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**OrbitingDeath** · 04-07-2023, 05:34 AM

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By-Tor · 04-07-2023, 09:26 AM

Player Prompt

Beck loves media scrums. The more time he can spend in front of the camera, the better. He loves answering questions not only about himself and his game, but also the play of his teammates and the performance of his team. Beck isn't afraid to slap around some media goons if they have dumb questions and relishes the hot take headlines when he says something controversial. After all, he does have a high level of aggression for the SHL. He'll stand up for his teammates if they are thrown under the bus and tries to use the media to keep the eye of the SHL fixed on Winnipeg. As some famous person once said, "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." As one of the longest tenured Aurora and a fan favorite signed to a hometown discount, Beck is a staple in the local media outlets. He can't wait to do more media scrums in Winnipeg for the foreseeable future.

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lilstifler · 04-07-2023, 09:50 AM

Player Prompt

I would definitely say that I like talking to journalists. It doesn't matter if it's been a great game or a really bad game, I'm always ready to answer questions because I think the fans also deserve to feel the real emotions that come from different types of matches. It is more than clear that after bad games, the thoughts are also quite bad and some phrases may be said in the wrong place, but such are emotions and we are all human and can also make mistakes. If a teammate refuses to answer, I'd certainly be willing to do it for them. It's not a problem at all because I like the thing. The main thing is that the questions have a deep meaning, because I don't like to answer simple sentences that don't really have any deep meaning and I can't express myself. I have a large vocabulary and always have something to say about hockey, so the questions should also be relevant.

Copenhagen · 04-07-2023, 10:06 AM

Graphic Task: Show me your player hiding from the media!

*FaraDian* · 04-07-2023, 10:55 AM

Player Prompt

Marton is a quiet guy by nature, and he was raised in a culture that keeps private things private. It can be fun sometimes to watch a scrum, like when other teams start throwing around empty water bottles, but it's all a big circus he doesn't want to be a part of himself. Though forced to attend them by league rules, he tries his best to say as little as possible, giving one word answers whenever he can. If he's riding high and wants to have a bit of fun, he'll answer in German or go on some long unrelated tangent... sometimes both!

However, if a teammate has a bad night, Marton is always willing to go in their stead, deflecting questions like just another opponent. When you know the other team's bruiser is looking for your star, it's up to you to get in the corner and lock him down. Dealing with reporters can often be the same. They want to get on somebody for making a couple mistakes or having human struggles, then it's up to you to step in with some brusque responses or a little discourse on the history of Tatort.

Vulfzilla · 04-07-2023, 11:21 AM

why is this called the noodle incident. did i get in trouble with the media or something? anyways here's my affiliate.

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*slothfacekilla* · 04-07-2023, 11:26 AM

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Graphic Task: Show me your player taking an awkward question at a media scrum!

*Otrebor13* · 04-07-2023, 12:29 PM

When it comes to the post-game press conferences that we have to take part in, I’m not totally against it. I actually don’t mind them too much, I know the reporters are just trying to do their job and get stories. The big issue I have really is that the questions are pretty stale and normally we get asked the same thing over and over again. I know we don’t say much and we try to be as vague as possible, but it would be nice to get some unique questions every now and then.

When it comes to taking over for other teammates, I don’t think that’s something that should be done. You gotta try to answer the questions meant for you. Sometimes it’s difficult, sometimes it’s uncomfortable, but you gotta be able to handle that. It comes with the job. If it’s getting to the point where it’s harassing/abusive, then sure I’ll step in to defend any teammate, but if it’s a tough question, you gotta be able to answer it.

***efischermann*** · 04-07-2023, 01:10 PM

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PLAYER PROMPT - What is your player's attitude towards media scrums in general?

