Javad Kamkar Junior Review

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Javad Kamkar is an 18 year old Offensive defenseman from Iran who alongside his twin brother, Bahram have recently joined the VHLM by signing with the Halifax 21st. Javad always loved sports and skating since he was young but struggled with sports like football and basketball since he was a slow runner. That was until he was introduced to hockey, where he could enjoy a sport and skating at he same time.

 

 

It didn't take long for Javad to realise that Skating on concrete is much more different than skating on ice and it lead to difficulty at first, but he didn't give up and spent hours every single day on the ice rink just to perfect his ice skating which came along with bumps, bruises and cuts but eventually it paid off for him.

 

 

Javad and his brother, Bahram, were signed up to a junior team in the Iranian Hockey League (IRHL) by the name of Esteghlal Tehran as defensemen when they were 14. They had to work hard to earn their spot in the starting line-up in practice but the coach was impressed with them after the two showed incredible synergy on the ice together, and that secured their spot as starters. Right before their first regular season game, the two went through a massive growth spurt, taking them from being 5'5 to 5'10 at that early of an age.

 

 

With the start of the regular season, the Kamkar twins began their debut against the Karaj Revolvers. Javad was against one of the best forwards in that league, but he didn't let that intimidate him. Javad landed vicious but clean hits time after time whenever the forward handled the puck, which resulted in multiple possessions regained for Esteghlal. The game remained scoreless until the last 22 seconds of the game where Bahram regained possession and went on fast break with Javad to his left. Beautiful One-Two's from the twins resulted in a goal by Javad with 14 seconds left which lead to the winning the game, earning Bahram 2nd star and Javad 1st star.

 

 

The two would go on to dominate in the league for the next 4 years, Javad had 13 goals, 35 assists, 48 points in total and 144 hits in his debut season. In his 2nd year he went on to earn himself 21 goals, 46 assists, 67 points, 113 points and 168 hits. In the 3rd year he had 30 goals, 69 assists, 99 points and 255 hits. In his 4th and final year in the league he had his best season yet with 44 goals, 86 assists, 130 points and 378 hits.

 

 

After his final year with the team, he became 18 years old and grew 6 foot and 5 inches tall. Javad's and Bahram's incredible performances caught the attention of the general manager of the VHLM team, Halifax 21st. The twins came to an agreement and signed up for the league, where they now play and display their skill as lethal defensemen. The two are the first ever Iranians to set foot in this league. Time will tell if they will also become the first Iranians to become hall of fame legends, or if they'll fall short.

 

 

                                                                                                               

 

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