Taras Novoseltsev- BAP Goalie Story.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

Re: Taras Novoseltsev- BAP Goalie Story.

Great, great, great.

It is cool to see another goalie BAP.

Read a couple others, get some ideas and this will continue to be great.

Keep it up, I'm looking forward to more!

Thanks man! I will try and do another one tonight.

[shinderhizzle84]

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lol this is AWESOME!

maybe your BAP and mine can meet up one day and complain about how much American life and learning English sucks!!!


good luck with this...it's always good to see some more goalie BAP's, especially ones that aren't the usual "good ol' canadian/american boy". i like the "different" ones, even if this is really similar to mine!

welcome to the boards. i definitely can't wait to see how this gets progressed even further!

[TarasNovoseltsev]

Re: Taras Novoseltsev- BAP Goalie Story.

lol this is AWESOME!

maybe your BAP and mine can meet up one day and complain about how much American life and learning English sucks!!!


good luck with this...it's always good to see some more goalie BAP's, especially ones that aren't the usual "good ol' canadian/american boy". i like the "different" ones, even if this is really similar to mine!

welcome to the boards. i definitely can't wait to see how this gets progressed even further!

Thanks man. You inspired me to write. You have some serious writing skills. I am really Ukrainian by the way lol. Learning english does suck. I will be watching yours unfold too.

[shinderhizzle84]

Re: Taras Novoseltsev- BAP Goalie Story.

Thanks man. You inspired me to write. You have some serious writing skills. I am really Ukrainian by the way lol. Learning english does suck. I will be watching yours unfold too.

that is seriously awesome that you are from ukraine. are you living there now, or did you move???


also, this is written pretty well. it takes a lot of reading and practice to become a good writer--god knows i can still use some reading and practice--but if you keep practicing, you will get really good.

also, that sucks about allowing 5 goals in the 1st. maybe you should NOT play at the hardest difficulty setting in the game, lol. i play on superstar with a couple of my own sliders to make it easier, bc i insanely suck at goalie in this game.

i play goalie in real life, but can't do it in a simple videogame!!

and as a last note, very interesting adding in the tid bit about only being 5'7--it's little details like this that make a BAP more enjoyable, as long as they relate to what is going on in the story at the time.

keep up the good work, you're doing great so far.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

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that is seriously awesome that you are from ukraine. are you living there now, or did you move???


also, this is written pretty well. it takes a lot of reading and practice to become a good writer--god knows i can still use some reading and practice--but if you keep practicing, you will get really good.

also, that sucks about allowing 5 goals in the 1st. maybe you should NOT play at the hardest difficulty setting in the game, lol. i play on superstar with a couple of my own sliders to make it easier, bc i insanely suck at goalie in this game.

i play goalie in real life, but can't do it in a simple videogame!!

and as a last note, very interesting adding in the tid bit about only being 5'7--it's little details like this that make a BAP more enjoyable, as long as they relate to what is going on in the story at the time.

keep up the good work, you're doing great so far.

Yep I moved. I dont think I should be goalie anymore. It is 10 to 1 so far lol on the superstar difficulty the hardest one. I hear you arent really Finnish heh. If we played on the same team, I would hit on Annia. ;p

[Silent-Phenom]

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Yeah, seems good so far but playing a goalie at 5' 7". I really don't think that is a good idea because even if you are good you will still get some bad goals against and never go into butterfly because pucks will EASILY go over your head. Good luck though and hopefully you can overcome the shortness.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

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Yeah, seems good so far but playing a goalie at 5' 7". I really don't think that is a good idea because even if you are good you will still get some bad goals against and never go into butterfly because pucks will EASILY go over your head. Good luck though and hopefully you can overcome the shortness.

hey i overcome my shortness irl ;p. No no I play at 5'10 as in irl on skates, the same as Manny Legacy.

[Silent-Phenom]

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hey i overcome my shortness irl ;p. No no I play at 5'10 as in irl on skates, the same as Manny Legacy.

