The first time picking up a hockey stick was like entering a new magical world. There was something about the game that made it more fun than all others. It was almost instinctual to score, to beat goalies with ease even as a child. It was like destiny was pushing McShotty toward this career. He joined a travel team shortly after learning how to play. Many were skeptical that a young boy who had just learned could play but he was the best player on the team from the start. He dominated on the scoreboard, sometimes racking up five or more goals in a single game. It helped that the goalies as kids were not that great and any shot that got in the air would usually go in. Knowing that McShotty had to take advantage of it. Things got harder as he got older but he adapted and fought his way to the SHL.