Some people like to call Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie wild because of his roving ways, and I’ve been known to call defenseman Nikita Zadorov a wild mustang. However, there was an original Wild Stallion, and that was Sandis Ozlinsh.
Sandis Ozolinsh, #8, was always one of my favorite players. Talk about a player who played all 200 feet of the ice — he roved over that ice like the wild stallion that earned him his nickname. He was an exciting player to watch — and quite a character to boot.
Memories of Sandis Ozolinsh
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