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Kalakar · 06-30-2024, 09:18 PM

As an italian, Demir Bellona was quite apprehensive about coming over to North America to play hockey. Not about the smaller ice or the fact that he'd have to speak english or that everything is so big over there and people are forced to use cars. No, he was scared that he was leaving behind the quality of pizzas he was used to in his home country. It took some time to figure things out and to find pizzerias that are up to his standards, but he did find a few hole-in-the-wall restaurants once he got drafted to Montreal and he's so thankful for it. A taste of home is a great deal when you're across the ocean in an unfamiliar country. His teammates took him out to dinner when he got drafted and they had him try this dish called poutine. French fries, cheese curds and gravy. It seems basic but he quite enjoyed it. He was very thankful to make new friends and feel like at home in Montreal.

KalixIzalumi · 06-30-2024, 09:25 PM

Option 2:

Playing outside of Japan was a large culture shock for Elly, but the food was by far one of the largest gaps. The Asian cultures use different blends of spices and flavors compared to American BBQ or the strong sauces of Germany. Even things like taco salad seemed foreign but smelled really delicious nonetheless, and combined several types of cultures and re-used food in ways she didn't imagine. Even the drinks in the locker rooms varied. Elly loves her milk, and focuses on water. But she learned some players loved electrolyte drinks, some of which had sugar in them! Another thing Elly notices isn't just the difference in language, but the accents too! Being a large predatory cat she is used to understanding context through more than language recognition. The mannerisms change. Even words she is familiar with sound different due to pronunciation, dialect, and accent. The world is a bigger place than she ever imagined. Over the past year she's learned why beer can make you dizzy, appreciate the sounds played in different stadiums, rode on the other side of the street, get used to more peoples scents, and sampled some really really good food. She's excited to learn all she can off the ice and share herself with people as well. She thanks the mutes and thanks the league!

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oknom · 06-30-2024, 09:25 PM

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MrPresident · 06-30-2024, 09:33 PM

Option 1
Kristian Seppanen, the upcoming star right defenceman for the Atlanta Inferno hockey team of the eastern conference of the Simulation Hockey League, otherwise known as SHL, recognizes the importance of strong fighting and agitation skills to get under the skin of the other team’s star players. However, Kristian Seppanen, the upcoming star right defenseman for the Atlanta Inferno also recognizes that aggression, agitation and fighting aren’t always the best and most effective methods to getting under the skin of the opposing teams’ star players. Therefore, Kristian Seppanen generally opts to get under the skin of the opposing teams’ star players by playing shutdown defence, blocking each and every one of their shots, not allowing them to gain even the slightest good look without Seppanen all up in their grill, as the natural English speakers have taught Kristian Seppanen to say. So, Kristian Seppanen continues to invest his tpe into shot blocking, or blonking as the cool kids say, because nothing gets under a competitive player’s skin more than getting shut down harder than Fort Knox.

Nokazoa · 06-30-2024, 09:34 PM

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*LarryTheMVP* · 06-30-2024, 09:57 PM

Well, before every game, DAD analyzes every team within every minute detail. He’s trying to learn some stuff about his opposing team’s best player. It could be their habits on the ice, off the ice or simply something he could use to make the other player out of their game. DAD loves to do some trash talk, but even if the other player does not speak English, DAD tries to learn a sentence or two in their language so he can start a little word fight with the opponent. Because DAD is the bravest team on his team, he’ll make sure to put his opponent in the corner and give them the little dirty hits so they will get mad at him. DAD will also use sign language by imitating a baby crying when the opponent will get mad at him for making dirty (but legal) hits against them.

***Revontulete*** · 06-30-2024, 10:01 PM

Written Option 2: The fascinating thing with a league implementing everyone across the world is my ability to see the similarities of my teammates and opponents regardless of how far away they live. Living in Bretagne, I witnessed the blend of Celtic and Metropolitan cultures existing under the same banner for centuries. But even then, witnessing friends that live in Korea introduce their favorite foods, or the energetic Americans gossiping about their favorite TV shows has been as enlightening as my moving into Norway. Speaking of Norway, jumping between a home here and living in Nevada have been heavily jarring. The culture shift, the temperature shift, the foods available are so quickly changed that some part of me just feels I need to stay in Nevada until I'm ready for Edmonton. Every part of my journey though has been fantastic, and I regret absolutely none of my experiences so far.

