Early August 2006
Note: Well, I've been getting the itch to try something a little different, and have rarely played in Europe over the years! My IceDogs story will continue, but I will also be playing this save that I hope to have some fun with! I will be using the TBL v6.3 Rosters adjusted for the 2006 hardcoded start date, and will control IF Bjorkloven in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
August 2nd
IF Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Mark Addison as their new General Manager! Expectations are not high for the coming season, but the Board have asked that the roster be improved by seasons end. There is some space to use under the club budget of $820K, and $100K in transfer funds have been provided.
The Swedish Allsvenskan have released their 2006/07 Season Schedule, and Bjorkloven will open the season travelling to play Sodertalja on September 27th, then return home to play host to Karlskoga on October 1st, before travelling to play Almtuna on October 4th!
Addison announced that all three trainers under contract would be kept on, but the coaching staff would be fired en masse with the exception of Assistant Coach John Lind. The following staff have been released:
Jens Ohman, Head Coach
Tommi Hamalainen, Assistant Coach
Fredrik Hoog, Assistant Coach
August 3rd
Bjorkloven announce their schedule of preseason exhibitions, starting with a three game tour of Norway!
August 13th: at Frisk-Asker
August 15th: at Valerenga
August 17th: at Stavanger
Then they will return home for the Scandanavian Cup, which will run from August 25-27, and feature the following teams:
Bjorkloven (Hosts)
Mikkelin Jukurit (Reigning Champions, Finnish Mestis)
SonderjyskE (Reigning Champions, Danish Oddset Ligaen)
Skelleftea (Swedish Elitserien)
Regular Pre-Season
September 7th: vs. Asploven
September 10th: at Tingsryd
September 13th: at Timra
September 15th: vs. Malmo Redhawks
September 17th: at Vaasan Sport (Finnish Mestis)
September 19th: vs. Vasteras
August 6th
Bjorkloven announce the signing of Canadian winger Brandon Campos to a 1 year contract worth $36.5K! Campos last played in the 2004/05 season in the Central Hockey League, where he played in 60 games, putting up 48 (14+34) points, and was +7, with 22 penalty minutes!
Bjorkloven announce the signing of German goaltender Jan-Robin Heinrich to a 1 year contract worth $22.5K! Heinrich has played 44 career games over 3 season with the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL!
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Urban Berggren as Assistant GM!
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Thomas Sjogren as an Assistant Coach!
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Scott Yeo, Marc Carriere, Pal Olsen Senior, and Metod Jakopic as Scouts!
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August 7th
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Magnus Arvedson as Head Coach!
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Olow Sundstrom as an Assistant Coach!
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Constantin Kollman, Jami Ahonen, Mike Kohl, Azat Korolyuk, Matthias Juhl, and Andrej Borgula as Scouts.
August 8th
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Mathias Wahlgren, and Mikael Tornqvist as Assistant Coaches!
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Billy Thomas as a Scout!
August 9th
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Michael Tornqvist as a Scout!
August 12th
Bjorkloven announce the signing of Italian Canadian defenseman David Cornacchia to a 1 year contract worth $62.5K! Cornacchia last played in the 1998/99 season with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, where he played in 80 games, putting up 25 (4+21) points, and was -24, with 151 penalty minutes!
With the preseason tour about to start, we are about $50K over budget, so there will likely be at least a couple releases following training camp.
A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
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Late August 2006, Norwegian Tour, and Scandanavian Cup
August 13th
Bjorkloven begin their Norwegian Tour, travelling to play Frisk-Asker! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced in the game, and Bjorkloven took a 3-0 lead through the first two periods, and held on through the third to claim the victory!
Frisk-Asker 1, Bjorkloven 3
Karlsson (1) (Wargh, Hjalmarsson)
Enstrom (1) (Molin)
Cornacchia (1) (Sundstrom)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia, who scored a goal! Second star would go to Frisk-Asker center Kiel McLeod, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Thomas Enstrom, who scored a goal!
Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom will miss 10 days with olecranon bursitis!
Season Ticket Update: 1,921
August 14th
Bjorkloven hire Agne Bergsten as a Scout.
August 15th
Bjorkloven continue their tour of Norway, travelling to play Valerenga! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced in the game, and though Valerenga took an early 2-0 lead, Bjorkloven would score three unanswered goals to take the victory!
Valerenga 2, Bjorkloven 3
Wrenman (1) (Ohman, Wargh) PP
Ohman (1) (Karlsson, Andersson) PP
Lavander (1) (Cornacchia, Andersson)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven winger Mats Lavander, who scored a goal! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who recorded two assists!
August 17th
Bjorkloven finish up their Norwegian Tour, travelling to play Stavanger! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped 19 of the 22 shots he faced in the game, and though Bjorkloven scored first, three unanswered Stavanger goals gave them the victory!
Stavanger 3, Bjorkloven 1
Wargh (1) (Ohman) PP
First star honours would go to Stavanger center Juha-Pekka Loikas, who recorded an assist! Second star would go to Stavanger winger Craig Cromarty, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Stavanger goaltender Ruben Smith, who stopped 20 of 21 shots in the victory!
Bjorkloven announce the signing of Leos Havlik as a Scout.
August 18th
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Lars Dahlstrom as a Scout.
August 20th
Season Ticket Update: 2,057
August 21st
Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom resumes full contact practices after recovering from olecranon bursitis!
August 25th
The Scandanavian Cup Tournament begins play today, pitting Bjorkloven against the reigning Finnish Mestis Champions Jukurit, the reigning Danish Oddset Ligaen Champions SonderjyskE, and Skelleftea from the Swedish Elitserien!
Bjorkloven vs. Jukurit
Bjorkloven return home to play their first game of the Scandanavian Cup against Mikkelin Jukurit! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced in the game, and the score was tied 2-2 after one period, and stayed that way, until Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson scored four minutes into overtime to win the game!
Bjorkloven 3, Jukurit 2 (OT)
Mars (1) (Sundstrom, Sandstrom)
Sundstrom (1) (Wargh)
Andersson (1) (Ohman) PP
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Jukurit defenseman Juha-Petteri Purolinna, who scored a goal!
Skelleftea vs. SonderjyskE
SonderjykE defeat Skelleftea 3-2! First star honours would go to Skelleftea defenseman Jonas Frogren, who recorded an assist! Second star would go to SonderjyskE defenseman Daryl Andrews, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Skelleftea goaltender Markus Svensson, who stopped 31 of 34 shots in the loss!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia has been selected to represent Italy at Group A of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
August 26th
Bjorkloven vs. SonderjyskE
Bjorkloven remain at home to play their second game of the Scandanavian Cup Tournament against SonderjyskE! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped only 14 of the 19 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Andrew Raycroft, who stopped all 6 shots he faced the rest of the game, and SonderjykE went ahead early and never looked back!
Bjorkloven 2, SonderjyskE 5
Wargh (2) (Wrenman, Enstrom)
Johansson (1) (Hellstrom)
First star honours would go to SonderjyskE goaltender Alfie Michaud, who stopped 28 of 30 shots in the victory! Second star would go to SonderjyskE winger Patrick Asselin, who scored a goal! Third star would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Tommy Wargh, who scored a goal!
Jukurit vs. Skelleftea
Skelleftea defeat Jukurit 3-0! First star honours would go to Skelleftea goaltender Markus Svensson, who posted a 25 save shutout! Second star would go to Skelleftea center Adam Pettersson, who scored a two goals! Third star would go to Skelleftea defenseman Tim Heed, who recorded two assists!
August 27th
Bjorkloven vs. Skelleftea
Bjorkloven remain at home to play their final game of the Scandanavian Cup against their old rivals Skelleftea! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 22 shots he faced in the game to record the shutout, and Mats Lavander's goal early in the first period was the only goal of the game, giving Bjorkloven the victory!
Bjorkloven 1, Skelleftea 0
Lavander (2) (Hallberg)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven goaltender Andrew Raycroft, who posted a 22 save shutout! Second star would go to Skelleftea goaltender Markus Svensson, who stopped 26 of 27 shots in the loss! Third star would go to Bjorkloven winger Mats Lavander, who scored a goal!
Jukurit vs. SonderjyskE
SonderjyskE defeat Jukurit 3-0! First star honours would go to SonderjyskE goaltender Alfie Michaud, who posted a 24 save shutout! Second star would go to SonderjyskE center Jason Walters, who scored a goal! Third star would go to SonderjyskE defenseman Daryl Andrews, who recorded an assist!
SonderjyskE Win The Scandanavian Cup!
August 28th
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August 13th
Bjorkloven begin their Norwegian Tour, travelling to play Frisk-Asker! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced in the game, and Bjorkloven took a 3-0 lead through the first two periods, and held on through the third to claim the victory!
Frisk-Asker 1, Bjorkloven 3
Karlsson (1) (Wargh, Hjalmarsson)
Enstrom (1) (Molin)
Cornacchia (1) (Sundstrom)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia, who scored a goal! Second star would go to Frisk-Asker center Kiel McLeod, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Thomas Enstrom, who scored a goal!
Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom will miss 10 days with olecranon bursitis!
Season Ticket Update: 1,921
August 14th
Bjorkloven hire Agne Bergsten as a Scout.
August 15th
Bjorkloven continue their tour of Norway, travelling to play Valerenga! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced in the game, and though Valerenga took an early 2-0 lead, Bjorkloven would score three unanswered goals to take the victory!
Valerenga 2, Bjorkloven 3
Wrenman (1) (Ohman, Wargh) PP
Ohman (1) (Karlsson, Andersson) PP
Lavander (1) (Cornacchia, Andersson)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven winger Mats Lavander, who scored a goal! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who recorded two assists!
August 17th
Bjorkloven finish up their Norwegian Tour, travelling to play Stavanger! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped 19 of the 22 shots he faced in the game, and though Bjorkloven scored first, three unanswered Stavanger goals gave them the victory!
Stavanger 3, Bjorkloven 1
Wargh (1) (Ohman) PP
First star honours would go to Stavanger center Juha-Pekka Loikas, who recorded an assist! Second star would go to Stavanger winger Craig Cromarty, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Stavanger goaltender Ruben Smith, who stopped 20 of 21 shots in the victory!
Bjorkloven announce the signing of Leos Havlik as a Scout.
August 18th
Bjorkloven announce the hiring of Lars Dahlstrom as a Scout.
August 20th
Season Ticket Update: 2,057
August 21st
Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom resumes full contact practices after recovering from olecranon bursitis!
August 25th
The Scandanavian Cup Tournament begins play today, pitting Bjorkloven against the reigning Finnish Mestis Champions Jukurit, the reigning Danish Oddset Ligaen Champions SonderjyskE, and Skelleftea from the Swedish Elitserien!
Bjorkloven vs. Jukurit
Bjorkloven return home to play their first game of the Scandanavian Cup against Mikkelin Jukurit! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced in the game, and the score was tied 2-2 after one period, and stayed that way, until Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson scored four minutes into overtime to win the game!
Bjorkloven 3, Jukurit 2 (OT)
Mars (1) (Sundstrom, Sandstrom)
Sundstrom (1) (Wargh)
Andersson (1) (Ohman) PP
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Jukurit defenseman Juha-Petteri Purolinna, who scored a goal!
Skelleftea vs. SonderjyskE
SonderjykE defeat Skelleftea 3-2! First star honours would go to Skelleftea defenseman Jonas Frogren, who recorded an assist! Second star would go to SonderjyskE defenseman Daryl Andrews, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to Skelleftea goaltender Markus Svensson, who stopped 31 of 34 shots in the loss!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia has been selected to represent Italy at Group A of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
August 26th
Bjorkloven vs. SonderjyskE
Bjorkloven remain at home to play their second game of the Scandanavian Cup Tournament against SonderjyskE! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped only 14 of the 19 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Andrew Raycroft, who stopped all 6 shots he faced the rest of the game, and SonderjykE went ahead early and never looked back!
Bjorkloven 2, SonderjyskE 5
Wargh (2) (Wrenman, Enstrom)
Johansson (1) (Hellstrom)
First star honours would go to SonderjyskE goaltender Alfie Michaud, who stopped 28 of 30 shots in the victory! Second star would go to SonderjyskE winger Patrick Asselin, who scored a goal! Third star would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Tommy Wargh, who scored a goal!
