Willie Dredge Biography [2/2]

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Name: Willie Dredge

Position: RW

Shoots: Right

Height: 6'0

Weight: 185 lb

Current Team: Prague Phantoms

 

Early Life:

Dredge grew up in a town near Boston, a very small town by the name of Spencer, MA. Willie had to do some traveling in order to play hockey as a young child, but he loved every second of it. To him, it was all worth it. He had loving parents that supported his hobby of playing hockey, but they were quite low on funds and young Willie would have to play with the same old equipment he was given as a kid, until of course he grew out of them. Hockey was more than a game for Willie, and he promised himself he would do anything to continue to play as he got older. When supper was being prepared, Willie was out shooting against the fence, trying to pick that one spot that has been slowly chipping away from the fence. At school, Willie and his friends would talk about hockey and the most recent games that were played, then proceed to play as if they were the big hockey players hitting each other into walls and scoring past the goalie, that were only two sticks shoved into the ground about the size of a hockey net. After a day of learning, Willie and some of his friends were somehow even more energetic than as the day started, but how? Well it was time to travel to the next town to go to practice. It was what Willie anticipated every day. He would go to practice with his friend's parents, who offered to take Willie and a couple other kids from the town of Spencer to play. He would see his friends with brand new equipment, sometimes very expensive equipment too, as some of the other families were much better off then the Dredge's. They would have new equipment every hockey season, yet Willie would always have his same equipment, slowly gaining wear n' tear over the years. He thought nothing of this during this time in his life. He just wanted to be with friends and have fun playing sports.

 

 

High School/College:

When Dredge was in High school, he understood more about his family situation. He had to get financial help from some of his high school coaches in order to purchase himself some new equipment. The Dredge's weren't proud of it, but they were barely scraping by with only buying him a new stick for his birthday. They wanted him to succeed, but they knew they had to afford the food to fuel his energy. He had been focusing a lot on hockey and also took up a job helping out around the arena after practice. He knew he had to help out his family. He would save 5 dollars every paycheck for himself, while giving the rest to his family who by this time had another child. His sister, named Kristine, was a beautiful little girl whom Willie loved dearly, and pledged to support. His 5 dollar savings would go toward his own vision of buying his own gloves that he would someday own, which he felt would last him his lifetime. During this time in high school, Willie would grow to the height of 6'0", and almost tower over some of his friends. Although he quickly halted growth while others passed him up, he remained a smaller kid. With his financial situation at the time, Willie had enough to maintain his weight but would never go up. With so much going on, Willie was struggling academically. He did enough to pass and a bit more, but not to excel. This would prove to be enough with the help of his success in hockey, to get him a scholarship for Boston College. They expected a lot from him given his academics, but he was able to prove himself. And he did. Willie played very well as a college athlete, but remained stoic. He knew what he wanted, and that was to be drafted in the VHL someday. He avoided unnecessary pleasures, as he remained unchanged of his financials. He worked for what he had, and he didn't waste. With free time, it was hockey and school. Nothing more, but he didn't need more. He was happy.

 

Draft Day:

Draft day was the biggest moment in Willie's life. Once he knew he would be attending the draft, he started saving some money to buy his parent's passage to the draft. He was beyond ecstatic to be even recognized, but that was Willie. His father watched every college game that Willie played on his TV. He was very proud of Willie and his accomplishments, and he knew Willie could make it. All along his parents supported his dream and it gave Willie that extra push to keep going. Willie would use his savings in combination of his father's to bring his family, Dad, Mom, Sister to the draft. He would be drafted into the VHLM, the next step into the VHL. A new adventure, a opportunity to be compensated for playing the game he loved. That night at the draft, when the Yukon Rush GM called Willie Dredge's name, he stood up, hugged his mother, kissed her on the cheek. Shook his father's hand, who then pulled Willie into an embrace. "I knew you had it in you, I'm proud of you." his father spoke into Willie's ear during the embrace. He let Willie go, and up to the podium Willie went to receive receive his new jersey that he would be playing in for the next few years, to prove himself to the VHL.

 

Dredge Now:

Willie Dredge now plays for the Prague Phantoms after being drafted 19th overall in the S68 draft. He has played a few seasons in the VHL and has not quite hit his stride yet playing with the big league. He still likes to help his family financially, and help fund the childhood of his sister Kristine. He reminds those around him that family comes first always, and that family is just another reason to keep pushing in life. He is able to own a condo in Prague, where he lives with his dog Kobe. He is grateful to finally have some financial freedom, but he remains humble and knows money isn't the purpose. Willie calls hockey his one love, to combat those who criticize him not finding a significant other yet. Willie loves his life, works hard on the ice, and is continuing to find his flow in the VHL, and gel with his teammates. He wouldn't want to live any other life. Oh, and he smokes fat doinks.

 

 

 

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Review: Nice Biography, nice use of pictures, good separation of paragraphs, I really liked the overall 'practical story', nothing too high edge besides the draft day (though anyone would write about it like that), nothing crazy good story, good grammar, nice heading and placement of things a good ending sentence, and I hope you go great with player this wasn’t half bad it was actually 'practical' and great 8.7/10