While I do have a habit of giving my guys weird backstories, in this particular case I took an existing TV character and his backstory and molded it into something that would lead him into hockey. The paragraph that discusses his background in the non-hockey world is basically just a background on the show Royal Pains, where Lawson is from. The rest, I took creative license and took where the character left off at the end of the show, deciding that at that point, he decided he wanted to become a hockey player, and how he would go about doing that. Some tie-ins in later paragraphs to both the show and my former players.
(Also, @BladeMaiden I'm not currently your teammate - this is an old bio. I was on Vegas when I was in the VHLM, but I'm now in the middle of my VHL career with Calgary, it's been some time since I was with Vegas, although I still have somewhat of a VHLM role as GM of Ottawa. If you get drafted to Calgary, which I know we'll need a goalie soon as Stopko is nearing the end of his career, then I'll be your teammate and I hope something happens to that end.)