Finnegan Tex Sims Biography
Finnegan Tex Sims was born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 17, 2003 as the older twin son of Boston cop Lucas Rolan Simms and Nora Piper Simms. The new family would shortly thereafter relocated to the nearby suburb of Pembroke, where Finnegan and his twin Ferdinand Kay were raised in a loving home. Due to their father often working security at many of sporting events all over the city, the boys got into as many professional games as they possibly wanted, all the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, and Bruins games a kid could possibly dream of. The stadiums and arenas of Boston were like a second home to Finnegan and Ferdinand. Not only did the boys get to witness history first hand, they got to meet many of the sports legends that brought these championships home. Their house was filled with autographed memorabilia from Tom Brady, David Ortiz, Kevin Garnett, Zdeno Chara, and so many others. Life was very good at this moment but a great tragedy in the year 2013 would ultimately changed everything for the Simms family.
Lucas was working at the the finish line of Boston Marathon as he had done countless times before, but it would be this year where things were far from the usual. Nora would eventually get the call later that night after a day of nervous anticipation. It was Lucas informing his family that he was lucky to be unhurt and he wouldn't coming home until he made sure those responsible for so much pain and suffering could hurt no one else. It would be the call early in the morning after four days of fear where the downward spiral for the family truly began. Lucas was wounded in a shootout in nearby Watertown battling against that dastardly duo who brought terror to Boston. Lucas would eventually physically recover from his wounds but his buddy Dennis wasn't as lucky and would be killed in the struggle for justice. With the death of his work friend and all the terrible things he had witnessed in such a short time, Lucas was so badly mentally scarred that he never recovered from that darkness. He would retire from the police force shortly thereafter, gradually mutate into a raging alcoholic, divorce his wife in 2016 and die in a fiery. car accident in 2020. In spite of the horrible ending, Lucas Rolan Simms was remembered as a good cop who went through a bad time, and was a cherished hero by his many friends all throughout Boston.
Even as their family life fell to pieces around them, Finnegan and Ferdinand found safety and family in sports. They both became multi-sports athletes, playing football, baseball and hockey together all across the eastern United States for most of their teenage years. Fern would quit hockey shortly after triggering a fight in the hand shake lines with a goalie from Michigan in junior hockey. Both of the Simms twins chose to stay close to home and attend Boston College together. While Ferdinand began to change his focus on playing golf and an engineering degree, Finn would focus on a degree with a psychology major and criminal justice minor. Until the coach of the hockey team offer Finnegan a goalie tryout. The coach was an old friend of Lucas and he wanted to give a fallen hero's son a deserved chance. Finnegan would impress and surpass all expectations in the the tryout drills and would earn his place as starting netminder for the Eagles.
It would be his time in the NCAA where Finnegan's old, slumbering dream of playing sports professionally started becoming a reality . While his career stats consisting of a .910 save percentage and a record of 69-40-10 might not scream "best of the best" but it was in tournament play where he became a nearly unbeatable legend. Finnegan has three tournament finals appearances with two championships in his sophomore and senior seasons. As for his individual achievements, Finnegan has won the Tim Taylor Award for his amazing freshman year and the Mike Richter Award his senior after years of being a runner up while being first runner-up for the Hobey Baker award that same season. After graduating with high honors and given the choice about where to continue his path to the VHL, Finnegan chose to head way down south to join the Miami Muraders of the VHLM to futher develop his goal tender skills on a championship contender. Ferdinand is also moving down to Florida with his brother to pursue a path professional hockey the PGA Tour while mommy Nora is also moving in to keep an eye on her boys and maybe find a new husband. No matter what happens, Finnegan Tex Sims will not have a boring time in the VHLM.