Karlsson First Offseason

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Nicklas Karlsson had a productive rookie season in the VHLM. At the end of it all he finished as the captain of the Bern Royals who made it into the playoffs but were knocked out by the eventual champions in 5 games. Karlsson finished with 70 points in 72 games with the majority of his points coming from his 56 assists. He also finished with a +6 rating and led the team with 161 blocked shots.

 

This season's VHL draft was loaded with talented defensemen and Karlsson was looking like the 6th or 7th best defenseman in the draft so he was expected to go in the second round. The Seattle Bears headed into this draft with 5 picks in the first two rounds and looked to build their core around this year's picks. They snagged the consensus number 1 pick and their franchise goaltender Niklaus Mikaelson early as well as Jakub Rhineheart one of the top 3 defenders in this draft but he will be switching to play wing in the VHL. In the second round we saw the Bears pick up two more highly touted defencemen in Borje Samuelsson and Nicklas Karlsson as well as winger Maris Ziedins.

 

Karlsson was excited to join the Bears and has been impressed with what he's seen so far. He is looking forward to be playing with many of the stars he's faced up against in the VHLM on his team and has expressed confidence in the Seattle management's vision for the team.

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He also farmed many high-quality potatos.