It was a penalty loss in the derby against Skellefteå that was 34-year-old Mario Kempe's debut in the Luleå shirt.
- It was fun.
Fun to be back on the ice again.
It has been missed incredibly much.
Then it went like this for myself, he says and continues:
- It felt like you hadn't played in eleven months.
But the best way to get into it is to play match.
Surprisingly enough, it is not with only negative feelings that he looks back on his time with a knee injury.
- In a way, it has been a bit fun.
The rehab period itself has gone great and in a way it has been fun to get through it and come back.
You appreciate hockey again when you have been away for so long.
You notice how much you love the sport.
So it feels good to have done it now, he says.
Recently, before he signed for Luleå, he has been training by himself and with the Stockholm club Nacka.
- There is a difference between training with a Division 2 team and being thrown into a derby straight away.
It's not just a slight difference in tempo.