Hockeybröder från Kanada vill ta nästa steg i Skellefteå

Idag blev det klart med säsongens mest spännande värvningar. Tre Kanadensiska bröder som alla lever för hockey. De spelade förra säsongen i Nynäs Hockey och producerade väldigt bra med poäng. Nicholas Pleša (21) Center, 73 (24+49) poäng på 56 matcher. Matthew Pleša (20) Högerforward, 26 (13+13) poäng på 22 matcher. Peter Pleša (19) Vänsterforward, 95 (45+50) poäng på 64 matcher. (foto:Gunnar Jacobsson)

Sportchef Patrik Degerman
Detta är den största pusselbiten i vårt lagbygge, vi har jobbat länge med det här och det känns riktigt bra att det nu är klart.
Precis som övriga i lagbygget är detta unga ambitiösa killar med drivet att utvecklas och komma vidare i karriären.
Dom har producerat bra med poäng där dom spelat tidigare och vi hoppas att dom ska kunna bidra offensivt med den fart och teknik dom besitter.
Sen känns det intressant att få in lite Kanadensisk mentalitet som vi hoppas ska göra att vi kan få bra kamp och driv på träningar och matcher.

De befinner sig för närvarande hemma Kanada men vi fick en trevlig pratstund med bröderna

How did you start with hockey?
Peter
-I first started playing soccer and at first I did not want to play hockey. Then a little later on I woke my dad up saying I wanted to play hockey.

Nick
-At the age of 3 I was playing soccer because that was the only sport you could play and one day me and my dad were watching hockey and he asked me if I wanted to play hockey and I said yes. This was when I was 4 and so he started to teach me how to play before I entered organized hockey at age 6.

Have you played many other sports?
Nick
-Yes me and my brothers all played other sports including soccer, tennis, golf, and swimming. Also played on school teams.

Last year you moved to sweden and played senior hockey, how come?
Peter
-Because we wanted to play professional and continue playing together.

Can you describe the difference in the hockey you played in Canada With the Swedish hockey?
Nick
-In Canada/USA the hockey is focused more on physicality because there is less skill than there is in Sweden.

You have now signed a one year contract with SK Lejon, what is your goal for the season and in the long run?
-The goal for this season is to help the team to get to the allsvenskan qualifier. And in the long run to play professional in Sweden and eventually go to the NHL.

What do you know about the HockeyEttan as a league?
-We knows hockeyettan is a quality league with talented players and good fan bases.

What do you know about SK Lejon?
-They play in a beautiful arena with great facilities. They didn't reach their expectations last year but we are hoping to help take the team to the next level.

What type of players can we expect from the Plesa brothers?
-We play a very skilled and fast game. We also like to play physical and work hard. We are team players.

In every league you played the Plesas always scored alot of goals and assists, can you keep it up in HockeyEttan?
-Yes we can keep producing points which we hope will help the team succeed to the allsvenkan qualifier.

When do you move to the hockey crazy town of Skellefteå?
-We will be moving to the hockey town Skelleftea early august. How crazy is it?

A very warm welcome to you to Skellefteå and SK Lejon!
-Thank you we are extremely happy to be with SK Lejon and we are excited to start the season.

Johan Marklund Valberedning