In the Spring of 1996, goal training for the Balsta Hockey Club was difficult to do in an effective and inspiring way. Despite professional and skilled trainers, something was missing. There were plenty of goalie-students, complete teams and specially chosen ‘goal-shooters’ given the task of shooting at the goalie on cue from the trainer.

The problem was that their team seldom hit the cage – the shooters rarely in place and the experienced trainer’s muscles and joints started getting worn out from all the shots made at his students. The shots should be made where the trainer wants them – for example, in the vicinity of the glove, whichever hand might be in training.

“In Canada they’ve got machines that help!” someone said. “Maybe someone here in Balsta can build one?”

Goran Lilja, created a prototype completely built of wood, except the engine ofcourse. It was a job for the carpenter – but the smith was on site to screw together prototype 2.
Prototype 2 was tested on the ice at Johanneshovs Ice Arena, by Thomas Magnusson from team Djurgarden who got a taste for it and in the Autumn of 1997, the first machine in it’s completion was delivered to Balsta Hockey Club.

Paramecanic's machine was named PUCCO and is now on the market in fore different models. There are currently around 60 examples of PUCCO 30, PUCCO 60, PUCCO 70 and PUCCO 90 combined, in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Slovakia, Belarus and CZ Republic.

PARAMECANIC AB, in Balsta is a well-established innovations-company within the sport of skydiving, specialised in flight instruments and safety-mechanisms. 35 years with this sport has resulted in 29 patented inventions. Paramecanic’s puck-machine for training of ice-hockey goalies is one of these.

Our machine PUCCO operates under a principal that is unique to the world. As well as having moving parts and being lightweight, it shoots perfect shots with good precision at both long and short range. PUCCO is the only machine on the market that utilises a gyro-stabiliser when shooting.

Paramecanic’s ambition is to always be available to support and offer quick service. The guarantee period for our machines is long.

If you would like to know more about what it’s like to be a customer with Paramecanic please mail us for reference`s.

At Paramecanic you will meet lots of enthusiastic contributors; our own goalie-trainer Ulf Aberg - Balsta Hockey Club, Jonas Lilja – delivery and Start Up, Jill Lilja correspondence and administration and Erik Erlandsson computer administration.

We don’t follow the progress – we lead it!

Goran Lilja