Viasat's hockey expert Erik Granqvists recently told about a wedge he was subjected to as a young goalkeeper in Luleå and how it affected his life.
It got several other former hockey stars to share what they have been through.
"Unfortunately, this culture has been around for a long time in hockey," Nicklas Lidström told Expressen.
Shanga Aziz, who works to counter destructive macho culture among boys in team sports, does not believe that weddings have completely disappeared.
- We definitely feel that there are wedges that are going on today.
Both official weddings at team level but also unofficial ones that above all the players have agreed on, which are not always to the club's knowledge, he says to TT.
Violence and sexual abuse
Weddings work to "welcome" young players to teams, but they can still contain violence and sexual abuse, says Aziz.
- These can vary incredibly much.
On the other hand, recurring events are sadly enough those that in some form lead to players being ridiculed, diminished, sometimes with elements of violence, sexual abuse and harassment to, according to the group, deserve respect, power and participation, he says.
TT: Do wedges have a place in team sports?
- Wedges in this form that we are talking about now - absolutely not.
It is extremely important that decision-makers in the sports movement take a tougher stance to stop this type of unacceptable behavior.
But nothing happens in a day and the culture needs to change fundamentally.