Pretty easy one here for Red Kirkby obviously. His dad Rex was a long time shl pro and it only made sense to follow in his footsteps. Kirkby senior scored the fourth most points as a defender all time in the shl, holds the record for most points for the British IIHF team and is more than likely a future hall of famer so Red has some big shoes too fill. There was never really any question of whether he would go into pro simulation sports as he also has family members playing American football, basketball and baseball in various leagues. However he was always in love with hockey and with his father's connection to the game it only made sense that he would also choose to represent the code. On top of this he is fortunate that he also gets to represent the same team that his dad eventually retired on in the he Philadelphia Forge, unlike Rex though who became somewhat of a journeyman with teams Red will probably be a one team player.