Shaun Stephens was the 4th overall pick in the Season 37 SHL Entry Draft. He was one of 4 Edmonton Blizzard draft picks in the first round. This group was highly touted coming out of the draft and was expected to be the core that helped Edmonton create another dynasty. Now that we're in Season 44, things haven't turned out exactly how they imagined. While Rockefeller and Tuck have turned into quality players, Stephens went AWOL after the draft. After a couple of seasons hanging around the minor league system, Stephens disappeared. Luckily, we were able to track down the former SMJHL star to find out just what happened.

When we met up with Shaun, the first thing we asked was, "what happened?". In his words, Stephens became enamoured with video games. Something in his brain made it impossible for him to do anything else and it soon affected his training and practice regimen. He slowly got out of shape and lost his drive for the sport. We also asked what he's currently up to now that his hockey career is over, Stephens said he found a job testing video games for bugs and glitches, turning his addiction into a positive and earning money for it. He claims that he found several bugs in some of the most popular video games, including Red Dead Redemption 2 and the ever so popular Fortnite. While his SHL career never took off, it's great to see that he's doing well and found a job doing something he loves.

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