Quote: Have you met a person or a group in the SHL that you are friendly with? or someone that you appreciate here on the site? give them a shout out and tell us why you appreciate them! (*Tag anyone relevant to the topic)

I've met quite a few people I've become quite friendly with and enjoy the company of from this site. At first I wasn't sure how to feel, being an older member than many and having a different mindset, I figured I'd once again fizzle out as I did with my first player, but there were quite a few members I met here that changed my opinion on that:

@adamantium & @Glyc These two guys took a chance drafting me in the J in S43, knowing i fizzled out before, and their management style, along with the coaching of a great guy like @"luketd" are a big reason why I'm still here today, a meddling 1K TPE player with league jobs and a involved presence with the locker rooms and community.

@JayWhy Another guy that took a huge risk on me, not knowing how I would pan out. I dropped in the S44 SHL draft, and I assume a lot of it had to do with my prior ghosting. JY stepped up and made a big pick with me hoping it would pan out, and is someone  enjoy talking to and podcasting with these days. It's a big reason why Manhattan is a place I love to call home.

@StamkosFan One of the best dudes I've met and a good friend. We've had a lot of talks, SHL related and not, with each other and this guy is a genuine great human being. And with his starting a new league (CHL) and inviting me to help him with it, I couldn't say no to him. If you know him, you love him

@BadWolf My wife is getting her hair done again soon, I know you love the updates!  

@Mike Izzy Ever since I joined the PT team me and this guy have had a great back and forth about anything and everything related to keeping the PT tasks fun and engaging for members of the site. I feel like we've done a fantastic job of this and I hope we can continue this sort of success together with the amazing team he's built.

I could probably tag a shit ton more guys I love in every locker room I'm in, there's just so many fun people to be around, and I'm sorry if I missed you. But finally I'd liek to tag someone I don't have as much interaction with these days but is also a huge reason I came back and stuck with it the second time.

@Pris your patience and ability to help without making me feel stupid when I needed it was huge for me and it's people like you that make rookies feel important and welcome in this league. Please never change, you're too good for all of us!