There's a new sheriff in the State of Hockey. And a Swedish one, at that. His name? Jesper Wallstedt.
But you can call him The Wall of St. Paul. His teammates do. It's a nickname befitting of a Minnesota Wild goaltender who's rewriting the franchise's rookie record books as one of the league's breakout stars.
The Wild even made T-shirts to show their support. Wallstedt just wasn't sure whether to join in on the fun or not.
"I have no idea where it came from," Wallstedt said last month after several Minnesota players began wearing the shirts.