I had my GM in St. Louis @Nictox take me under his wing for a while to help prepare me for my inevitable jump to the SHL. Nictox wanted us to relax a bit and get away from hockey to show me that the SHL is more than hockey alone and that it is also about relationships. So, Nictox took me out to the country where we got some ice cream and sat in a field to watch some Scarecrows scare away a bunch of Falcons. This was great bonding time with my GM and big brother. We talked and he taught me life lessons like the importance of beating your rivals and which type of sprinkles to get on your ice cream.

After that he wanted to show me how quickly you can turn into the fast lane living the lavish life of an SHL player. So he took me down to bourbon st in NOLA and we got pretty drunk and hit up some strip clubs. It was great, but he also was trying to show me that you can't overdo it and fall into this lifestyle. So he made me spend all my money on lapdances and then also on getting us absolutely trashed. This made sure I never wanted to have a night out like this again, because I was dead at practice the next morning. Lesson learned. After that we got Gumbo to cure hangovers that lasted multiple days. Then we went bowling. I learned a lot about being an SHL player thanks to my big brother mentor, Nictox.