Pepperoni was scared shitless by the thought of a lockout. He's entering the absolute prime of his career and there's no way he wanted to risk losing a season like this. He was coming off what some would say was a sub-par season with 45 points in 50 games and having an early exit from the playoffs. Especially, after winning the challenge cup and being in the top-scoring race the season prior to that. Pepperoni was excited to get the new season underway and prove he could be a contender for top player in the league and that his team was a contender to win the challenge cup again. Pepperoni was just getting out of an intense off-season training session when he received a text telling him the news. As long as he had been following hockey nothing like this had ever happened in the SHL and he honestly didn't know how to react. People were saying the league was dead or it would never be the same again. A scary thought for a player who had dedicated years to learning the craft. It felt like forever, but when an agreement was reached and we learned we would be playing S51 Pepperoni felt a huge sense of relief. Time to win a championship!