In today's episode, we had the pleasure to sit down with professional hockey player and Liiga import for Jukurit, Alex Berardinelli.

Aleksandr Petrov (Finnish Scout/Journalist) and our team spent the day with Alex in the club's hometown of Mikkeli, Finland.

We toured the home arena, the ice hockey clubs facilities (locker room, training, etc), and exploring around town in Mikkeli. We hope you enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Alex Berardinelli.

• Alex Berardinelli- Growing Up, Early Beginnings of Hockey in Pittsburgh
• Transition into Junior Hockey in the US
• From Juniors to NCAA for Colorado College (high quality hockey + education)
• Leadership experience as a Captain at the NCAA level
• Transition to pro hockey
• Level of play and style in the ECHL
• Alex story on how his hockey agent helped him land 1st contract in Europe + communication with team
• Experience living and playing in France
• Skill of European hockey and how it differs from NA style of game
• Move to pro hockey in Finland from France
• Acclimating to living in Finland day-to-day
• Winning Mestis championship in 1st season in Finland with IPK
• What it’s like to play in Liiga for Jukurit? One of top leagues in Europe
• Competitiveness in Liiga amongst teams
• Advice to other players looking to play in Europe
• Fun Blitz Questions
• Closing

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Have aspirations to play hockey in Europe? Visit: https://www.PlayHockeyInEurope.com