5/20 Seattle Kraken Quotables: Oliver Bjorkstrand

Our Twice-Daily Comments From Kraken Players Continues With The Game 7 Scoring Hero Against Colorado

The Hectic Summer Of 2022, Traded From Colombus To Seattle: "Last year I had a lot of stuff going on. I had surgery, wedding, and had to move to a new city. It's a lot of change, moving cross country in the summer. A honeymoon, and then finding out my wife is pregnant.

"A lot of credit to her, making it easy for me, making me feel comfortable. I owe her a lot.

"I had surgery, wedding, and had to move to a new city. It's a lot of change."

"I wasn't happy about how I came to camp, to be honest and could have had something to do with maybe a slower start.

"I thought I played okay in the beginning of the season.I didn't get puck luck or whatever, but obviously I had to tweak some things. For me, it was just sticking with it, not panic, trust the process. Eventually you start feeling better and it just comes more natural."

Plans For The Summer Of 2023: "I can take a deep breath and make a good plan for workouts and skates and all that.

"It'll be a big summer for me. I want to come back in camp in really good shape."

"We spend the summers in Cleveland. Wife's from there and we have family, so that's going to be our base. Looking forward to getting more time with little one this summer.

"My wife keeps saying, 'You've had one day off since he was born,' so it'll be nice being around a little bit more.

"It'll be a big summer for me. I want to come back in camp in really good shape. Obviously, come next year, it will be even more comfortable. I know the guys, I know the organization, what they expect. So definitely, I'll have no excuses next year."