Our Athlete of the Month for May is St. Albert resident Erik Christensen! Erik helped his team, Jonkoping HV 71 capture the Swedish Elite League Championship in an exciting OT win in Game 7 of the championship series.
Erik has been playing for Jonkoping HV 71 for the past 4 seasons. He scored 15 goals and 6 assists for 21 points. Prior to that he played 387 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers, Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers, and the Minnesota Wild.