Norwegian Mats Zuccarello Has Often Been Hailed for His Efforts on the Ice
OSL MALLPAPER PHOTO: GETTYIMAGES PHOTO: Norwegian Mats Zuccarello has often been hailed for his efforts on the ice. Last year, he won the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award for his contributions to the NY Rangers, and, for both 2014 and 2015, was named Norway’s best team player of the year. 12 OSL MALLPAPER DIALOGUE Steady star He’s a high flier in international hockey and recovers his strength while airborne. But Mats Zuccarello Aasen still has his feet on the ground. TEXT: LINN ISAKSEN adison Square Garden, New 2012, he became the third Norwegian in the FACTS York, 9 April 2014. Mats R ussian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Zuccarello and his New York where he spent one season with Metallurg Mats André Rangers teammates are on Magnitogorsk before returning to Rangers Zuccarello Mtheir feet in the box, about to face the in the "City That Never Sleeps" in 2013. Aasen (27) Carolina Hurricanes on the ice. First, a voice If the 27-year-old is to be believed, he Norwegian ice comes on the loudspeaker: In a vote, Ranger seldom takes advantage of the Big Apple’s hockey player fans have picked ‘Zucca’ for the coveted many offerings. who plays for the ‘Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award’. The “New York is an exciting, vibrant city New York Rangers then 26-year-old Zuccarello – nicknamed where it’s hard to get bored. But when in the NHL and Zucca – glides into the rink to accept the I have a day off, what I like most is to relax the Norwegian award before an ecstatic crowd of 18,000.
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