Kristian Seppanen had a mediocre first season in the SMJHL - however, it's likely all up from here. The highlights of Seppanen's season included 20 points, with a 5.4:1 Takeaway:Giveaway Ratio, and a solid 178 blocked shots. However, despite what on the surface was a lacklustre season, Kristian Seppanen did some pretty impressive things and glimmers of greatness shined through.

In his rookie season, Kristian Seppanen set the rookie all-time shots blocked record for the Yukon Malamutes, crushing the record previously set by Pablo Pombo by 42 blocked shots. Seppanen also finished top 10 in the league for blocked shots. This is a record Kristian Seppanen expects to hold on to for a reasonably long time. Furthermore, Kristian Seppanen achieved an amazing feat - scoring 0 goals in 66 games played. Seppanen was the only player to do so this season, and Seppanen looks to continue this record into the next season. But Seppanen's greatest moment of immortality was in game 1 of the playoffs, where Kristian Seppanen's first career goal was a game winning goal to open the Malamutes' strong playoff run - this is a goal he will remember for his entire career.

In the offseason, Seppanen's focus has been on improving his defensive game, and focusing on his playmaking opposed to his scoring. The goal this season is to continue his regular season scoreless drought, and hopefully come in first with most shots blocked. Long-term, Seppanen aims to win an award for best defensive defensemen, or best defensemen overall.