Rookie Profile of Cody Smith, LW, #73, Halifax 21st [1/2]

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Name: Cody Smith
Age: 18 (Born 12/21/2000)
Handedness: Right, but shoots Left
Position: LW/RW
Born: Toronto, Ontario
Height: 5'11 (71 inches)
Weight: 242 pounds

Smith is seen as one of the new bright spots for the Halifax 21st, a kid most known for physicality, shot & being a great locker room presence. Having grown up in Toronto, Smith took up hockey at a young age, mostly playing floor & ball hockey till the of 13, where he impressed at a summer camp and was given a chance to play for a team. Given his skating was seen as really rough, and at 1st he had a lack of awareness regarding offsides, Coach implented a dump & chase strategy with line, allowing Smith to use his snap shot or his passing skills to great ability. The team went to make the post-season that 1st year, and reach the Finals..... only for Smith to be taken out of Game 3 in a best of 5 with a High Stick that caused him to have to leave the ice..... and sadly, lose the tourney. 

However, Smith had a problem. Due to him moving out of the region, Smith had to forgo playing with that club the next season, and instead joined a new team, with a much harsher Coach by the name of Wayne Douglas Chard. Chard took a liking to Smith and saw that the kid could be special, playing him on his 1st unit even though others were skeptical. Smith went on to have a 50 goal season that year, while also leading the league in hits, as he was showing a tendency to get hot headed while his team was down and because of this, Chard would instead choose to bench Smith for long sessions as a way of helping him calm down.

Smith returned the next season looking a bit rusty, having put on a lot of weight..... but once again proved to Chard and his club that he could play well, hitting 50 goals yet again. However, that offseason, Chard sadly passed away due to a heart attack..... and Smith, who had seen Chard almost like a grandfather, took it  really hard and opted to not play the next season. 

After a year away from hockey, Smith went through a lot..... a fit of depression, a falling out with his mother and ended up on the streets of Oshawa. However, once again Smith saw that their was a beer league in his area, and figured what the heck, I'll play with these guys.... which is how he met Foster Cromwell. Cromwell decided to take Smith under his wing, helping him find a place to stay, getting back into hockey shape and working on his game, which has led him to making the 21st after a personal tryout. He's excited for his rookie season and hopes to impress his coaches and teammates. Having never been on the coast before, Smith has stated he looks forward to seeing the sights, trying to slim down if possible and hopefully find the back of the net as much as possible for the 21st. 

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Review-

 

That was a very well written rookie profile. The only probably is that this is only 524 words while I believe they are supposed to be 800. Other than that, it was an interesting story to read. Retire my boy Wayne Douglas Chard's jersey already. Very nice comeback story and his personal battles make you root for him. Good luck in the VHL!

Edited March 2, 2019 by Matt_O

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@cody73

This kind of seems more like a start of a Biography than a Rookie Profile.

 

This is what a rookie profile is:

 

Rookie Profile Rubric

 

The Rookie Profile is essentially a 'scouting report' of sorts. It should be based pretty much entirely around your players hockey career. The Rookie Profile is worth a maximum of 8 TPE and can be done once per career. This point task shouldn't include much about the life of your player, that is for the biography. 

 

- Basic information such as your players age, height, weight, hometown, etc. should be included. Rookie Profiles should be, at minimum, 500 words in total. 

 

- Should include at least 3 solid pros (strengths) and 3 solid cons (weaknesses). The pros and cons section is the core of the rookie profile and should be around 350-400 words at minimum. 

 

- A title, a picture(s), and perhaps some bolding and/or headings should be included.

 

 

The three pros and cons should be pretty clear, with descriptions for each one.