scouring the internet for any crumbs of information about newest baby shark Ivar Stenberg - my skillset sadly does not include adding subtitles to videos, but here are some random tidbits from this video from 2025:
they interview his roadie roommate (Christian Folin, 35yo) who says Ivar likes to talk about hockey (big surprise). He appreciates hearing Ivar's perspective, says he "knows his stuff" (aka nerd)
it is apparently a well known fact that Ivar loves burgers (not the first interview this has been brought up)
Ivar talks very fondly of playing with his brothers, he and his younger brother Knut used to gang up on their older brother Otto because of the size diference. these days it's every man for himself.
as the stereotypical hockey family, they play a lot of golf - Ivar describes it as "war" (competitive much? lol)
he watches lots of hockey highlights (again, such a nerd)
pretty much his entire life revolves around hockey, but he tries to disconnect with video games and watching other sports
he has friends in his hometown who doesn't play but "they know a lot about hockey because I play" (I just found this very cute)
Frölunda's coach describes him as ambitious, easy to coach, and always very happy
coach also describes him as "self-critical in a good way". thinks the main thing he needs to develop before playing in north america is more of a "killer instinct mindset" (basically "stop being so humble and shoot more yourself")
everyone makes him sound really humble and introverted, but teammate/friend Max Westergård who is a similar age also describes him as "very kind, but a bit hot-headed sometimes"
describes all the media attention as "mostly fun but sometimes it gets a bit much" (imo the "fun" part doesn't sound very convincing to me so hard to say what is his honest opinion and what is just learned media approved answers) and mentions specifically that it doesn't just affect him but also people around him
Ivar clearly appreciates that he can direct all media inquiries to Frölunda's press manager, describes him as "a real bro" (aka, his knight in shining armour)
interests: hockey, golf, food. and then he specifies that he means eating food, but then immediatly goes "no, now I sound like a..." and just aborts the question lol
talks about growing up near the sea, he likes fishing and going out by boat, and eating fish (and then he lists lots of different seafood he likes, makes me wonder if there's anything he doesn't eat...)
likes challenges and competitions
gets asked if he was that kid in school who was just effortlessly good at any sport and answers "nah, maybe when I was younger". when he has to pick a favorite sport/activity from PE he goes with volleyball
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