August isn’t just trade rumor season, part 2: It’s also the beginning of a full month’s worth of exhibition games and “friendly” tournaments for European teams from Russia to Finland, Sweden, Czechia, Slovakia, Switzerland, et. al.
Most European teams have already had their “ice premiere,” in which the teams make their first public appearances before fans after practicing informally for a couple of weeks together, and then the month-plus of exhibition games and tournaments begin around the 10th-to-14th of the month.
Now it’s incredibly important to remember that we’re talking about a month-long preseason in August here, but it is good to hear GP.se’s Viktor Freden report that Noah Dower Nilsson had 3 assists in today’s exhibition game between NDN‘s Frolunda HC and HV71.
Frolunda won 5-0, and 20-year-old Dower Nilsson, a 6,’ 185-pound winger, posted those three “apples” on a line with former Red Wings draft pick Theodor Niederbach.
Here’s a short translation of the pertinent part of Freden’s article:
Is this what we can expect from you in the future?
I know what I can do. These are the kinds of goals and goals I have. Maybe not three assists per game, but a little more than last year, you can probably expect,” says Dower Nilsson, who produced a total of 10 points during last year’s season.
In the past, Dower Nilsson has been injured in Frölunda career.
What does it mean for you to give this wording in the first game?
“It’s nice. Always good to get a good start in the first game. It’s just continuing,” Dower Nilsson said.
“He’s an offensive skilled player we’re supposed to have our eyes on, then you’ll see if it looks like this every night,” coach Robert Ohlsson continues on the same theme.
Jacob Peterson thinks the talent was great.
“He’s been good at all training sessions, really, so I’m not so surprised he’s this good. Shit fun, he’s a really good “old man,” so it’s great to see that it’s going well for him.
Jere Innala also praises Dower Nilsson.
“He was great as you can see. [His center] Theo (Niederbach) was also very good. They are really skilled players who can make the really nice plays that you got to see today,”the star acquisition notes.
Quoth coach Ohlsson:
“I thought our goalkeeper’s game was very good. I thought our special teams were great. I thought the start of the game was great, and I think Dower stands out if I look at the players. We are dealing well, both without and with the puck, in the five-on-five game? Absolutely, I feel that.”
