In 365 days, a team that exists in the collective mind of the SHL, but not it's record books will be the best team in the league.

A future expansions team, or maybe even relocation of a current team will dawn a uniform that children will one day dream of playing in. A franchise that will be steeped in history despite it's young age. That team will be the San Diego Sand Lions. Superstars across the league will flock to play in the warm climate of San Diego. They might not even need an expansion draft with the number of free agents they could theoretically recruit.

Their drafting will be sublime, draftees will beg to fall to the 4th round just so they can be "A Sand Lion". People will wear their limited edition Sand Lion leather jackets and be filled with the joys and burden of real celebrity as they're recognized around the world.

Where will the SHL be in 2021? We will be in a new era, the SLHL. The Sand Lion Hockey League.