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dustywilson22 · 02-13-2023, 10:16 PM

Tell me a bit about how your player got started in the game. Where did they hear of it? Who did they learn it from? Did they know that they wanted to be in the SHL right away, or was a long road to finding hockey? Were they a natural or did it take a lot of practice? (150+ words)

This is so easy as I already talked about how Dusty got involved before but I'll start again. so basically Dusty had realized being 5'10 and playing basketball as a center just wasn't a reality that would ever be true as the truth hurts. He loved basketball and enjoyed the team aspects. He had gotten into hockey really because of his online gaming antics and learning about hockey that way. as well as playing street hockey with guys his brother had run into and became friends with them. Soon Dusty was able to find travel teams to be apart of and eventually joined the San Antonio Jr Rampage where he perfected his skills as he was a career 3rd liner there till injuries boosted him to the 1st line and he was able to show his defensive talent on the ice. Dusty knew NHL wasn't in his sights and knew he needed to perfect his skill set more, and caught wind of the SHL having a minors draft soon. he basically got lucky as he convinced a receptionist he was supposed to be there and they got his name. Now we see Dusty as he Is today where he had an okay season with Knights which was enough to get picked to the San Francisco Pride. So Dusty's lifes going good and currently in the SMJHL the knights are a top team in his 2nd season!

***Sburbine*** · 02-14-2023, 12:27 AM

PLAYER PROMPT

Jay O'Neil grew up as a New England Wolfpack fan, watched all the games he could on TV and was even able to go to a few in his youth. He had a bunch of different jersey for some now hall of famers and he still thinks that Ace's firing as GM is a travesty (which he tells him everyday since he grew up to be on his team. He learned how to play the game on a small rink in southie, it wasn't much but it gave him a love for the game that never went away. The goal from day one was to be an SHL player (maybe for Wolfpack but he was willing to go anywhere), Jay was willing to do anything to make a profession team, training everyday to eventually get drafted by the Berserkers and then to the Aurora in the SHL where he plans to play his whole career. It didn't come easy at first but Jay has finally become one of the top defensemen in the league.

*mystick* · 02-14-2023, 01:58 AM

PLAYER PROMPT
I knew from a young age that I loved hockey. I started later than most, around 10. I was quite good at skating and lots of people thought that would translate well to scoring. It did not. I was quickly placed on defence and that is where I really realized that I was quite good at this. Taking shots is hard, getting hit by them (blocking) seemed to come a lot easier to me. Defending seemed to come naturally to me, and my coaches really helped me excel at it. It was almost easier playing so defensive, as I didn't really take the time to learn the other side of the game it gave me a lot more time to focus on keeping the puck away and out of our net. I never needed to be the main player on the team, scoring big goals and making big plays. I was happy just quietly being as solid as possible. Late in high school is when I realized I could make the SHL, it was always a dream but around then I thought it might actually be possible.
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***lore*** · 02-14-2023, 02:43 AM

CREATIVE PROMPT

Viktor is a little bit allergic to being in the presence of children, but he's still going to do his best. One thing he does know is that he wants it to be free, and for kids who normally wouldn't have the means to attend a hockey program to begin with. It would be a huge no-brainer/child-to-Viktor ratio increase to bring in his teammates to help, from both the Citadelles and the Pride. It's all but confirmed that the Pride won't be making the playoffs this season, so what better time to drag them out of their disappointment than to throw a bunch of yowling children at them? Vik's focus would 100% be on the fun aspects of learning hockey, with a healthy dose of a foundational skating in order to avoid sliding everywhere like helpless penguins. All under the watchful eye of a hockey hero, of course. He'll also probably attempt to hammer home how important teamwork is, because nothing annoys Vik more than a teammate who forgets that there's 5 other (non-opposing) people there on the ice with him.

