Little Whitney was the biggest on the ice – LHC – Corren.se

One two Three. . . and after 4-3 at the start of the Frölunda summit, eight consecutive home wins for Linköping HC, series leader, in SHL hockey. For the second game in just a few days, it was a full-time draw – and a win after extra time.

Lukas Bengtsson – who won the SM gold medal with Frölunda a few years ago – finally reached the crucial goal and was again excellent, but it is impossible to ignore another hero of the match.

Joe Whitney.

The 30-year-old was involved in what happened at the fiercest fall match in the Saab arena. Or what about the double goal, sent off at 3-3, who set the expulsion before 4-3 – that he helped himself?

– Fun match between two good teams with qualified players. With us to come back and win again. I can still be a little annoyed to have missed this open position in the second period. So maybe it has become three points instead of two, "said Joe Whitney.

The 30-year-old has spent his entire career in North America, with five NHL games and 450 AHL games. Now acquired in Linköping, he is a goalkeeper and a producer player in a high-profile channel.

It looked like that in early fall, but it's all right now and up to ten points in eleven games.

Not bad.

"It took a long time to get to play here, it's very different, but I've gotten precious help and I'm used to it now." "It's still hockey here and it's going to be fun, he said.

He did not have to say that he was right.

It seemed.

The chain with Whitney, Derek Roy and Nick Sörensen was the best of the evening. The first started the goalkeeper of the home team and Whitney put 2-2 and 3-2. Two first class finishes. High, fast and difficult.

"I work to shoot when I go to sleep and I'm not in shape.Before my first goal, I was tired and I had a lot of time to think in. Fortunately it's still ready he said, laughing.

For a time, the other family is also in Linköping, and Whitney enjoys life and learning.

– Very fun to come into the room every day. I really like that. I have my little family at home and my big family at work. It could not be better, said Joe Whitney, who with his 168 centimeters belongs to the smallest player in the series.

Talk about turning around in the Saab arena. It was a high speed and chances in both directions.

"We are happy and happy, it was a difficult start, but we have shown personality and have in this game something that is starting to become a good thing, it's a pleasure to invite spectators to that" said Klas Östman, LHC assistant.