Category: The Dispatch

“There were plenty of bad days and some better days”: Joni Ikonen talks about his road back

By Patrik Bexell | Feb 17th 2021 | 1 min read |

Montreal Canadiens prospect Joni Ikonen speaks honestly about his two year absence from the ice hockey rink when he joins ‘The Dispatch’ for an in...

The Dispatch: Samuel Johannesson, Rögle’s young defender, is shooting up the rankings

By Patrik Bexell | Jul 18th 2020 | 1 min read |

Anton Rasegård and Patrik Bexell went to Ängelholm in February to watch one of the players who had been making a case for himself before the 2020 NH...

Sweden’s U20 coach Tomas Montén highlights Mattias Norlinder’s adaptability

By Patrik Bexell | May 16th 2020 | 3 min read |

Last week, Tomas Montén, coach for Sweden’s Under-20 Team, spoke with Eyes On The Prize, and the conversation obviously turned to Montreal Canadien...

The Dispatch: Frölunda coach Roger Rönnberg — “We know [Mattias Norlinder] will break through in our league”

By Patrik Bexell | Apr 16th 2020 | 1 min read |

Roger Rönnberg, the head coach of the SHL’s Frölunda HC, praised his newest young adept, Mattias Norlinder, believing that having played centre du...

The Dispatch: An exclusive interview with Alexander Romanov, plus insight from his coach and teammates

By Patrik Bexell | Feb 12th 2020 | 2 min read |

When Russia’s roster for the Beijer Hockey Games in Sweden was released, it was a surprise that Montreal Canadiens defence prospect Alexander Romano...

The Dispatch: CSKA Moscow coach Igor Nikitin on Alexander Romanov’s future

By Patrik Bexell | Dec 19th 2019 | 1 min read |

CSKA Moscow has just beaten Dinamo Riga on the road 3-1. Quite a few players, goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin, the top scorer Kirill Kaprizov and, unfortunate...

The Dispatch: Two of Sweden’s top coaches discuss their players in the upcoming World Juniors

By Patrik Bexell | Dec 15th 2019 | 2 min read |

In the latest “Dispatch” we get to hear what Coach Robert Ohlsson of Djurgården Hockey thinks about his player, Alexander Holtz, a top 2020 NHL D...

The Dispatch: World Junior Championship buildup with Jacob Olofsson and Sweden’s coach Tomas Montén

By Patrik Bexell | Dec 8th 2019 | 1 min read |

With Sweden’s World Junior Championship squad having been released, we had a chance to speak with Montreal Canadiens prospect Jacob Olofsson about t...

The Dispatch: Denmark’s coach Olaf Eller discusses Canadiens prospect Frederik Dichow

By Patrik Bexell | Nov 22nd 2019 | 2 min read |

Olaf Eller joins The Dispatch’ to discuss the newest Montreal Canadiens goalie prosect, Denmark’s Frederik Dichow. It’s a forthcoming Coach Elle...

“He’s got everything”: Tobias Enström thinks Mattias Norlinder is well on his way to playing in the NHL

By Patrik Bexell | Oct 12th 2019 | 2 min read |

Mattias Norlinder has five goals in nine games, and should have had an assist in Friday’s game, but the standards of the scribes in HockeyAllsvenska...