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1qqaaz · 11-08-2021, 12:43 PM

I always thought Kylington's background was interesting

From wikipedia
"Kylington is of Swedish and Eritrean descent. Oliver's mother, Teber Zeru, settled in Sweden when she was a teenager as a refugee from the Eritrean War of Independence. She was shot and nearly died fleeing Eritrea for Sweden, where her brother lived."

From SportsNet:

"Some kids can fall asleep to the same Dr. Seuss story every night, but that wasn’t for Oliver Kylington. He favoured a tale that was far more real than “Horton Hears a Who,” that he could listen to his mother’s soothing voice retell night after night.

"Every time my mom tucked me into bed she told me that story. I know it pretty well, even though it is hard to explain in English," the Calgary Flames’ Swedish-born prospect began on Friday morning, "Because I asked her every time: ‘Mom, can you tell me that story?’ It is an inspiring story."

It’s a tale of a young lady named Teber Zeru who barely escaped the African nation of Eritrea, fleeing military forces from neighboring Ethiopia, which were waging war and killing Eritreans by the thousands. She ran from her home with her sister and a friend for a waiting car that would, hopefully, smuggle them over the border and on their way to a new life in Sweden, where a brother lived.

Somewhere between the house and the car, the young woman was shot in the arm.

"But she did not feel it, because her adrenalin was high, and she was running away. She came to the car of a friend who would smuggle them out. She saw blood on the floor and said, ‘Who is bleeding? Where is the blood coming from?’ Then she saw her arm, and she fainted," recalls Kylington (pronounced CHILL-ing-ton). "She almost died because she lost so much blood. But they got to a hospital and stopped the bleeding, and a month later she flew from Eritrea to Saudi Arabia. Then she flew from there to Italy, and then from Italy to my uncle in Sweden.

That woman was Kylington’s mother."

Original article here.

I hope he gets paid handsomely on a long contract and then treats his mother.

11-08-2021, 12:43 PM	#253
1qqaaz Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indiana Exp:	I always thought Kylington's background was interesting From wikipedia "Kylington is of Swedish and Eritrean descent. Oliver's mother, Teber Zeru, settled in Sweden when she was a teenager as a refugee from the Eritrean War of Independence. She was shot and nearly died fleeing Eritrea for Sweden, where her brother lived." From SportsNet: "Some kids can fall asleep to the same Dr. Seuss story every night, but that wasn’t for Oliver Kylington. He favoured a tale that was far more real than “Horton Hears a Who,” that he could listen to his mother’s soothing voice retell night after night. "Every time my mom tucked me into bed she told me that story. I know it pretty well, even though it is hard to explain in English," the Calgary Flames’ Swedish-born prospect began on Friday morning, "Because I asked her every time: ‘Mom, can you tell me that story?’ It is an inspiring story." It’s a tale of a young lady named Teber Zeru who barely escaped the African nation of Eritrea, fleeing military forces from neighboring Ethiopia, which were waging war and killing Eritreans by the thousands. She ran from her home with her sister and a friend for a waiting car that would, hopefully, smuggle them over the border and on their way to a new life in Sweden, where a brother lived. Somewhere between the house and the car, the young woman was shot in the arm. "But she did not feel it, because her adrenalin was high, and she was running away. She came to the car of a friend who would smuggle them out. She saw blood on the floor and said, ‘Who is bleeding? Where is the blood coming from?’ Then she saw her arm, and she fainted," recalls Kylington (pronounced CHILL-ing-ton). "She almost died because she lost so much blood. But they got to a hospital and stopped the bleeding, and a month later she flew from Eritrea to Saudi Arabia. Then she flew from there to Italy, and then from Italy to my uncle in Sweden. That woman was Kylington’s mother." Original article here. I hope he gets paid handsomely on a long contract and then treats his mother. Last edited by 1qqaaz; 11-08-2021 at 12:46 PM.