Why I Chose The Wing

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I have talked about playing soccer many, many times in previous articles. I was a center-forward who also played on the right wing. I liked right wing; while I wasn’t the fastest, I made up for it with technique and brute strength. When I first played hockey after quitting soccer, I played defense. The coach forced me to play it, but I never enjoyed it. I wanted to score, not stay back and defend. He moved me up to center. I was scoring and playing well, but didn’t have the necessary faceoff skill to succeed. So, I moved myself to the right wing one game. I’m a natural lefty, so I fit well on the right wing. I also scored 4 goals in my first game as a right wing. That forced the coach to put me there permanently. So, I played there, and I continued there in Sweden with Skelleftea, and they sure didn’t stop me there. That’s how I found myself on the wing.