THE FALCON'S WING

Hello everyone, and welcome to this, the tenth ever issue of The Falcon's Wing. When we started writing The Falcon’s Wing all those weeks ago, it was hard to imagine that we’d make it to a second issue, let alone hitting issue number ten. Even if we tend to often miss the Mondays we’re supposed to publish on, it’s still good to be writing these every single week.

We're going to break down the Falcons' performance in the preseason which completed just today.

That will be followed up by taking a look at the SMJHL standings at the end of the preseason, and how each team did in their ten games.

Then we'll move onwards and grade the Falcons performance in the preseason in our Falcons' Report Card.

And then, at the end of our article today, we're going to talk about the Falcons' High Flyer of the playoffs!

Now, let's get things started with the Falcons' preseason in review!

THE PRESEASON IN REVIEW

The Detroit Falcons played in ten games in the preseason, and posted a record of 2-7-1. It was a pretty poor record for a team that ended the last in season in first place in the league, and it wasn’t how the team wanted to get the year started. But as we learned from the Vancouver Whalers last season, just because you play one way in the preseason it doesn’t mean you’ll end up playing the same way in the regular season (but then the postseason is exactly the same as the preseason, so fuck the regular season, honestly).

Let’s get on with things now, and take a look at the performance of the Detroit Falcons in each individual game.

GAME ONE:

The Detroit Falcons and Vancouver Whalers opened the preseason playing against each other in Detroit’s Jet Blue Airways Arena. It was a hard fought game between the two sides, with the Falcons heavily dominating the pace of play in the opening period, outshooting the Whalers by a margin of thirteen shots to five. However, it was the Whalers who were able to take advantage. Despite a penalty in the opening moments of the game taken by Julie-Anne Marshall of the Whalers for slashing, the scoring got underway when Patrick McEichel scored halfway into the opening period after being set up for the shot by Alaina Syliva and Curtis Crawford. The goal was followed up by another by the Whalers’ Patrikov Bure with only a minute to go in the period, with assists credited to Jack Durden and VLAD McZehrl.

The Vancouver Whalers also came out with the advantage in the second period, with Yorgen Bartenberry and Allan Stewart going to the box early on for hooking and slashing respectively. However, the Detroit Falcons penalty kill found a way to kill off the penalties and emerged out on the other side unscathed, and even had a powerplay chance of their own when Wyat Wolker went to the box for hooking immediately following the end of the Stewart penalty. But yet again, the Falcons were unable to convert. Finally Paska Jakaitis picked up the Whalers’ third goal of the game from Zack Hoover and Geoffrey Allen. The rest of the period was pretty uneventful until Allan Stewart was thrown out of the game for unsportsmanlike conduct, and the Whalers went on a powerplay for the next five minutes, a penalty which the Falcons were able to kill off. Shots in the period were eight apiece.

Into the third period we went, with the Whalers hoping to hold on to a three goal lead. Things were going smoothly until Geoffrey Allen took a hooking penalty halfway through the period. Yorgen Bartenberry capitalized on the powerplay and picked up the first goal of the Detroit Falcons’ preseason, assisted by Elvis Libra and Jasper Clayton. With three minutes to go, Zack Hoover took a tripping penalty and the Falcons hoped to convert. And they were able to do so – with just seconds left in the powerplay, Tim Tebow scored his first of the preseason, with assists from McLaren Nasher and Naeem Chamas. The Falcons tried to pick up a tying goal, but were unable to do so and they dropped this one to the Whalers by a score of 3-2.

Tyler NoNerves made thirty-four saves on thirty-six shots in the win, and Crysta L. Chandelier made nineteen saves on twenty-two shots for the Falcons. The Falcons’ special teams were strong in the loss, going four of four on the penalty kill and two of five on the powerplay.

GAME TWO:

The second game of the Falcons’ preseason was held in Kelowna, as the Detroit Falcons took on the Kelowna Knights looking to turn things around before they got any worse. Things didn’t start out well for the Kelowna Knights as Maria Maximova took the game’s first penalty for roughing just three minutes into play. The Detroit Falcons didn’t take long to capitalize, with forward Michael Burch scoring just half a minute into the powerplay. Assists on the goal were credited to Elvis Libra and Yorgen Bartenberry. It didn’t take long after that for the Kelowna Knights to recover, however. Randy Randleman moved the puck across the ice to the Icelandic Viking Kristjan Vihjalmsson, and he moved it back to the point where Maria Maximova was waiting and she was able to fire one from the point that beat goaltender Crysta L. Chandelier to tie the score at one each. Shots in the period were 12-10 in favor of the Knights.

The second period again started with the momentum in favor of the Detroit Falcons. Less than a minute into the game Stacker Pentecost went to the box for high sticking. But try as they might, the Detroit Falcons found themselves unable to capitalize on the powerplay. It wasn’t until the seven and a half minute mark when Andre Martushev went to the box for hooking that we saw the momentum begin to change. Dr. Timeturner Whooves was able to score his first of the preseason from Randy Randleman and Kristjan Vilhjamsson on the powerplay. The remainder of the second was quiet, with shots sitting at a mere six to three in favor of Kelowna.

The third period started similarly to the other two – the Kelowna Knights took a penalty in the early minutes of the period to put the Falcons on the powerplay, when Stacker Pentecost was sent off for hooking. Luckily for Kelowna, the Falcons were once again unable to put the puck away. However their luck changed when Randy Randleman went for hooking a few minutes later, and Elvis Libra scored his first of the preseason from Bastien Salabanzi and Michael Burch. The Falcons scored again before the period ended, when Michael Burch scored his second of the preseason from Jasper Clayton and Elvis Libra with a second left on Tony Flow’s hooking penalty. Kelowna hoped to score one more to tie it up before the game ended, but it was the Detroit Falcons who capitalized. Ross Burke scored his first of the preseason, after Maverick Mitchell’s shot was deflected by McLaren Nasher, and Ross Burke was able to put away the rebound.

Crysta L. Chandelier made twenty-three saves on twenty-five shots for the Detroit Falcons, and Christoffer Bjornsson stopped nineteen of twenty-three for the Kelowna Knights.

GAME THREE:

The Detroit Falcons found themselves in Prince George for the final game of the preseason. Well, that’s what the schedule said at least – anyone who saw the game would definitely have to question whether or not the Falcons actually showed up for the game itself. Right when the game started Cynthia Taylor sent to the box for hooking, and on the ensuing play it took all of six seconds for Ross Burke to convert. Jasper Clayton and Elvis Libra picked up the assists on the goal. Taylor quickly redeemed herself, however, when Andre Martushev went to the box for delay of game. Scott Robertson moved the puck across the ice to Luke Fleming, and he sent it back to the point where Cynthia Taylor was waiting. She fired a bomb from the blue line that found its way past BJ Cobbledick, and the second powerplay goal of the game had things all tied up at one. The Falcons were able to take the lead back again before the period ended, however. Elvis Libra moved the puck over to McLaren Nasher, and he gave it to Naeem Chamas who buried his first of the preseason.

Then everything went to shit. Tyson Apostol went to the box for the Detroit Falcons after taking a high sticking penalty, and Mario Nyquist was able to capitalize on the opportunity with assists from Shea Robinson and Milo Ethier. The Prince George Firebirds followed up with four more goals before the period ended – Tyler Guest scored his first of the preseason from John Beckner and Shea Robinson three minutes after the period’s first goal. Then a minute and a half later Mirko Antonio Scuderi scored his second of the preseason from DJ Stanley. This was followed up by another goal by Scuderi just a minute later from Shea Robinson, and another Mario Nyquist goal a minute and fifteen seconds later, with helpers from Eoin MacGregor and Luke Fleming.

