Hard Times-Alex Pearson [2/2]

[Jayrad28 369]

Born on August 9 2000, Alex was Orphaned at age 6 after a drunk driving accident, He was adopted by his aunt, who took him in and raised him as her own. His Uncle John was an avid hockey fan, and personally paid for Alex to take skating lessons, would teach him the plays, which Alex would break down and write out in a notepad, examining he game. They never had enough money for him to play in a league or to afford equipment, so he played street hockey with the neighbourhood kids when he could. 

 

High school-First Steps

When he was in high school Alex took on a job at the local rink in his Junior Year, cleaning and scraping the ice after games to help his family make ends meat, his uncles health was quickly declining and they were barely able to afford medical bills. During the times when he was alone in the rink Alex would sometimes grab spare sticks and pucks from the dressing room and shoot on the nets, practicing his skating, puck handling, dekeing, because it meant he was away from home less. After one of the games the high school hockey coach, Jason Spurr went back because he forgot his bag in the locker room and saw Alex skating and shooting. He showed displays of raw talent, A hard fast shot and silky smooth skating skills, he walked to the boards and called him over. He was so impressed by Alex’s play he gave him a shot on the high school hockey team for their opening game.

 

He was placed on the forth line, He wasn’t really noticed much at first, a couple of the kids said hi and tried to make him feel like he was part of the team, but when his coach put him on the ice it was clear he was just as good, if not better then the kids 2-3 years older then him. He was fast, was nimble at creating plays and easily forced turnovers a few times in his first shift, but it was in the second period when he scored his first career hockey goal, that this journey truly began. He worked his way up the lineup and was quickly a top forward and leading scorer on that team, his insane hockey iq was a huge factor. He began going to the school gym at lunch and after class to bulk up, and was quickly one of the star athletes in the school. That high school hockey team dominated the conference, His insane shot and goal scoring instincts led him to score 29 goals, as well as add 38 assists in 33 games for Moncton High who finished first in the high school conference. The team dominated the playoffs and Alex was quickly Noticed by Junior scouts. 

 

As the years went on in his highscool hockey career his game significantly improved, he also joined the football team, lacrosse and track and field team. Just as the Hockey team was getting ready to make another long playoff run in his senior year, a high school fight led to him badly breaking his wrist and being sidelined for the whole playoffs. Scout began to turn a blind eye to his raw talent.

 

That broken wrist took 3 months to completely heal but he was in the ice within a month. His player development was stifled a little as some scouts worried about his shot and upper body strength, one of his best attributes  would likely be affected, but after months of rehab he was ready to dominate hockey once again. At first it was a slow start, summer training had many setbacks and it looked like the dream was over. His academic marks got him into the University of New Brunswick (UNB). With a few weeks before the start of the semester, Alex was cleared to play and he quickly attended UNB’s men’s hockey team training camp and was almost an automatic to make the team.

 

UNB

He attended UNB for one year and played for their hockey team, being named captain halfway through the season, There he developed his defensive game, taking more defensive zone face offs and working hard on his backcheck send shot blocking, but it was his offensive instincts that made him eye popping for fans. Late in the year he began missing games to what was later revealed to be the lingering wrist injury, it was very visible that he was playing with the injury in the playoffs, as he went 3-4-7 in 16 games. Throughout the regular season he scored 88 points in 56 games, leading the team, and being Named MVP.

 

 

 

After that season he was approached by General manger of the San Diego Marlins for a spot on their team for the upcoming season. He graciously accepted and flew straight to San Diego to meet with the GM and quickly put pen to paper. His life long dream of playing professional hockey was finally falling together. 

 

Edited May 1, 2019 by Jayrad28

[Jubo 1,839]

Excellent start, just a friendly reminder that Bio's need to be 1000+ words.

[Greg_Di 942]

Review: Bio is a little bit short, you need to write about 200ish more words. It is a great start though, I enjoyed reading it and looking forward to the updated bio. Maybe flesh out the university piece or the early childhood to get the complete total. Throw in a couple more pictures and you will be good to go! Glad to have you on San Diego!

[Big Mac 310]

Review: You need to put in 155 - 200 more words in. As the people above me said it’s a great start. You should probably write more about early life. Or do what you gotta do. Though the most improvement needed is either College or Early life. Or maybe go into deep deep detail. As Greg said it’s great to have you in San Diego.