Jolly Greene Giant Rookie Experience

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When Jolly Greene Giant officially joined the lineup for the Toronto Legion, he joined what was expected to be one of the best defensive cores in the entire Victory Hockey League. While the results weren't what they expected, Toronto is still progressing along nicely. The Legion finished 28-36-8, sixth in their division. The Giant tried as well as he could to contribute for the Legion, and he looked somewhat okay but didn't take the world by storm like he was hoping. The Giant finished 5th on the team in scoring with 13 goals and 31 assists for 44 points and a plus minus rating of -16. "The Legion struggled a little bit last season," says the Giant's agent. "It was a new group of guys in a new situation. It was a tough thing to get through. I thought the Giant played well considering what he was thrust into." The 2nd overall draft pick brought a very physical presence to the Legion's game. The Giant delivered 149 hits, the second highest amount on the team, and had 92 penalty minutes. "One of the things that the guys love is his physicality, ya know? He likes to make his prescience known." 

 

"I think the biggest revelation to the Giant was just how much it takes to be a VHL player," said the Giant's agent. "He's been working on his game. He was slow coming into the league. He needed to really work on his skating. His positioning to block shots and take a way opportunities has always been amazing, but he can't defend if someone blows right by him!" The Giant can be seen every single day on the practice rink running sprints. "He works hard, and he really wants to be a positive impact and not a liability. The Legion wants to succeed, so he's trying his hardest. He wants to set records for this team and help them win however he can. It's really important to him!"

 

The Giant didn't think that it would be this difficult, but he's making the best of it. As soon as he hit the ice, it felt different to him. The atmosphere in Toronto was completely different from Ottawa and Philadelphia. "He loves the crowd, and he's kind of a show-off," says the Giant's manager. "He wants to seethe jerseys in the audience. I'm pretty sure his was the second best-selling one, next to Hextall." The Giant will hopefully take the things he has learned and make a bigger impact for Toronto in the coming seasons!