Lol, when I went back to read your post my eyes locked onto 5' 7" but when I read your post I saw the 5' 10". Either way in my opinion it is really hard to be good as a short goalie in this game, I have tried a few games as a short goalie but instantly went back to my 6' 0" - 6' 2" Goalie.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

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Lol, when I went back to read your post my eyes locked onto 5' 7" but when I read your post I saw the 5' 10". Either way in my opinion it is really hard to be good as a short goalie in this game, I have tried a few games as a short goalie but instantly went back to my 6' 0" - 6' 2" Goalie.

Oh i agree. Goalies in the NHL have to be at least 6 foot 1 or so. Look at how good Loungo is beacuse of his 6'3 frame and long longs.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

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Yeah.. I think my goalie career is over. 13 to 1 is horrible. I think I will remake a right winger or something lol.

[Silent-Phenom]

Re: Taras Novoseltsev- BAP Goalie Story.

Yeah.. I think my goalie career is over. 13 to 1 is horrible. I think I will remake a right winger or something lol.

If you want to play goalie try maybe 6' 1"+ and not on superstar. But good luck if you try with a bigger goalie or just move to a forward.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

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Yeah, I am going to move to forward.

EDIT. Im just goign to turn down the difficulty lol.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

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It was Sunday, 28 September, and practice was at 6 am tomorrow. I had just moved in yesterday into a tiny apartment, where I could hardly move around. This was home to me now; I would have to adjust to this lifestyle. I came to with 200 dollars in my pocket, plus my new contract deal which promises me 30,000 dollars, for clothes, and luxury. How was I going to spend this money? I decided to invest a few dollars into making my pad a little more styling. After I cleaned up, I decided to go to the store. I picked up the telephone and called Olesya, to come to the store with me. She agreed to accompany me on my trip. “Where do you want to go,” she asked me as we walked to her car. “I want to be Americanized,” I replied chuckling to my own sense of humor. Olesya got into the driver seat of her car, and started up her little red Honda. “We should first get you some new clothes, so you don’t look so foreign,” she said with a smirk. “I will take you the mall to get a suit, to look more professional. You don’t want your coach thinking you are a slob.”

I couldn’t help but agree with her, after all, she was experienced here, and I would end up being the student. Olesya pulled into the nearest parking space, and turned the car off. “Lets go,” she said as she got out of her car and locked it. I followed along walking the same pace as her. When we got inside of the mall, I was struck by all of the stores. There were stores for everything! This was not like back home at all. “Welcome to your first mall,” Olesya let out a laugh. I was watching everything happen in the mall, and there were sweet smells of food coming from every direction. “Come on, I know a suit store not to far from here,” she said, waving for me to follow. As we walked to the suit store, we again made small talk about our country. This time it was about politics, which I didn’t care much about, so I ended up agreeing with her views to amuse her. I used a lot of “yeah”, and “I agree to what you mean,” phrases to pretend that I was listening to what she was saying. The suit shop had all kinds of suits laid out in the store. There red suits, blue suits, green suits, it seemed any color was possible. “Let’s find someone who can help us.” I stood there waiting for some help to pick out my suit, when a short, round man came up to me. “How can I be of service”, he asked in a kind tone. “My friend here is looking for a suit. He is a hockey player, so he must look good for his fans,” Olesya moved her hands to my neck. I was trying to understand what she said; I mean I’m not stupid; I could pick out one or two words from sentences. I turned to Olesya, “what about the cost of the suits.”? “Doesn’t matter, you must impress your coach at all cost,” she said as she put her hand on my arm.

The round employee then took me around the store. We must have looked at 10 suits or more, and I found myself bored at shopping. “How much more time will this take,” I asked Olesya in Ukrainian. “Not much longer,” she told me as waited outside of the dressing room. I came out of the changing room wearing a dark blue suit, with black pants. “Very handsome,” Olesya said in English, probably to confuse me. “What,” I answered. “I said that you look very handsome,” she said smiling at me. “Thanks,” I replied to her. “How much does the suit cost in dollars,” I asked my now smiling interrupter. “400 dollars,” she told me. Luckily, I had brought some cash with me, from my contract. I kept about 600 dollars, on me, which was very stupid to do, but I didn’t know any better. I promptly paid the man the 400 dollars for the suit and he put it into a carefully packaged bag for me. “Thank you,” I said in English, but it was mumbled and mispronounced. Olesya told the man “Thank you,” also, in better English than I had spoken.

