Welcome simulation hockey fans to another edition of media spotlight. It is I, Luffy Richard, former defenseman for Toronto North Stars and current sports beat writer for the San Diego Tidal. But today, to earn some extra cash so me and my roommate don’t have to share a packet of ramen for dinner every night, I will be covering the Thunder Bay Walleyes who did not exist the last time I was active in the league. Things sure do change when you go on a two year journey to find yourself.

The Walleye have only been around since season seventy-eight when the Regina Elk relocated. Fun fact about the Walleye is that they play in an arena known as the piss bowl, and I don’t know if the name creates a general vibe that leads to a malaise within the hockey club. But no judgement here. My current residence isn’t exactly the Taj Mahal.

The Thunder Bay Walleye finished the season with a record of fifteen/forty-nine/two which is good for thirty-two points and last in the conference. When I looked up if that was good or not, my roommate told me it was about as good as my hockey career, so that was hurtful. But I had to do some digging, and had to do some math, to find how the Walleye have been doing leading up to this season to get a better sense of where this team is in the grand scheme of things.

Here is there record season by season up to from seventy-eight to eighty-one:
Season 78: 24-37-5 for fifty-three points.
Goals for: 184 and goals against: 270
Season 79: 29-32-5 for sixty-three points
Goals for: 233 and goals against: 259
Season 80: 20-41-5 for forty-five points.
Goals for: 192 and goals against: 289
Season 81: 32-30-4 for sixty-eight points.
Goals for: 296 and goals against: 310

These records were good for fifteenth, tenth, thirteen, and ninth. That means since becoming the Walleye, they have only cracked top ten twice, and bottom five three times. That has got to be disheartening, but we have all been there. For the most part. I mean I won a Four Star cup, but I was the worst part of that team.

The playoff success of the Walleye boils down to a single series win in their first season where they swept the Anchorage Armada but lost to the Kelowna Knights. Next three seasons were first round exits provided by the Malamutes, a sweep by the Berserkers, and a seven-game series against the Vancouver Whalers, my old alma mater. That must have been a heartbreak of a series as that was their best season and they were possibly ready to take it to the next level.


So sadly, the Thunder Bay Walleye came off their best season and marched into their worst. I am sure this isn’t the season that the Walleyes wanted for themselves, but in the simulation game what you want matters less than the art projects of kindergarteners that are rotting in their parent’s garage. They also miss the playoffs for the first time in their history which is just putting salt, lemon, Bubba’s Colon Melter Hot Sauce into the wound.

The Thunder Bay Walleyes scored a hundred and ninety-two goals and gave up three-hundred and thirty-two goals which kind of does align with a team having me on defense. That was a nice use of simile there, roommate. Their power play scored thirty goals in two-hundred and seventeen chances for a nifty 13.8%. Their penalty kill was successful a hundred and sixty-six times in two-hundred and thirteen kills for a 77.9% success rate.

All of this to say, the Thunder Bay Walleye are looking to put this season behind them and move on. I’ve been there, mites. You can only go up from here!

This has been Luffy Richard spotlighting a team that perhaps did not want to be spotlighted. I also did may more research for this than I thought it was and perhaps would have been better off saving this rabbit hole for that, but hey, everyone’s gotta eat which I think the philosopher Outkast, which in its original greek means ‘spottieouttiedopaliscious,’ was the first to say.

Anyways, Luffy out!

our season sucked for sure, I think our playoffs will show that we can figure hockey out sometimes!


Which was do we hold the sticks again?

Colorado Raptors Capitan S42-Until Forever!
Czechia Wants you! Ask about a transfer!!

S74 - Troy McClure IIII
Late To Draft - Signed by Regina Elk
Drafted 18th overall in SHL Draft to New England Wolfpack






S42-Troy McClure III- D-Retired
Undrafted Signing-S41
S43-S52 SHL Totals: 500 games played 32 goals 189 assists 891 hits 10227 minutes
S41-S42 SMJHL Totals: 100 games played 10 goals 52 assists 187 hits 1818 minutes
S41-S52 Czechia Totals: 124 games played 12 goals 42 assists 230 hits 2468 minutes




Awards
S41 WJC Gold Medal Champion Co-GM!!
S42 Quilha Agante Trophy Winner
S42 Ideen Fallah Trophy Winner
 S44 Champion Cup Champion - Winnipeg Jets
S53 Champion Cup Champion - Hamilton Steelhawks

our season sucked for sure, I think our playoffs will show that we can figure hockey out sometimes!


Which was do we hold the sticks again?

I believe in you! Never let adversity get in the way of optimism and a good time!