Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson held a youth hockey camp called the EP40 Skills Camp in his native Sweden to give back to his community.
Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson held a youth hockey camp called the EP40 Skills Camp in his native Sweden to give back to his community.
Pettersson, who was just paid a handsome extension, said he isn't doing it for the money but for his hometown, Ånge. The camp took place from July 5th to 8th.
"Mainly, I want to give back to Ånge; all the money goes to them," Pettersson said in an interview with local media outlet Sundsvalls tidning. "But then I want to offer kids to come here and teach them. Things that we teach here are things that I have practiced every summer."
The Canucks centerman dealt with an injury during the second half of the season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs but is enjoying a smooth-sailing summer helping grow the game.
"There are many who look good, I think," Pettersson said. "Everyone eats and everyone listens. It's the first time I get to act as a coach if you can call it that. I thought it would be hard, but I think it's been great fun."
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