1. Have you been in any Sim Leagues before? If yes, what kind and how long?
Hello! I have actually never been in a simulation league before as I've just recently been recruited at the beginning of the month. I've found myself to become really interested in the league over the past week and I've now figured out how to completely navigate the league and complete all of the tasks that need completing. I'm looking forward to beginning my very first season of my very first sim league!
2. What is more important to you, winning championships or building a close-knit locker room?
My main goal coming into this league is to build a relationship with my teammates. I want to come into the locker room and get to know each and every one of my teammates and build a close bond by having daily conversations and playing video games if they happen to play similar ones that I play. I want the most enjoyable experience going into the first season that I play and that will most likely be accompanied by a great environment in the locker room! I plan to have a great relationship with my teammates which will definitely make the experience better, however, it will most likely be difficult to say goodbye when the time comes to move on to bigger and better things haha.
3. How active would you be in terms of activity in updating or locker room? (1-10)
I would like to say 10, however, I'll be modest and say 9 considering I am currently involved in school so that could affect my availability at times. Overall, I'm always online discord and I check it pretty much like every time I have a ping haha. I'm very excited and I intend to be very active, and reachable, whenever the team I'm on is having a conversation and when I need to get tasks for the league done. I'll be on to the point where you'll (almost) want to get rid of me!
4. What sort of player are you aiming to build? (NHL comparable)
I am most aiming to build a player like Jarome Iginla (my intended render). If you're not too familiar with him, he was drafted onto the Calgary Flames where he stayed with them for 16 years before transferring to a few more teams before he eventually retired. In terms of the SMJHL and SHL, I'm looking to find a team that I feel accepted and comfortable with and grow with that team for as long as possible. I'd like to be remembered for an amazing career with 1 certain team, however, I understand that I will most likely eventually move up to the SHL which does mean leaving my locker room behind. When I move to a new team, I'm looking to develop with that team for as long as possible and be remembered as Jarome Iginla was.
5. How long do you want to stay in the SMJHL before going up to the SHL?
With my previous answer, I talked about this topic a little bit, but I'll say it again in this one. I'd like to join a team's roster and stick with that team until it feels right to move on. If I am having a very enjoyable time with the team that I'm currently on and I've built a friendship with the majority of the team, I'd like to hopefully stay for 4-5 seasons. Considering this is the first season of my first simulation league, I'm just going to go with the flow and make decisions as I go along!
6. How much of a focus do you have on doing media and/or graphics?
Considering I'm not very artistic in any way, I'll definitely be focusing more on the media side. I'm a very dedicated and lengthy writer when it comes to writing about things that I enjoy writing about. With my love of hockey, I find it easy to continuously write about statistics, (which is one of my biggest interests) players, teams, etc. I've actually already written a 1300 word article about the first game of the S56 SMJHL Finals between the Newfoundland Berserkers and the Vancouver Whalers! I can bring a great form of publicity as I'd be more than happy to write articles quite frequently about the team I'm drafted onto.
7. What do you think you can bring to the locker-room/team?
There are many qualities that I can bring to the locker room, however, a few of my main ones would be a funny personality, an excitement for the season/seasons to come, and an overall down to earth person that's just looking to have a fun time. I can promise you that I'm going to be a positive addition to any locker room I step foot in and if you see otherwise, please don't hesitate to trade me because I'd hate to be the reason that someone wasn't having an enjoyable time. I'm looking to not only discuss the sim league with my teammates in the locker room, however, I'd love to get to know everyone, develop a friendship, and perhaps play mutual video games that we enjoy. You won't regret adding me to your team roster, I can promise you that.
8. Post your favorite hockey-related photo!
The classic Bobby Orr flying goal!
9. What are your hobbies/interests outside of hockey? (gaming, other sports, music, etc.).
Outside of hockey, I have a lot of hobbies that I enjoy doing. One of my biggest hobbies is socializing with my friends whether it be through just a normal conversation or through video games. I do enjoy playing a lot of different video games with my friends such as Minecraft, Fall Guys, GTA 5, Among Us, Phasmophobia, Rocket League, etc. Another one of my hobbies is watching reality shows with my mother. We watch shows like Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race! Because of the love for reality television shows, I, 2 years ago, started a discord server called The ORG (Online Reality Gameshow) Plaza with a few of my friends with the intention of recreating the shows into a discord competition! I've hosted 10 seasons of different reality gameshows since then and it's been a very enjoyable experience. Not only have I hosted them, however, I've also played them! There's a huge community of different people hosting different things and they're always very fun! I also love pretty much every sport known to man and whenever my friends come over for an afternoon/evening hangout, we grab as much sports equipment as we can carry and we head down to the park for the rest of the night! I'm very interested in animals and I have been since I was very young and I intend to go to college to study veterinary medicine with hopes of becoming a small animal veterinarian in the future! I'm a well-rounded person and I always enjoy trying new things (especially outdoor activities)!
10. Anything else you would like us to know?
I'm interested in putting all of my effort to support my teammates of the team I end up on. Whether it's your team or another, I'm very excited to get started and I can promise that I'm an addition to any team that picks me up!
11. I like pineapple on pizza. Change my mind.
Pineapples actually contain an enzyme called bromelain that has the ability to break down proteins, so unless you want the pineapple from your pizza eating you alive, maybe it'd be in your best interest to leave them off of your slice next time.
12. Where were you when Cyberpunk 2077 was delayed for the last time (hopefully)?
I cannot disclose this TOP SECRET information.