(SWE) SHL

After four seasons with Genève-Servette HC, the Swedish defenseman has signed a four-year deal with Leksands IF.

Johan Fransson returns to his native country.
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The 34-year-old is looking forward to his new challenge back home. "I have always been impressed by the audience in Leksand," he explains on the club's website. "It will be fun to experience it for real." Despite his 34 years, he feels ready: "Age is just a number, as I usually say. (...) I still feel young and fresh."

«I have always been impressed by the audience in Leksand»
Johan Fransson

Johan Fransson came to Switzerland in 2014, when he joined the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. After one year, he moved on to Geneva, where he has played for the past four seasons. He appeared in a total of 231 games in Switzerland, in which he recorded 115 points (29 goals).

( 29 April 2019 | tme )