Scotty Sundin Junior Review

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Scotty Sundin grew up in the Hyllie district of Malmo, Sweden. Malmo is a hockey hotbed, largely thanks to the Malmo Nighthawks and their continued success as a franchise. In past years, the city was flowing with excitement during the Nighthawks multiple championship runs. Sundin watched in awe as his favourite team was able to capture greatness.

This inspired him to try and go pro himself. Growing up he played his fair share of travel hockey as a youngster. He was definitely a solid player, but he had never considered hockey as a career until recently. He currently attends Malmo University as a sophomore, where he was going to school for law. 

 

 

Sundin tried out for the Malmo U men’s hockey team at the start of his school year this past fall. Coaches were impressed with his raw skating ability, as well as his high hockey IQ. It was a foregone conclusion that with some coaching, Sundin could be a real asset for the U of Malmo. He started the season on the wing and found immediate success. He eventually lobbied for his coaches to try him out at center. 

Playing center is a much harder position than playing on the wings. On top of taking faceoffs, centers usually act as a third defensemen at times, and the most elite centers play a full 180 foot game on both sides of the ice. When Sundin made the transition initially, his offense dipped, but he proved to be a very reliable two-way forward, and thanks to that, the coaches trusted him with more and more ice time as the season progressed. 

 

In the Sweden National Collegiate Championships, Malmo would go on to defeat Stockholm in the finals, and Sundin would be named tournament MVP. He was blossoming into an elite hockey player at a rapid rate. His play in the tournament got the attention of alot of VHLM scouts who make the trip annually to scout talent in the Scandinavian countries. This past month, Sundin was invited to play for Team Sweden in the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup. 

 

 

Though Sweden had a good showing, they fell to Canada in the finals by a score of 5-4. Sundin was the youngest representative for Sweden on the team, but despite that he still had a very solid tournament, adding five goals and four assists for a total of nine points over the span of six tournament games. The tournament wrapped up last week and that’s when Sundin got the call that would change his life forever.

GM Nathan Powers of the San Diego Marlins called Sundin and asked him if he would be interested in playing for the Marlins during their stretch run in the VHLM this season. The team reportedly was looking for a center who could pitch on both offense and defense. After careful deliberation, Sundin decided he was going to make an attempt to go pro. The Malmo community is buzzing about this news as they hope their hometown boy can go on to do great things. Nothing is guaranteed, but time will tell if Sundin can make it as a pro!
 

Edited December 21, 2021 by fromtheinside