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nykonax · 08-13-2019, 11:43 PM

Before Jules Watt's small amount of fame as an SHL D-man, he was in the SMJHL as the Raptors star d-man, but going back before even that, into his teenage years he worked at a local sports shop, selling hockey sticks, tape, pucks, pads, whatever the customer was interested. This and hockey practice occupied most of his winters, but in the summers, when hockey isn't so popular he'd have to fake his way into selling soccer cleats, football helmets, and baseball bats. After not meeting sales quotas because he had no clue what he was talking about he got fired and had to find another job. He ended up being a zamboni driver at the local rink when he was 17 and got his license. Watt has learned a lot about the science of hockey ice from being a zamboni driver, how it's made and fixed, and it may or may not have made him a better player, but he thinks it has. Once he turned 18 he got his SMJHL offer as a UDFA, and hockey has been his full time job for 5 years now.

Taxman100 · 08-14-2019, 01:48 AM

Before the SHL, I was your average troublesome kid. I did my fair share of bad things like graffiti and sneaking out to go do stupid things with my pals until the crack of dawn. But eventually that all changed when I got a job...

My first job was a job working at the local grocery store that was very close to my high school. I was a cashier so I would check out people's items and handled the cash register. I didn't like it at first, but eventually I actually began to enjoy it, you got to talk to a lot of people and at first it was kinda bad seeing how my mannerisms towards customers was a tad horrid, but it helped improve my people skills and made me a kinder person than the delinquent I was. Then I worked as a waiter at a local pizza shop. All the customers there liked me because I was so friendly and I always listened to them. I think I've translated that into being very nice to the fans when I meet them here in the SHL and it could help me become a fan favorite when I hit the big leagues. Overall, I think starting off with normal jobs has helped me in my career because I came from just an average edgy teen lifestyle, now all the way to a prospect of an SHL franchise.

chetib · 08-14-2019, 04:56 AM

It seems like so long ago since this journey to the SHL started but it wasn't that long that the great Tibuk Soonika was just a greasy haired teen trying to earn money to buy equipment and training to get to that lofty 155TPE. He would often write articles and do graphics so bad that a 1 out of 5 was considered a big payday. To supplement this pitiful income Tibuk would also direct traffic. He became known as the dancing traffic directionist (a title so dumb it must have come from Karen in accounting). He soon gained youtube renown and was a bit of a legend around town. Everything was great until that fateful day when he encouraged an open top double decker bus to quote “jump up, jump up and get down" the tragic consequences of that move will never be forgotten. Fortunately the SMJHL came calling and Tibuk was able to put it all behind him but never will dancing be done by Tibuk.

Included here is Tibuk in his heyday.

*Katth* · 08-14-2019, 05:47 AM

My grandparents immigrated to Canada to start a farm and at the time I was born my dad had taken it over. So as a kid growing up on a farm I spend a lot of my free time working on the farm and helping out my dad. Together with my younger brother we would mostly take care of milking the cows, feeding them and cleaning the stables. When we were a little older, I guess like 12 years old, my dad thaught me how to drive the tractor so we could also work the field where we had some crops or just mowing the grass. Growing up on a farm thought me a lot responsibility and made me pretty strong even as a kid. During the winters my dad would build us a small hockey rink so we could practice.

So I've never actually had a paying job. I helped on the farm a lot and later when my hockey career was starting off my mom drove me everywhere. So I kind of think that it was a way of me paying them back for everything they have done for me.

Even now in the off season I go back to the farm and help out.

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ontanis · 08-14-2019, 06:53 AM

Mikas Bieksa used to work in a funeral home back in Lithuania, doing a lot of helping stuff. Mikas would be tasked with gravedigger and pallbearer duties, sometimes filling in the grave and helping with carrying of the coffin during the funeral processions. Mikas has had the chance to learn a lot about how people face their own mortality or the mortality of their loved ones, which had an impact on Mikas Bieksa. He realized that you should hold your friends and family very very close, cause you never know what might happen eventually. Although, it wasn't an easy job, especially tasking on the head, cause every day you have to desensitize yourself and detach from your emotions. That helps on the ice though, you come into the game fully locked in, fully aware of what might happen and you just calmly prepare yourself whatever the game will throw at you. So, in reality, the job had an effect on Mikas' life and hockey career, cause Mikas had to mature himself mentally quite quick, which translates into his game.

C9Van · 08-14-2019, 07:18 AM

Jon Forty-One recently visited a High School in Vancouver, Canada and was bombarded by Vancouver Whalers fans, even one creepy adult pretending to be a high school kind. Luckily, he was arrested but that is a story for another time I think. He had a fun time and then came the questions about his jobs before joining the Simulation Hockey League.

