Red Wings Berggren Nearly Hit by Tram in Swedish Training

A week prior to the start of the tournament, while in training with the Swedish squad in Gothenberg, Berggren came perilously close to being run over by a tram.

Berggren and teammates Joel Persson and Lukas Bengtsson were walking to the rink for a pretournament match. Crossing the street, Persson and Bengtsson barely made it ahead of the onrushing tram. But Berggren, lagging a bit behind them, evidently didn’t notice the approaching transit vehicle.

“I had headphones on when I went to the match,” Berggren explained to Expressen.se. “It was close. I looked up at the last second and had to jump.

“First and hopefully last near-death experience for me.”

Witnesses Shudder At Close Call Of Teammate Berggren

Those who were witnesses to the incident shuddered at how close the tram came to hitting Berggren.

“It was scary,” teammate Linus Johansson said.

“He was about to be run over,” added teammate Jonathan Pudas. “He (the tram driver) never had time to stop.”

Berggren is a superstitious sort. He’s been wearing the same pair of socks every day while Sweden is enjoying an unbeaten run at the worlds. Considering the success he’s also encountering in the tournament, he’s even jokingly suggesting that dodging trams might have to become part of his pregame routine.

“It feels so typical of him,” Pudas said. “He (Berggren) said that he might always have to find a tram. He may have done this, he has found some points in the WC.”