Jukurit vs. Skelleftea
Skelleftea defeat Jukurit 3-0! First star honours would go to Skelleftea goaltender Markus Svensson, who posted a 25 save shutout! Second star would go to Skelleftea center Adam Pettersson, who scored a two goals! Third star would go to Skelleftea defenseman Tim Heed, who recorded two assists!
August 27th
Bjorkloven vs. Skelleftea
Bjorkloven remain at home to play their final game of the Scandanavian Cup against their old rivals Skelleftea! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 22 shots he faced in the game to record the shutout, and Mats Lavander's goal early in the first period was the only goal of the game, giving Bjorkloven the victory!
Bjorkloven 1, Skelleftea 0
Lavander (2) (Hallberg)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven goaltender Andrew Raycroft, who posted a 22 save shutout! Second star would go to Skelleftea goaltender Markus Svensson, who stopped 26 of 27 shots in the loss! Third star would go to Bjorkloven winger Mats Lavander, who scored a goal!
Jukurit vs. SonderjyskE
SonderjyskE defeat Jukurit 3-0! First star honours would go to SonderjyskE goaltender Alfie Michaud, who posted a 24 save shutout! Second star would go to SonderjyskE center Jason Walters, who scored a goal! Third star would go to SonderjyskE defenseman Daryl Andrews, who recorded an assist!
SonderjyskE Win The Scandanavian Cup!
August 28th
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
September 2006, Training Camp, and Preseason
September 1st
12 players show up for our open tryouts, most don't have a hope of making the team, but there are a couple intriguing prospects.
With training camp about to begin the players are split into four teams!
Team Blue
G Mitch David (tryout)
G Andrew Raycroft
D Cedric Archambault (tryout)
D Stefan Andersson
D David Cornacchia
D Karl-Johan Lundstrom
LW Brandon Campos
LW Kim Karlsson
C Viktor Ekestahl Jonsson
C Johan Granberg (tryout)
C Jon Palmebjork
RW Linus Bostrom
RW Emil Wrenman
Team Red
G Daniel Walitalo
D Alexander Hellstrom
D Oscar Mollin
D Mattias Eriksson (tryout)
LW Fredrik Granstrom (tryout)
LW Mats Lavander
C Michael Andersson (tryout)
C Thomas Enstrom
C Alexander Sundstrom
RW Doug Bannister (tryout)
RW Gustav Hjalmarsson
Team Green
G Jan-Robin Heinrich
D Per Hallberg
D Mattias Ekelund (tryout)
D Patrik Nevalainen
LW Mitch Boulet (tryout)
LW Olaf Mars
C Nathan Blackwater (tryout)
C Nicklas Johansson
C Stefan Ohman
RW Marcus Lundberg
Team White
G Roberth Lyckholm (tryout)
D Tyler Atkins (tryout)
D Martin Johansson
D Tommy Wargh
LW William Quist
C Jens Ledin
C Phil DeSimone
RW Lucas Sandstrom
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 18:14, recorded an assist, was Even, and had 2 shots on goal, and a hit as Italy defeated Slovenia 4-3 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
September 2nd
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 15:20, was +1, and had 2 shots on goal, 3 hits and a shot block as Italy defeated the Netherlands 5-0 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
September 3rd
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 19:59, recorded two assists, was +2, and had 2 shots on goal, and 4 hits as Italy defeated Poland 4-1 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Bjorkloven Players At The Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
D David Cornacchia, Italy: 3GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +3, 0 PIM, 7.33 AvR, 1st Place Group A
Sweden wins the Czech Cup of the European Hockey Tour!
Italy Wins Group A of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Norway wins Group B of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Latvia wins Group C of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
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September 4th
Bjorkloven training camp opened today with physical fitness testing! Showing exceptional fitness were tryout goaltender Roberth Lyckholm, and goaltender Andrew Raycroft, while center Phil DeSimone, and winger William Quist left something to be desired!
Team Red defeat Team Blue 6-0! Best performance was put in by winger Gustav Hjalmarsson, with honours also going to center Alexander Sundstrom, and winger Mats Lavander!
Team Green defeat Team White 5-3! Best performance was put in by winger Marcus Lundberg, with honours also going to defenseman Patrik Nevalainen, and winger William Quist!
September 6th
Team Green and Team Red battle to a 1-1 draw! Centers Stefan Ohman, and Alexander Sundstrom were the best players on the ice!
Team White defeat Team Blue 5-2! Best performance was put in by defenseman Tommy Wargh, with honours also going to winger Brandon Campos, and tryout defenseman Tyler Atkins!
September 7th
Bjorkloven open their preseason at home, playing host to Asploven! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced in the game, and though Asploven scored first, Bjorkloven would come back with five unanswered goals to claim the victory!
Bjorkloven 5, Asploven 1
Sundstrom (2) (DeSimone, Sandstrom)
Lavander (3) (Unassisted) SH
Campos (1) (Sandstrom, Enstrom) PP
Karlsson (2) (Ohman, Andersson) PP
Andersson (2) (Sundstrom)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded an assist!
Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson will miss a week with a neck strain!
Finland win the Czech Four Nations Under-20 Tournament!
September 8th
Team Blue defeat Team White 2-1! Best performance was put in by defenseman David Cornacchia, with honours also going to center Phil DeSimone, and winger Brandon Campos!
Team Green defeat Team Red 3-1! Tryout center Nathan Blackwater, and tryout winger Mitch Boulet were the best players on the ice!
September 10th
Team White defeat Team Blue 6-0! Best performance was put in by defenseman Martin Johansson, with honours also going to center Phil DeSimone, and winger William Quist!
Team Green and Team Red skate to a 4-4 draw! Best performance was put in by center Thomas Enstrom, with honours also going to center Stefan Ohman, and winger Mats Lavander!
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Tingsryd! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 15 of the 18 shots he faced, and though Tingsryd led 3-2 after two periods, Bjorkloven scored three times in the third to take the victory!
Tingsryd 3, Bjorkloven 5
Cornacchia (2) (Enstrom)
Wargh (3) (Hallberg, Sundstrom)
Karlsson (3) (Lavander, Molin)
Wargh (4) (Palmebjork)
Enstrom (2) (Boulet, Bostrom)
First star honours would go to Tingsryd winger Pontus Netterberg, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Tommy Wargh, who scored two goals! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Thomas Enstrom, who scored a goal, and an assist!
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September 11th
Bjorkloven defenseman Karl-Johan Lundstrom will miss 2 weeks with a hip flexor strain!
September 12th
All tryout players are allowed to leave, none impressed enough to be signed!
The following players have been released:
C Phil DeSimone
C Viktor Ekestahl Jonsson
C Jens Ledin
September 13th
Bjorkloven remain on the road, travelling to play Timra! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 22 shots he faced in the game to record his second shutout of the preseason, and Bjorkloven scored three times in claim the victory!
Timra 0, Bjorkloven 3
Quist (1) (Enstrom, Lundberg)
Campos (2) (Wargh, Hallberg) PP
Palmebjork (1) (Mars)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven goaltender Andrew Raycroft, who posted a 22 save shutout! Second star would go to Bjorkloven winger William Quist, who scored a goal! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Jon Palmebjork, who scored a goal!
September 14th
The national newspaper have printed their Swedish Allsvenskan Season Preview, and IF Bjorkloven (Team MVP: G Andrew Raycroft, Key New Face: D David Cornacchia) is ranked 5th out of the 16 Allsvenskan clubs!
Favorites to top the Allsvenskan standings this season are Djurgarden, though Vasteras should give them a good run! Troja-Ljungby, and Karlskrona should be solid contenders, while Tingsryd and Vita Hasten will likely be playing to avoid relegation.
Bjorkloven announce that they have bought Norwegian center Knut Henrik Spets from Lorenskog in the Norwegian UPC-Ligaen for a fee of $10K! They have signed Spets to a 1 year contract worth $74K! Knut Henrik Spets last played in 2004/05 with Lorenskog, where he played in 45 games, putting up 66 (22+44) points, and was +23, with 66 penalty minutes! He has played 2 games with Lorenskog this season, 3 (1+2) points, and was +3, with 2 penalty minutes!
Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson resumes full contact practices after recovering from his neck strain!
September 15th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to the Malmo Redhawks! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 25 of the 28 shots he faced, and though Malmo led 3-1 going into the third period, Bjorkloven scored two goals in the third, ending the game in a draw!
Bjorkloven 3, Malmo 3
Cornacchia (3) (Campos, Palmejork)
Karlsson (4) (Lavander, Ohman)
Enstrom (3) (Karlsson, Andersson) PP
First star honours would go to Malmo Redhawks center Joey Tenute, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Malmo Redhawks winger Daniel Viksten, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded an assist!
September 17th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to Finland to play Vaasan Sport of the Finnish Mestis! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 2-2 going into the third, Bjorkloven scored three goals in the third to take the victory!
Sport 2, Bjorkloven 5
Cornacchia (4) (Spets, Hallberg)
Sandstrom (1) (Mars, Sundstrom)
Ohman (2) (Unassisted)
Hellstrom (1) (Wargh, Sundstrom)
Ohman (3) (Karlsson, Hallberg)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Per Hallberg, who recorded two assists! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored two goals! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who recorded two assists!
Bjorkloven winger Gustav Hjalmarsson will miss ten days with a groin strain!
Bjorkloven announce that they have purchased center Thomas Enstrom from Orebro for $14K! They have signed Enstrom to a 2 year contract averaging $23K per season! Enstrom, with Bjorkloven on loan from Orebro, has impressed in preseason play, enough to earn a contract with the club.
September 19th
Bjorkloven return home to finish off their preseason, playing host to Vasteras! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced, and though Bjorkloven scored first, Vasteras scored twice unanswered to take the victory!
Bjorkloven 1, Vasteras 2
Campos (3) (Spets) PP
First star honours would go to Vasteras goaltender Daniel Bellissimo, who stopped 31 of 32 shots in the victory! Second star would go to Vasteras winger Kenndal McArdle, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Vasteras defenseman Andreas Frisk, who recorded two assists!
September 24th
Steaua Bucuresti of the Rumanian Superliga, and KHL Medvescak of the Russian Vysshaya Liga win the opening round Groups of the Continental Cup!
September 25th
The Swedish Allsvenskan Top 10 Lists were released today!
Top Goaltenders
1. Jonas Fransson (Vasteras)
2. Andrew Raycroft (Bjorkloven)
3. Andreas Andersson (Sodertalje)
4. Pontus Sjogren (Malmo)
5. Brandon Maxwell (Rogle)
6. Adam Reideborn (Djurgarden)
7. Justin Pogge (Karlskoga)
8. Daniel Bellissimo (Vasteras)
9. Christoffer Bengtsberg (Troja-Ljungby)
10. Patrick Galbraith (Karlskrona)
Top Defensemen
1. Andreas Lilja (Rogle)
2. Nicholas Angell (Karlskrona)
3. Brett Lebda (Djurgarden)
4. Alexander Deilert (Karlskoga)
5. Timmy Pettersson (Djurgarden)
6. Robin Persson (Timra)
7. Peter Nolander (Sodertalje)
8. Per Hallberg (Bjorkloven)
9. Ziga Pavlin (Troja-Ljungby)
10. Sam Lofquiost (Djurgarden)
Top Left Wingers
1. Luca Caputi (Vasteras)
2. Pontus Netterberg (Tingsryd)
3. Kendall McArdle (Vasteras)
4. Mats Lavander (Bjorkloven)
5. Kim Karlsson (Bjorkloven)
6. Kevin Doell (Timra)
7. Jesper Jensen (Karlskrona)
8. Per Hallin (Timra)
9. Tom Zanoski (Troja-Ljungby)
10. Tomaz Razingar (Troja-Ljungby)
Top Right Wingers
1. David Pastrnak (Sodertalje)
2. Jeremy Williams (Vasteras)
3. Jonas Andersson (Djurgarden)
4. David Rodman (Oskarshamn)
5. Patrick Yetman (Timra)
6. Mattias Persson (Malmo)
7. Tommy Goebel (Tingsryd)
8. Francois Bouchard (Oskarshamn)
9. Kenneth Bergqvist (Vasteras)
10. Henrik Bjorklund (Karlskoga)
Top Centers
1. William Nylander (Sodertalje)
2. Joey Tenute (Malmo)
3. Andreas Molinder (Timra)
4. Pathrik Westerholm (Karlskoga)
5. Fredric Andersson (Sodertalje)
6. Evan McGrath (Vasteras)
7. Joakim Eriksson (Djurgarden)
8. Kelsey Tessier (Rogle)
9. Erik Lindhagen (Vasteras)
10. Johan A. Andersson (Troja-Ljungby)
Top Prospects
1. C William Nylander (Sodertalje)
2. RW David Pastrnak (Sodertalje)
3. RD Rasmus Andersson (Malmo)
4. RW Marcus Sorensen (Djurgarden)
5. G Adam Reideborn (Djurgarden)
6. RD Adam Ollas Mattsson (Djurgarden)
7. G Brandon Maxwell (Rogle)
8. G Oskar Sehlstedt (Oskarshamn)
9. C Pontus Widerstrom (Karlskrona)
10. G Mantas Armalis (Mora)garden)
6. RD Adam O
September 1st
12 players show up for our open tryouts, most don't have a hope of making the team, but there are a couple intriguing prospects.