For some reason, this purchase was very special to me. It was the first thing that I had bought in America. I would keep the suit tidy, and give it special care. As we both stepped out of the suit store, she turned to me, and looked to my hair. I hadn’t cut my hair in a long time and it was growing long. “We should do something about your hair,” Olesya said running her fingers through my hair. “I know this good place in the mall to get your hair cut for less than 100.” I agreed to cut my hair, because my mind had gone blank when she ran her fingers through my hair. I couldn’t tell if she was flirting with me, or trying to be a mentor type. This had confused me.

We seemed to walk for miles through the whistles and loud noises of the mall. We passed toy shops, women’s clothes, a pet store where dogs were barking, fruit stands; there was a lot to do inside of this mall. “Here we are,” Olesya said as we had finally reached the barber shop. I took a moment to look around the barber shop, and noticed that there were a lot of good looking women working there. This was my kind of errand. “Ok let’s fix up your hair,” Olesya said while pulling me inside. “How may I help you?”, a good looking blonde asked us, she was the receptionist. ‘One haircut please,” Olesya ordered. “Ok,” has a seat please,” the receptionist replied, while looking at a list of scheduled customers. “Ok we are ready for you, Mr. um, Novoseltsev, the female barber had mispronounced my name. I arose to my feet, and followed the barber to her station. “Ok what can I do for you today,?” she asked in a polite manner. “I want my hair kind of short,” I told her through Olesya. It didn’t take very long for the barber to cut my full month grown hair, and I felt my hair being snipped off one scissor cut at a time.

She had tried to make small talk with me, but I didn’t understand her, and I didn’t answer her questions. Finally my interrupter stepped in and told the young barber that I didn’t speak any English. “Oh, I see,” the barber replied, continuing to cut away at my hair. The barber finished up, and I was left with a brand new haircut, which I thought was too short. “Very nice,” Olesya said in Ukrainian. I paid the barber 100 dollars for her work, and we left the mall soon after.

“So, you have practice tomorrow,”? Olesya said while we got into her car. “Yeah, I can’t wait to try out the pads they will have for me tomorrow,” I said as we zoomed back to the hotel. “Are you keeping up with yourself,” Olesya asked. “Yeah, I am trying to find things to do before each hockey game,” I said hoping that she would ask me to go do something around town. “If you ever need me, here is my card, don’t be afraid to give me a call,” Olesya handed me a small business card with her name and telephone number on it. “Thanks, I will give you a call,” I said slyly as I got out of the car and stood in front of the hotel. “See you,” Olesya waved as I shut her door, and zoomed off.

Walking into the hotel, I walked towards the elevator to go up to my floor. The hotel seemed empty except for the employees, and a few business people. I shrugged and got into the elevator, and rode it up to my floor. I got out, and made it to my room, and unlocked the door. Since I had nothing to eat for tonight, I would be ordering room service. “****,” I thought to myself, I don’t know how to order food in English. Anyways, I was able to order some chicken fingers, and fries, which became my favorite food. The rest of the night became movie night.. untill I fell asleep on the counch. I was awoken by the television, and decided that it was bedtime. I set my alarm for 5, so that I could be ready for the early 6 am pracitce tomorrow. Tomorrow, I would show people that Ukrainians can play hockey. It was more than a game for me, this is my life.

[derrickthomas58]

Re: Taras Novoseltsev- BAP Goalie Story.

Good job! Are you still copying from Word? Cause I don't see those weird things anymore...just wondering.

[TarasNovoseltsev]

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Good job! Are you still copying from Word? Cause I don't see those weird things anymore...just wondering.

Yeah. I kinda wrote too much I think.