharks.