For Thor Kirkby everything was more or less a fresh start. He was a new face to the league in general and had no family history when it came to the NSFL. He did however have a couple of connections through his fathers hockey buds. Silver Banana and Darnell Johnson (pretty sure this is an alias or a stolen name) where friends of Thor's so they spent the off season getting ready for the draft and making sure they were in top shape so that they could crack the starting line ups as soon as possible. His dad's friend Peter Larson who plays for the Copperheads helped out with the training and gave them all a few pointers to maximise their chances of success. When the draft day arrived Kirkby was lucky enough to get drafted along with Silver Banana to the newly rebranded Minnesota Grey Ducks which also happened to be Larson's old DSFL team. Darnell however ended up on the Portland Pythons so the dream of the trio playing alongside each other may have to wait until the NSFL. Preseason was more or less a blur of meeting coaches, new teammates and sorting out a place to live as it was Thor's first time living outside of Florida. But with fresh beginnings come fresh opportunities and he was looking forward to his new life in the NSFL.
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