The trade is official and Rune is now a Titan and in return came @Mason Gabe Akerstrom from HSK, how do you see Rookie defender Akerstrom stepping into how will he fit with the current roster?
I think he's gonna be a great fit for Vancouver, in my eyes, he has the same two-way/playmaking defense style Emi does, obviously with less experience.
How do you feel playing against Emi now when we play the Titans next, has Rune earned herself the title of now a lifelong nemesis and creating a bigger rivalry between VAN and HSK?
Excited. But I also don't want it to be different from any other night, I'm always hoping everyone on the team gives 100% so our game against Helsinki should be no different. About Emi being a lifelong nemesis... I don't know about that, but I think it will add a great element to the rivalry between Vancouver and the Titans, especially after we became the Titan slayers in last season's finals.
Who do you believe has been the most improved player so far this season?
I think a lot of us rookies from last season have made big improvements, but @fonziGG Onde Sandstrom has been one of the biggest improvers, not just in his point totals, he's upped the physicality of his game as well and it is fun to play with him.
The Wolves are already the youngest roster in the VHL with only 2 players from before (S72) their draft pick cupboards are stocked as well, what do the Wolves need to do to get back to the Continental Cup final?
Going from cup winners -> The youngest team, in 1 offseason, is a good thing to me, obviously it means it's less likely we win back to back, but it creates an opportunity for lots of Vancouver players to win multiple cups together, or on separate teams, in the future.
With Rune leaving, she was our top scoring defenceman, which player is going to be the one to step up and replace that firepower? Which one of your teammates do you see on the verge of breakout end of season run with the extra opportunity?
I think I could name off almost all of or defense. All of them have been very productive, but I'm gonna bring it back to Akerstrom, as I said, he's going to be a great fit and he has already been productive, he has a lot of offensive upside.
Had you ever heard of Spence King before Beaviss announced the signing?
Of course, mostly from the VSN articles, especially ones put out around the season 73 draft.
.png.ed69a7260a477fcf4feead7a0e4b7506.png)
Excited for the start of the season? Yeah, very, I think we have a great team going into the start of the season, especially since Jeff will be returning for another year. We have a lot of young players like myself who will continue to grow throughout the season and I think having this many young players is great to build chemistry over the course of a couple seasons. Very early in your career to ask, but how would you feel about re-signing in Vancouver at the end of your rookie deal? I'm gonna re-sign here. No questions about it. Unless I get traded I think I'll be a career Wolf. I really want to stick with this team because I think we have what it takes to win, and the team is only going to get better. Vancouver dominance is inevitable in my opinion. It is just a matter of how many seasons will it take for this team to click fully and shift into the highest gear. Inevitable? That's a strong choice of words, especially for a young player like yourself. Yeah, might be, I hope the rest of the team feels the same way. I may be too new to guarantee success, but that shouldn't change the way I feel about this team's shot at it.
