Third overall, a nice number, but nobody wants to be the third best player in a draft. Kristján Vilhjalmsson has not been training to be the third best player of anything, he's been training to be the best of the best, better than any other player.

And even though the likes of Robb Wind and Evandrus Jesster had a head start, that hasn't stopped "Vil" from getting into the gym every morning working his ass off and becoming a better player, one day looking to surpass his rivals from the Season 24 draft.

And whilst he has gotten a long way in proving that, he hasn't exactly been able to live up to his personal promises just yet... Read, 'yet'.

What he did manage to do was quickly pass himself into the hearts and minds of many-a Kelowna native, the young rookie blitzing the point totals not with masterful shooting, but with masterful passing, passing that has been better than many other players in the SMJHL, rookie or otherwise.

With that passing Kristján has made his name around the league as a player who knows what to do on the ice when he's surrounded by top-class scorers like Adam Adodobe and Randy Randleman, quickly forming a friendship with the more experienced wingers who enjoyed boom-time everytime they were on the ice together.

Because great shooters are common sights in hockey, every team has great shooters. But the people that can turn those shooters into scorers are the players that teams truly vie for when it becomes crunch-time.

In the faceoff circle he has become a menace to icely society with his berzerker menace and wit, beating more experienced centers through sheer talent and force of will.

There are always places of improvement, but every scout, trainer, and coach will attest that Kristján is a man possessed away from the ice just as much as he is on the ice itself. Training every day, every night, and feasting on the finest boars he hunted himself. It seems that every part of his daily live is lived like a viking, always prepared for more conquest... Conquest on the ice.

With the Knights heading into the playoffs with a bye in the first round, they'll prepare for a big matchup to decide who gets to face the Eastern challenger, and no doubt once more will be looking at Kristján Vilhjalmsson to slot the puck right onto the stick of his teammates for a monsterous goal that will send the Kelowna fans into the raptures, and hopefully send Kelowna into winning the SMJHL Championship.