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For Armani Calamari, life after hockey would probably not be easy. He would have to adjust to not having to wake up early every day to prepare for practices. But here I have a crystal ball that can tell me where he will go after he eventually retires. And no, it will not show me his accomplishments throughout the years as they are too cloudy trust me I tried. But it does show that he would retreat from wherever he lasts plays back to his home city of Toronto to live out the rest of his life. After a year or two doing media appearances, he would get into hockey commentary for Canadian broadcasts. He would become a decently popular color commentator and would get a job doing hockey analysis for various sports networks. But eventually the work would wear on him because or constantly having to agure his points with his partners. He also was not the biggest fan of always having to wear a suit. After 4 years of doing this, he would step down from both of those jobs and would again retreat to his house in Toronto. After a while he writes his memoirs which are eventually published into a popular autobiography. Using the money from this and his previous jobs, he decides to open a coffee shop in a small town outside of Toronto. It would manage to become extremely popular due to Armani getting recipes from his dad's old friend Craig and he would spend most of the rest of his life running the shop. He would also finally get a son, with Eric Calamari being born a year later. I unfortunately cannot figure out who the mother is though. He would get into writing books again and would start writing horror and mystery novels. His most popular novels are "Mystery of the Red Manor" and "The Final Silence of Evergreen". The latter ends up being extremely interesting as it is about a small town where everyone who was born there has no voice due to an ancient curse. It's also extremely hard to leave the town. The former is about a group of young adults investigating an old manor where people supposedly went missing. He would manage to become a best seller with those two and would help work on a movie adaptation called "Silence of Evergreen". After all of that Armani figures that he has led a long and fulfilling life. With his son also getting into hockey he takes retire off from the coffee shop and the movie to help him. He would become a youth hockey coach and would become known for encouraging fair play. He would get a plaque in the hockey gym where he also played youth hockey while he was doing it. He is proud to see his son Eric following a similar path to him and just hopes that he would not repeat his mistakes. Despite starting to grey from age he would still be on the side cheering his som the whole way. I hope this was a fun article for Theme Week! Hopefully I can get that 12 TPE. Thanks for reading and I hope to see you all on the ice!

Dear Dad Your son Armani speaking. I am so glad to hear that you and her are hitting it off so well! There are some nice girls here in Sweden and I have had to tell some of them that I am Canadian, not American. But honestly they may seem nice but you know that I am not really one for relationships. They just do not interest me as much as hockey. You know sometimes that weighs on my mind but I am trying not to think about it too much. But I did meet a Swedish girl that is becoming my friend at least. Her name is Tiffany and she is blond. I do not know if her being blond is important or not, but she is so you got at least an idea of what she looks like. She is a waitress at this coffee and breakfast restaurant I frequent for the waffles. I think you call them baristas or something like that? Or does she even count as one because it is more of a breakfast place? Who knows honestly but the important thing is that I know that she likes to go to the park and we meet up a lot. I do not know if this will end up leading anywhere but we will see. Anyways I hope to here from you soon! Sincerely your son, Armani

Dear Armani This is Dad and I am so glad to hear that you are doing well! I know moving to a new country was going to be daunting but you seen to be handling it well. The woman I am now dating is Elizabeth, you know the woman who used to work at the grocery store? She has quit that job since and now works at a small tech business as a secretary. She actually makes we good money, but don't worry son I am not dating her just for her money. She and I hit it off at the local bar when we had a couple of drinks. You are probably right when you mentioned that your mother would have wanted me to start dating again. She was a really sweet woman and she would understand why I need to do this. Apparently Elizabeth divorced her husband because he ran away with a new wife, can you believe that? I actually got a dinner date with her coming up tonight at the Japanese restaurant near home. You know the one, where we had your 14th birthday and you kissed your now ex-girlfriend in the back of the restaurant? Too bad she was a cheater huh son? Anyways I gotta get ready for my date tonight so see you later! Love, your father John

1. Thats a tough one but I say the Cup. 2. To win a few awards and titles really 3. They are helping Armani get over slight homesickness 4. Guys like Kyle Peace for Armani 5. The person who scores the GWG gets to feed the eagle 6. Armani goes with Kyle, Shaggy, and Willy and has to drive them home because he does not drink

