There was a trade made today during the CHL Import Draft, where last year's break out team the Sarnia Sting have traded away Sophmore Sniper P. Boucher to acquire the 3rd overall pick. A pick they used to select a little known Latvian with quite the name, in defenfeman Iam Auzim.
Auzim, at 5'11 161 pounds, is a speedy defenseman with tremendous hockey sense but many speculate he is just too small and weak for the North American Game. Auzim, who was born in Riga, Latvia moved to Moscow with his family when he was 6 and began playing hockey. Originally a winger, Auzim was moved to defense when he was 12 playing for a Russian Junior team. It was there that he would develop into a capable offensive defenseman and selected to start playing for Moskow Red Army junior select team.
After playing last year in a Men's league at the ripe age of 16 Iam and his family have elected to forgo the KHL and try to transition to the North American game by joining the Sarnia Sting. The Sting already feature highly talented players in Yakupov, Galchenyuk, Volpe, and Maxwell but have lacked a talented puck mover on the back end to help the team breakout of their own end. The teams are just preparing for training camp where we will have a change to get our first real look at this Latvian Ace and how he will fit in with the team.
Auzim, at 5'11 161 pounds, is a speedy defenseman with tremendous hockey sense but many speculate he is just too small and weak for the North American Game. Auzim, who was born in Riga, Latvia moved to Moscow with his family when he was 6 and began playing hockey. Originally a winger, Auzim was moved to defense when he was 12 playing for a Russian Junior team. It was there that he would develop into a capable offensive defenseman and selected to start playing for Moskow Red Army junior select team.
After playing last year in a Men's league at the ripe age of 16 Iam and his family have elected to forgo the KHL and try to transition to the North American game by joining the Sarnia Sting. The Sting already feature highly talented players in Yakupov, Galchenyuk, Volpe, and Maxwell but have lacked a talented puck mover on the back end to help the team breakout of their own end. The teams are just preparing for training camp where we will have a change to get our first real look at this Latvian Ace and how he will fit in with the team.
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