After stumbling into the Raptors’ locker room a whole day late, Shadow Fenix was expecting the party to be over. The draft had happened last night, but he was out drinking, and didn’t see the voicemail from the team’s general manager until the next morning.

The party, however, was just getting started, or more accurately, a second party was just getting started now that all the rookies were here. Streamers exploded, people cheered, and Fenix was warmed by many welcomes and hellos. He smiled to himself, knowing that this was going to be his team for the next few years.

He found the locker with his name on a plate above, and took a second to bring it all him. The hard work, the dedication, and the long hours on the ice all brought him here. It wasn’t the SHL, but it didn’t matter to Shadow Fenix. He grabbed the beer that was handed to him, took a swig, and exclaimed “Biggest bunch of beauts in the league. Let’s win it all…” and the rest is history.