WSJ's VHLM Debuts

[Cornholio 182]

The 16-year old 6'8 defensive freak, Wolf Stansson, made headlines in the quiet Icelandic capital town of Reykjavik when he signed a VHLM contract with the Minnesota Storm organization. This was the first time in a long time that one of their own had finally made the Viking pilgrimage from home toward America. A Viking was going to make the move and play hockey at the highest level of organized hockey. Through the last ten games of the regular season, Wolf Stansson saw plenty of playing time at just over 27 minutes/game and made some positive contributions in his time on the ice. During this final ten-game stretch, Minnesota went 6-4 - a nice consolation prize for a team that finished below .500 this season. Locked into the 8th seed, Minnesota will have a tall task ahead of them when they play the #1 seeded Philadelphia Reapers in the first round of the VHLM Playoffs.

 

Wolf Stansson, Jr. was able to share a few words with the reporters following the conclusion of S66. 

 

"It was not a very easy move for me. Coming from a small pond in Iceland to a big pond in Minnesota... I think there's like at least 10,000 of them. That's a lot. But anyways I think I played pretty well through my shifts. There were a couple of opportunities that I could have capitalized on earlier, but it is what it is. Scoring a goal in my last game this season against Mississauga, on Rayz Funk, that was pretty nice and something that I'll remember for a long time. Who knows, I might not even be back here next season. 

 

For now, all I can really do is just embrace my time here in Minnesota with my teammates and try to play to the best of our abilities in the playoffs. Get a taste of what the real competition is like, so I know what areas to improve for next season." 

 

Wolf Stansson, Jr. S66 by the Numbers

Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/Minus	Penalty Minutes	Minutes Played	Average Minutes Played per Game
10	1	1	2	-7	12	272	27.27

 

Major Penalty Minutes	Hits	Hits Received	Shots	Own Shots Block	Own Shots Miss	Shooting Percentage	Shots Blocked
0	17	9	27	11	10	3.70%	17

 

Power Play Goals	Power Play Assists	Power Play Points	Power Play Shots	Power Play Minutes Played
1	0	1	22	45

 

Short Handed Goals	Short Handed Assists	Short Handed Points	Short Handed Shots	Short Handed Minutes Played
0	0	0	0	32