Max Torq Junior Review

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Junior Review - Max Torq

 

 

Max started out his hockey career at a young age, like many do in hockey country. He was big for his age but not very agile. As he progressed into junior high school, he was a standout. Not for his skill, but for his size. Not that he wasn't skilled, about average for his age, but the other players were always intimidated by his size and his desire to be a hard hitting defenseman. The coaches/math teacher asked him to not hit the small kids very hard to avoid injuries. Well that didn't go over very well with Max and he soon quit the team and joined a league outside of the scope of the school. He really liked playing against players his own size and he learned a few laws of physics along the way. One thing he learned real fast was just because he was big, it didn't make other players fall down when he thought they should. This is a time where he learned a thing or two about playing a checking defenseman. His coach was an old WHL defenseman and loved to see a young kid wanting to do the things he loved in the sport. Max's skill level went up a few notches over the next couple of seasons with that coach giving him pointers along the way.

 

Max played for his high school and that was the best 5 years he ever had playing with and against his classmates. He was becoming an excellent player and showed restraint when needed and went crazy when someone picked on one of his team mates. He was loved by all except the opposing teams. Max had a well grounded ego and tried to help others where he could. He was developing some leadership skills and learning his trade at a steady pace. He got his bell rung a few times and he just rubbed some dirt on it and moved on. All part of the sport of hockey and Max took it all in, good and the bad. His play was becoming a bit more chippy and he started taking the body hard during his last year of high school. He already had scouts from the VHLM keeping an eye on him. This added no pressure on him as he was able to stay focused on the task at hand, keeping the players out of his zone. It didn't matter who was watching him as he didn't even think about a full career as a professional.

 

Max was invited to a few training camps in the summer after his schooling was finally finished. He impressed enough folks to get a chance to play at a handful of colleges. Max was not an intellect, but he knew his trade and wanted to reach for something higher than more of the same with a college team. He took a real hard look at the VHLM. The rest of his story hasn't played out yet but I would expect him to be a solid devoted player as a professional.