A day before I got the phone call from the management and we came together to a contract. Afterwards I prepared all so getting my hockey stuff together and being ready for today the flight from Chicago, where my Brother live, to Anchorage.

I stepped into the management room and signed the contract. After that we went to the Lockerroom and I had some hockey stuff with me to put it in my locker. I opened and it was full of balls. I was laughing a lot because I know those rituals from Germany too. I love to have those rituals in a lockerroom. After that I heard all laughing and I also already laughed the hell out of my stomach. We came together I presented myself to the team and we were talking a lot. It was a nice and warm welcome I will never forget. Then we went to the ice and we started the training on the ice. I was good to be back on the ice and get to know the others more and more.

Cant wait to have more training with them and build up a good chemistry with them.