The Free Press’s Helene St. James asked Patrick Kane, Joe Veleno, Ville Husso, Marco Kasper, Simon Edvinsson and Ben Chiarot about their Christmas traditions and “Holiday Break” plans:
In his native Austria, Marco Kasper relished the backdrop of the Alps all the more during yuletide.
“For me it’s when we get together and play pond hockey,” he said. “That’s something I always enjoyed as a young kid. We celebrate on the 24th and get everyone together and have a good time.”
Further north, in Sweden, Simon Edvinsson has an indoor tradition he cherishes.
“In my family on Christmas eve we always had this show we watched, Kalle Anke,” Edvinsson said. “My whole family would sit by the TV and watch that.”
Kalle Anke is the Swedish version of Disney’s Donald Duck. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Canadian Ben Chiarot and his wife have their own entertainment they enjoy with their young children.
“The night before Christmas, we like everyone being together and watching a movie,” Chiarot said. “We’ve started the Polar Express, so we watch that with our kids.”
St. James also posted a video of the aforementioned Wings players discussing their Christmas traditions:
