The cooperation between the Swedish club IBK Dalen and the Singaporean club team Moose Warriors has led to a new Swedish-Singaporean team being formed.

IBK Dalen Moose, officially inaugurated on August 14th, is the brainchild of Urban Karlsson, the current director of IBK Dalen. Teaming up with Moose Warriors founder Rudy Pierre Low, he initiated ideas to pioneer the successful launch of a new Swedish-Singaporean team. The cooperation between this dynamic duo has sparked strong interest and excitement among the Singaporean Floorball community.

– I strongly believe the strategic partnership between IBK Dalen and Moose will become the foundation blocks of building the very best team in Asia, says IBK Dalen’s Urban Karlsson

One of the major aims with establishing the new club is to create connections that can raise the level of Asian floorball players. IBK Dalen Moose have an existing partnership with Valhall Asia Academy, which is the key for developing the sport in the region, and for strengthening the club’s position as a specialised training centre. Players in Asia who are keen on further developing their skills may contact the Moose Warriors on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/moosewarriorsfloorball).

IBK Dalen background

IBK Dalen was established 1990 in Umeå, Sweden (39 teams and 1500 members). The team currently plays in the highest league in Sweden, Swedish Super League (SSL). The vision of the club is to be a world leader in floorball. The goal of both the men’s and women’s teams is to be amongst the top eight teams in the SSL. IBK Dalen’s men’s team is currently ranked third and women’s team is ranked eighth in the Swedish Marathon League (total amount of points gathered since the club was established). The men’s team has won two silver medals and three bronze medals in the SSL. IBK Dalen currently organises large scale events in Umeå such as the Umeå Floorball Festival and Umeå Scandic Cup.

Moore Warriors background

Moose Warriors was founded in 1998 with the aim of developing the young and rising floorball talents in Singapore. The club is currently the most successful in Singapore with the highest number of Singaporean League titles. The Moose Warriors is the result of a merger with Moosemen. A second merger with the women’s teams resulted in Moose Royals (merger with Royal Albatross). Both teams compete in the highest league, Division 1 level of the Singapore Floorball League (SFL).

New players signed

IBK Dalen Moose has signed Singapore’s young talented forward Tristan Jun An See and the goalkeeper Joshua Loh Teng Wei. Both players have participated in IBK Dalen’s training camps. Despite his young age, Tristan played excellently in the men’s WFC and was the top scorer of the Men’s Singapore Floorball League in 2018 with 24 goals. Joshua is currently in the Singaporean national team.

Source: IBK Dalen & Moose Warriors