12-28-2019, 05:23 PMMike Izzy Wrote:

12-27-2019, 05:06 PMmxman991 Wrote:

        Int. Locker room - Day.

                       

                       Halifax players are murmuring to each other while milling around the locker room taking off their gear after a                                   practice. 

                       A DOOR BANGS OPEN.

                       A tall grey haired man in a dark suit strides inside the locker room with conviction etched on his face.

                                       THICC CHEEZY

                                        (Confusedly)

                               Hey Coach, what's going on?

               Coach Ed Ball's brushes by with barely a glance at Thicc and moves to the center of the room. He stands atop a bench                       and waves his arms in a silencing gesture. 

               

               The locker room begins to silence. One of the players makes a silent joke to another and they both laugh.

               Coach Ed Ball's notices and turns to glower at them.

                                      COACH ED BALLS

                            Jokes? We are two days away from our biggest professional 

                            day of your young career and you're telling jokes Kayhall?

                                       AL KAYHALL

                            Sorry Coach, was just telling Karl that he...

                 He is cut off.

                                     COACH ED BALLS

                           I don't care what you were telling Karl, save that for after

                           playoffs. Were not talking about jokes, not in Halifax, we've

                           been laughed off as a joke already for too long. Not anymore.

              Coach Ed Ball's turns and surveys the team gathered around him.

                                    COACH ED BALLS

                           Now I don't know what to tell you that you haven't already 

                           heard before in movies and read on your twitter, but I know this.

               

              He jumps off the bench and begins to walk slowly in a circle looking at all the players in the eyes.

                                   COACH ED BALLS

                            We are two days away from the biggest battle in your young 

                            professional careers. The last thing we are going to be doing

                            is making jokes. Let the other teams make jokes.

               He pauses his walking dramatically. And then points aggressively at the ground. 

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                      (Shouts first word of every sentence)
                                   Here we are going to work. Here, we are going to grind.
                                   Here, we are going to bleed. And here, we are going to win.

              Hockey players begin nodding their heads.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                        (Goes back to normal tone)

                                  You know, I am an old man. I know, forty isn't considered
                                  old to many these days, but it's true. I had my opportunities
                                  to seize glory out on the ice, and now I am too old to do it. 
                                  I can't go out there any scratch and claw our way to victory 
                                  for you. You have to do it yourselves, that fight has already
                                  been taken from me.
              
               Coach climbs back on top of the bench and slowly pans around looking at the team.

                                   COACH ED BALLS
                                That's life though Halifax, things get taken from you, you lose
                                friends, you lose family, you lose your youth, but you cannot 
                                lose. what. you. have. done! You can not lose, glory! You can
                                not lose, your opportunity to seize that glory! Now I ask you!
                                Will you sit here and make jokes? Or seize the glory in front 
                                of you right now? I choose glory, what do you say?

            Team gets to feet and act excited.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! 

                                     TEAM
                                Glory!
              
                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For you!

                                  TEAM
                               Glory!

                                 COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For the Raiders!

                                   TEAM
                                For the Raiders!

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                                Glory, for Halifax!

                                  TEAM
                                For Halifax!

Coach Ed Balls springs from the bench and strides out of the locker room.

                                    END OF SCENE


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Chris McZehrl III - Anchorage Armada


Challenge Cup Wins:
S18 - Seattle Riot (with Chris McZehrl)*
S23 - New England Wolfpack (with Chris McZehrl)*
S27 - Calgary Dragons (with VLAD McZehrl)**
S34 - Manhattan Rage (with VLAD McZehrl)
S37 - Winnipeg Jets (with VLAD McZehrl)
S46 - Buffalo Stampede (with GOD McZehrl)*

*first ever Challenge Cup of Franchise History
**first ever Challenge Cup win after 0-3 in Finals Series

Four Star Cup Wins:
S24 - Vancouver Whalers (with VLAD McZehrl)
S39 - St. Louis Scarecrows (with GOD McZehrl)

SHL Hall of Fame Members:
S24 - Chris McZehrl *
(GP: 764 | G: 322 | A: 461 | P: 783 | +/-: +109)
S40 - VLAD McZehrl *
(GP: 653 | G: 333 | A: 361 | P: 694 | +/-: +141)

*1st Ballot Hall of Famer

small note: GOD McZehrl played at first as Defender and later as Forward!