Armani Calamari's mother originally named Jane Derba was a field hockey player and track star in the same school as his father, John Calamari. John was on the school hockey team but was a bit of a goon. He would get into all kinds of fights and arguments on the ice but always seemed to try not to take it too far so he won't get punished. John had long hair back then just like Armani does now, but ironically is bald these days. John crushed hard on Jane as she was the pretty girl next door type, but she personally did not like his attitude in games. One day during their sophomore year Jane was practicing with her teammates while John was doing some writing in his journal nearby. While John was writing about his day, some bullies grabbed his journal and him and ripped a page out before Jane and her teammates made them go away. Jane grabbed the page and saw that it was him writing about his absent father. "So your dad ran away?" Jane said before John grabbed the page away "what happened to your mom?" "She gave me away when I was 4." John sighs "I've been in a bunch of foster homes, probably why those guys thought it would be funny to do that. I'm an easy target" "Well their leader was Butch and I know he is the hockey captain" Jane says raising an eyebrow "you definitely don't have any qualms about doing his dirty work in the ice" "What choice do I have?" John says "he makes us do all of that. His dad is the coach. Doesn’t excuse anything I did I know" he sighs and goes to leave "I'll be seeing you around Jane" "Wait!" Jane says as she walks up to him "Our practice is over and my parents are making me walk home because they are still at work. Can you walk with me?" "Umm...sure!" John smiles as he and Jane walk to her house. This walk would start their friendship and eventual relationship throughout the years. Armani would be born a few years after thier marriage and they would be a happy family until two years afterwards. Jane would unfortunately pass away a couple of weeks after Armani's birthday dueto complications from surgery. After her passing John found himself in a similar situation as his own mom with being a single parent. He was typing on his computer with barely any sleep in the previous day when two year old Armani tried to get his dad's attention. "What do you want son, I'm very busy" John says as he goes up to him and sees Armani holding a very crude drawing of John. John started crying and picked up his son "Armani my son I promise you today that I will take care of you in the best way I can. It's what your mother would have wanted. Now do you want to go to the park?" They both got into John's car and he took a picture of them both, which Armani still has in his apartment in Sweden. He looks at it a lot for motivation and happiness.

REVIEW I love the analysis style of this! It was pretty detailed as well. I wish there was better paragraphs in there as they can go long. The picture is a nice touch though! Gives it a news article feel. Overall I'll give it a 8/10 because it needs better paragraphs but I liked it overall.

I'll be answering as both me and my player Armani Calamari 1. Armani: it feels extremely special! Definitely a lot of history there 2. Armani: It is awesome! It is like being a part of history 3. Armani: how much we support each other and keep each other on the right track 4. Me: his name is pretty fun, but he also likes making BBQ on the grill 5. Armani: we like to caw loudly after we score a goal 6. Armani: I can't choose honestly. I don't puck favorites often

Hey Dad This is Armani speaking. How are you? I am doing well personally. Sweden is a beautiful country and the people there can speak English relatively well. I love thier meatballs too and I found an amazing restaurant for them. Anyways I know that you are finally going to try dating again and I think that is great! I know that moving on from Mom's death has been extremely hard, but I think she would want you to at least try to move amd find someone nice to talk to now that I have moved out. You can't just talk about hockey with Mr.Simon next door forever! Anyways, I hope to be in a position where we can have a video chat soon. It's even extremely busy lately with practice and games that I have not found the time. I haven't checked the standings in a while, but I think we are at least close to the top of the standings. When I eventually get called up I'll be looking forward to talking to you again. Be sure to save me some maple syrup for then! Now the coach is trying to get my attention for the next meeting so I have to bounce. I'll email you again soon! Love your son, Armani

