Written Option 1: It is always an honour to be the guest or team member to announce your team’s newest first pick in the draft. This season the honour just so happens to be given to your player! How do they react to the news after being called by the team’s general manager? Do they take them up on the offer? If so, how do they do with the announcement? Do they go all out and turn it into a show? Or accidentally flub it and become a meme on the internet?
When Tom Pedersen was told by the team’s general manager,that he would be announcing the team’s newest first pick in the draft, he was genuinely proud. Even though Tom does not enjoy beeing in the spotlight. He welcomed this chance to give a great welcome to a young player for the future.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Tom accepted the offer and immediately began preparing. Though he wasn’t one to put on a flashy show, he wanted to ensure the moment felt special for the rookie. He kept things classy, opting for a traditional speech, but added a personal touch by sharing a few words about his own experiences when he was drafted.
When the day came, Tom stood at the podium with confidence, calling out the name of the team’s new player with a big smile on his face. Though it was a simple, straightforward announcement. Tom hoped his performance was praised for its authenticity, lack of memes and just a proud moment for everyone involved.
Rence Sykut would be absolutely stoked to announce a draft pick for the Seattle Argonauts from the podium on the draft stage. However, he would do so in the most long winded way possible to extend the word count to make sure he went over 150 words. It would go something like this:
"The Seattle Argonauts and their loyal fans watching on the edge of their seats from all over the world, along with management, coaching, and the rostered players are proud to select; with their third pick and 27th pick overall in the S73 draft; here in the beautiful American city of Tampa Bay in the Sunshine State of Florida; from the SMJHL franchise located in the northernmost of the two Carolinas; who are named the mythical sea beast, the Kraken; a center and occasional defenseman; of Latvian descent, son of Viktor and Diana, father of Phil the corgi, and the 29th ranked Age of Empires II player in the world......Rence Sykut."
Squidwardo Tentacles would be absolutely ecstatic to attend the draft with the Seattle Argonauts management, and would be thrilled to announce a pick for the team. In the SHL draft a lot of players are looking forward to being selected by an SHL team and having the next chapter of their careers opened. In order to build their hype, anticipation and nervousness, Squidwardo would take his time in announcing the pick and would ramble on with a lot of the cliche stuff before announcing the pick. Congratulating the team that won the Challenge Cup is a must, as well as thanking the hosts of the draft, acknowledging the importance of the moment and the talented players in the draft, followed up by a few words of encouragement to all the listeners afterwards. He would then say "now for the pick, I am personally excited and happy that the Seattle Argonauts have been able to take this player" then he would announce the pick after announcing the player's position, team name, name, mother's maiden name, and the name of their first pet. Followed up by rattling off the last 4 digits of their credit card in order for the drafted player to really realize they were picked.
Jett Labyrinth had the opportunity to announce two picks this off-season, one with his future SHL team, the Winnipeg Aurora, and one with his current squad, the Newfoundland Berserkers. For the Aurora pick, Jett was chosen to announce the 10th pick which was the teams third pick of the draft. Jett was chosen at this exact position last year while also being their third pick of the draft, which made this extra special for him, truly an honour which he thanked the GM for when the news was given to him. He got up and flawlessly delivered the pick of Jeremy Snugglemuffin III. Everything worked out well, and a few days later he got a call from the Berserkers GM asking if he could be their first pick in the SMJHL draft that weekend. Unfortunately this time, he completely butchered the name of the pick, Colton Paraygeko. He apologised profusely to his new teammate after this, and offered to buy him dinner the next day.
Written Option 2: Slava Ukraini Heryoam Slava takes an active leadership role both on and off the ice to show the Toronto North Star's management they are fully committed to the team's success during the off season. First Slava Ukraini Heryoam Slava ended up mentoring some of his teammates as Slava Ukraini Heryoam Slava reached out to younger and less experienced teammates, organizing informal training sessions and offering advice on how to improve their skills or mental game. At the end of the day this helped newer players get up to speed and feel more integrated before the season starts. In addition lava Ukraini Heryoam Slava also focused on developing offseason team building activities for the Toronto North Stars as he took the initiative to organize team activities outside of hockey, such as group workouts, social gatherings, or charity events, fostering chemistry and unity during the offseason which was very beneficial.
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This is a big season for Normand Marineau. Being the only player drafted to the Raptors last season, he got to step into a veteran locker room and learn from some of the best players in the league. With the Raptors drafting five new rookies this year, Marineau has had to step into a larger role for the team. Along with a big trade that saw the Raptors get two elite veteran players in return, Marineau came to the Raptors facility early this off-season to get all the new faces up to speed with the program. He was there to greet everybody and help everyone settle in. He got a chance to introduce the players to the entire staff and made himself available to anyone wanting to chat. Once the off-season camp started to get going, Marineau acted as a secondary coach, showing examples of every drill to the players and being a voice when explaining team strategies and coverages. He is hoping that his lead-by-example approach will get the team to buy in and work hard.
