Rock Sugar And Pear Stew | L.K Adaptation

Chapter 89

10 September that night, the "Skill Road" Supreme Hockey League(SHL) welcomed its first competition of the season.

Though the name of this league sounded like something out of a primary school essay, it was one of the major professional ice hockey leagues in the world. It was preceded by the Major League of the Russian Championship(VHL), which was second in Russia behind the Kontinental Hockey League(KHL).

Russia's strength in ice hockey was unquestionable. However, they had a problem with funding. With how even numerous clubs in the KHL defaulted on the wages of their ice hockey players, the VHL could fare no better.

South Korea the opposite problem from Russia. Her ice hockey strength was a little weak but she had a lot of funding....

Right off the bat, both sides foresaw running the VHL together as the solution to their problems.

And that was how the SHL was established.

This year, the SHL consisted of 30 teams from countries in the Belt and Road Initiative. The regular season, played in a double round-robin format, would take place from September to February.

Korea organizing this competition was somewhat akin to a person buying a business for his or her youngest son to run. One of her goals was to nurture home-grown Ice hockey players for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In order to provide more chances for native players to play, the Korean teams participating in the competition were required to have no less than 10 Koreans players out of all 24 registered players.

They had no choice but to implement this rule. This was because out of economic considerations, most clubs chose to sign on foreign players, especially Russian players. It was the same for teams outside Korea as well. Canadians played a large dominated the sport.

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The Dauntless Bright Koreans team welcomed a Caucasian team on their home ground for the Silk Road League's opening competition this year. It was rather significant as it was the first competition held after the Silk Road League changed its name. A few government officials sat in the stands of the Dauntless Bright Ice Hockey Stadium. The reporters flashed their cameras towards the official. Mm, that was their news for the night.

The boss of the Dauntless Bright Club sat next to the officials. Though he had a slight smile on his face as he interacted with them, he was actually quite nervous. He hinted to the officials that their native players have boundless potential.

In other words, this meant that these players still have a long way to go.

Thus, it would be best if everyone was not overly focused on the outcome of the competition.

Perhaps due to extensive marketing, the stadium was fully filled. Lisa sat in the VIP section and had a fantastic view. There was a girl doing a live broadcast behind her. She babbled without stopping and when Jungkook went onto the rink, she shrieked in excitement. "Oh, oh, my boyfriend is here!"

Lisa rolled her eyes silently.

Within the span of a few words, the competition started.

Ice hockey competitions had a fast pace with numerous physical collisions. Virtually every moment was a standoff. Shortly after the competition started, the stadium atmosphere became tense and the crowd would gasp or cheer subconsciously. Though the girl broadcasting initially narrated the ongoing competition, she was soon caught up in the excitement and forgot about her broadcast audience.

It was only until the momentum on the rink paused for a face-off that the girl remembered she was still broadcasting. She said, "I'm going to focus on the competition and stop broadcasting. Bye Bye! " She kept her phone and raised her eyes just in time to see Jungkook manoeuvring the ball nimbly. He dodged a large dude attempting to check him and went on to successfully pass the ball to his teammate. The girl could not help but praise, "Wow! That's my husband, all right!"