during the 20/21 season, the 21-year-old Briton, Liam Kirk, was loaned to Hanhals IF in Swedish division one.

There he accounted for ten points in twelve games before going home to play for the Sheffield Steelers.

In May, he was then part of Britain's World Cup team that charmed many during the World Cup in Riga, Latvia.

There it was a success for Kirk who accounted for seven goals in as many matches, as well as two assist points.

With this result, he ended up sharing first in the shooting league with Canada's Andrew Mangiapane, even though he played two games less.

Rumored to Sweden

Before the World Cup, Kirk was rumored to be on his way to Dalarna for a game with Mora in the hockey allsvenskan.

The Dala team would, however, sign him before the championship to have a chance to tie him up.

Maybe they would not have had a chance anyway, because now the British career is taking a completely different path.

It was during Friday night Swedish time that the NHL club Arizona went out and told that they had signed a three-year contract with the 21-year-old.

- It has always been a dream for me to play in the NHL.

Getting this deal with Arizona feels great.

I am now one step closer to that dream and I will continue to push myself to reach the highest level, says Kirk via the British Hockey Association.

Kirk was drafted to Arizona 2018 in the seventh round as number 189 overall.

CLIP: See one of Kirk's goals from the hockey World Cup (June 1)

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Kirk signs for Great Britain Photo: Bildbyrån