Int. Locker room - Day.

                       

                       Halifax players are murmuring to each other while milling around the locker room taking off their gear after a                                   practice. 

                       A DOOR BANGS OPEN.

                       A tall grey haired man in a dark suit strides inside the locker room with conviction etched on his face.

                                       THICC CHEEZY

                                        (Confusedly)

                               Hey Coach, what's going on?

               Coach Ed Ball's brushes by with barely a glance at Thicc and moves to the center of the room. He stands atop a bench                       and waves his arms in a silencing gesture. 

               

               The locker room begins to silence. One of the players makes a silent joke to another and they both laugh.

               Coach Ed Ball's notices and turns to glower at them.

                                      COACH ED BALLS

                            Jokes? We are two days away from our biggest professional 

                            day of your young career and you're telling jokes Kayhall?

                                       AL KAYHALL

                            Sorry Coach, was just telling Karl that he...

                 He is cut off.

                                     COACH ED BALLS

                           I don't care what you were telling Karl, save that for after

                           playoffs. Were not talking about jokes, not in Halifax, we've

                           been laughed off as a joke already for too long. Not anymore.

              Coach Ed Ball's turns and surveys the team gathered around him.

                                    COACH ED BALLS

                           Now I don't know what to tell you that you haven't already 

                           heard before in movies and read on your twitter, but I know this.

               

              He jumps off the bench and begins to walk slowly in a circle looking at all the players in the eyes.

                                   COACH ED BALLS

                            We are two days away from the biggest battle in your young 

                            professional careers. The last thing we are going to be doing

                            is making jokes. Let the other teams make jokes.

               He pauses his walking dramatically. And then points aggressively at the ground. 

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                      (Shouts first word of every sentence)
                                   Here we are going to work. Here, we are going to grind.
                                   Here, we are going to bleed. And here, we are going to win.

              Hockey players begin nodding their heads.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                        (Goes back to normal tone)

                                  You know, I am an old man. I know, forty isn't considered
                                  old to many these days, but it's true. I had my opportunities
                                  to seize glory out on the ice, and now I am too old to do it. 
                                  I can't go out there any scratch and claw our way to victory 
                                  for you. You have to do it yourselves, that fight has already
                                  been taken from me.
              
               Coach climbs back on top of the bench and slowly pans around looking at the team.

                                   COACH ED BALLS
                                That's life though Halifax, things get taken from you, you lose
                                friends, you lose family, you lose your youth, but you cannot 
                                lose. what. you. have. done! You can not lose, glory! You can
                                not lose, your opportunity to seize that glory! Now I ask you!
                                Will you sit here and make jokes? Or seize the glory in front 
                                of you right now? I choose glory, what do you say?

            Team gets to feet and act excited.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! 

                                     TEAM
                                Glory!
              
                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For you!

                                  TEAM
                               Glory!

                                 COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For the Raiders!

                                   TEAM
                                For the Raiders!

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                                Glory, for Halifax!

                                  TEAM
                                For Halifax!

Coach Ed Balls springs from the bench and strides out of the locker room.

                                    END OF SCENE


720 words.

For Halifax!

RD | Nathaniel Barca | S68 | 2095 TPE
S67 - MET - 66 GP | 8 G | 19 A | +32 | 111 S | 55 SB | 85 H
S68 - MET - 66 GP | 9 G | 20 A | + 6 | 157 S | 84 SB | 126 H
S69 - MET - 66 GP | 8 G | 27 A | + 22 | 183 S | 67 SB | 95 H
S70 - PHI - 66 GP | 5 G | 25 A | + 49 | 95 S | 47 SB | 65 H
S71 - PHI - 66 GP | 5 G | 28 A | + 35 | 109 S | 47 SB | 63 H
S72 - PHI - 66 GP | 4 G | 20 A | + 39 | 119 S | 47 SB | 67 H
S73 - PHI - 66 GP | 12 G | 24 A | + 40 | 120 S | 65 SB | 68 H
S74 - PHI - 66 GP | 3 G | 27 A | + 31 | 138 S | 60 SB | 61 H
S75 - PHI - 66 GP | 13 G | 46 A | + 59 | 213 S | 115 SB | 61 H
S76 - PHI - 66 GP | 12 G | 29 A | + 9 | 201 S | 103 SB | 56 H
Career Total - 462 GP | 53 G | 199 A | + 262 | 995 S | 484 SB | 441 H



