Written Option 2: If you could change one rule in hockey, of any league, which rule would you change, how would you change it, and why that particular rule?

If I could tweak one rule in hockey, I'd focus on the NHL's overtime format. Currently, NHL overtime consists of a sudden-death period lasting five minutes, played with fewer skaters (3-on-3) to open up space and encourage scoring opportunities. However, if no team scores during this period, the game proceeds to a shootout, where teams take turns sending out players in one-on-one attempts against the opposing goalie.

My proposed change would be to extend the overtime period to ten minutes and eliminate the shootout entirely during the regular season. This adjustment aims to prioritize team play and reduce the outcome's reliance on individual skill. With a longer overtime, there's more time for the game to reach a natural conclusion, potentially leading to more decisive outcomes without resorting to the shootout's somewhat arbitrary nature.

Maintaining the excitement of 3-on-3 play while extending the duration allows for a fairer assessment of teams' abilities and encourages more strategic, dynamic gameplay. Additionally, eliminating the shootout in favor of extended overtime preserves the integrity of the sport by emphasizing team effort over individual prowess. Overall, this change aims to enhance the thrill of overtime hockey while ensuring a fairer resolution to closely contested games.

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Bnana NWaffles || C || Hamilton Steelhawks || TPE: 819 

SHL 27OA S66 - Hamilton Steelhawks 
Number: 88
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland

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Bnana NWaffles || C || Detroit Falcons 

SMJHL Free Agent Pick Up S65 - Detroit Falcons
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics 

S65 - Detroit Falcons | 63 GP | 3 G | 16 A | 19 P | 4 | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 10 PIM | 16 H | 64 SOG 

S66 - Detroit Falcons | 66 GP | 17 G | 23 A | 40 P | -17 | 5 PPP | 0 SHP | 26 PIM | 97 H | 124 SOG | 604 FOW - 414 FOL - 59.3 FO%

S67 - Detroit Falcons | 66 GP | 47 G | 49 A | 96 P | 39 | 26 PPP | 2 SHP | 24 PIM | 87 H | 207 SOG | 514 FOW - 359 FOL - 58.9 FO%
S68 - Detroit Falcons | 66 GP | 52 G | 48 A | 100 P | 39 | 35 PPP | 0 SHP | 34 PIM | 85 H | 215 SOG | 529 FOW - 423 FOL - 55.6 FO%

SMJHL Post Season Statistics 
S65 - Detroit Falcons | 17 GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 P | -3 | 0 PPP | 0 PIM | 4 H | 12 SOG

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Awards & Accomplishments
S65 - 4 STAR CUP CHAMPIONS 

S67 - Jared Hanson Trophy (Regular Season Points Leader) - 96 points 

S67 - Roberto Martucci Trophy (Regular Season Goals Leader) - 47 goals 

S67 - Alex Light Trophy - Most Improved Player 

S67 - Ideen Fallah Trophy - SMJHL Awards Committee MVP 

S67 - Raymond Lindsay - Most Outstanding Player as Voted on by the League 

S67 - Laurifer Trophy - 59-5-2 120pts 

S68 - 4 STAR CUP CHAMPIONS 
S68 - Laurifer Trophy - 54-11-1 109pts 

    

Option 2

This is probably the easiest PT I've ever had to write, because there's one rule coming up in IIHF hockey that just does not make any sense, whatsoever.

Over the past decade, countless former enforcers in the NHL, along with physical players in other big sports leagues like the NFL, have been diagnosed with serious brain injuries as a result of repeated blows to the head. And yet, the big hockey leagues worldwide still refuse to crack down on fighting.

We've seen countless players take sticks, pucks, and elbows to the face, yet there has never been any serious mention of anyone wanting to mandate full cages for players in all age categories.

Goalies sustain serious injuries from players colliding with them, yet we only make it harder on them and limit their abilities to defend themselves.

Yet one guy takes a skate to the neck in a freak accident, and unfortunately doesn't survive, and the IIHF loses its shit and mandates neck protectors for everyone.
If they really want to make the sport safer, take a good hard look at ways to ban or severely punish fighting, headshots and blindsided hits. But as long as they're turning a blind eye to that, mandating neck guards is just a diversion tactic and completely unnecessary.

 

Cal Labovitch |'| RW #12 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Switzerland

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Personal details

Hometown: Lausanne, Switzerland

Height: 6'1" |'| Weight: 202 lbs

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SHL STATISTICS

Regular season
S55 REG |'| Minnesota Chiefs      |'| GP: 50 |'| G:   12 |'| A: 15 |'| P: 27

S56 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 50 |'| G:   21 |'| A: 12 |'| P: 33

S57 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   31 |'| A: 20 |'| P: 51

S58 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   19 |'| A: 34 |'| P: 53

S59 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   23 |'| A: 39 |'| P: 62

S60 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   24 |'| A: 31 |'| P: 55

S61 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   42 |'| A: 30 |'| P: 72

S62 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   27 |'| A: 33 |'| P: 60

S63 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   18 |'| A: 35 |'| P: 53

S64 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   28 |'| A: 25 |'| P: 53

S65 REG |'| Baltimore Platoon |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   23 |'| A: 33 |'| P: 56

Post Season
S55 PO |'| Minnesota Chiefs      |'| Did not make playoffs                 

S56 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Did not make playoffs                

S57 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Did not make playoffs                

S58 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Did not make playoffs                 

S59 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Did not make playoffs                

S60 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 4 |'| G:   3 |'| A: 0 |'| P: 3

S61 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 4 |'| G:   1 |'| A: 2 |'| P: 3

