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Stockholmsklubben, who left SHL in 2014, has signed 15 new players for this season. In addition, there are two young NHL borrowers, the talented former Brynäsbacken Victor Söderström and the Swedish-American Oliver Wahlström, who played in JVM for the United States for the past two years.
Several of the new AIK players, such as the duo Fredric Weigel and Anton Holm, return. Each of them scored assist points at the premiere and added a total of 79 points two seasons ago when AIK won the series by far, but it stayed on their ears in the playoffs.
That time, AI fellK among other things against Oskarshamn, who took the step in the SHL, and then was trained by Håkan Åhlund.
He is now at the AIK booth and obviously has a great job to do.
Lilla Västervik, eight last year and with 18 new players, was hotter and more aggressive at Hovet.
Former AIK player Joakim Hagelin led 1-0 after 5.43.
The AIK did not lack opportunities.
The team had to play five on three at 1.23 in the middle of the first period, but to no avail. The same thing happened early in the second, when Weigel took a free kick from midfield without being able to outwit the great Västervik goalkeeper Daniel Marmenlind.
Victor Öhman made it 2-0 after an AIK oversight, the home side reduced their power play thanks to Oscar Nord (Holm assist), but Marcus Westfält made it 3-1 behind AIK goalkeeper Edvin Olofsson, before that the second period ended.
The AIK has two inexperienced goalkeepers, both selected from Division 1. Olofsson saw another puck fall past him in the third period when Tim Wahlgren made it 4-1. Oliver Wahlström reduced a pass from Weigel in the closing seconds.
Västervik also has two NHL loans, both previously in Djurgården. Hill Andreas Englund was absent due to injury, while Mercury Axel Jonsson-Fjällby excelled at times.
