Mora IF
Mora survived last year when they beat local rivals, Leksand, who were trying to come up from the Hockey Allsvenskan. Unless they have a great deal of fortune, I think they could could again been in the qualification playoff to remain in the SHL.
They will lose two of their top four scorers, including David Kase, who will finally get to tryout in the AHL after being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015. However, keeper Christian Engstrand (above) who shone in the relegation playoff remains between the posts.
Joining the team on defense they have an interesting new signing in the 194 cm tall Slovakian Olympian, Marek Daloga who comes in after three years in the KHL. He's the kind of player that might put more time in the penalty box than goal scoring. But he will be joined by seasoned veteran Adam Masuhr, who at 35 will be returning to his youth club, in surely the last move of his playing career. A goalscoring defenseman, he has won the league in Sweden and Finland as well as coming from playing two seasons in the KHL.
On the front line, the new import of note might be Finn, Michael Keränen. Although never drafted he played two seasons in the AHL, mainly for Iowa Wild, where he had an impressive 0.49 PPG. Although born in Sweden this will be his first ever season here and he could well become a fans favourite at his new club.
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