Early on in the third period, Sparks Lightning got into it with Allan Stewart. The two shoved back and forth for a while, until Lightning threw a gloved punch at Stewart and was thrown out of the game. The Falcons would get a short powerplay out of it, as Stewart went for four minutes which wiped out all but one minute of the major penalty coming from the Sparks Lightning ejection. While playing some four-on-four hockey, the Prince George Firebirds’ Corey Eaves picked up his first goal of the preseason from Cayden Lewis and Niklas Svensson. Matt Veenstra continued the streak of unanswered Firebirds’ goals when he scored during an Allan Stewart penalty, with assists from DJ Stanley and Shea Robinson. The game’s final goal was, unsurprisingly, scored by the Prince George Firebirds once again. Mirko Antonio Scuderi completed the hat trick during an Andre Martushev penalty, with Leon Webb and Shea Robinson being credited with assists.

Despite an abysmal showing on the scoreboard, shots were actually even between the two teams, with each picking up twenty-eight. Saves were twenty-six of twenty-eight for Milo Ethier in the win, and fifteen of twenty for BJ Cobbledick and four of eight by Austin Lemieux combining in the loss.

GAME FOUR:

Surprisingly, in the game where shots were horrifically one-sided in favor of the Prince George Firebirds, the goals did not follow the same pattern. The first period seemed slow and innocent enough, with the Prince George Firebirds only managing to pick up six shots, while the Detroit Falcons had one less sitting at five shots. Penalties were even in the period, with each team picking up three penalties for a total of six penalty minutes. Goals in the first were even as well, with neither team managing to capitalize on any of their opportunities, and into the second we went with a score knotted up at zero.

Period two was even tamer than the first was, at least in the way of penalties. Only one penalty was taken, but it was a big one. A little over seven minutes into the period, Andre Martushev was thrown out of the game for unsportsmanlike conduct – the third player in four games to see an ejection in a Detroit Falcons game. However a strong defensive showing by the Detroit Falcons was able to kill off the penalty and no goals were scored by either team in the second period. Shots were twelve to four in favor of Prince George.

Finally in the third we saw our first goal of the game. With Jasper Clayton in the box for a four minute roughing call, Matt Veenstra needed only thirty-six seconds in order to capitalize. He scored his second of the season from Luke Fleming and Shea Robinson to give the Firebirds a one goal lead. The second goal of the game was also scored by the Firebirds, and this one also had a primary assist from Luke Fleming. However this one was scored at even strength, and that was by Cayden Lewis, with Mario Nyquist adding on a secondary assist. The Falcons had a last minute opportunity with Niklas Svensson in the box for cross-checking, and Michael Burch capitalized on the powerplay from McLaren Nasher and Jasper Clayton, but that would do it for the Falcons. Shots in the third were again heavily weighted towards Prince George’s Firebirds, this time going fifteen to three.

Milo Ethier turned aside eleven of Detroit’s twelve shots, and BJ Cobbledick had an impressive performance, stopping thirty-one of thirty-three.

GAME FIVE:

Game five gave Detroit Falcons’ fans their first chance to see one of the SMJHL’s newest franchises, the Colorado Mammoths. For most Detroit Falcons fans, the biggest draw of the game was the chance to see old Detroit Falcons’ start goaltender Lee Bowden making his return to Detroit for the first time since being traded, and the stands were filled with signs welcoming him back to Jet Blue Airways Arena. If only those fans had known what they were about to see, they might not have been so happy to have him back again.

Shayne Gow took a run to the box at the start of the period for high sticking, and Tony Pellegrino was able to capitalize. The play actually started after Lee Bowden played the puck behind the net, and left it there for Potato Chips. Chips then gave the long pass up to Pellegrino, and on the breakaway the Mammoths found themselves with an early lead. When Charlie Conway went to the box, Yorgen Bartenberry was able to capitalize on the powerplay opportunity to tie things up, with Shayne Gow and Naeem Chamas picking up assists. The Colorado Mammoths came right back again, though, after Tyson Apostol took an interference penalty. Kristoffer Ruud moved the puck over to San Pellegrino whose shot was tipped by Sergei Volchenkov to give the Mammoths back the lead again. The Mammoths weren’t done yet, though, until they added two more goals – Sigge Clausson’s first of the preseason from Andriss Bukss and Andrew Gilmore, and BJ Subban from Sum Ting Wong just two seconds into a powerplay.

The second period was relatively calm penalty-wise, with the only call being on Jasper Clayton for holding (a penalty that was easily killed off by the Detroit Falcons). But the goals were aplenty for both sides. The Colorado Mammoths opened the second period scoring a little over halfway through the period, when Karl Jenkins scored his second from Craig Wall and Sigge Clausson. The Detroit Falcons came right back, however, as Ross Burke scored his third from Jasper Clayton and Michael Burch just four minutes later. The Mammoths in turn picked up another goal a minute later – San Pellegrino from Craig Wall, and Janis Masmiesis scored his first of the preseason from Tim Tebow with seconds remaining in the period.

The last period of regulation saw only one goal – Maverick Mitchell scoring his first of the preseason from Aleksander Stromberg and Andre Martushev on the powerplay resulting from Craig Wall interference penalty, and that was all there was to this meeting between the Mammoths and the Falcons.

BJ Cobbledick stopped six of ten in the first period, and Austin Lemieux turned aside fourteen of sixteen in the loss. The ex-Falcon Lee Bowden was able to turn aside nineteen of the twenty-three shots he faced in the game, as he skated away with the win against his former club.

GAME SIX:

The sixth game of the preseason for the Detroit Falcons was a rematch of the first, with this one being held in Vancouver rather than being held in Detroit. Vancouver came out of the gates hot, taking ten shots in the first period to the Detroit Falcons’ three. This high volume of shots paid off early for the Vancouver Whalers, who capitalized early on when Wyatt Wolker was able to give the puck to Julie-Anne Marshall, who was found Rostislav Pirozhkov alone in front of the net for the game’s first goal. Immediately following the goal, Yorgen Bartenberry received a minor penalty for hooking, and VLAD McZehrl was able to notch number four on the year, with the assist again going to Wyatt Wolker.

The Detroit Falcons were able to find an answer in the second period with Paska Jakaitis in the box for high sticking at the eleven minute mark. Naeem Chamas moved to the win where Michael Burch was waiting, and he sent it back to the middle where Jasper Clayton was flying in, and he wristed the shot over the goaltender’s outstretched blocker to pull the Detroit Falcons back within one again. They got that tying goal off the stick of Naeem Chamas who elected to shoot this time instead of pass, with McLaren Nasher and Elvis Libra picking up assists on his goal with seven minutes remaining in the period.

Onto the third we went with an even game looking like the Falcons might actually have a chance to win their second game of the preseason. But those hopes were dashed quite early on when VLAD McZehrl picked up his second goal of the night from rookies Cody Black and Clayton Fuller. Maverick Mitchell added his second of the preseason on the powerplay with Rostislav Pirozhkov in the box for hooking, with assists going to Andre Martushev and Michael Burch. But penalties to Naeem Chamas and Bastien Salabanzi were enough to end things for the Falcons, as Geoffrey Allen scored his first of the preseason (assisted by Patrikov Bure and Paska Jakaitis) and VLAD McZehrl finished off the hat trick (with assists to Curtis Crawford and Tyler NoNerves).

Rookie goaltender BJ Cobbledick looked pretty good despite his inexperience, stopping twenty-five of thirty shots on the night, and Tyler NoNerves was able to turn aside nineteen of twenty-two to give the Vancouver Whalers the win.

