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Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom Announces Annual Brynas Black-White Game As Part Of Hockey Is For Everyone Initiative

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom announced on Wednesday that the annual game between Brynas Black-White is set for Thursday, August 15 at Galverinken in his hometown of Gavle, Sweden. The game will feature female hockey players for the first time.

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Christian Djoos Has His Day With The Stanley Cup in Gavle, Sweden

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

Photo: Hockeynews.se After spending a day with Andre Burakovsky in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday, the Stanley Cup continued it’s Scandanavian tour with a stop in Gavle, Sweden, for a day with Capitals defenseman Christian Djoos. (Reminder, you can find the latest … Continue reading →

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Washington Capitals Nicklas’ Backstrom, Christian Djoos Participate In Brynas Black-White Game

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Photo: Kevin Johansson In what has become somewhat of an summertime tradition, the Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom and Christian Djoos participated in annual Brynas IF Black-White tune-up game Thursday evening at the Gavlerinken Arena, just north of Backstrom and Djoos’ hometown of Gavle, Sweden. 

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A Zamboni Driver and a Youth Hockey Trainer from Gavale, Sweden Watch Nicklas Backstrom and Christian Djoos All Grown Up

Posted on December 7, 2017 by

From left: Hakan Ljung, Joel Ljung, and Andrs. Additional photos from Wednesday’s game provided by Joel. There’s an old saying that it’s a small world. For zamboni driver Hakan Ljung, his son Joel and their friend Andrs, they made the … Continue reading →

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Nicklas Backstrom and Christian Djoos Participate in Swedish Hockey League Scrimmage

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Photos: Brynas IF A new attendance record of just over 6,000 was set for the annual Black and White team scrimmage held annually by Brynas IF of the Swedish Hockey League. Thursday night’s huge attendance was aided by the participation … Continue reading →

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