With training camp about to begin the players are split into four teams!
Team Blue
G Mitch David (tryout)
G Andrew Raycroft
D Cedric Archambault (tryout)
D Stefan Andersson
D David Cornacchia
D Karl-Johan Lundstrom
LW Brandon Campos
LW Kim Karlsson
C Viktor Ekestahl Jonsson
C Johan Granberg (tryout)
C Jon Palmebjork
RW Linus Bostrom
RW Emil Wrenman
Team Red
G Daniel Walitalo
D Alexander Hellstrom
D Oscar Mollin
D Mattias Eriksson (tryout)
LW Fredrik Granstrom (tryout)
LW Mats Lavander
C Michael Andersson (tryout)
C Thomas Enstrom
C Alexander Sundstrom
RW Doug Bannister (tryout)
RW Gustav Hjalmarsson
Team Green
G Jan-Robin Heinrich
D Per Hallberg
D Mattias Ekelund (tryout)
D Patrik Nevalainen
LW Mitch Boulet (tryout)
LW Olaf Mars
C Nathan Blackwater (tryout)
C Nicklas Johansson
C Stefan Ohman
RW Marcus Lundberg
Team White
G Roberth Lyckholm (tryout)
D Tyler Atkins (tryout)
D Martin Johansson
D Tommy Wargh
LW William Quist
C Jens Ledin
C Phil DeSimone
RW Lucas Sandstrom
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 18:14, recorded an assist, was Even, and had 2 shots on goal, and a hit as Italy defeated Slovenia 4-3 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
September 2nd
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 15:20, was +1, and had 2 shots on goal, 3 hits and a shot block as Italy defeated the Netherlands 5-0 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
September 3rd
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 19:59, recorded two assists, was +2, and had 2 shots on goal, and 4 hits as Italy defeated Poland 4-1 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Bjorkloven Players At The Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
D David Cornacchia, Italy: 3GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +3, 0 PIM, 7.33 AvR, 1st Place Group A
Sweden wins the Czech Cup of the European Hockey Tour!
Italy Wins Group A of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Norway wins Group B of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Latvia wins Group C of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
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September 4th
Bjorkloven training camp opened today with physical fitness testing! Showing exceptional fitness were tryout goaltender Roberth Lyckholm, and goaltender Andrew Raycroft, while center Phil DeSimone, and winger William Quist left something to be desired!
Team Red defeat Team Blue 6-0! Best performance was put in by winger Gustav Hjalmarsson, with honours also going to center Alexander Sundstrom, and winger Mats Lavander!
Team Green defeat Team White 5-3! Best performance was put in by winger Marcus Lundberg, with honours also going to defenseman Patrik Nevalainen, and winger William Quist!
September 6th
Team Green and Team Red battle to a 1-1 draw! Centers Stefan Ohman, and Alexander Sundstrom were the best players on the ice!
Team White defeat Team Blue 5-2! Best performance was put in by defenseman Tommy Wargh, with honours also going to winger Brandon Campos, and tryout defenseman Tyler Atkins!
September 7th
Bjorkloven open their preseason at home, playing host to Asploven! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced in the game, and though Asploven scored first, Bjorkloven would come back with five unanswered goals to claim the victory!
Bjorkloven 5, Asploven 1
Sundstrom (2) (DeSimone, Sandstrom)
Lavander (3) (Unassisted) SH
Campos (1) (Sandstrom, Enstrom) PP
Karlsson (2) (Ohman, Andersson) PP
Andersson (2) (Sundstrom)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded an assist!
Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson will miss a week with a neck strain!
Finland win the Czech Four Nations Under-20 Tournament!
September 8th
Team Blue defeat Team White 2-1! Best performance was put in by defenseman David Cornacchia, with honours also going to center Phil DeSimone, and winger Brandon Campos!
Team Green defeat Team Red 3-1! Tryout center Nathan Blackwater, and tryout winger Mitch Boulet were the best players on the ice!
September 10th
Team White defeat Team Blue 6-0! Best performance was put in by defenseman Martin Johansson, with honours also going to center Phil DeSimone, and winger William Quist!
Team Green and Team Red skate to a 4-4 draw! Best performance was put in by center Thomas Enstrom, with honours also going to center Stefan Ohman, and winger Mats Lavander!
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Tingsryd! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 15 of the 18 shots he faced, and though Tingsryd led 3-2 after two periods, Bjorkloven scored three times in the third to take the victory!
Tingsryd 3, Bjorkloven 5
Cornacchia (2) (Enstrom)
Wargh (3) (Hallberg, Sundstrom)
Karlsson (3) (Lavander, Molin)
Wargh (4) (Palmebjork)
Enstrom (2) (Boulet, Bostrom)
First star honours would go to Tingsryd winger Pontus Netterberg, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Tommy Wargh, who scored two goals! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Thomas Enstrom, who scored a goal, and an assist!
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September 11th
Bjorkloven defenseman Karl-Johan Lundstrom will miss 2 weeks with a hip flexor strain!
September 12th
All tryout players are allowed to leave, none impressed enough to be signed!
The following players have been released:
C Phil DeSimone
C Viktor Ekestahl Jonsson
C Jens Ledin
September 13th
Bjorkloven remain on the road, travelling to play Timra! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 22 shots he faced in the game to record his second shutout of the preseason, and Bjorkloven scored three times in claim the victory!
Timra 0, Bjorkloven 3
Quist (1) (Enstrom, Lundberg)
Campos (2) (Wargh, Hallberg) PP
Palmebjork (1) (Mars)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven goaltender Andrew Raycroft, who posted a 22 save shutout! Second star would go to Bjorkloven winger William Quist, who scored a goal! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Jon Palmebjork, who scored a goal!
September 14th
The national newspaper have printed their Swedish Allsvenskan Season Preview, and IF Bjorkloven (Team MVP: G Andrew Raycroft, Key New Face: D David Cornacchia) is ranked 5th out of the 16 Allsvenskan clubs!
Favorites to top the Allsvenskan standings this season are Djurgarden, though Vasteras should give them a good run! Troja-Ljungby, and Karlskrona should be solid contenders, while Tingsryd and Vita Hasten will likely be playing to avoid relegation.
Bjorkloven announce that they have bought Norwegian center Knut Henrik Spets from Lorenskog in the Norwegian UPC-Ligaen for a fee of $10K! They have signed Spets to a 1 year contract worth $74K! Knut Henrik Spets last played in 2004/05 with Lorenskog, where he played in 45 games, putting up 66 (22+44) points, and was +23, with 66 penalty minutes! He has played 2 games with Lorenskog this season, 3 (1+2) points, and was +3, with 2 penalty minutes!
Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson resumes full contact practices after recovering from his neck strain!
September 15th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to the Malmo Redhawks! Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 25 of the 28 shots he faced, and though Malmo led 3-1 going into the third period, Bjorkloven scored two goals in the third, ending the game in a draw!
Bjorkloven 3, Malmo 3
Cornacchia (3) (Campos, Palmejork)
Karlsson (4) (Lavander, Ohman)
Enstrom (3) (Karlsson, Andersson) PP
First star honours would go to Malmo Redhawks center Joey Tenute, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Malmo Redhawks winger Daniel Viksten, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded an assist!
September 17th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to Finland to play Vaasan Sport of the Finnish Mestis! Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 2-2 going into the third, Bjorkloven scored three goals in the third to take the victory!
Sport 2, Bjorkloven 5
Cornacchia (4) (Spets, Hallberg)
Sandstrom (1) (Mars, Sundstrom)
Ohman (2) (Unassisted)
Hellstrom (1) (Wargh, Sundstrom)
Ohman (3) (Karlsson, Hallberg)
First star honours would go to Bjorkloven defenseman Per Hallberg, who recorded two assists! Second star would go to Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored two goals! Third star would go to Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who recorded two assists!
Bjorkloven winger Gustav Hjalmarsson will miss ten days with a groin strain!
Bjorkloven announce that they have purchased center Thomas Enstrom from Orebro for $14K! They have signed Enstrom to a 2 year contract averaging $23K per season! Enstrom, with Bjorkloven on loan from Orebro, has impressed in preseason play, enough to earn a contract with the club.
September 19th
Bjorkloven return home to finish off their preseason, playing host to Vasteras! Andrew Raycroft will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Andrew Raycroft stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced, and though Bjorkloven scored first, Vasteras scored twice unanswered to take the victory!
Bjorkloven 1, Vasteras 2
Campos (3) (Spets) PP
First star honours would go to Vasteras goaltender Daniel Bellissimo, who stopped 31 of 32 shots in the victory! Second star would go to Vasteras winger Kenndal McArdle, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Vasteras defenseman Andreas Frisk, who recorded two assists!
September 24th
Steaua Bucuresti of the Rumanian Superliga, and KHL Medvescak of the Russian Vysshaya Liga win the opening round Groups of the Continental Cup!
September 25th
The Swedish Allsvenskan Top 10 Lists were released today!
Top Goaltenders
1. Jonas Fransson (Vasteras)
2. Andrew Raycroft (Bjorkloven)
3. Andreas Andersson (Sodertalje)
4. Pontus Sjogren (Malmo)
5. Brandon Maxwell (Rogle)
6. Adam Reideborn (Djurgarden)
7. Justin Pogge (Karlskoga)
8. Daniel Bellissimo (Vasteras)
9. Christoffer Bengtsberg (Troja-Ljungby)
10. Patrick Galbraith (Karlskrona)
Top Defensemen
1. Andreas Lilja (Rogle)
2. Nicholas Angell (Karlskrona)
3. Brett Lebda (Djurgarden)
4. Alexander Deilert (Karlskoga)
5. Timmy Pettersson (Djurgarden)
6. Robin Persson (Timra)
7. Peter Nolander (Sodertalje)
8. Per Hallberg (Bjorkloven)
9. Ziga Pavlin (Troja-Ljungby)
10. Sam Lofquiost (Djurgarden)
Top Left Wingers
1. Luca Caputi (Vasteras)
2. Pontus Netterberg (Tingsryd)
3. Kendall McArdle (Vasteras)
4. Mats Lavander (Bjorkloven)
5. Kim Karlsson (Bjorkloven)
6. Kevin Doell (Timra)
7. Jesper Jensen (Karlskrona)
8. Per Hallin (Timra)
9. Tom Zanoski (Troja-Ljungby)
10. Tomaz Razingar (Troja-Ljungby)
Top Right Wingers
1. David Pastrnak (Sodertalje)
2. Jeremy Williams (Vasteras)
3. Jonas Andersson (Djurgarden)
4. David Rodman (Oskarshamn)
5. Patrick Yetman (Timra)
6. Mattias Persson (Malmo)
7. Tommy Goebel (Tingsryd)
8. Francois Bouchard (Oskarshamn)
9. Kenneth Bergqvist (Vasteras)
10. Henrik Bjorklund (Karlskoga)
Top Centers
1. William Nylander (Sodertalje)
2. Joey Tenute (Malmo)
3. Andreas Molinder (Timra)
4. Pathrik Westerholm (Karlskoga)
5. Fredric Andersson (Sodertalje)
6. Evan McGrath (Vasteras)
7. Joakim Eriksson (Djurgarden)
8. Kelsey Tessier (Rogle)
9. Erik Lindhagen (Vasteras)
10. Johan A. Andersson (Troja-Ljungby)
Top Prospects
1. C William Nylander (Sodertalje)
2. RW David Pastrnak (Sodertalje)
3. RD Rasmus Andersson (Malmo)
4. RW Marcus Sorensen (Djurgarden)
5. G Adam Reideborn (Djurgarden)
6. RD Adam Ollas Mattsson (Djurgarden)
7. G Brandon Maxwell (Rogle)
8. G Oskar Sehlstedt (Oskarshamn)
9. C Pontus Widerstrom (Karlskrona)
10. G Mantas Armalis (Mora)garden)
6. RD Adam O
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
2006/07 IF Bjorkloven Roster: The Goaltenders
Andrew Raycroft, Foreigner
6'1", 178 lbs, Age: 33, From: Belleville, Ontario, Contract: 1 year/$99K
Role: Starting Goaltender
Drafted (NHL): Boston Bruins, 5th Round (135th Overall), 1991
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (American Hockey League): 143GP, 66-58-14, 5 SO, 2.78 GAA, .908 SV%
Providence Bruins (143 games)
AHL Playoffs: 6GP, 1-5-0, 1 SO, 1.73 GAA, .941 SV%
Providence Bruins (6 games)
Career (Finnish SM-League): 11GP, 4-5-2, 1 SO, 2.92 GAA, .912 SV%
Tampereen Tappara (11 games)
Finnish SM-League Playoffs: 3GP, 0-2-0, 0 SO, 6.35 GAA, .847 SV%
Tampereen Tappara (3 games)
Career (National Hockey League): 280GP, 113-114-27, 9 SO, 2.89 GAA, .900 SV%
Boston Bruins (108 games), Toronto Maple Leafs (91 games), Colorado Avalanche (31 games), Vancouver Canucks (21 games), Dallas Stars (29 games)
NHL Playoffs: 8GP, 3-4-0, 1 SO, 2.16 GAA, .922 SV%
Boston Bruins (7 games), Vancouver Canucks (1 game)
Daniel Walitalo
6', 176 lbs, Age: 25, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Backup Goaltender
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0 GP
Jan-Robin Heinrich
6', 158 lbs, Age: 21, From: Koln, Germany, Contract: 1 year/$22.5K
Role: Third-String Goaltender
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Deutsche Eishockey Liga): 44GP
Krefeld Pinguine (44 games)
DEL Playoffs: 5GP
Krefeld Pinguine (5 games)
Notes: Raycroft is the clear starter, and will likely split games around 35-10, or 30-15 with Walitalo, I am looking to loan out Heinrich, as barring some unexpected developement it is unlikely he will get much ice time, and he is too old to play in my junior team, and I don't have an adult team affiliated.
