Former Excel Hull Stingrays netminder Tommy Sandahl has returned to Sweden with Tyringe of the Swedish Division Two following an unsuccessful first stint away from his homeland.The relatively inexperienced 24 year old was signed by Stingrays coach Sylvain Cloutier in the summer following weeks of scouting by himself and his brother Dan, former NHL keeper stopper.
However, behind an, at times, shaky defence, Swede Sandahl struggled to get to grips with British hockey in his first season abroad and the result was that he won just eight times in four and a half months with the Stingrays.
After posting a 4.24 goals against average and a 89.3% save percentage in 39 games in the Elite League, Cloutier made the tough decision to release Sandahl and bring in Latvian Martins Raitums, who has since gone on to win three of his first four appearances in a Rays jersey.
Meanwhile, Sandahl has now returned to his native Sweden with Tyringe, who play in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish ice hockey.
