Shocking and Incredibly Relevant News
There have been recent report about NYA young Defense man Colton Rayne showing up late to his first American's Training camp. Many are speculating this is a major red flag and is spelling the end of Rayne's passion for the VHL. Strangely enough, word came out from Spade, the GM of The Las Vegas Aces, about Rayne's perceived hiatus from the league. Even though Rayne spent the majority of last season with the Ottawa Lynx, he remains close with the Ace's GM. Spade let it be know that Rayne was actually seeking medical treatment. Rayne, being on the taller side at 6'4", has had trouble with his knees ever since he began playing organized hockey, and it was not helped by those two years he played goalie when he was younger. After two full seasons of wear on his knees, Rayne decided to look into alternative medicine for answers to his lingering knee pain. Spade, who is no stranger to the "alternative" side of the hockeyverse, offered his expertise when he heard of the young defense man's plight.
Their off season journey began in Edinburgh, Scotland. If you've followed the NBA, you may have heard of Amar'e Stoudemire's wine baths as treatment for his knee issues. Dr. Kenneth Adler out of Dublin had a similar idea, but with something a little closer to a Scotsman's heart. His form of treatment involved "Scotch Bath's" twice a day during training regiments. When questioned about this, Rayne claimed that they "burned" and that he was "less coordinated in the following work outs".
After a few weeks of testing in Scotland, Rayne and Spade traveled next to the north reaches of Alta, Norway. An acclaimed medicine man in those polar reaches of the world had claimed to have developed a body dip solution which would help to prevent joint pain in the knees. Spade told us that while the treatment was successful for Rayne, it only worked as long as they were still out in the cold and once he entered a heated room, the pain returned.
Next, the pair traveled to Varna, Bulgaria. There, Spade had connected with an old Pro shop technician, who had developed skates which contained chambers encasing the feet, which were filled with water from the deep Mediterranean inflow of the Black Sea. The technician claimed that the water would take pressure off of Rayne's legs and make skating easier on his knees. After weeks of testing, Rayne found that, to his shock, the skates did in fact relieve the pain in his knees and gave him an easier time on the ice. Rayne will take his experimental new methods into his first season in the VHL. We will see if it helps him win rookie of the year, an award already being linked to him in hushed tones around the VHL.
(In reality I've just been working from 7am to 7~8pm, 7 days a week since about a week before Thanksgiving (thats the one on November 23rd.... damn Canadians.) I'm still keeping an eye on the league every day, and will still be fulfilling my duties as the GM of the Las Vegas Aces, I just have not had the time to pump out articles and media spots as I have in the past. we're beginning to wind down and by mid january we will be picking our noses at work, so if not before then, I will be back to my usual ways soon enough! Thanks as always. Spade.)
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