RW | Karl Krashwagen (A) | S50 | 2074 TPE *Retired
Career: 976 GP | 346 G | 431 A | -25 | 2108 H | 1038 SB
S49 - S51 HFX - 150 GP| 47G | 49A | -6 | 309H
S52 WKP - 50 GP| 7G | 17A | -9 | 105H
S53 WKP - 50 GP| 13G | 13A | -16 | 200H
S54 BAP - 50 GP| 12G | 14A | -30 | 112H
S55 BAP - 50 GP| 16G | 14A | -27 | 149H
S56 BAP - 50 GP| 11G | 8A | -25 | 125H
S57 BAP - 66 GP| 12G | 22A | -35 | 144H
S58 BAP - 66 GP| 42G | 29A | +18 | 181H
S59 BAP - 66 GP| 22G | 33A | -12 | 169H
S60 BAP - 66 GP| 37G | 35A | +6 | 156H
S61 BAP - 66 GP| 35G | 50A | +29 | 127H
S62 BAP - 66 GP| 35G | 42A | +45 | 142H
S63 BAP - 66 GP| 29G | 32A | +58 | 91H
S64 BAP - 66 GP| 18G | 41A | +41 | 88H
S65 BAP - 66 GP| 12G | 22A | +9 | 108H
S66 BAP - 66 GP| 24G | 21A | -23 | 91H
S67 BAP - 66 GP| 21G | 38A | -54 | 120H
Career Totals - 976 GP| 346G | 431A | -25 | 2108H
S51 Zach Miller Trophy - Most Dedicated Player (SMJHL)
S58 Ron Mexico Trophy - Most Valuable Player (SHL)
S58 Aidan Richan Trophy - Most Improved Player (SHL)
S58 Jay McDonald Trophy - Most Goals (SHL)
S61 - Nominated Ron Mexico



Management | Hans Hammersmith * Retired
S49 WJC DACH Co-GM | Gold
S50 WJC Germany GM | Quarter Finals
S51 WJC Sweden GM | Silver
S52-S59 HFX/MET Co-GM | 184-236-28 |
S65-S68 MET Co-GM | 143-104-17 | *S67 4 Star Championship

I'm so motivated right now. Nice speech coach!

        Int. Locker room - Day.

                       

                       Halifax players are murmuring to each other while milling around the locker room taking off their gear after a                                   practice. 

                       A DOOR BANGS OPEN.

                       A tall grey haired man in a dark suit strides inside the locker room with conviction etched on his face.

                                       THICC CHEEZY

                                        (Confusedly)

                               Hey Coach, what's going on?

               Coach Ed Ball's brushes by with barely a glance at Thicc and moves to the center of the room. He stands atop a bench                       and waves his arms in a silencing gesture. 

               

               The locker room begins to silence. One of the players makes a silent joke to another and they both laugh.

               Coach Ed Ball's notices and turns to glower at them.

                                      COACH ED BALLS

                            Jokes? We are two days away from our biggest professional 

                            day of your young career and you're telling jokes Kayhall?

                                       AL KAYHALL

                            Sorry Coach, was just telling Karl that he...

                 He is cut off.

                                     COACH ED BALLS

                           I don't care what you were telling Karl, save that for after

                           playoffs. Were not talking about jokes, not in Halifax, we've

                           been laughed off as a joke already for too long. Not anymore.

              Coach Ed Ball's turns and surveys the team gathered around him.

                                    COACH ED BALLS

                           Now I don't know what to tell you that you haven't already 

                           heard before in movies and read on your twitter, but I know this.

               

              He jumps off the bench and begins to walk slowly in a circle looking at all the players in the eyes.

                                   COACH ED BALLS

                            We are two days away from the biggest battle in your young 

                            professional careers. The last thing we are going to be doing

                            is making jokes. Let the other teams make jokes.

               He pauses his walking dramatically. And then points aggressively at the ground. 

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                      (Shouts first word of every sentence)
                                   Here we are going to work. Here, we are going to grind.
                                   Here, we are going to bleed. And here, we are going to win.

