I can confirm that Lids are talkning about Lilja in the Article, but not in a bad way.
The team was visiting the President after the 2008 victory. A couple of players were invited to the bowling alley (is that the right word?), in the basement.
Then they got to play a little. Lids says:
"That was a long way from Avesta" (his home town).
"It was awesome. Even Lilja was speechless."
Theres nothing strange in that sentence. It shows how good a friend Lilja is of Lids.