Wann Kerr gaining confidence with the puck provides a huge boost to Gladiators offense

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Earlier this season, we brought you an article on how Wann Kerr's blue collar game and elite ability to gain puck possession for his team allow him to be an impactful player straight away. But an obvious flaw in his game was his unwillingness to skate with the puck himself. Instead he used to look for open teammates to play a hot potato with them as soon as the puck touched his stick, being the third forward on transition. In the offensive zone, he was rarely creating plays or looking for a more favorable position to shoot, he prefered to either pass the puck, or shoot a low percentage shot in hopes to generate something.

 

During the season, Wann Kerr put a lot of work into improving his skating mechanics and puck control, and it's safe to say he's now one of the better skating forwards on the Rome roster. Especially in the last 20 or so games, we could see him gaining confidence with the puck and regularly actively supporting transition game and making plays in the offensive zone. This change in Kerr's game makes the Gladiators top line that much more lethal. It couldn't have come at better time than now, as Rome is looking to clash with the Bratislava Watchmen in the first round of the VHLE playoffs.