I’ll call this a peek behind the paywall, because the article referenced by IceHockeyGifs on Twitter is in Helsingborgs Dagblad, and it’s behind a paywall:
Marco Kasper on ice with Rögle in anticipation of vying for NHL job.
— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) August 14, 2023
”It’s going to require hard work, but that’s what I’ve been preparing for during the summer. Everything’s a little faster in the NHL, I think the hockey can fit me pretty well.”#LGRW https://t.co/tBaWuNa6A5
Update: Just for the record, from Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen, Marco Kasper is tri-lingual:
This is a serious young man, someone who wants to educate himself on and off the ice. One of his accomplishments this summer was finishing up some assignments to graduate from high school. The Innsbruck, Austria native turned 19 four months ago. He speaks three languages: German, Swedish and English.
“I learned English in school growing up,” Kasper said. “Swedish I learned the past three years (playing in Sweden), going to school every day I learned pretty quickly.”
His language skill serves him well in a multi-national NHL dressing room.
“That’s very cool,” Kasper said.” I can speak German to some guys, Swedish to other guys and English to the rest of the guys. That’s pretty cool.”
Kasper’s father, Peter, was a professional hockey player, and is his agent.
