Why is my mite-league coach 96 years old? I don't know, but Violet gets visited by this ol' probably-dead geezer after a crisis of faith. Her statistics were absolutely dreadful last season, and she was thinking of focusing only on scoring in the offseason to get some better appraisal from the folks in the SHL. After all, her draft position dropped a few points going from the J to the SHL. But the coach, one only named Re No Jack-sin, HS (not sure what the HS title means in all honesty), asked Violet to recall the various times that her defense at least assisted the team clear a difficult penalty kill, and covering her less defensively-oriented wingers in the process even at full strength. He showed a few visions: those of previous youth teams experiencing team success, her current team succeeding (to an extent) with reasonably-killed penalties and good third line play, and a future in Atlanta where a balanced attack and defense at center could lead them to the championship.

Good on you, Re No Jack-sin, HS. We'll stay the course and stick around with this two-way build. Was it real? I dunno, ask @RenoJacksonHS .