4. Malmö Redhawks
Malmö were forced to sell a number of their top players at the end of last season. But that seems to have lead to a deeper collective team effort with goals coming from across the lines. This is a team that is built on a sense of local connection with a number of players returning to the club they have come from or have played for earlier. That includes Henrik Hetta, older brother Emil Sylvegård and both keepers, Oscar Alsenfelt and former Dallas Stars keeper, Cristopher Nihlstorp.
Top scorers from Sweden's third biggest city are captain Fredrik Händemark and Austrian, Konstantin Komarek both on 11 points, with 3G+8A each. In the battle of the brothers, it is younger Marcus Sylvegård (above) leading the team on goals with 6, whilst Emil has 3.
The team from the southern most part of Sweden led the SHL briefly until they lost their last two games away from home. They will go into the international break only after their CHL match against SC Bern.
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