Swedish Ice Hockey Association's John Lind: Sweden's youth development model, developing scanning, and coaching effort over outcome

Podcast: Glass and Out · The Coaches Site

Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f6-3hSUAFPw In Episode 353 of the Glass and Out Podcast, we welcome John Lind, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association's Director of Education and Research. Sweden has approximately 62,000 registered hockey players, and last season, there were 109 Swedish-born players in the National Hockey League. So, on a per-capita basis, Sweden produces one NHL player for every 568 registered players. By contrast, the United States produces one NHL player for every 1,682 registered players, while Canada produces one NHL player for every 1,073 registered players. This data certainly suggests that Sweden has...