Ivar Stenberg

Ivar Stenberg is regarded as one of Sweden's leading young hockey playersArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. His reading of the game shows in how he controls the tempo with the puck and finds passes in tight situationsArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose. Ivar StenbergArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceClose grew up in Stora Höga and followed his older brother Otto to the rink. In an October 2024Article in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceClose interview with Göteborgs-Posten, he recalled starting hockey at the age of 4. The brothers continued to learn from one another as they grew up: in SVT’s DecemberSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Article in SVT SportRead the sourceClose 2025 interview, Ivar said he learned from Otto’s training and tried to help Knut.

In autumn 2023, Stenberg entered Katrinelund’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose, an upper secondary programme combining school studies with hockey training. By OctoberArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceClose 2024, he was studying economics. In the same Göteborgs-Posten interview, he said caps were his thing and that he was considering a cap-related school enterprise project through Ung FöretagsamhetArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceClose.

In FebruaryArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceClose 2025, Stenberg chose an SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close contract with Frölunda through 2026 over college hockey. In JuneArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose 2026, Frölunda listed him among Katrinelund’s graduates in its report on the end of the school year. That month, he also received Idrottsskölden, the school’s award for combining sporting development with good academic resultsArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose.

Golf gave the brothers another shared interest alongside hockey, Ivar told SVTSVTSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Close in its December 2025Article in SVT SportRead the sourceClose interview. He joked that rounds with Otto and Knut could get out of hand when someone played badlyArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceClose.