St. Olaf College

Biscuits and Breezers

  Welcome back to another blog for Biscuits and Breezers!  Here is another post for the College Spotlight series and today I will be reviewing St.Olaf College forward Joey Sundgren!

Biscuits and Breezers' College Spotlight Player:

Joey Sundgren

Height: 5 ft 10 in

Weight: 170 lbs

Hometown: Cedar Park, Texas, USA

If you have never watched Joey Sundgren play, now is the time to start. Joey is an absolutely phenomenal skater and is out of this world with the puck. His puck and stick handling skills are very impressive, but the attribute that deserves the most recognition is his shot on goal. He is always planning where the biscuit needs to go and at what moment in time it will get there most successfully. Sundgren dissects the game into individual steps that need to be accomplished and doesn't stop until every step is done to the best of his ability. The other thing that you need to know when watching Joey play is his level of hockey intelligence. It is absolutely out of the roof and you can see that in how executes his plays. Instead of trying to beat the game or playing with whatever it throws at him, he takes in every thing that is going on around him similar to let's say a very well tuned technical program, and that is how he assesses how the play will proceed from there on out. Joey knows which players to avoid, which players to dangle, and where the best place to beat the tendy is to light the lamp. He will fit in perfectly with the college hockey scene because he is already at that highly competitive level and will be in the fight all the way. Joeys plays a quick and tough game but one that is backboned with strength, finesse on the ice, and intelligence. At this point in time leading up from juniors and transitioning into college hockey, Sundgren definitely resembles Zach Parise back in his days at UND. Strong leader with a scoring touch. Joey was most certainly a stand out player when played in the NAHL and the WSHL and many of his skills that he has taken from his junior seasons will aid him in the highly competitive world of college hockey. Going back to the Parise comparison, it is in my opinion that Joey Sundgren resembles Zach Parise also due to his determination. Sundgren knows what he wants and where he wants to go with the sport. He is always 100% committed to his team but Joey doesn't stop until he is victorious. Great potential to be a phenomenal college skater.

Best of luck Joey with St. Olaf! Have a great season!

(Credit to St. Olaf)

Next College Spotlight Player:
Colton Wolter (University of Wisconsin -Eau Claire)