              Hockey players begin nodding their heads.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                        (Goes back to normal tone)

                                  You know, I am an old man. I know, forty isn't considered
                                  old to many these days, but it's true. I had my opportunities
                                  to seize glory out on the ice, and now I am too old to do it. 
                                  I can't go out there any scratch and claw our way to victory 
                                  for you. You have to do it yourselves, that fight has already
                                  been taken from me.
              
               Coach climbs back on top of the bench and slowly pans around looking at the team.

                                   COACH ED BALLS
                                That's life though Halifax, things get taken from you, you lose
                                friends, you lose family, you lose your youth, but you cannot 
                                lose. what. you. have. done! You can not lose, glory! You can
                                not lose, your opportunity to seize that glory! Now I ask you!
                                Will you sit here and make jokes? Or seize the glory in front 
                                of you right now? I choose glory, what do you say?

            Team gets to feet and act excited.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! 

                                     TEAM
                                Glory!
              
                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For you!

                                  TEAM
                               Glory!

                                 COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For the Raiders!

                                   TEAM
                                For the Raiders!

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                                Glory, for Halifax!

                                  TEAM
                                For Halifax!

Coach Ed Balls springs from the bench and strides out of the locker room.

                                    END OF SCENE


720 words.

^^ @Chris-McZehrl is this a cousin?

[S58] #A-Rye Izzy || D || CGY || #Killowna || 1438 TPE 
Born: S39
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188 lbs
Number: 86
Position: Hybrid Defender
Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
Residence: Toronto, Canada
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S60| CGY | GP 66| G: 11| A: 15| P: 26| H: 57 | BK: 85| +15 | PPP: 00
S61| CGY | GP 66| G: 05| A: 15| P: 20| H: 64 | BK: 96| +06 | PPP: 00
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 66| G: 05| A: 13| P: 18| H: 57| BK: 27| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 63| G: 08| A: 23| P: 31| H: 51| BK: 30| +20| PPP: 02
S59| KEL| GP 66| G: 13| A: 22| P: 35| H: 74| BK: 64| +30| PPP: 01
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SMJHL Post Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 03| BK: 02| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 12| G: 01| A: 04| P: 05| H: 05| BK: 04| -04| PPP: 00
S59| KEL| GP 17| G: 06| A: 05| P: 11| H: 22| BK: 10| +11| PPP: 01
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 5th overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Auto Drafted by Calgary
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Timeline:
S57 - Youngest player drafted in league history.
S58 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S58 - Won Silver Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Named Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S59 - Won Gold Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Kelowna wins 4-Star Cup Championship




