Claimed:Savage [Final 10/10]

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Adolescence

 

I'd like to tell you some lavish story about A.C. Savage's childhood - that he grew up in a family of NHL stars, or his parents forced him to train relentlessly or that he was born to play hockey. Unfortunately, there is very little that is interesting about A.C. Savage. Anson Carter Savage is his full name, born and raised in Brooklyn. Savage did grow up playing some hockey, mostly on the streets, but hockey was not one of his main interests, even in sports. He largely focused on basketball and football. His height drew him towards basketball, as he was normally taller than the competition and it made his time much easier. However, once he got into high school he was mostly average compared to the majority of the basketball players on the streets and his skills weren't quite up to par. He took to football due to his physicality, being a two way player who primarily excelled as a defensive end. His speed helped him rush off of the edge, but he also was strong enough to throw away would-be blockers. He was often too physical when it came to hockey, seeking out the same type of contact that he loved from football and it often led to fights or arguments. This was primarily the way things were all the way through high school. Savage decided that he should pursue a higher education, and went to college.

 

 

College

 

Savage tried to walk on and play football at his university, but football was apparently not in his future, as he wasn't good enough to make the team. Basketball was never going to be a realistic option, but hockey was, for the first time in his life. The reason, of course, was not because he was skilled, but because the hockey team at his university was absolutely atrocious. This meant that Savage fit right in, as he had never really honed his skills on the ice - being mostly a street player - and his physical play was frowned upon at this level, as it tended to be his sole focus. Over the course of four years on the team, Savage managed to basically never improve. He was able to maintain his spot on the team, due to it being a perennial loser, but he, nor the team, ever became more than a laughingstock. When Savage graduated, he knew that he was likely done with sports for good, which was probably for the better.

 

 

Post-Graduation

 

After Savage finished his education, he went into the workforce. There he toiled away for four years, which, much like his early life, was incredibly vanilla and not very interesting. He spent most of his days behind a desk, talking on a phone to complete strangers, who he tried to sell varying goods to. He was remotely successful, and as he was single, without children and kept a modest living, he was getting by just fine. However, the monotony of his job started to get to him. He began watching the clock more and more, as his days seemed to drag on forever. One day, as he was browsing the internet at work, looking for anything to take his mind off of his job, he saw an ad for a hockey league that he had never heard of - the Victory Hockey League. This was not the NHL of major sports media, but a smaller league that had formed and had been functioning for forty seasons. The best part about this league was that it had no skill requirement, literally anyone could join and enter a draft, and almost everyone got selected! The pay, even for low level players, was seven figures in most cases - way more than his salary. He immediately signed up.

 

 

VHLM

 

Savage entered the VHLM, a minor league system for the VHL. His time in the VHLM was spent trying to improve himself, and he really was busting his ass for it - he knew he needed to make it to the VHL to get the good paychecks. He was rather mediocre, developing a number of skills evenly, but he made a decent name for himself. As the draft approached to determine if he would make the VHL, he was very open about his intentions to retire early, that his love for the game just was not there. He knew he would still get drafted, and paid - but he wanted to be realistic with his future employers. This was not a fully committed athlete. He really had tried that first year or so, while in the minor league system, but he had just about had enough. He missed his monotonous life and easy job. He missed the predictability. 

 

 

VHL

 

Savage was drafted in the 2nd round of the VHL Entry Draft by the Seattle Bears. They had him sign a two year contract for three million in each season, which was leaps and bounds ahead of what he had been making while sitting behind a desk. As a single and modest living man, that six million was likely more than enough to gt him through a very long time, if not the rest of his life. He took the original three million and invested it, actually returning a profit of five million dollars in his first season, through an Easter investment. It was quite the financial miracle. However, Savage's time on the ice was much less impressive. He became even more complacent, and often looked for fights in his rookie year. The rumors and rumblings were that Savage was perhaps the best fighter that the league had ever seen, however, the league never actually saw it. In fact, Savage never got an opponent to drop the gloves, and never once fought in his rookie year. Not from a lack of trying, but Savage's constant looking for fights severely hurt his rookie campaign statistically. 

 

A.C. went into season two with a new mindset. He had set his mind to improving for his team and became quite the passer. He also had improved his abilities with the puck and his overall skating to all-star caliber levels. The rest of his game, it leaves a whole lot to be desired, but in certain areas he is actually a decent hockey player. Word around the league is that Savage will be retiring following the conclusion of this season though, as his eleven million earned from hockey will set him up for life. Some might be disappointed in his career, but I'll bet that he will be as happy as ever, being rich and able to do as he pleases, without sitting behind a desk.

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Overview: 5/5 - Great read. Savage is going to be a insane player. Records will be broken!

 

Grammar: 3/3 - Nothing much to say here. The sentences go pretty well and there's nothing to deduct.

 

Presentation: 1/1 - Everything looks good on the presentation front.

 

Over 1000 Words? 1/1

 

Overall: 10/10

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