*Evil_AllBran* · 02-14-2023, 06:04 AM

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Opera_Phantom · 02-14-2023, 10:07 AM

One thing that i know about kids is that, no matter what happens, they find a way to get involved in fights. So, with that said, it is pretty obvious that "Jay Cue's School of Hockey for Young Players who want to become Great" involves a lot of fighting. First of all, kids need to learn how to skate on ice, that is a given. Cue's school is not for the most basic stuff, like grabbing the stick the correct way or not fall on your face when you skate. This is the place parents sign their kids so that they can learn how to be enforcers and goons on the ice. Fist fights, head butts, managing to quickly remove your skates to use them as a weapon, these are all tasks that your kids will be taught at this place.
And trust me, they will become better people after it. And better hockey players, that is for sure.

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***NYR73*** · 02-14-2023, 10:43 AM

If I were to lead a hockey school, I would teach only the most important things. For example, screening is important to learn for forwards, so we will spend a couple hours every day standing in front of goalies. We won't do anything else while standing there, as to isolate the skill. We will teach goalies how to break their goalie sticks after letting in a weak goal, so we will spend a few days a week breaking goalie sticks. Yelling at the refs is important too, so I will hire refs for the players to yell at. When the players need a break from the ice, we will stop to teach chirping. There is little more important than a player's chirping game, and these kids need to be able to stand up for themselves. Then we will teach an assortment of penalties and how to take them, including but not limited to tripping, slashing, delay of game, and hooking. With these skills, I will raise the next generation of elite hockey talent.

***Chevy*** · 02-14-2023, 10:44 AM

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  Tell me a bit about how your player got started in the game. Where did they hear of it? Who did they learn it from? Did they know that they wanted to be in the SHL right away, or was a long road to finding hockey? Were they a natural or did it take a lot of practice? (150+ words)

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Strom obviously grew up in St. Louis, home of the SMJHL Scarecrows and was also a regional fan of the Chicago Syndicate. When he was growing up he first got his taste of hockey going to a Syndicate game while in grade school. After that he signed up for pee-wee leagues and played initially as a defenseman. However due to some issues with skating he was moved to goalie and the addiction was cemented. Throughout grade school and into high school he played school hockey and even went on for a short stint in college, as all eventually do to look for those talent scouts for an SHL contract. It wouldn't come though so he spent his early years out of college being a goalie in beer leagues and pick-up games, where he obviously excelled compared to the average neighborhood player. In his late 20's, shortly before getting scouted by the Anaheim Outlaws he was playing for the St. Charles minor league team.

Bfine · 02-14-2023, 10:48 AM

Slavakov naturally picked up hockey from a young age. Growing up in the harsh arctic region of Siberia, he first had to ice skate merely to survive, but eventually learned to ice skate for fun. The other kids would play hockey as well, and he would practice both against them and against the ice skating bears. He did not know he would eventually end up playing in the SHL as he knew little of the outside world until he was contacted by Newfoundland’s GMs. He figured his main goal in life was to try and play professionally in Russia and maybe even play for Russia’s IIHF team. Not only did he get the chance to go to North America to play across the USA and Canada, but he also ended up moving to Japan to win gold medals with them in the IIHF. While it was not an easy road for Slavakov to get to where he is, he wouldn’t trade it for the world.

karlssens · 02-14-2023, 11:04 AM

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Written Task:  Tell me a bit about how your player got started in the game. Where did they hear of it? Who did they learn it from? Did they know that they wanted to be in the SHL right away, or was a long road to finding hockey? Were they a natural or did it take a lot of practice? (150+ words)

It wasn't really an option for Oskar Scholz growing up. Not to say he was forced to play hockey, but it runs in the family and he did feel partially obligated to at least give it a try and see if he could make it in the league. His father Karlstraße Scholz and his grandfather Nikolaus Scholz before him were both big names in the SHL and carved out long and successful careers. Oskar is just in his sophomore season in the SMJHL, but he looks poised to follow in their footsteps. Looking back I wouldn't say he was a natural, but athletics run in the family and Oskar had the tools, the people and most importantly the money to focus on a strong hockey based program growing up. Time will tell if he can be as successful as his father and grandfather, but so far he appears to be on the right track. He was the first Scholz to go top 5 in the draft so things are going well so far.

