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teztify · 02-13-2023, 10:20 AM

Player Prompt

Tummy Hurts became an expert ice hockey goaltender through somewhat conventional means - by going to school. At school, Tummy trained hard, learned a lot, and developed the habits he still relies on to this day that contribute to his tremendous success. Unlike other players, though, Tummy attended a different type of school to become a top tier hockey player. Rather than going to hockey school, spending time on the ice, being coached and taught by former professional players, Tummy went a different route - he attended a professional eating school. Tummy put in countless hours throwing back hot dogs, burgers, pasta, and all manner of food. He competed against his fellow students in speed eating contests, and expanded his gut many times over. All of this hard work has paid off, as Tummy has grown to an incredible size. While his tummy always hurts, he fills a significant percentage of the net, making it very difficult for his opponents to score.

***KaleSalad*** · 02-13-2023, 10:33 AM

Creative prompt:

Well there is no better way to get kids engaged in playing hockey then to get them having some fun playing or during the sport. It is the best way to grow the sport. So Cale’s hockey camp would be a fun mix of off ice and on ice games and activities to ensure everyone has a chance and gets to have some fun in the process. To try and keep the fees as low as possible The Timber have graciously helped pay for most the cost up front. The weekend camp would include classroom speeches from some of the Timber players and Alumni sharing their stories of playing the game and answering any and all questions the kids might have. On the ice the games would be some scrimmages tied in with some other fun ideas like the nets turned around or trying to play posts. Just to mix things up and ensure every kid gets a chance to showcase their own skills.

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*Otrebor13* · 02-13-2023, 10:34 AM

Growing up, Axel was put in hockey schools a couple of times by his parents, however he never really enjoyed it. It was fun to get on the ice, but Axel just didn’t want to be there. He was showing a lot of promise at a young age and was already better than a lot of the kids of his age group. He complained about this, and they tried him out with some of the older kids. That was probably the best development Axel could have gotten as a young kid starting out in the sport.

He was forced to be stronger with the puck, be much quicker in his decisions and just overall have to pick up his tempo when playing the game. As a kid growing up, constantly playing with older kids this gave him an edge, and he wanted to prove to everyone that he was good, and he belonged there. So I think while he didn’t like the hockey schools initially, once he started playing with the older kids and having some legitimate competition, it grew on him, and he didn’t mind it so much.

adamantium · 02-13-2023, 11:45 AM

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Player Prompt: 340 words

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"Dad originally wanted me to play baseball like he did. Sports runs in the family, and all that. My dad's dad played soccer in Italy and won a Euro with the Italian National Team, my dad was a pitcher in the Mets system, even got to pitch a few games for the major club in his day but spent most of his time playing triple-A. I think it's natural for parents to want their kids to do what they did, but I honestly fell in love with hockey after watching the Manhattan Rage when I was a kid. Luke Thomason was, like, my f---in' idol, man. I said to my old man, I said, 'Dad, I want to play hockey,' and he looked like he'd been hit by a truck. Betrayal of the highest order. But he also knew that I wasn't going to change my mind on it. I think he figured after I got my s--t rocked on the ice, I'd give it up and just get on the mound like he did, carry on the family business. I learned to skate through one of those little kid learn to skate programs at a local rink and then immediately went straight into a learn to play camp right after. I played youth hockey on the mainland for a bit and you know, it just sort of skyrocketed from there. There were some things I was definitely natural at straight away but man, yeah, I had to learn how to do some stuff, for sure. My shot was absolutely dogs--t for the first few years of my game but my vision of the ice was pretty solid from a young age--s'what they tell me, anyway. From there, the rest is history--went to play in New Jersey in the NAHL, could've gone to the USHL. Got scouted to play at a couple of colleges but made the call to enter the draft and I don't regret it for the world."

-- Benson Fiorentini, from the February 12th episode of Port Side

sigs by me bitch

**esilverm** · 02-13-2023, 12:18 PM

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Special thanks to Blitz, jhockey, Ragnarr, and sulo for the gorgeous sigs <3

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***bluesfan55*** · 02-13-2023, 12:41 PM

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being swiss, sebastien regazzoni was always going to find himself on ice sooner rather than later. he did all of the stereotypical swiss winter sports. skiing? check. luge? check. skeleton? check. ski jumping? check. but on one fateful day he turned on his television to see an old national league game from the late 1990s. and in it, he saw his father score a hat trick. regazzoni had never known that his father had played hockey, and it was something his dad had kept quiet his entire life. but seeing his dad absolutely pwn some noobs on tv made young sebastien want to follow in his father's footsteps. so he told his dad he wanted to play ice hockey. he had never seen his father that happy before. his dad become his first, and arguably most influential coach. they spent hours training at a local rink in bern before sebastien became a pro. he has his dad to thank for everything.

ty to @High Stick King @EvilAllBran and @Ragnar for the sigs

***Gwdjohnson*** · 02-13-2023, 03:42 PM

Ricky Koivu comes from a family that has a long history in hockey. Him and his numerous siblings are related to the former NHLers Saku and Mikko Koivu, as well as the legendary Paul Kariya. His brother, Paul, is the oldest of the group, and started hockey at the youngest age. Binko is a year older than Ricky and also influenced Ricky's desire to start playing. Paul was a big inspiration for Ricky to train hard at the sport too, and Ricky is mainly a defensive minded player through having to practice so much defense practicing against his dynamic and high scoring brother. Once his other brothers, Jolmi, Wide Peepo Happy 3 and Tommi, all became committed to the sport too, the six siblings became all determined to have the best careers they could. They are obviously not all on the same teams, being split among four different teams in the SHL, but the influence they have had on each other's careers is undeniable for sure. (168 words)

*ZootTX* · 02-13-2023, 03:48 PM

Miguel Hefeweizen grew up in Austria, so hockey is fairly well known there. However, it isn't super popular, and pales in comparison to that of soccer, so there aren't nearly as many opportunities for younger kids to get hooked onto the game of hockey. Unlike some players who were practically born with a hockey stick in their hand, Miguel didn't discover hockey until he was a bit older. Miguel got started when he took a trip to a skating rink and realized he could skate pretty well, but he didn't just want to skate around. After seeing a game on TV, Miguel convinced his mom to sign him up for a youth hockey league. The rest, as they say, is history. While Miguel didn't know anything about the SHL at first, he did quickly learn that he could make money playing hockey and set his sights on a career as a professional player. After years of hard work and a little help, Miguel's dreams were realized!
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