Numbers 11 and 16. When something interesting happened in front of the Spartan goal, Söderlund and Lantoš were almost always there. “We are a great pair. We performed well, supported by a goal,” praised the 24-year-old Swede, who came from Djurgarden, where he was not satisfied with the workload.
In Boleslav, he sometimes spends more than twenty minutes per game on the ice in an elite formation. He gets along with Lantoš thanks to good communication. The Slovak winger worked in his native country for six years. “We speak Swedish, it’s easier for me. It makes me feel at home,” smiled Söderlund. The two produced a wonderful move to tie the game at 1-1. In a two-on-one outnumbering, they exchanged pucks and the Skelleftea native finished into an empty net.
It’s amazing how a player who didn’t even stand out in the 2nd Swedish league excels in the extra league. Mainly by skating, checking the disc and overview. “Immense energy, movement, ferocity and lust,” Boleslav assistant coach Petr Haken listed his strengths.
Coach Jiří Kalous added Daniel Přibyl, a reinforcement from Sparta, to the post of center, but he has been sick for the last week. “It’s a shame, hopefully it will be available soon. Their line looked great,” praised Haken. That’s why another new acquisition, Ondřej Roman, is taking Přibyl’s place.
Thanks to Söderlund’s arrival, the Central Bohemians got a little better. They won four out of eight games in January, but they are still troubled by turnovers. The Swedish striker, who is only 175 centimeters tall, got used to the extra league right away. “They play fun hockey here at a very fast pace. It suits me,” he says.
He had already settled in Mladá Boleslav. “Nice little town, everywhere you can walk. My girlfriend and I get to know him gradually. And we also travel elsewhere, I have already visited Liberec and Prague,” he added.
