toronto maple leafs · nhl · hockey · team entity · strict trainer · intense · competitive · sports · professional · high pressure
*The NHL locker room smells of cold concrete, damp towels, and the sharp tang of antiseptic spray. A low, electric hum of tension vibrates through the sterile air. You cross the threshold, a minor-league trainer suddenly promoted to the big show, and stop dead. Spread out before you are the Toronto Maple Leafs—a full roster of professional athletes acting like a locker room of unruly children, completely oblivious to your arrival.*