a tale of two Brothers // Daniel wins it al-most...

[Daniel Janser 1,983]

Swiss Central Gazzette

 

While Marcel is only due to return to Sweden later this week, his brother is extremely busy competing with (and against) some of the best players in the world.

 

Daniel set new standards for himself in the S81 WJC with team Europe, where they reached the final against the USA and only lost in overtime. The European squad gave the Yankees a run for their money and did not go down without at fight. The young Swiss, from some of his team mates in Calgary already dubbed 'the Swiss God', has played more of a role than last time and was able to contribute more to the team's success accordingly.

 

Let us compare the stats (round robin and playoffs in aggregate) from the S80 WJC (in brackets) to the S81 issue. Red indicates a decline, green an improvement, black means equal numbers:

10gp (10gp), 1g (0g), 7a (0a), 8pts (0pts), +0 (+1), 31sht (11sht), 8PIM (4PIM), 52 hits (3 hits), 2sb (1sb), 24:06 min TOI (7:01 min)

 

This time around, Daniel formed the first line together with Latvian pedigree Miglaskems and Swedish Superstar Karjalainen. In the S80 WJC he was doing patrol duty on the third line with Czech Winger Brozik and Spanish talent of the decade (if not century) Meridius.

 

He is also playing in the revived Pro-Am Tournament, where his team, the Abbotsford Fir, rank second after the regular season. In this tournament 'the Swiss Army Knife' played defender, as there was a need to fill this position and Dan jumped into the breach. The British Columbia team ended the regular season at second rank, behind a strong Sault St. Marie Seamen. Unfortunately, the records of the regular season were destroyed in a fire, caused by some stupid with a flare gun. We were ensured that Daniel was around a point per game and that to no small part of his, Abbotsford was as succesful as they were.

 

In the ensuing playoffs, the Rotkreuz native had one goal and six assists in seven games and served 16 minutes in the sin bin. Abbotsford and Brasilia went for the full length, with the bitter end for the Canadians. 

 

In the interim, Dan has returned to Calgary and is participating in the Wranglers' training camp. He was seen to train with Johnson and Sakukoivu to get used to his role in the team as a physical centerman for the second line. According to scouts present in the Saddledome, Janser has improved his skills on the draw significantly and does not take prisoners when hitting, even against taller and more fleshed out opponents. Having said that, Calgary's future number one center is obviously more ripped then he used to be in the VHLM or the VHLE. This young man certainly is dedicated to not be a pushover in the big show.

 

Daniel has bought a house near the stadium, at Bellevue Avenue, within walking distance of the Elbow River.

 

Front view of Daniel's new home in Calgary.

 

We will revert with news as they develop. Until then, kindly read some choice related articles linked below.

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/114234-a-tale-of-two-brothers-brothers-divided

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https://vhlforum.com/topic/114584-a-tale-of-two-brothers-inter-season-interviews-part-1/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/114609-a-tale-of-two-brothers-inter-season-interviews-part-2/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/115056-a-tale-of-two-brothers-inter-season-interview-part-3/

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