I am writing about Prompt 2

Rikard growing up and learning the game had always been someone that favored offense. Growing up he was good at it and was always placed into a capacity to succeed offensively. While that may have worked in his younger years, he was given a rude awakening upon being drafted into the SMJHL. With the speed of the game and the tight checking at the pro level, Rikard’s offense dried up. Without offense and without much of a defensive game to speak of, Rikard had no identity in his game. That was when the coaches of the SHL team that drafted him, the Hamilton Steelhawks, urged Rikard to start focusing on his defensive game. Rikard couldn’t score or set up plays if his team does not have the puck. Rikard spent the next few years shoring up his defensive game. His checking has started becoming more and more proficient and Rikard’s two-way game has become something he is proud of. The offense will come, built on the foundations of good defensive play. If Rikard is to be known for something in his game and in his legacy, it is that he is someone that was dependable on both sides of the ice.