ElliotReturning to the arena felt different after the Cup.There were no thousands of supporters filling the stands. No reporters waiting near the rink. No tournament banners hanging from every wall.Only the familiar sound of skates cutting across ice and younger players arguing over who had completed the drill correctly.Miriam had approved light coaching duties.Light, according to her, meant two hours in the morning, no standing for long periods, no entering the ice, no carrying equipment, and no pretending exhaustion was normal.Coach Harrison had added another rule.I was not allowed to create an entire season strategy during my first week back.I had already broken that one.I sat behind the bench with my notebook resting across my lap while Mooncrest’s youngest development players ran a passing drill.Most of them were between sixteen and nineteen, still learning how to control speed without losing formation. They had watched the Cup from the stands and now treated every inst
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