Storm has big wings to soar into this season on!

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(St. Paul, MN) With the season rapidly approaching it is looking like the Minnesota Storm have some serious depth at the winger position, which could create a great hardworking competitive atmosphere for this collection of young and upcoming stars or possibly some hostility and tension in the locker room. They have a few early rounders who are no strangers to tickling the twine in Matthew Kai and Sven Hitz who each recorded 39 and 41 points last season respectively. These two will most likely be heading the winger positions with Shane Mars in the mix as well, who should not be underestimated this upcoming season based on his performance and work ethic so far this pre-season with the team both on and off the ice. With as much depth as the Storm have at the wing position it might be easy to overlook a pair of young up and coming LWs, Chico & Bert. If opponents don't think these two youngsters can have an impact on the game, they're not going to know what hit them. These two have really embraced the opportunity and are accepting the uphill challenge with open arms. We had a chance to catchup with Bert between practice and a team meeting who had the following to say. "It seems like we have an excellent group of guys here and everyone seems to really be putting there best foot forward. Everyone's having fun, but there is certainly a discipline and focus across the board that you'd typically see from a reigning Cup winning club. As for me, I'm going to just keep showing up to practice and giving it my all and hopefully I'll be able to prove myself to the coaches and league this season." It'll be interesting to see how the first week or two end up for the season and what teams begin to rise to the top and which ones get left by the wayside.