Prompt 2

Being a native Japanese player, Minamino was nothing but excited when he heard there were plans to expand the game overseas. He already has been part of quite the Japanese hockey history as par tof a few teams who have won multiple gold, silver and bronze medals in their time. This alone made him him one of the icons as part of the teams playing in Japan. With that being said, he recognized that as much as it would be exciting to be playing in front of his fans, he had to downplay the significance of his own presence in the country. Especially given his stately age and where he was in his career, the most that he could hope for was a good game as there would be an incredible amount of eyes on him and the other members of the Japanese national hockey organization. This added a great deal of anxiety and pressure on him, probably a completely new experience in mixing both the patriotic excitement with his life long Chicago Syndicate colors.