The editors would like to start by thanking your wife for giving us permission to book you in for a short interview, can you tell us a bit about the Niels Larsen Trophy?

It is a tournament for ice hockey players, who, like myself, have a high level of ambition, questionable technical skills and where the genetic conditions were not good enough to make it all the way to the NHL.

I am a fan of sharpening skates but there is no difference in the skating despite trying all the profiles and bowl depths available. I also have a hard time hitting the puck even though I have a stick from Pierre Engvall. But I am the best Danish player in the tournament, I am sure of that.

Ice hockey should be fun, fun, fun and nice. Unfortunately, it rarely is for my fellow players when they end up on the same team as me. That's why it will be extra fun for you and your team to participate in this tournament.

 You were born in the same year as former All Star back Brian Leetch, can you tell us a bit about your similarities and what standard participants in the tournament can expect to face?

Brian was a constant threat in the offensive zone, I am a constant threat in the defensive zone. Luckily, I'm too slow to make a defensive tackle but my goalie is terrified every time I get the puck in my own zone.

I'm more than happy to pass my opponents to such clear goal chances and if they still fail to score, I can well boast that I have made no less than 4 documented own goals this season. There are probably just as many undocumented ones, but I'm happy to replay them in the tournament for those who doubt.

Finally, why is icing not applied in the tournament?

I'm happy to tell you that. Since I don't find it important or necessary to aim when I shoot, rarely get over the centre line or for that matter have the physical ability to shoot a puck all over the ice, I have decided that we will never, ever apply icing as long as my name is the showcase for the tournament.

Offside I like, because I would never be faster than puck-carrying players. But icing? No, that would be as bad as Frölunda removing the Indian from the chest.