Andrew Raycroft, Foreigner
6'1", 178 lbs, Age: 33, From: Belleville, Ontario, Contract: 1 year/$99K
Role: Starting Goaltender
Drafted (NHL): Boston Bruins, 5th Round (135th Overall), 1991
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (American Hockey League): 143GP, 66-58-14, 5 SO, 2.78 GAA, .908 SV%
Providence Bruins (143 games)
AHL Playoffs: 6GP, 1-5-0, 1 SO, 1.73 GAA, .941 SV%
Providence Bruins (6 games)
Career (Finnish SM-League): 11GP, 4-5-2, 1 SO, 2.92 GAA, .912 SV%
Tampereen Tappara (11 games)
Finnish SM-League Playoffs: 3GP, 0-2-0, 0 SO, 6.35 GAA, .847 SV%
Tampereen Tappara (3 games)
Career (National Hockey League): 280GP, 113-114-27, 9 SO, 2.89 GAA, .900 SV%
Boston Bruins (108 games), Toronto Maple Leafs (91 games), Colorado Avalanche (31 games), Vancouver Canucks (21 games), Dallas Stars (29 games)
NHL Playoffs: 8GP, 3-4-0, 1 SO, 2.16 GAA, .922 SV%
Boston Bruins (7 games), Vancouver Canucks (1 game)
Daniel Walitalo
6', 176 lbs, Age: 25, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Backup Goaltender
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0 GP
Jan-Robin Heinrich
6', 158 lbs, Age: 21, From: Koln, Germany, Contract: 1 year/$22.5K
Role: Third-String Goaltender
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Deutsche Eishockey Liga): 44GP
Krefeld Pinguine (44 games)
DEL Playoffs: 5GP
Krefeld Pinguine (5 games)
Notes: Raycroft is the clear starter, and will likely split games around 35-10, or 30-15 with Walitalo, I am looking to loan out Heinrich, as barring some unexpected developement it is unlikely he will get much ice time, and he is too old to play in my junior team, and I don't have an adult team affiliated.
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
2006/07 IF Bjorkloven Roster: The Defensemen
Per Hallberg, Alternate Captain
5'10", 180 lbs, Age: 35, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$71K Per Season
Role: First Pairing, Second Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0 GP
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 633GP, 38G, 111A, 149P, +75, 523 PIM
MODO (428 games), Farjestad (176 games), Vaxjo Lakers (29 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 114GP, 13G, 25A, 38P, +26, 100 PIM
MODO (67 games), Farjestad (47 games)
Career (Swiss National League A): 32GP, 3G, 13A, 16P, Even, 30 PIM
Zug (32 games)
Swiss National League A Playoffs: 9GP, 1G, 5A, 6P, Even, 18 PIM
Zug (9 games)
Swedish National Team: 9GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, Even, 0 PIM
Tommy Wargh
5'10", 176 lbs, Age: 26, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$57.5K
Role: First Pairing, First Powerplay, First Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 132GP, 10G, 22A, 32P, -13, 32 PIM
MODO (132 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 20GP, 2G, 0A, 2P, Even, 0 PIM
MODO (20 games)
Career (Russian Vysshaya Liga): 47GP, 7G, 13A, 20P, Even, 20 PIM
Molot-Prikamie (47 games)
Career (Russian Superleague): 54GP, 1G, 11A, 12P, -12, 20 PIM
Yugra (41 games), Automobilist (13 games)
Stefan Andersson
6', 194 lbs, Age: 30, From: Solleftea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$43.5K
Role: Second Pairing, First Powerplay
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 266GP, 30G, 73A, 103P, -16, 147 PIM
Teg (90 games), Sundsvall (124 games), Vasteras (52 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 16GP, 2G, 5A, 7P, Even, 6 PIM
Sundsvall (10 games), Vasteras (6 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 69GP, 29G, 45A, 74P, +33, 46 PIM
Harnosand (69 games)
Career (Norwegian UPC-Ligaen): 41GP, 12G, 31A, 43P, -3, 20 PIM
Frisk-Asker (41 games)
Norwegian UPC-Ligaen Playoffs: 4GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, Even, 0 PIM
Frisk-Asker (4 games)
Alexander Hellstrom
6'3", 213 lbs, Age: 26, From: Falun, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$44.5K Per Season
Role: Third Pairing, First Penalty Kill
Drafted (NHL): St. Louis Blues, 7th Round (184th Overall), 1999
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 85GP, 1G, 6A, 7P, -2, 58 PIM
Bjorkloven (85 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 45GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, -11, 2 PIM
Lulea (45 games)
Career (East Coast Hockey League): 9GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +4, 3 PIM
Alaska Aces (9 games)
Career (American Hockey League): 75GP, 3G, 3A, 6P, +7, 6 PIM
Peoria Rivermen (75 games)
Career (Slovenska Extraliga): 21GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, -5, 2 PIM
Poprad (21 games)
Career (Russian Superleague): 65GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, -20, 2 PIM
Sibir Novosibirsk (45 games), HC Lev Praha (20 games)
Russian Superleague Playoffs: 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -4, 2 PIM
Sibir Novosibirsk (4 games)
David Cornacchia
5'11", 198 lbs, Age: 32, From: Toronto, Ontario, Contract: 1 year/$62.5K
Role: Second Pairing, Second Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Central Hockey League): 38GP, 6G, 12A, 18P, Even, 62 PIM
New Mexico (38 games)
Career (East Coast Hockey League): 119GP, 17G, 49A, 66P, -2, 197 PIM
Mississippi (13 games), Idaho Steelheads (106 games)
ECHL Playoffs: 18GP, 1G, 7A, 8P, +7, 30 PIM
Idaho Steelheads (18 games)
Career (American Hockey League): 138GP, 5G, 33A, 38P, -39, 191 PIM
Quebec (15 games), Utah Grizzlies (43 games), San Antonio Rampage (80 games)
Italian National Team: 3GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +3, 0 PIM, 7.33 AvR
Martin Johansson
6', 180 lbs, Age: 38, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$12.5K
Role: Third Pairing
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 237GP, 31G, 46A, 77P, +33, 120 PIM
Bjorkloven (205 games), Skelleftea (32 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 34GP, 7G, 6A, 13P, +6, 18 PIM
Bjorkloven (24 games), Skelleftea (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 257GP, 21G, 34A, 55P, -1, 86 PIM
Bjorkloven (117 games), MODO (140 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 13GP, 1G, 0A, 1P, -3, 4 PIM
MODO (13 games)
Career (Norwegian UPC-Ligaen): 41GP, 9G, 18A, 27P, +8, 18 PIM
Stavanger (41 games)
Norwegian UPC-Ligaen Playoffs: 17GP, 2G, 8A, 10P, +8, 6 PIM
Stavanger (17 games)
Patrik Nevalainen
5'10", 176 lbs, Age: 26, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$19.5K Per Season
Role: Fourth Pairing
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 190GP, 14G, 34A, 48P, +13, 120 PIM
Bjorkloven (109 games), Malmo (50 games), Almtuna (31 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 12GP, 1G, 3A, 4P, -5, 8 PIM
Bjorkloven (12 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 5GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -3, 4 PIM
Timra (5 games)
Career (Finnish SM-League): 81GP, 2G, 9A, 11P, +1, 74 PIM
Rauman Lukko (81 games)
Finnish SM-League Playoffs: 6GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, +2, 2 PIM
Rauman Lukko (6 games)
Oscar Molin
5'11", 169 lbs, Age: 28, From: Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$12K
Role: Fourth Pairing
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Karl-Johan Lundstrom
5'9", 176 lbs, Age: 26, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$10K Per Season
Role: Extra Defenseman
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Swedish First Division): 27GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, -1, 36 PIM
Vannas (27 games)
Notes: Karl-Johan Lundstrom is not available for the first game of the season, recovering from injury, and will get his opportunities to play as the season goes on.