GAME SEVEN:

The Detroit Falcons were desperate for a win going into the seventh game of the preseason with only one win so far under their belts. Things didn’t start too well for the Falcons, however, as captain Jasper Clayton took back to back penalties in the opening minutes of the game. The first, a penalty for holding the stick, came just twenty-two seconds into the game, and that was the one that the Kelowna Knights were able to take advantage of. With just one second remaining in the powerplay opportunity, Rostislav Pirozhkov was able to bury his first of the preseason, after a cross ice feed from Hugh Johnson led to a shot and a rebound by Ivan Koroviev.

The second period was all Kelowna, all the time. The period’s first goal came off the stick of defensive star Maria Maximova, assisted by Stacker Pentecost and fellow Russian Ivan Koroviev less than two minutes into the second period. A minute and a half later, Mainio Makinen picked up his first of the preseason from Ivan Koroviev and Jonathan Lundberg. The Falcons responded as Michael Burch picked up his fourth of the preseason from Bastien Salabanzi and Naeem Chamas two minutes later, but despite hard work from the Falcons, Kelowna struck next. With under a minute to go in the period, Tony Flow scored his first of the preseason from Alphonse Oduya and Niall Brannan.

The Falcons tried their damndest to come back early in the third, but it was Tony Flow who really seemed to find his stride that night, as he scored his second of the game from Dr. Timeturner Whooves and Ivar Ogorodnikov just two and a half minutes into the period. McLaren Nasher scored before time expired (from Tim Tebow), but it wasn’t anywhere near enough for the Falcons to overcome. This one was dropped 5-2.

Christoffer Bjornsson faced twenty-two, of which he stopped twenty, in the win for the Kelowna Knights. Austin Lemieux stopped twenty-six of the thirty-one shots he faced along the way.

GAME EIGHT:

The Detroit Falcons traveled to Colorado this time for a rematch against the Mammoths. What they found there was a horribly undisciplined Colorado Mammoths team. In the first period alone, the Mammoths received penalties to Sergei Volchenkov for cross-checking just half a minute in, followed by Don Pellegrino, BJ Subban, Charlie Conway, and Rick Chleb (twice). Despite numerous opportunities in that period, however, the Falcons only managed to score one – Bastien Salabanzi scored his first goal of the preseason from Elvis Libra and Ross Burke on the powerplay during the BJ Subban penalty. It would prove to be the only goal of a period the Falcons would (unsurprisingly) dominate in shots, ten to four.

The second period was relatively tamer than the first, with few penalties and no goals of which to speak. Shots were even between the two sides, with each team managing to put seven shots on goal, and each goaltender managing to turn aside all of them.

The Colorado Mammoths struck first in the third period, as Sigge Clausson picked up his third of the preseason from Karl Jenkins and Andrew Gilmore just three minutes in. But Colorado’s lack of discipline caught up to them again, as Karl Jenkins took a high sticking penalty just five seconds after Rick Chleb’s hooking penalty expired, and the Falcons were able to capitalize on what was essentially a four minute powerplay. Yorgen Bartenberry moved the puck over to Andre Martushev and Michael Burch let one fly to give the Falcons only their second game winning goal of the preseason.

The former partners Austin Lemieux and Lee Bowden played in net for their respective teams, with Austin Lemieux proving the pupil had become the master, turning aside sixteen of seventeen shots in the win. Lee Bowden stopped twenty-five of twenty-seven for Colorado.

:impact: GAME NINE:

The Montreal Impact looked to get things started right against the Detroit Falcons this season after eliminating them in the playoffs last season, and they did just that when Jack Reacher scored his second of the preseason from Johnny O’Leary and Jordan Mack at the six and a half minute mark. The Falcons responded, however, ten minutes later as McLaren Nasher connected on a pass from Clive Stonehands to tie the game at one. Tim Tebow picked up the secondary assist on that goal.

The second period had no goals of which to speak, but the pace of play was all Montreal, with the team picking up ten shots in comparison to the Detroit Falcons’ four. However a strong effort by goaltender Austin Lemieux meant things stayed knotted up despite a lack of pressure from the Falcons.

The third period started fast and loud as Lord Pretty Flacko scored his fifth of the preseason from Alexander Wolff and Michael Gerrard just ten seconds after the puck dropped. Aleksander Stromberg responded for Detroit, picking up his first of the preseason from Ross Burke and Andre Martushev just four and a half minutes later. Then the Detroit Falcons managed to pull ahead, as a Jasper Clayton shot from the point was tipped by Yorgen Bartenberry, and Michael Burch buried the rebound for his sixth preseason goal, and a Detroit Falcons lead. It was Lord Pretty Flacko again, however, this time with the tying goal, his sixth of the preseason, from Roman Morenov and Michael Gerrard two and a half minutes after the Burch goal. The Falcons responded, as the man with the beard, Clive Stonehands, picked up his first of the preseason from Tim Tebow and Tyson Apostol at the ten minute mark. But yet again, Lord Pretty Flacko was there. He completed the hat trick on the powerplay, with assists to Evgeni Karpotsov and Michael Gerrad.

Things stayed tied up going into the shootout, with Naeem Chamas, Michael Burch, and Jasper Clayton shooting for the Detroit Falcons, and Adam Falk, Lord Pretty Flacko, and Jordan Mack shooting for the Montreal Impact. Out of those first three, only Falk and Burch could find the net so we moved on to the next pair of shooters, Ross Burke and Chris Welch. Burke fired his over the top of the cage, but Welch managed to fire it just under the bar, giving the Impact the hard fought win over the Detroit Falcons.

Austin Lemieux stopped twenty-six of thirty shots during play, as well as two of four in the shootout. Robert Andersson stoped sixteen of twenty during play, as well as three of four shots in the shootout for Montreal.

:impact: GAME TEN:

The Detroit Falcons wanted to end their preseason on a high note after not having too many high notes of which to speak during the previous nine games. They started out looking like they’d finally gelled together when the game started, as Yorgen Bartenberry quickly pulled the team ahead on a goal just thirty-seven seconds into the game from Michael Burch and Shayne Gow. McLaren Nasher also stepped up, picking up his third of the preseason from Jasper Clayton and Tim Buckner five minutes into the game. But Montreal was able to respond twice before the period came to a close, with goals by Evandrus Jesster (his sixth from Roman Morenov and Adam Falk) as well as Jack Reacher (his third from Jordan Mack and Ezikiel Zunino).

The second period continued Montreal’s momentum from the end of the first, with Adam Falk picking up his second of the preseason just ten seconds into the period from Chris Welch and Evandrus Jesster. Chris Welch quickly added one of his own, from Adam Falk and Ser Duncan, a goal that ended the night for the Detroit Falcons’ Austin Lemieux. The change to BJ Cobbledick seemed to spark something in the Falcons, as Ross Burke picked up a powerplay goal from Elvis Libra and Bastien Salabanzi less than a minute later. But Evgeni Karpotsov answered the call just three minutes later, assisted by Michael Gerrard and Lord Pretty Flacko. The Detroit Falcons took one last effort at trying to get back into the game as McLaren Nasher scored his fourth from Maverick Mitchell and Clive Stonehands with four and a half minutes to go in the period, but Mikelis Grundmanis put the game far out of reach with his third of the preseason from Evandrus Jesster and Adam Falk with three minutes to go before the period closed.

After that the Detroit Falcons kind of just rolled up and died where they lay on the ice, and the Montreal Impact felt bad for them so they hung back. A shot differential in the third of sixteen to ten in favor of Detroit resulted in no goals for either side, and that’s how things ended – a six to four loss for the Detroit Falcons to close out the preseason.

