Getting to know your Maulers
Player #9 Henrik Ekestahl
Player #9 Henrik Ekestahl
Get to know a Mauler
Player #9: Henrik Ekestahl
Player #9: Henrik Ekestahl
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Welcome back to another Meet your Maulers! This time we are getting to know defenseman #12 Henrik Ekestahl. Henrik is 5 ft 9 in, 176 lbs, and is from Umea, Sweden. In the 2012-2013 season he played with Bjorkloven J20. He recorded 3 goals in 23 games played, 5 assists, 8 TPs, 24 PIMs, and a +/- of 11. I am a huge fan of defenseman and when I watched the Maulers vs. Totems series, I was specifically watching the blue liners. I am certainly glad I was watching Henrik because man this guy can play! He is very good with the physical aspect of but I think his strong point would be the technical side. Henrik has a very strong clapper and has soft hands with the puck. He can flick the puck very smoothly for some sick sauce. He isn't afraid of any oncoming attackers and seems to be threatened by no one. Sturdy defenseman and all around smart player. Here is what Henrik had to say!
1. What are you most looking forward to this season with the Maulers?
HE: To win games
2. What do you expect to bring to the team this year?
HE: Passion to the game and the winning
3. What age did you start playing?
HE: 5 years old
4. Other than hockey what are your hobbies/things you like to do outside the rink?
HE:Play tennis, golf, hang out with my friends
5. Is there anything you would like to tell the fans?
HE: Come to the game on Friday haha [This past weekend]
6. Where do you see yourself in hockey in the next 5 years?
HE:I don't know. I'll figure it out in 5 years
7. Who is your favorite NHL team?
HE: I don't have a favorite NHL team
8. What do you enjoy most about Missoula?
HE: That it's a small city with all the mountains around it. I love that
9. Goon, Slapshot, or Miracle?
HE: Miracle
10. If you had to compare yourself to any NHL player who would it be (and why?)
HE: I don't know actually. I don't watch that much NHL
11. Do you have any pregame rituals or songs?
HE: No
12. Who is the best travel partner?
HE: It would be Sebastian because we speak the same language
13. If you had to pair up a villain and a superhero on the team who would it be?
HE: Superhero would be Christian Manning and the villain would be Corey Schafer
14. Best dressed?
HE: Me and Sebastian
15. Favorite hockey memory?
HE: It was when I played U-16 with the team back home. We went long in the playoffs
16. Worst locker room experience?
HE: Next question haha
17. Who is the team's player who best embodies the junior lifestyle?
HE: It would be my two room mates Corey Schafer and McNally
18. If you had to be stranded on a desert island with anyone in the world who would it be?
HE: Someone who could build a boat to get out of there
19. What is the biggest difference for you between Swedish and North American hockey?
HE: Probably how much tactic we have back home like how to get a play and all that stuff. It is more faster here and they don't care about the techniques as much
20. What do you miss most about home?
HE: Speak my own language, my friends, Mom and Dad, and my sister probably.
21. Is there any language barrier between you and the team mates especially out on the ice?
HE: I don't speak as much on the ice so I don't know I never speak
Henrik is not only a great defenseman but also goes through interviews very smoothly! Thank you very much for the interview it was a pleasure! Good luck with the Maulers this season!
HE: To win games
2. What do you expect to bring to the team this year?
HE: Passion to the game and the winning
3. What age did you start playing?
HE: 5 years old
4. Other than hockey what are your hobbies/things you like to do outside the rink?
HE:Play tennis, golf, hang out with my friends
5. Is there anything you would like to tell the fans?
HE: Come to the game on Friday haha [This past weekend]
6. Where do you see yourself in hockey in the next 5 years?
HE:I don't know. I'll figure it out in 5 years
7. Who is your favorite NHL team?
HE: I don't have a favorite NHL team
8. What do you enjoy most about Missoula?
HE: That it's a small city with all the mountains around it. I love that
9. Goon, Slapshot, or Miracle?
HE: Miracle
10. If you had to compare yourself to any NHL player who would it be (and why?)
HE: I don't know actually. I don't watch that much NHL
11. Do you have any pregame rituals or songs?
HE: No
12. Who is the best travel partner?
HE: It would be Sebastian because we speak the same language
13. If you had to pair up a villain and a superhero on the team who would it be?
HE: Superhero would be Christian Manning and the villain would be Corey Schafer
14. Best dressed?
HE: Me and Sebastian
15. Favorite hockey memory?
HE: It was when I played U-16 with the team back home. We went long in the playoffs
16. Worst locker room experience?
HE: Next question haha
17. Who is the team's player who best embodies the junior lifestyle?
HE: It would be my two room mates Corey Schafer and McNally
18. If you had to be stranded on a desert island with anyone in the world who would it be?
HE: Someone who could build a boat to get out of there
19. What is the biggest difference for you between Swedish and North American hockey?
HE: Probably how much tactic we have back home like how to get a play and all that stuff. It is more faster here and they don't care about the techniques as much
20. What do you miss most about home?
HE: Speak my own language, my friends, Mom and Dad, and my sister probably.
21. Is there any language barrier between you and the team mates especially out on the ice?
HE: I don't speak as much on the ice so I don't know I never speak
Henrik is not only a great defenseman but also goes through interviews very smoothly! Thank you very much for the interview it was a pleasure! Good luck with the Maulers this season!
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