14. R&R
It's almost officially the offseason. Whether you just won the cup or didn't even make it past the first round of the playoffs, it's time to take a break and look toward the SHL draft. Tell us how you're spending your time this offseason, whether it be with family or friends.

The toughest part of being in St Louis is that I was so far away from my family. Yea, the team is great and I met some really great people. But this was the first time I have ever been away from home for more than a few days. So I am really looking to seeing my family and spending time with them. It is going to be the simple things I want to do, sit and watch Match of the Day with my Dad…waking up to the smells of Ma cooking breakfast and the gentle feel of the breeze on my face as I sit out in the garden. I am also looking forward to heading down to Twerton for a day or too. Twerton Park is the home ground for my favorite football team, the Bath City Romans. I know most people have not heard of them, I mean, I know they are not Arsenal, but they are the best team in the world to me. I am lucky enough to be able to follow them via the internet, they even have an internet radio station! So I want to head down to Twerton and help out in the Community Day. We try to do as much as we can to help out and get the grounds ready for the upcoming season. Hopefully I will be able to catch a friendly match or 2 before I head back to the Scarecrows. I know that I will need to be heading to the rink to make sure that my skills don’t drop off any…but this is a time to relax and reset as I get ready for next season.

Word Count: 280, 5 TPE


15. Charity Drive
Professional hockey players are among the luckiest members of a community, but not everyone is given the same opportunities. As such, many players are expected to give back to the community by volunteering their time and energy off the ice with various charitable organizations. Write about a charity or event that your player helped out with.

The charity I support, and I have since I was very young, is The Til Valhalla Project. I know it is not one of the most well-known charities, but it is one that is very important to my family. My family has a history of serving in the military. I have uncles and aunts, grandparents, great grandparents and numerous others who have served their country. I have some distant relatives that moved to America and some to Australia, but the tradition followed them there as they volunteered to serve their new home countries as well. Til Valhalla is a charity that gives back to the veteran community. There are many troubling statistics that relate to veterans, but one of the saddest is that an average of 22 veterans a day lose their struggle with their demons within and commit suicide. Til Valhalla recognizes the battles these veterans, and first responders, have continued to fit even when they are no longer wearing the uniforms. So when I am given a choice, I wear the number 22 to remind people of this. I also spent at least 2 days of every week that I was at home volunteering at local veteran organizations. I want to make sure they never forget that they have not been forgotten…

Word Count: 214, 4 TPE


16. Goals
Although your career may still be in its early stages, it's still a great time to think about the future. What are some goals you have for your career, or some personal goals for the site? Are you striving for a HOF induction? Getting a site job?
Ozzy had a great rookie season. No one, at least I didn’t, expected the season that I had. I know that can be a curse because it sets an expectation that people will expect. There will be the belief that if I could have the success I did as a rookie, then it should happen every season thereafter…as well as noticeable improvements as well. The reality is that with every season, as I improve, so will the competition. So what is next season going to be like? I have no idea. But my goal is pretty simple, to be the best teammate that I can be. Does that mean I will be the “best” player/teammate on the team? No, I honestly hope there are players who are much better than me. But I am going to be the best that I can…because that is what I know how to do. I hope that helps us to win championships, to be a part of a legendary franchise. If I win any personal accolades along the way, that is fine. But for me a successful career is one where my team is a success. As far as other goals/ambitions…I never say no to something that I haven’t seen yet. No one knows what the future holds and my plan is to take advantage of the opportunities that I have…and just go from there…

Word Count: 231, 4 TPE


18. Milestones
You will have the opportunity to cover up to 3/16 TPE with milestones relating to your player's performance/accolades during the season. Link your post in the Milestones thread and post your comment in your PSB reply to claim.
https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3545509

Total: 16 TPE