The beginning of something special in Mexico City

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“With the 14th pick of the S94 VHLM Dispersal Draft, the Mexico City Kings select Roman Amnon, a defenseman from Panama!” When his name was called on draft night, not only he was ecstatic but he was excited that he was gonna be staying with the team that welcomed him with open arms as a waiver claim during the S93 regular season. There were some rumors that fans around the league were feeling skeptical about picking one of the lowest TPE players in the draft class over players that were better than him and a lot of people didn’t believe that Roman Amnon wasn’t putting enough work in his game as there wasn’t much of a rating change during the season. But there were other fans that were hyped about the pick because of his loyalty with the team and the chemistry Mexico City has formed in the locker room even though they weren’t the best team in the VHLM. Roman Amnon is also a first gen player alongside the other draftees that were picked above and below him which makes this draft class even more special. Now the questions that swirl around him are “Will Roman Amnon live up to the hype of his expectations in his first full season with the Mexico City Kings?”, “How will the general manager handle a very raw potential defenseman?” and “What does Roman Amnon bring to the dinner table?”. 

 

Roman Amnon may not have the same resources as the VHL pros, but he has his new teammates' backs and the general manager’s back whenever something goes south during the season. He has the training facility that the Mexico City Kings own to help him master his defensive game and build relationships with other players he’s not familiar with and coaches to build a strong cohesion on the ice. During the post draft press conference, one of the reporters asked Roman Amnon how he felt about the criticisms that he had received after he got drafted higher than most analysts had predicted. He responded with professionalism and said “I can understand that not everybody around the league approves their draft selection but I don’t let that bother my focus and concentration. I have the will to strive for even greater potential in the upcoming years of my career.” 

 

A few days after the press conference, Roman Amnon began to think if he said the right thing to the media because he knows that the media will use anything they gathered to their advantage. But his parents told him to not fret over it and just focus on getting practice every day during the off season. That speech gave Roman the juice he needed and he continued to put in extra work in controlling his puck dribbling and getting his defensive assignments done. With the regular season beginning again in 4 days, Roman Amnon has begun reviewing game film from last season and from other all time defensive greats and he jotted down notes on what he should work on and what he has achieved from his one week training camp session with the team.

521 words, using for PT week May 20-26.