Andybj 59 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Frustration for Local Royals Player Since we last met with Hammer his numbers have slowly improved but still not to a point where he is happy with. At this point in the season Hammer is sitting with four goals to his name as well as twelve assists, hardly numbers you’d want to see on one of the best European VHLM teams. His frustration has shown, as he has picked up 36 penalty minutes, one of the highest totals on his team. However the news for him has not been all bad as he started to learn how to throw his body around. Currently, Hammer is also one of the team’s leaders in hits sitting with 118. Another bright spot for hammer has been his shooting percentage as he has not able to hit the net often but when he does he is scoring a little over ten percent of the time. Recently we sat down with Hammer to try to get his take on his current frustration: Interview: Hammer, what areas do you want to improve on in your game? Hammer: Currently I want to improve my offensive production as well as my shots blocked. The offensive production will happen as goals will come but assists are just as important. What has frustrated me is that with all my time on the power play I have only amassed one total point. The other part of my game that needs to improve is my defense as previously mentioned I want to improve the amount of shots I have blocked. Sadly, I only have half of what top defenseman Chuck Goody has in shots blocked, a number that I know I should be closer too. Interview: We heard recently, that you are going to change how you train. Can you tell us how this came about and what are you going to change? Hammer: First I will cover what has brought on the change. After practice the other day, I met with GM Jala about why I was struggling. He talked about how in the VHL players seem to get better on focusing on specific attributes he talked about his friend Sachimo Zoidberg who had scored a ton of points by increasing his scoring first then trying to balance out in the other aspects of his game. I also met with the trainer Kendrick who spoke to me about his own experience while he was helping me with post game ice. With their guidance I have decide now to focus on scoring and defense. With scoring I will at least be able to put the puck on net and hope that I can force rebounds for my team or maybe even put the puck to twine myself. The reasons behind defense are pretty self-explanatory. Being aware on the ice as well as improving my defensive responsibility will help things like blocking shots and cutting down lanes to the net. Interview: Last question, what do you think has been the biggest surprise about your game? Hammer: Honestly my hitting and overall play on the boards. I have been always been a bigger and stronger guy whether it was in basketball, football, or hockey. Bringing that to hockey was only a matter of being able to be aggressive with skates on. At first it was hard, but once I really learned how to go after someone, I definitely did. The GM Jala has been very impressed with my physical play and even pointed it out to the team when I broke 100 total hits. I just hope I can keep it up. Interview: Well that’s all the time for now, thanks for tuning in and we hope all of our viewers at home keep watching MC Hammer’s improvement. 624 words Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18435-claimedfrustration-for-local-royals-player-final-66/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan036 4,605 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Leading the team in penalty minutes is something to be proud of! YEAH! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18435-claimedfrustration-for-local-royals-player-final-66/#findComment-195139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andybj 59 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Leading the team in penalty minutes is something to be proud of! YEAH! I'm not leading them but I'm one of the leaders Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18435-claimedfrustration-for-local-royals-player-final-66/#findComment-195226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagger 2,722 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Leading the team in penalty minutes is something to be proud of! YEAH! YEAH! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18435-claimedfrustration-for-local-royals-player-final-66/#findComment-195235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,357 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Content: 3/3 - Great article. You're another great young prospect coming through the VHLM. I look forward to more articles from you.Grammar: 2/2 - Not much to be noted, just a few things. "not to a point where he is happy with." - not to a point where he is happy with them./ not to a point that he is happy with. "Another bright spot for hammer" - Hammer "as he has not able to hit the net often" - as he has not been able "a number that I know I should be closer too." - closer to as well./ closer to too.Appearance: 1/1 - Good pictures. Overall: 6/6 Edited March 19, 2015 by DollarAndADream Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18435-claimedfrustration-for-local-royals-player-final-66/#findComment-195255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Claimed Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/18435-claimedfrustration-for-local-royals-player-final-66/#findComment-196836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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