(SWE) SHL

SHL - With offers from Switzerland on his table, the Swedish forward Martin Thörnberg has decided to return to HV71 Jönköping in the Swedish Hockey League. The 31-year-old spent the past four seasons in Russia.

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As the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports, the 31-year-old forward and his youth team HV71 have reached an agreement. Thörnberg, who had played there for his whole career before he left for Russia, has suited up for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, Lev Praha, and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl over the course of the last four years. (tme)

UPDATE On his Instagram-Account, Martin Thörnberg has meanwhile denied Aftonbladet's report that he has agreed on terms with HV71: "Now all the false rumors start," the Swedish international writes. "I Can only say that it is not true." (tme) - 06 April 2015, 2:08 PM