Written Task:  Tell me about your player's thoughts and feelings on reporters and pressers in general! Do you like taking the questions after the games, or do you dread your number being called? Why? If a teammate gets asked for after a really bad game, would you voluntarily go in his stead? (150+ words)

I don’t mind talking after games, the hard part is when dumb questions are asked, not giving the reporter a hard time about it. And trust me, during my career I have heard some TERRIBLE questions. It is part of the gig though. We are professional athletes and people want to know our thoughts on different parts of the game. As a member of the leadership group of the Argonauts, I am usually looked upon to answer questions after a really tough games, and I absolutely step up for players who need protecting. That is all part of the job. I love it though, my teammates are everything to me, and I will always have their back, even if it means being on the front line taking the grenades. It is a responsibility I have been given and one that I have earned. There is nothing that would change the way I feel about the guys around me. They have done so much to support me during my career, standing up for them is the least I can do. After all, we are more than teammates, we are family.

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overdoo · 04-07-2023, 02:15 PM

Wonada Jagrs doesn't like reporters or pressers in the SHL much at all. He was used to interviews, he was used to the spotlight, and being available after games. However, there was just a weird kind of snarky attitude that North American reporters brought to the table. They weren't covering the game or the team. They were trying to make him and his team look as bad as they could, just for a few extra clicks. He despised it and avoided it as much as he could. In the worst-case scenario, he would get called, and give the worst possible, no-substance answers. He'd mock them at every opportunity possible. If a teammate got called after a bad game, he'd fill in. He'd make sure he wouldn't even answer the questions with anything that made sense, and over time, they stopped bothering once they saw Jagrs after the game. They didn't like it much, and neither did some fans, but it took the heat off of him, some teammates, and the team, so many of them liked it.

sulovilen · 04-07-2023, 02:23 PM

CREATIVE PROMPT

Reporter: So we have heard that you have some kind of a beef going on with the team's color commentator Walton Strongberg, who isn't necessarily your biggest fan. Where and when did this start and what do you think about this?
Walton Stromberg: It started when they traded me here. I think the old man just didn't like the idea of having another Walton in town. When people around here were talking about Walton before, they obviously were talking about him. So I kind of replaced him in a sense, and I guess that just was too much for him. I have heard that he does not like me, but that is fine. There is nothing I can do about it, and what one old fart says does not really bother me. He's just a sad old man who does his thing. I don't know how he still has a job with that kind of hockey knowledge - or lack thereof.

***boom*** · 04-07-2023, 02:30 PM

Media scrums are never the most comfortable environment, but being one of the core players on the San Francisco Pride they're just an occupational event for Sophie Bordeleau. Being a focus of the media isn't something that's new to her, having played four seasons in her hockey-mad home market of Quebec City. In her view, it's better for her to take responsibility to the media as San Francisco's alternate captain rather than have to expose one of the rookies to the harsh environment. The Pride are going through an up-and-down season, and if one of the rookies makes a mistake it's better that they're most accountable within the locker room rather than being subject to the volatile media market. Sophie remembers what it was like in her own rookie season when veterans like Henrik Lekberg Osterman and Sven Svenson were the main voices that spoke to the media, and now that she's in the position where they were it's only even to pay it forward to the youngsters now.

RedCapeDiver · 04-07-2023, 03:31 PM

*kenvald* · 04-07-2023, 04:30 PM

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***golden_apricot*** · 04-07-2023, 05:31 PM

the press is a stain on the game that needs to be removed and relocated to a shithole country that they deserve. Gnabe is ready to dab all over their faces after each game when they inevitably come up with some dumbass question about the game that has little to do with what actually occured. maybe they should start asking about how it feels to dab over people when htey get hit instead of some random shit about scoring or playing defense. its like these morons have no idae what we are actually trying to do in hte game. the other thing that pisses me off about press is how thye dress. look like a human maybe next time you go to interview people. why are you in a fucking suit jonathan... last time you wore something this nice you had a giant mustard stain on it because you dont know how to eat a fucking hotdog... idiots all of them and we need to jsut get rid of them for good and for teh good of teh game.

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