PROMPT 2

When Karl was starting out, he didn't know much of anything. After recieving an offer to attend the SMJHL draft in S49 following a few solid seasons with his junior team in Germany, he reached out to some of his national contacts to get their input and opinions. It sounded like it was an overall good way to get a foot in the door for a potential career as a professional player, so he took it up. Unable to attend the draft live, he stayed up to all hours of the morning watching. Once he declared it was just a couple of days before the draft, so teams were very busy in scouting mode and preparing their lists. A few teams contacted him directly with the information provided to the leagues scouting and he was hoping that he made a good enough impression for one of them to take a shot. One of them did! now he was getting paid to play and among the same league that legends such as Izzy, Loktionov and Kvalhiem graced with their skills.

The start was rough. It took over half a season to get his first point. The skill level here was much greater than any he had played in, I guess that's why there is a junior league prepping you for the big league. 4 points on the season at the end, probably one of the worst rookie campaigns ever recorded point wise. That was ok, there was work to do and a lot of it. Buckling down, putting in hard work, grinding. Working harder than anyone else on the ice. He needed to be better. He needed to make the SHL. Second season came with a huge jump in preformance. Karl was able to put up points, and be one of the go to guys on his team. 3rd and final junior season saw him clip a point per game, make an all star team, and win the most dedicated trophy, his hard work was being noticed and starting to pay off, but now he'd need to get some playoff success. Moving on to West Kendall (Miami), Karl struggled for 6 full seasons without a sniff of playoffs. Finally after nearly a decade of hard work and grinding, Baltimore was able to make a playoff push, Karl was preforming at another level potting goals almost every game. He put together an MVP calibre season and in doing so locked Baltimore into the playoffs for their first time in 10 seasons! Improvement fully noted, but still a lot of work to go. Grinding. Always grinding.

That's what Karl wants to leave behind. He never expected to win any individual trophies. He wanted to be a support to a team. He wants to win a championship.