Karsten Kadinger of the Colorado Mammoths has had one hell of a sophomore season. Karsten lead the Colorado Mammoths in scoring this season, and finished 5th in the league overall in goals scored. Kadinger’s rookie season (S38) was definitely a success however. During his rookie season Kadinger lead all Mammoths’ rookies and was 7th on the team in points. Kadinger finished S38 with 10 goals and 8 assists for a total of 18 points. In comparison, this season Kadinger scored 22 goals and 16 assists, more than doubling both totals from the previous year to finish with 38 points.

Kadinger’s stats have improved in other areas as well in the past year. Karsten finished S38 a with a minus 1 rating. At the conclusion of S39’s regular season, Kadinger is a +8. In addition to this, Kadinger has found a more physical game style, completing 36 hits in S39 compared to only 16 in his rookie year. Of course, this physical style has had one minor drawback. Karsten has spent 28 minutes in the penalty box this season compared to only 6 minutes in S38.

All in all, Karsten Kadinger has gone from a middle of the pack player to the Mammoths offensive leader in a single season. In doing so, he has become the model that other Mammoths rookies will hope to replicate in the future.