Barry

That Great Draft Feeling! Most of you have had this experience. Your first season is usually over and now you are excited which team will draft you. At first comes one interview, then second, third and sometimes more. I think, I´ve answered to four interviews. You did your best in responses and then you can enjoy every moment, every second with which is draft nearer and nearer. And it is finally here! Probably you have seen the draft to some huge and famous league. If yes, you can imagine that entire atmosphere. Big hall with podium at the beginning and with many tables for GMs and chairs for players and their relatives. You can imagine how it could be with you on their place. Because you are there! You are sitting on the chair and watching twitch with draft stream! The last year, when the draft was heled virtually because of pandemic the atmosphere has been similar. In my case, it was little bit differenced. However, as I´ve said only little bit. As you maybe know, I am from Slovakia and I was in my home country, while draft. If I could be on the draft at the time, I would have to get up at 3:000 AM. At first, I wanted to get up and watch it, but after quickly consultation with my organism, I stayed at the bed and looked at the results in the morning. But it couldn’t stop me to be happy about all of this! They have drafted you to the VHL! Your game dream became a reality! What is more? I have sprinted to the living room. I opened it and scrolled the site down. First round has been without my name, second the same. The third… yeah I am there 34th overall by LA stars. It is here, the VHL future goalie legend has been drafted to the league, as well. However, go back to the draft feeling. To be sincere, I was little bit disappointed with the result. The prognoses has told about late second round for my player. But I´ve been selected by LA in the third! Ok, the team is great. There is no reason to do not like the teammates and managers there, but the third round was not success for me, when according charts I could be higher. And the second and shorter part of the text is my note to everyone, who is going to be drafted this year. Because the charts are one thing, the kind of player that is needed in concretely team second one, the interviews third and selection the fourth. Do not be disappointed if you will be lower than expected. Be happy, that you are part of the great community, enjoy every moment of the draft, if you are not going to retire sooner than it is need, you will be able to be in the draft after 8 seasons and that is too long time. I was been drafted lower, but does it matter? Nope! You could win the cup with each team, you could meet the best teammates in each team and in the worst case, you can be traded. So good luck to everyone who is in draft age! ENJOY IT!! 542 words

1. Cup celebrations. That atmospehre is something huge. 2. Eagles. I am not sure how if there are eagles, but I love this animal as a symbol of sport club, because it is very brave, royal and maesteso. Something which need every successful sport team. 3. Haha, that is funny question. I have never thought about it. Maybe Arizona, It isn't very popular team for fans, so maybe Coyotes. 4. My favorite question. Goalie: Barry Brust / NHL Active- Ben Bishop Dman: Cam Barker / NHL Active- Filip Hronek Forward: Crosby 5. When world championships was in Slovakia in 2011. I had opportunity to be part of school photographing in jerseys,helmets and with stick. From that moment I have started to watch hockey more and more. 6. I don't have. I haven't any favorite. But I like Italish meals, so maybe some Italish restaurant would be perfect.

Yesss Josho, you are our best player so faaar, I wish you all the best in the next career years.

I have made my hockey card. I worked with mytradingcards.com I hope you will like it.

1. Terrible form in the begining of the season is much better than in the play off. We need to play as team and we will be better with each single game. 2. Not now, but next two or three trades will show us, if it is really so bad as it looks. 3. I am not very creative in things like this, so I haven't any idea. I think all is wokring great. 4. Rookie is only player, who has been drafted this year? If yes, the D Hulk Hogan Jr. looks great. His first season after draft and he is in active roster. 5. I think, the first important goal for us is play offs and after that we can the king about cup. But we have team with potential. 6. Sorry, but I will not answer to this question. I believe to each prospect. Everyone has great potential and I hope everyone som cup here in LA.

Yessss, new era, well said! Lets for wins!

