Claimed: Sergei Komarov Biography. [1/2]

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Early years

 

Born September 19th, 2000

Sergei grew up in the capital city, of Russia. He is the cousin of Pavel, and the nephew of feared enforcer Vlad. His mother Sasha Komarov the sister of Vlad, and father an american Conrad Leetch. Who is the cousin of former NHLer Brian Leetch. With such a hockey rich family it is no shock Sergei was hooked from a young age. He held a stick at the age of 3 years old, one signed by his uncle. 

 

Even though Sergei would have only been 5-6 when Vladimir retired from the VHL. He had fond memories, his mother had to put cushions up along the house walls where Sergei would love to pretend to crush opponents against the board like his uncle did. He often got in trouble in kids leagues for attempting to check other kids. It was clear he loved to play the physical game even from a young age. He loved the game, even at a young age he showed signs of brillance.

 

He wasnt just a wiz on the ice however, he excelled in school, infact he was in elite prep schools in Moscow as soon as he could, he was always amoung the top of his class in terms of grades. No matter if his hockey career took off or not he was bound for great things. The key was keeping his mind on school, instead of hockey which they felt was not prestigious enough for a mind like his.  He was always pushed more towards academics, even though his family allowed him to play hockey.

 

High School

 

Sergei had a knack for math, he seemed to really excell at physics as well. Infact he was on the fast track to join the most prestigous university in all of Russia. However, despite his family and many of his teachers trying to steer him to academics it was clear he wanted to play hockey. He was a star on the team, but he certianly had issues, his coaches always having to calm him down remind him to not crush kids in a league that was not overly physical. At 6'8 at only 16 years of age, he towered over his opponents, most who saw him moved right out of the way. He used his knowledge, in math and physics to see the game at a whole new level. His brain allowed him to see the game at a different level that his peers.

 

He graduated, high school with the highest grade point average amoung his peers. He was in a bidding war, between Harvard, MIT, and Oxford. All of them wanted him to come and study in their grand school. After a long debate, he settled on MIT. He joined its prestigous engineering program, which should land him a fantasic career.

 

University years.

 

He studied for many years engineering, in MIT as he honed his mind for what his family hoped would be a long and great career. His grades were once amoung the top, every year amoung the top 3 for his class. The move over to the United States however, just ignited his passion for hockey even more. He would always see NHL games when he had down time from his studies. However he, wanted to keep his parents happy, outside of a beee league that he joined for fun. He barely played hockey, it was the one wish his family had for him and he obeyed it. After all to most Russians family is everything.

 

4 years later he graduated, and moved back to Russia. However, upon return his family realized they were holding him back from his happiness. He wanted to play hockey so bad, but he was obeying his familys wishes. After a long debate they decided he could pursue his career of choice. Knowing he could always go back, when his career is done. Atleast he has, earned his degree and was finished school. He was so happy, when they broke the news to him. He quickly called his uncle who was GM of Omask at the time looking to jump start his career.

 

Path to the VHL

 

It began, he started off by playing with Omask, in the KHL. He earned a rep as a great 200foot player who could crush bodies. One season in he was recruited to the VHLM, where he was drafted 25th overall in the 5th round by the Las Vegas Aces. 

 

His first season saw him, prove his two way game was elite and his draw ability amoung the best. It raised questions about his offensive ability however, though he showed noticeable improvement since day one. His playoffs is where he really showed off his ability, he finished number one in faceoffs, well showing better offensive flare. Helping the Aces upset the heavily favoured Oslo Storm in the second round before being swept in the finals by Saskatoon. However the score tells the series was much closer than it told with 3 games being decided by one goal.

 

His first season, and rapid development helped him take notice in the VHL draft. The New York Americans were so pleased with his developement that they chose him to be a part of the next wave, of franchise faces for them. Drafting him third overall, a far strech from where he landed in the VHLM. He is expected to go back down for a season, as New York sees no reason to throw him into the fire, as they are expected to battle for first overall pick. It will allow him to gain confidence as he is expected, to be a key piece of the Aces offense going forward. Once he wraps up this season, he could very well contend for rookie of the year if his development continues to at the current pace he had this year. He has high hopes and it is clear that the Americans believe he can be a huge part of their franchise after blowing it all up, then choose him over more developed prospect Aac.

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Review:

Hey Gooning! Awesome bio man! What's cool is that I pulled a Leetch card right after I read this. This is a really well written biography, and the story is really cool. There's a part in the start where it says, "father an american". Personally, it would have been better if you maybe put a comma in between "father" and "an american" but it's a small problem. Again, awesome biography. (#NerdsCanPlayToo)