Mr Bohannan

Delicious in Dungeon!

At least got nominated and got 1 vote hehe Good achievement for me and great award ceremony!

My Christmas tree is with a blue theme this year! Fun Fact in Russia Santa Clause or Winter Grandpa if translated directly from Russian actually wears Blue outfit, not Red like we're used to!

One of the things, but there is a bigger clue when it comes to the whole build, not just one stat.

Thank you my fellow Londoner @VattghernCZ for inspiring the format! FROZEN POND PODCAST Hello and welcome to FROZEN POND PODCAST where we try to give platform and talk about the new and young uprising stars from the FROZEN PONDs all over the country, before they step into the big rink. This time is no different and we have a special guest. A young and talanted forward from the small country, unknown to a lot of people, but yet a country with very strong and passionate ice hockey culture. Please welcome to our studio - DROSMIS SARKANIS! First off, congrats on being drafted 12th overall! How did it feel when you heard your name called by London United in Season 95 VHL Draft? Thank you for having me and boy, what can I say. It was such a relief and excitement running through my body. Usually the first picks know that they're going to be called, but I had no clue and that added to that experience! Can you tell us about your journey through the minors? What was the most challenging part about getting here? Well I was late for my seasons draft, so I was not drafted and got signed as a free agent by Saskatoon Wilds. I'm very grateful to the team and the management of the team because they really have been great to me and with them I managed to get my first cup. After that went to VHLE and played for the Eagles, almost won, but got eliminated in the finals and after that we all found out that VHLE is being scrapped. That was an interesting experience as I was unsure what to do next. I felt like I wasn't ready for the big league yet, so I decided to go back to the M and yet again I was picked up the Saskatoon. This time the team was already in a rebuild, so not a contestant, but close to the end of the season they traded me to Ottawa and I got the second chance to go for the cup. Unfortunately same as the previous season in E league, we got to the finals and got eliminated. I hope I don't have some finals curse that is going to follow me to London. London United has a pretty dedicated fanbase. Are you feeling any extra pressure stepping into this environment for your rookie season? I will say no, not really, because I believe that every team has a dedicated fanbase and you don't want to let down no one. We all humans and mistakes are made, so all we can do is to try and do our best to make our fans happy. Who were some of your biggest influences or idols growing up that inspired you to play hockey? It has always been our Latvian pioneers in the big foreign leagues. From the recent players that I look up to it's Bryce Woodworth @SirRupertBarnes. I know you might be surprised as there are so many other stars and Bryce might be an odd choice, but I have my reasons. What’s been the most surreal moment so far since being drafted to the VHL? I think it was the moment I found out about E being abolished. I've never experienced nothing like that and it made it surreal because it in a way destroyed all the plans how I imagined my career to go. Do you remember the first time you put on skates? What made you fall in love with hockey back then? I dont remember the very first time as I probably was like 2 or 3 years old, but I remember where it all started and funny enough it started on a Frozen Lake back home. My dad took me and my brother to the lake to skate and eventually play with stick and puck, every winter. A lot of players talk about adapting to the speed of the VHL. Do you think this will be a big adjustment for you? That is something Im going to work on because the players in VHL are no joke and you cannot afford to be behind them, otherwise you will end up just chasing the puck and players, never being able to actually have the possession. Your minor league stats were really solid. What part of your game are you most confident about heading into your rookie season? It is going to be a big jump and most likely it will take me couple of seasons to actually be able to compete par to par with the best in the league, but right now I'm confident in my offensive vision and defensive coverage. Those are the things Im going to rely on while slowly working on other skills. Is there a particular skill you’re working hard to improve before the season starts? As mentioned before - Speed. How do you think the London United coaching staff has helped you so far in your development? Oh the coaching staff in London is great, they are definitely people that know what they are doing and so far been a great help in assisting with identifying my weaknesses and things to work on. What’s it like knowing you’re playing for a team in such a major city? Are you excited about being in London, or is it intimidating? Well I can only compare my time in Saskatoon and Ottawa at the moment and coming from a small country, I am not really keen or used to yet to the busy city life, so I liked Saskatoon better than Ottawa. It will take some time to get used to London as this city cannot be compared to the other two, but that's part of the game and I'm not really thinking much about it right now. Have any of the veteran players on the team reached out to you to welcome you or give you advice? To welcome yes, but to give a specific advise - no. I think they yet have to see me play in the big league to give me any advice. On the flip side, what’s your first impression of the competition you’ll be facing in the VHL? Crazy! That's all I have to say - Crazy! Every player has rituals or habits before games. Do you have any unique pre-game routines or superstitions? Me personally not really and if there is anything I always do, then I'm not aware of it. I just follow whatever traditions and rituals the teams have as a group. It’s your rookie season, but do you already have specific goals for yourself—like points, assists, or even making an all-rookie team? All-rookie team would be great achievement, but we have some fierce class coming in, so will see. Point wise not really, as I always say that it would be nice to have 1point per game, but I dont see that happening in my rookie season. I just hope for a good overall performance by me and my team. We’ve all heard stories about rookie hazing or initiation traditions in sports. Are you nervous about anything like that? Wow, did not think about this and never heard London doing anything like that, but now when you asked I'm bit worried. Hahha If you weren’t playing hockey, what do you think you’d be doing instead? Oh, not sure, probably something like construction or something as I've always liked tinkering and fixing stuff. Not sure really... How do you handle pressure, especially knowing all eyes will be on you as one of London’s most anticipated rookies? Well I've been in playoffs three seasons in a row, so I think I can handle pressure quite good. I'm confident in my capabilities and I'm realist, I understand my limits and how far I can push them. Do you feel like being drafted 12th overall adds a chip on your shoulder to prove yourself, or does it just fuel your confidence? In a way I guess, but yet again, I'm cool with myself and I don't think much about it. Finally, what message would you want to share with London United fans as you prepare for your first season in the VHL? Last season was rough, we all know that and we all saw that, but don't worry, we backup is here and we will make sure we put London back on the map again! Well - Thank you Drosmis! - for coming to our little FROZEN POND and sitting down with us and answering our questions. To our listeners, we will be back next week with another rising star, so stay tuned! (Words: 1431)

