Coming To America: Mathiesen Edition aka the one nobody asked for

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It was chilly out when he woke up that morning and it was also earlier than he usually woke up at but today was a big day he'd be making the trip to Las Vegas today to finally meet the front office and what little of a roster they had so far it was only eight players including himself last he checked and half of them were defenceman he had faith in the front office to change that though, 
he looked around his room making sure he had everything he felt he wanted to take with him to Vegas he grabbed his bag turned off the bedroom lights then closed the door walking down the hall to where his parents stood and despite how many times he had told them in the last couple of days that they didn't need to see him off at that airport and that they should get some rest they kept insisting that they would be there to see him off he knew he had lost that particular battle when he woke up that morning and he was okay with that despite all his excitement about playing for the Ace's and going somewhere new he was still leaving his country which meant family and friends as well but he would see them all again maybe not as soon as he would like.

 

The three of them all got in the car and started the drive to the airport he stared out the back window while his father drove and his mother talked like she would never see him again he reminded her that he had already done this once before when he left to go play in Sweden last year although this did feel different than that perhaps it was cause this is where his professional career was really gonna take off and that meant this was all real and not just some dream like football was for him after all he was currently heading to the airport to get on plane that would take him to Las Vegas where he was gonna play hockey for a team that said he was going to be big for them this season and he truly believed them when he was told that, he knew the media had questions about him he had heard most of it there were concerns about his only three years on skates or the fact that two out of those three years were in a low level league compared to elsewhere not to mention said league only had three teams he thought he got rid of that narrative after playing in Sweden yet it still stuck and it probably would still stick unless he showed out this year in the VHLM which he was determined to do.
 

 

The Car came to a stop and broke him out of thought he looked out the window and realized they were there at the airport he got out of the car grabbed his suitcase and backpack from the back then hugged his parents his mother reminded him to call them every couple of days and his father told him to give it all he's got which coming from him said a lot in so few words he said his goodbyes and started the trek to his plane ticket in hand and proceeded to broad the aircraft he found his seat one which was by a window he made sure of that when purchasing his ticket he looked out the window of the plane and watched the ground as it took off up in to the sky there was no going back from here, He wondered what Las Vegas would be like he knew of its reputation and the nickname of Sin City if what he heard about the city was all or mostly true it would be radically different than anything in Iceland or that he had ever experienced he wasn't sure how he would adjust to a place like Las Vegas, from what he read online it could get quite hot which was something he knew would end up absoulutely hating and at times would probably end up making himself rethink of this whole VHLM thing atleast until he cooled off, he watched out his window as the plane took off from Keflavik international and started its trek across the atlantic this would be the longest flight he had ever been on and he was beginning to feel the affects of not getting enough sleep due to a number of reasons so he decided he would catch up on a few hours of sleep.

 

He only woke from his slumber when it was announced over the intercoms that the plane would be landing at JFK International in New York City shortly he looked out his window and could see the famed city in all its glory it was like a whole different world compared to Reykjavik when the plane landed and all the passengers departed he was left wondering what he should do he had a few hours to kill before his flight to Vegas was set to leave he had tried finding a direct flight from Iceland to Las Vegas as he should have expected. He was going to stay the few hours at the airport yet he would learn that his flight to Las Vegas was delayed until further notice due to storms in the region with even more time to kill in a new country and one of the most famed cities in the world einar decided he would do a little bit of exporling he went to tourist attractions like The Statue of Liberty,The Empire state building and Central park until his stomach got the better of him he walked around for a bit until he saw a restraunt that interested him he ordered some food from there ate it and then realised he should probabley head back to the airport as it was getting late on the way back he stopped at a corner store to grab a drink and snack as he still wasnt sure when his flight would be ready to go when he got back to the airport when he got back he check and saw that his flight was only delayed for another hour and a half so while he waited he watched some highlights from last season eventually the time would pass and he would board his flight and fall asleep again as the day been had exhausting.

