Now it’s the preseason in Sweden, where the SHL doesn’t even play hockey until after the Red Wings are in training camp (I believe they start on the 17th), but Marco Kasper scored two goals today in Rogle BK’s 4-0 win over the Vaxjo Lakers, as noted by the must-follow IceHockeyGifs on Twitter…
Marco Kasper sneaks in a bad angle goal to give Rögle a 1-0 lead #LGRW pic.twitter.com/mWoXRwbF1N— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) August 26, 2022
Marco Kasper snipes his 2nd goal of the game #LGRW pic.twitter.com/BAFwZZAXfw— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) August 26, 2022
And you can watch Kasper speak near-perfect Swedish, and goaltender Calle Clang do the same thing (and coach Cam Abbott speak in English), in the latest episode of “Grönt & Vitt,” or “Green and White”:
Rogle will be headed overseas to play in Champions Hockey League games on the 1st of September against Polish club GKS Katowice.
For what it’s worth, Dmitri Buchelnikov is ripping it up in the KHL preseason, too. He’s slated to play in the MHL, the Russian Under-20 league, this season, but he’s making a big push for the KHL (with the KHL season near–SKA’s regular season starts on September 3rd):
🚨 Dmitri Buchelnikov PP #LGRW
4-1 SKA #Puchkov #KHL pic.twitter.com/dWWNIyLsvb— Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) August 26, 2022
I highly caution you to not get carried away with these achievements, as the SHL and KHL preseasons are a month long, but it’s cool to see nonetheless.
