This story is similar to one I wrote a long time ago about a girl who joined the NHL but with some twists, changes, and maybe a more mature-ish twist (since I'm older and experienced a bit more of life now lol). Definitely plenty of drama, romance, betrayal, loyalty, friendship, relationships, turmoil, happiness, etc. Here is the summary/intro! I'll work on this whenever I have free moments or days off work! :) Enjoy!
FYI this story is also told from Mike Green's POV
….
No one believed in us.
And very few even believed in me.
No one thought we'd ever amount to anything.
But they all thought wrong…
…
I woke up to the awful sound of my alarm screaming in my ear and the sun streaming in through the blinds of my rather large apartment near Washington, D.C. I chucked the annoying clock across the room and heard it make a rather satisfyingly loud bang against the wall. The wailing stopped but my head still pounded as I felt yet another headache coming on. I groaned as I rubbed my eyes, wishing to be anywhere but here and to be doing anything but going to practice that morning.
The truth of the matter was this…I was a defenseman on one of the most promising, talented hockey teams in the NHL….the same hockey team that had yet to win a Stanley Cup and who were currently sucking to put it nicely. Our fans were giving up on us and quite frankly we WE were giving up on us. Things were looking pretty down lately and practices had been a living hell. We got yelled at, skated harder than usual and with everyone's short tempers…usually ended up fighting with one another. In summary: we were an embarrassment.
To make matters worse there were threats of trades, contracts being terminated and even restructuring our coaching staff…AGAIN. Every day we went to work wondering if it would be the last time we stepped onto the rink…wondering if the next time we stepped onto an ice rink it'd be in Anaheim, Tampa Bay, New York, Philly, or god-forbid, Pittsburgh. It wasn't the best way to live and quite frankly many of us were ready to call it quits, leave and count our losses. Anything was better than this…this waiting game…constantly waiting for something to change. For someone to give us the spark that we needed….for something to happen that would change this team, these fans, and this city forever.
But we definitely never thought that spark would be….her….
….