Madden Hyped to Represent TNG at the S65 Sponsor's Shield

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The Sponsor's Shield will bring plenty of excitement for fans, who are growing anxious, having to deal with the absence of the IIHF World Cup of Hockey this season. The tournament will bring together some of hockey's brightest stars, from both the VHL and the VHLM. It is an interesting concept for many fans, because everyone will have the thrill of watching their favourite players, however in this scenario, the players are mixed up according to their brand deals. Many players are the only player from their professional club that is playing for their brand, so there will be a lot of new friendships beginning. The interesting part will be to see which teams have the best chemistry, after starting from scratch. True North Gear, although not the most talented squad, shows potential promise with many of their players having played with one another in the past. John Madden is acquainted with almost every player on the squad and today we chatted with him about his anticipation of a fun tournament.

 

Madden innitially signed with True North Gear during S63. At the time, an executive by the name of Andrew Warren was in charge, but after only one season as Brand Executive, he stepped down from his post. Madden got to play in the Sponsor's Shield at the end of S63, where he won the silver medal with the team, although he was barely played. He made friends early on  with many experienced VHL players. He was extremely admiring of Maxim Kovalchuk and Oyorra Arroyo, and got to know some of the other players as well. Jesse Wilson played on Madden's team in Halifax during S63, and Randoms and McDavid were future teammates of his. He spoke to Randoms from time to time during the S64 campaign, while Madden was playing his second season with the 21st, and competed against McDavid, who was a very physical player, eventually joining him in a second line role with Davos this season. However, above all others, Madden is most excited about two people. His good friends Aran Thranduil and Basaraba Moose. Thranduil was an AGM in Oslo for Madden's first season with Halifax, and would reach out from time to time, as he was always looking for possible trade candidates. After one season with Oslo, where the team recording their worst season in quite some time, Thranduil was laid off and picked up by Halifax to assist newly hired GM Anthony Rogers.

 

Thranduil quickly got to know Madden and the two of them would often hang out. When it was finally time for Madden to move on from Halifax, Thranduil was very sad, and so was Madden. Until suddenly, at the beginning of S65 Andrew Warren stepped down as the True North brand executive and shortly the gap was filled by Thranduil. John was ecstatic to have his former boss take the reigns of his brand, and instantly committed to a bunch more seasons with the team. Basaraba Moose was signed to True North during S65, and this capped it all off for Madden. He and Moose went way back to their childhood. They had been reunited in S63 and went on to play almost two seasons together in Halifax. Moose was part of the 3 amigos along with Madden and Thranduil, that became so famous in Halifax during S64. Moose and Madden had to part ways at the end of S64, but Moose stayed on with Halifax for a third season. It has been quite some time since the three friends were all together and they are all very excited. This is what makes the Sponsor's Shield so great. It is a chance for old friends who were separated in the VHL, to rekindle their friendships, as well as being a good way for new friendships to form. Over such a lighthearted tournament, no one would take it seriously enough to get angry at one another, so this next few weeks will be a way for players from all different teams to get to know one another, and if you ask me, I think the whole concept of that is excellent.

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2 uncapped for brand related PT

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7 hours ago, Thranduil said:

2 uncapped for brand related PT

When was this announced?

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7 hours ago, Beketov said:

When was this announced?

It says near the bottom.

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4 minutes ago, Thranduil said:

It says near the bottom.

Forgive me, that was announced over a month ago haha. Carry on.