Wikegård about the HD judgment against Lilja: "Possible"

Jakob Lilja was sentenced to the High Court by the High Court after cross-checking in the world of ice hockey

But several voices mitigate the significance of judgment for sport

– I almost lost interest, that's ridiculous Niklas Wikegård

Jakob Lilja is also being tried in the Supreme Court for Abuse after being put on the line in a match against Röglespelare in 2015.

Matcher Suspension, four of which were converted into a fine of 12,000 SEK.

Ice hockey expert C Mores and his former coach, Niklas Wikegård, believe that the Discipline Council's judgment was sufficient and that the court process began last January. ] – My opinion has not changed. Hockeyn will take care of these cases himself. I think from the beginning that he was harshly penalized and almost lost all interest, that is ridiculous. The big loser is Lilja himself, I think it's boring, says Wikegård.

The president of the Ice Hockey Association, Anders Larsson, said the event occurred three years ago was clearly borderline, but stressed that he felt safe in the punishment system of the Swedish hockey organization. Most cases and we feel safe with it. But we will find experts and review the decision and the argument, "says Anders Larsson.

Neither Wikegård nor Larsson think that judgment will have major consequences in the future, more than players think after a delay.

"Not an area free of violence"

– Some have raised the voices that this will result in many cases in court, but it was three years ago and nothing new has come, so I do not feel worried and do not think it has such big consequences. On the other hand, it sends a very important message to all hockey players at different levels so that they think about extra time: "Wait now, how do I behave?" Says Anders Larsson [19659004] – Because the sport is so complex in the air. Hockeyn's own system works. I hope it is an extreme event, says Niklas Wikegård.

Jonas Andersson, SVT hockey specialist, is more positive about the judgment. The former hockey player argues that incidents outside the game like Lilja do not occur with the consent.

– You agree with violence, but not all. Not a check in the neck out of the game. It sends signals that everything is wrong just because it's about ice hockey, ice hockey is not a free zone of violence, says it to SVT.

July 10, 2018 12:03