Skellefteå pin – after deportation – Aftonbladet

Skellefteå was about to stop Växjö’s gold party when Kirill Kabanov nicely put the puck into the top corner to 2-0.

But after a “puck out” the striker could Vaxjo late equalizer – and later win in extra time.

– There is nobody in our team who will regret anything, says Hans Wallson Sportbladet.

Skelleftea, with two straight national championships in his luggage, went to train in the series and the playoffs – until the final against Växjö.

There, after only away wins tonight Växjö who took the final series’ first home team – a victory that secured the gold.

Skelleftea had started the match strongly – and silenced the home crowd when the team took a 2-0 lead.

Heavy expulsion

But gold machine from the north got spanner in the works.

Krill Kabanov started the game strong.

But blockbusters and the important 2-0 goal was to no avail.

Russian was highly involved in Skellefteå’s tongue stud when he 14:11 into the third period went on a heavy, heavy deportation after having sent the puck over the boards from own zone.

– He’s been so good, Kabanov. What a faux pas, which faux pas, says expert Petter Rönnquist in TV4.

Växjö had already been reduced and only had a few seconds of power play before Jeff Tambellini fired the equalizer to 2-2.

– This expulsion of Krill Kabanov is a very big luck in the outcome of Skellefteå’s part, says Rönnqvist.

“The worst I have ever experienced”

The match then went to the

extension, which became a long history.

Vaxjo could ultimately determine ten minutes into the second period of extension – and take finals series’ first home win.

Axel Holmström, scoring best in the playoffs with 18 points, was saddened by the loss .

– This is the worst I have experienced, among the worst. It’s boring as hell.

– It is sad that it would end like this. But that’s just to congratulate Vaxjo, which is a good team.

Holmstrom had then difficult to analyze the game.

– They got energy from his first goal …. Nah, I can not even think about the game, he says in C More.

Wallson: Want to win next year

His Wallson to Sportbladet:

– It was a brutal loss, we heroic warrior. We have been 2-0, but there’s no one in our team who will repent.

– The end is brutal. But I’m proud of the team. We win SHL’s core selection and are in the final. When we summed up the season, we will also feel proud.

The loss of the team will use, according to the coach.

– It is lighter fluid enough, we will get how much fuel whatsoever. We want to win next year, he said.