Mike Izzy || S34-55 || HOF || TPE Max: 2207 || Cups: 3 
Alias: the Augment
Born: 9/4/1995
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 228 lbs
Number: 19
Birth Place: Whitby, Ontario
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S55| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 12| P: 26| H: 154| BK: 28| +23| SHT: 149
S54| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 19| P: 40| H: 108| BK: 28| -05 | SHT: 144
S53| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 23| P: 40| H: 185| BK: 13| +11| SHT: 152
S52| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 21| P: 38| H: 196| BK: 19| +11| SHT: 199
S51| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 23| P: 37| H: 227| BK: 18|  -05| SHT: 166
S50| CGY| GP 50| G: 18| A: 33| P: 51| H: 186| BK: 20| +16| SHT: 185
S49| CGY| GP 50| G: 29| A: 24| P: 53| H: 174| BK: 11| +24| SHT: 177
S48| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 29| P: 50| H: 220| BK: 15| +10| SHT: 196
S47| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 30| P: 50| H: 208| BK: 26| +18| SHT: 193
S46| CGY| GP 50| G: 22| A: 28| P: 50| H: 218| BK: 19| +05| SHT: 252
S45| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 26| P: 41| H: 216| BK: 14|  -03| SHT: 216
S44| CGY| GP 50| G: 19| A: 33| P: 52| H: 180| BK: 10| +15| SHT: 206
S43| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 27| P: 48| H: 198| BK: 10| +04| SHT: 214
S42| CGY| GP 50| G: 26| A: 26| P: 52| H: 176| BK: 17| +11| SHT: 213
S41| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 25| P: 45| H: 190| BK: 13| - 05| SHT: 208
S40| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 20| P: 40| H: 200| BK: 16| +10| SHT: 193
S39| CGY| GP 50| G: 24| A: 24| P: 48| H: 209| BK: 05| +23| SHT: 178
S38| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 16| P: 31| H: 192| BK: 07| +09| SHT: 124
S37| CGY| GP 50| G: 07| A: 09| P: 16| H: 149| BK: 04| +06| SHT: 071
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S37| CGY| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 17|: -07| SHT: 40| PIM: 02
S38| CGY| GP 18| G: 06| A: 01| P: 07| H: 65|: -04| SHT: 67| PIM: 28
S39| CGY| GP 04| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 11|: -04| SHT: 08| PIM: 06
S40| CGY| GP 19| G: 06| A: 11| P: 17| H: 50|: +02|SHT: 37| PIM: 12
S41| CGY| GP 06| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 32|: -04| SHT: 12| PIM: 16
S42| CGY| GP 14| G: 14| A: 10| P: 24| H: 70|: +11|SHT: 85| PIM: 19
S43| CGY| GP 06| G: 02| A: 00| P: 02| H: 18|: +01|SHT: 24| PIM: 00
S44| CGY| GP 05| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 21|:  -02|SHT: 23| PIM: 04
S46| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S47| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S48| CGY| GP 11| G: 04| A: 06| P: 10| H: 47|: +01|SHT: 55| PIM: 10
S49| CGY| GP 07| G: 03| A: 06| P: 09| H: 29| : -01| SHT: 32| PIM: 04
S50| CGY| GP 20| G: 16| A: 16| P: 32| H: 68| :+21| SHT: 88| PIM: 28
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP 50| G: 10| A: 09| P: 19| : +19| PIM: 38| H: 107|
S35| KEL| GP 50| G: 17| A: 16| P: 33| : -10| PIM: 58| H: 145|
S36| KEL| GP 50| G: 18| A: 17| P: 35| : +04| PIM: 58| H: 130|
------------------------------------------------------------
SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP: 06| G: 2| A: 4| P: 6| : +5| PIM: 02| H: 17|
S35| KEL| GP: 12| G: 5| A: 3| P: 8| :  +2| PIM: 12| H: 31|
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International Hockey Statistics (IIHF):
S36| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 2| P: 04| : +1| PIM: 12| H: 22| SOG: 16
S37| AUT| GP 11| G: 3| A: 1| P: 04| :  -6| PIM: 06| H: 51| SOG: 25
S38| AUT| GP 10| G: 3| A: 4| P: 07| : +7| PIM: 06| H: 40| SOG: 32
S39| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 3| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 06| H: 36|SOG: 38
S40| AUT| GP 12| G: 4| A: 2| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 14| H: 43|SOG: 47
S41| AUT| GP 10| G: 5| A: 2| P: 07| : -03| PIM: 06| H: 24|SOG: 44
S42| AUT| GP 13| G: 3| A: 5| P: 08| : -01| PIM: 12| H: 26|SOG: 51
S43| AUT| GP 12| G: 6| A: 7| P: 13| : -02| PIM: 12| H: 56|SOG: 42
S44| AUT| GP 11| G: 6| A: 8| P: 14| :+06| PIM: 06| H: 48|SOG: 36
S45| AUT| GP 13| G: 7| A: 3| P: 10| :+01| PIM: 16| H: 45|SOG: 61
S46| AUT| GP 15| G:10| A:10| P:20| :+11| PIM :08| H: 58|SOG: 61
S47| AUT| GP 15| G:08| A:08| P:16| :+09| PIM :10| H: 36|SOG: 56
S47| AUT| GP 12| G:04| A:10| P:14| :+00| PIM :04| H: 33|SOG: 51
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 22nd overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Drafted 4th overall by Edmonton
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Contracts:
S34 - Signed 1-yr/$2mil entry deal with Kelowna
S35 - Signed 3-yr/$1mil contract with Edmonton
S38 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S39 - Signed 5-yr/$21mil contract extension with Calgary
S45 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S47 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S49 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S51 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S53 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S55 - Signed 1-yr/$4mill contract with Calgary
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Awards:
S34 - Maxim Horvat Award for Kelowna's Top Rookie
S35 - Elias Armia Award for Kelowna MVP
S36 - Saku Perhonen Award for Most Exciting Player
S39 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S42 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy - Most Dedicated User
S45 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S46 - IIHF’s Top Forward Award
S47 - Jeff Dar Trophy - Best 2 Way Forward
S49 - Jay McDonald Trophy - Most Goals (29)
S50 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
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Timeline:
S35 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S35 - Named Media Director/Head Scout of Edmonton
S36 - Named Media Director of the Calgary Dragons
S36 - Transfered from Team Canada to Team Austria
S37 - Named GM of Team Austria of the IIHF
S38 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S39 - Named Alternate Captain of the Calgary Dragons
S39 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S40 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S40 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S41 - Named Head of the SHL Awards Committee
S42 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S42 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S42 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S42 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S43 - Named head of the Player Progression Department
S43 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy (Most Dedicated User)
S43 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S44 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S44 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S45 - #1 in the SHL in hits (216)
S45 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S45 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S46 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S46 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S47 - #1 in the SHL in hits (208)
S47 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S47 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S47 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S47
S48 - 1st player ever to add 50p/200h is 3 straight years
S48 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S48 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S48
S48 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S48 - 6 Jeff Dar noms is the most in SHL history for that award
S49 - Calgary: Presidents Trophy
S49 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S49 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S49 - Ron Mexico Nomination (Leagues Most valuable Player)
S49 - Calgary creates the Mike Izzy Award for (Team Sportsmanship)
S50 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S50 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S50 - SHL All Star ‘3rd’ Team’
S50 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S50 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S51 - Named Co-GM of the Calgary Dragons
S55 - Mike Izzy became the SHL’s all time hits leader (3585)
S55 - Mike Izzy retires from the SHL
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Trades:
S36 - Traded to the Calgary Dragons
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TPE at the start of each season:
S37 - 751 TPE
S38 - 937 TPE
S39 - 1,114 TPE
S40 - 1,298 TPE
S41 - 1,465 TPE
S42 - 1,646 TPE
S42 - 1,858 TPE
S43 - 2,041 TPE
S44 - 2,109 TPE
S45 - 2,204 TPE (Final)



