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With the St. Louis Scarecrows being eliminated from the 4 Star Cup Playoffs by the Colorado Mammoths, the offseason begins for the boys from Missouri. It’s this time of the year that we like to grab interviews with members of the team to get their feelings on how the season went and what we can expect from them in the future. Today, we were lucky enough to run into the Captain of the Scarecrows, Louie Garrett, as he was cleaning out his locker for the ensuing offseason. He was willing to answer a few questions for us, here is the transcript of our conversation.

Reporter: Hi Louie, how are you doing this afternoon? We were wondering if you had any time to answer some questions for us?

Garrett: Hey, I’m doing well and sure go ahead. I have as much time as you need.

Reporter: Thank you. So first of all, I would like to talk about the regular season. The Scarecrows as a whole did well. How do you personally feel things went for the team and yourself?

Garrett: Yeah, well as a team we really took care of business in the regular season. We took home our second Laurifer Trophy in the last two years so we really did everything we needed to as a team. I am always tough on myself though. I don’t think that I did enough this season to help guarantee the success of the team. We really relied on the scoring prowess of the top line, but they were good enough to carry us to the top of the standings.

Reporter: Obviously the playoffs didn’t go as you expected. What do you think you needed to do differently to have triumphed in the series against Colorado?

Garrett: Well, yeah things didn’t go as planned. We shouldn’t have let them jump out in front early on in the series, but I think we were just rusty after the first round bye. We were able to force a game 7 in the series. To be perfectly honest, we outplayed the Mammoths in that game but Aleksandrov played the game of a lifetime. We put up 55 shots on them and Wagner was doing his job too. Just one of those games where luck wasn’t on our side.

Reporter: And how do you think you did in the playoffs?

Garrett: Same situation as the regular season. I needed to do more plain and simple. I just didn’t do enough to push the team over the edge. Other people stepped up in the regular season and other people did it in the playoffs. It was my job to step at some point and I was just never really able to get it going. I blame myself for our lack of success this season. There were a lot of guys who stayed down this season to win the 4 Star Cup and there’s a pretty big part of me that feels like I let them down.

Reporter: So you rooting for anyone in the finals?

Garrett: Well I wish I could be rooting for the Scarecrows. I obviously have some friends on both squads, but to be perfectly honest, I’m pulling for the Whalers in this one. They have jumped out to an early series lead and I think they are going to pull it off. They had an incredible season and are definitely deserving of winning the cup.

Reporter: We heard a rumor that earlier in the year you were definitely going to be spending a third year in the SMJHL, but your situation might not be so certain anymore. Any truth to that rumor?

Garrett: Earlier in the season I was told that I would be spending a third in the SMJHL, yes however, more recently the General Managers of the Riot have tossed around the idea of calling me up for this next season. Both the general managers of the Scarecrows and Riot want me to play on their squads so it looks like I have a decision to make.

Reporter: Speaking of the Riot, your General Manager has been making some adjustments to the roster that other members of the hockey community view as questionable. Do you have any thoughts on the direction that the organization is heading?

Garrett: The General Managers of the Riot have been nothing but excellent to me personally. They ensure the team regularly that there is a method to their madness and that we will just have to wait to see how things turn out. As things stand right now, we don’t have a first round pick in this upcoming draft, but we have a couple of second round picks and with how large this class is we are still bound to get a couple of stud prospects. I’m definitely excited to be adding some new blood to the organization and hopefully they are excited about building hockey in the city of Seattle.

Reporter: You mention the rookies and the upcoming draft. How do you think the St. Louis rookies will fare in the draft?

Garrett: The Scarecrow rookies have been absolutely fantastic this season and I think quite a few of them have made impacts on General Managers of the SHL. Guys like Roman Augustus and Tigole Bitties are definitely in the conversation for the first round. Seth Paige, Finn Jakobsen, Teddy Cuddles, and Joseph Lombardi might go a little bit later but they would all be excellent pickups for any team. Honestly, I expect all of these guys to come back to St. Louis this next season and kick butt. I can’t wait to see what they are capable of.

Reporter: So now that it is the offseason for you guys, do you have any big plans while you wait for things to get started again?

Garrett: I might watch the rest of the finals and the games in the SHL playoffs. The series especially between the Calgary Dragons and Portland Admirals has been a lot of fun and I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Other than that, I’m just going to be relaxing. I might go take a trip out to California. Who knows what trouble I might get into. Honestly, I’m just ready for some rest and relaxation. This was a long season and I’m going to need a recharge before the next one starts.

Reporter: If you stay down in the SMJHL for this upcoming season, how do you think the Scarecrows will look in terms of success?

Garrett: Well, to be perfectly honest, the last two seasons were our real big opportunities to win the cup and we weren’t able to do it. We are losing a lot of talent for this upcoming season. Talent that isn’t easy at all to replace. That being said, I mentioned our rookies earlier. I think that they will be stepping up big time this next season. A lot of them were playing on a tiny amount of minutes, but they will definitely get the opportunity to play this next season and everyone will really be able to see what they are capable of. We probably won’t be considered one of the cup favorites next season, but I think we will be able to qualify for the playoffs and that is all that matters, the Mammoths are proving that this season.

Reporter: Finally, we caught wind that this became a hot issue amongst the rookies in the SMJHL this season and we were wondering if we could get your thoughts about it. Is a hotdog a sandwich?

Garrett: You know, I’m firmly in the camp that everyone is entitled to their own opinion about this situation. That being said, I think a hotdog is a hotdog and not a sandwich. I heard that there were quite a few of the rookies who disagree with this opinion, but I don’t really see how it could be viewed as a sandwich.

Reporter: Well, thank you for making time to speak with us and good luck next season with whatever team you may be playing for.

Garrett: Thanks a lot.

So that is what we were able to get out of the Captain, Louie Garrett. Obviously disappointed with how the season turned out for the Scarecrows but he is definitely still optimistic about the future. He also implied that he believes that the Seattle Riot have more of a plan than a lot of people believe. He also told us that he looks forward to being at the upcoming SHL and SMJHL drafts where he will be welcoming the new era of Scarecrows and Riot members into their respective leagues. Finally, we got confirmation here tonight that hotdogs are in fact NOT sandwiches. We look forward to having more interviews with Louie Garrett in the future and wish him luck in his decision on whether to play one more season in the SMJHL or move up to the big leagues with the Seattle Riot. Until next time, signing off.

Louie Garrett || RW || Texas Renegades || USA || 1715 TPE
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SHL Total Regular Season Statistics:
GP: 550, G: 253, A: 298, P: 551, +/-: 66, PIMS: 120, H: 514, SB: 161
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SHL Total Playoff Statistics:
GP: 68, G: 27, A: 42, P: 69, +/-: 15, PIMS: 13, H: 37, SB: 17
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SMJHL Total Regular Season Statistics:
GP: 150, G: 48, A: 43, P: 91, +/-: 5, PIMS: 57, H: 118, SB: 24
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SMJHL Total Playoff Statistics:
GP: 31, G: 14, A: 17, P: 31, +/-: 1, PIMS: 10, H: 23, SB: 4

Originally posted by dizzyDC@Jul 22 2017, 11:03 PM
That being said, I think a hotdog is a hotdog and not a sandwich. I heard that there were quite a few of the rookies who disagree with this opinion, but I don’t really see how it could be viewed as a sandwich.

Well, guess that's the end of that friendship

Great article, bud.

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Benson "Flower" Fiorentini || C/LW || Tampa Bay Barracuda || USA || VAN || 2011 TPE

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Name: Benson Fiorentini
Number: 9
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205lbs
Birthplace: Long Island, NY
Age: 25
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SHL Regular Season Stats
S68: GP: 66 || G: 8 || A: 34 || P: 42 || +29 || SH%: 8.3% || HIT: 113 || PIM: 21
S69: GP: 66 || G: 18 || A: 33 || P: 51 || +28 || SH%: 15.1% || HIT: 136 || PIM: 26
S70: GP: 66 || G: 16 || A: 47 || P: 63 || +43 || SH%: 15% || HIT: 138 || PIM: 32
S71: GP: 66 || G: 27 || A: 29 || P: 56 || -20 || SH%: 15.3% || HIT: 95 || PIM: 37
S72: GP: 66 || G: 34 || A: 39 || P: 73 || -26 || SH%: 16.1% || HIT: 78 || PIM: 30
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SHL Playoff Stats
S68: GP: 21 || G: 2 || A: 10 || P: 12 || +4 || SH%: 8.0% || HIT: 39 || PIM: 6
S69: GP: 16 || G: 5 || A: 4 || P: 9 || -1 || SH%: 17.2% || HIT: 28 || PIM: 4
S70: GP: 13 || G: 4 || A: 8 || P: 12 || +4 || SH%: 16% || HIT: 25 || PIM: 12
S71: GP: 7 || G: 1 || A: 3 || P: 4 || -3 || SH%: 11.1% || HIT: 6 || PIM: 0
S72: GP: 5 || G: 2 || A: 5 || P: 7 || +1 || SH%: 14.3% || HIT: 7 || PIM: 0
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SMJHL Career Stats
Regular Season: GP: 198 || G: 70 || A: 80 || P: 150 || +17 || SH%: 13.13% || HIT: 337 || PIM: 64
Playoffs: GP: 20 || G: 7 || A: 3 || P: 10 || -10 || SH%: 18.92% || HIT: 46 || PIM: 8
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Transactions
Drafted 9th overall by the Vancouver Whalers (S65)
Drafted 2nd overall by the Seattle Argonauts (S66)
Played for the Seattle Argonauts (S68 - S74)
Traded to the Tampa Bay Barracuda (S74)
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Accomplishments
Won the Challenge Cup with Seattle [Rookie Year] (S68)



