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The scoreboard above center ice in the Scotiabank Saddledome shows 2:41 remaining in the third period. It also shows the Winnipeg Jets leading the Calgary Dragons 3-2 in Game Six of the Season 38 Western Conference Finals.

Beneath it, Zach Evans lines up across from Alex Mack at the faceoff dot. Mack isn’t there long – he makes an early move and is ejected, replaced with second-year winger Dani Forsberg. Evans may only be in his first season at center, but after winning 55 percent of his regular season faceoffs, this is candy from a baby.

Evans wins the faceoff to veteran Theo Kane, but a scrum quickly develops along the boards. Ultimately, Calgary comes away with the puck … and scores. 3-3.

Evans returns to the bench, cursing under his breath. The Jets need this win to force a Game Seven. After leading 3-1 to end the second period, the Dragons are now a goal away from ending Winnipeg’s season.

That goal came six seconds later.

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After forcing his way through the handshakes and somehow auto-piloting to the visiting locker room, Evans sat in his locker, dazed. A season ago, Evans and the Jets lifted the Challenge Cup after rallying from a 3-1 series deficit against the Toronto North Stars. Now, the shoes – or skates, as they were – had switched feet.

During the regular season, the Jets looked the part to defend their title. Winnipeg’s electrifying offense scored 4.1 goals per game, with five players scoring 50 points and another three eclipsing 40 points.

Evans led the charge on that front, with 65 points during the regular season. Not only did he top the Winnipeg score sheet, he finished the season with the league scoring lead, earning him the Sergei Karpotsov Trophy.

An assist on a Big Manious goal gave him his 15th point of the playoffs in 13 games, but as he sat in his locker speechress, all he could think about was the point he didn’t get.

The season was over. Evans collected his thoughts, answered questions for the assembled media, and left with little fanfare as the Cole Reinhart Trophy celebration continued on the ice.

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After a disappointing end to the SHL season, Evans braced himself for another disappointment in the offseason. He couldn’t help but laugh looking at his laptop as Russia’s Season 38 IIHF roster was released.

“Three fucking rookies on defense,” Evans chuckled. “Not even SHL rookies. SMJHL rookies. Winnipeg might be drafting one of these fuckers for all I know.”

Since the last IIHF Tournament, Cynthia Taylor and Roman Morenov had retired. This opened roster spots on a defensive unit which was shallow at best in Season 37 as Russia failed to qualify for the medal rounds.

“Guess we’ll just play like it’s the 1980s, eh?” Evans added. “Just outscore them and hope for the best?”

If there was a team suited to the hockey equivalent of “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,” it was the Russians. Two of the SHL’s top three scorers, Evans and Minnesota’s Sebastian Strange, would anchor the top line alongside captain Patrikov Bure. Second-line winger (and Evans’ teammate in Winnipeg) Pietra Volkova also scored 55 points in Season 38.

The grand NHR 94 experiment had mixed results in round robin play. The Russians bombarded opponents with more than 35 shots per game but allowed 32 goals over ten games. On the final day of the round robin, Evans and Bure tallied three points each in a 5-3 win over Finland to secure the fourth and final spot out of Group A into the Medal Rounds. Their record was 4-5-1.

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Finishing last in Group A placed Russia against the top team in Group B, the United States. USA-Russia games always present a little extra anxiety for Evans, normally a calm and collected player. Evans was born in North Carolina, the rarest of hockey unicorns, a star player from America’s Bible Belt. In Season 30, he closed out his SMJHR rookie season by transferring to Russia, spurning the United States and drawing considerable ire in the process.

Since then, the United States had won two gold medals, including the Season 31 IIHF Tournament when Evans controversially sat at home and watched as Russia failed to qualify for medal rounds. Russia, meanwhile, had just one bronze medal to its name in that time. Yes, Evans was a first-liner for Russia, but at this stage in his career he could have arguably held the same distinction for the Americans, alongside fellow Jets Jason Visser and Luke Fleming.

Much ink was spilled at the time of the transfer, trying to decipher exactly why Evans would make the switch. It would have been easier to figure if he had gone to a weaker team where he wouldn’t have played on the fourth line as a rookie. In hindsight, the answer was obvious – Evans is now married to goaltender Ekaterina Rudnikova – but it wasn’t and still isn’t like him to discuss his personal life much. That requires talking about himself, which is like asking Michael Bay to lay off the explosions.

