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1. "...I think we'll take the cup. I hope we take the cup." 
2. "Pray. Ganesh, Allah, Ahura Mazda, etc., but I try to deke and out-manoeuvre the goalie." 
3. "...I'm not really...sure, honestly. I trust Management with that, since they've made great decisions in the past. There's a lot of great picks on the team, so I couldn't decide on one person to make captain."
4. "I mean...it depends on the type of benching. If I'm playing like shit, bench the hell out of me--it lets me collect myself and come back to the game. But if I'm not playing until the third period after everyone else is exhausted, then I have a problem." 
5. "Playing hockey. It felt like I was going through withdraws." 
6. "...Running shoes? Usain Bolt. I stumble on flat ground." 

1. "...I think we'll take the cup. I hope we take the cup." 
2. "Pray. Ganesh, Allah, Ahura Mazda, etc., but I try to deke and out-manoeuvre the goalie." 
3. "...I'm not really...sure, honestly. I trust Management with that, since they've made great decisions in the past. There's a lot of great picks on the team, so I couldn't decide on one person to make captain."
4. "I mean...it depends on the type of benching. If I'm playing like shit, bench the hell out of me--it lets me collect myself and come back to the game. But if I'm not playing until the third period after everyone else is exhausted, then I have a problem." 
5. "Playing hockey. It felt like I was going through withdraws." 
6. "...Running shoes? Usain Bolt. I stumble on flat ground." 

I changed Robin Sierra's player render to Vince Dunn A.) Because he's cute and B.) Because he's cute and C.) He's easier to find pictures of. And D.) He's cute. If the Kraken ever trade him away I will begin MOURNING. 

I changed Robin Sierra's player render to Vince Dunn A.) Because he's cute and B.) Because he's cute and C.) He's easier to find pictures of. And D.) He's cute. If the Kraken ever trade him away I will begin MOURNING. 

I changed Robin Sierra's player render to Vince Dunn A.) Because he's cute and B.) Because he's cute and C.) He's easier to find pictures of. And D.) He's cute. If the Kraken ever trade him away I will begin MOURNING. 

I really like the graphic because it's a little different than the regular style you usually see. Another thing I enjoy about the graphic are the small details, signature, background, corners at the top and edges around the player cut. I'm not sure what an alternate assistant captain is, maybe I'm picky but you could leave out the smaller text, maybe even change it to your team name instead. Anyway I'm not very good with graphics myself but after seeing so many, this is definitely top notch! Even if you don't edit.. 8.5/10 🎨 

I changed Robin Sierra's player render to Vince Dunn A.) Because he's cute and B.) Because he's cute and C.) He's easier to find pictures of. And D.) He's cute. If the Kraken ever trade him away I will begin MOURNING. 

1. "...I think we'll take the cup. I hope we take the cup." 
2. "Pray. Ganesh, Allah, Ahura Mazda, etc., but I try to deke and out-manoeuvre the goalie." 
3. "...I'm not really...sure, honestly. I trust Management with that, since they've made great decisions in the past. There's a lot of great picks on the team, so I couldn't decide on one person to make captain."
4. "I mean...it depends on the type of benching. If I'm playing like shit, bench the hell out of me--it lets me collect myself and come back to the game. But if I'm not playing until the third period after everyone else is exhausted, then I have a problem." 
5. "Playing hockey. It felt like I was going through withdraws." 
6. "...Running shoes? Usain Bolt. I stumble on flat ground." 

1. Taco bell for sure! its a team tradition! 
2. Not sure. I didnt follow. 
3. Born for this by The Score
4. I would probably say the draft lottery since its not really giving the worst team the first overall pick. They could be the worst and tank to get the first overall pick but another team that didnt do as bad can still possibly get the pick.
5. Travel back to Germany and spend time with the family and help teach the next goalies of the next generation.
6. Welcome to the team! 