Armani Calamari is not much of a fighter. Indeed, he only really fights on the ice when he is forced to by an opponent. But in the end there are certain lines you do not cross in both life and hockey and one of them was definitely crossed during Armani's sophomore year in high school. He was a relatively well known player on his school team and was mostly known for playing rather clean, having only gotten a few penalty minutes all year. This upcoming game however was against a big rival school across town who had a junior year player named Mark Johnson. Mark was known for being quite the bad boy and had gotten into plenty of fights over his high school career. He was also known for trying to provoke his opponents in any way they can by getting extremely personal in his insults. He would go deep into their history and it was a miracle that he had not gotten kicked off his team yet. However with Armani he would go way too far. During the game, Mark would repeatedly check Armani trying to hurt him or provoke him into a fight. Armani would stick to his guns however and not fight at all. It was not until they got a bit tangled up in the corner that Mark would say the thing that finally set Armani off: "Your mother was a-" I won't be writing what he said as it is extremely inappropriate. I will just provide context: Armani's mother was an extremely sweet woman who his father loved dearly. However she unfortunately passed away two years after Armani was born and it affected his father deeply. If that was not bad enough, they were right next to Armani's dad and Mark had said it loud enough for him to hear. Armani finally snapped and began laying down heavy blows onto Mark. It would take a while for them to be broken up, and Armani was still roaring with rage. Both would get sent to the locker rooms where Armani cried to himself in both anger and despair. The team finally came back with the game being a draw and Armani was able to provide context onto what happened on the ice. The coach said that he would have a chat with the opposing coach and left. Armani's father was eventually allowed to talk to his devastated son when he got back to the car "You know what he called mom huh?" Armani managed to say "Yeah but you did what you had to do in the moment son." His father said as he put his hand on his shoulder "Just remember there will be times that you must fight to be a man. I was sorely tempted to get on the ice myself" "I am glad you didn't." Armani says then sighs "I guess the world is full of goons" "Indeed son but just try not to be one" A few days later they would get the surprising news that Mark was finally kicked off his team due to his unprofessional behavior. I guess the moral of the story is that sometimes in hockey and in life fighting is necessary as long as you are doing it for the right reasons.

REVIEW: Overall very enjoyable! It clearly states the situation with Riga and I get the gist of how the player is feeling. I may not personally like the fact that there are so many spaces, but it is well written. Good luck to Hlozek going forward! Overall I give it an 8.5/10 personally.

REVIEW: A pretty entertaining piece overall. I did chuckle at the Chicken Dance banter! I do have a gripe with the lack of spacing, although I realize that copy and pasting words onto the site removes it. In the end I'd understand if it would have been a pain to put it back in, but it still irks me. Also I might have written it in a more traditional way like a story but I understand your way as well. Overall I'll give it a 7/10 but a very good 7/10.

Good luck everyone!

Prospect Scouting Report Name: Armani Calamari From: Toronto Ontario Canada Height: 5'8 Weight: 170 LB Armani Calamari's VHLM career began by signing a short waiver contract with the Philadelphia Reapers where he started as a role player. He was mostly used in 4th line roles here and was lucky to get a point via assist and a few shots in the eleven regular season games he played. He was just an extra body for the Reapers to use as they try to go for a playoff run but it was great experience for him. However they were unfortunately eliminated in the first round but Armani did not let it bother him. Afterwards he went into the VHLM draft so he could find a more permanent home. He was chosen by the Ottawa Lynx 40th overall and was named one of the captains there after impressing the coaches there with his friendly attitude. He was way more productive there getting 13 goals and 25 assists as he was now on one of the main lines. He also ballooned his shots from just five all the way to 122 in 44 games. He was also a relatively clean player with only twelve penalty minutes. For the short time he spent in Ottawa he was a big part of a team trying to build towards the future. However about halfway through the season or so he was traded back to the Reapers for a few picks. The Reapers were again looking for a capable center and Armani fit that bill. Despite again being on a low line Armani did not complain much and just tried to make the most of the minutes he got. In 30 regular season games he got two goals and five assists in 39 shots. He wasn't quite as clean as before with sixteen penalty minutes but being in a rough and tumble city like Philadelphia probably influenced him a bit. He never got a point in the playoffs unfortunately because the Reapers were swept. He hasn't done much in ether playoff runs actually. Armani was a bit miffed but tried his best to get over it as the VHL draft awaits. Afterwards the Reapers honored him a bit by giving him a alumni jersey in thier ring of honor which is not as good as the Hall of Fame but does mean they acknowledge his time there. Armani has since said that he had hung that jersey in his office. He has also said that he is excited for the VHLE despite some apprehension around the league from other players. He just seems like a guy who just loves hockey no matter where he has to play it so his upcoming seasons will be interesting to watch.