S62 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 5 |'| G:   2 |'| A: 2 |'| P: 4

S63 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Did not make playoffs

S64 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Did not make playoffs

S65 PO |'| Baltimore Platoon |'| GP: 5 |'| G:   2 |'| A: 1 |'| P: 3

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SMJHL STATISTICS

Regular season

S51 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 50 |'| G:   7 |'| A: 24 |'| P: 31

S52 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 50 |'| G: 19 |'| A: 35 |'| P: 54

S53 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 50 |'| G: 16 |'| A: 25 |'| P: 41

S54 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 50 |'| G:   9 |'| A: 14 |'| P: 23

Post Season

S51 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP:   7 |'| G: 3 |'| A: 2 |'| P: 5
S52 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 10 |'| G: 5 |'| A: 1 |'| P: 6

S53 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 17 |'| G: 2 |'| A: 3 |'| P: 5

S54 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP:   7 |'| G: 1 |'| A: 3 |'| P: 4

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WJC STATISTICS

S50 WJC |'| Team Alpine |'| GP: 19 |'| G: 0 |'| A:   2   |'| P:   2

S51 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 21 |'| G: 4 |'| A: 10   |'| P: 14

S52 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 2 |'| A:   6   |'| P:   8

S53 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 1 |'| A: 12   |'| P: 13

S54 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 1 |'| A:   2   |'| P:   3

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IIHF STATISTICS

S51 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 0 |'| P:  0

S52 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 0 |'| P:  0

S53 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 2 |'| A: 3 |'| P:  5

S54 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 1 |'| A: 6 |'| P:  7

S55 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 4 |'| A: 2 |'| P:  6

S56 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 2 |'| A: 3 |'| P:  5

S57 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 3 |'| A: 5 |'| P:  8

S58 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 4 |'| A: 7 |'| P: 11

S59 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 6 |'| A: 7 |'| P: 13

S60 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 3 |'| A: 4 |'| P:  7

S61 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 3 |'| A:12 |'| P:15

S62 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 3 |'| A: 3 |'| P:  6

S63 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 4 |'| A: 6 |'| P: 10

S64 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 6 |'| A: 5 |'| P: 11

S65 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 9 |'| A: 6 |'| P: 15

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Awards, Cups and Medals

S51 |'| Elias Armia Award (Commissioners' award of excellence)

S51 |'| IIHF (Switzerland NT) |'| Silver medal

S51 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Co-GM

S51 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Bronze medal

S52 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Laurifer Trophy  

S52 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Co-GM

S53 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Laurifer Trophy 

S53 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Oriens Trophy 

S53 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Four Star Cup

S54 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Co-GM

S55 |'| Minnesota Chiefs |'| Called up to SHL

S55 |'| Ryan Jesster Trophy (nominee)

S56 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Co-GM

S59 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GM

S61 |'| Jay McDonald Trophy

S61 |'| Ron Mexico Trophy (nominee)

S62 |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GM

S63 |'| IIHF (Switzerland NT) |'| Silver medal

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Draft position
SHL     |'| Draft S52 |'| Round 1 |'|   2OA
SMJHL |'| Draft S51 |'| Round 3 |'| 25OA

 

  

Julian Flörsch |'| LD #42 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Switzerland

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Personal details

Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland

Height: 6'0" |'| Weight: 200 lbs

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SHL STATISTICS

Regular season[/pbl]

S69 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:    8 |'| A: 23 |'| P: 31

S70 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   11 |'| A: 24 |'| P: 35

S71 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   10 |'| A: 18 |'| P: 28

S72 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   09 |'| A: 27 |'| P: 36

S73 REG |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   08 |'| A: 25 |'| P: 33

Post Season
S69 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 5 |'| G:   0 |'| A: 2 |'| P: 2
S70 PO |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| GP: 4 |'| G:   0 |'| A: 0 |'| P: 0
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SMJHL STATISTICS
Regular season
S65 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 66 |'| G:   7 |'| A: 15 |'| P: 22
S66 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 66 |'| G: 11 |'| A: 19 |'| P: 30
S67 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 66 |'| G: 16 |'| A: 36 |'| P: 52
S68 REG |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 66 |'| G: 13 |'| A: 40 |'| P: 53
Post Season
S65 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 17 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 3 |'| P: 3
S66 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP:  0 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 0 |'| P: 0
S67 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 10 |'| G: 2 |'| A: 2 |'| P: 4
S68 PO |'| Detroit Falcons |'| GP: 18 |'| G: 5 |'| A: 8 |'| P:13
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WJC STATISTICS
S64 WJC |'| Team SWEDEN |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 1 |'| A:   1   |'| P:   2
S65 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 1 |'| A:  5   |'| P:  6
S66 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 1 |'| A:   6   |'| P:   7
S67 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 3 |'| A:   1   |'| P:   4
S68 WJC |'| Team DACH |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 1 |'| A:  4   |'| P:  5
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IIHF STATISTICS
S66 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 1 |'| A: 3 |'| P:  4
S67 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 1 |'| P:  1
S68 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 13 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 1 |'| P:  1
S69 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 0 |'| P:  0
S70 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 1 |'| P:  1

S71 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 15 |'| G: 2 |'| A: 3 |'| P:  5

S72 IIHF |'| Switzerland NT |'| GP: 12 |'| G: 0 |'| A: 3 |'| P:  3

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Awards, Cups and Medals

S65 |'| IIHF (Switzerland NT) |'| Gold medal

S65 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Laurifer trophy

S65 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Linna-Landvik trophy

S65 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Four Star Cup
S65 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Gold medal
S66 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Gold medal
S67 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Gold medal
S68 |'| Quilha Agante Trophy
S68 |'| WJC (Team DACH) |'| Gold medal
S68 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Laurifer trophy
S68 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Linna-Landvik trophy
S68 |'| Detroit Falcons |'| Four Star Cup
S68 |'| Quilha Agante Trophy (nominee)

S69 |'| Minnesota Monarchs |'| Called up to SHL
S69 |'| Ryan Jesster Trophy (nominee)

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Draft position
SHL|'| Draft S66 |'| Autodrafted

SMJHL|'| Draft S65 |'| Round 1 |'|   11OA

 

  

 
Credit for the images goes to @Carpy48, @soulja, @fever95 and @Wasty

Written Option 2: If you could change one rule in hockey, of any league, which rule would you change, how would you change it, and why that particular rule?

