LilHCorny 55 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Trevor Wallace - From Disregarded to High School Stardom My love for hockey started as a kid. When I was a kid my dad and I always used to turn on Red Wings games and see how they were doing. It was amazing. From there, I went to playing hockey as a kid. It was just some small youth hockey but I dominated on the right wing. I constantly found myself winding up putting the puck past the goalie and into the net. Those were great times. High school hockey was even better. Grand Rapids Christan gave me a scholarship to play hockey there, and because it was close to home I accepted. In high school I was elite. As a freshman, I got second-line minutes and did alright. I got a few goals but as a freshman, my team just didn't see a reason to give me the puck. This definitely saddened me but it just got me to work harder. I showed up to practice early and stayed late every single day. Whether it was skating more, improving puck handling, shooting the puck, or just working out in the weight room, I was there doing it constantly. As a sophomore, I was still on line two, but from day one you could tell that I had a chance to be great if I kept working. I know that it sounds cliche but hard work really does pay off. I led the OK conference in +/- and came in the top thirty for goals. My coach (Coach Anthony) didn't want to put me on the first line simply because I was a sophomore, this ticked me off, but I held my tongue. After all, it was my job to try to be a leader even though I was a sophomore the whole team admired me. Then came my junior year... line one at last. That year I actually dished the puck out quite a bit. I came in third in the OK conference in both assists and goals and lead in +/-. And guess what... we we're in the Michigan High School playoffs. We actually made it to the finals after I scored an overtime game-winner in the semifinals, but there we ended our state championship aspirations. And honestly, that really made me want to win it next year. I had made so many friends, especially in my class and I wanted to give them a championship. And well... let me tell you about my senior year. First of all the stats. Tenth in Michigan in assists and first in goals scored and +/-. My lines were lethal that year. We made it to the state championship and well I scored in a tied game with twenty seconds left and we won. I was elated. Then came time to prepare for the VHLM Dispersal draft. So I had to do some interviews, and I got a pleasant draft day surprise and went to Miami in the third round, go Marauders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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