SMJHL STANDINGS
End of Preseason

1. St. Louis Scarecrows – 9-1-0 (18 Points)

What is there to say here? We saw a strong Scarecrows team last season that couldn’t get anything done at all in the postseason, and that team had the advantage of being able to play Robb Wind who was clearly playing on a level above his peers. They’ve proven they can hold their own in the preseason, but can they hold up under pressure when it really counts? The team is going to be hoping they don’t fizzle out the moment the regular season ends like they did last year.

The St. Louis Scarecrows are led by John Wick with an impressive eight goals and seven assists giving him fifteen points on the preseason. They’ve also been given the chance to ride goaltender Sergei Kozar for another year, a goaltender who literally carried the team on his shoulders all of last season.

The most telling stat for the Scarecrows this preseason was their scoring ratio. They outscored their opponents this preseason by a ratio of 2:1. That’s unheard of. If the Scarecrows can keep that up through the regular season, they shouldn’t have any problem winning the league this year. But then the question once again remains – can this team find their legs in the postseason?

2. Prince George Firebirds – 5-2-3 (13 Points)

.500 is enough to get you the second place in the standings this preseason, as the Prince George Firebirds are able to claim that spot. While they’re nowhere near the St. Louis Scarecrows right now, they’re still a force to be reckoned with. This is a team that historically drafts really well, then for some reason can’t seem to put together anything that looks halfway decent on the ice. Well this year, it looks like they might have been able to do that. And they haven’t even started goaltender Kyle Prince yet, so when they do that it’s safe to say that this team will probably get even better. The only question would be whether Prince can edge out Kozar.

The Prince George Firebirds are led in scoring by forward Mirko Antonio Scuderi and defenseman Shea Robinson, who both sit at thirteen points this preseason. But you can’t count out DJ Stanley, Luke Fleming, or Mario Nyquist from the scoring. The Prince George Firebirds picked out some amazing players in the last draft, and they’re coming into their primes just in time for what could be a Prince George Firebirds Four Star Cup run.

Like the St. Louis Scarecrows, the Prince George Firebirds are helped out by a great goal differential, second only to the Scarecrows. They’ve been able to back this up with the league’s top penalty kill, an impressive 85% success rate when down a man. However, the team is going to want to try and work on taking away the shooting lanes, as they currently have a league worst 27.7 shots against per game, which is a stat that could come back to hurt them come the regular season.

3. Vancouver Whalers – 6-4-0 (12 Points)

Coming in third in the preseason were the former Four Star Cup Champions the Vancouver Whalers. A similar, dominating performance as we saw last preseason, the Whalers were able to win more games than any team other than the St. Louis Scarecrows, but fall behind the Prince George Firebirds thanks to loser points, of which the Whalers have none. Now that the Whalers have gotten through the preseason looking like a pretty strong team points-wise, it remains to be seen if they’ll be able to keep this up to start the regular season, or whether they’ll go back to being the “regular season chumps” that we saw last season.

The Vancouver Whalers are led by captain VLAD McZehrl in more ways than one. I mean, take him off the team and things in Vancouver are just bad. This is a guy who’s literally putting the rest of the team on his shoulders and saying “Hey, let me carry you!” With eleven goals and six assists giving him seventeen points, that’s more than twice what rookie Wyatt Wolker has managed to put up on the board in the second spot for team scoring. The question now becomes where are the other vets? While McZehrl leads the way up at the top, some of the players who need to step up and fill major roles on the team (such as Patrikov Bure and Geoffrey Allen) are struggling to put points up on the board. We all know McZehrl can carry this team for a while, but eventually the horse’s back is going to break. At some point the other vets are going to need to start showing up on the scoreboard.

The Vancouver Whalers are a middling team when it comes to scoring (and preventing the other team from scoring), but when it comes to special teams they’re clearly one of the best. Their powerplay percentage of 30.23% is formidable, and indicates that they could be one of the top powerplay teams in the league during the regular season, and backed by a penalty kill percentage of 82% this team has a damn good special teams this year. Look for them to go far, especially if other players on the team realize this is the Vancouver Whalers and not the VLAD McZehrls.

4. Kelowna Knights – 5-4-1 (11 Points)

The Kelowna Knights fell into fourth place in the preseason, posting five wins and five losses, but picking up a point in overtime in one of those losses. They’re a team we talked about in our preseason preview as having a relatively strong roster up front, but notably lacking in a goaltender. They think they’ve found that goaltender in Christoffer Bjornsson, and so far it seems like that may be the case. But it’s going to be tough trying to fill a hole that big with a goaltender that young. He did well in the preseason, but it’s going to take a larger body of work from the regular season to truly see what the young goaltender can do.

There really wasn’t one skater who stood out for the Kelowna Knights in the preseason, with Randy Randleman and Ivan Koroviev each putting up nine points – good, but not great. The team played kind of average in the preseason, and that was reflected by their position in the standings – right in the middle, picking up barely more than half of the available points. It’s a performance that comes as a bit of a surprise, considering the issues didn’t seem to be in goal as would have been expected. Hopefully some of these skaters perform better in the regular season. Otherwise the Knights are going to be in for a long offseason.

Just like we’ve been saying about the Kelowna Knights already, the stats show a middle ground team. They’re right in the middle on every stat, with the exception of hits where they’re far above the rest, and shots for where they’re down towards the bottom of the pack. This would seem to indicate a team struggling to possess the puck, as they’re forced to take the body on opposing players who have the puck, and they’re unable to get shots on goal since the other team is spending more time with the puck. If the team concentrates on skating and puck possession, they might find themselves doing better in the regular season

5. :impact: Montreal Impact – 5-4-1 (11 Points)

The Montreal Impact are about where you’d expect them to be this season – towards the middle, but only because there’s expansion teams cushioning them from hitting the bottom of the league. A rough performance in the preseason left them in fifth place, losing out on a tiebreaker with the Kelowna Knights for fourth. They’re going to be looking to turn things around in the regular season to prove that their Four Star Cup appearance wasn’t a fluke, and that it was actually deserved.

The team has no shortage of offensive upside from their returners, with Michael Gerrard, Evandrus Jesster, and Adam Falk leading the way alongside hostage Lord Pretty Flacko. Stellar performances throughout the preseason from these veterans are setting a good example, and they’re going to be hoping that leadership by example is enough to show the young rookies what they have to do in order to succeed in this league, and fast. If this year’s draftees don’t step up soon, however, the Montreal Impact might actually find themselves passed by the expansion teams when the regular season gets underway.

The Montreal Impact have been pretty good when it comes to scoring, tied for second in the league in scoring at 3.6 goals per game. Unfortunately, they’ve also been a sieve in their own end – they’re second worst when it comes to goals against at 3.8 per game. But where the Impact are far and away the worst team in the league is when it comes to their special teams. I mean, their special teams really is special. At an 11.76% conversion rate, opposing teams could pull their goaltender and play with an empty net, and Impact would still probably fail to score on the powerplay. And on the penalty kill, you might as well just give the other team a free goal – the Impact have a 66.67% success rate at killing off penalties. It’s hard to believe a team with such great offensive upside would struggle so much on the powerplay, so that should be easy to fix. The penalty kill should also come by shifting players around and changing a couple of coaching strategies – because no penalty kill should be that bad. You should do better than that with luck alone (on the powerplay too, for that matter).

6. Halifax Raiders – 4-5-1 (9 Points)

It’s hard to criticize an expansion team for their struggles at this point in the year, because it’s literally putting up boys against men. The players are nowhere near the same level as their opponents, and half the time it’s going to be no contest. That being said, they picked up four wins and nine points along the way – quite impressive considering how thin the roster is. The coaching staff in Halifax is showing that they know how to build a proper team, and if this keeps up we could see a quick turnaround in a few seasons in Halifax.

