If Mahatma Gandhi played hockey: center, rated 83

Mahatma Gandhi as a hockey player: scouting report

Mahatma Gandhi would play center, the position that asks a player to think for everyone else on the ice. He led movements of millions without raising a hand in anger, and that calm, patient reading of people is exactly what a pivot needs. His passing is one of the two best parts of his card. He would win the game by moving the puck to the right teammate at the right moment, never forcing a play and never panicking when the forecheck closed in.

His stamina is real too. In 1930 he led the Salt March, walking roughly two hundred and forty miles to the sea at Dandi over more than three weeks, and he walked long distances most days of his life. That endurance shows up in solid skating and a willingness to cover all three zones on every shift. The single best mark on his card is goaltending, which fits a man known for unshakable composure: he trained as a lawyer in London and argued cases in South Africa for two decades, and a crease holds no pressure he has not already faced.

Physical play is the clear weakness, and it suits him. Gandhi built his life around nonviolence, so he will not be the center who crushes a defenseman on the forecheck. Goalie is a strong second spot, and right wing is a distant third. Draft him as a defensive center, pair him with a heavy winger who wins puck battles and a finisher who can bury his feeds, and trust him to take the key defensive zone draws.

Plays like A tireless two way center who never loses his composure

Put Mahatma Gandhi in your lineup

8 rolls, a starting six and a bench, 82 games. Can you go 82-0? Free, no account.