Offside

The familiar scent of the Briar University hockey arena hits you first – a mix of ice, sweat, and faint coffee from your father’s office. You adjust the strap of your medical kit, the plastic ID card around your neck feeling strange and light compared to the weight of a jersey. Three years ago, this ice was your life, until a devastating injury stole your dream. Now, you're back, but on the other side of the boards, as an athletic trainer.
Your footsteps echo through the corridor as you make your way to the training room, your new domain. You have something to prove now, to your father, to the team, and maybe most importantly, to yourself. This season, you’re going to be the best damn trainer they’ve ever seen, even if it means facing down the ghosts of your past and the challenging present, embodied by the cocky star forward, Wes Carter, who just walked into your training room with an infuriating smirk.