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because their youth and relative inexperience don’t
show at all in the games, and the wins against VisbyRoma and Åker-Strängnäs are nothing but impressive.
The fast skater from the US, Terrence Johnson, has
played a big part in Vallentuna’s success, since in the
three games he has played for the team, he has scored
no less than six goals [and has also had two assists].
The team is now fifth in the standings, and who would
have thought that before the season started.”

BAC’s head hockey coach, Andrew Burke,
shared his thoughts on how far Johnson has come.
I am proud of Terrence’s wonderful achievement.
He has worked extremely hard over the past couple

of years to position himself for this opportunity.
Terrence’s work ethic has helped him make an easier
transition into the pro style game. His skill has helped
him make an immediate impact. Terrence plays the
game the right way-- he is highly competitive and
plays with passion, which makes him hard to play
against. He was a wonder to coach because we knew
what we were going to get from him on a nightly basis.
Terrence matured and grew into a leader which helped
grow our hockey program.

The college community echoes Coach Burke’s pride,
and we are all excited to watch Johnson’s career
progress in the coming years!

DANNY TRIESLER

Danny Triesler (‘14) signed a contract
last summer to play hockey for the
Swedish Division 3 club Sala HK. Triesler
used to be a captain at Bryn Athyn, and
was an integral part of the teams that
won the DVCHC championship in 2013,
and reached the ACHA D3 Atlantic
Region Regionals in 2014.

Sala is a town
in south-central
Sweden. Upon
his arrival in
September the
local newspaper
featured an
article about
Triesler joining
the team.

Triesler played the preseason games
with Sala HK, and on October 9
(fittingly on Charter Day) he played his
first league game for his new club, a
game in which he scored one goal. He
has played seventeen league games so far,
and in these games scored an impressive
10 goals and had 6 assists. Perhaps his
highlight so far was a game on November
13 when he scored a hat trick and had one
assist for a four point game.

Apart from keeping busy playing with Sala
HK, Triesler has also helped out with youth hockey
practices in Sala, including working with the Sala Silver
Bullets, a team for children with special needs.
Alumni Magazine talked to the GM of Sala HK, Fredrik
Brokmark, and he said, “Danny is a hard working player
and a positive addition to our team. Of course it’s a big
transition moving halfway around the world to play

Fredrik Brokmark, GM Sala HK

MAKING HIS DREAMS COME TRUE

Triesler and Johnson played for the Lions
together at BAC and now both play
professional ice hockey in Sweden.

After visiting with Jane
Williams-Hogan, Triesler sent
her a note: “It was so nice to
see you again. Made me miss the old times terribly. My time
at the college was the best time of my life. There will never
be any place or experience that could top my time at BAC!

hockey, but I think he has managed that really well.
Over here we play a different kind of hockey than you
play in the U.S. Here the game features more passing
and is a bit more tactical. Besides playing hockey
Danny is also training our youth teams and teaching
our younger school kids in the art of hockey. Our
team is now chasing a place in the playoff rounds
after Christmas, and hopefully we will make it. Our
League, Division 3 Västmanland/Örebro, is at the
moment one of the best in Sweden and its great to
have Danny be a part of it.”

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