Annie goes to Germany.

[Noodle Enjoyer 182]

It's time for Annie Oaks to go back across the pond to Cologne Germany.

Annie Oaks as soon as she got the call telling her she was selected 6th overall by the Cologne Express she immediately started packing her bags to ship out to her new home. Upon arriving she decided she was going to take in the sights of her beautiful new home first, but then it would be down to business and grinding out some workouts and getting accustomed to her new arena. Annie is joining a franchise that has had unprecedented success in recent years and the team and fans will be expecting a lot from their new top pick, so getting game ready is a top priority for Oaks who will want to be a big part of more success for her new team. Cologne seemed to focus on adding offensive firepower up front in this years draft their top three picks to add offensive forwards and will be looking to scorch the league this year. We reached out to Annie's agent Noodle Enjoyer to talk about expectations for this year.

"The expectation is to win a Renaissance Cup. With the roster they have in Cologne anything less than that would be a disappointment. On top of that Annie has said she's looking to be top five in rookie scoring this year while picking up at least 30 goals and 80 points. The competition will be tough with old foes from the VHLM and new VHLE veterans but Annie will be up to the task."

 

Annie will look to use her offensive abilities to help Cologne this year while focusing on improving her all around game while preparing for the next step on her hockey journey. Already, this offseason she has put a lot of time into improving her defensive coverage and will need to continue working on that and other skills before making the jump back to Vancouver. We expect that Annie will not only live up to expectations but surpass them this year despite the stellar competition she will have to face off against. No matter what Annie will do her best to give the fans in Cologne the best year that she can.

 

Only time will tell if Annie will be able to meet her goals and improve her game enough over the course of this season to make the jump to the VHL next season. The focus now though is her time in Europe, where she will try once again to win a cup hopefully with more success than in her VHLM season.