Pleasantly Surprised

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Pleasantly Surprised

 

Coming into his rookie season, Gabriel Akerstrom was pretty clear in what his role with the Helsinki Titans was going to be. His primary role was going to be playing as the team's lowest priority defenseman, likely not seeing a ton of minutes and being used in a role where he was largely expected to just hold a spot down for the team and do what he could to avoid being a total liability. It has been a real surprise however, that through the first 12 games that have been played in the season he has in fact been able to come up with some offensive production, something he certainly wasn't expecting. Putting up 9 points, he's proven to be a pretty capable driver of offense from the blueline, particularly given the limited minutes he's been playing, something that has definitely not hurt the Titans as they've so far been able to post a 6-3-3 record, good enough for 3rd in the European Conference. It's certainly been a better start to the season for Gabriel than he had really allowed himself to hope for, and it's built a good foundation for him to go on and have the kind of productive rookie season that would really set his career off on a high note. 

 

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