Gabriel Akerstrom - Rookie Season

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It's been an interesting first season playing in the VHL for young defenseman Gabriel Akerstrom. After having left the team that drafted him, the Helsinki Titans, in a trade to join the Vancouver Wolves, he wasn't really sure what he would be able to expect from his first season playing with the team. A lot goes into a move like that and it definitely took a lot of hard work from the young player in order to improve to the level that his team needed him to this season, but Gabriel is happy with the results for both him and his team. What was a really nice thing for him to see was that his scoring pace actually improved a significant amount having left the Titans. He was on a 0.5 PPG pace through the first 36 games of the season that he spent in Helsinki, but was able to push that pace up to 0.8 PPG through the remaining 60 games he played with the Wolves. It was a very nice feeling to end a season that had seen a lot of change take place in a strong way for the young player, and he's hopeful that over the next few seasons he's able to establish himself as an important piece for the Wolves.

 

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