Aittokallio gave an interview to Finnish Urheilulehti: http://www.urheilulehti.fi/jaakiekk...debyytti-paattyi-tiputukseen-erikoinen-tapaus
I'll try to translate Sami's quotes for you:
On the incident:
"I'm feeling better now and I've got my legs moving. I got cramps and couldn't move them at all. It just happened really suddenly when I was moving from post to post, I just lost both legs. I couldn't really do anything after that."
"I wouldn't say that it was dehydration. I drank six bottles of water and four bottles of Gatorade. And during game I of course drank both. So I can't tell why it happened, I've never had it happen before. Pretty weird thing."
"Afterwards I got the IV so I'd get all the necessary stuff straight to my veins. Otherwise it would have taken up to 24 hours before I could start recovering. So I was able to walk after that and start the recovery."
On the game:
"Guys said to me before the game that they'd give me an easy start. Then we were down on shots 9 to 1 before the 10-minute mark. But on the other hand, it was probably a good thing that I had to face some difficult shots right away and get into the game."
"I should have gotten the first goal. It was a good shot but from a small angle. I thought I was pretty well with it and it hit my shoulder. But I should have been able to take the angle off."
"On the other goal, I'd probably still be looking for the puck if the goal horn didn't go off. I have no idea where the shot game from. After that I started catching the pucks pretty well."
On coming to North America:
"I decided that if I get to play a game, I have to enjoy it. It's a freaking great thing to get to play in the NHL. It's been a dream since I was a kid but there's no need to take any extra pressure. When that's what you wanna do, you just have to do your best and show what you can do."
"I got the feeling that I can play in this league, no problem. It's just a shame that I couldn't finish the game. Next goal is to play full 60 minutes. This will make a nice story to tell to some younger goalie when I'm a veteran. So no need to be nervous."
"I'll do what I can to get the legs back to normal and I'll be sitting next game. But I don't know how long I'm gonna be here and when I'm going back but I just have to be ready for the next game all the time."
I'll try to translate Sami's quotes for you:
On the incident:
"I'm feeling better now and I've got my legs moving. I got cramps and couldn't move them at all. It just happened really suddenly when I was moving from post to post, I just lost both legs. I couldn't really do anything after that."
"I wouldn't say that it was dehydration. I drank six bottles of water and four bottles of Gatorade. And during game I of course drank both. So I can't tell why it happened, I've never had it happen before. Pretty weird thing."
"Afterwards I got the IV so I'd get all the necessary stuff straight to my veins. Otherwise it would have taken up to 24 hours before I could start recovering. So I was able to walk after that and start the recovery."
On the game:
"Guys said to me before the game that they'd give me an easy start. Then we were down on shots 9 to 1 before the 10-minute mark. But on the other hand, it was probably a good thing that I had to face some difficult shots right away and get into the game."
"I should have gotten the first goal. It was a good shot but from a small angle. I thought I was pretty well with it and it hit my shoulder. But I should have been able to take the angle off."
"On the other goal, I'd probably still be looking for the puck if the goal horn didn't go off. I have no idea where the shot game from. After that I started catching the pucks pretty well."
On coming to North America:
"I decided that if I get to play a game, I have to enjoy it. It's a freaking great thing to get to play in the NHL. It's been a dream since I was a kid but there's no need to take any extra pressure. When that's what you wanna do, you just have to do your best and show what you can do."
"I got the feeling that I can play in this league, no problem. It's just a shame that I couldn't finish the game. Next goal is to play full 60 minutes. This will make a nice story to tell to some younger goalie when I'm a veteran. So no need to be nervous."
"I'll do what I can to get the legs back to normal and I'll be sitting next game. But I don't know how long I'm gonna be here and when I'm going back but I just have to be ready for the next game all the time."
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