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Oslo Off To Hot Start

 

OSLO - Last season, the Oslo Storm were ultimately done in by a horrid beginning to their season, making a hole too big to overcome. This season, however, that is simply not the case. Led by a ridiculous 14 goals from left wing Johan Hallstrom, the Storm are off to a 3-1 start with some familiar faces stepping up big time in order to replace some excellent players. With the departure of goalie Kimmo Salo, along with defensemen Sami Kravinen and Jeff Phinney, many were unsure of what to expect from the Storm this season. But thanks to some big-time production, they have shattered all expectations thus far.

 

Hallstrom, who scored a team-high 36 goals last season, already has nearly half of that total in just four games. After a solid first season in the VHLM, the Riga Reign prospect has absolutely dazzled the league thus far. Combined with five assists,  Hallstrom has 19 points, nearly averaging an astronomical five points a game. Although he was hoping to reach the VHL this season, Riga certainly must be happy to see the dominance being shown by their prized prospect thus far, knowing that they have yet another dangerous weapon to add to their young roster.

 

 

Although Sami Kravinen made the leap to the VHL with the Vasteras Iron Eagles this season (recently notching the first goal of his career), Thomas Landry found that the best replacement was already on the roster: the recently re-named Penis Anthony Hudson. Playing on the team's second pairing last season, Hudson is poised to have an even bigger season this year. He leads the team in hits (24) and is tied with free agent pick-up Moe Mills with 11 assists. Hudson and Mills have gelled fantastically thus far and are proving to be an effective tandem.

 

Speaking of the Iron Eagles, Vasteras has the rights to another Oslo player, perhaps their most overlooked player: Luke Riggs. The winger has been quietly developing into a power forward type of player and his hard work has paid off fantastically. He has been recently placed on the first line with veteran DuJuan Cook and Johan Hallstrom, which should make for an absolutely deadly first line. For a team that lacked offensive consistency last season, suddenly the Storm are very potent with the puck.

 

 

"It's a testament to just how hard the boys have worked," said Landry following a team practice. "A lot of people were quick to count us out last season, but they worked very hard and never gave up. Even though guys like Salo, Kravinen and Phinney aren't here anymore, that mentality is still here. Although the main priority is getting them all ready to take their game to the next level and reach the pros, nobody has ever complained about winning. They have the opportunity to reach the goals they set for themselves last year and I can't wait to see them reach that this year."

 

After reaching the Founder's Cup Finals in Season 35, the Storm failed to reach the playoffs last year in a stacked European Conference. Despite that, Oslo finished strong, actually finishing with a record that would have resulted in a playoff berth had they been in the North American Conference. However, with enough returning talent stepping up in big ways, it looks like the Oslo Storm could be on their way back to the post-season once again.

 

Jethro Novacek is a writer for the MSFL Times, the best publication ever. He enjoys fighting injustices, shaping the futures of our nation's youth and being so real with Jeff Buckley.

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Content: 3/3

602 words. Mills already has 11 assists? Fuck, I only have 5, how gay. I guess Turku is off to a slow start, so hopefully we come around, but Oslo, from all accounts in this Media Spot, is off to a pretty good start.

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Fucking brutal..

 

assists,  Hallstrom = assists, Hallstrom (spacing between the comma and Hallstrom)

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A title, pictures, italicized font...

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