Per Hallberg, Alternate Captain
5'10", 180 lbs, Age: 35, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$71K Per Season
Role: First Pairing, Second Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0 GP
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 633GP, 38G, 111A, 149P, +75, 523 PIM
MODO (428 games), Farjestad (176 games), Vaxjo Lakers (29 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 114GP, 13G, 25A, 38P, +26, 100 PIM
MODO (67 games), Farjestad (47 games)
Career (Swiss National League A): 32GP, 3G, 13A, 16P, Even, 30 PIM
Zug (32 games)
Swiss National League A Playoffs: 9GP, 1G, 5A, 6P, Even, 18 PIM
Zug (9 games)
Swedish National Team: 9GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, Even, 0 PIM
Tommy Wargh
5'10", 176 lbs, Age: 26, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$57.5K
Role: First Pairing, First Powerplay, First Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 132GP, 10G, 22A, 32P, -13, 32 PIM
MODO (132 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 20GP, 2G, 0A, 2P, Even, 0 PIM
MODO (20 games)
Career (Russian Vysshaya Liga): 47GP, 7G, 13A, 20P, Even, 20 PIM
Molot-Prikamie (47 games)
Career (Russian Superleague): 54GP, 1G, 11A, 12P, -12, 20 PIM
Yugra (41 games), Automobilist (13 games)
Stefan Andersson
6', 194 lbs, Age: 30, From: Solleftea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$43.5K
Role: Second Pairing, First Powerplay
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 266GP, 30G, 73A, 103P, -16, 147 PIM
Teg (90 games), Sundsvall (124 games), Vasteras (52 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 16GP, 2G, 5A, 7P, Even, 6 PIM
Sundsvall (10 games), Vasteras (6 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 69GP, 29G, 45A, 74P, +33, 46 PIM
Harnosand (69 games)
Career (Norwegian UPC-Ligaen): 41GP, 12G, 31A, 43P, -3, 20 PIM
Frisk-Asker (41 games)
Norwegian UPC-Ligaen Playoffs: 4GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, Even, 0 PIM
Frisk-Asker (4 games)
Alexander Hellstrom
6'3", 213 lbs, Age: 26, From: Falun, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$44.5K Per Season
Role: Third Pairing, First Penalty Kill
Drafted (NHL): St. Louis Blues, 7th Round (184th Overall), 1999
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 85GP, 1G, 6A, 7P, -2, 58 PIM
Bjorkloven (85 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 45GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, -11, 2 PIM
Lulea (45 games)
Career (East Coast Hockey League): 9GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +4, 3 PIM
Alaska Aces (9 games)
Career (American Hockey League): 75GP, 3G, 3A, 6P, +7, 6 PIM
Peoria Rivermen (75 games)
Career (Slovenska Extraliga): 21GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, -5, 2 PIM
Poprad (21 games)
Career (Russian Superleague): 65GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, -20, 2 PIM
Sibir Novosibirsk (45 games), HC Lev Praha (20 games)
Russian Superleague Playoffs: 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -4, 2 PIM
Sibir Novosibirsk (4 games)
David Cornacchia
5'11", 198 lbs, Age: 32, From: Toronto, Ontario, Contract: 1 year/$62.5K
Role: Second Pairing, Second Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Central Hockey League): 38GP, 6G, 12A, 18P, Even, 62 PIM
New Mexico (38 games)
Career (East Coast Hockey League): 119GP, 17G, 49A, 66P, -2, 197 PIM
Mississippi (13 games), Idaho Steelheads (106 games)
ECHL Playoffs: 18GP, 1G, 7A, 8P, +7, 30 PIM
Idaho Steelheads (18 games)
Career (American Hockey League): 138GP, 5G, 33A, 38P, -39, 191 PIM
Quebec (15 games), Utah Grizzlies (43 games), San Antonio Rampage (80 games)
Italian National Team: 3GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +3, 0 PIM, 7.33 AvR
Martin Johansson
6', 180 lbs, Age: 38, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$12.5K
Role: Third Pairing
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 237GP, 31G, 46A, 77P, +33, 120 PIM
Bjorkloven (205 games), Skelleftea (32 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 34GP, 7G, 6A, 13P, +6, 18 PIM
Bjorkloven (24 games), Skelleftea (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 257GP, 21G, 34A, 55P, -1, 86 PIM
Bjorkloven (117 games), MODO (140 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 13GP, 1G, 0A, 1P, -3, 4 PIM
MODO (13 games)
Career (Norwegian UPC-Ligaen): 41GP, 9G, 18A, 27P, +8, 18 PIM
Stavanger (41 games)
Norwegian UPC-Ligaen Playoffs: 17GP, 2G, 8A, 10P, +8, 6 PIM
Stavanger (17 games)
Patrik Nevalainen
5'10", 176 lbs, Age: 26, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$19.5K Per Season
Role: Fourth Pairing
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 190GP, 14G, 34A, 48P, +13, 120 PIM
Bjorkloven (109 games), Malmo (50 games), Almtuna (31 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 12GP, 1G, 3A, 4P, -5, 8 PIM
Bjorkloven (12 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 5GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -3, 4 PIM
Timra (5 games)
Career (Finnish SM-League): 81GP, 2G, 9A, 11P, +1, 74 PIM
Rauman Lukko (81 games)
Finnish SM-League Playoffs: 6GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, +2, 2 PIM
Rauman Lukko (6 games)
Oscar Molin
5'11", 169 lbs, Age: 28, From: Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$12K
Role: Fourth Pairing
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Karl-Johan Lundstrom
5'9", 176 lbs, Age: 26, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$10K Per Season
Role: Extra Defenseman
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Swedish First Division): 27GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, -1, 36 PIM
Vannas (27 games)
Notes: Karl-Johan Lundstrom is not available for the first game of the season, recovering from injury, and will get his opportunities to play as the season goes on.
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
2006/07 IF Bjorkloven Roster: The Left Wingers
Mats Lavander, Team Captain
6'1", 211 lbs, Age: 33, From: Pitea, Sweden, Contract: 3 years/$60.5K Per Season
Role: First Line LW, First Penalty Kill
Last Season (With Brynas, Swedish Elitserien): 46GP, 0G, 5A, 5P, -5, 62 PIM
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 371GP, 91G, 111A, 202P, +34, 335 PIM
Pitea (116 games), Bjorkloven (255 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 10GP, 3G, 5A, 8P, Even, 10 PIM
Bjorkloven (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 308GP, 55G, 65A, 120P, -18, 218 PIM
Lulea (213 games), Brynas (95 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 38GP, 5G, 2A, 7P, -6, 45 PIM
Lulea (17 games), Brynas (21 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 12GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, Even, 0 PIM
Pitea (12 games)
Kim Karlsson
5'9", 165 lbs, Age: 23, From: Alvsby, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$53.5K Per Season
Role: First Line RW, First Powerplay LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 44GP, 8G, 8A, 16P, +11, 8 PIM
Almtuna (44 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 10GP, 2G, 1A, 3P, +1, 6 PIM
Almtuna (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 99GP, 6G, 6A, 12P, -9, 24 PIM
Lulea (99 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 16GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -3, 6 PIM
Lulea (16 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 3GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, Even, 2 PIM
Pitea (3 games)
Career (Norwegian UPC-Ligaen): 5GP, 3G, 3A, 6P, Even, 4 PIM
Comet (5 games)
Olof Mars
6'3", 220 lbs, Age: 32, From: Ostersund, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Third Line LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 183GP, 42G, 45A, 87P, +17, 87 PIM
Skelleftea (1 game), Tierp (46 games), Troja-Ljungby (86 games), Almtuna (50 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 22GP, 7G, 3A, 10P, +6, 8 PIM
Troja-Ljungby (12 games), Almtuna (10 games)
Career (Swedish Second Division): 1GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, Even, 0 PIM
Ostersund (1 game)
Career (Swedish First Division): 98GP, 68G, 66A, 134P, +94, 134 PIM
Troja-Ljungby (98 games)
Swedish First Division Playoffs: 20GP, 8G, 5A, 13P, +4, 18 PIM
Boras (10 games), Troja-Ljungby (10 games)
Career (American West Hockey League): 51GP, 12G, 14A, 26P, Even, 26 PIM
Billings Bulls (51 games)
Career (Danish Oddset Ligaen): 62GP, 36G, 34A, 70P, Even, 70 PIM
Odense Bulldogs (62 games)
Danish Oddset Ligaen Playoffs: 15GP, 2G, 11A, 13P, Even, 10 PIM
Odense Bulldogs (15 games)
Brandon Campos, Foreigner
5'10", 183 lbs, Age: 25, From: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Contract: 1 year/$36.5K
Role: Fourth Line RW, Second Powerplay LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Central Hockey League): 60GP, 14G, 34A, 48P, +7, 22 PIM
Unknown Team (60 games)
CHL Playoffs: 3GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, -4, 0 PIM
Unknown Team (3 games)
William Quist
6'5", 202 lbs, Age: 24, From: Nybro, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Fourth Line LW
Drafted: Edmonton Oilers, 6th Round (157th Overall), 2000
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Notes: Kim Karlsson had a really rough training camp, and was very disappointing in the preseason games, and has a contract worth about as much as I'm operating over budget, and so has been made available. Should his play improve as we enter the season, I may change my mind, but ultimately if I can get under budget, and get Brandon Campos some minutes by getting rid of Karlsson, I will do it.
Mats Lavander, Team Captain
6'1", 211 lbs, Age: 33, From: Pitea, Sweden, Contract: 3 years/$60.5K Per Season
Role: First Line LW, First Penalty Kill
Last Season (With Brynas, Swedish Elitserien): 46GP, 0G, 5A, 5P, -5, 62 PIM
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 371GP, 91G, 111A, 202P, +34, 335 PIM
Pitea (116 games), Bjorkloven (255 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 10GP, 3G, 5A, 8P, Even, 10 PIM
Bjorkloven (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 308GP, 55G, 65A, 120P, -18, 218 PIM
Lulea (213 games), Brynas (95 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 38GP, 5G, 2A, 7P, -6, 45 PIM
Lulea (17 games), Brynas (21 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 12GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, Even, 0 PIM
Pitea (12 games)
Kim Karlsson
5'9", 165 lbs, Age: 23, From: Alvsby, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$53.5K Per Season
Role: First Line RW, First Powerplay LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 44GP, 8G, 8A, 16P, +11, 8 PIM
Almtuna (44 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 10GP, 2G, 1A, 3P, +1, 6 PIM
Almtuna (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 99GP, 6G, 6A, 12P, -9, 24 PIM
Lulea (99 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 16GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -3, 6 PIM
Lulea (16 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 3GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, Even, 2 PIM
Pitea (3 games)
Career (Norwegian UPC-Ligaen): 5GP, 3G, 3A, 6P, Even, 4 PIM
Comet (5 games)
Olof Mars
6'3", 220 lbs, Age: 32, From: Ostersund, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Third Line LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 183GP, 42G, 45A, 87P, +17, 87 PIM
Skelleftea (1 game), Tierp (46 games), Troja-Ljungby (86 games), Almtuna (50 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 22GP, 7G, 3A, 10P, +6, 8 PIM
Troja-Ljungby (12 games), Almtuna (10 games)
Career (Swedish Second Division): 1GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, Even, 0 PIM
Ostersund (1 game)
Career (Swedish First Division): 98GP, 68G, 66A, 134P, +94, 134 PIM
Troja-Ljungby (98 games)
Swedish First Division Playoffs: 20GP, 8G, 5A, 13P, +4, 18 PIM
Boras (10 games), Troja-Ljungby (10 games)
Career (American West Hockey League): 51GP, 12G, 14A, 26P, Even, 26 PIM
Billings Bulls (51 games)
Career (Danish Oddset Ligaen): 62GP, 36G, 34A, 70P, Even, 70 PIM
Odense Bulldogs (62 games)
Danish Oddset Ligaen Playoffs: 15GP, 2G, 11A, 13P, Even, 10 PIM
Odense Bulldogs (15 games)
Brandon Campos, Foreigner
5'10", 183 lbs, Age: 25, From: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Contract: 1 year/$36.5K
Role: Fourth Line RW, Second Powerplay LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Career (Central Hockey League): 60GP, 14G, 34A, 48P, +7, 22 PIM
Unknown Team (60 games)
CHL Playoffs: 3GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, -4, 0 PIM
Unknown Team (3 games)
William Quist
6'5", 202 lbs, Age: 24, From: Nybro, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Fourth Line LW
Drafted: Edmonton Oilers, 6th Round (157th Overall), 2000
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Notes: Kim Karlsson had a really rough training camp, and was very disappointing in the preseason games, and has a contract worth about as much as I'm operating over budget, and so has been made available. Should his play improve as we enter the season, I may change my mind, but ultimately if I can get under budget, and get Brandon Campos some minutes by getting rid of Karlsson, I will do it.
