Stockholm Vikings more like best team in VHLE

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Omi Aberg... That 50 year old still hasn't made the big league, you would think that his prime period would be ending or it has ended years ago but NO! He decided that it would be an awesome idea to go play with more youngsters in VHLE, and well - right now it is looking like a great move. Aberg is moving on ice like 18 years old and earning points like crazy. He has not been the most vocal player on the team but on ice, he is playing really well. In only 38 games with Stockholm, he has racked up 59 points, with 20 goals and 39 assists.

Aberg and Kisslinger - Viking duo.

Aberg's ride with Stockholm has been as smooth as it could possibly be.  Aberg has been playing awesomely and no point to argue that he is one of the team's leaders. But good teams have multiple leaders because when someone is having an off-day then there has to be someone who can step up and take the load and that's where Aberg excelled at the start of the season. Coaches were not trusting Aberg with playing time and that is pretty understandable - he was not drafted that early as other players and nobody really expected that he would have such a start in the newly created league. But with time coaches saw what Aberg can add to the team and now when everything has been established, Aberg and Kisslinger are leading the team in the points. In the league, Aberg with 59 points is 3rd, just 4 points behind 1st place and Kisslinger with 57 points is 5th. Both players are leading the offensive side of the team and they are doing a great job. One thing to point out, both of these players are not sniper or playmaker type players, but really two-way forwards that excel on both of these aspects. That is what usually happens, but to make this line work Aberg had to step up a lot and start shooting more. And that's what he did! Aberg ranks in 3rd most shots in the league with 256 shots. He is shooting a lot, he should score more though, but that is something he is working at, but big help on offense is, that he can dish a lot of passes to other players like Kisslinger and it takes the load of Omi shooting to give to other players.

 

Stockholm right now is leading the league with 45 points together with Rome, but comparing to other leagues, the race to playoffs here is much tighter and I would expect a lot of upsets incoming because teams in levels are so similar. These individual plays from Aberg and Kisslinger will be really important if Vikings will want to compete for winning the championship in the first year, but in the way they are playing right now - 3 wins in a row - it is definitely possible and doable.

 

Go Vikings and hopefully Stockholm will be victorious in the 1st VHLE season. 

[JB123 728]

Review: Awesome article. Format is good with italics, different colors, image, and paragraphs. Stats back up words too. Looking forward to reading more, let’s go Stockholm!!!