The reason for Niklas Jihde's return to the plan was that IBK Dalen, in December, won an auction that Niklas Jihde put out on himself in connection with the Diabetes Gala.

The SSL team from Umeå placed the bid at SEK 11,000 and were thus allowed to use Jihde for an optional SSL match.

And in the home game against Höllviken, it was finally time.

- It is noticeable that he is important to have in a team. With Jihde being here it becomes like an extra spur. He is like an idol you have seen in every floor magazine that you have seen and read all year, ”Viktor Nystedt noted in Eurosport's broadcast about Jihde's impact.

Answered for an assist

However, Dalen's new acquisition had to settle for warming the bench during the introduction and only in a five minute long powerplay in the second was Jihde's entrance a fact.

The star then had a huge position, but the Höllviken goalkeeper's quick reflexes prevented the star from celebrating.

But Jihde would not go completely anonymous from tonight's game despite the meager playing time of just over ten minutes.

With six minutes left of the match, he got the ball to the left and backhand-passed it into another veteran, 39-year-old Norwegian Ketil Kronberg, who placed the 12-6 goal under the Höllviken goalkeeper.

- We concluded that we had an age of 83 years with that goal. He is turning 40 soon and I am 43 so it must be the oldest SSL goal ever, jokes Jihde in the Eurosport broadcast after the match.