Captaincy and Goodbye to Catia - Raimo Tuominen

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CALGARY - Raimo Tuominen was surprised when GM Zef Goncalves made the announcement for the leadership group of the season.

 

“Yeah, that was a big surprise for me. We were in the locker and he announced me as captain. I’ve never seen myself wearing the C. But I definitely will not shy away from it. It is a huge honour and I am very thankful for the guys putting their trust in me. I will do the best I can.”

 

 Calgary has a system in which the players have a major say in who the captain of the team will be. Raimo Tuominen, Adi Dassler, Leif Reingaard, and rookie Phil Sakic will be in the leadership group this season.

 

Another big change for Raimo will be the absence of winger Catia Goncalves, who will be with the Moscow Menace. Although Raimo thinks the trade was a good one for the Wranglers, he did express that he would miss his longtime linemate.

 

“I mean, Catia was amazing with us and will continue to shine with Moscow. I do look forward to fighting with this group but you can’t deny that a large part of why I am where I am is because of Catia. I mean you have the JST, the WJC, the VHLE, and even the VHL. I will miss her dearly as a teammate and look forward to competing against her with this squad. I am sad that she is no longer a Wrangler. But looking across that locker room and seeing two excellent defensemen joining the fray? Makes me very excited. Benjamin Abenduct and FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY Analfist are going to have great seasons and we love having them in the locker room. Catch you later Catia, thank you for everything and here’s to the future.”

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Catia  @cLoWn and Mav @leandrofg in Moscow's locker room (probably)...

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Raimo and Catia forever the dream duo!