Growing up in Tampa, Florida Jmac NCheese watched the local SHL team, the Tampa Bay Barracuda, and after watching one game he was hooked for life on ice hockey! Now being in Florida there was not many opportunities to play hockey where he grew up, mainly soccer and football, but at a young age acquired some roller blades and learned to skate. He convinced some of his friends to play pick-up street hockey but that didn't last a long time because of their love for other sports. By the time high school came around, Jmac was an efficient skater on roller blades mostly but that helped him transition to ice skates when he would go to his local rink (that was an hr away) to practice, skating and stick handling. Moved to Brandon, Florida after his freshman year of high school to a school that had a hockey team. Quickly caught on to the game and had an alright first year, but the boy could skate! Jmac's skating ability found him playing more of a 2-way role and he loved it. After an amazing junior year of high school, Jmac started to get looked at by the US Hockey National Team Development Program where he would join them over the summer and really learn the game. Wasn't too much longer that he would be drafted 18th overall by the Detroit Falcons, a SMJHL team, and after one season was drafted into the SHL by the Minnesota Chiefs 13th overall. This was a dream come true for Jmac NCheese, and he cannot wait to step onto the ice as a professional hockey player in the SHL. But that time will come, and he is determined to run with the Falcons and win the 4-Star Cup!

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