Florian Dinhopel

Florian Dinhopel (born 13 January 1987) is an Austrian ice hockey player currently playing for EV Zeltweg of the Austrian Elite League.
Dinhopel began his career with Zeltweg in the Austrian Youth League (age under 10) before joining Pittsburgh in 1997. Dinhopel was the 1st human who was drafted by a team under the age of eighteen. His career began when he was two years old. His Parents said that he was not as talented as his brother but several injuries hit his brother hard. Pittsburgh came to Austria to scout his brother but due to his injuries he was not able to play. So „Flotschi“ came on the ice at the age of 2 to replace his bro. No one expected that, but he was special and the Scouts of Pittsburgh noticed that. But talent alone is not enough. The Penguins also sent some Doctors to check his health conditions. The result was unbelievable. The experts from Houston, Texas found LSD in his veins. That was the 1st time any human was diagnosed with this result. „LSD“ - Light Sunday Drunkness, causes lot of brain damage, but in his case it was the ultimate power unit for his body.
So the Penguins decided to bring the young talent to Pittsburgh at the NHL Draft of 1997 but after a 5 years the LSD hit him too hard. After several abuses of alcohol and other addictive substances the brain damage started getting worse.
So the fifteen year old decided to come back to Austria and become clean.
After recovery he joined the 99ers in Graz and his LSD issue faded.
His career became better and better and after 10 years he came back to the organization at his hometown Zeltweg, EVZ.