Prompt 2

This question is silly: M’Baku Olubori has been asked to play all 3 forward positions in the last 10 years, and learned, unlearned, and relearned just about everything one could ask of a forward during that time. With Sweden, he was played on his off wing for a time to give more scoring chances for the team. In Regina, he swapped between all 3 forward spots as the team required. With Baltimore, he started as a winger but has finally fully transitioned into being a full time center for the Platoon. He still runs through some of the drills on either wing to stay fresh if he needs to transition, even though now he’s center stage for everything the Platoon does.

That being said, he has cross trained with some defenseman preparation as well. While spending several summers with Cassius Darrow’s summer performance camp from hell in Seattle, Baku has gotten to ask tips of the SHL veteran, just in case the future ever calls for him to have to play that position. Mainly, he’s gotten tips for playing the point on the powerplay, as that’s something he’s done with Baltimore in the past.

In addition, coaches have actually asked him to stop playing other sports for fear of injury. Before he found hockey, Baku loved to play American football and was a true terror on the gridiron. Olubori does not fear physicality and contact, and used that to inform his earlier aggressive style. He’s matured and found a more skill-forward game, but looks back on those early days of a “knock his head off” mentality fondly.