Stefan Patryk Liv, he came, he saw and then went back to Sweden.

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Last April the Grand Rapids Griffins came to play the Chicago Wolves as part of the usual AHL intra division schedule. The Wolves and Griffs are old rivals and since the last rearrangement of the division these "old friends" do not see each other nearly enough. Now every time we meet it's more like a reunion rather than the bitter rivalry it once was. After the game I contacted a Grand Rapids sports writer, Dave Wolf (who is arguably the worlds greatest Griffs fan) and asked him just who was this Stefan Liv? He told me basically Liv was a hot Swede who has come into the Red Wings system to try out the North American game under a one year contract. In the ensuing months Wolf has reported on the Power Play Post Show(http://www.pppshow.net) Liv having seen the North American game in all of it's glory decided after one year to return home to the Land of the Midnight Sun and sign with HV71 of the Swedish Elites.


Stefan Patryk Liv has an interesting past, born 12/21/80 in Gdynia,Poland he was adopted by Swedish parents at the age of two and carries his birth name of Patryk as his middle name today. An Olympian, he was chosen as the third goalie for the 2006 Swedish Olympic team. Liv was part of the 2000 NHL draft where he was chosen 102nd in the third round by the Detroit Red Wings. Liv decided to stay in Sweden until this past year and signed a one year contract with the Wings. Upon his arrival he was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins and for a short time to their feeder or "farm team" the infamous Toledo Storm.
After a year of endless bus rides through the American Midwest and a view of the rough and ready AHL Liv apparently decided he had seen enough and went home. Fair play to him, you have to respect a athlete who knows what he wants, goes and gets it. Stefan Liv,veni,vidi,fere vichi...Hope to see you in the next Olympics, this time farther up the roster.