My gameday Most of players have som rituals before games. And most of them never tell to you, how it closer looks like. I don´t have any concretely ritual like specific music or something like that, but I have very strictly scheduled game day. If something does not go according plan, it would be see on my play. So this is how it looks like: Morning: I can not sleep well before match, because every single game is a huge response for me as a goalie who makes a 60, maybe 70 percent of team success. This is why I always get up at 7 AM. At first, I go to the toilet to do morning hygiene. I am there plus/minus 15 minutes. After that follows breakfast time. I choose from one of three meals in my menu. One and most favorites are scrambled eggs. The second option is porridge with honey and cinnamon. And the third one is yoghurt with honey or jam. When we have morning pre-game meeting I always go there. If not, I spent time on my swimming pool or with video games. Mainly sport games, but some medieval ones I play too. Launch Time: I eat launch at 12:00. I have usually pasta with tomato or cheese sauce. I have not any meat with it. Soup depends on the second course. If I have the pasta with tomato sauce, the soup is from potatoes or from carrot or bothJ. If I have pasta with cheese, then is usually tomato soup. Afternoon: After launch, I go to the walk around city. I am outside at least for 30 minutes, but max. for an hour. When I am back at home I read some books till the time when are three hours before match. Here I will stop for a few words, because the games aren’t always at the same time, so sometimes I haven’t time to read and in few cases, there is no time to go to the walk. When is this or similar situation I do this things in the morning. However, go back to the time, when I need to go to the stadium. I prepare myself and go to the locker room. There I check my sticks, jersey and welcome another guys. When all boys are there, we have together time before game. After Game: When the game ends, next program is according teammates, but if we have not any together activities, I go at home and there I have a warm bath. After it I have a dinner. Now it is something with lots of meat. My favorites are burgers or steaks. After dinner follows bedtime, or if the game was played sooner as usually I watch some movies. I don’t have favorite ones, but I like detective films or good western. So this is my game day summary. Thanks for reading. This has been my very first article, but I think my writing will be better and better with every single text. I hope that this was interesting reading for you. Have a nice day and good luck! 515 words

1.No starts for me in play offs are showing me I need be much better. Now I am mainly a fan or cheerleader :-))) But Jacob is going well, so I am happy when team is winning. 2. GM´s work has fascinated me since my 10. I am playing some hockey managers and I really enjoy it. Now I need to know more the VHL to be great at it and sometimes at the future I can try it. 3. Ok, maybe it will be nice to try. Probably no this year, but I hope I will do a podcasts in the future. Now isn´t the right time to thinking about the name, but it must be something simple, easy to remember. 4. I am not watching VHL very much, so I am not very familiar with results and standings there, but it will be nice to be drafted to Prague, because it is really near to Slovakia ( my home country). 5. It matters if we are talking about vacations in the sommer or in the winter. I love beach and sea in the sommer, so Florida should be ideal ( I haven´t been there yet). In the other hand I love when is snow during winter, so maybe High Tatras. It is needed to say we have a house in one little village, where we are most the time of the vacations. It is near mountains and there are many options for tourism. It is quieter place than big city, where we are normally. I love the atmosphere there. 6. Bratislava! I think Slovakia is hockey country and we will be hockey country if the results will be better or worse. I think Bratislava as our capital deserves to be between VHL(M) teams.

1. Great, They were solid preparation for stronger opponents in the next rounds. I am happy we have beaten them so soon. 2. That Defensive play. You know it. Each goalie loves games, when defense makes his job easier. In play off are theese games more common than in the regular season., 3.I haven´t looked to them yet, but I think it is our obligation to beat Marlins. 4. Be ready for us! We are going to steal you that cup! haha. Nice season, but it is time go to vacation for you 5. Haha. You´ve catched me! Duno when it was sent, but I wasn´t looking to messages, which were sent, while I was sleeping, so if it was between them, I have aliby :-). I´ve saw a nice picture, which sent Bobo. There is green background and Merry Chistmas in red . But if you mean another gift, then I´ ve no Idea. From this mmoment I will read every message in the locker room. And maybe the next year I will be possible to get right answer . But if it was whatever thanks for it very much GMs! 6.Something dynamic, which wake us before every game!

