Sergey Preobrazhensky, Zero to Hero (Junior Review)

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Sergey Preobrazhensky, Zero to Hero (Junior Review)

 

Sergey Preobrazhesky has been thriving greatly in the VHLM, scoring points left and right for the San Diego Marlins. And is now knocking on the door to enter the VHL. But how did he get there exactly? Sergey was born in Kurchatov, Russia in 1999, which is around 550 kilometres from the nation’s capital, Moscow. Ever since he was a young infant, he was fascinated by watching Russian hockey on television. It wasn’t a surprise that he wanted to start playing hockey soon after. Although his parents barely hold it together financially, they did as best they could with what they had for their son to enjoy the game of hockey. Most notably, his dad built an ice rink for him to practice on. It wasn’t long before he began playing competitive hockey…

 

By the age of 14, Sergey was called a “wizard” on ice. Making himself a reputation of being one of the young stars in Russia, playing hockey with a highly trained and skillful team. Sergey had a lot of exposure as a kid, making him familiar with hockey scouts across Europe. The stars were aligning together for Sergey, all he needed to do was keep working hard before he was old enough to play professional hockey. Two years later, Sergey played a fierce tournament against skilled teams all around Europe. In the first game Sergey played, he was blindsided by a dangerous hit that would have cost everything he worked for…

 

When Sergey was frantically rushed to the hospital, they figured out he broke his collarbone as well as a dislocated shoulder. For the first time, Sergey was alone, no one was there to help him get through such a hard time except his beloved family. It seemed like everyone moved on from him and his hockey skills after he got injured. It took 4-5 months to successfully rehabilitate the injuries, not long after that, Sergey had gone around to skate for the first time in months. Although this seemed great, Sergey wasn’t the same as he once was. Many of his movements of the stick were awkward, it was very difficult to picture someone with such talent like Sergey going bad like this. Doctors and physiotherapists told him that his natural stick handling and movements will come within time. Sergey would go on to put more time in hockey than ever, hoping to reach where he was before this tragedy. 

 

Next season with his team, Sergey was back at square one, many roles Sergey had with the team were stripped, and given to other players on the team. Sergey knew all he could do was to show that he hasn’t missed a beat since the injury. Although there were definitely a lot of potholes throughout Sergey’s season, ultimately it was a success. Sergey was a leading scorer on his team and a reliable player, most importantly, his body was healthy. Going through adversity only made him stronger. 

 

Sergey would go on to graduate and play in the KHL for HC CSKA out of Moscow. His first season with the new team at the age of 18 was disappointing, to say the least, often missing shots and getting hammered by opposing teams. It really was a down year for Sergey. Sergey was very hard on himself at the time, knowing he cannot continue to play like this if he wants to have a long career in hockey. At the age of 19 he put in work every day and every night to handle the KHL competition. But all the wear and tear took a massive toll on Sergey and his health. Next thing you know, he had an ACL tear even before he could start year two with his new team. Sergey was furious, and for a good reason, once again he had been plagued with another injury. This time a bit more serious ACL tear. He was told he couldn’t play or even skate for around 10 months, meaning missing a whole KHL season. Doctors even suggested he quit hockey due to his health and safety concerns after such a massive injury. But Sergey wouldn’t let his dream end like this, after slowly working on getting the ACL tear fixed. He was back on the ice again, once again, he wasn’t the same as he was before. Skating around irregularly. Although he really wanted to commence playing games, his coaches forced him to sit on the bench for the start of the season until he was 100%. He was lucky to get back on the ice mid-season, although there were flashes of excellence in Sergey’s playstyle. He couldn’t piece everything together, leading to another disappointing season at the age of 21. 

 

 

 

 

Sergey was in a very depressing situation, to say the least, but a month after the last KHL game was played, Sergey got contacted by his agent that he received an offer. An offer to join the San Diego Marlins in the VHLM, Sergey had heard great things about the VHL and he thought this might be the next step to greatness. He figured he could learn a thing or two down in the VHLM until was ready to make it to the iconic VHL. He quickly accepted the offer, although his friends and family were disappointed by Sergey moving away to the other side of the globe. They knew that sacrifices had to be made for Sergey to become an all-time great.

 

Sergey joined the Marlins at around the start of the season, playing some of the best hockey he has played in a while. He hopes to continue the grind to possibly make it to the VHL and become a legend, from zero to hero...

Edited October 15, 2021 by Bulduray_1

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I like this a lot it’s an interesting story on how he deal with is injury and want to work harder afterwards to continue is career. I like the characters too he seems like a super intense players and I’m sure he is going to have a nice career in the VHL. 9/10 It’s easy to read and very interesting.