1) Definitely Taco Bell
 
2) I didn't really pay much attention to it, but I am all for Switzerland winning it
 
3) Narco by Blasterjaxx and Timmy Trumpet
 
4) I'd close off the stupid LTIR rule by saying you have to submit a cap-compliant roster on the last day of the regular season and only emergency changes to that roster are allowed in the playoffs (ie. min-salary farm callups if you can't ice a full roster due to injury). If you can't afford to bring someone off LTIR on the last day of the regular season, tough cookies, he's out for the playoffs.
 
5) My player's originally from Lichtenstein so in the off-season, he takes some time to relax, go home or to nearby Austria/Switzerland and enjoy the mountains.
 
6) Welcome to the team! Glad to have you here, I've enjoyed your work around the league so far and am glad you get a chance to experience being an AGM. The press conference graphic is nice!

1. Hahahahahaha I would have to recommend Taco Bell, I will not explain further.
 
2. I didn't follow the Eurovision but for the sake of Malmo I think Sweden should've won.
 
3. BigXThaPlug's "Mhmmm"
 
4. My first move is to ban Brad Marchand from the league.
 
5. Chilling out in the Scottish Highlands enjoying the fog.
 
6. Ermm Hello and welcome, and that's a pretty cool press conference graphic

the GOAT @Webberj got Graphic'd! There's a few hidden messages in this one, but not that many. 

the GOAT @Webberj got Graphic'd! There's a few hidden messages in this one, but not that many. 

the GOAT @Webberj got Graphic'd! There's a few hidden messages in this one, but not that many. 

the GOAT @Webberj got Graphic'd! There's a few hidden messages in this one, but not that many. 

Hmm as the owner of the organization I never approved this

For anyone who doesn’t know, you need to zoom in on Ethan’s images since there’s always hidden Easter eggs that are so fun to find!  Awesome graphic and I love the new name!

Yes I know the white part of the name is clipped weirdly. No it's not intentional. Yes its driving up a wall. Yes I'm about to start TWEAKING in this [redacted]. 

Yes I know the white part of the name is clipped weirdly. No it's not intentional. Yes its driving up a wall. Yes I'm about to start TWEAKING in this [redacted]. 

With all the players being released for their perspective drafts, how are you feeling about the group returning for next season?
  "I mean...good. Hopeful. A little sad. It's like inheriting an heirloom. It's cool, but someone died, y'know?" 
  What are you looking to improve on from last season, stats-wise?
"...I'm not really sure...scoring? I feel like that's the most obvious and honestly only answer if you think about it." 
  How do you feel about playing in the newly rebranded Citadel Centre? Do you like the name?
"I like it a lot, actually. It's super edgy without trying to hard." 
  What jersey number does your player wear, and why?
  "1897 was the year Puerto Rico was essentially fully autonomous for the first time in it's history. I used to wear the number sixteen when I was younger because he was my dad's favourite player from the Nordiques. But then Hurricane Maria hit and I was like...'So much of my home is destroyed, I want to have a piece of it with me when I play and/or skate. And it stuck, so.'  
  If you're on a two-on-one and have the puck, are you thinking pass, or shoot?
  "Depends on the context and scenario, honestly. Some time I'd shoot other times I'd pass." 
  Question of the Week: You get a million dollars, but you have to wear equipment that was designed 60 years ago for a whole season. Do you take the money?
  "Yeah. I'd just wear a jersey." 
 

I’d love to apply!

I thought it would be really rude to just tell Robin’s story as if it were my own, not saying if you do you’re rude or what have you—I just thought it’d be better if Robin told his own story in his own words. So I emailed him and asked precisely that, his own words. He sent me back this:
 
  “I don’t even know where to start, really. Cool I was born. Awesome. Great start.
 
  Okay, I’ll be more serious. I was born on June 18th, 2005, in—and this is the part that surprises people—in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Surprise, surprise. Hablo español con el acento puertorriqueño más fuerte conocido por el hombre. My mom was visiting family in New York and my dad was vacationing in NYC from Montréal when they met.
 
