I grew up in a small town in Sweden called Leksand. There are about 16,000 people living in Leksand.
For being a small town, Leksand has nevertheless put itself on the map in Swedish ice hockey with the team Leksands IF. They have won the Swedish championships 4 times and have produced NHL players such as Filip Forsberg (Nashville Predators) and the former NHL goalie Eddie Läck (Has played for Carolina Hurricanes).

I started playing hockey when I was 3 years old in Leksands IF. My 2 older brothers played in Leksand and I always went with my mother and watched their training so the love for hockey was already there so when I started playing hockey I already knew I would love it.

When I turned 11 I got my first goalie equipment. I was so happy to finally have my own goalie equipment and not have to borrow the team's shared goalie equipment.

When I was 15, I was selected for the Dalarna district ice hockey team. We went to Gotland and played the TV puck where we came 3rd after winning against Södermanland 3-0, but unfortunately we were eliminated in the semi-finals against Skåne 3-2 after sudden death. At the awards ceremony, I was voted the tournament's goalie. That feeling is the best feeling I've ever had in my hockey career and it's that feeling that keeps me motivated because I want to feel that feeling again and when I went up on stage to accept the award, I decided that I would become the best goalkeeper in history.


After the TV puck, I was offered a place at Leksands IF hockey gymnasium and it was an offer I couldn't refuse because just imagine being on your way to playing for your parent club and that's exactly what I got to do as a 17 year old when I got to debut against Brynäs IF and become the match winner after having received 42 shots against and not conceding any, so I became not only a local celebrity but also the promise of the hottest goalkeeper in all of hockey Sweden and now my next goal is to be selected for Sweden's WJC squad this year.

Just a heads up, there's a minimum 500 word count for the competition

“The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. ... There are neither beginnings nor endings to the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.”





Ólafur Atlason| C | SMJHL Prospect | Future Edmonton Blizzard
Birthplace: Reykjavik, Iceland
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