Petr Kolesnikovs leads the way for Halifax with five goals and seven assists for twelve points on the preseason – a rather formidable scoreline for a rookie. With other strong rookies waiting in the wings behind him, such as Conall MacLeod, this team is just going to keep on getting better throughout the season, and it’s going to be a thrill to watch. They’ve got a great thing coming there in Halifax, and while they’ll probably be down towards the bottom throughout the regular season, look for them to be a formidable opponent in the playoffs.

I’m not going to get too much into the areas in which Halifax is struggling, because there are a lot of them – but for an expansion team, what did you really expect? However, there’s one area that really stands out when you look at Halifax – they shoot the puck a damn lot. At 31.10 shots per game, they are far and away the league leaders in that regard. If they can keep this up, it’s really going to contribute to the team’s success in the long run.

7. Colorado Mammoths – 4-6-0 (8 Points)

Again, it’s hard to criticize the Colorado Mammoths for what they’ve done so far since the expansion teams are definitely going to be struggling at this point in time. The Mammoths did good to pick up goaltender Lee Bowden to give them an answer to their goaltending problem at least until they can pick up a goaltender in the draft to assuming the starting position for a few seasons. But at this point it’s hard to tell whether they’re going to trend upwards, like it seems the Raiders will do, or simply coast.

The Mammoths are currently looking like an extremely average team, with most of the players putting up between six to eight points in the preseason. No one player really stood up above the rest and took charge of the team, and moving forward hopefully someone (or a small group) emerge as the clear on-ice leaders on the team so that the team can build around that, but right now there’s nothing there to really point to and say “this guy shows the future is bright.”

Like Halifax, I’m not going to touch too much on the negatives here, and there’s not really any single stat that stands out as a great thing the team has done so far. They do hit quite a bit, but that’s not going to win them many hockey games. Hopefully as the team continues to grow they’ll be able to develop more of an identity.

8. Detroit Falcons – 2-7-1 (5 Points)

Well, a lot of analysts going into the season said that the Detroit Falcons were going to struggle if they couldn’t do something about their lack of depth, especially on the blue line and down the middle at center. Well, it’s pretty clear that at this point, at least, not enough has been done yet to rectify these problems. The team is definitely lacking at depth this season, and it’s hurting them immensely. They picked up some great rookies in the draft, and they’ll be great assets come the playoffs – but they need to make the playoffs first.

The team’s been led in scoring by Michael Burch, who has six goals and five assists for eleven points. But past that things fall off quickly as the team has found it extremely difficult to score all season long. Just about every player on the team sports a negative plus/minus, with very few exceptions. Something’s going to have to change in Detroit when the regular season starts, whether that’s a change in lines or just a change in attitude, because right now this team is going nowhere fast. Luckily for them the slate is wiped clean now to start the regular season, so they’re going to have to hope they can leave this all behind them.

As far as stats go, the Detroit Falcons look exactly the opposite of what we saw from them last season. The team that lead in goals for and against, in shots for and against, now finds themselves at the bottom of just about every category – that is, except for special teams categories. Somehow, despite all their struggles, the team has managed to post the league’s second ranked powerplay with a 27.45% conversion rate. That’s pretty impressive for a team that can’t seem to chain together a set of passes on the ice. Hopefully the Falcons can look to their powerplay successes, and find some way to put together an equally strong even strength team. Otherwise the team may find themselves tanking harder than the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers.

FALCONS REPORT CARD
Preseason Performance

SCORING: D

Simply put, the scoring just hasn’t been there this season. It’s surprising, considering this is the same team who seemed to be able to win any game just because they were almost always able to outscore their opponents no matter how many goals they allowed themselves (think back to that 8-7 win over the Prince George Firebirds last season). But this year the goals have been really hard to come by. The team sits at second worst in the league in goals for, with only 2.8 goals per game, better only than the Halifax Raiders. They’re also sixth in the league for shots for, at 24.7 – relatively close to the league average in the preseason. As this team was led last season by scoring, they’re going to want to try and fix this area first. They know they have a goaltender who can keep them in games if they have some defensive troubles, so they’re going to have to look to their scoring while hoping that Austin Lemieux can find his form back from last season.

DEFENSE: D

Now I know I just said that the Falcons need to try and be led by a strong scoring effort like they had last season, but that doesn’t mean the defense can sit back and watch things happen like they have done all throughout the preseason. The defense’s performance was, simply put, bad. And they’re going to need to work on it before continuing with the season. The Detroit Falcons were the second worst team in the league when it comes to shots against, with 27.6 shots against per game. They’re also horribly undisciplined – they’re tied for the most penalty minutes per game in the league at 14.8 PIM per game. The team needs to calm down and get their opponents to play their game. Hopefully the Falcons can learn to play better in their own end as well to make things easier on the goaltenders.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B+

Just like last year, the penalty kill is having its fair share of troubles. The 76.27% success rate is sixth in the league, which isn’t horrible (and considering the number of penalties the team is taking, it’s probably a pretty good ratio considering the pressure placed on the goaltenders). But it still has to be better if you want to win hockey games. On the flip side, the team’s powerplay unit is the best it’s ever been – at second in the league with 27.45% success on the powerplay, the Detroit Falcons have been a textbook example of how you should play when you have the man advantage all throughout the preseason. They’re going to be hoping that they can somehow manage to keep up the same level of play throughout the regular season on the powerplay, and if they can find the key to the penalty kill (which may just be taking fewer penalties) they should have a higher rating throughout the regular season.

GOALTENDING: C

It’s hard to grade the goaltenders when it’s been a revolving door all preseason with three goaltenders sharing the duties so that they could all get proper ice team leading into the start of the regular season. And, at the same time, the blame for the high goal totals doesn’t rest solely on the shoulders of the goaltenders. But there have still been quite a few issues in goal for the Detroit Falcons this season, such as the nine goal outing by the Prince George Firebirds. The Detroit Falcons’ goaltenders are going to have a hard time all season long due to the lack of depth at the blue line this season, so they’re likely going to be forced to step up and play larger roles on the team than they’re used to. It remains to be seen if they can play behind a team that won’t always be there for them, however.

OVERALL: F

I know there wasn’t a single F anywhere else in these ratings, but it’s deserved for the overall. You’re in last place, bottom of the league (or at least lower half) in almost all of the statistical categories that the league tracks, and there were really no signs of improvement throughout the preseason. At this point, there’s no glimmer of hope for the team to look towards, and because of that the team has earned an F as an overall. Things are going to have to turn around in Detroit soon, otherwise the team is going to have one hell of a long offseason to deal with.

FALCONS PRESEASON HIGH FLYER
McLaren Nasher

McLaren Nasher came to Detroit in a trade this past offseason, and since joining the team has had a huge impact both in the locker room and on the ice. But the biggest reason he’s currently the best player on the Falcons is that he’s the only one who has been able to put on a good showing at both ends of the ice. All but two players on the team sport a negative plus/minus, and he’s the only one right now with a plus. He’s also second on the team in scoring, despite only playing an average of thirteen minutes per game. He’s been a force to reckoned with this season for the Detroit Falcons, and hopefully his dominant style of play can continue into the regular season.

Thanks for stopping by and reading this, the tenth ever issue of The Falcon’s Wing. We really appreciate you sticking with us throughout our brief history here in Detroit, and we look forward to speaking to you again next week on Monday.

From all of us here at The Falcon’s Wing, we hope you’ve <s>enjoyed</s> survived the preseason, and we hope that you find even greater enjoyment and pleasure out of the ensuing regular season.

