Growing up as a Finnish-Canadian, Nickelback was always drawn to the sport, though got a late start due to his rural upbringing. He spent most of his years on the ponds on his own, doing his best to imagine the big game situations. When the TV had reception, he was afforded the opportunity to watch some incredible all-stars, and all he could do was put himself into their shoes as he had noone to play hockey with until he joined up with a travel league in bantam. Those years alone on the rink fostered his imagination, and gave him an incredible drive to try to accomplish it in his lifetime. After striking it big with his music, he knew that he would be able to take the chance and take all the time he needed to train to be able to get himself into the juniors. Now an all-star at the junior level and drafted, Nickelback is beginning to look forward until when he gets called up so he can play in the legendary arena of the Rage, and help bring glory to the franchise.