Motives and structure behind capital investments in ice hockey arenas – the Swedish way

Hockey Dads, Party Boys, and Devoted Players? Digital Representations of Men and Masculinities amongst Norwegian and Swedish Ice Hockey Players

“…The popularity of the national team Tre Kronor [ Three Crowns in English] and individual stars like Börje Salming, Peter “Foppa” Forsberg and many others cannot be over-estimated in a national context. In the 2000s several large and modern arenas were built, thus forging closer collaborations between club executives, local politicians, and entrepreneurs (Alpenberg 2020). Swedish ice hockey has in many ways been inspired by NHL clubs and several players have had professional careers in North America, which means that the connection to North American hockey masculinity might be stronger in Sweden than in Norway.…”

Hockey Dads, Party Boys, and Devoted Players? Digital Representations of Men and Masculinities amongst Norwegian and Swedish Ice Hockey Players

“…The popularity of the national team Tre Kronor [ Three Crowns in English] and individual stars like Börje Salming, Peter “Foppa” Forsberg and many others cannot be over-estimated in a national context. In the 2000s several large and modern arenas were built, thus forging closer collaborations between club executives, local politicians, and entrepreneurs (Alpenberg 2020). Swedish ice hockey has in many ways been inspired by NHL clubs and several players have had professional careers in North America, which means that the connection to North American hockey masculinity might be stronger in Sweden than in Norway.…”

Hockey Dads, Party Boys, and Devoted Players? Digital Representations of Men and Masculinities amongst Norwegian and Swedish Ice Hockey Players

“…The popularity of the national team Tre Kronor [ Three Crowns in English] and individual stars like Börje Salming, Peter “Foppa” Forsberg and many others cannot be over-estimated in a national context. In the 2000s several large and modern arenas were built, thus forging closer collaborations between club executives, local politicians, and entrepreneurs (Alpenberg 2020). Swedish ice hockey has in many ways been inspired by NHL clubs and several players have had professional careers in North America, which means that the connection to North American hockey masculinity might be stronger in Sweden than in Norway.…”

Hockey Dads, Party Boys, and Devoted Players? Digital Representations of Men and Masculinities amongst Norwegian and Swedish Ice Hockey Players

“…The popularity of the national team Tre Kronor [ Three Crowns in English] and individual stars like Börje Salming, Peter “Foppa” Forsberg and many others cannot be over-estimated in a national context. In the 2000s several large and modern arenas were built, thus forging closer collaborations between club executives, local politicians, and entrepreneurs (Alpenberg 2020). Swedish ice hockey has in many ways been inspired by NHL clubs and several players have had professional careers in North America, which means that the connection to North American hockey masculinity might be stronger in Sweden than in Norway.…”