1.All of Christmas meals like carp, potatoes salat and cabbage soup. Christmas Tree at home and Holy mass at 24:00. 2. I am always happy from that potatoes salat, we have it only in few time per year. 3.Nice dream. It will be great to have white Christmas. One of our traditions is:,, When is snow on st. Catharine´s day, there will be no snow at Christmas and if it is no snow on that day, there will be snow on Christmas. We haven´t snow on st. Catharine´s day, so there is still chance for white Christmas :-))) 4. All of traditional movies in Slovakia (which you are probably not familiar with) like ,,Mrázik´´.From more known movies it is for example ,,Christmas Carol´´. 5. Yeah, I celebrate Christmas and 6 day later a new year. 6. Not very much. I like to decorate Christmas tree only, and my favorite decorations are that from chocolate, because we can eat them after Christmas.

Have a nice day everyone!!

1. I think, we are great team and some changes will be not very positive aspect on team moral. We´ll win the league with this team. 2. Yeah, every trade, which makes us stronger is good. I am ok with Hjalmarsson. 3.I prepare myself very hard for every game, differences are only in videos with opponents gameplay 4. I am sceptical to this. I´ll wait at first it will be really helpfull. What is better, stop the Covid, but catch another ( maybe worse ) illnes or catch Covid and after few days will be back? I am not sure, but maybe the second option. So I am going to wait what the vaccine brings. 5.Mainly Jacob is great. He is one of the next team hall of famers and he brings quality to each game. I must work really hard to reach his level. 6. Food? One of my favourites themes! My favourite salt food is roast duck with lokše ( no idea if you have word for this in english, but it is like salt pancake from potatoes) . And my favourite sweet food are probably pancakes or buns with kakao.

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Barry Taffe- From Slovak league to VHLM Barry Taffe is a young goalie, who started his career in Slovakia. At first he did athletics, but after two years, he became a hockey player. Was Barry always in the net? ,, No, I started as a forward at first. I loved scoring goals and something like ,,stay at home was´´ difficult task for me. When trainer put me to the defense, I was going still behind the opponent´s net.´´ So, why is Barry a goaltender now? ,, There was some change in my life. I've no Idea what and when concretely it was, but I am sure that change once came. From really talented offensive player was a goalie! Yeah, being in the net was always big responsibility. It was great to have all parts of goaltender´s equipment and standing in the net when parents, siblings and friends were looking for my saves. When fans were clapping after every huge save! I love it. I think it is more beautiful feeling than any goal, which I´ve ever scored before.´´ Barry haven't been drafted in his 16 to the VHLM. As he said, it was no problem for him. Thanks to this, he had more time for hard training and preparation for the league. ,, Yeah, I believe everything was ( or wasn't ) happen for some reason. For me is this probably the right way. And it is not important to think about where I will be now, if that draft have been more successful for me.´´ Barry is 18 years old now and he is looking for the big draft to the VHL. According rankings, He could be drafted somewhere around 60th place. ,, It doesn't matter which round or place it will be. Really important is to be drafted.´´ Has Barry some priorities, which team will be the best option for him? ,, I think it doesn't matter if it will be one of the better teams or one of the worse teams. But it could be beautiful to be drafted by Prague. It is really near my home country. But I will do my best for every team.´´ But go back to his career starts before his chance in VHLM. Barry Taffe has played for Bratislava in one preseason game in the 18/19 season for the latest period of the match. He got one goal from 7 shots. Then he was playing for the junior team ( 30 games- 0.90 save percentage) . Next season he got a chance in the 2nd slovak league for 5 games ( 0,872 save percentage). Other games were on junior team for him again ( 27 games- 0,9134 save percentage). After this season he got a chance in the Philadelphia Reapers for one year. He is doing well in the team. He has played in 8 games ( 8-0-0, 0,87 save percentage, 2,41 GAA and 1 SO). Barry Taffe is enjoying the VHLM and is looking to play in the VHL soon.