Look at this kid. Just look at him. Doesn’t he just look like the little brother of your best friend growing up. The one who would always turn off the Nintendo as you were nearing the final lap of Rainbow Road? Yeah, that’s what I thought too. Turns out he’s better at life, hockey and, uhh, you name it, than I’ll ever be. Oh and his name is Oliver Wahlstrom, he’s from Maine and he’s nine.
A little setup: The event is TD Bank’s annual Mini 1-on-1 in Boston. Basically, a shootout, composed of the best of the best, for kids. Now, check this out:
Did you see that? I’m no hockey technician, but kid just put on a clinic on being super-awesome. Basically, if my slow-mo rendering is correct, it looks as though young Oliver picks up the puck with the back of his stick, spins, and backhands a wicked-shot-double-axle-laser straight into the net. Video games? The Mighty Ducks? Kristi Yamaguchi? My childhood? Nothing on this kid.
Comments
kate
October 15th, 2009 - 10:49:20 AM
i dunno. i mean, where has this kid to go but down? i predict a few years of middling jv work, followed by a precipice of drug use, failure and loneliness. or a life full of nhl contracts, hot women and loads and loads of stanley cups one or the other
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fuck
December 28th, 2009 - 3:13:36 PM
fgggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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