Benny walks into the Anchorage locker room, his future in the SHL Draft uncertain. He is a young player, in an unfamiliar country, doesn't know English, and is unsure of how to respond to his teammates. His teammates ask him "Your name - like the restaurant?"
His interpreter, Shinji Takahashi, translates. Benny mentions that he was named after the famous skateboarding trick, the Benihana.
"Benny, isn't that more of an English-sounding name?"
Takahashi translates.
Benny states that his name was changed upon arrival in America and that his name in Japan is actually "Tetsuya Hikaru" but he wanted his teammates to have an easier time pronouncing his name, so he chose Benny, short for Benjamin.
His teammates slap him on the back, direct him to his locker, where he finds a note welcoming him to the team, written in both English and badly-written though well-intentioned Japanese. He and Takahashi-san laugh at the attempt, and he thanks his team for the warm welcome.