As always a very strong submission and overall looks good. Still sticking with the same 2 player renders that gives that nice different emotions/side of the player feeling and by now probably is one of your signature traits in every signature you make. Great job on the jersey and logo swap for both renders and also simple, but still amazing job with the text. I said simple as there isn't much for the font, but that is exactly what is needed in this case. Love the grunge type of effect on top of it and it just makes it look nice. The only thing for myself at least, Im not fan of the background, While the effect and the flag is a nice touch, I would like to see something else as it feels that's the part of the signature that was not really worked much on compared to other times. Overall: 8/10

Always love to see different type of graphical art work as it also challenges me in giving the reviews on them. I like the overall badge shape of the logo for the draft. I guess the little diamond ornaments that look like little crowns are because of the local team - Mexico Kings - as a representation which is a nice touch, the only thing is that they are bit weirdly placed, not sure for the reasoning, but feels bit out of place for me. Default and the expected font for the word "DRAFT" which is totally acceptable considering the usual style of these logos, but I love the font chosen for "Mexico City", very nice and good looking one. The only thing I would say I most likely would have added is some Mexican flag colours as there is literally none of them in the logo. Rating: 7/10

ANSWERS: 1) Super early Continental cup champion prediction, who do you think it will be and why? Always going to believe in my own team! London all the way! 2) Are you following the world cup of hockey? Predictions for who you think will win the gold? Confused are we talking about IIHF World Championship or Field Hockey. Anyhow always going to believe in my own team! Latvia all the way! (Probs Canada if IIHF) 3) If someone told you “This sentence is false.” Is it true or is it false? From perspective of the correctness of the built sentence, then it is built correctly, therefore the statement is false. QUESTIONS 1. - When do you remove the Christmas tree? 2. - What would be that one gift you would actually hate to receive on Christmas? 3. - Do you believe your player have more or less points this season compared to last season?

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Wow, ok, the more you know haha. Because even the socks felt like coloured over, but now I see they are the originals as well. Crazy haha

Now this is new for me and very cool. You have done an amazing job in reforming the original picture into this PSA graded player card. If I would not know better I would actually thing that this is a picture of a legit card. If usually I would say something about quality of renders, pictures or in general of the whole piece, then this time any quality issues here actually works as an extra as it gives you the feel of the authenticity of the card. Very good work on the logo swap, colour swap as well. Obviously the top bit with the red paint is a giveaway that you're hiding something there and maybe there is a better way how to achieve what you wanted without just painting it over with red, but nonetheless I love it as a whole. Review: 8/10

This is a solid signature that would make a lot of people happy to have. The colour choice of the background is obvious as it is based on the teams colours. Also the imaging used for the background, same as colour choice is obvious - Vegas in the background for the player from the Vegas team. I like the aspect of the cards between the background and the player render, but I would like to see a better choice for the vector used as you can see that it is cut due to the white frames around the black lines of the cards. I bet there are some free resources with transparent background that you could have used to increase the quality of the signature. Good render choice and quite solid job on the jersey colour and logo swap. Text is done well as well - good colour choice and easy to read. Well done! Review: 7/10

ANSWERS: 1) What is your favourite hot drink during the holidays? I guess hot chocolate, but as Im diabetic I cannot have much of that, so I will stick with some nice black tea with lemon 2) What was the most meaningful or memorable Xmas gift you ever received? When I was a kid I got gifted a radio with a cassette player, that was the one gift I was so excited for! 3) What kind of festive activities do you do during the holidays? Not sure is it festive activity, but we always play board games after the dinner and gifting. QUESTIONS: 1) Name you favourite Christmas Movie. 2) What is that one meal or food item that never changes year by year and is always there? 3) Is socks still a good gift during Christmas?

Okey this is interesting and fun. On the first glance it seems like there is nothing to it, but to be fair sometimes it doesn't matter, because with little effort or by just adding small accents to the image with the goal it to look neat and nice is all you need. I love the vibe that the graphic is giving as it just screams "poster" and for some reason I could imagine such poster being on some young players wall. Also such image would be nice picture on what to get an autograph as there is good amount of space to sign. I love the little particles that are added on top of the poster, gives that little different look to the whole poster. Text font used is chosen very well as well. Overall it is a very simple, but nice and neat piece. Review: 8/10

Answered your press conference questions, might as well give you a review on the graphics haha. Out of the gate it is interesting because the graphic is nothing I've seen before. It's not as ignature, banner, wallpaper or players card. Im not even sure what this actually is as it gives me almost a business card vibe. To be honest it is hard to review this one because I have nothing to compare to, but I will do my best. Let me start with the fact that I like that you thought about making sure that the background is something more than just a solid colour. You adding the name of the player with lower opacity to make the effect on the background is great. While me personally Im not fan of the text effect, I still can appreciate the work put into it and it definitely not bad. Well done on the logo swap and the only thing I could point out is the player render itself. I would love to see the render to be more combined with the whole piece as right now it just feels like it was split on top of the card. Review: 7/10