NHL Prospect Says He Switched To Playing Defense Thanks To A Teammate Peeing In The Shower

Stian Solberg is one of two Norwegian-born NHL prospects — the other is Michael Brandsegg-Nygard — who could be selected in the first round of this year's NHL Draft.

That's a big deal because a Norwegian has never been a first-round pick. While Brandsegg-Nygard is projected to be selected before Solberg, he has nothing on the latter's story about how he came to be a defenseman.

Solberg is a defenseman on the Norwegian National Team and, according to Elite Prospects, is set to play for Swedish club Färjestad BK.

However, like many young players, he was a forward before being moved back to the blue line, and he told the story of how it happened at last week's NHL Scouting Combine.

Daily Faceoff's Steven Ellis tweeted out a picture of Solberg accompanied by the story, which is this simple: a teammate peed in the shower, the coach benched him, Solberg took his spot on defense, and the rest is history.

Uh… excuse me?

First of all, can you imagine having to explain to your parents — who are paying for you to play hockey — why you're being benched? 

Also, another teammate must have ratted this kid out which is just not cool. Although, neither is peeing in a locker room shower. What a sobering reminder of the importance of shower shoes.

I've got a switching from forward to defense story. I was in middle school and was the only kid on the team who could skate backward. Therefore, I moved to defense and stayed there for the rest of my illustrious high school hockey career.

Note the distinct lack of urine in that story. Completely devoid of urine.

Solberg had a solid combine, so it'll be interesting to see which NHL team decides to take him.

Whichever that is, maybe he'll send the shower pee-er an Edible Arrangement after he signs his entry-level deal as thanks for helping him discover his defensive prowess.