Lowell (12-20-4-5) last season finishing 8th in the eastern conference and also losing round 1 of the play-offs 4 games to 1 to the Brockton Hurricanes are starting to enter negotiations with star forward Jon Sommons who was setting the penalty record last year fighting in almost every game earning the name of "no gloves". Lowell's head coach states in a meeting with Lowell's GM Hank Frailty "we need physical players who bring excitement to the team". Lowell looking to go deeper in the play-offs, so they decide to enter negtiations with Jon "no gloves" Sommons.