Biscuits and Breezers

Player Request:
Viktor Steenson

           Welcome back to Biscuits and Breezers! I recently had a person request I do a piece on a specific player. Now this person that put in the request will not be named for confidentiality reasons 

but I will tell you, of course, who the player is. I work with him very often and he is one of my best clients. Viktor Steenson. Now, I know it might seem that I only concentrate on this particular player because he comes up in my blogs so often, but I promise you all of my clients get the same treatment as everyone else. Every player request is accepted and I try to work them in any way I can. So, with out any more explanation or reasoning let's get to the player already!

    Viktor Steenson is 6 ft 1 in, 210 lbs, and is from Vaxjo, Sweden. As you all probably know, he is playing for the Missoula Maulers in the AWHL for the 2012-2013 season. He is doing quite well too. Now I wouldn't describe him as a goon and not quite as a sniper, but in the middle. Viktor has the talents and capabilities of a sniper but really isn't known for his scoring. He is really known for getting out on the ice and working hard, banging bodies, crushing the enemy, and getting down and dirty. Steenson is the player that will put EVERYTHING the team needs before his needs even if that means working a specific player so his team can score the necessary goals. I really feel that he gets very attached to his team mates that are playing on the team for that season and that helps him out a lot too. Viktor is a very passionate player that really, I mean this is his life, pours his heart into every play. He is a "breed" of hockey player that is slowly dying out and it is very comforting to meet a player like him. I am talking about the player that plays for the game and not specifically the rewards and perks that come with it. I mean yes the rewards and perks are great but that's not the prize.

Viktor's Vaxjo J20 Lakers Picture (Credit to Vaxjo Lakers J20)

       The prize he plays for is the skates cutting the translucent ice. The roadies with the boys. The away games that take all night to get to and all morning to get home. He plays for the boys and for the team. The rituals before the games and the pump up music 5 minutes before warm ups. Starting line ups and line changes. See the key that Viktor works with also is that he makes time for his fans. If he is out for a game, he will walk around and talk to just about everyone that looks his way and they love it. He has time for everyone. I bet that during a game while he is out, he will talk to about 15-20 families before the final buzzer. You can tell he makes people happy because when his line goes out on the ice the fans will shout, "Go Sweden!" or "Steenson Steenson". Viktor makes sure he leaves a great impression on everyone that wants it. I am happy to see that he is thriving so far away from home because some players don't.

Viktor playing in his Breast Cancer Awareness Jersey (Credit to Missoula Maulers)

     Now the style that he has is quite different from anything I have seen before. Viktor combines Canadian, American, and European  styles of play to form one new generation of moves that is taking leagues across the world by storm. Forwards that won't take the place of defenseman, but will back them and play with them. Usually forwards stay away from the defenseman and keep with their line. But this is not Viktor. He will get down and dirty with the blue line boy as well as being a responsible forward. Viktor makes his presence known on the ice because he wants everyone to know that this is his game and his shift. If you mess it up, he hopes you are prepared to get what is coming. Most likely it won't be pretty. I mean I was at one of the games he was playing and an opposing player tripped him and then scurried away. Well, that was NOT the right choice at all. Viktor took all he had, found the guy, and smeared him into the boards. Guess what? With that hit Viktor unbolted the frame from the glass panes. It took them at least 10 minutes to screw all the bolts that came out, back in. I mean this was a huge hit. I was sitting about two rows up in the stands and I felt it.

Steenson's roster picture (Credit to Missoula Maulers)

     

              Well I guess it has come time to wrap this player request up. I am very happy that I was able to work with him this year and I hope to continue working with him in the future.  I also hope that he continues to strive this season and moves up to either the NAHL or NCAA next year. I think that this would be terrific for him and he really deserves it. Keep it up Viktor I'll be watching! Have a great rest of the season! Also thank you to the person that put this player request in I had a great time writing it.