Arnor Sigurdsson Rookie Profile

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Arnor Sigurdsson: Icelandic Strongman Declares for VHLM

 

Name: Arnor Sigurdsson

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 205 lbs

Hometown: Reykjavik, Iceland

 

Playing Style

Tall, strong right winger with a good shot.

 

Pros

Physicality (Strength, Checking) - Sigurdsson is known as a wrecking ball of a player. During his one season with Skelleftea of the SHL, Sigurdsson delivered 70 hits in 52 SHL regular season games. Scouts attribute this to the size of this Icelandic winger, as he stands 6'4" and weighs 205 pounds. Sigurdsson doesn't shy away from throwing his weight around (as shown by his hit total), and isn't easily knocked off the puck. He's very useful as a power forward-type player, and can play at his best in most situations (unless his skating comes into play). Scouts see one weakness in his checks though: he can embarrass himself at times. Sigurdsson can go into a check early, miss, and fall flat on his face as his target skates gracefully by him. This is the one major part of his checking that needs fixing, and to his credit, he has worked on it, but it still needs to be curbed.

 

Scoring (Shooting) - During his time playing in Iceland, Sigurdsson developed a deadly slap shot. His huge frame and strength allows him to throw everything into his slap shots, making them hard to save. Scouts have called his slapper "the hardest I've ever seen" and compared it to the shot of Al McInnis. However, scouts also note his accurate wrist shot. His goal-scoring prowess was noted in his first season in Sweden, as he scored 40 goals (out of 72 points) with Skelleftea's best junior team. There's a reason why Arnor has been touted as a great scorer, and goalies should fear his shot in the games to come.

 

Cons

Speed (Skating) - Sigurdsson's size is useful in most situations, but it fails him in his skating. While Sigurdsson can skate fluidly, he lacks speed, and cannot get to his top speed, which is slow, very well. Scouts have called his speed "absolutely horrendous. That's the one main thing the kid needs to work on.". And to his credit, Sigurdsson has been staying after practices, working on sprints to get his top speed up. But, compared to other players in his draft class like Andreas Sundell and Hunter Hearst Helmsley, he's very slow. His large body has cost him speed that is needed in the VHLM, and if he doesn't keep working on his speed, there's a huge chance that Sigurdsson will fail to reach his potential.

 

Recklessness (Discipline) - While Arnor is a great checker, he checks with no discipline whatsoever. In fact, one of his teammates in Sweden nicknamed him "Mr. Boardman" due to the sheer amount of penalty minutes he received for boarding. In fact, he racked up 100 penalty minutes in his lone SHL season, which shows a clear lack of discipline. He needs to be taught how to properly check and avoid the penalty box. A leadership figure is key to his development. His penalty minutes dropped when he played on a line with veteran Joakim Lindstrom, who taught Sigurdsson how to avoid the box, but after he was demoted, Sigurdsson went back to his reckless ways. This problem creates scenarios where Sigurdsson spends less time on the ice, and if it gets too extreme, a healthy scratch may have to come in play. 

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