The Beginning - Jacques Lafontaine [1/2]

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SASKATOON - The wait. When we interviewed him during the start of the off-season, Jacques Lafontaine said the wait for the draft was the worst. Finally, the wait was over. The dispersal draft came along and he was excited. "I can't wait. I don't care what team I go to. As long as I can play for them, I'll go with them. This is a big step in my hockey career and I am excited to see which team drafts me, if I'm drafted at all." Luckily for the young goaltender, he didn't have to wait as long during the draft as the young goaltender was drafted by the Saskatoon Wild in the dispersal draft a couple of days ago. The goaltender was chosen at 3rd overall. "I am grateful they considered me worthy enough to be 3rd overall. I'll make sure to work hard to help us win," he said after he was drafted. Jacques was projected to be the team's starting (and only) goaltender. Now that the Victory Hockey League Minors season has started, we can see that that has stayed the same. With the start of the regular season, he has had the chance to prove himself to the Saskatoon team. He has kept his promise so far, with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. While his Goals Against Average and Goal Percentage were kind of iffy, he's doing well for the Wild. But that hasn't stopped him from wanting to get better. "I'm letting in weak goals and that will eventually cause us to lose. I need to work on my skating and rebound control if I want to get better." The young goaltender had a good first few games, winning both. In his first appearance, Saskatoon won 5-3 against the Mississauga Hounds. When we asked him how he felt playing in his first VHLM game, he responded, "It felt good. Being on the Victory Hockey League ice is really fun." That response was different from when he interviewed him before the game, when he said he was nervous. "I'm so nervous," the goalie had stated before the game. "I mean, this isn't the big leagues but this is a big step. I can't screw this up." But as proven by the score, there was no reason to worry. Then in his second appearance, the Wild made a comeback in a crazy game to win 7-6 against the San Diego Marlins. The win streak didn't last long though, as the Mexico City Kings came in winning 4-2. Thankfully, the team won against the Yukon Rush as the Wild beat them 5-3. "I am happy we're winning but I can't seem to go a game without letting in more than 3 goals. I need to make more saves for the future. Our players are doing well offensively and defensively, it's just on me to be better than I already am." Despite this, the Wild seem to be happy with his performance. Was he being too hard on himself? That's for you to decide because the next two games came along and he won both of them 5-1.

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As you know the numbers will come later. You're gonna kill it this season... unfortunate for most other teams in the VHLM.

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I am secretly cheering for you again @SlapshotDragon  

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Review:

As a goalie, I can relate with this heavily. Interesting to get into the mind of a young goalie on the come up. I'm now excited to see how your play improves with the wild. Some quick notes, try to make some paragraph breaks so that it's slightly easier to read! Just some general formatting would be good!