Boris got to go home to Ukraine over this off-season. He went back to his celo when he grew up and the mayor invited him to come and address the village. He totally winged the speech, knowing that everyone in the town was probably drunk and being the only SHL player from the village they would love him no matter what he said. Boris presented his speech in front of the village, one woman even gave birth in the crowd as the hospital staff took the afternoon off to come and see his speech. He talked a little bit about his time at home, but mostly about what his life has been like since making the jump to the SHL. He talked about the thrill of getting his name called on the draft floor (since he almost went un-drafted) and reminded everyone that even though they are in a small town, big dreams are still possible