> [!quote|no-t c-p-sm bg-c-blue txt-c] > “You fucking dolt.” > [!infobox|right wikipedia] > # Jakey Goldstrom > ![[jakey.png]] > > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Born** | 9 Sept 1980 (age 37) <br>Aberdeen, Scotland | > ###### Player stats > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Height** | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | > | **Weight** | 225 lbs (102 kg) | > | **Jersey** | Goldstrom #79 | > | **Nicknames** | Goldie, Scar | > | **Position** | Defense | > | **Shoots** | Right | > | **NHA team** | *[[Montreal Wanderers]]* | > | **Former teams** | [[Death Valley Heat]] <br>[[San Francisco Blades]] | > | **National team** | Scotland | > | **NHA Draft** | Undrafted | > | **Playing career** | 1999–present | > ###### Personal > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Background** | Scottish Jew | > | **Languages** | Scots, English, ASL | > | **Orientation** | Gay | > | **Gender** | Cis man (?) | > | **Pronouns** | He/him | **Jakob Søren Goldstrom** (_YA-kuhb SOHR-ehn_; born September 9, 1980) is a Scottish professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Montréal Wanderers in the National Hockey Association (NHA). He is currently the only active Scottish NHA player and the first Scottish Jew to play for the NHA. Goldstrom is a favorite of the Montréal media, answering questions in his dry Aberdeen accent with witty quips. # Public history Goldstrom was signed to the San Francisco Blades' development team, the Death Valley Heat, after a walk-on tryout right before the 1999-00 NHA season was due to start. He was studying abroad at Golden State University and had to play using borrowed gear. The Blades recognized his skating talent and signed him to an entry-level contract. Goldstrom dropped out of school to focus on his hockey career, encouraged by his mother. He signed to the Heat in 1999 alongside [[Hans Roxas|Hans Roxas]], who he then shared an apartment with. Goldstrom and Roxas also shared a San Francisco apartment for the 2002-03 season. Goldstrom was traded to the Montréal Wanderers before the start of the 2003-04 NHA season. He was a healthy scratch the night of the 2004 Le Forum Montréal Fire and was one of the first players to be evacuated. In 2009, Goldstrom claimed to have dropped a sword, specifically a claymore, on his face, causing his trademark scar. It is unknown if this is true and he refuses to elaborate. During the 2014 NHA partial lockout, Jakey returned to Golden State University to finish his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Literature. The Wanderers voted Goldstrom as their team captain three seasons in a row, from 2011 to 2014. He has since then refused the title, but occasionally wears the A. --- > [!NOTE]- Private notes > His mother, [[Rikke Goldstrom]] (neé Andersen), represented Denmark in the 1979 World Cup of Ice Hockey. His father, Joshua Goldstrom, was a photographer and blacksmith who passed before his birth. > He wears 79 for his mom, in honor of her win :) ## Design - Jakey's facial scars runs from about half an inch before his hairline, skipping above his right eye, to just under his jaw. - The gray streak in his hair starts right above his scar, due to a small vitiligo patch. - His beard grows in lighter relative to his head hair. - Jakey has a lot of body hair. - He did get enough sleep. His eyes are just like that. ## Personality | **+** | **=** | **-** | | :---------: | :--------: | :--------: | | sympathetic | impulsive | possessive | | dedicated | emotional | remorseful | | hopeful | protective | naive | Jakey has always struggled with the fact that suffering is not noble, that things don’t always happen for a reason and that justice doesn’t always prevail. He is fiercely protective of his loved ones, often going out of his way to do favors. At the same time, he’s somewhat embarrassed that he cares so much, so he hides behind a veneer of sarcasm and chirps. His fierce optimism has made him a natural leader of the Wanderers, serving as captain from 2011-2014. ## Trivia - Jakey lived with Biel Sheppard and Charlie Belrose, Angel's moms, for a year after being traded to Montréal. - In turn, Jakey took Angel under his wing when Angel was drafted to the Wanderers. - As a teenager to a single mom, Jakey often paid for his own hockey expenses by working for the local rink. - His larger vitiligo patches did not start becoming prominent until he turned 30 (most notably, the patch on his forehead that makes his hair white/gray) - Despite playing in Death Valley (Las Vegas) for three years, Jakey has a very low tolerance for hot weather and sweats a lot. Gross, dude ## Likes - Breads and pastries - Chirping in Scots - Absurd humor - Cacti and succulents - 90’s rock ## Dislikes - Bright lights and neon - Confrontation - Thinking, in general - Saying goodbye - Coffee ## Relationships > [!kith|family] **[[Angel Sheppard|Angel Sheppard]]** _Friend / Chosen family_ > “Angie is great. I see a lot of Biel in him. I’m proud of him. I would never say it to his face, but I really do love that kid.” > [!kith|friend] **[[Zhenya Usatova|Zhenya Usatova]]** _Friend_ > “Tovi plays good hockey, sometimes even does a little drop pass to me so I can shoot the puck. Can't stand her jokes, though.” > [!kith|romantic] **[[Hans Roxas|Hans Roxas]]** _Friend?_ > “Aye, um. It’s complicated. We used to be close.”