Best of luck to all eight SMJHL teams this season, as well as all fourteen SHL teams.

Here’s to a great twenty-fifth anniversary season!

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#neverforgetS24

| Ryan King | GM | St. Louis Scarecrows | Player: S24 - S37 | GM: S27 - S52|
Regular Season Record: (450- 321- 79)
Playoff Record: (xxx- xxx- xx) (Missed in S32,33&42)
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|| SMJHL Pre Season ||
Team: S24 St. Louis Scarecrows 4-5-1
Stats: GP: 10 | G: 0 | A: 2 | P: 2 | S: 5 | +/-: -6 | H: 1 | PIM: 0
Team: S25 St. Louis Scarecrows 9-0-1
Stats: GP: 10 | G: 6 | A: 4 | P: 10 | S: 29 | +/-: +2 | H: 6 | PIM: 6
Team: S26 St. Louis Scarecrows 7-1-10
Stats: GP: 18 | G: 3 | A: 1 | P: 4 | S: 55 | +/-: -3 | H: 7 | PIM: 4
Team: S27 St. Louis Scarecrows  4-9-3
Team: S28 St. Louis Scarecrows  9-7-0
Team: S29 St. Louis Scarecrows  8-5-3
Team: S30 St. Louis Scarecrows  0-0-0 - Broken Index
Team: S31 St. Louis Scarecrows  0-0-0 - Broken Index
Team: S32 St. Louis Scarecrows  16-7-3
Team: S32 St. Louis Scarecrows  14-9-3
Team: S33 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S34 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S35 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S36 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S37 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S38 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S39 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S40 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S41 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S42 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S43 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S44 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S45 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S46 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S47 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S48 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S49 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
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|| SMJHL Regular Season ||
Team: S24 St. Louis Scarecrows 31-18-3
Stats: GP: 52 | G: 1 | A: 5 | P: 6 | S: 31 | +/-: -10 | H: 6 | PIM: 4
Team: S25 St. Louis Scarecrows 28-3-19
Stats: GP: 50 | G: 24 | A: 28 | P: 52 | S: 167 | +/-: +22 | H: 36 | PIM: 14
Team: S26 St. Louis Scarecrows 15-11-24
Stats: GP: 50 | G: 18 | A: 16 | P: 34 | S: 110 | +/-: -9 | H: 33 | PIM: 14
Team: S27 St. Louis Scarecrows 24-26-0
Team: S28 St. Louis Scarecrows 26-19-5
Team: S29 St. Louis Scarecrows 31-14-5
Team: S30 St. Louis Scarecrows 26-18-6
Team: S31 St. Louis Scarecrows 19-27-4
Team: S32 St. Louis Scarecrows 18-27-5
Team: S33 St. Louis Scarecrows 18-25-7
Team: S34 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S35 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S36 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S37 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S38 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S39 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S40 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S41 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S42 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S43 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S44 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S45 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S46 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S47 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S48 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S49 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
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|| SMJHL Playoffs ||
Team: S24 St. Louis Scarecrows 0-4 | 1st Round Elimination
S24 Stats: GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1 | S: 3 | +/-: -1 | H: 1 | PIM: 0
Team: S25 St. Louis Scarecrows 1-4 | 1st Round Elimination
S25 Stats: GP: 5 | G: 1 | A: 3 | P: 4 | S: 11 | +/-: -2 | H: 8 | PIM: 2
Team: S26 St. Louis Scarecrows 6-5 | 2nd Round Elimination
S26 Stats: GP: 11 | G: 5 | A: 2 | P: 7 | S: 38 | +/-: 4 | H: 4 | PIM: 4
Team: S27 St. Louis Scarecrows 2-4 | 1st Round Elimination
Team: S28 St. Louis Scarecrows 1-4 | 1st Round Elimination
Team: S29 St. Louis Scarecrows 12-4 | 4 Star Cup Champions
Team: S30 St. Louis Scarecrows 3-5 | 1st Round Elimination
Team: S31 St. Louis Scarecrows 0-4 | 1st Round Elimination
Team: S32 St. Louis Scarecrows 0-0 | Missed Playoffs
Team: S32 St. Louis Scarecrows 0-0 | Missed Playoffs
Team: S33 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S34 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S35 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S36 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S37 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S38 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S39 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S40 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S41 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S42 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S43 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S44 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S45 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S46 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S47 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S48 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
Team: S49 St. Louis Scarecrows  xx-x-x
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|| Transactions ||
Drafted 6th Round 36th Overall By S24 St. Louis Scarecrows
Drafted 2nd Round 19th Overall By S25 Seattle Riot  
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|| Seasons ||
S24: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 2nd Overall, 2nd in the East | 65pts.
S25: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 3rd Overall, 2nd in the East | 59pts.
S26: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 8th Overall, 4th In the East | 41pts.
S27: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 7th Overall, 4th In the East | 48pts.
S28: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 3rd Overall, 3rd In the East | 57pts.
S29: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 1st Overall, 1st In the East | 67pts.
S30: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 3rd Overall, 2nd In the East | 58pts.
S31: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 8th Overall, 4th In the East | 42pts.
S32: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 7th Overall, 4th In the East | 43pts.
S33: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished 7th Overall, 4th In the East | 41pts.
Team: S34 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S35 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S36 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S37 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S38 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S39 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S40 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S41 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S42 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S43 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S44 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S45 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S46 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S47 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S48 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
Team: S49 St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished Xth Overall, Xth In the East | xxpts.
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|| Milestones ||
[S25]
Selected as St. Louis Scarecrows Alternative Captain
Named St. Louis Scarecrows Co-Gm
[S27]
Named St. Louis Scarecrows Gm
Selected To Team Canada
Team Canada Bronze Medal
[S28]
Team Canada Gold Medal
[S29]
Laurifer Trophy
Oriens Trophy
4 Star Cup Champions
Mathias Chouinard Award w/ CRUTCHFIELD
[S34]
Laurifer Trophy
Mathias Chouinard Award w/ JKortesi81
[S35]
Laurifer Trophy
[S39]
Laurifer Trophy
Oriens Trophy
4 Star Cup Champions
Mathias Chouinard Award w/ JKortesi81
[S43]
Oriens Trophy
[S44]
Oriens Trophy
4 Star Cup Champions
[S45]
Oriens Trophy
4 Star Cup Champions
[S46]
4 Star Cup Champions
[S47]
Laurifer Trophy
[S48]
Laurifer Trophy
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| Sam Stone | RW | St. Louis Scarecrows | Canada | Grinder | 09 |
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|| SMJHL Pre Season ||
Team: S60 St. Louis Scarecrows 00-00-00
S60 Stats: GP: 7 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | S: 7 | +/-: 0 | H: 4 | PIM: 0
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|| SMJHL Regular Season ||
Team: S60 St. Louis Scarecrows 28-30-08
S60 Stats: GP: 66 | G: 7 | A: 9 | P: 16 | S: 76 | +/-: -7 | H: 79 | PIM: 28
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|| SMJHL Playoffs ||
Team: S60 St. Louis Scarecrows 0-0 | -- Round --
S60 Stats: GP: 11 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | S: 4 | +/-: -5 | H: 12 | PIM: 6
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|| Transactions ||
Drafted 1st Round 9th Overall By S60 St. Louis Scarecrows 
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|| Seasons ||
S60: St. Louis Scarecrows: Finished -- Overall, -- in the East | --pts.
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|| Milestones ||
TBD
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Thanks to Enigmatic and Crutch for the beautiful signatures

Cynthia Taylor || D || RETIRED || Toronto North Stars

Cynthia Taylor || D || RETIRED || Toronto North Stars

Name: Cynthia Taylor

Age: None of your info!