If I could change one rule in hockey it would be the icing rule. While is makes sense that you can't just flip the puck all the way out of your zone in a defensive play, it is only really allowed because of the pace of hockey. If you look at the similar sport of soccer, you can see that while a lot of the rules are the same, there is no penalty for kicking the ball as far as you can. Now, we can not just get rid of the icing penalty, but it should be morphed into something more than a defensive zone faceoff. We should take the penalty rule and change it to more of a basketball theme. The opposing team gets to set up in the other zone with one person out and they haver 5 seconds to make an entry by pass. This allows for a team to get a better advantage when the other team chooses to ice it to get a break. This will also lead to more goal scoring chances which would bring casual viewers to the game.

Phineas Gold || LW || Minnesota Monarchs/Manhattan Rage/Montreal Militia/Carolina Krakens 
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S49 SMJHL Draft: 1st Round, Pick #13 OA, Montreal Militia
S50 SHL Draft: 1st Round, Pick #14 OA, Manhattan Rage

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SMJHL Stats

S49 MTL |LW| GP: 50 G: 5 A: 9 +/-: -3 PIM: 23 HIT: 28 SB: 7 SHT: 85 FO%: 33.33%

S49 Four Star Cup Champion

S50 CAR|C| GP: 50 G: 15 A: 26 +/-: +22 PIM: 22 HIT: 28 SB: 8 SHT: 112 FO%: 50.80%
S50 Four Star Cup Champion
S51 CAR|C| GP: 50 G: 19 A: 24 +/-: +19 PIM: 23 HIT: 63 SB: 11 SHT: 104 FO%: 49.22% #1 SNIPER IN LEAGUE
S51 Laurifer Cup
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SHL Stats
S52 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 12 A: 13 +/-: 3 PIM: 0 HIT:4 SB:13 SHT: 115 FO%: 17.33%
S52 MAN Division Champions; MAN Conference Champions; MAN Challenge Cup Champions
S53 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 18 A: 15 +/-: 21 PIM: 8 HIT:58 SB:29 SHT: 121 GR: 58
S54 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 14 A: 13 +/-: 9 PIM: 38 HIT:80 SB:22 SHT: 133 GR: 58
S55 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 17 A: 13 +/-: 14 PIM: 12 HIT:61 SB:31 SHT: 106 GR: 61
S56 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 19 A: 18 +/-: 30 PIM: 15 HIT:65 SB:43 SHT: 158 GR: 57
S57 MAN |LW| GP: 66 G: 32 A: 32 +/-: 27 PIM: 15 HIT:102 SB:69 SHT: 204 GR: 61
S58 MAN |C| GP: 66 G: 27 A: 38 +/-: -11 PIM: 28 HIT:125 SB:75 SHT: 232 GR: 66
S59 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 34 A: 26 +/-: -4 PIM: 14 HIT:121 SB:75 SHT: 241 GR: 70
S60 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 32 A: 40 +/-: 13 PIM: 34 HIT:111 SB:91 SHT: 201 GR: 67
S61 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 20 A: 38 +/-: 16 PIM: 12 HIT:99 SB:67 SHT: 189 GR: 68
S62 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 19 A: 45 +/-: -11 PIM: 24 HIT:88 SB:79 SHT: 180 GR: 62
S63 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 14 A: 28 +/-: -33 PIM: 34 HIT:32 SB:66 SHT: 122 GR: 60
TOTAL || GP: 712 G: 258 A: 319 +/-: 74 PIM: 234 HIT: 946 SB:660 SHT: 1802

Seamus O'Slapahan || RD|| New England Wolfpack/Nevada Battleborn 
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S64 Free Agent - Signed with Nevada Battleborn
S65 SHL Draft: 2nd Round, Pick 27 OA, New England Wolfpack
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SMJHL Stats
S64 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 6 A: 14 +/-: 5 PIM: 14 HIT: 107 SB: 58 SHT: 95 DGR: 52
S65 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 13 A: 29 +/-: 36 PIM: 12 HIT: 123 SB: 99 SHT: 164 DGR: 61
S66 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 12 A: 34 +/-: 35 PIM: 28 HIT: 133 SB: 74 SHT: 191 DGR: 78
S66 Laurifer Trophy, 4-Star Cup
S67 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 9 A: 34 +/-: 13 PIM: 34 HIT: 146 SB: 87 SHT: 197 DGR: 77
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SHL Stats

Credit to Vulfzilla for the awesome render pic
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Option 2:

The rules I change it hockey would be more related to two specific areas. The first area being video reviews on offside. Some of these offside calls are getting so close like a quarter of a second from being on side and it negates a goal. It only makes it worse when the play continues in the teams end for a minute or two before scoring. Then the review takes the call back, like that fraction of a second should not make a difference specially after that long in the zone. It angers me as well as hockey is one of the sports where the puck can hit the ref and not get called dead. but it could lead to a horrible bounce for a team that leads to goal against. That ruins the play more then a little offside. I believe hockey is the only sport that allows this without whistling the play dead. So it is definitely something for the league to look into.