"Well, truth be told I am a cultist. Hence my last name and me going by Mr. Forty-One. We get chosen usually when we are younger to represent the cult in whatever sports or activity we are gifted in. So the lord helped me excel in Ice Hockey. All I actually did was train playing it to get me ready for the minor league here and study normal things like you kids are currently doing."

"Did that have a huge impact on your life?" said one random child who would not amount to anything when he grew up. Jon stared at him for a bit before saying "Made all the difference in the finals. So I would say it was worth not having a normal job before becoming a player."

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*Carpy48* · 08-14-2019, 09:00 AM

When Harry Carpet was 16 he really, really wanted a new set of goalie equipment, but he didn't have the money for it and his parents told him to find a summer job, because in their opinion his old equipment was just fine. While looking for a job, he heard that a friend's older sister had broken her leg and they quickly needed someone to take over her job for the rest of the summer. Usually the process included an application first, but they couldn't find anyone and needed someone quickly. Apparently it paid well. Harry was interested immediately. It turned out that he had to play one of the characters at Muumimaailma (Moomin World) in Naantali, not far from his hometown. Not only that, the role was Muumimamma. Needless to say, Harry wasn't too excited, but he needed the money, was used to sweating under his gear and at least nobody saw his face, because he was wearing a costume. Of course his friends heard about it and teased him, but after two months of silent sweating and suffering he had earned enough so that his parents helped to pay the rest for the set. One thing he learned during these two months was how to be extremely patient.

Thunfish · 08-14-2019, 10:28 AM

The agent looked at Yoshi with an eyebrow already raised. "You were a farmer?"

Yoshimitsu nodded. "Ninja work wasn't exactly at high demand in Ireland, you know."

rangersbruinslightning · 08-14-2019, 11:20 AM

My image won't upload so I can only put the link to view it.
I don't know what happened to the image link button, seems to be a glitch or something.

jaimeac · 08-14-2019, 11:42 AM

Before making the jump to the SMJHL and then the SHL Max Rockatansky made ends meet as a pizza delivery driver. Max loves hockey but he loves driving at the same level so it was a natural fit. No one got pizza to costumers faster than Max and his black car could be seen speeding around town the smell of fresh pizza wafting through the path he left behind.

You see Max was orphaned at a young age and lost most of his other extended family before hand. So to pay for hockey he was had to be the best delivery driver, everytime he got a pizza to a costumer 15 or 20 or 30 minutes ahead of schedule he could expect a fat tip. This is how he paid for his equipment and hockey programs. Every time he would get tipped Max would put the money away saving a little bit at a time to meet his hockey needs. When his old beat up skates fell apart a week before a big tournament Max worked restlessly day and night delivering pizzas to get new ones in time to help his team succeed.

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StadiumGambler · 08-14-2019, 04:33 PM

Nick Brain didn't really do a part-time committed job as a teenager before going into the J. For the most part, Nick was either training or playing games sch as Street Fighter in his off time. On occasion though, Nick would do odd jobs at his local rink in the late summer/early fall, helping sharpen skates, tape up sticks, fuel up the Zamboni with siphoned gas, fix the demonic machinery that provided power to the arena, standard stuff. In exchange Nick would get some free ice time to work on his skating, shooting and stickhandling. Occasionally Nick would also get a money handshake of $20 from the arena owner for his efforts.

Nick also did occasional garden work odd jobs (paid in cash) for his next door neighbour, Damian Wayne. Damian is also the son of Bruce Wayne, the CEO of Wayne Enterprises, a company that Nick's mother works for. Damian paid Nick pretty well, although there was a minor misunderstanding when Nick Brain accidentally found a prototype grappling hook shooter, set it off, and broke a window with it.

***eddiesnothere*** · 08-14-2019, 05:08 PM

Living and struggling in poverty in Nigeria is tough to swallow. It was very hard to make ends meet sometimes due to the way we used to live. As a result, I needed to find a job that kept me in shape and brought in cash. As it turns out, I found a good paying job in the television business at a local news station. I found a role as a boom mic operator and occasional cameraperson. It was a tough, interesting job that paid well, and I found some joy in knowing I wasn't just on television, I was in charge of what the television saw. My friends were always trying to get me to pull pranks and joke around on set, but from the day I was hired, I was always stoic. Looking back, it taught me discipline, to have to stand there on set for hours and hold a camera still. I'm glad I did it to this day, and I send a little check back every year to that small local news station.

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