Eagles misses off-season camp

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Roger Eagles missed last weeks off-season camp he has organized for the whole team throughout the whole off-season but with good reason.

He travelled back home to spend a very early Christmas with his family due to commitments in LA over the actual holiday season.

The Eagle's Christmas celebration this year was held at the Eagles training facility in Wroclaw, Poland. Over 60 family members and friends gathered to share in this special occasion and get the whole Eagles family together. Lots of food and laughs were shared as well as talks about the progress of the latest Eagles to play in the VHL and how he has been faring as a goalie in his first two season.

 

"I got a lot of great feedback on my play and it means a lot to me, guys in this family like Greg, Tom and Henry have all been through the VHL journey and all played very well so I respect what they have to say" Roger said "I'm excited to take all their feedback and apply it to my game next season. I think you will continue to see tremendous improvement out of my play"

 

The other big highlight that followed on the second night was the annual Eagles Christmas game where the players from the Eagles dynasty inivte the top hockey players in Poland and play a few games with and against them.

 

"It's always a fun time, its meant to be fun and not as competitive. We don't really follow any rules and its more like a game of shinny. The players we invite are either the top polish players in the league or the players that have given back tremandously to the hockey community" Roger said "Greg Eagles started this tradition back when he played and we continue it every year. I think this is a great way for us to give back to the Polish hockey community and it gives the top prospects a chance to learn and play against some past and present all-star calibre VHL players"

 

"Giving these young players and opportunity and foundation to showcase their skills here is a big step for them" Roger continued "There is not much coverage or scouting of the Polish hockey game here as Hockey is far behind the likes of soccer and basketball as a top sport here in Poland. We are hoping to change that by helping these guys reach their potential and knowing that if they succeed in the future it will continue to grow the game here"

After the celebrations and annual game, Roger spent another few days with family before packing up and heading back to Los Angeles to continue his off-season camp for current players and any new players that get aquired through the upcomming draft.

"Maybe in the not so near future we will see some of these young polish players that we invite up to the facility start being draft in our VHL drafts "Roger said "That is the goal and hopefully one or two of these guys can even play here with me in Los Angeles before I hit retirement, I think that would be amazing. We need to keep growing the game in Poland and need to show the world what kind of athletes we can produce."