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
2006/07 IF Bjorkloven Roster: The Right Wingers
Gustav Hjalmarsson
6', 194 lbs, Age: 27, From: Varnamo, Sweden, On Loan From Vaxjo (Swedish Elitserien)
Role: Extra Winger
Last Season (With Vaxjo, Swedish Elitserien): 32GP, 1G, 0A, 1P, -1, 4 PIM
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 224GP, 30G, 49A, 79P, +22, 210 PIM
Vaxjo (224 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 36GP, 7G, 7A, 14P, +8, 20 PIM
Vaxjo (36 games)
Career (Swedish Second Division): 35GP, 18G, 16A, 34P, Even, 62 PIM
Gislaved (35 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 42GP, 11G, 9A, 20P, Even, 92 PIM
Gislaved (42 games)
Career (Swedish Eliserien): 85GP, 4G, 8A, 12P, -3, 22 PIM
Vaxjo (85 games)
Lucas Sandstrom
5'10", 178 lbs, Age: 23, From: Fagersta, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$35.5K Per Season
Role: Third Line LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 182GP, 24G, 43A, 67P, +9, 180 PIM
Mora (41 games), Malmo (101 games), Leksand (40 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 16GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, -5, 2 PIM
Mora (2 games), Malmo (4 games), Leksand (10 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 4GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, +2, 4 PIM
Borlange (4 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 5GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -1, 0 PIM
Mora (5 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, +1, 0 PIM
Mora (4 games)
Linus Bostrom
6'2", 202 lbs, Age: 24, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$10.5K Per Season
Role: Extra Winger
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Marcus Lundberg
6'2", 189 lbs, Age: 26, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Fourth Line Center
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Emil Wrenman
6'1", 163 lbs, Age: 18, From Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$4.5K
Role: Minor League Winger, Assigned to Bjorkloven J20
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0 GP
Notes: Gustav Hjalmarsson will begin the season recovering from injury, but should be back in a couple games, I expect him to slot in to the line-up, though I have yet to decide who it will be at the expense of. Emil Wrenman will likely play through the season with the J20 team barring injuries, there is just no playing time for him with the big club.r, As
Gustav Hjalmarsson
6', 194 lbs, Age: 27, From: Varnamo, Sweden, On Loan From Vaxjo (Swedish Elitserien)
Role: Extra Winger
Last Season (With Vaxjo, Swedish Elitserien): 32GP, 1G, 0A, 1P, -1, 4 PIM
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 224GP, 30G, 49A, 79P, +22, 210 PIM
Vaxjo (224 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 36GP, 7G, 7A, 14P, +8, 20 PIM
Vaxjo (36 games)
Career (Swedish Second Division): 35GP, 18G, 16A, 34P, Even, 62 PIM
Gislaved (35 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 42GP, 11G, 9A, 20P, Even, 92 PIM
Gislaved (42 games)
Career (Swedish Eliserien): 85GP, 4G, 8A, 12P, -3, 22 PIM
Vaxjo (85 games)
Lucas Sandstrom
5'10", 178 lbs, Age: 23, From: Fagersta, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$35.5K Per Season
Role: Third Line LW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 182GP, 24G, 43A, 67P, +9, 180 PIM
Mora (41 games), Malmo (101 games), Leksand (40 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 16GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, -5, 2 PIM
Mora (2 games), Malmo (4 games), Leksand (10 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 4GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, +2, 4 PIM
Borlange (4 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 5GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -1, 0 PIM
Mora (5 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, +1, 0 PIM
Mora (4 games)
Linus Bostrom
6'2", 202 lbs, Age: 24, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$10.5K Per Season
Role: Extra Winger
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Marcus Lundberg
6'2", 189 lbs, Age: 26, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$10K
Role: Fourth Line Center
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0GP
Emil Wrenman
6'1", 163 lbs, Age: 18, From Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$4.5K
Role: Minor League Winger, Assigned to Bjorkloven J20
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 0 GP
Notes: Gustav Hjalmarsson will begin the season recovering from injury, but should be back in a couple games, I expect him to slot in to the line-up, though I have yet to decide who it will be at the expense of. Emil Wrenman will likely play through the season with the J20 team barring injuries, there is just no playing time for him with the big club.r, As
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
2006/07 IF Bjorkloven Roster: The Centers
Jon Palmebjork
5'11", 194 lbs, Age: 27, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$26K
Role: Third Line Center, First Powerplay RW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 63GP, 11G, 12A, 23P, Even, 36 PIM
Teg (35 games), Bjorkloven (28 games)
Knut Henrik Spets
6'3", 209 lbs, Age: 30, From: Trondheim, Norway, Contract: 1 year/$74K
Role: Second Line Center, Second Powerplay RW, First Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 89GP, 27G, 30A, 57P, -6, 57 PIM
Arboga (40 games), Nykoping (49 games)
Career (Nowegian UPC-Ligaen): 404GP, 140G, 191A, 331P, +44, 340, 7.50 AvR
Lillehammer (39 games), Trondheim (42 games), Storhamar (128 games), Valerenga (83 games), Lorenskog (92 games)
Norwegian UPC-Ligaen Playoffs: 57GP, 14G, 37A, 51P, -2, 89 PIM
Valerenga (30 games), Lorenskog (27 games)
Stefan Ohman, Alternate Captain
5'11", 198 lbs, Age: 37, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$37K Per Season
Role: First Line Center, First Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 85GP, 23G, 44A, 67P, +12, 46 PIM
Bjorkloven (68 games), Oskarshamn (17 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 38GP, 15G, 14A, 29P, -8, 18 PIM
Bjorkloven (32 games), Oskarshamn (6 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 278GP, 35G, 57A, 92P, -32 132 PIM
MODO (237 games), Bjorkloven (41 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 36GP, 5G, 6A, 11P, +1, 8 PIM
MODO (36 games)
Career (European Hockey League): 5GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, +4, 2 PIM
MODO (5 games)
European Hockey League Playoffs: 3GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +1, 0 PIM
MODO (3 games)
Career (Finnish SM-League): 419GP, 104G, 150A, 254P, +29, 221 PIM
Tampereen Tappara (211 games), Espoo Blues (208 games)
Finnish SM-League Playoffs: 61GP, 8G, 18A, 26P, -4, 16 PIM
Tampereen Tappara (21 games), Espoo Blues (40 games)
Thomas Enstrom
5'6", 176 lbs, Age: 24, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$23K Per Season
Role: Second Line RW, Second Powerplay Center
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 102GP, 7G, 11A, 18P, -9, 12 PIM
Bjorkloven (16 games), Mora (4 games), Orebro (82 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 17GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, -7, 2 PIM
Orebro (17 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 84GP, 6G, 6A, 12P, -9, 12 PIM
MODO (84 games)
Alexander Sundstrom
6', 200 lbs, Age: 26, From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Contract: 1 year/$40K
Role: Second Line LW, Second Penalty Kill
Drafted (NHL): New Jersey Devils, 7th Round (218th Overall), 1998
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 60GP, 7G, 13A, 20P, -2, 24 PIM
Bjorkloven (40 games), Mora (20 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 10GP, 2G, 3A, 5P, +3, 8 PIM
Bjorkloven (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 188GP, 14G, 19A, 33P, -9, 70 PIM
Brynas (188 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 24GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, -3, 16 PIM
Brynas (24 games)
Nicklas Johansson
5'11", 191 lbs, Age: 29, From: Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$10.5 Per Season
Role: Extra Center
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 41GP, 4G, 5A, 9P, Even, 6 PIM
Bjorkloven (41 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 4GP, 1G, 3A, 4P, Even, 0 PIM
LN 91 (4 games)
Notes: Due to a lack of playing time on the horizon, Nicklas Johansson has asked to be moved, and I have listed him as available at his own request.
Jon Palmebjork
5'11", 194 lbs, Age: 27, From: Umea, Sweden, Contract: 1 year/$26K
Role: Third Line Center, First Powerplay RW
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 63GP, 11G, 12A, 23P, Even, 36 PIM
Teg (35 games), Bjorkloven (28 games)
Knut Henrik Spets
6'3", 209 lbs, Age: 30, From: Trondheim, Norway, Contract: 1 year/$74K
Role: Second Line Center, Second Powerplay RW, First Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 89GP, 27G, 30A, 57P, -6, 57 PIM
Arboga (40 games), Nykoping (49 games)
Career (Nowegian UPC-Ligaen): 404GP, 140G, 191A, 331P, +44, 340, 7.50 AvR
Lillehammer (39 games), Trondheim (42 games), Storhamar (128 games), Valerenga (83 games), Lorenskog (92 games)
Norwegian UPC-Ligaen Playoffs: 57GP, 14G, 37A, 51P, -2, 89 PIM
Valerenga (30 games), Lorenskog (27 games)
Stefan Ohman, Alternate Captain
5'11", 198 lbs, Age: 37, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$37K Per Season
Role: First Line Center, First Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 85GP, 23G, 44A, 67P, +12, 46 PIM
Bjorkloven (68 games), Oskarshamn (17 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 38GP, 15G, 14A, 29P, -8, 18 PIM
Bjorkloven (32 games), Oskarshamn (6 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 278GP, 35G, 57A, 92P, -32 132 PIM
MODO (237 games), Bjorkloven (41 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 36GP, 5G, 6A, 11P, +1, 8 PIM
MODO (36 games)
Career (European Hockey League): 5GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, +4, 2 PIM
MODO (5 games)
European Hockey League Playoffs: 3GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +1, 0 PIM
MODO (3 games)
Career (Finnish SM-League): 419GP, 104G, 150A, 254P, +29, 221 PIM
Tampereen Tappara (211 games), Espoo Blues (208 games)
Finnish SM-League Playoffs: 61GP, 8G, 18A, 26P, -4, 16 PIM
Tampereen Tappara (21 games), Espoo Blues (40 games)
Thomas Enstrom
5'6", 176 lbs, Age: 24, From: Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$23K Per Season
Role: Second Line RW, Second Powerplay Center
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 102GP, 7G, 11A, 18P, -9, 12 PIM
Bjorkloven (16 games), Mora (4 games), Orebro (82 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 17GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, -7, 2 PIM
Orebro (17 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 84GP, 6G, 6A, 12P, -9, 12 PIM
MODO (84 games)
Alexander Sundstrom
6', 200 lbs, Age: 26, From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Contract: 1 year/$40K
Role: Second Line LW, Second Penalty Kill
Drafted (NHL): New Jersey Devils, 7th Round (218th Overall), 1998
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 60GP, 7G, 13A, 20P, -2, 24 PIM
Bjorkloven (40 games), Mora (20 games)
Swedish Allsvenskan Playoffs: 10GP, 2G, 3A, 5P, +3, 8 PIM
Bjorkloven (10 games)
Career (Swedish Elitserien): 188GP, 14G, 19A, 33P, -9, 70 PIM
Brynas (188 games)
Swedish Elitserien Playoffs: 24GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, -3, 16 PIM
Brynas (24 games)
Nicklas Johansson
5'11", 191 lbs, Age: 29, From: Sweden, Contract: 2 years/$10.5 Per Season
Role: Extra Center
Last Season: Did Not Play
Career (Swedish Allsvenskan): 41GP, 4G, 5A, 9P, Even, 6 PIM
Bjorkloven (41 games)
Career (Swedish First Division): 4GP, 1G, 3A, 4P, Even, 0 PIM
LN 91 (4 games)
Notes: Due to a lack of playing time on the horizon, Nicklas Johansson has asked to be moved, and I have listed him as available at his own request.
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
Early October 2006
September 27th
Bjorkloven head out on the road to start the season, travelling to play Sodertalje! Andrew Raycroft stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced in the game, and though Sodertalje scored the first goal of the game, Bjorkloven came back with three third period goals to claim the victory!
Sodertalje 1, Bjorkloven 3
Ohman (1) (Lavander, Nevalainen)
Karlsson (1) (Ohman, Wargh)
Cornacchia (1) (Hellstrom) EN
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored a goal, and an assist!
September 29th
Bjorkloven defenseman Karl-Johan Lundstrom resumes full contact practices after recovering from his hip flexor strain!
Bjorkloven winger Gustav Hjalmarsson resumes full contact practices after recovering from his groin strain!
October 1st
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Karlskoga! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 17 shots he faced in the game, and Bjorkloven scored four goals in the victory!
Karlskoga 0, Bjorkloven 4
Sundstrom (1) (Andersson, Spets)
Campos (1) (Quist, Johansson)
Karlsson (2) (Ohman, Wargh)
Karlsson (3) (Wargh, Andersson) PP
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who recorded two assists!
October 2nd
Bjorkloven winger Kim Karlsson has been removed from the transfer list.
October 5th
Bjorkloven heads out on the road, travelling to play Almtuna! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 23 shots he faced to record his second shutout of the season, and Bjorkloven scored four times in the victory!
Almtuna 0, Bjorkloven 4
Sundstrom (2) (Karlsson, Johansson)
Ohman (2) (Hallberg, Spets)
Ohman (3) (Lavander)
Spets (1) (Karlsson, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored two goals!
The Slovakian Ice Hockey Federation announces that Bjorkloven GM Mark Addison will be the General Manager of the Slovakian Mens National Team!
October 6th
Bjorkloven winger Linus Bostrom has been placed on the transfer list at his own request, he wants more playing time.
October 8th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Rogle! Backup goaltender Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped only 8 of the 12 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Andrew Raycroft, who stopped all 13 shots he faced the rest of the way, and the IceDogs scored late in the third to tie the score 4-4, ending the game in a draw!
Bjorkloven 4, Rogle 4
Ohman (4) (Lavander, Karlsson)
Sandstrom (1) (Campos, Lundberg)
Palmebjork (1) (Cornacchia, Mars)
Johansson (1) (Campos, Sandstrom)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia, who recorded an assist!
October 11th
Bjorkloven winger Brandon Campos will miss 2 weeks with a thigh strain!
October 13th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Djurgarden! Andrew Raycroft stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced in the game, and though Bjorkloven scored the games first goal, Djurgarden bounced back with three unanswered goals!
