Scotty BigShotty Bio [2/2]

[FerdaJets 23]

Early Life

 

Scotty BigShotty was born 18 years ago on February 12, in Calgary, Alberta, to his parents Jack and Diane. They lived in a relatively new community in the northwest corner of the city, one with a lot of other new young families, so finding friends to play with was no issue for him. His family was upper middle class, and never struggled with money for school or extra curriculars. He would get new gear or school equipment when needed, and his family never had any issues with filling the tree with presents come Christmas time.

 

His first couple years of school went off without a hitch. He did well on all his tests and assignments, never failing a thing. Well, except for the colour test in grade 1, but at least that got the colour-blind testing out early. By the time standardized testing started, it became evident that school wise his strengths were in math and science. He loved anything to do with those courses and was always curious to learn more. However, when it came to English and social studies, it couldn’t be any more the opposite. Many nights were spent at the dinner table crying about having to finish his English homework, he much rather would have been outside playing with the neighborhood kids.

Scotty’s love for hockey started young. Learning to skate by the time he was 3 and playing organized Timbits hockey before he even turned 5, he got a bit of a head start compared to other kids. When he wasn’t at school, he was playing hockey of some sort. It was pretty easy to pick out which house was his on the street, all you had to do was find the garage with the most tennis ball splatters and puck dents. During the summer he would organize road hockey games with the local kids, and during the winter he would have his younger sister strap on the pads in the basement, that way he could practice on a goalie too. She was never a huge fan of this, but as a younger sister, what choice did she really have.

 

Scotty’s summers were busy. His parents believed that it was important for him to be a well-rounded athlete, and not just a good hockey player. So, on top of a couple hockey camps in July, they got him playing golf and little league baseball. He loved playing baseball, and got pretty good at fielding, but come September, he was always pumped for the new hockey season.

 

Scotty excelled on the ice pretty much right from the start, quickly rising up the ranks in his local community hockey association. Year after year he made the top team in his age group, and led the team in scoring every year. The one rough patch he had was when he came into his first year of pewee. This is about the time when hit puberty, and when hitting comes in to play. As you probably guessed, there could be a pretty big size discrepancy between the kids who started growing and those who had not. Unfortunately for Scotty, he fell into the latter group. He was pretty timid and tentative his first couple games that year, and ultimately that timid style of play led to him getting his first injury, a concussion. Thankfully it was a rather minor one and he did not miss much time, but this was a wakeup call for him that he had to relearn how to play with the extra physicality, and that he couldn’t shy away from it in order to succeed.

This was a minor blip in the radar for Scotty, as the next year he would get back to his scoring ways. Come bantam he made his areas AAA team, which is a pretty rare feat as a first year. Due to his strong skating, he began to attract the attention of some WHL scouts, and when it was his year to be drafted, he was selected 10^th overall, by none other than his hometown Calgary Hitmen.

 

High School

During the start of high school Scotty remained pretty successful when it came to school, well at least when it came to math and science. That disdain that he had as a young child for English never really went a way, and it lead to some not so pleasant incidences with some of this teachers. His grade 10 year he had to travel about 25 minutes by bus to school, as the new one they were building near his house wasn’t quite ready yet. That year he would meet some of his best friends, guys that would stick together throughout the rest of his high school years, and keep in touch for many years to come as they go their separate ways.

For the last two years of high school, Scotty went to school only a 5 minute drive from his house. It had all the luxuries that being in a brand-new school gave, and he loved it. Seeing as how he was drafted to the Hitmen, he didn’t have to move out and live with a billet family, a huge bonus. This however is where the bonus’ stopped school wise. Playing in the WHL brings a ton of travel with it, so your schooling really takes a hit. His parents weren’t too pleased with this, but in Scotty’s mind it was all worth, as he knew he was destined to become a great in the VHL.

 

WHL

Hockey wise, Scotty ripped it up pretty much as soon as he entered the WHL. His playstyle was sort of a hybrid of Mark Scheifele and Mark Stone, and his numbers showed it. In his 16-year-old campaign, he broke the Calgary Hitmen record for rookie goals, passing the former record holder Ryan Getzlaf. His team that year wasn’t super great, so the fact that he was able to score as much as he did gained him some extra attention that year, even though he wasn’t draft eligible.

 

During his next year, he was unstoppable. Scotty put up an amazing 50 goal, 90-point season, leading his team to the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. Unfortunately for them, the run didn’t last overly long, and they were ousted in 5 games by the league champs, Prince Albert. Scotty’s play that year gained him a lot of attention from VHLM scouts. While he scored a ton, his 2 way play greatly improved, which was a big reason why the team made such an improvement that year. Coming in to the VHL draft, he wasn’t exactly sure where he would be selected, but he couldn’t wait to begin his pro hockey career. He knew he wouldn’t be back in the WHL next year.

 

VHLM

When draft day came around, Scotty was selected by one of the new S66 expansion teams. The San Diego Marlins. While he was nervous about being selected to a new team, and wasn’t sure how it was going to go, he couldn’t wait to get started. Scotty knows that his career is in his hands, and he is only going to go as far as his drive and dedication to the game will take him. Who knows, perhaps being picked in the first round of the VHL draft, or even first overall is in the cards.

 

 

[Phil 5,019]

WOO! NAILED IT!

[fonziGG 1,065]

Review:

 

Great review. I'm also from Calgary so it's good to see he didn't grow up in Forrest Lawn lol

 

I liked how it gave a lot of insight into how he grew up. Minus the peewee concussion story, I'd like to have seen more hardships in his story. Besides that, it was a solid bio!

[Walter Fizz 84]

Are the Marlins even good?

[Jayrad28 369]

Review: Great to have you as a teammate, it’s good to have friendly competition for that second line spot! Great bio!