North Americans in Sweden?MartinStLouis 09-23-2003, 09:15 AM It is known of many studded swedes in the NHL making a name for themselves, best player at the moment Mr. Swede himself Peter Forsberg. What about those young North Americans trying to make names for themselves in Sweden? Anyone know the route one should take to try and make a team there? Or any European Country for that matter? JayzinSmith 09-23-2003, 10:34 AM Blackhawks prospect D Kevin Kantee (born in Idaho), drafted in 2002, plays in Finland. paul99 09-23-2003, 11:51 AM Kevin Kantee is finnish In Finland there are atleast the following North-Americans: Bruce Gardiner Rod Sarich Glen Metropolit Brett Harkins Dave Stathos Joe Murphy Quinn Hancock Scott Langkow Cory Murphy Dave Schneider Martin Bergeron Dylan Gyorgi Shayne Toporowski Jason Dawe Brett Lievers Alexandre Tremblay Rob Tallas I'm fascinated by the sum of knowledge we can have access to. This kind of question would have needed weeks to get an answer just few years ago. MartinStLouis 09-23-2003, 11:54 AM I'm fascinated by the sum of knowledge we can have access to. This kind of question would have needed weeks to get an answer just few years ago. This is very true, however, only one of the questions were answered of the three. Does anyone have any answers for the last two questions? which are.... What about those young North Americans trying to make names for themselves in Sweden? Anyone know the route one should take to try and make a team there? Or any European Country for that matter? Thank you for all your answers, the web kicks ass when it comes to finding information quickly! Marshall 09-23-2003, 11:56 AM I think that journeyman Glen Metropolit is playing in Sweden. Don't hold me to that, though. paul99 09-23-2003, 12:46 PM This is very true, however, only one of the questions were answered of the three. Does anyone have any answers for the last two questions? which are.... What about those young North Americans trying to make names for themselves in Sweden? Anyone know the route one should take to try and make a team there? Or any European Country for that matter? Thank you for all your answers, the web kicks ass when it comes to finding information quickly! Ask the question on eurohockey.net in the fan section. There are always such questions there and always good answers in a matter of days not hours. eh 09-23-2003, 12:50 PM I think that journeyman Glen Metropolit is playing in Sweden. Don't hold me to that, though. Nope, he's playing in Finland, just like DieHard said a few messages earlier. I_r_1337 09-23-2003, 05:25 PM Yes Finald because his team played against the Leafs. amp 09-23-2003, 11:43 PM What about those young North Americans trying to make names for themselves in Sweden? Anyone know the route one should take to try and make a team there? Or any European Country for that matter? I would think that a big part of getting a contract in for example Sweden is having the right agent, ie. someone who has connections there. I wonder who is the more active side when players move overseas to Europe? Do the teams contact agents to see if they have suitable players to fill certain roles in the team or is it usually the agent going through teams pimping his client? Predatore 09-23-2003, 11:46 PM North Americans in Sweden In the SEL Mike Bales Greg Brown Brian Felsner Lee Jinman Ryan Savoia Tier II Nicholas Angell Tyler Kindle Dean Seymour Steve Potvin U20 Junior League Eric Kleine Nicholas Sirota psycho_dad 09-24-2003, 05:09 AM I'd say Finland is the best for north americans, the style is more similar to north american leagues than it is in sweden etc. Finnish league is considered by many to be the second best league in the world...thats why many wish to showcase there. I know lots of them go to germany and switzerland also, but those are usually players who go to earn their pension money at the age of 38-40. The ones who come to Finland sometimes bounce back (or into) to the NHL. psycho_dad 09-24-2003, 05:12 AM I would think that a big part of getting a contract in for example Sweden is having the right agent, ie. someone who has connections there. I wonder who is the more active side when players move overseas to Europe? Do the teams contact agents to see if they have suitable players to fill certain roles in the team or is it usually the agent going through teams pimping his client? For what I know, it's the euro teams that are more active, searching for players who are just barely dropped out of the NHL and who could be helpfull. Gwyddbwyll 09-24-2003, 10:28 AM I'm fascinated by the sum of knowledge we can have access to. This kind of question would have needed weeks to get an answer just few years ago. Wait until EHM:FE comes out :) | ||