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Stavros Kondos || F || Regina Elk || Seattle Argonauts



Theo Kondos || F || Jesster & Darr Winner - CC x2 || 
-- CAREER STATS --
-- SHL Regular Season --
S58 - GP:66 | G:17 | A:36 | P:53 |  SOG: 130 |  HITS:35  |  TOI: 17:32
S59 - GP:66 | G:14 | A:36 | P:50 |  SOG: 181 |  HITS:41  |  TOI: 18:15
S60 - GP:66 | G:19 | A:37 | P:56 |  SOG: 184 |  HITS:44  |  TOI: 18:34
S61 - GP:66 | G:32 | A:26 | P:58 |  SOG: 188 |  HITS:48  |  TOI: 19:50
S62 - GP:66 | G:21 | A:32 | P:53 |  SOG: 207 |  HITS:57  |  TOI: 20:36
S63 - GP:66 | G:23 | A:40 | P:63 |  SOG: 297 |  HITS:90  |  TOI: 22:00
S64 - GP:66 | G:27 | A:59 | P:86 |  SOG: 237 |  HITS:110 |  TOI: 21:30
S65 - GP:66 | G:39 | A:46 | P:85 |  SOG: 240 |  HITS:161 |  TOI: 21:59
S66 - GP:66 | G:39 | A:65 | P:104| SOG: 230 |  HITS:134 |  TOI: 22:08
S67 - GP:66 | G:27 | A:38 | P:65 |  SOG: 177 |  HITS:164 |  TOI: 21:40
S68 - GP:66 | G:19| A:41 | P:60  |  SOG: 177 |  HITS:159 |  TOI: 19:51
S69 - GP:66 | G:16| A:41 | P:57  |  SOG: 143 |  HITS:110 |  TOI: 19:21
S70 - GP:66 | G:11| A:37 | P:48  |  SOG: 120 |  HITS:123 |  TOI: 18:40
S71 - GP:66 | G:30| A:36 | P:66  |  SOG: 199 |  HITS:126 |  TOI: 20:46
-- SHL Playoffs --
S58 - GP:12 |  G:2 |  A:7   |  P:9   | SOG: 16  | HITS:6  | TOI: 17:35
S59 - GP:16 |  G:6 |  A:10 |  P:16  | SOG: 33  | HITS:4  | TOI: 19:39
S60 - GP:9  |  G:0 |  A:5   |  P:5   | SOG: 23  | HITS:11 | TOI: 18:55
S61 - GP:19 |  G:6 |  A:12 |  P:18  | SOG: 47  | HITS:18 | TOI: 19:21
S62 - GP:24 |  G:9 |  A:11 |  P:20  | SOG: 75  | HITS:34 | TOI: 20:55
S63 - GP:9  |  G:0 |  A:3   |  P:3   | SOG: 37  | HITS:20 | TOI: 22:21
S64 - GP:13 |  G:3 |  A:10 |  P:13 |  SOG: 58 | HITS:31 | TOI: 22:55
S65 - GP:17 |  G:3 |  A:7 |  P:10  |  SOG: 46 | HITS:46 | TOI: 22:21
S66 - GP:14|  G:8|  A:12 |  P:20  |  SOG: 56 | HITS:22 | TOI: 21:59
S67 - GP:7 |  G:0 |  A:4  |  P:4  |  SOG: 18  | HITS:9 | TOI: 22:01
S68 - GP:15|  G:5 |  A:12 |  P:17 |  SOG: 56 | HITS:27 | TOI: 21:45
S69 - GP:7|   G:1 |  A:6 |  P:7 |  SOG: 14 | HITS:19 | TOI: 19:59
-- SMJHL --
S54 - GP:50, G:7, A:7, P:14, SOG: 47, HITS:31, TOI: 11:22
S55 - GP:50, G:13, A:16, P:29, SOG: 98, HITS:35, TOI: 18:09
S56 - GP:50, G:18, A:26, P:44, SOG: 128, HITS:35, TOI: 16:53
S57 - GP:66, G:26, A:26, P:52, SOG: 220, HITS:48, TOI: 19:05
-- AWARDS --
S54: Drafted 6th Overall - Anchorage Armada[SMJHL]
S55: Drafted 5th Overall - Texas Renegades [SHL]
S57: Four Star Cup Champions - Anchorage Armada [SMJHL]
S57: DeMaricus Smyth Award for Top Forward - Dach [WJC]
S57: Brady McIntyre Award for WJC MVP - Dach [WJC]
S58: Ryan Jesster Award - Best SHL Rookie [SHL]
S58: All Rookie Team [SHL]
S59: CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS [SHL]
S62: CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS [SHL]
S64: West All Star [SHL]
S64: 2nd Team All Star [SHL]
S65: West All Star [SHL]
S65: 3rd Team All Star [SHL]
S65: Darr Nominee [SHL]
S66: West All Star [SHL]
S66: Darr Winner [SHL]
S66: 1st Team All Star [SHL]
S68: Bronze Medal - Austria  [IIHF]
S71: West All Star [SHL]


Ostap Maksimov || D || Retired || Challenge Cup x3 ||
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
600 GP - 325 P - 3 Cups
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Ales Smirnov RW/D || Retired || Ron Mexico MVP: S35 ||
-- CAREER STATS --
REGULAR SEASON GP: 857 G:210 A:389 P:599
-- AWARDS --
S21: SMJHL Presidents Trophy & Four Star Cup | Kelowna Knights
S21:Elias Armia Trophy (Award in Excellence Given By The League Commissioner.)
S22: Four Star Cup Champs | Kelowna Knights
S22: Ted Lindsay Award (SMJHL MVP)
S22: Brodie Witzel Trophy (Playoffs MVP)
S23: SHL All Rookie Team
S26: IIHF Gold (Russia)
S28: IIHF Silver (Russia)
S32: IIHF Bronze (Russia)
S35: Ron Mexico (SHL MVP)
S38: IIHF Gold (Russia)

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Inactive forever is beefing with former player Parker Smeb on twitter this week. Fans of the syndicate were displeased to see a former team legend calling out a current player for a play where Sad Katchup got hit by an enforcer in a game earlier this week. Forever didn't step up to the plate to fight him.

