REPORT - Local Pee-Wee League coach looking to make it to the Big Times
For the past three years, the Ottawa Gladiators have gone undefeated in their 20 games per season, and have won their league championship all three of those years. They have also won at the Bell Cup once out of the two times they have appeared in that tournament, but, what has happened in these past three years that has made the Gladiators so powerful? It's the arrival of their new coach, Steven Smyl, a thirty nine year old who has played hockey since he was a young boy. He never got the skill needed to reach the OHL or NHL level, but he managed to learn everything about the game. Steven arrived back in 2006 and has continued to build his team with all of the kids that sign up for the team, he also continues to have regular practices to make sure the kids are at the top of their game to go out and win it all, and it seems to be working out for the best.
I also had time the day after the Bell Cup (where the team failed to win the Cup for the second year) to catch up with coach Steven Smyl and discuss his thoughts on the team, their performance, and his future.
Allen Panzeri - "So Steven, first of all, congratulations on all you've accomplished over the years."
Steven Smyl - "Thank you."
AP - "First let's talk about the performance of the Ottawa Gladiators, what have you done to make the team so successful over the years?"
SS - "Well, if it weren't for the kids that always sign up for the team, we wouldn't be successful of course."
AP - "But we all know that there is always a child that signs up that is probably new to the sport, what do you do with them?"
SS - "Well, it just takes some patience and practice of course. If the child gets enough practice before the season rolls around, he'll be just as good as his teammates, which leads to a better performance in the end. It explains why we have done so well over the past few years."
AP - "What about the Bell Cup final last weekend, it's probably the only time we have seen your team end up on the losing end. Why do you think this happened?"
SS - "Well, we may be a great team, but we all know that there is always will be teams out there that will be better, and it just happens we have finally seen the first team that is actually better. It hurts the boys to get beat this year, but I know with work, we will be able to become and eventually make it back there and hopefully be able to win the Cup once more."
AP - "What do you plan on doing in you're future, do you want to become a NHL Coach or GM?"
S - "Well, actually it has been a dream of mine to become a coach or GM since I was playing hockey, so if I could have the chance, it would be great, but, it would hurt me to have to move on from the Gladiators."
AP - "But, would you move to the NHL if you had the opportunity?"
SS - "I'd love to give it a try, so yes, I probably would give it a go if I didn't have to move so far it'd be an easier choice, but I guess that comes with the job."
AP - "Rumor has it that some NHL teams may actually be interested in having you become a GM for their team."
SS - "Well, it's the first time I've heard of these rumors, but I'd be excited to hear from one of the owners before the draft!"
AP - "Well, thank you for your time Steve, I wish you luck in getting to the NHL."
SS - "Thanks."
And it is rumored that some teams in the NHL are actually interested in bringing in Steven to become a coach or even a General Manager for the team. We will be keeping a close eye on where Steven heads as Spring continues on.
Written by Allen Panzeri
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OOC: Just letting you know how this will work. Of course you can see the NHL 10 Be a GM Story in the brackets in the title, so of course that means that I'll be waiting until the release date to make the final decision of which team I'll start the career on, but until then I'll be building up a story of where Steven will end up. Also most of the posts will be in first person with Steven's opinion on most things. There will also be some games I'll make up along the way.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.
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