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 200 lbs

Number: 3

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Transactions:

S24 Drafted 30th Overall by Prince George Firebirds

S24 Signed 1 Year 2 Million dollar deal with Prince George

S25 Drafted 13th Overall by the Toronto North Stars

S25 Signed 3 Years, 3 Million Dollar Deal with the Toronto North Stars

S28 Signed 5 Year Extension with the Toronto North Stars

S32 Signed 1 Year Extension

S33 Signed 1 Year Extension

S34 Signed 1 Year Extension

S35 Signed 1 year Extension

S36 Signed 1 year Extension

S37 Officially retired

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SMJHL Stats:

S24: 3 Goals || 13 Assists || 16 Points || -18 || 40 PIMS || 86 HITS || 55 SB

S25: 6 goals || 31 Assists || 37 Points || +8 || 46 PIMS || 49 HITS || 45 SB

S26: 2 Goals || 31 Assists || 33 Points || -14 || 100 PIM || 106 HITS || 55 SB

Total: 152 GP || 3 Seasons || 11 Goals || 75 Assists || 86 Points || -24 || 197 PIMS || 241 HITS || 155 SB
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SMJHL Playoff Stats
S24: 6 GP || 0 Goals || 1 Assist || 1 Point || -3 ||  8 PIMS || 8 HITS || 7 SB
S25: 6 GP || 2 Goals || 2 Assists || 4 Points || -4 || 6 PIMS || 11 HITS || 11 SB
S26: 6 GP || 1 Goal || 8 Assists || 9 Points || +1 || 12 PIMS || 15 HITS || 7 SB
Total: 3 PLF || 18 GP || 3 Goals || 11 Assists || 14 Points || -6 || 26 PIMS || 34 HITS || 25 SB
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SHL Stats:
S27: 2 Goals || 8 Assists || 10 Points || +16 || 77 PIMS || 106 HITS || 46 SB
S28: 1 Goal || 13 Assists || 14 Points || +15 || 50 PIM || 126 HITS || 75 SB
S29: 0 Goal || 11 Assists || 11 Points || -2 || 64 PIMS || 131 HITS || 58 SB
S30: 4 Goals || 18 Assists || 22 Points || +10 || 52 PIMS || 156 HITS || 68 SB
S31: 2 Goals || 28 assists || 30 Points || +6 || 86 PIMS || 211 HITS || 103 SB
S32: 2 Goals || 19 Assists || 21 Points || -15 || 66 PIMS || 162 HITS || 81 SB
S33: 4 Goals || 24 Assists || 28 Points || -2 || 66 PIMS || 167 HITS || 74 SB
S34: 2 Goals || 29 Assists || 31 Points || -7 || 54 PIMS || 153 HITS || 72 SB
S35: 3 Goals || 31 Assists || 34 Points || +3 || 106 PIMS || 177 HITS || 89 SB
S36: 4 Goals || 30 Assists || 34 Points || +5 || 74 PIMS || 184 HITS || 91 SB
S37: 3 Goals || 30 Assists || 33 Points || -9 || 50 PIMS || 155 HITS || 79 SB
Total: 550GP || 27 Goals || 241 Assists || 268 Points || +20 || 750 PIMS || 1728 HITS || 836SB
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SHL Playoff Stats:
S27: 9GP || 0 Goals || 3 Assists || 3 Points || +6 || 14 PIMS || 16 HITS || 7SB
S28: 5GP || 0 Goals || 0 Assists || 0 Points || -4 || 2 PIMS || 11 HITS || 6SB
S29: 11GP || 0 Goals || 0 Assists | 0 Points || -11 || 14 PIMS ||  39 HITS || 18SB
S30: DNQ
S31: Not Accessible
S32: DNQ
S33: 11 GP || 1 Goal || 8 Assists || 9 Points || +0 || 10 PIMS || 48 HITS || 16SB
S34: 7 GP || 0 Goals || 5 Assists || 5 Points || -1 || 12 PIMS || 32 HITS || 9SB
S35: 17 GP || 0 Goals || 14 Assists || 14 Points || +6 || 30 PIMS || 80 HITS || 42SB
S36: 6 GP || 0 Goals || 4 Assists || 4 Points || -4 || 4 PIMS || 19 HITS || 6SB
S37: 18 GP || 1 Goal || 9 Assists || 10 Points || +2 || 21 PIMS || 72 HITS || 27 SB
Total: 71 GP || 2 Goals || 46 Assists || 48 Points || +7 || 94 PIMS || 300 HITS || 125 SB

Cynthia Taylor || Head GM || RETIRED || Toronto North Stars

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SHL Regular Season Stats:

S32 || TOR || 18-24-8

S33 || TOR || 22-17-11

S34 || TOR || 25-20-5

S35 || TOR || 28-17-5

S36 || TOR || 26-18-6

Total: 119 - 96 - 35

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SHL Playoff Stats.

S32 || TOR || 7-4-0 Lost to NEW

S33 || TOR || 3-4-0 Lost to NEW

S34 || TOR || 3-4-0 Lost to NEW

S35 || TOR || 12-3-2 Challenge Cup Winners

S36 || TOR || 2-3-1 Lost to NEW

Total: 27 - 18 - 3

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Awards:

S35 Challenge Cup

S35 Lance Uppercut Award

Lyndis Vakarian || LW Sniper || 1016 TPE || Toronto North Stars
Name: Lyndis Vakarian
Age: 23
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190 lbs
Number: 18
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Transactions:
S37 SMJHL Draft: Drafted 4th overall by Kelowna Knights
S38 SHL Draft: Drafted 4th overall by Hamilton Steelhawks

S43 Traded to Toronto North Stars
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SMJHL Stats:
S37: 5 Goals || 12 Assists || 17 Points || -2
S38: 19 Goals || 21 Assists || 40 Points || +5
S39: 19 Goals || 17 Assists || 36 Points || +6
S40: 14 Goals || 20 Assists || 34 Points || +3
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SMJHL Playoff Stats:
S37: DNQ
S38: 6 GP || 1 Goal || 1 Assist || 2 Points || +1
S39: 4 GP || 0 Goal || 0 Assist || 0 Points || +0
S40: 10 GP || 3 Goal || 4 Assists || 7 Points || -2
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SHL Regular Season Stats:
S41: 6 Goals || 8 Assists || 14 Points || -4
S42: 12 Goals || 16 Assists || 28 Points || -1
S43: 14 Goals || 9 Assists || 23 Points || +1
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SHL Playoff Stats:
S41: 12 GP || 3 Goal || 5 Assists || 8 Points || +4
S42: 10 GP || 4 Goal || 0 Assists || 4 Points || +1
S43: DNQ

Originally posted by Cynthia@Aug 24 2015, 11:28 PM
8000 words XC How do you write so much words so fast D:

These articles usually take me a while. This one specifically took about 6 hours of writing today.

The story articles take me less time, both because they're shorter and require less research.

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Eggy is a monster. Grade A franchise defensemen. Unreal!

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Originally posted by Jesster@Aug 24 2015, 11:33 PM
Eggy is a monster. Grade A franchise defensemen. Unreal!

:wub:

Also I'm just not going to comment on Nereus's photo. Just because no comment is sufficient.

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Eggy how much bank ya got?

