The lack of discipline with the stick is the biggest issue with Wann Kerr's game

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Despite what appears to be a shaky start of the season - and ceases to appear as shaky after a quick glance at the schedule - core players of Las Vegas Aces are performing well, and new players are displaying promising growth. One of the new faces is Wann Kerr, a forward who's currently second highest scoring player on the team with 8 goals and 22 points in 20 games, arguably becoming one of the core players.

 

But the stat worth paying close attention is his penalties in minutes. With 26 minutes, he's tied for the team lead with Juan Ceson, a defender known for his physical play. League-wise, he's tied for the fifth place with aforementioned Aces' captain Juan Ceson and with Big Daddy, another defenseman.known.for his physical play and dropping gloves.

 

But in Kerr's case, the penalties don't come as 5-minute majors for fighting, or for crossing the line with body checking. He's far from being a physical player. They mostly come from lack of discipline with his stick. In his own words, he strives to be a two-way forward and a penalty kill asset. But you can't be a penalty killing asset when you're the one in the box. Maybe it's the adjustment from european beer league to professional north American hockey, maybe he's just following the captain's lead too avidly. But for the kind of player he is, it's imperative for him to address this issue to reach his potential.