Siyan Yasilievich - The Arrival in Philadelphia and Debut

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Siyan Yasilievich - The Arrival in Philadelphia and Debut

The First Day:

Siyan Yasilievich arrived in Philadelphia on December 28th, 2021. He ended up travelling all the way from his home town, Toksovo, Russia. When he arrived at the Philadelphia International Airport, he was immediately greeted by fans of the Reapers. Siyan was extremely impressed, as in Russia, this was not common place, so it made him immediately feel like he had a place in Philadelphia. Siyan then after that went to get his luggage and travelled to the hotel where he would be staying at for the rest of the season, as not much time remained until the playoffs, and he could be on the move after this season. When he arrived at the hotel, he checked in his bags and walked up to the third floor to get into his room. Upon opening the door, Siyan looked like a kid in a candy store, where he was in awe of how nice the rooms were. Back in Toksovo, his home town, he had never seen anything this nice, as his room was not anything special and his family wasn't well off financially. As it was late when Siyan arrived, he unpacked his bags and passed out on his new bed.

 

The Morning Practice:

The next morning Siyan woke up to head to practice for the first time with his team. Upon arriving at the Arena, he walked down to the locker room, in which he already had his own jersey and nameplate, with the nameplate reading "S. Yasilievich #98." Shortly after, he laced up for practice and went onto the ice. It was a bit difficult for Siyan, as there was a language barrier, and Siyan didn't speak very good English, and there was no Russians on the team besides him, however he understood the basic jist of things during the practice. The Coaches were extremely impressed by his speed, as he was already blowing by some of the people on the team. On top of that, he had great puck skills, and the Reapers knew immediately they had a star in the making. After practice, Siyan met the Head Coach and he couldn't understand too much what he was saying, so he just decided to smile. The Head Coach handed Siyan a piece of paper and on it, he saw his name in the lineup for tonight's games! He was surprised that he already had made the starting lineup and he was ready to get at it. He then headed into the locker room and started to get undressed. Looking around, Siyan couldn't believe that this was his future, playing hockey in the minors, and maybe one day, reaching it to the big leagues. He remembers his family and when he got gifted skates when he was young, and he was determined to not let them down. Siyan undressed and headed out of the locker room, walking to the front door of the practice facility.

 

Leading up to the Game:

Siyan after practice decided he was to try some of the food in Philadelphia, as he was going to be eating this for the next month. While he was leaving the rink, teammate Brian Kowalski came up to him and asked him if he wanted to go out and get some lunch. Siyan a young 17 year old who had no clue where anything was decided to tag along with his new teammate, and line mate, Brian Kowalski. Brian took him to a local food truck, (fancy I know), and order Siyan a Philly Cheesesteak. Siyan had no clue what this was, but upon eating it, he smiled and gave Brian a thumbs up, to which Brian laughed and a newfound friendship was born. The two then immediately packed their bags, headed to the airport, and sat next to each other on the plane ride to Houston, as they'd be taking on the Houston Bulls tonight. After the short plane ride, Siyan got off the plane, got his bags, and the team headed to the rink, determined to take on the first place Bulls who were on fire. Upon arriving to the rink, Siyan and Brian sat next to each other in the locker room and despite the language barrier, they seemed like they were having a great time. The time has come for Siyan, his VHLM debut, against the best team in the league. Nerves were definitely setting in for the young rookie, but there was a fire burning in him that nobody had ever seen before. Siyan put on his equipment, and headed on the ice for his pregame warmup. Siyan had never seen so many fans and such a huge arena, only in his dreams had he saw something like this. Siyan was skating around and noticed something unfamiliar, nobody else was on the ice with him! He looked at the tunnel to head onto the ice and saw his teammates having a chat and laughing, only realizing that his father a long time ago told him "Son, if you ever go pro and you go overseas, do not be offended if you're on the ice alone. It's something they do a lot just to prank the rookies, have a laugh with them!" He remember this and broke down laughing, and his team finally joined him on the ice for pregame warmups. Brian came over to Siyan and patted him on the back and said, "Hope you're ready, tonight's going to be a good one." Siyan remembered that Houston, the team he's up against, is the best team in the league and it would be a very difficult game for him, especially in his debut. After pregame warmups, the team went back into the locker room and prepared for the game. The Head Coach gave a speech, which Siyan understood almost none of, but he seemed determined, as it is his debut in the VHLM. Siyan threw on his new jersey, with the number #98 on the back, closed his eyes for a second, and ran onto the ice to start his career with the Philadelphia Reapers.

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Word Count: 1022
Weeks Claimed Ending: 1/2/2022 and 1/9/2022 (Next two weeks that I'm eligible to claim)

Edited December 29, 2021 by badcolethetitan

[Alex 2,869]

Great Job!!!

[fonziGG 1,065]

 

8 hours ago, badcolethetitan said:

Siyan threw on his new jersey, with the number #98 on the back, closed his eyes for a second, and ran onto the ice to start his career with the Philadelphia Reapers.

And thats when Siyan realized that he was alone on the ice and nobody was actually in the entire building. Poor guy got pranked hard!!!!