Patrikov Bure || New England Wolfpack || "A" || Retired || 
Name: Patrikov Bure || Patrick Taylor
Age: 38
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 202 lbs
Number: 10 || 14
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Transactions:
Drafted 25th overall by Vancouver in the S23 Draft
Signed 2 Million dollar deal with Vancouver
Drafted 24th Overall by Winnipeg in S24 Draft
S24 Signed entry level 3 year deal with Winnipeg
S24 Changed name to Patrikov Bure/Transferred to Russia
S26 Called up to SHL
S26 Signed 1 Year extension with Winnipeg
S27 Traded to New England
S27 Signed 4 year extension with New England
S31 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S32 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S33 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S34 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S35 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S36 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S37 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S38 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S39 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S40 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S41 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S42 Signed 1 year extension with New England
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SMJHL Season Statistics
S23 || VAN || 9 Goals || 15 Assists || 24 Points || -1 || 16 PIMS || 45 HITS || 
S24 || VAN || 19 Goals || 30 Assists || 49 Points || -3 || 26 PIMS || 55 HITS || 
S25 || VAN || 25 Goals || 28 Assists || 53 Points || +10 || 18 PIMS || 55 HITS || 
Total: 140 GP || 53 Goals || 73 Assists || 136 Points || +6 || 60 PIMS || 155 HITS ||
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S23 || VAN || 18 GP || 3 Goals || 5 Assists || 8 Points || +1 || 8 PIMS || 10 HITS || 
S24 || VAN || 17 GP || 11 Goals || 14 Assists || 25 Points || +1 || 4 PIMS || 18 HITS || 
S25 || VAN || 5 GP || 2 Goals || 2 Assists || 4 Points || -4 || 2 PIMS || 8 HITS || 
Total: 40 GP || 16 Goals || 21 Assists || 37 Points || -2 || 14 PIMS || 36 HITS || 
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SHL Season Statistics 
S26 || WIN || 10 Goals || 11 Assists || 21 Points || +2 || 15 PIMS || 4 HITS || 
S27 || NEW || 10 Goals || 14 Assists || 24 Points || -7 || 0 PIMS || 2 HITS || 
S28 || NEW || 12 Goals || 13 Assists || 25 Points || +0 || 4 PIMS || 4 HITS || 
S29 || NEW || 16 Goals || 23 Assists || 39 Points || +22 || 2 PIMS || 1 HITS || 
S30 || NEW || 26 Goals || 34 Assists  || 60 Points || +19 || 16 PIMS || 46 HITS || 
S31 || NEW || 19 Goals || 32 Assists  || 51 Points || +9 || 35 PIMS || 136 HITS ||
S32 || NEW || 20 Goals || 24 Assists  || 44 Points || +11 || 34 PIMS || 96 HITS || 
S33 || NEW || 21 Goals || 22 Assists  || 43 Points || +13 || 24 PIMS || 106 HITS || 
S34 || NEW || 17 Goals || 33 Assists  || 50 Points || +15 || 50 PIMS || 162 HITS || 
S35 || NEW || 18 Goals || 24 Assists  || 42 Points || +11 || 60 PIMS || 194 HITS || 
S36 || NEW || 13 Goals || 14 Assists  || 27 Points || +4 || 55 PIMS || 206 HITS || 
S37 || NEW || 21 Goals || 20 Assists  || 41 Points || +7 || 54 PIMS || 189 HITS || 
S38 || NEW || 14 Goals || 29 Assists  || 43 Points || +2 || 35 PIMS || 163 HITS || 
S39 || NEW || 11 Goals || 11 Assists  || 22 Points || -17 || 4 PIMS || 41 HITS || 
S40 || NEW || 15 Goals || 25 Assists  || 40 Points || +13 || 12 PIMS || 29 HITS || 
S41 || NEW || 14 Goals || 13 Assists  || 27 Points || -9 || 0 PIMS || 38 HITS || 
pbl]S42 || NEW || 16 Goals || 10 Assists  || 26 Points || -16 || 4 PIMS || 68 HITS || [/pbl]
Total: 850 GP || 17 Seasons || 273 Goals || 352 Assists || 625 Points || +82 || 404PIMS || 1485 HITS || 
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SHL Playoff Statistics
S26 || WIN || 12 GP || 2 Goals || 4 Assists || 6 Points || -2 || 7 PIMS || 1 HITS || 
S27: Did not Qualify
S28 || NEW || 7 GP || 0 Goals || 1 Assists || 1 Point || -1 || 0 PIMS || 0 HITS || 
S29: Did not Qualify
S30 || NEW || 14 GP || 6 Goals || 6 Assists || 12 Points || +2 || 0 PIMS || 23 HITS || 
S31 || NEW || 19 GP || 11 Goals || 13 Assists || 24 Points || +9 || 17 PIMS || 39 HITS || 
S32 || NEW || 11 GP || 3 Goals || 2 Assists || 5 Points || +3 || 8 PIMS || 29 HITS || 
S33 || NEW || 18 GP || 7 Goals || 10 Assists || 17 Points || -1 || 20 PIMS || 55 HITS || 
S34 || NEW || 11 GP || 4 Goals || 7 Assists || 11 Points || +5 || 24 PIMS || 42 HITS || 
S35 || NEW || 10 GP || 2 Goals || 4 Assists || 6 Points || -7 || 12 PIMS || 33 HITS || 
S36 || NEW || 18 GP || 11 Goals || 11 Assists || 22 Points || +9 || 22 PIMS || 63 HITS || 
S37: Did not Qualify
S38 || NEW || 7 GP || 3 Goals || 1 Assists || 4 Points || +4 || 8 PIMS || 32 HITS || 
S39 || NEW || 12 GP || 2 Goals || 2 Assists || 4 Points || +4 || 0 PIMS || 8 HITS || 
S40 || NEW || 5 GP || 1 Goals || 5 Assists || 6 Points || +2 || 2 PIMS || 1 HITS || 
S41: Did not Qualify
S42 || NEW || 18 GP || 4 Goals || 6 Assists || 10 Points || +2 || 5 PIMS || 8 HITS || 
Total: 14 Playoffs || 165 GP || 56 Goals || 72 Assists || 129 Points || +31 || 129 PIMS || 334 HITS
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Awards/Accomplishments
S23 4 Star Cup Run
S24 4 Star Cup Champions
S24 Playoff Most Points
S24 Ronan O'Keefe Trophy
S26 First Fight
S30 Highest P/20 of Career and League
S30 Challenge Cup Champion
S31#12 On Top 100 Players
S31 New England Wolfpack Alternate Captain
S31 Challenge Cup Champion
S31 Anton Ratzov Trophy
S32 #13 On Top 100 Players
S33 Challenge Cup Champion
S33 #14 on Top 100 Players
S33 New England Wolfpack Alternate Captain
S33 Team Russia Captain
S33 Anton Ratzov Nominee 
S34 #16 on Top 100 Players
S35 #17 on Top 100 Players
S35 Inducted into Vancouver Whalers Hall of Fame
S36 #35 on Top 100 Players
S36 Challenge Cup Run
S38 #67 on Top 100 Players
S39 #45 on Top 100 Players
S41 #83 on Top 100 Players
S42 Challenge Cup Run

Shaquille Derisraka || Vancouver Whalers || 550 TPE ||
Name: Shaquille Derisraka
Age: 18
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 208 lbs
Number: 34
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Transactions:
Drafted 16th overall by Vancouver in the S43 Draft
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SHL Playoff Statistics
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Awards/Accomplishments
S43 Draft 16th overall by Vancouver Whalers

All-time New England Wolfpack scorer

Originally posted by Kevin "Juice" Bieksa@Aug 24 2015, 11:41 PM
Eggy how much bank ya got?

I've got about $21M in articles waiting to be graded....once all my bank updates go through (articles, training, transfers, etc) I'll be safely over $100M. Probably $105 or so.

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Damn Eggy... Another great job once again

Thanks Magenta!

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