Rico Zamboni Lost At Sea? - Last contact was VHLE Draft

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The new satellite phone isn’t working, neither is the state of the art technology with constant location tracking on the luxury yacht owned by Las Vegas Aces Captain Juan Ceson.  The direction of the ship was taken over by the 84 year old ice resurfacer, Rico Zamboni, who recently gave notice to Shindigs and decided to be a full time squatter on the luxury sea liner, “The Juanita”.  Without any indications to the whereabouts of the ship, and no means of communicating with Zamboni, this has gotten Juan Ceson a little worried.  At what point is he going to declare that Rico Zamboni is lost at sea.

 

Ceson and Shindigs have reached out to port authorities from Barcelona to Buenos Aires to try to locate the Las Vegas Aces yacht.  The Aces general manager has replaced his paperwork of strategic affairs and drafts on his desk with a large nautical map of the world.  Juan Ceson, Aces distinguished team captain, has not slept in days and his performance on the ice is beginning to show it.  Critics around the Las Vegas club have already thrown out potential excuses for not winning the cup if Rico Zamboni and the majestic vessel aren’t found soon.

 

Juan Ceson reported that the last conversation he had with Zamboni, was on VHLE draft night, which Zamboni was watching the Season 83 draft from the hot tub filled with specially flown in rehydrating Icelandic natural spring water, located on the 3rd deck of The Juanita.  Ceson and Zamboni shared their thoughts and predictions.  Ceson recollected how Zamboni was thrilled to see Leandro Goncalves go #1 to Vasteras, and with Ivan Retoslav getting picked up in the #2 spot, Zamboni told Ceson that an Aces prodigy on any team is going to bump the quality of the team.  He told Ceson as the draft continued to stick with Shindigs and keep producing quality skaters for the VHLE.  Ceson was proud to have trained Retoslav at Las Vegas and took credit for Retoslav’s success.  Retoslav’s agent is the AGM for the GM expert Shindigs.

 

Zamboni was surprised that Istanbul selected Ryuji Sakamoto in the #3 spot, given the high likelihood that Sakamoto will be called up the VHL Toronto Legion.  Given the players available Zamboni agreed with Ceson that it might be worth the risk for Istanbul to grab Sakamoto, especially with the #4 pick, which also went to Istanbul.  By selecting Siyan Yasilievich, Istanbul is sure to have a solid lineup for season 83.

 

Another surprise came on the 5th pick, which Zamboni expected the Watchmen to go with Brian Kowalski, but instead they went with Baxter Arcanum.  Zamboni predicted that Arcanum may have some loyalty issues being the Oslo AGM, and there could possibly be some trading going on during the season.  However, Zamboni added, if Bratislava holds onto Baxter Arcanum, it’s likely they will be in contention for the trophy.

 

Istanbul had the 6th pick, and they didn’t waste any time grabbing Calen McKay.  Zamboni had high praises for this selection and added that McKay is sure to score a lot of points and can most definitely put Istanbul in contention this season.

 

Geneva GM NOBHDY, was delighted to find Brian Kowalski available at #7 and picked up the well balanced forward bringing some experience and puck handling master to a team that is building to compete and continue success.  Zamboni and Ceson were in agreement on the 8th pick, which also went to Istanbul.  Tomas Sogaard is sure to add to the depth for the Red Wolves.

 

Zamboni wasn’t entirely surprised that Oslo selected Jake Thunder when the second round started.  Another Vegas prodigy, and someone who Juan Ceson took under his wings to teach Thunder how to effectively check and block shots.  It didn’t take Thunder long to reach out to both Ceson and Zamboni, thanking them for their support for Thunder while progressing in the M.

 

Rounding out the top 10 picks, Cologne Express selected Deron Nesbitt, who is most definitely going to add to the already stacked team, giving the Express an advantage going into season 83.  Juan Ceson is not worried about this selection; however, he mentioned that any given day the tables could turn and he guaranteed he would do everything he could to reward the Aces with a championship, as he hung up with Zamboni.

 

It doesn’t appear that there were any other contacts with Rico Zamboni, after Juan Ceson spoke with him.  No new statements or invoices have come in, no new ports of calls, no new helicopter rental bills.  There is absolutely nothing to indicate where Rico Zamboni or The Juanita are.  A sadness has clouded Ceson’s mind.  Could Zamboni be lost at sea?  Was he headed in the southern direction and ran into Somalian pirates?  Was the ship going north and is currently docked at a non commercial port?  The Atlantic Ocean is vast and it could take a long time to discover where Rico Zamboni has gone.