Parker tweeted this:

"sad to see that todays current players wont even fight to protect their teammates, Inactive forever is a scrub and needs to learn that hes not the star of this team. Wakey wakey bud"

Forever then responded:
"bro i respect you but im like five foot nothing, what am i supposed to do, punch someone in the knee?"

Fans got a laugh out of forevers response, mainly because hes just so much funnier than parker in every way conceivable. but they were still dissappointed in seeing two players who should be respecing one another beefing

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Pass Forfeit recently got into a twitter (or I guess xitter which reads so much worse) beef with Base Pack recently over whose name is more realistic. Both players who were formerly teammates with no ill will towards each other on the Carolina Kraken now are fighting over a useless beef. One might suggest that it isn't real and they are just doing it for publicity sake since they are getting older and less relevant, this is true and unavoidable but also there may be some internal conflict that the two are hashing out. This also may have been started as the Los Angeles Panthers destroyed the Forge in a 12-0 win just recently and the two thought it would be good fun to start a beef online. Nonetheless, it will be important to watch the next game between these two friendly rivals as it could lead to some sparks flying or line brawls. Though it is most likely not gonna happen.

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Pass Forfeit || D || Los Angeles Panthers || S65 || 2101 TPE Peak
Name: Pass Forfeit
Number: 37
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Transactions
S64| Drafted 16th overall to the Carolina Kraken
S65| Drafted 1st overall to the Manhattan Rage
S69| Traded to Los Angeles Panthers in a 3 way trade for a bag of pucks
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Awards
3x Damien Littleton Trophy - SHL's Most Dedicated User
1x Harvey Danger Trophy - WJC's Best Defenseman (S65)
3x SHL All Star (S71, S73, S74)


Nicolaj Muller || LW || Retired || S47 || 1526 TPE Peak
Name: Nicolaj Muller
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 280 lbs
Number: 81
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Career Season Statistics
S46 - St Louis Scarecrows | 14 GP | 4 G | 0 A | 4 P | 2 PIM | +/-: 1
S47 - St Louis Scarecrows | 50 GP | 21 G | 20 A | 41 P | 4 PIM | +/-: 22
S48 - St Louis Scarecrows | 50 GP | 24 G | 37 A | 61 P | 12 PIM | +/-: 27
S49 - St Louis Scarecrows | 50 GP | 25 G | 31 A | 56 P | 31 PIM | +/-: 21
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Career Playoff Statistics
S46 - St Louis Scarecrows | 19 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 P | 6 PIM | +/-: -1
S47 - St Louis Scarecrows | 13 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | 4 PIM | +/-: -4
S48 - St Louis Scarecrows | 5 GP | 3 G | 6 A | 9 P | 2 PIM | +/-: 5
S49 - St Louis Scarecrows | 13 GP | 5 G | 8 A | 13 P | 8 PIM | +/-: -1
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Transactions
S46 | Signed to St. Louis Scarecrows for $3m
S47 | Selected 22nd Overall by the Buffalo Stampede
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Notable Events
S46 | Won 4 Star Cup with St Louis Scarecrows
S48 | Named Captain of the St Louis Scarecrows
S48 | Won Challenge Cup with the Buffalo Stampede
S48 | Won Silver Medal with DACH in the WJC
S49 | Won Gold Medal with DACH in the WJC
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Awards
1x Vyacheslav Onoprienko Award - SMJHL's Most Underrated Player
1x Zach Miller Trophy - SMJHL's Most Dedicated Player
1x Raymond Lindsay Trophy - SMJHL MVP awarded by Players
2x Jared Hanson Trophy - SMJHL Scoring Champ
2x Ideen Fallah Trophy - SMJHL Regular Season MVP
1x Damien Littleton Trophy - SHL's Most Dedicated User


Michael Fischer || RW || Retired || S39 || 404 TPE Peak
Name:Michael Fischer
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 183 lbs
Number: 28
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Career Season Statistics
S38 - St Louis Scarecrows | 50 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 P | 8 PIM | +/-: -19
S39 - St Louis Scarecrows | 50 GP | 14 G | 11 A | 25 P | 12 PIM | +/-: 8
S40 - St Louis Scarecrows | 50 GP | 7 G | 29 A | 36 P | 26 PIM | +/-: 14
S41 - St Louis Scarecrows | 50 GP | 21 G | 22 A | 43 P | 24 PIM | +/-: 15
S42 - Kelowna Knights | 50 GP | 11 G | 23 A | 34 P | 42 PIM | +/-: 1
S46 - San Francisco Pride | 10 GP | 2 G | 0 A | 2 P | 5 PIM | +/-: 1
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Career Playoff Statistics
S38 - St Louis Scarecrows | 10 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | 4 PIM | +/-: -1
S39 - St Louis Scarecrows | 13 GP | 3 G | 8 A | 11 P | 4 PIM | +/-: 1
S40 - St Louis Scarecrows | 5 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | 0 PIM | +/-: -2
S41 - St Louis Scarecrows | 4 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 P | 2 PIM | +/-: -3
S42 - Kelowna Knights | 10 GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 P | 2 PIM | +/-: 6
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Transactions
S38 | Drafted 27th overall to the St Louis Scarecrows
S39 | Drafted 27th overall to the Calgary Dragons
S42 | Traded to the Kelowna Knights
S43-S45 | Free Agent
S46 | Picked up by San Francisco Pride
S46 | Retired
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Notable Events
S38 | Won WJC Gold with Team Mercenaries
S39 | Won 4 Star Cup with St Louis Scarecrows
S39 | Won Jarkko Kallestrom Award - Playoff MVP
S41 | Won Marian Potoczny Award - Best Two Way Forward
S42 | Won 4 Star Cup with Kelowna Knights