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Bayley Winnipeg Aurora
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10-08-2024, 08:51 PM(This post was last modified: 10-08-2024, 08:55 PM by Bayley. Edited 1 time in total.)
When you are given the opportunity of a lifetime to announce a draft pick which is such a cool offer, you have to take it. That is really the only thing that is for certain in this situation. You get to welcome the new rookie to the team and announce their name on a day that the person will remember forever. So, you are the beginning of something. Why would you not want to be remembered for that? We will go out and get a brand new outfit, you just cannot go to these things looking lame. You will go all gold dress, gold heels, and then some purple in the hair. We are representing San Francisco Pride, so we need to lean into that. We are going to look good, sound good and make the day of the person who we are announcing. We of course accept it, and then announce the name, welcome the rookie to the team and go from there. We enjoy it!
After only one season in the SMJHL, Barcus Juneau doesn't feel much like a leader. It took him months to remember the names of all of the staff members. He still feels like the clueless rookie sometimes, even after a full season with the Armada. But on a team with so many rookies, Barcus knows that it will be his time to lead soon enough.
This off-season, Barcus decided to organize dry-land workout sessions with a few of his teammates. He knows full well that talent and luck are not the keys to success. It's not who you know, or how you were raised. Every bit of the small amount of success that he's achieved in his short career has been the result of one thing: hard work. If there's anything that Barcus can help his teammates cultivate, it's a habit of putting in the hard work hours in the off-season. The benefit might be hard to foresee, but it will come, and the entire team will be better off for it.
Leonard Wood leads by example on and off the ice. He takes the initiative to do all the right things. He helps players practice and gets better, offers his advice when its needed. It shows he's in it for the team, for the team's success and not just his own success. He builds good habits that are productive to the team. He also picks his teammates up when they are down in spirits, After a loss, he'll remind a teammate with their head down that there's another period, another game, or even another season. That we have to get back up and keep going. It's all the little things too like getting along with your teammates. Leonard Wood liked to encourage camaraderie amongst teammates by spending time with one another. Whether its playing a few video games or throwing a few beers back at the bar, Wood feels important to bond with his teammates. He feels it results in better chemistry on the ice.
Dejana Kaptina doesn't really react all that strongly to this news. She already does plenty of community work, so this is not really that much of an addition to her plate. She accepts pretty cold and emotionless. The draft's an entire weekend, so really her preference is on the day before so she can have a little fun in the city and see what it's about. When it's her time to go up and announce, she keeps it short and simple by simply announcing "we select INSERT PLAYER HERE" and then almost immediately dipping. There's very little I loathe more during sports drafts in real life than pick announcers taking like 800 years to actually announce the pick, taking time to thank this that and that other group to build up the suspense. Drafts in the first place are basically meetings that could just be an email, why make it stretch any longer?
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Kristian Seppanen, the star right defenceman for the Atlanta Inferno hockey team of the eastern conference of the Simulation Hockey League, otherwise known as the SHL, works incredibly hard all offseason to show his leadership - both to management and to the players in the locker room. After all, that hard work, dedication, and excitement to take each new day's challenges head on is exactly why he was promoted to Assistant Captain in his first season in the Simulation Hockey League and on the Atlanta Inferno. He has a history of leadership too, having spent two seasons as Captain of the Yukon Malamutes hockey team of the Northern Conference of the Simulation Major Junior Hockey League, otherwise known as SMJHL. He helps with scouting, getting teammates up to speed in the locker room, offering advice on the best places to rent in the Atlanta area, good food vibes, and insights into how to develop a proper training regiment to avoid injury in this sport.
Peter Tingle would be absolutely honoured if he got the call from his GM to make the pick at the draft. Ofcourse he would remain professional on the phone with a little excitement in his voice but on the inside he’d be freaking out with joy. There is no way Peter would flub the selection announcement. He would dress in his finest spider suit and would scout the best perch point in the stadium. When the team is up to make the pick, right after the commissioner tells me to make the pick I will swing down from the rafters. The dismount and landing are going to be the most important part. I’m thinking less is more and we do one big dramatic flip but stick the landing in the classic super hero pose. I’d then make the selection and swing out of there with the newly drafted player. Itll be an experience the draftee will never forget.
cake307 SMJHL GM
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Written Option 2: Alexa has the advantage here. Four years as captain of the St Louis Scarecrows, and being elected as captain of the Edmonton Blizzard in her very first year, has seen her get very experienced in all the ways to lead the team. When it comes to leading by example, of course, Alexa has a history for being the first in and last out of the gym or off the practice ice her whole career, and takes it seriously, expecting her teammates to as well. But there's more than that to being a good captain. One thing Alexa focuses on and takes pride in is making time to speak to the rookies each season, finding a chance, sometimes at the draft itself, sometimes at training camp, to pull them aside and have a face to face. She makes sure they know her, and the teams, expectations, but also that if they ever need any help, any backup, she's there for them.
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