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If given the option between Tampa bay and Calgary, Henrik Lekberg Osterman would definitely choose Calgary. He loves the great outdoors and combining some fantastic and exciting playoffs hockey with an all expenses paid weekend AND finishing it off with an elongated stay to go up hiking? That would be a great come true for the young Swedish winger. First order of business as far as Lekberg Osterman is concerned is going out and purchasing some nice cowboy boots and a cowboy hat followed by the biggest, best, most expensive steak he can find. When in Rome, right? When it comes to food and drink in general, he would most likely splurge the first night then go a little leaner, especially cutting down on beer and maybe going for something a little fancier, like whiskey or cognac. Hell, even some champagne breakfast wouldn't be out of the question. After the conclusion of the two games he would like to take a few extra days to head up to Jasper and see Banff, maybe take a few days to go see the badlands. Get a big, nice dose of nature at her finest.

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Personally, Henrik Lekberg Osterman is routing for Calgary. He’s always had a weak spot for the province of Alberta and specifically the city of Calgary as the Dragons were his fathers favourite SHL team when he was growing up. He visited both Calgary and Edmonton as a young child and has very fond memories of both cities and he even attended his first SHL hockey game in The Big Parm, an experience that was a big turning point for a young, impressionable kid that was obsessed with the fantastic sport of hockey. Plus, everyone loves a good comeback story. Even if its a team filled with some of the biggest hockey names in recent memory.

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In dimension Schmalgamorg X5, the finals of the S50 playoffs was anything but dull. Since the annexation of the Luna colonies along with the low grav hockey league back in S44 as well as the introduction of Gegelonians in S47, the game had really developed at an incredible pace during the last decade. Some oldtimers claimed it had changed for the worse, as physicality had dropped to an all time minimum and the controversial addition of Zero Grav overtime periods made parts of the game almost unrecognizable as hockey but viewer numbers were higher than ever as the SHL was being broadcast to a dusin worlds. On top of that, this would be the first season that a Gegelonian would take part in the finals of an SHL playoff. Facing of in the finals were the Luna based Aitken Basin Rocketeers, led by Captain Scharglon Garglon of Gegelon V against the Los Angeles Panthers, led by none other than the evil twin of our own Mike Izzy, the mustachioed Mark Dizzy. Should make for a very interesting series for sure.


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Lekberg Osterman didn’t quite know what to expect when he headed into his first season in the juniors but with some guidance from his coach as well as just speaking with some of his team mates it was clear that he needed to work on his defensive play. He produced offensively but was a liability at times in his own end. In the previous offseason he worked very hard on his skating. The results were a much better full 200 feet game but arguably it came at the cost of offensive output and this lack of scoring was especially prevalent during the playoffs where Lekberg Osterman really did not at all produce. His whole season was quite streaky which is definitely something he would like to work on. This offseason he will be working much harder on the physical parts of his game as well as his passing. I think that would serve either of these teams quite well in a 4th line role. Having a defensively responsible winger with the ability to fit on the 2nd PK or PP unit is always very handy. Combine that with the hunger for success that young players bring to the game and its often a winning combination that can prove to be the difference in a best of 7 series.


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C. Going into the finals, I was definitely expecting it to be a low scoring series. Both teams have fantastic two-way forwards that are defensively responsible along with a strong D-core for both. The goaltenders Kata Vilde and Benjamin Blue have been playing great in between the pipes as well, providing some of the best goaltending in the league.

E. I would definitely pick the chicken parm sandwich. One of the things I miss the most from living in a small Australian city is going to the pub on a thursday night, grabbing a VB and ordering a chicken parma while waiting for the pool table to free up. Don’t get too many places that serve chicken parma in Sweden. Bring on the fucken parma boys!




13/16 + the S50 CW for a total of 16/16. EASY TPE BOYS AND GALS