In al of hockey, but more specifically, the National Hockey League, and ergo the Simulation Hockey League, there is a rule that has limited the game since it's introduction 20ish years ago. The trapezoid behind the goalie. Let's open the game back up, let's bring back trap style defensive plays. It's a rule that is unfortunate, but necessary at times. You know what would help that as well? Let's allow the goalies to get hit in the corners. Let's change their pads and get some good old tyme hockey back up in the game. It's about tyme we get the game back to some entertaining swills. Let's see a goalie get so good at passing that they're effectively a 3rd D back there, but let's see them get rocked the same way the other players do. What this means is that because their pads are smaller, that you'll see more goals getting let in too. It also makes it so, hopefully, hopefully, goalies won't be such weirdos. But that's a bigger ask than taking away a trapezoid.

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Igor Victory | LD | PHI | Tampere, Finland
Number: 11
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 228#
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Notables:
Drafted 48th by ANC in S54 SMJHL draft
S54 HoF Ceremony Host
S55 HoF Ceremony Host
Drafted 12th OA by TBB in S55 SHL draft
S55 Finland WJC GM - Bronze
S56 Finland WJC Co-GM
S56 SMJHL Intern
S57-S60- Anchorage Armada Co-GM
S57 4 Star Champion
S57 WJC Finland GM - Gold Medal
S60 Signed FA Contract with Philadelphia Forge
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SHL Stats:
S58 - TBB: GP:66 G:3 A:11 P:14 +/-:-12 PIM:4 H:63 SB:121 TOI:18:18
S59 - TBB: GP:66 G:3 A: 17 P:20 +/-:-11 PIM: 15 H:66 SB:115 TOI:18:39
S60 - PHI: GP: 66 G:11 A:24 P:35 +/-:18 PIM: 28 H:85 SB:104 TOI:19:26
S61 - PHI:

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SMJHL stats: All games played with ANC

S54- GP:50 G:4 A:7 P:11 +/-:-1 PIM:28 H:51 SB:30 DGR: 63 TOI: 18:20

S55- GP:50 G:5 A:7 P:12: +/-:7 PIM:4 H:59 SB:68 DGR:71 TOI:17:39

S56- GP:50 G:4 A:22 P:26 +/-:-4 PIM:15 H:60 SB:30 DGR: 75 TOI:20:42

S57- GP:55 G:13 A:20 P:33 +/-:39 PIM:29 H:116 SB:108 DGR:84 TOI:20:34

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SMJHL playoff stats

S54- GP:7 G:1 A:1 P:2 +/-:-2 PIM:9 H:9 SB:10 DGR:72 TOI:19:38

S55- GP:7 G:0 A:5 P:5 +/-: -3 PIM:2 H:14 SB:10 DGR:63 TOI:17:20

S56- GP:16 G:5 A:5 P:10 +/-:-1 PIM:2 H:19 SB:11 DGR:76 TOI:21:11

S57- GP: 16 G:2 A:3 P:5 +/-:8 PIM:10 H:21 SB:10 TOI:20:34

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International Representations

S54 WJC FIN - Bronze
S55 WJC FIN - Bronze
S56 WJC FIN
S57 WJC FIN - GOLD
S57 IIHF FIN
S58 IIHF FIN
S58 IIHF FIN

Option 1

I only know how to beef with one player, and that's Demir Bellona. From the moment we started in this league we have been bitter rivals. At first, Bellona got a huge head start, but this season I've really taken the lead. And Bellona just can't stand to see me winning. They're always reposting super biased mega-fan delusions about offsides and missed penalties. It's ridiculous that they'd even stoop that low. Just because they had to go betray their OG Franchise and go join a bottom feeder doesn't mean the usual success and rigging came along with them. I just ignore it honestly, I'm not that low to care about what they're saying. But I do look, and occasionally I like a comment calling out their delusions just to keep the social media eagles happy. They really can't let me be seen winning.

(as always, this is for the plot, not for the real)

Option 2

The rule I would change could effect multiple leagues all across the sim world and real life. That rule would be the no tampering rule. I get it, owners don't want to have their star players poached before even getting a chance to sign them and bring them back into the fold. I also understand no one really loves super teams, unless you happen to play for that super team or are a fan of them. And league wide parity helps with growth and in real life revenue. But how amazing would it be for a GM to go to players he knows would be a fit for his team and help coax them onto his team. They would be better prepared of whom they would bring back from their exsiting roster, make better trades, and could build a super roster. But as a caveat to this to make things a bit more even, the conversation need to be made public between player and the GMs who are trying to poach.