Coach Izzy || General Manager || CGY || S59-Present  
Overall Record: 148W, 90L, 24OTL +114
Seasons: 4
Playoffs: 4
Series Wins: 3
Challenge Cups: 0
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Regular Season Record:
S59 - 42W, 20L, 4OTL, 88 PTS, +44
- Division Winner
- 1st Round Bye
- Lost to Chicago in quarterfinals
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S60 - 38W, 21L, 7OTL, 83 PTS, +62
- Division Winner
- Wins against: Seattle, Edmonton
- Western Conference Championship Series
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S61 - 34W, 26L, 6OTL, 74 PTS, +5
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Wins against: Los Angeles
- Lost to Edmonton in quarterfinals
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S62 - 36W, 23L, 7OTL, 79 PTS, +03
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Lost to Seatlle in round 1


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        Int. Locker room - Day.

                       

                       Halifax players are murmuring to each other while milling around the locker room taking off their gear after a                                   practice. 

                       A DOOR BANGS OPEN.

                       A tall grey haired man in a dark suit strides inside the locker room with conviction etched on his face.

                                       THICC CHEEZY

                                        (Confusedly)

                               Hey Coach, what's going on?

               Coach Ed Ball's brushes by with barely a glance at Thicc and moves to the center of the room. He stands atop a bench                       and waves his arms in a silencing gesture. 

               

               The locker room begins to silence. One of the players makes a silent joke to another and they both laugh.

               Coach Ed Ball's notices and turns to glower at them.

                                      COACH ED BALLS

                            Jokes? We are two days away from our biggest professional 

                            day of your young career and you're telling jokes Kayhall?

                                       AL KAYHALL

                            Sorry Coach, was just telling Karl that he...

                 He is cut off.

                                     COACH ED BALLS

                           I don't care what you were telling Karl, save that for after

                           playoffs. Were not talking about jokes, not in Halifax, we've

                           been laughed off as a joke already for too long. Not anymore.

              Coach Ed Ball's turns and surveys the team gathered around him.

                                    COACH ED BALLS

                           Now I don't know what to tell you that you haven't already 

                           heard before in movies and read on your twitter, but I know this.

