Oskar Ostlund has been confirmed to the Steelers roster ahead of the 2022/2023 season.
The 30 year old goalie from Gavle in Sweden brings a wealth of experience, after playing for the Swedish junior national sides, together with a professional career in his homeland, Switzerland, Norway, Germany and Austria.
Ostlund has signed a two-year contract with the club, which will also see him complete his MBA studies at the prestigious University of Sheffield
Head coach Aaron Fox said “Oskar is coming in on a 2 year University deal, which will provide some nice stability to the goalie position.
“Oskar plays a hybrid style, and is very square on pucks, and his save selection is excellent. He’s provided excellent career numbers in some great European leagues, and is excited to come in here to help us achieve our goals.
“With his Career numbers in Norway of a 92 save percentage, In Germany a 92.8 save percentage, in the IceHL a 90.3 save percentage, and in 16 Champions league games, a 92.5 save percentage, we feel like he will give us a great chance to win every night”
Former Steeler Adrian Saxrud-Danielsen played his part in our new goalies arrival, “Saxy is a good friend of mine” said Oskar. “He told me that he loved Sheffield and The Steelers from day 1, that interested me and after the season I asked him to put me in touch with the coach.
“I talked with Aaron and we had super good conversations, we arranged a deal pretty quick, if I’m being honest it was an easy decision for me, and I’ve been excited to get started since putting pen to paper a while ago now”
As for what we can expect from Oskar on the ice; “I guess the word is Hybrid, I’m not a modern goalie but also not old school, somewhere in between I guess. I am very calm, I think that helps the defence in front of me to be calm as well. I play the circumstances of the game, I keep the pace of the game”
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