  My full name is Robin Mateo Sierra Martineau. I used Mateo Sierra when I was in Puerto Rico or visiting relatives in New York, and I used Robin Martineau when I was in Canada. Not because I was forced to, but when I was younger I didn’t like how in Spanish my name is Robín (ro-bean), rather than Robin (rah-ben) in English. I stopped caring when I was like…thirteen, but it’s not that important. If you’re cool enough you can call me Mateo, it’s still my name, but if you’re some random person on the street don’t call me Mateo. But if you’re a teammate you can call me Mateo. It's like calling someone named ‘John’ Johnny. It’s a personal thing.
 
  I spent half of the year in San Juan and the rest in Montréal, and then later Toronto. I would be in Canada during prime hockey season, and then I’d come back to Puerto Rico to root for the Habs or the Leafs in the playoffs from Hato Rey. My dad would ramble for hours and hours about hockey. Honestly I’d set him off so he’d order us pizza. (But don’t tell him that.) He would tell me the stories of Wayne Gretzky, Lemieux, how much he hated the Avs for taking the Nordiques, how ‘this was the year the Leafs were going to take the cup!’…and then they didn’t. 
 
  I started on my elementary school’s hockey team, and then in Puerto Rico I’d play a mix of both inline hockey and ice hockey, since Puerto Rico had the only ice rink in the Caribbean. Me and my mom would drive two hours from San Juan to this little city called Aguadilla at the complete ass crack of dawn so I could spend the entire Saturday there. I’d play hockey by myself, without a goal, so I’d just make up an arbitrary spot where I wanted the puck to go. I got told off once since the puck would leave black marks on the wall where I shot. I’d show up when they’d open and left when they closed. They started calling me ‘La Hoja’ when I’d show up, since the jacket I’d wear had a Canadian flag stitched on the side of it. 
 
  Then Hurricane Maria hit. I don’t know why I’m being so dramatic about it, I wasn’t even there. I always left for Canada in July so it’d be easier to transition back into life in Canada. It hurts to think about how many things I saw for the last time and never knew about it. My mom stayed, and on the nineteenth of September she texted me. I’m not translating it because it makes me cry if I look at it too long. 
 
  “Aunque me pase algo Mateo, siempre te querré. Siempre te amaré aunque ya no esté aquí. No te preocupes por mí.”
  I said:
 
  "¿qué pasa si te pasa algo?"
 
  She said:
 
  “En caso de que pase algo, patina para mí y te animaré desde las nubes :DD Pase lo que pase, todo estará bien. ” 
 
  She lived, by the way. I felt like we were getting sad. She was scooping water out of the apartment with buckets. Apparently she used one of my old helmets when the buckets overflowed. When that failed she hid in the bathroom with things she cared about in a trash bag and our cat. 
 
  A week later she sent me a text that said:

  “We’re okay!!! The apartment is a little soggy but I saved the things that mattered. Link (our cat) is mad at me for putting him in the [pet carrier] though xP”
 
  Anyway, she’s okay. She moved to Toronto with us for a few years after everything. Let’s move this back to hockey. I COMPLETELY forgot that’s what this was about. 
 
  Obviously, after Maria I couldn’t go back to Puerto Rico, so I stayed in Puerto Rico and played essentially little league ice and inline hockey, the latter on a much more hobby basis during the summers, but that’s not important. I started playing Junior Hockey for a team out of Mississauga when I was…fourteen-ish? And I stayed with them for a few years, bounced to a different Junior Hockey team based in Toronto when I was sixteen so my parents could save money on gas. It’s all very vanilla. 
 
  As time went on, though, I started to feel like I was giving everything to this game but this game was giving me nothing in return. Which, honestly, could’ve been me thinking I’m better than I was. But still, I wasn’t exactly happy with where my life was. So I had this plan where if I made it to University and nothing changed, my College Hockey career would be my last shot. 
 
  Then, a break! Well, more like two. Firstly, I got an agent [Me! :D] who was able to put me into contact with the VHL. Then, a second break! I was contacted by a VHLM team who wanted an interview. My agent wrote back to them, and they never responded. I won’t name them to keep things copacetic. And because my agent begged me too. [Yes. Yes I did.]
 
