Quote:Written Task: Tell me a bit about how your player got started in the game. Where did they hear of it? Who did they learn it from? Did they know that they wanted to be in the SHL right away, or was a long road to finding hockey? Were they a natural or did it take a lot of practice? (150+ words)

Little Spack was working on a merchant vessel when it was at port in a northern city. It was there that he first experienced the sport of hockey and immediately wanted to play it. The experience was thrilling, from the sounds to the fast pace to the big hits. What was not to love? Spack traded a bottle of rum he stole from the ship galley for a hockey stick. From that moment on, he spent all waking hours with it by his side. He fashioned a sling that allowed him to wield it over his shoulder like a long-sword. He would smack around anything he could find but generally could be found hitting a rolled up balls of tape. It wasn't until many years later that Spack learned that the SHL even existed and that you could play the sport as a profession. Once he discovered that, his focus shifted and he vowed to play hockey for a living. It was definitely not a short journey, and it involved a lot of practice, but little Spack reached his dreams and beyond.

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