 

It had been almost 24 hours since he left Reykjavik when he finally touched down in Las Vegas it was close to midnight when he found his ride to the place that he had rented for the season it wasnt a nice place by any means yet he didnt care, all that mattered was that it was close to the arena and pratice facility he dropped some of his stuff off there then took his pair of skates and stick along some pucks and made his way to the rink luckily for him the maintence crew was there and after much convincing that he was an actual member of the team he was allowed in to the facilities where he would practice by himself for hours like he used to do back when he just learning the sport except now here he was on whole another continent to play a sport he didnt know how to just a little over four years ago it was all surreal,Later that day he would officially met the Ace's front office and then what there was of the team, he was determineed to improve even more every day up until the regular season he was either praticing or working out in some capicity usally for hours at a time.

 

Einar's first game was to be against the Halifax 21st one of two teams that he hoped he would go to in the draft the other was Houston but as it would play out he would go to neither obviously, he would be lying if he said he wasnt a little bit nervous before his first VHLM game but he would put those nerves to rest quite quickly netting the first goal of the five minutes and twenty-nine seconds in to the 1st period but by the next time Mathiesen and the Ace's would get a point they would be down 5-1 Einar was able to get a pass up to O Cleirigh which would end up in the back of the net unfortunely that was it for the game and despite Mathiesen having a good indiduval debut it wasnt enough which would kinda be a theam for time in Las Vegas he was one of a few bright spots on a team that was months behind on their power bill,in 6 Games for Vegas he would net 3 goals and 4 assists along with 10 hits and 13 shots blocked the Ace's would not win a game during his time with the team, his stint in Vegas would be quite short as after those 6 games he and his fellow defence partner Connor Mclaughlin would be traded to the Miami Marauders for a future 1st.
 

Once again Einar would be on a plane to a new city to play for a new team truth be told he was happy he got traded he had nothing against the Ace's he actually enjoyed his time there as long you dont count the losing part it wasnt something he was used and he didnt want to get used to it, losing is depressing especially when your doing all you can to win and it just doesnt happen fortunely for Einar Miami was the exact opposite of Las Vegas at the time of the trade a team that was actually winning sure his role would be reduced but he was fine with that if it meant winning games, Miami was hot like Las Vegas but it was a whole different type of hot and if he thought Las Vegas heat was too much for him Miami beat that by a mile but it was price he would pay atleast for this season as Europe was most likely the next step he was already thinking too far ahead though focus on this season and the rest will come he hoped, perhaps Einar would check out the nightlife here in Miami he heard it was good he would just have to be on better behaviour than when he first went out on the Las Vegas strip where he ended up gambling a few hunderd dollars on games that didnt really understand that well also the fact he was drinking may have partially helped ( they didnt ID him in Vegas and he thought Miami would be no different) he would be escorted out of the casino it would take him close to two hours to get back to his place much much longer than it should he regretted it the next money when relised he wasted a good amount of money and all he got for it was a raging headache he would show up to pratice a little worse for wear perhaps this was push Vegas needed hes not sure nor does it really matter.

 

Since being traded Einar is happy and has been playing pretty decent and week by week is improving steadily 
So for this season, he has put up 4 goals and 12 assists for 16 points along with 41 hits and 30 shots blocked along with a positive +/- of 8 in 22 games played, Miami currently sits 3rd in the VHLM although they aren't that far behind Mexico City and Halifax and are still a strong challenger for the Prime Ministers cup.
 

alright so I've had like half of this cooked for a week or two and wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do with but today I figured that out so I've finally completed feels good knowing I'm good for this week plus the next three especially since I assume it's gonna be a busy summer (it feels so close here) anyway I'm done not even sure what to call this I'm sure ill figure something out for it.

 

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[LucyXpher 1,433]

This is awesome!  I love seeing great pieces about a player with creative detail like this!  Amazing job!  It’ll be fun to watch how your player develops 

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