For years, young Karlstraße knew he'd follow in his fathers footsteps and join the ranks of the SHL elite. Hockey was always his top priority and his family was always quick to help him financially in that regard, but he still needed to earn a little cheddar for himself. Through high school if he wasn't in class or at the rink you could likely find Karlstraße working behind the hockey desk at the sports shop in his home town of Echternach, Luxembourg. He was a wizard with the skate sharpening machine and was always quick to help any customer. Once he finished high school he moved to Germany to attend their most prestigious hockey college, U of Eishockeyspieler. Most of his free time was spent practicing once again, but he was able to land a cushy job at the college rink helping out with maintenance and management. For the most part he just got to watch collect a paycheck while watching people play hockey. While it'd be hard to say he learned anything from his time in either role, it certainly went a long way in to developing his love and appreciation for the sport of hockey. A native of Luxembourg, there are few people that really pay attention to the sport, and even fewer that pursue it as a career.