travel city. NHL veteran Anton Strelman’s career may go on for another year – in Boston.
He just signed a so-called beta contract with the classic Bruins.
– It was a fun opportunity that came up, says the 36-year-old from Västgöt to Sportbladet.
After last season, spent in Arizona, I stood Anton Strelman Without a contract, it was not clear for a long time what awaits him this year.
For a while, teams like HV71 and Timrå had been hoping he’d come and finish his career with a season in the SHL, but “Strålle” after some thought chose to stay in North America hoping for a chance somewhere in the league. Belong to fifteen years.
In the end, that’s exactly what happened.
The Boston Bruins of Six Originals offered him a so-called trial, that is, a test contract. If he does a good enough job during the ongoing training camp, and in next week’s pre-season matches, he will get a real contract.
An interesting opportunity arose, says the 36-year-old when the flight from Phoenix landed at Boston’s Logan Airport.
– I’ve played many matches against the Bruins over the years and have a good understanding of them. It’s a team that is always difficult to play against, and they have expectations that they will win, which of course I missed. So it will be fun to compete for a place.
injured
With two of the Boston Bears’ top players, Charlie McAvoy and Matt Grzelcic, injured and set to miss the regular season opener, there should be a good chance the scarred fighter from Tibro to interfere.
Since making his National Hockey League debut in 2007, he has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Arizona Coyotes, appeared in two Stanley Cup Finals and earned 293 points in a total of 930 regular season games – plus to 26 points in 113 playoffs.
During the adventure now beginning in Boston, he meets fellow compatriot Humpus Lindholm, Linus Olmark, Oscar Steen, Fabian Liesel and Victor Berglund.