  It was. Fine, it hurt a little, but it was more frustrating. Disappointing. I’m not sure of the word to use. It made me stop and really stop and think about hockey and my life in general. It just felt like I wasn’t going anywhere with my life. Like I was stuck in the same sweat-soaked jersey with Fairweathered teammates and disgusting locker rooms with bacterial, fungal, and parasitic strains and pathogens that would truly violate the Geneva Conventions.  
 
  So I chose a date, and said that if nothing changed then I’d say ‘F[Agent Censor]k It All’ and I’d move on with my life and drop hockey like it never mattered to me. I think it was more out of anger, but I still think that it was the manifestation of an underlying issue. I think it was me just being tired. 
 
  And then I was drafted by Halifax. 
 
  So. Joke’s on me I guess. 
 
  I think my mom was more excited than me, she screamed so loud Link freaked out and broke a plate and (somehow????) knocked a clock off of a wall. She cried, I [definitely] cried, fun for the whole family. Besides Link. 
 
  One thing I want to bring up is the fact I dropped the ‘Martineau’ part from my jersey. Well, not only for space because French just LOVES to have silent letters for no reason, but remember how my mom put things she cared about in a trash bag during Hurricane Maria? 
 
  One of those things was a pair of my old inline skates. She said she ‘didn’t want me to lose one more part of my home’ like she did. Yeah. I cried. Only a little. They’re behind me as I type this and I like to think of them as my good luck charms. The day she told me that was the day I decided to drop the ‘Martineau’ part of my name from my jersey. Not out of disrespect to my dad, to Canada, or to Québec, but out of respect to the island that the other half of me still lies. I wear ‘SIERRA’ so that maybe one kid in Bayamón, Aguadilla, Ponce, or hell even Mayagüez can see it and know this sport has a place for them. 
 
  I think that’s it, really. I don’t really know what else to add. I’m sure my Agent will come up with something witty. Oh, actually, the date that I set passed a week ago. 
 
  Cool. Yeah. RS97 Out.” 
 
I, the Agent, have nothing witty to add. This is awkward, thanks Robin. 

 
  P.S. Robin ‘RS97 Out’ is BADASS, start doing that more k thx bye LETS GO 21ST!!!! 
 
Words: 1400+ (but like 1446. Maybe 1450 I’m not sure.)

1. “Proud. Happy. I’m really happy with what we were able to do. I think I’ve made some life long friends here despite my short tenure—not that I’m retiring, for the record.”
 
2. “I mean that questions considering me and my agent both…yknow…received one, it’s like trashing the Grammys whilst getting one. I think everbody who received award thoroughly deserved it.”
 
3. “I got drafted 31st overall by the JST’s Royals, so I’m pretty happy and excited about that. I always go onto a new team trying not to expect anything. I just aim to have fun.”
 
4. “Not great.”
 
5. “Next season I plan to stay in Halifax. I love it here.”
 
6. “…How legal can my hits be? I’ve always thought of ‘why not use the stick?’ During scrums. If it gets too serious I have something sharp on me. I’d do it. Does this cover legal expenses too?”

1. “Proud. Happy. I’m really happy with what we were able to do. I think I’ve made some life long friends here despite my short tenure—not that I’m retiring, for the record.”
 
2. “I mean that questions considering me and my agent both…yknow…received one, it’s like trashing the Grammys whilst getting one. I think everbody who received award thoroughly deserved it.”
 
3. “I got drafted 31st overall by the JST’s Royals, so I’m pretty happy and excited about that. I always go onto a new team trying not to expect anything. I just aim to have fun.”
 
4. “Not great.”
 
5. “Next season I plan to stay in Halifax. I love it here.”
 
6. “…How legal can my hits be? I’ve always thought of ‘why not use the stick?’ During scrums. If it gets too serious I have something sharp on me. I’d do it. Does this cover legal expenses too?”