Playing for the Enemy ~ ~ Another NHL 09 Goaltender BAP
It was a beautiful day in the City of Toronto on June 6th, 1986, when a child was born. Technically, many children were born. But on this day, a special one was amongst them.
Alexei Madden was born at 6:06 AM, to a full room of eager family members, joyous friends, and loving parents.
What came out on that day, however, was arguably the most understood thing that had graced mankind since Stonehedge, Mummification, Human Sacrifice, and Metallica, who still refuse to stop playing.
He had come out of his mother's womb with a maniacal grin on his face, and family members swore they saw horns, fangs, and claws on him until he became fully aware of the life and world around him.
“Alexei Madden is the devil's child!” worried neighbors would tell their kids, warning their loved ones to stay away from the boy.
Despite the rumors, despite the odd travesties that had manifested themselves in his awesome presence, Alexei Madden was vastly misunderstood, to the point where even he begin to doubt himself.
At the age of five, Alexei Madden had composed a full-fledged opera to be sung by national orchestras nationwide.
At seven and a half, Alexei Madden joined the choir, and soon found, much to his conductor's behold, he proudly had a six octave vocal range, hitting notes from C4 to E3.
At the age of 10, he proudly took up the game that he so passionately loved—ice hockey.
And by Satan's blood, he was good.
The first time he ever set his foot in an ice skate, it has been told that a series of “Oohs” and “Aahs” could be heard from his choir friends, and he managed to skate 10 laps around the local ice rink, outskating the teenage varsity hockey players who were monitoring the patrons, most of whom were taking tiny baby steps while holding on to the boards for dear life.
By the age of 16, Alexei attended the most prestigious secondary school in all of the Greater Toronto area, taking the most difficult courses, while receiving A+'s on all of his marks.
He was the captain and starting goalie of the varsity ice hockey team, as well as the starting goalie for the Brampton Battalion.
He aced the SAT's, ACT's, and took six Advanced Placement exams, scoring 5's in all of them, and 6's when applicable.
He was accepted into Harvard University, where he majored in BioGenetics, receiving numerous grants, scholarships, and awards for his genius mind and intellectual thinking.
All the while, he played goalie for the Harvard University Ice Hockey team, leading them to five national championships—one of which occurred while he was a redshirt, just by having him in the locker room.
By the end of his Harvard years, Alexei Madden graduated as the Valedictorion, and hockey hero, of his class, delivering a speech that was inspiring, beautiful, powerful, emphatic, and much, much more.
However, while Alexei excelled on every path he chose, our story begins at his very beginning.
It was August 2nd, 1996, and Alexei was 10 years old.....
It was a beautiful day in the City of Toronto on June 6th, 1986, when a child was born. Technically, many children were born. But on this day, a special one was amongst them.
Alexei Madden was born at 6:06 AM, to a full room of eager family members, joyous friends, and loving parents.
What came out on that day, however, was arguably the most understood thing that had graced mankind since Stonehedge, Mummification, Human Sacrifice, and Metallica, who still refuse to stop playing.
He had come out of his mother's womb with a maniacal grin on his face, and family members swore they saw horns, fangs, and claws on him until he became fully aware of the life and world around him.
“Alexei Madden is the devil's child!” worried neighbors would tell their kids, warning their loved ones to stay away from the boy.
Despite the rumors, despite the odd travesties that had manifested themselves in his awesome presence, Alexei Madden was vastly misunderstood, to the point where even he begin to doubt himself.
At the age of five, Alexei Madden had composed a full-fledged opera to be sung by national orchestras nationwide.
At seven and a half, Alexei Madden joined the choir, and soon found, much to his conductor's behold, he proudly had a six octave vocal range, hitting notes from C4 to E3.
At the age of 10, he proudly took up the game that he so passionately loved—ice hockey.
And by Satan's blood, he was good.
The first time he ever set his foot in an ice skate, it has been told that a series of “Oohs” and “Aahs” could be heard from his choir friends, and he managed to skate 10 laps around the local ice rink, outskating the teenage varsity hockey players who were monitoring the patrons, most of whom were taking tiny baby steps while holding on to the boards for dear life.
By the age of 16, Alexei attended the most prestigious secondary school in all of the Greater Toronto area, taking the most difficult courses, while receiving A+'s on all of his marks.
He was the captain and starting goalie of the varsity ice hockey team, as well as the starting goalie for the Brampton Battalion.
He aced the SAT's, ACT's, and took six Advanced Placement exams, scoring 5's in all of them, and 6's when applicable.
He was accepted into Harvard University, where he majored in BioGenetics, receiving numerous grants, scholarships, and awards for his genius mind and intellectual thinking.
All the while, he played goalie for the Harvard University Ice Hockey team, leading them to five national championships—one of which occurred while he was a redshirt, just by having him in the locker room.
By the end of his Harvard years, Alexei Madden graduated as the Valedictorion, and hockey hero, of his class, delivering a speech that was inspiring, beautiful, powerful, emphatic, and much, much more.
However, while Alexei excelled on every path he chose, our story begins at his very beginning.
It was August 2nd, 1996, and Alexei was 10 years old.....
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