Mother Eva Johansson tells about Henrik and Joel growing up.
- They were very similar, so I had to dress one in blue and the other in red.
They always played together, they sort of came in a lump, she says in the documentary and continues:
- The friends always said 'can I play with Joel and Henrik'.
Not 'can I play with Henrik or can I play with Joel.'
"Fascinated by goalkeeper equipment"
Johansson also talks about how it happened when Henrik stood in goal for the first time.
- They played together and both were outfield players.
But then the goalkeeper was gone and then the coach asked if anyone wanted to be the goalkeeper.
Then Joel took Henrik's hand and said 'he wants to be a goalkeeper'.
Henrik was very fascinated by goalkeeper equipment.
They lost the first game 18-1 and then I thought 'this is probably the end of hockey for both of them', she says.
Documentary with unique material
On Thursday, November 10, the documentary "Henrik Lundqvist – a hockey saga" premieres on SVT.
SVT Sports' Marie Lehmann has followed Henrik Lundqvist's NHL career from the very beginning and we will see unique and never-before-seen material in the documentary.