               

              He jumps off the bench and begins to walk slowly in a circle looking at all the players in the eyes.

                                   COACH ED BALLS

                            We are two days away from the biggest battle in your young 

                            professional careers. The last thing we are going to be doing

                            is making jokes. Let the other teams make jokes.

               He pauses his walking dramatically. And then points aggressively at the ground. 

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                      (Shouts first word of every sentence)
                                   Here we are going to work. Here, we are going to grind.
                                   Here, we are going to bleed. And here, we are going to win.

              Hockey players begin nodding their heads.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                        (Goes back to normal tone)

                                  You know, I am an old man. I know, forty isn't considered
                                  old to many these days, but it's true. I had my opportunities
                                  to seize glory out on the ice, and now I am too old to do it. 
                                  I can't go out there any scratch and claw our way to victory 
                                  for you. You have to do it yourselves, that fight has already
                                  been taken from me.
              
               Coach climbs back on top of the bench and slowly pans around looking at the team.

                                   COACH ED BALLS
                                That's life though Halifax, things get taken from you, you lose
                                friends, you lose family, you lose your youth, but you cannot 
                                lose. what. you. have. done! You can not lose, glory! You can
                                not lose, your opportunity to seize that glory! Now I ask you!
                                Will you sit here and make jokes? Or seize the glory in front 
                                of you right now? I choose glory, what do you say?

            Team gets to feet and act excited.

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! 

                                     TEAM
                                Glory!
              
                                  COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For you!

                                  TEAM
                               Glory!

                                 COACH ED BALLS
                               Glory! For the Raiders!

                                   TEAM
                                For the Raiders!

                                  COACH ED BALLS
                                Glory, for Halifax!

                                  TEAM
                                For Halifax!

Coach Ed Balls springs from the bench and strides out of the locker room.

                                    END OF SCENE


720 words.

^^ @Chris-McZehrl is this a cousin?

Chris McZehrl III - Anchorage Armada


Challenge Cup Wins:
S18 - Seattle Riot (with Chris McZehrl)*
S23 - New England Wolfpack (with Chris McZehrl)*
S27 - Calgary Dragons (with VLAD McZehrl)**
S34 - Manhattan Rage (with VLAD McZehrl)
S37 - Winnipeg Jets (with VLAD McZehrl)
S46 - Buffalo Stampede (with GOD McZehrl)*

*first ever Challenge Cup of Franchise History
**first ever Challenge Cup win after 0-3 in Finals Series

Four Star Cup Wins:
S24 - Vancouver Whalers (with VLAD McZehrl)
S39 - St. Louis Scarecrows (with GOD McZehrl)

SHL Hall of Fame Members:
S24 - Chris McZehrl *
(GP: 764 | G: 322 | A: 461 | P: 783 | +/-: +109)
S40 - VLAD McZehrl *
(GP: 653 | G: 333 | A: 361 | P: 694 | +/-: +141)

*1st Ballot Hall of Famer

small note: GOD McZehrl played at first as Defender and later as Forward!

^^ @Chris-McZehrl is this a cousin?

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I am the GOD of the BALLS

Chris McZehrl III - Anchorage Armada


Challenge Cup Wins:
S18 - Seattle Riot (with Chris McZehrl)*
S23 - New England Wolfpack (with Chris McZehrl)*
S27 - Calgary Dragons (with VLAD McZehrl)**
S34 - Manhattan Rage (with VLAD McZehrl)
S37 - Winnipeg Jets (with VLAD McZehrl)
S46 - Buffalo Stampede (with GOD McZehrl)*

*first ever Challenge Cup of Franchise History
**first ever Challenge Cup win after 0-3 in Finals Series

Four Star Cup Wins:
S24 - Vancouver Whalers (with VLAD McZehrl)
S39 - St. Louis Scarecrows (with GOD McZehrl)

SHL Hall of Fame Members:
S24 - Chris McZehrl *
(GP: 764 | G: 322 | A: 461 | P: 783 | +/-: +109)
S40 - VLAD McZehrl *
(GP: 653 | G: 333 | A: 361 | P: 694 | +/-: +141)

*1st Ballot Hall of Famer

small note: GOD McZehrl played at first as Defender and later as Forward!