Again a great season with the team. We finish 7th in the overall rankings, two places up from last year. Our goal for the season was top 6, we almost made it. We are ranked just below Portugal, and two places back Sweden. As last year, the next one, Georgia, is nine points below us, a safe margin.

We have secured our place in the Trophy for next year. We actually secured it at the very first game, against Romania. We knew from there that we would be in the top 8, which almost means no relegation.

All the nordic nations will be in the trophy next year. Denmark is promoted from the Conference after their second place. Finland, Sweden and us will stay in the trophy again. We will be in the same pool as Denmark, Portugal

We have performed well against higher ranked teams. Nobody scored more than 22 points against us in Lisbon. So the gap is closing.

We have worked with a larger squad this year, investing in the future. Many of the national team’s players will be competing at NM Uka later this week. Looking forward to see them, I am confident that they will give a good show!

Last but not least, we have initiated the nordic collaboration with Finland and Denmark. We had been talking about it for years, it was good to finally getting started. And it has given good results for all teams involved: we have all climbed in the rankings. The players say they appreciated playing these training games, with no pressure and a good opposition. It give exposure and helps them improving their understanding of the game and their skills.

We have talked about a nordic championship in the autumn, that would be a great way to conclude the year.