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When this time of year rolls around, forward Tomas Holmstrom is by far the most popular person in the Detroit Red Wings dressing room.
Many of his teammates believe that since this veteran, who is on pace for a fourth straight 20 goal campaign, is from northern Sweden that he must know Santa Claus pretty well.
For years his teammates have been convinced that Pitea, which is the city where Holmstrom was born, is close enough to the North Pole where of course Santa is from.
“Usually at this time of year all the guys come to me and they say ‘Homer can you take this Christmas list and give it to Santa,” said Holmstrom who is known on the ice for taking punishment in front of the opposition net. “And I do just that.”
Pitea, which is roughly on the same geographical parallel as central Alaska, was where this forward took the Stanley Cup last summer so that his cousin could use it in baptizing his 7 week- old daughter in what was an intimate event.
The one teammate who has been constant in giving Holmstrom the gears about knowing Santa is another veteran in Chris Draper who is known for his locker room pranks.
“Absolutely this is a very exciting time of year for him,” said Draper. “We all get excited, but I’m sure Homer gets a little bit more excited about it, living so close to the North Pole and knowing Santa Clause.”
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