Wikipedia/SHL
Player Name: Jack Tanner
1. Early Life
Grew up in Ireland, was one of the few hockey fans around. Loved it because of the Season 23 gold medal-winning team. He started out as a goaltender before switching to defense at the urging of his mother.

2. Playing Career
After being drafted 6th overall in the S36 SMJHL draft, Tanner played 3 seasons in the SMJHL for the Montreal Militia where he scored 34 goals and had 67 assists in 150 games. After his rookie season he won the Esa Anrikkanen award for Rookie of the Year but due to a vote tabulation error it was mistakenly awarded to someone else. That same offseason he was drafted #2 overall to the Portland Admirals who soon relocated and became the San Francisco Pride. In Season 38, the Militia faced off in the semifinals against the Prince George Firebirds who had courageously and controversially mortgaged their future to stack their team. Tanner had a hat trick, including the game winning goal, in Game 3 of this series as well as the game tying goal in Game 6 which helped force a Game 7 where the Militia would eventually fall.

Tanner was called up to the Pride for Season 39 and led all rookies in scoring as a defensemen, leading to him being named as the only unanimous member of the All-Rookie team but not Rookie of the Year. Several mediocre seasons followed, highlighted by a Gordie Howe Hat Trick against the Manhattan Rage in Season 45 where Tanner recorded 2 goals, an assist, and beat up Clint Eastwood. His best season statistically came in Season 43 when he scored 17 goals, had 31 assists, and was nominated for the Stevens Trophy for best defenseman.

3. International Play
Tanner has had much more success in the IIHF than in the SHL. Joining Team Ireland for the Season 36 tournament after the team had missed the knockout stages for 8 consecutive tournaments, he played a minor role in his first several tournaments but the team made the knockout stages every tournament except Season 38. Tanner ramped up his game in the Season 40 tournament, scoring 4 goals and 11 points with 21 shots on goal in 11 games. In his previous 4 tournaments combined he had 3 goals, 11 points, and 28 shots on goal. He would go point-per-game again in the Season 42 tournament with 1 goal and 12 assists in 13 games as Ireland made the Gold Medal Game and upset Canada to win their first gold medal since Season 23 - Tanner scored the Gold Medal-winning goal and was named 1st Star of the game. That began a run of an unprecedented 5 consecutive gold medals for the Irish, who had medaled only one time before Tanner's arrival.

4. Personal Life
He does stuff. Also some things.

5. Honors, awards, and achievements
Drafted 6th overall in the S36 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 2nd overall in the S37 SHL Draft
Unanimous All-Rookie Team, S39