Finn Krüger || SEA Head GM (S69 - S73) || RD || WKP/HAM/TOR/TBB || GER || COL || Peak: 1690 TPE

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Name: Finn Krüger
Number: 8
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200lbs
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Age: 53
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SHL Career Stats
Regular Season: GP: 649 || G: 68 || A: 339 || P: 407 || +55 || HIT: 871 || SB: 878 || PIM: 393
Playoffs: GP: 92 || G: 11 || A: 43 || P: 54 || -1 || HIT: 121 || SB: 128 || PIM: 71
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SMJHL Career Stats
Regular Season: GP: 150 || G: 35 || A: 72 || P: 107 || 0 || HIT: 64 || SB: 143 || PIM: 83
Playoffs: GP: 27 || G: 3 || A: 13 || P: 16 || -5 || HIT: 13 || SB: 21 || PIM: 9
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Transactions
Drafted 4th Overall by the Colorado Mammoths (S34)
Signed a $2m/1yr contract with the Colorado Mammoths (S34)
Drafted 3rd Overall by the West Kendall Platoon (S35)
Signed a $9m/3yr (3m AAV) contract with the West Kendall Platoon (S35)
Signed a $6m/2yr (3m AAV) extension with the West Kendall Platoon (S38)
Signed a $18m/3yr (6m AAV) contract with the Hamilton Steelhawks (S42)
Traded to the Toronto North Stars (S45)
Signed with the Hamilton Steelhawks (S47)
Traded to the Tampa Bay Barracuda (S49)
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Accomplishments
Named Alternate Captain of the Colorado Mammoths (S34, S35)
Quilha Agante Trophy for Best Defenceman (S35)
Named Captain of the Colorado Mammoths (S36)
Won Gold Medal with Team Germany (S36)
Named Alternate Captain of the West Kendall Platoon (S40)
Won Bronze Medal with Team Germany (S40)
Won Challenge Cup with the West Kendall Platoon (S41)



Bastien Marchessault || VAN Head/AGM (S37 - S42) || 1x Four-Star, 3x Laurifer, 2x GMOTY

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Regular Season Stats:
TOTALS: GP: 300 || W: 158 || L: 112 || OTL: 30 || GF: 912 || GA: 865 || GF/GA: 1.05
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Playoff Stats:
VAN S42: GP: 0 || W: 0 || L: 0 || OTL: 0 || GF: 0 | GA: 0
VAN S41: GP: 5 || W: 1 || L: 4 || OTL: 0 || GF: 10 | GA: 13
VAN S40: Did Not Qualify
VAN S39: GP: 15 || W: 10 || L: 5 || OTL: 0 || GF: 52 | GA: 43
VAN S38: GP: 4 || W: 0 || L: 4 || OTL: 0 || GF: 11 || GA: 19
VAN S37: Did Not Qualify
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Transactions
Named Co-GM of the Vancouver Whalers (S37)
Named Head GM of the Vancouver Whalers (S42)
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Accomplishments
Laurifer Trophy Winner (S41, S42, S43)
Occasus Trophy Winner (S42)
Mathias Chouinard Award for Best GM (S41, S42)

Good stuff Dizzy, pleasure being a teammate of yours, we've had some fun times these past couple of seasons. I'll see you up in the big leagues

 

Thanks to prettyburn, TML, Carpy, JNH, Jepox, Engi, Karey, Flappy, Skolpadder, Mook, DollarAndADream, Smirnov and Toe for the sigs.

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Crossfit Jesus || Retired

Age: 21

Height 6'1"

Weight: 217lbs

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Transactions:

Drafted 35th Overall by the St.Louis Scarecrows in the S32 SMJHL Draft.

Drafted 43rd Overall by the Manhatten Rage in the S33 SHL Draft.

 Signed Entry Level Deal with the Manhatten Rage

 Signed a 3 yr/12M Contract extension with the Rage.

  IIHF Status changed from Canada to Sweden

 Signed a 2yr/15.5M contract with the Jets

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 Awards/Milestones:

 S33 Micheal Haan Award Winner for Most Dedicated on the Crows

 T-5th for most goals in history in a single SMJHL Season. 28 goals (S34)

 S34 Challenge Cup Winner with the Rage.

 S34 Martucci Award Winner.

S34 Kane Summers and Brady Wingles Award Winner.

 S36 SHL All-Rookie Team.

 S38 Challenge Cup Winner with the Rage.

 S44 Challenge Cup Winner with the Jets.

