This off season has been nothing short of entertaining. The rumors, the jumping to conclusions, endless speculation, frustration, elation...I had blinked my eyes and the jeld-wen preseason tournament is just around the corner and I realized there hasn't been much said on that front. I became a detective and got to the bottom of some things with the help of the google translate and some strong curiosity, I found some rather interesting thoughts. The AIK team has come to America! Currently in California for the beginning of their preseason they played the Ventura County Fusion resulting In a 1-0 loss for the Swedish side. AIK arrive in portland on the 13th ahead of the tournament to acclimate. I haven't found a travel roster yet, but as it draws nearer I'm sure we find that out. Here are more interesting things from our Swedish sister (brother) club: http://www.blackbeat.se/