Ricky LaFleur - Scouting Report

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 [S97] Ricky LaFleur - Goaltender

 

 

Ricky LaFleur is a larger than life personality that was born and raised in a small town trailer park just outside of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He was a born trouble maker who has resided in Sunnyvale Trailer Park his entire life, except for when he was serving time in prison on.. multiple different occasions over the years. Despite his tendencies to constantly commit crimes, he has a really big heart and has very little fear in any situation he’s confronted with.

 

After a big drug heist went sideways, Ricky found himself in jail once again but the timing couldn’t have been any better for once. He ended up playing ball hockey as a goalie for the inmates, leading them to countless victories over the prison guards who oversee them on the regular.  Ricky was such a potent goaltender that the Warden of the jail demanded he be pardoned and released, just so that Ricky wouldn’t keep stealing games with dominating performances.

 

The downfalls with Ricky are aplenty for sure, and he may not be the brightest member of your team if you do choose to sign him. Fortunately this is where his brother, Bubbles @AJW, enters the picture. Bubbles is excellent at keeping Ricky out of trouble and in game shape. The 2 entered the VHL as brothers even though they’re not biologically related, and have openly stated to the public that they wish to play on the same team together wherever they are drafted or choose to sign.

 

Bubbles and Ricky are incredibly underrated on and off the ice. Bubbles is a very skilled and smart defensive hockey player which mixes perfectly with Ricky’s “unorthodox” goaltending style. The 2 have made several plays, including last season where Bubbles scored a hat-trick while Ricky had 2 assists in that game (as a goalie!). Ricky only played in 4 games but he managed to put up 3 assists in his 2nd and 3rd appearances for the Halifax 21st, while maintaining a stout 0.911 save% and surprisingly good 2.26 GAA!

 

I believe Ricky’s greatest asset isn’t just his on-ice play though. He’s an incredible voice to have in any locker room and on the bench as well.. just be wary that he may tell the refs to “f*** off” occasionally which could spiral out of control into a series of penalties and fights. As long as you have Bubbles on your team to keep Ricky in check, signing these brothers together certainly has more pros than cons.

 

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Edited October 1 by DarkSpyro