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Logan Webb || Kelowna Knights || Maine Timber || San Francisco Pride
Name: Logan Webb
Age: 22
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200 lbs
Number: 55
Postion: LW
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SMJHL REGULAR SEASON
KELOWNA - S70: | GP: 66 | G: 21 | A: 26 | P: 47 | -3 | 28 PIM | 130 HITS
KELOWNA - S71: | GP: 66 | G: 23 | A: 42 | P: 65 | -25 | 24 PIM | 195 HITS
KELOWNA - S72: | GP: 66 | G: 21 | A: 35 | P: 56 | -31 | 34 PIM | 160 HITS
MAINE - S73: | GP: 66 | G: 44 | A: 48 | P: 92 | 23 | 48 PIM | 187 HITS
SMJHL Playoffs:
S70: | GP: 7 | G: 1 | A: 4 | P: 5 | +2 | 2 PIM | 5 HITS
S72: | GP: 6 | G: 3 | A: 3 | P: 6 | 0| 2 PIM | 12 HITS
S73: | GP: 13 | G: 9 | A: 14 | P: 23 | 0| 2 PIM | 12 HITS
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AWARDS:
S70: Elias Armia Trophy - Awards in Excellence Given by League Commissioner
S71: Zach Miller Trophy - Awarded to Most Dedicated Player
S73: Four Star Cup Champions - MAINE TIMBER

Kain Webb || 21 || LW || Calgary Dragons || RETIRED
Kain Webb || 21 || LW || Calgary Dragons || RETIRED
Name: Kain Webb
Age: Retired
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215 lbs
Number: 21
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Total - GP: 554 || Goals: 248 || Assists: 318 || Points: 566 || Rating: +118
Status: Hall of Famer & LEGEND
TROPHIES/AWARDS:
S06: Jesster Award (Dragons MVP)
[pbl]S09: Anton Razov Trophy
S12: Ron Mexico Trophy
S12: Jay McDonald Trophy
S13: Jay McDonald Trophy
S13: JJ Krever Award
S15: Jesster Award (Dragons MVP)
S15: Dragons Hall of Fame
S16: SHL Hall of Fame

2) I think there's a lot in the NHL that can or should be done with regards to penalties and the ends of games. Either when going into overtime, leaving overtime, or when a team is up by one. I feel like it's quite common to play as dirty or clutch and grabby as possible in the dying seconds to protect a lead, or to make sure you go to a shootout at the end of overtime. I don't think it's a super unique idea, but I've always loved the suggestion that a penalty at the very end of the game should add time to the clock. So if you're winning 4-3 and defending against an extra attacker, you can't just slash a bunch of sticks in half with 2 seconds left to ensure the win-- if you do that you're killing a full 2 minutes of extra time. I think this extra time would be more exciting, and it would also add some fairness to the end of games. Make players accountable for what they do in the dying seconds!

Pinli Switchbang || Colorado Raptors || Seattle Argonauts || Center ||  676 TPE
Season: 75 | Country: Finland

Number: 68 | Height: 5'0 | Weight: 150

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SMJHL Statistics:
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Regular Season
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S74 | 66 GP | 27 G |  19 A  |   46 P   |  +10  |  185 S  | 75 H

S75 | 66 GP | 26 G |  40 A  |   66 P   |  +33  |  208 S  | 106 H

S76 | 66 GP | 37 G |  42 A  |   79 P   |   +0   |  279 S  | 131 H

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Playoffs
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S74 | 24 GP | 10 G |  6 A  |   16 P   |  +4  |  59 S  | 26 H

S75 | 17 GP |  9 G  | 17 A |   26 P   | +19 |  52 S  | 33 H

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IIHF Statistics
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World Juniors:
S74 | 15 GP |  6 G  | 3 A | 9 P |  +2  |  16 S  | 10 H

S75 | 15 GP |  3 G  | 4 A | 7 P |  +4  |  11 S  | 4 H
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Legacy:
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Awards

S74 |    WJC    |              Silver Medal            | Team ICE

S75 |  SMJHL  |            Four Star Cup           | Colorado Raptors

S75 |  SMJHL  |    Brodie Witzel Nominee   | Colorado Raptors

S75 |    WJC    |               Gold Medal             | Team Norden

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League History:

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S74 | SMJHL Entry Draft |         3rd Overall         | Colorado Raptors

S75 |   SHL Entry Draft   |         3rd Overall         | Seattle Argonauts

Burlok Sulfurgold || Detroit || Texas || Atlanta || New England || 2336 TPE

Season: 53 | Country: Germany | Position: Right Wing

Number: 86 | Height: 6'1 | Weight: 220

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SHL Statistics

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Regular Season:

S56-S73 | 1172 GP |  416 G  | 631 A | 1047 P

Playoffs:

S56-S73 | 230 GP |  73 G  | 99 A | 172 P

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SMJHL Statistics

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Regular Season:

S52-S55 | 200 GP |  29 G  | 51 A | 80 P

Playoffs:

S52-S55 | 38 GP |  7 G  | 9 A | 16 P

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IIHF Statistics

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World Championships:

S53-S73 | 269 GP |  52 G  | 99 A | 152 P

World Junior Classic:

S52-S55 | 70 GP |  7 G  | 17 A | 24 P

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Legacy:

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Awards

S52 | SMJHL |              Laurifer Trophy            | Detroit Falcons

S53 | SMJHL |              Laurifer Trophy           | Detroit Falcons

S53 | SMJHL |               Four Star Cup              | Detroit Falcons

S53 | SMJHL |           Onoprienko Award         | Detroit Falcons

S54 | SMJHL |        Zach Miller Nominee        | Detroit Falcons

S57 |   IIHF   |               Bronze Medal               | Team Germany

S58 |   SHL   |            President's Trophy         | Texas Renegades

S58 |   IIHF   |              Bronze Medal               | Team Germany

S59 |   SHL   |         Cole Reinhart Trophy       | Texas Renegades

S59 |   SHL   |                Challenge Cup             | Texas Renegades

S61 |   SHL   |         Cole Reinhart Trophy        | Texas Renegades

S62 |   SHL   |                All-Star Team               | Western Conference

S62 |   SHL   |         Cole Reinhart Trophy        | Texas Renegades
S62 |   SHL   |                Challenge Cup             | Texas Renegades

S62 |   SHL   |              Jeff Dar Nominee          | Texas Renegades

S62 |   SHL   |        Anton Razov Nominee       | Texas Renegades

S63 |   SHL   |         Jay McDonald Trophy       | Texas Renegades

S63 |   SHL   |               All-Star Team               | Western Conference

S64 |   SHL   |    Mathias Chouinard Trophy   | Atlanta Inferno

S64 |   SHL   |               All-Star Team               | Eastern Conference

S65 |   SHL   |         Jay McDonald Trophy       | Atlanta Inferno

S65 |   SHL   |               All-Star Team               | Eastern Conference

S66 |   SHL   |            President's Trophy         | Atlanta Inferno

S66 |   SHL   |    Mathias Chouinard Trophy   | Atlanta Inferno

S66 |   SHL   |                Challenge Cup             | Atlanta Inferno

S66 |   SHL   |    Damian Littleton Nominee   | Atlanta Inferno

S68 |   SHL   |    Damian Littleton Nominee   | Atlanta Inferno

S70 |   SHL   |    Mathias Chouinard Trophy   | New England Wolfpack

S70 |   SHL   |                Challenge Cup             | New England Wolfpack

S70 |   IIHF   |                 Gold Medal                 | Team Germany

S72 |   IIHF   |                 Gold Medal                 | Team Germany

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League History:

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S52 | SMJHL Entry Draft |        22nd Overall        | Detroit Falcons

S53 |   SHL Entry Draft   |        19th Overall         | Texas Renegades

S63 |    SHL Milestone    |  500 Games Played   | Texas Renegades

S64 |    SHL Milestone    |  500 Points Earned   | Texas Renegades

S64 |        SHL Trade       |          Offseason          | Atlanta Inferno

S68 |   SHL Free Agent   |          Offseason          | New England Wolfpack

S71 |    SHL Milestone    | 1000 Games Played  | New England Wolfpack

S72 |   SHL Free Agent   |          Offseason          | Texas Renegades

S73 |    SHL Milestone    | 1000 Points Earned  | Texas Renegades

S73 |    SHL Milestone    |         Retirement         | Texas Renegades

If I could change one rule in hockey, I would modify the rule prohibiting kicking the puck into the net to allow for more creative and skillful goal-scoring opportunities. Currently, if a player intentionally kicks the puck into the net, the goal is disallowed. My proposed change would allow goals to count if the puck is kicked into the net, provided that the kick is not a distinct kicking motion. This change would require officials to use video review to determine whether a kick was intentional or accidental, similar to how they currently review goals for high sticks or distinct kicking motions. This change would enhance the game by allowing for more diverse scoring methods while maintaining the integrity of the sport. It would reward players for their creativity and agility, adding excitement for fans and making the game even more thrilling to watch. Imagine the shootout goals we would see allowing a kicking motion goal.

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Written Option 2: I always come up with random ideas that would make the game of hockey better for both the fans and the players. One rule that I'm a big advocate for in the NHL and would also love to see it implemented into the SHL and SMJHL is the three-point system. In leagues such as the NBA where there are only wins and losses, it makes sense for a loss to be worth nothing in the standings. In a league like the NHL and SHL, where overtime rules are designed to end games quickly and decisively, I do think that it makes sense to award a team who loses in an often flukey overtime a point. With this said, I think teams should be awarded for winning in regulation, which comes down more to skill, rather than a 3 on 3 mini game. This would allow teams who are better in regulation to make the playoffs more often than teams who rely on 3 on 3s or shootouts to pick up 3 points.

Prompt 2

Right now I'm kind of loving some of the rules and the points system in the PWHL. One of my favorite differences from the NHL is the "jailbreak" style penalty kills. If your team gets a penalty but manages to get a shorthanded goal, your player gets to come out of the box kind of like what happens in dodgeball when you catch a ball. Some might argue the shortie is reward enough and your team should still have to serve time for the penalty, but I think it makes the PP/PK dynamic more fun and exciting as both teams push a little harder offensively. It's also kind of a nice option to have in those situations where refs maybe make a softer, arguably game balancing call. So yeah, it might be fun if the NHL or even the SHL had a similar rule (although I don't even know if such a thing could happen in this sim lol I suspect it's not that flexible. But still).

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This one might be drastic, but all hits to the head – including during fighting – should result in an automatic suspension. Professional sports, in general, have handled the debate around head injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and neurodegenerative diseases very poorly. The brain is a very delicate Jello-like organ that is not meant to endure constant impacts, and we must consider the long-term consequences. Life is too precious, and the brain is too complex, to allow reckless and constant hits to the head. Hits to the head do not bring anything to the show and have devastating effects. The NHL changed somehow its approach after Crosby was injured a few years ago, but it seems like the league no longer cares. Even the recent death of enforcers who struggled a lot with depression, mental health issues, cognitive problems, domestic violence and anger – even if we managed to link degenerative brain disease to repeated head trauma – nothing is done. One hit, you’re out for a few games.

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