# Hans Wallson

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hans_Wallson
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hans_Wallson.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Wallson
> Source revision: 1289837936
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Hans Wallson** (born September 20, 1966) is a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) coach and former professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) player. He served as head [coach](/source/Coach_(sport)) of the [ZSC Lions](/source/ZSC_Lions) of the Swiss top-flight [National League A](/source/National_League_A) (NLA) until December 29, 2017.

## Career

Wallson spent most of his playing career in his hometown of [Kiruna](/source/Kiruna), turning out for [IFK Kiruna](/source/IFK_Kiruna) and [Kiruna HC](/source/Kiruna_HC). He made 62 appearances in Sweden's second division [Allsvenskan](/source/HockeyAllsvenskan), but mostly played in the third division. In the final years of his playing career, which ended in 2005, Wallson got into coaching. In 2009, he took up a coaching role in the youth ranks of [SHL](/source/Swedish_Hockey_League)’s [Skellefteå AIK](/source/Skellefte%C3%A5_AIK) and was installed as head coach of the club's SHL side following the sacking of Anders Forsberg in February 2013.[1] Wallson guided Skellefteå to its first Swedish championship title since 1978.[2]

In his first full season at the Skellefteå helm (2013–14), he led the team to another national championship, while being named Coach of the Year by the association of Swedish ice hockey writers.[3]

The 2014–15 season saw Skellefteå secure another trip to the SHL finals, where they fell short to the [Växjö Lakers](/source/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Lakers). He also coached the team to a semi-final appearance in the [Champions Hockey League](/source/Champions_Hockey_League) and received SHL Coach of the Year honors at the 2015 SHL Awards.[4]

In 2015–16, Skellefteå won the SHL regular season championship for the fourth straight year. Wallson's squad advanced to the finals but was defeated by [Frölunda HC](/source/Fr%C3%B6lunda_HC). In the [Champions Hockey League](/source/Champions_Hockey_League) quarterfinals, they were eliminated by [HC Davos](/source/HC_Davos).[5]

In April 2016, he was named head coach of the [ZSC Lions](/source/ZSC_Lions) of the Swiss [National League A](/source/National_League_A) (NLA).[6] In the 2016–17 season, he guided the Lions to a second-place finish in the regular season, before falling short to Lugano in the playoff quarterfinals. Wallson was sacked for lack of success on December 29, 2017.[7] At the time, the ZSC Lions were sitting in seventh place in the league.[8]

## References

1. ["Anders Forsberg får sparken - DN.SE"](https://www.dn.se/sport/ishockey/anders-forsberg-far-sparken/) (in sv-se). *Dagens Nyheter*. February 4, 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

1. ["Skelleftea AIK | Champions Hockey League"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160416142125/http://www.championshockeyleague.net/club/skellefte-aik/74/). *www.championshockeyleague.net*. Archived from [the original](https://www.championshockeyleague.net/club/skellefte-aik/74/) on April 16, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

1. ["Hans Wallson, Skellefteå AIK, årets coach 2013/2014 - Hockeyjournalisterna"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160410123829/http://old.swehockey.se/Om-forbundet/Hockeyjournalisterna/Nyheter/HansWallsonSkellefteaAIKaretscoach20132014/). *old.swehockey.se*. Archived from [the original](http://old.swehockey.se/Om-forbundet/Hockeyjournalisterna/Nyheter/HansWallsonSkellefteaAIKaretscoach20132014/) on April 10, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

1. ["Årets tränare 2015 - Hans Wallson, Skell... - SHL.se"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160410123831/http://www.shl.se/awards/2015/arets-tranare). *www.shl.se*. Archived from [the original](http://www.shl.se/awards/2015/arets-tranare) on April 10, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

1. ["Genoni stonewalls Skelleftea, sends Davos into Semis | Champions Hockey League"](https://www.championshockeyleague.net/news/skelleftea-davos/1524/). *www.championshockeyleague.net*. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

1. ["Wallson / Johansson: Schwedische Trainer für die... | ZSC Lions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160427141852/http://www.zsclions.ch/news/detail/wallson-johansson-schwedische-trainer-fuer-die-zsc-lions/). *www.zsclions.ch*. Archived from [the original](http://www.zsclions.ch/news/detail/wallson-johansson-schwedische-trainer-fuer-die-zsc-lions/) on April 27, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

1. ["Trainerwechsel bei den ZSC Lions | ZSC Lions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171229233512/https://www.zsclions.ch/news/detail/trainerwechsel-bei-den-zsc-lions/) (in German). *www.zsclions.ch*. Archived from [the original](https://www.zsclions.ch/news/detail/trainerwechsel-bei-den-zsc-lions/) on December 29, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-29.

1. ["Wallson muss die ZSC Lions verlassen – Kossmann übernimmt | NZZ"](https://www.nzz.ch/sport/eishockey/wallson-muss-zsc-lions-verlassen-kossmann-uebernimmt-bis-ende-saison-ld.1343469) (in de-CH). *Neue Zürcher Zeitung*. 2017-12-29. [ISSN 0376-6829](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0376-6829). Retrieved 2017-12-29.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hans Wallson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Wallson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Wallson?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.