***boom*** · 06-30-2024, 10:04 PM

Being a goalie from Sweden, Anastasia Söderström isn't exactly the type to be going out and antagonizing the other team, but sometimes there's just that one forward that likes to park themselves right in front of her crease for a little too long and they need to be taught a lesson. Sometimes she'll talk a little trash on the ice in Swedish, keeping up a running commentary both to annoy opponents and to keep her focus. Unfortunately, just whacking opposing forwards in the back of the legs to make them stop screening her isn't allowed, but Ana isn't above shouting in someone's ear to distract them when she's at the top of her crease trying to look through a screen. It can sometimes take them off their game just long enough to ensure they can't tip the puck, helping Ana focus on the puck better when she doesn't have to worry about it being deflected at the last moment. She was a quieter goalie when she didn't really understand much English, but as she's come into her own she's more comfortable with being vocal.

RaidTheArcade · 06-30-2024, 10:11 PM

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trella · 06-30-2024, 10:15 PM

even if you can not verbally communicate with the other team's star player, there are still plenty of ways to irritate your opponent and bait them into fighting you to avoid the dreaded instigator penalty. you can always do cheap stuff behind the play and in between whistles to get under their skin. quick sucker punch, a slash to the shin, a trip as they're getting up -- its the little things that can get your opponent worked up. if you keep doing this throughout the entire game, that can really get them off their game, making them focus on taking you out rather than scoring against you. you could also go after their goalie if they are the closest player, that will probably force him to go after you, unless he wants to look like a bad teammate. you might have to be a little persistent, but its definitely possible to sneakily instigate even the most steadfast players.

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FnoRespect · 06-30-2024, 10:15 PM

During the offseason, Kristians teammates made him think he needed to be an enforcer in order to fit in. The veterans of the team would show off their fighting skills and tell him if he wanted to be a captain one day he would also have to learn to fight. In order to prove his worth, Mikelis decided to take on boxing as a hobby outside of hockey. To prove his worth, Kristians made a personal goal to fight as many star players as possible. Being from Latvia and mainly speaking Latvian, this would be a challenge. In order to get under opposing players Mikelis took a page out of Bruins legend Brad Marchand's book. When the play would be blown dead by a whistle, Kristians would go up to the opposing teams star player and quickly lick them on the cheek. This would work just as intended and would usually enrage the other team. Kristians would then use his newfound boxing skills to wipe the floor with his opposition and then go on with his day.

***Valpix*** · 06-30-2024, 10:16 PM

For Louise St. Martin, intermingling with other nationalities isn't super unheard of. After all, Switzerland as a nation speaks three languages and is home to a ton of former refugees, including the family of a pupil who's coming over soon. Still, there are many cultural things she's sponged up from her teammates. For example, being teammates with Ryosuke Sato early in her career (and, as it turned out, late too!), she gained an appreciation for certain aspects of Japanese culture. No, not the low-hanging fruit like anime or sushi, but stuff like bunraku (Japanese puppet theater) that's a bit more of a deep cut to people. On the ice, Louise picked up a bit more edge to her game when she came to North America, urged by players and coaches to adopt a bit more of the physical, North American style element to her game. It worked for a while!

***Rankle*** · 06-30-2024, 10:16 PM

Prompt 2

Pork Tenderloin is probably the most red-blooded American you can possibly be given that he is a literal hunk of meat. Since the SHL plays in the USA Pork Tenderloin gets exposed to a lot of intercultural things via his own teammates. So many different foods and genres of music and incredible traditions have been shared within the LR between other players and Tenderloin. It's always fun for him to learn new things and have the opportunity to grow closer to his teammates through cultural sharing. One of the best things he's gotten to try is all the incredible Japanese food the players from Japan have introduced him to. His first exposure to it was during his first WJC tournament which was held in the country of Japan. There he tried all sorts of things from sushi to tonkatsu to omurice and every dish was more extravagant and incredible than the last.

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Chris · 06-30-2024, 10:19 PM

Written option 2:
Marian has moved to the US to play for the Great Falls Grizzlies and his American/canadian teammates has taught him about American Football and American Foods such as burgers, pizza, hot dogs, fried chicken, apple pie, mac and cheese, BBQ ribs, chili, tacos, grilled cheese sandwich. Marian Started to enjoy watching American football highlights and games with his teammates as well as having American Foods. He learned to speak English and many other languages with his teammates plus he taught his teammates his native language. He got introduced to rap and American country music with artists such as chief keef, Marshmallow, and Ed Sheeran. Marian when he goes onto the ice trash talks his opponents with his native Czechia language and learned to play North American hockey very fast which is a great thing and his teammates loved it. They always would have something positive to say as he is a great leader and is a self starter.

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