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Skellefteå AIK’s season ended in the semifinals.

Now awaits a hectic silly season where some stars leave – and others join.

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1–0 in matches to series winner Brynäs.

Still, there is a lot that speaks for Skellefteå AIK, who in my eyes were quite pale in the opening match in Gävle.

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Linus Ölund med hattrick när Brynäs besegrade Skellefteå

Uppdaterad 6 april 2025

Publicerad 6 april 2025

Brynäs besegrade Skellefteå igen.

Mycket tack vare Linus Ölund som dundrade in ett hattrick – och fick se kepsar kastas in på isen.

– Fantastiskt, säger Ölund till TV4.

Watch Linus Ölund’s decisive goal and when the caps rained onto the ice in the video player above.

Halfway into the first period, the home team Brynäs broke the deadlock. Linus Ölund scored after a really bouncy sequence.

– I think I get a little touch on it with the backhand. I see it going all the way over. Then it’s just a matter of hoping it goes in, Ölund tells TV4.

Just over two minutes later, both 2–0 and 3–0 had come. This was via Greg Scott and Ölund again.

Caps on the ice

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In the second period, Skellefteå came back into the game thanks to two goals in numerical superiority. First it was Oscar Lindberg who pushed, then Anton Heikkinen with a control.

Skellefteå chased an equalizer in the third period, but instead Brynäs was able to make it 4–2 after another goal from Linus Ölund. After the goal, caps were thrown onto the ice in Gävle.

With 56 seconds left, Anton Heikkinen reduced the deficit. But Skellefteå never got closer than that.

4–3 to Brynäs. Brynäs now leads the semifinal series 2–0.

– It’s fantastic. The whole city, everyone around the team, in the office, players and coaches have bonded together. We’re going to build something long-term here, says Ölund.