Djurgarden 3, Bjorkloven 1
Wargh (1) (Andersson, Spets) PP
The Player of the Game was Djurgarden center Joakim Eriksson, who scored a goal, and an assist!
October 15th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Vasteras! Andrew Raycroft stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced in the game, and though the score was tied 1-1 after one period, Bjorkloven would score twice more to secure the victory!
Vasteras 1, Bjorkloven 3
Sundstrom (3) (Spets, Karlsson)
Spets (2) (Sundstrom)
Mars (1) (Hjalmarsson, Palmebjork)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Knut Henrik Spets, who scored a goal, and an assist!
Red Bulls Salzburg of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Cracovia Krakow of the Polish Elite League, and KHL Medvescak of the Russian Vysshaya Liga won the second round of groups in the Continental Cup!
September 27th
Bjorkloven head out on the road to start the season, travelling to play Sodertalje! Andrew Raycroft stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced in the game, and though Sodertalje scored the first goal of the game, Bjorkloven came back with three third period goals to claim the victory!
Sodertalje 1, Bjorkloven 3
Ohman (1) (Lavander, Nevalainen)
Karlsson (1) (Ohman, Wargh)
Cornacchia (1) (Hellstrom) EN
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored a goal, and an assist!
September 29th
Bjorkloven defenseman Karl-Johan Lundstrom resumes full contact practices after recovering from his hip flexor strain!
Bjorkloven winger Gustav Hjalmarsson resumes full contact practices after recovering from his groin strain!
October 1st
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Karlskoga! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 17 shots he faced in the game, and Bjorkloven scored four goals in the victory!
Karlskoga 0, Bjorkloven 4
Sundstrom (1) (Andersson, Spets)
Campos (1) (Quist, Johansson)
Karlsson (2) (Ohman, Wargh)
Karlsson (3) (Wargh, Andersson) PP
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who recorded two assists!
October 2nd
Bjorkloven winger Kim Karlsson has been removed from the transfer list.
October 5th
Bjorkloven heads out on the road, travelling to play Almtuna! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 23 shots he faced to record his second shutout of the season, and Bjorkloven scored four times in the victory!
Almtuna 0, Bjorkloven 4
Sundstrom (2) (Karlsson, Johansson)
Ohman (2) (Hallberg, Spets)
Ohman (3) (Lavander)
Spets (1) (Karlsson, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored two goals!
The Slovakian Ice Hockey Federation announces that Bjorkloven GM Mark Addison will be the General Manager of the Slovakian Mens National Team!
October 6th
Bjorkloven winger Linus Bostrom has been placed on the transfer list at his own request, he wants more playing time.
October 8th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Rogle! Backup goaltender Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped only 8 of the 12 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Andrew Raycroft, who stopped all 13 shots he faced the rest of the way, and the IceDogs scored late in the third to tie the score 4-4, ending the game in a draw!
Bjorkloven 4, Rogle 4
Ohman (4) (Lavander, Karlsson)
Sandstrom (1) (Campos, Lundberg)
Palmebjork (1) (Cornacchia, Mars)
Johansson (1) (Campos, Sandstrom)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia, who recorded an assist!
October 11th
Bjorkloven winger Brandon Campos will miss 2 weeks with a thigh strain!
October 13th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Djurgarden! Andrew Raycroft stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced in the game, and though Bjorkloven scored the games first goal, Djurgarden bounced back with three unanswered goals!
Djurgarden 3, Bjorkloven 1
Wargh (1) (Andersson, Spets) PP
The Player of the Game was Djurgarden center Joakim Eriksson, who scored a goal, and an assist!
October 15th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Vasteras! Andrew Raycroft stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced in the game, and though the score was tied 1-1 after one period, Bjorkloven would score twice more to secure the victory!
Vasteras 1, Bjorkloven 3
Sundstrom (3) (Spets, Karlsson)
Spets (2) (Sundstrom)
Mars (1) (Hjalmarsson, Palmebjork)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Knut Henrik Spets, who scored a goal, and an assist!
Red Bulls Salzburg of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Cracovia Krakow of the Polish Elite League, and KHL Medvescak of the Russian Vysshaya Liga won the second round of groups in the Continental Cup!
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
Late October 2006
October 18th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Oskarshamn! Andrew Raycroft stopped 24 of the 28 shots he faced, and Oskarshamn scored four first period goals, and while Raycroft settled down after that and didn't allow anything more, Bjorkloven could only score twice in the loss!
Oskarshamn 4, Bjorkloven 2
Lavander (1) (Sundstrom, Andersson)
Karlsson (4) (Ohman)
The Player of the Game was Oskarshamn winger Victor Backman, who scored a goal, and an assist!
October 22nd
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Karlskrona! Backup goaltender Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced, and though Karlskrona scored two goals early, six unanswered Bjorkloven goals gave them a lead they would not relinquish!
Bjorkloven 7, Karlskrona 3
Cornacchia (2) (Spets)
Spets (3) (Ohman, Andersson) PP
Karlsson (5) (Lavander, Wargh)
Lavander (2) (Cornachhia, Wargh)
Enstrom (1) (Quist, Lundberg)
Ohman (5) (Karlsson, Wargh)
Mars (2) (Hjalmarsson)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman Tommy Wargh, who recorded three assists!
October 25th
Bjorkloven remain at home to play host to Troja-Ljungby! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 16 shots he faced in the game to record his third shutout of the season, and Bjorkloven scored four goals in the victory!
Bjorkloven 4, Troja-Ljungby 0
Palmebjork (2) (Cornacchia, Enstrom) PP
Spets (4) (Sundstrom)
Enstrom (2) (Lavander, Spets)
Mars (3) (Cornacchia, Hjalmarsson)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Knut Henrik Spets, who scored a goal, and an assist!
October 27th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Tingsryd! Andrew Raycroft stopped only 7 of the 11 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Daniel Walitalo, who stopped all 10 shots he faced the rest of the way, holding Tingsryd off, and allowing Bjorkloven to battle back, ending the game in a draw!
Tingsryd 4, Bjorkloven 4
Sundstrom (4) (Andersson, Ohman)
Wargh (2) (Ohman)
Enstrom (3) (Sundstrom, Wargh)
Spets (5) (Lavander, Ohman)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded three assists!
Bjorkloven defenseman Patrik Nevalainen played in his 200th Swedish Allsvenskan Game!
October 29th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Mora! Andrew Raycroft stopped 25 of the 28 shots he faced in the game, and Mora scored late in the third period, snapping a 2-2 tie, and giving themselves the victory!
Bjorkloven 2, Mora 3
Palmebjork (3) (Andersson)
Lavander (3) (Hallberg, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Mora winger Tobias Renlund, who scored two goals!
Bjorkloven center Knut Henrik Spets played in his 100th Swedish Allsvenskan Game!
October 31st
Bjorkloven winger Brandon Campos resumes full contact practices after recovering from his thigh strain!
October 18th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Oskarshamn! Andrew Raycroft stopped 24 of the 28 shots he faced, and Oskarshamn scored four first period goals, and while Raycroft settled down after that and didn't allow anything more, Bjorkloven could only score twice in the loss!
Oskarshamn 4, Bjorkloven 2
Lavander (1) (Sundstrom, Andersson)
Karlsson (4) (Ohman)
The Player of the Game was Oskarshamn winger Victor Backman, who scored a goal, and an assist!
October 22nd
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Karlskrona! Backup goaltender Daniel Walitalo will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Daniel Walitalo stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced, and though Karlskrona scored two goals early, six unanswered Bjorkloven goals gave them a lead they would not relinquish!
Bjorkloven 7, Karlskrona 3
Cornacchia (2) (Spets)
Spets (3) (Ohman, Andersson) PP
Karlsson (5) (Lavander, Wargh)
Lavander (2) (Cornachhia, Wargh)
Enstrom (1) (Quist, Lundberg)
Ohman (5) (Karlsson, Wargh)
Mars (2) (Hjalmarsson)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman Tommy Wargh, who recorded three assists!
October 25th
Bjorkloven remain at home to play host to Troja-Ljungby! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 16 shots he faced in the game to record his third shutout of the season, and Bjorkloven scored four goals in the victory!
Bjorkloven 4, Troja-Ljungby 0
Palmebjork (2) (Cornacchia, Enstrom) PP
Spets (4) (Sundstrom)
Enstrom (2) (Lavander, Spets)
Mars (3) (Cornacchia, Hjalmarsson)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Knut Henrik Spets, who scored a goal, and an assist!
October 27th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Tingsryd! Andrew Raycroft stopped only 7 of the 11 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Daniel Walitalo, who stopped all 10 shots he faced the rest of the way, holding Tingsryd off, and allowing Bjorkloven to battle back, ending the game in a draw!
Tingsryd 4, Bjorkloven 4
Sundstrom (4) (Andersson, Ohman)
Wargh (2) (Ohman)
Enstrom (3) (Sundstrom, Wargh)
Spets (5) (Lavander, Ohman)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who recorded three assists!
Bjorkloven defenseman Patrik Nevalainen played in his 200th Swedish Allsvenskan Game!
October 29th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Mora! Andrew Raycroft stopped 25 of the 28 shots he faced in the game, and Mora scored late in the third period, snapping a 2-2 tie, and giving themselves the victory!
Bjorkloven 2, Mora 3
Palmebjork (3) (Andersson)
Lavander (3) (Hallberg, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Mora winger Tobias Renlund, who scored two goals!
Bjorkloven center Knut Henrik Spets played in his 100th Swedish Allsvenskan Game!
October 31st
Bjorkloven winger Brandon Campos resumes full contact practices after recovering from his thigh strain!
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Re: A Canadian GM in Sweden: An IF Bjorkloven Story
Early November 2006, Deutschland Cup
November 1st
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Vita Hasten! Goaltender Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced, and though Bjorkloven scored twice in the first period, Vita Hasten would score once in each of the other two periods, ending the game in a draw!
Vita Hasten 2, Bjorkloven 2
Andersson (1) (Wargh) PP
Campos (2) (Wargh, Hallberg)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who scored a goal!
November 2nd
Bjorkloven announce the signing of center Knut Henrik Spets to a 1 year contract extension that will pay him $74.5K! Spets has played in 12 games with Bjorkloven this season, putting up 11 (5+6) points, and is +6, with 6 penalty minutes!
Bjorkloven announce the signing of defenseman Stefan Andersson to a 1 year contract extension that will pay him $45K! Andersson has played in 12 games this season, putting up 8 (1+7) points, and is +7, with 2 penalty minutes!
November 3rd
Bjorkloven return home to play host to the Malmo Redhawks! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 18 shots he faced in the game, to record his fourth shutout of the season, and Bjorkloven scored six goals to claim the victory!
Bjorkloven 6, Malmo 0
Karlsson (6) (Ohman, Spets) PP
Enstrom (4) (Hallberg, Spets) PP
Sandstrom (2) (Campos, Hallberg)
Enstrom (5) (Ohman, Hellstrom)
Wargh (3) (Andersson, Ohman) PP
Ohman (6) (Wargh) PP
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored a goal, and three assists!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia has been selected to play for Italy in Group E of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 4th
Bjorkloven announce the signing of defenseman David Cornacchia to a 1 year contract extension worth $64K! Cornacchia has played in 13 games this season, putting up 6 (2+4) points, and is +8, with 6 penalty minutes!
November 5th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Timra! Andrew Raycroft stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced, and the IceDogs scored in the early going, and ran away with the lead in the second period, and despite giving up a goal late in the third, never really looked threatened!
Timra 1, Bjorkloven 5
Lundstrom (1) (Sundstrom, Molin)
Lundberg (1) (Mars, Sandstrom)
Karlsson (7) (Lavander, Nevalainen)
Sundstrom (5) (Wargh, Ohman)
Mars (4) (Palmebjork, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven winger Olof Mars, who scored a goal, and an assist!
Bjorkloven center Jon Palmebjork will miss 10 days with olecranon bursitis!
Bjorkloven announce the signing of defenseman Tommy Wargh to a 1 year contract extension worth $58.5K! Wargh has played in 14 games this season, putting up 17 (3+14) points, and is +6, with 2 penalty minutes!
November 7th
Bjorkloven announce the singing of winger Olof Mars to a 1 year contract extension worth $10K! Mars has played in 14 games this season, putting up 6 (4+2) points, and is +2, with 2 penalty minutes!
