Viking Quest

GOTEBORG, Sweden- The Timberwolves left Thunder Bay for Karlstad, Sweden on Thursday morning for Friday nights bout against the Killers.

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The trip started on a cramped charter flight on Bearskin Airlines from Thunder Bay International to Toronto. From there the Wolves had an hour layover, then it was onto a more comfortable, but long flight on Air Canada to London, England. Then a hop over the North Sea to Goteborg, Sweden.

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The hockey club will spend the night in Goteborg, then travel by bus north to Karlstad. They will have a walk through, and then a light practice to get their skates back under them.

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As a bonus for the long trip over the Atlantic, the Timberwolves will have three days off before their next game on Tuesday in Quebec. The players will have all of Saturday to do what they want in Stockholm. Andreas Karlsson, Loui Eriksson and Alexander Edler should be able to act as reliable tour guides of the city.

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The players will fly back to Canada on Sunday morning. But Timberwolves general manager and some scouts will remain in Sweden until Wednesday to personally evaluate three of their own prospects playing in the Swedish Elite League. Then also take a look at some of the 2008 Draft eligiable players.

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The three Timberwolves prospects playing in Sweden are Jonas Ahnelov (pictured) who is a defenseman for Frolunda, right winger Johan Ryno from Djurgarden and centreman Alexander Sundstrom from Brynas.