Purdeller's complicated start to the OHL adventure

Tommy Purdeller is undoubtedly the biggest, most promising South Tyrolean ice hockey talent at the moment. Fast, robust, intelligent and equipped with a powerful shot, the 18-year-old has everything that coaches and sporting directors demand in modern ice hockey. These qualities were also noticed by the Peterborough Petes, the South Tyroleans drafted last summer and later signed. Purdeller wanted to prove himself in the best youth league in the world and take the first step towards an NHL career. However, in the first few months of his North American adventure, the striker encountered many different hurdles. Wie der Peterborough Examiner reported, bureaucratic obstacles first had to be removed. Accordingly, Purdeller was initially unable to take part in the Petes' training camp; he had to skip the fitness tests as well as the first sessions on the ice. The Petes' sporting director, Mike Oke, explains the situation: "With import players you have to get approval from the world association IIHF," says Oke. “We worked closely with his agent and filed the relevant paperwork. Now we just have to wait for the response from the IIHF,” emphasized Oke at the end of August. According to Oke, the transfer fee of $2000 that the Petes had to raise was not the reason for the delay. However, after this problem was solved, a new one arose: Purdeller was injured shortly before the start of the season. On the way back In the last friendly against the Oshawa Generals, the right-handed shooter sustained an upper body injury from which he is still suffering. According to information from the, the downtime should be three to five weeks Peterborough Examiner be. The South Tyrolean has now started ice training again, but he won't make his official debut for the Petes until 14 days at the earliest. We can only hope that Purdeller will then be spared further setbacks.

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Purdeller's complicated start to the OHL adventure

Over the summer, Tommy Purdeller made headlines when he was drafted 15th overall by the Peterborough Petes in the CHL Import Draft. However, the first few months in Canada went anything as desired for the Puster native. But now there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

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