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 SMJHL Season Stats:

S32 (STL) SMJHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 3 G, 2A, 5 PTS

S33 (STL) SMJHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 6 G, 14 A, 20 PTS

S34 (STL) SMJHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 28 G, 28 A, 56 PTS

 S35 (STL) SMJHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 24 G, 23 A, 46 PTS

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 Total SMJHL Season Stats: GP: 200, 61 G, 67 A, 128 PTS

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 SMJHL Playoff Stats:

 S34 (STL) SMJHL Playoffs - GP: 13, 5 G, 5 A, 10 PTS

 S35 (STL) SMJHL Playoffs - GP: 7, 2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS

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 Total SMJHL Playoff Stats: GP: 20, 7 G, 7 A, 14 PTS

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 IIHF Stats:

S35 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 13, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS

 S36 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10, 1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS

 S37 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 11, 3 G, 1 A, 4 PTS

S38 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS

 S39 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 1 G, 4 A, 5 PTS

 S40 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 4 G, 7 A, 11 PTS

 S41 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS

 S42 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 4 G, 2 A, 6 PTS

 S43 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 2 G, 4 A, 6 PTS

 S44 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS

 S45 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 10. 4 G, 3 A, 7 PTS

 S46 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 11. 8 G, 7 A, 15 PTS

 S47 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 13. 2 G, 8 A, 10 PTS

 S48 (SWE) IIHF Tourney - GP: 15. 10 G, 11 A, 21 PTS

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 SHL Season Stats:

 S36 (MAN) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 14 G, 17 A, 31 PTS

 S37 (MAN) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 19 G, 12 A, 31 PTS

 S38 (MAN) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 16 G, 19 A, 35 PTS

 S39 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 14 G, 18 A, 32 PTS

 S40 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 12 G, 9 A, 21 PTS

S41 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 17 G, 33 A, 50 PTS

S42 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 14 G, 13 A, 27 PTS

S43 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 26 G, 28 A, 54 PTS

S44 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 19 G, 22 A, 41 PTS

S45 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 16 G, 22 A, 38 PTS

S46 (WKP) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 27 G, 25 A, 52 PTS

S47 (WKP) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 25 G, 36 A, 61 PTS

S48 (WPG) SHL Regular Season - GP: 50, 13 G, 31 A, 44 PTS

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Total SHL Regular Season Stats: GP: 600, G: 232, A: 285, PTS: 517 

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SHL Playoff Stats:

 S34 (MAN) SHL Playoffs - GP: 3, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS

 S38 (MAN) SHL Playoffs - GP: 20, 4 G, 3 A, 7 PTS

 S39 (WPG) SHL Playoffs - GP: 13, 3 G, 3 A, 6 PTS

 S40 (WPG) SHL Playoffs - GP: 14, 6 G, 3 A, 9 PTS

 S41 (WPG) SHL Playoffs - GP: 13, 4 G, 3 A, 7 PTS

 S43 (WPG) SHL Playoffs - GP: 17, 6 G, 16 A, 22 PTS

 S44 (WPG) SHL Playoffs - GP: 18, 8 G, 4 A, 12 PTS

 S45 (WPG) SHL Playoffs - GP: 4, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS

 S47 (WKP) SHL Playoffs - GP: 15, 8 G, 8 A, 16 PTS

 S48 (WPG) SHL Playoffs - GP: 19, 2 G, 7 A, 9 PTS

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Total SHL Playoff Stats: GP: 136, G: 41, A: 48, PTS: 89

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"Machine Gun" Prince Devitt || D || Knights || Dragons || 1022 TPE

Name: Prince Devitt
Age: 37
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs
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SMJHL Season Stats:
S48 (KEL) SMJHL Season: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 9, PTS: 13
S49 (KEL) SMJHL Season: GP: 50, G: 3, A: 34, PTS: 37
S50 (KEL) SMJHL Season: GP: 50, G: 1, A: 34, PTS: 35
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SMJHL Regular Season Total Stats: GP: 150, G: 8 , A: 78, PTS: 86
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SMJHL Playoff Stats:
S48 (KEL) SMJHL Playoffs: GP: 6, G: 1, A: 3, PTS: 4
S49 (KEL) SMJHL Playoffs: GP: 17, G: 1, A: 14, PTS: 15
S50 (KEL) SMJHL Playoffs: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 4, PTS: 4
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SMJHL Total Playoff Stats: GP: 29, G: 2, A: 21, PTS: 23
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SHL Season Stats:
S51 (CGY) SHL Season: GP: 50, G: 0, A: 10, PTS: 10
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SHL Playoff Stats:
S50 (CGY) SHL Playoffs: GP: 11, G: 0, A: 0, PTS: 0
S51 (CGY) SHL Playoffs: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 4, PTS: 4

Originally posted by dizzyDC@Jul 23 2017, 12:03 AM
I think a hotdog is a hotdog and not a sandwich.

whew thank god captains only last one season
Other than that, good read!