Recent interview with Elias
http://hockeynews.se/articles/1911/
It was in Swedish and I’m not the best at interpreting translations (perhaps @ForzaTikare can help with that?)but here are some basic points:
On not being selected to the Olympic Team:
- It wasn’t my decision to make, it was the federations choice. Obviously it’s unfortunate that I wasn’t picked, but now I can focus on Vaxjo—and this gives me ‘a carrot to work harder’
- I would like to prove them wrong, but I’m not thinking about that. I never expected my SHL season to be as good as it has been
On passing Backstrom for most points as a U20 player in the 21st century SHL:
- Heard something about that on Twitter. It’s a lot of fun.
On the CHL final, and whether he was nervous or not:
- It was fun! Disappointing to lose, brings back memories of losing to Canada in January
- Wasn’t nervous, but rather excited to play in such a big match
Side note: the article also mentions that of the top 25 players in the SHL in terms of points, Elias has been on for the fewest goals against (10)