Tulokas has challenged the konkar to a fight and scored his first NHL goal.
Arber Xhekaj rose from a day job to the NHL in two years. AOP/USA Today Sports
Canadian defender Arber Xhekaj21, amazes puck fans.
called The Hockey beast according to the site Until two years ago, Xhekaj worked at the cash register of the department store Costco. He didn’t have a reservation for the NHL or even the junior league OHL.
The defender played in the OHL last season. Everything changed when the NHL club Montreal Canadiens offered him a three-year contract.
Xhekaj debuted in the NHL on October 12. He became the talk of the town after fighting the Arizona Coyotes’ konkar Zack Kassian against. Kassian has taken a total of 872 minutes on the ice in 616 NHL regular season games.
The two fought for the puck, when Xhekaj hit Kassian in the face with his glove. Konkari got nervous and poked the defender with a cross stick.
The gloves fell off. Xhekaj knocked Kassian to the ice before the referees intervened in the fight.
– A retired player pointed out how Xhekaj wisely noticed that Kassian was fixing his elbow pads. Xhekaj pounced on Kassian, who made the mistake of taking his eyes off the opponent, reporter Elliotte Friedman said on his podcast called 32 Thoughts.
– The ex-player said that every NHL hockey player notices that Xhekaj is tough, but also sharp-sighted.
Nick name
Arber Xhekaj and Zack Kassian measured each other. AOP/USA Today Sports
Xhekaj scored his first goal last weekend against Dallas. The pile now has power points 1+2.
The newcomer has also received a special nickname “Wifi” in the Canadiens booth.
– You know, the Wifi password usually looks the same as my last name, he joked to reporters.