*FaraDian* · 02-14-2023, 01:40 PM

While hockey is certainly loved in Germany, it definitely isn't the first sport young kids are introduced to. Fussball (football/soccer) is far and away the most played and followed game, so that's where Marton got started. Though he did enjoy the game, it quickly became clear that his stockier body was not ideal for how the game was being played. He moved decently but not quickly, and was generally placed on defense as a deterrent, which he did not enjoy. When he expressed an interest in trying a different sport, his parents first put him into handball, a game with a long history in Germany. Marton's stature was more useful on the court, but his slow feet and relative lack of jumping ability again kept him from regular playing time and spots on competitive teams.

Finally, already twelve years old, Marton was allowed to join a hockey club. He had always been skating recreationally, so he could step on the ice confidently enough, and skate well enough to not be immediately relegated to defense. The bit of handball playing had helped his hand-eye coordination so stickhandling, and especially stickchecking, came surprisingly easy. Playing on the wing was exciting for young Marton and enjoyed being able to use his sturdiness in the corners of the rink (though he now found himself to actually be smaller than many of the other players!). Despite his late start, he quickly earned third and fourth round minutes on good teams, giving him the belief that he could play at least semi-professionally in Europe. Though aware of the SHL, he never seriously considered it (or was aware that SHL teams were considering him) until right before the year he found himself on the draft board. It remains a fast and surreal journey.

*SimmiZ* · 02-14-2023, 03:49 PM

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minaj27 · 02-14-2023, 04:20 PM

Alexander Minaj was a natural once he touched the ice. His parents never pushed him to skate but his father would watch hockey games nightly with him since he was born as he loved the game both as a former college player and coach of high school kids. Around 4, he asked his father if he could go ice skating so he was signed up in the first lesson later in the week. After the first three 30 minutes lessons, Minaj couldnt get taken off the ice and stayed for the open skate with the big kids where he learned to love skating even more. It took less than two months before Minaj was begging for gloves and hockey sticks like the big kids. The love of the game only grew as he got older and he became a true rink rat. This love he developed when he was just a little kid is what gave him the drive to become one of the most exciting prospects in the SHL.

DarkCanuck29 · 02-14-2023, 05:22 PM

DMack's parents were not hockey fans. They didnt care. Sports were not a think in his household. So it was strange, one afternoon after school DMack was flipping through the channels looking for cartoons when he came across a crazy sport with ice foot blades and slappy sticks. From that moment on, DMack was hooked. He quickly figured out he should root for his hometown team and eventually dragged in his parents to the fandom. Then he begged his parents to let him play hockey. They were reluctant at first and only allowed him to take skating lessons. He skated and skated, graduating to Power Skating and filling in his spare time with ball hockey in the driveway. Finally the day came to try organized hockey. DMack skated circles around the kids on the team. He couldnt shoot very well, getting used to puckhandling on skates, but he could fly. Once he put it all together, there was no stopping him. He got mean, he got big and he got tough. Then he was drafted.

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Z0REM · 02-14-2023, 05:28 PM

It is time for everyone's favorite program this year. Street hockey! Why is Hockey so hard to get in to? Ice skating, cost, etc. it all builds up to be a sport that is notoriously hard to break in to. So when Seamus was asked to put something together for the children he immediately went out and bought a bunch of inline skate, hockey sticks, and balls to play some games of street hockey. After purchasing the equipment, his next goal was to show kids that they can play anywhere, so he picked a few well known parking lots and set times for families to bring their kids to enjoy some beginner low-stakes hockey games. The idea was to focus on the much younger kids so that we did not have to bother teaching strategy, just rules and the general fun of how fast the game is. It was a roaring success and kid involvement between the ages of 6-10 is seeing an uptick thanks to our new programming.

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