From the Toronto Sports Newspaper written by Hale James: Armani Calamari has had quite a busy week. He was drafted with the 18th pick by the Toronto Legion and then was notified that he was drafted in the 8th round by the Vasteras Iron Eagles. Despite the surprise that he was drafted so late, Armani does not seem to be worrying too much about it. He is currently planning on getting on a plane towards Sweden, but we managed to get this statement from him: "Honestly the VHLE draft results did not bother me too much. I was actually talking to my dad while we ate some waffles when I was notified. I am just excited for the opportunity to play for a new team in a brand new league. After I get done in Sweden I can head back to Toronto to show my stuff to the Legion faithful. It's all extremely exciting" The hype surrounding the European league is definitely exciting and we will hopefully be able to provide updates from Armani's performance in the E. And hey, if he loves waffles, Sweden is full of them and is famous for it. We wish Armani a lot of luck in his upcoming games in Europe!

Armani Calamari was walking around nervously as he stands backstage at the VHL Draft in New York. He was predicted to go ether late first round or early second round in the draft and the end of the first round just happened. He knew that him being chosen in the first round was unlikely but it was still a bit disappointing. But ether way the wait has been hard so he decided to sneak off to the lobby for a drink from the vending machine. As he was drinking a newly bought Dr.Pepper his phone goes off almost making him drop it. "H-hello you have reached Armani Calamari and yes that is my real name before you ask" he answers as he starts to fast walk back towards backstage "Well we know Armani. This is Peace, the GM of the Toronto Legion" the voice answers as Armani immediately started to pick up the pace "and we are about to choose you with the next pick. How do you feel about that?" "Playing for my home town? Not having to move to far for more then a year or two? I'd be exstatic! Let's do it!" "Perfect but wait does it sound like you are running?" "Well I got thirsty and sneaked off to get a drink from the lobby. I know that I should have just gotten someone else to get me one, but I was bored" "Oh we understand! But you better get to the stage and take a deep breath to relax. Welcome home Armani" Armani smiles as he reaches the backstage area. He relaxes and breathes in and out as the Commissioner comes out to announce the pick. "With the 17th pick in the VHL draft, the Toronto Legion selects....Armani Calamari, Center from the Philadelphia Reapers and the country of Canada!" Armani walks onto the stage and takes the Legion hat. He takes a picture with the Commissioner while holding a Legion jersey. He was still a bit out of breath but luckily was not sweating as he headed back to backstage to talk with some of the media reporters. "So Armani was the Legion the team you were really hoping for?" One reporter asks "Well I love living in Toronto so the opportunity to keep doing that is great, but honestly I did not really have any true preference." Armani admitted honestly "I just love playing hockey and wherever I am chosen to play I will play in happily" "So I understand that you will be playing in the VHLE next season. How long do you plan on staying in Europe?" "Maybe a season or two but honestly I do not have any idea. I will just play in it for as long as I can before it is time for me to move up" "What will you be doing with your contract money first?" "Oh that's easy: Getting my dad a new car! His old one is falling apart" After finally getting away from all the reporters Armani just stares at his new Legion hat with his thoughts going crazy. But he knew one thing for sure: things are about to get busy.

Thanks for the kind words Go Legion!

1. Yeah up to the point where I was drafted 2. I think they seem promising overall even though I don't know the users you chose that well yet 3. Well you chose me so that is pretty good from the start 4. Other then me I honestly do not know 5. Yeah I will, probably for just a season 6. Absolutely I am ready for it

This is a bit of a headache on mobile but thanks!

From the Toronto Sports Newspaper, written by Hale James: In a slightly surprising announcement, Armani Calamari will be playing for Team Asia in the WJC. The team has said that a shortage of players from the host country has led them to grab a few players from different nations. Armani is surprised but seems to be eager to have an opportunity to play in Asia. Quote the man himself: "It is pretty exciting to get another opportunity to show off my abilities. I just hope that the language barrier is not to bad there and that we can get communication done easily. I am surprised that I was chosen by a team that is halfway across the world, but I personally see it as no issue and I will love to see what the world looks like even more then I already have. I am excited to see how the fans there as I understand they can be very respectful." More info on Team Asia's uniforms and logo will probably come out as time goes on, so there is a lot of excitement surrounding the WJC. I know I am supposed to be unbiased but I will admit that seeing a Toronto man getting so much attention is pretty fun.