Claimed: Birkir Holm Gudnason II AB

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Full Name: Birkir Holm Gudnason II

Position: Defense

Age: 20

Handedness: Right

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 140 lbs

Birthplace: Reykjavik, Iceland

 

Childhood and Upbringing

As a child growing up in Reykjavik, Gudnason II was brought up in a wealthy family. His family owned a third-generation five-star world class resort, and it was the choice of international dignitaries and famous celebrities. Set on a 2,000-acre sized lot in the beautiful backcountry of Iceland, it boasted world class views of all the natural beauty that the country had to offer. Gudnason II grew up being fed Michelin star meals, was driven to school in a Porsche Macan, was taught five languages by five different live-in tutors, and pampered with muscle relaxation spas every day during the week and twice a day on weekends and holidays. Having grown up in wealth, he usually took private jets when he had to travel internationally, occasionally settling for first class on commercial airlines when logistical issues arose. Gudnason II was not your typical teenager growing up, as he was a constant fixture at the latest and trendiest worldwide events, concerts, festivals, and expos. Concerts saw him always land front-row VIP tickets to go along with backstage passes, and he was rumoured to have attended 46 of Rihanna's 75 shows in her past world tour, taking the opportunity to travel the world around concert nights, but more importantly taking the opportunity to hit on Rihanna; Rihanna is now often seen travelling to Iceland where she is picked up by helicopter upon arrival and taken straight to Gudnason's family-owned resort. Gudnason's wealth and influence is so massive that he managed to design his own colourway for the first season of Yeezy 350s, a hot pink base with white accents, that was a super-limited release of only 200 pairs worldwide in all sizes.

 

College Life

Gudnason II chose to attend post-secondary on the west coast of Canada, where his connections with China's super rich made it a perfect fit for him to continue practicing his fourth language, Mandarin Chinese, and live an affluent lifestyle at the same time. While he lived a low-profile life in Vancouver, he quickly changed once he was invited by his closest classmates to the casinos. Gudnason II spent a few nights every week in the VIP salons, usually whenever he wasn't attending theme nights such as Aura Fridays and Soju Sundays at the the nightclubs. Within a month, every casino executive and pit boss in the region knew of his presence. He would have his highs and lows while gambling five figures a hand, the legal maximum, and he would gamble and enjoy life in the company of no less than five Asian girls every night. Gudnason II was a female magnet, as his looks, wealth, personality, and intellect were the envy of all girls. He treated females with respect, and would only take them up to his private hotel room or back to one of his six properties with mutual consent. He would always use protection, even when the females begged him not to, because he was a responsible man who didn't want to have to deal with any issues afterwards. He would make these girls scream with joy, and he would take pride in it. Meanwhile, he would still manage to complete his commerce degree with the standing of exceptional honours. This was a man who could bunker down and get his schoolwork done efficiently and quickly, while still having time for an extravagant lifestyle outside of his studies - this was the very definition of work hard, play hard.

 

Introduced to Hockey

Gudnason II was a very good skater since his high school days, as he diligently practiced outdoors in the beautiful landscape of Iceland. He took to this new sport after he watched television dramas of guys taking girls to the skating rink on a date, where the girls who don't know how to skate would be holding tight to the guy's hands like her life depended on it. By the time he moved to Canada, he could skate forwards, backwards, clockwise, and counter-clockwise at full speed, some to a screeching halt, and accelerate back to top speed. He would often take girls that he deemed potential marriage partners (read: are not princesses who are superficial and only care about money and looks) to the local skating rink for weekend dates. One night, many weeks later, while he was on a date to the night market with his female friend, they saw a slapshot hockey booth amongst the many carnival games. When his friend saw that the top prize was a cute four-foot Tigger plush, she encouraged Gudnason II to try to hit the required 80 mph shot needed to win the toy. Gudnason II stepped up and totally missed the net on his first shot, as it went two foot wide of the right post and almost knocked out a bystander. All the other bystanders backed off and wowed, as although it didn't record on the radar gun, everyone could tell that this young man had a wicked slapshot. It took until the third try before Gudnason got the puck on target, and when the radar gun finally processed the speed, it flashed "02". Confused at what this meant, Gudnason took three more shots before he hit the net again, and the reading showed "04". Not satisfied at the clearly malfunctioning radar gun, Gudnason hit another shot, but this time he didn't hit the sweet spot as it was obvious even to the naked eye it didn't make clean contact. Nevertheless, it hit the net top corner and the radar gun flashed "96". It was now clear to everyone that his previous shots were an astonishing Chara-like 102 and 104 mph slapshots. His friend got the Tigger toy, and he landed himself an amateur tryout contract with the Vancouver Giants a few days later as news spread fast. While he ended up not making the Giants' roster, he was offered a contract to play for the Ottawa Lynx by head scout Keaton Louth, who was in town in the offseason. The rest, they say, is history waiting to be written.

Edited October 7, 2017 by Gudnason