November 8th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Asploven! Andrew Raycroft stopped 21 of the 24 shots he faced in the game, and though Bjorkloven led 3-1 after one period, Asploven would battle back, scoring two unanswered goals, and ending the game in a 3-3 draw!
Bjorkloven 3, Asploven 3
Karlsson (8) (Enstrom, Lavander)
Karlsson (9) (Enstrom, Lavander)
Enstrom (6) (Lavander, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven winger Mats Lavander, who recorded three assists!
Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman played in his 100th Allsvenskan Game!
Bjorkloven defenseman Alexander Hellstrom played in his 100th Allsvenskan Game!
November 9th
The Deutschland Cup begins play today, pitting Slovakia against Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA!
Germany vs. Switzerland
Switzerland defeat Germany 4-3 in a shootout! First star honours would go to Swiss winger Peter Guggisberg, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Swiss center Patrick Bartschi, who recorded two assists! Third star would go to Swiss defenseman Beat Forster, who recorded an assist!
Canada vs. USA
Canada defeat USA 7-1! First star honours would go to Canadian winger Cam Abbott, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Canadian defenseman Cory Murphy, who recorded three assists! Third star would go to Canadian winger Anthony Stewart, who recorded two assists!
Sweden win the Finnish Four Nations Under-20 Tournament!
November 10th
Switzerland vs. Slovakia
Slovakia defeat Switzerland 4-2! First star honours would go to Slovakian defenseman Kristian Kudroc, who scored a goal! Second star would go to Slovakian center Peter Klouda, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Slovakian defenseman Richard Pavlikovsky, who recorded an assist!
USA vs. Germany
Germany defeat USA 3-2! First star honours would go to German winger Eduard Lewandowski, who scored two goals! Second star would go to German defenseman Christoph Schubert, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to American winger Brett Sterling, who recorded two assists!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 23:17, was -1, and had 3 shots on goal, 2 hits, and a shot block as Italy defeated Denmark 4-2 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 11th
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 19:10, was +1, and had 2 shots on goal, and 2 shot blocks, as Italy defeated Latvia 3-2 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 12th
Germany vs. Canada
Canada defeat Germany 3-2! First star honours would go to Canadian defenseman Nathan Oystrick, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Canadian center Krys Kolanos, who recorded two assists! Third star would go to German defenseman Christoph Schubert, who recorded an assist!
Slovakia vs. USA
Slovakia defeat USA 5-3! First star honours would go to Slovakian winger Marcel Hossa, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Slovakian center Peter Klouda, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Slovakian defenseman Richard Pavlikovsky, who scored a goal, and an assist!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 21:48, was Even, and had 4 shots on goal, 1 hit, and 1 shot block as Italy defeated France 4-1 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
IceDogs at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
D David Cornacchia, Italy: 6GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +3, 0 PIM, 7.17 AvR, 1st Place Group E
Russia Win The Finland Games of the European Hockey Tour!
Kazakhstan Win Group D of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Italy Win Group E of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Slovenia Win Group F of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 13th
Canada vs. Slovakia
Slovakia defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime! First star honours would go to Slovakian winger Tomas Zaborsky, who recorded two assists! Second star would go to Slovakian goaltender Rostislav Stana, who stopped 23 of 24 shots in the victory! Third star would go to Slovakian winger Branko Radivojevic, who scored a goal!
USA vs. Switzerland
Switzerland defeat USA 3-2! First star honours would go to Swiss center Ryan Gardner, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Swiss winger Loic Burkhalter, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni, who stopped 36 of 38 shots in the victory!
November 14th
Slovakia vs. Germany
Slovakia defeat Germany 4-2! First star honours would go to Slovakian winger Miroslav Satan, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Slovakian center Martin Cibak, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Slovakian center Peter Klouda, who scored a goal!
Switzerland vs. Canada
Canada defeat Switzerland 2-0! First star honours would go to Canadian goaltender Michael Garnett, who posted an 18 save shutout! Second star would go to Canadian winger Jeff Tambellini, who scored a goal! Third star would go to Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni, who stopped 25 of 27 shots in the loss!
Slovakia Win The Deutschland Cup!
November 15th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Bjorkloven! Backup goaltender Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced, and though Asploven led 2-0 after one period, Bjorkloven would score five unanswered goals to take the victory!
Asploven 2, Bjorkloven 5
Sundstrom (6) (Lavander, Cornacchia)
Cornacchia (3) (Quist)
Sundstrom (7) (Lavander)
Lavander (4) (Sundstrom, Wargh)
Lavander (5) (Sundstrom, Hellstrom)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who scored two goals, and two assists!
November 1st
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Vita Hasten! Goaltender Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced, and though Bjorkloven scored twice in the first period, Vita Hasten would score once in each of the other two periods, ending the game in a draw!
Vita Hasten 2, Bjorkloven 2
Andersson (1) (Wargh) PP
Campos (2) (Wargh, Hallberg)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven defenseman Stefan Andersson, who scored a goal!
November 2nd
Bjorkloven announce the signing of center Knut Henrik Spets to a 1 year contract extension that will pay him $74.5K! Spets has played in 12 games with Bjorkloven this season, putting up 11 (5+6) points, and is +6, with 6 penalty minutes!
Bjorkloven announce the signing of defenseman Stefan Andersson to a 1 year contract extension that will pay him $45K! Andersson has played in 12 games this season, putting up 8 (1+7) points, and is +7, with 2 penalty minutes!
November 3rd
Bjorkloven return home to play host to the Malmo Redhawks! Andrew Raycroft stopped all 18 shots he faced in the game, to record his fourth shutout of the season, and Bjorkloven scored six goals to claim the victory!
Bjorkloven 6, Malmo 0
Karlsson (6) (Ohman, Spets) PP
Enstrom (4) (Hallberg, Spets) PP
Sandstrom (2) (Campos, Hallberg)
Enstrom (5) (Ohman, Hellstrom)
Wargh (3) (Andersson, Ohman) PP
Ohman (6) (Wargh) PP
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman, who scored a goal, and three assists!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia has been selected to play for Italy in Group E of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 4th
Bjorkloven announce the signing of defenseman David Cornacchia to a 1 year contract extension worth $64K! Cornacchia has played in 13 games this season, putting up 6 (2+4) points, and is +8, with 6 penalty minutes!
November 5th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Timra! Andrew Raycroft stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced, and the IceDogs scored in the early going, and ran away with the lead in the second period, and despite giving up a goal late in the third, never really looked threatened!
Timra 1, Bjorkloven 5
Lundstrom (1) (Sundstrom, Molin)
Lundberg (1) (Mars, Sandstrom)
Karlsson (7) (Lavander, Nevalainen)
Sundstrom (5) (Wargh, Ohman)
Mars (4) (Palmebjork, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven winger Olof Mars, who scored a goal, and an assist!
Bjorkloven center Jon Palmebjork will miss 10 days with olecranon bursitis!
Bjorkloven announce the signing of defenseman Tommy Wargh to a 1 year contract extension worth $58.5K! Wargh has played in 14 games this season, putting up 17 (3+14) points, and is +6, with 2 penalty minutes!
November 7th
Bjorkloven announce the singing of winger Olof Mars to a 1 year contract extension worth $10K! Mars has played in 14 games this season, putting up 6 (4+2) points, and is +2, with 2 penalty minutes!
November 8th
Bjorkloven return home to play host to Asploven! Andrew Raycroft stopped 21 of the 24 shots he faced in the game, and though Bjorkloven led 3-1 after one period, Asploven would battle back, scoring two unanswered goals, and ending the game in a 3-3 draw!
Bjorkloven 3, Asploven 3
Karlsson (8) (Enstrom, Lavander)
Karlsson (9) (Enstrom, Lavander)
Enstrom (6) (Lavander, Wargh)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven winger Mats Lavander, who recorded three assists!
Bjorkloven center Stefan Ohman played in his 100th Allsvenskan Game!
Bjorkloven defenseman Alexander Hellstrom played in his 100th Allsvenskan Game!
November 9th
The Deutschland Cup begins play today, pitting Slovakia against Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA!
Germany vs. Switzerland
Switzerland defeat Germany 4-3 in a shootout! First star honours would go to Swiss winger Peter Guggisberg, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Swiss center Patrick Bartschi, who recorded two assists! Third star would go to Swiss defenseman Beat Forster, who recorded an assist!
Canada vs. USA
Canada defeat USA 7-1! First star honours would go to Canadian winger Cam Abbott, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Canadian defenseman Cory Murphy, who recorded three assists! Third star would go to Canadian winger Anthony Stewart, who recorded two assists!
Sweden win the Finnish Four Nations Under-20 Tournament!
November 10th
Switzerland vs. Slovakia
Slovakia defeat Switzerland 4-2! First star honours would go to Slovakian defenseman Kristian Kudroc, who scored a goal! Second star would go to Slovakian center Peter Klouda, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Slovakian defenseman Richard Pavlikovsky, who recorded an assist!
USA vs. Germany
Germany defeat USA 3-2! First star honours would go to German winger Eduard Lewandowski, who scored two goals! Second star would go to German defenseman Christoph Schubert, who recorded an assist! Third star would go to American winger Brett Sterling, who recorded two assists!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 23:17, was -1, and had 3 shots on goal, 2 hits, and a shot block as Italy defeated Denmark 4-2 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 11th
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 19:10, was +1, and had 2 shots on goal, and 2 shot blocks, as Italy defeated Latvia 3-2 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 12th
Germany vs. Canada
Canada defeat Germany 3-2! First star honours would go to Canadian defenseman Nathan Oystrick, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Canadian center Krys Kolanos, who recorded two assists! Third star would go to German defenseman Christoph Schubert, who recorded an assist!
Slovakia vs. USA
Slovakia defeat USA 5-3! First star honours would go to Slovakian winger Marcel Hossa, who scored two goals! Second star would go to Slovakian center Peter Klouda, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Slovakian defenseman Richard Pavlikovsky, who scored a goal, and an assist!
Bjorkloven defenseman David Cornacchia played 21:48, was Even, and had 4 shots on goal, 1 hit, and 1 shot block as Italy defeated France 4-1 at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
IceDogs at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge
D David Cornacchia, Italy: 6GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, +3, 0 PIM, 7.17 AvR, 1st Place Group E
Russia Win The Finland Games of the European Hockey Tour!
Kazakhstan Win Group D of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Italy Win Group E of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
Slovenia Win Group F of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge!
November 13th
Canada vs. Slovakia
Slovakia defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime! First star honours would go to Slovakian winger Tomas Zaborsky, who recorded two assists! Second star would go to Slovakian goaltender Rostislav Stana, who stopped 23 of 24 shots in the victory! Third star would go to Slovakian winger Branko Radivojevic, who scored a goal!
USA vs. Switzerland
Switzerland defeat USA 3-2! First star honours would go to Swiss center Ryan Gardner, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Swiss winger Loic Burkhalter, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni, who stopped 36 of 38 shots in the victory!
November 14th
Slovakia vs. Germany
Slovakia defeat Germany 4-2! First star honours would go to Slovakian winger Miroslav Satan, who scored a goal, and an assist! Second star would go to Slovakian center Martin Cibak, who scored a goal, and an assist! Third star would go to Slovakian center Peter Klouda, who scored a goal!
Switzerland vs. Canada
Canada defeat Switzerland 2-0! First star honours would go to Canadian goaltender Michael Garnett, who posted an 18 save shutout! Second star would go to Canadian winger Jeff Tambellini, who scored a goal! Third star would go to Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni, who stopped 25 of 27 shots in the loss!
Slovakia Win The Deutschland Cup!
November 15th
Bjorkloven head out on the road, travelling to play Bjorkloven! Backup goaltender Jan-Robin Heinrich will get the start in goal for Bjorkloven! Jan-Robin Heinrich stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced, and though Asploven led 2-0 after one period, Bjorkloven would score five unanswered goals to take the victory!
Asploven 2, Bjorkloven 5
Sundstrom (6) (Lavander, Cornacchia)
Cornacchia (3) (Quist)
Sundstrom (7) (Lavander)
Lavander (4) (Sundstrom, Wargh)
Lavander (5) (Sundstrom, Hellstrom)
The Player of the Game was Bjorkloven center Alexander Sundstrom, who scored two goals, and two assists!
