The most surprising thing to come from Binder's life was honestly his first season in the SMJHL. He wasn't really sure what he was getting into, he just knew he wanted to play hockey for the rest of his life. What he walked into when the plane landed in Anchorage was a team full of ball-busting, GM-hating, Belle Delphine-simping, bozos that have evolved into great friendships over the years. While he was extremely confused as to how an entire team could berate the GM and call for his firing to his face and get away with it, he quickly learned that this was a good group of guys and was able to help the team achieve a championship season in his very first season playing professional hockey. On top of that, he was selected to represent team DACH his first season and every season since in the WJC!

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