Both the Russians and Americans exploded offensively in their quarterfinal matchup, although Evans’ largely avoided the fireworks. Instead, it was Pietra Volkova who tallied a hat trick to lead the Russians to a 6-4 victory and a berth in the semis.

“Thank fucking Christ,” Evans muttered as he came off the ice following the game. At least for this season, the transfer decision was justified. Now he could focus on winning a medal.

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In the game against the United States, Evans’ lone point came as an assist on a Sebastian Strange goal. Evans added two more assists on two more Strange goals in the semifinals, as Russia rolled past Canada, 7-3. Inexperience defense be damned, Russia’s offensive stars were determined to carry this team to a medal. Now, they would get a chance at the gold medal against Norway.

While lacking the name appeal, Norway was arguably the toughest team to draw in IIHF. With medals in two of the previous three seasons, the Norwegians were looking for a second gold medal since Season 35. Kyle Kylrad led the round robin in scoring with 14 points, making Ruhim a player who could match up with the dynamic top line. Furthermore, Tommy Tuck, an unheralded SMJHR rookie, shined throughout the tournament in his coming-out party. Tuck had just won the Four Star Cup with the Prince George Firebirds, but only after being removed from starting duties in favor of SMJHR veteran Aleksandr Aleksandrov. Now, nobody was pulling Tuck, and he was on the verge of a gold medal against hockey’s elite.

The first goal of the game came from a Jet - Vijanupatan Singh, the young winger on Russia’s third line. That started what was a see-saw, dramatic affair with a ton of offense. Tuck would struggle, but both he and Ekaterina Rudnikova faced a large volume of shots. Ultimately, Russia prevailed by a score of 5-4. Ten players tallied at least one point for Russia in the game. Evans was not one of them, and he didn’t give a damn.

It didn’t quite make up for the Western Conference Finals loss for Evans, but it was very close. After a long medal drought, winning IIHF gold medal was an emotional moment.

“It’s different in IIHF, you know?” Evans said as the celebration continued. “In the SHL, you like your teammates and all, but it’s a business too. Guys come and go. Here, we’re teammates forever. Some of these people, Bure, Volks, Cynthia, Maria, I could go on and on, this is my ninth season playing with them. We’ve been trying to do this for nine seasons, man!”

The celebration created an enduring image, as the team gathered for the medal ceremony. Evans kneeled on the front row, with Rudnikova beside him. Together, they were champions.

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Evans walks out of a hotel, clearly uncomfortable in a perfectly-fitted tuxedo, and opens the back door of a nondescript rental car. He slides into the back seat, greeted by Max Weber in the driver’s seat and Corey Bearss riding shotgun.

“You ready to get some hardware tonight?” Bearss asks excitedly.

“I reckon,” Evans replies, oddly not thrilled with the idea.

“Come on!” Weber said. “You’re going to be the star of the show!”

“That’s what I’m afraid of.”

Evans was indeed the star of the show – the Season 38 SHL Awards Show - much to his chagrin. Along with the Sergei Karpotsov Trophy he was guaranteed by leading the SHL in points the prior season. He was also awarded three other honors, which he naturally explained away in self-deprecating fashion.

The Jeff Dar Trophy, for best two-way forward – “I wasn’t even that good defensively. I just hit a bunch of people. The award committee should look at something other than hits.”

The Damian Littleton Trophy, named for a Winnipeg Jets legend, for being the league’s most dedicated player – “I need a hobby.”

And the Sarmad Khan Trophy, for being the league’s most valuable player according to the player’s association and fans – “Popularity contest. Kirky [San Francisco goalie Jeff Kirkstone] was the MVP this season.”

No matter how much he tried to downplay it, Evans’ success was overwhelming to him. Despite the Russian international eligibility, he was still someone who had grown up in North Carolina just wanting a crack at professional hockey. He was much more than a pro hockey player now. He was a star, a role model, the face of a historic franchise, and a league representative all rolled into one.

“It’s so weird,” Evans says. “Like, I remember seeing the Season 30 awards, fresh off my rookie season in Detroit [in the SMJHR] and seeing Nathan Russell win the Dar. And to me, that was the goal. Being the best two-way player in the league, and even that seemed lofty as hell. But I wanted to play the game like Nathan Russell and win a Cup like the Wolfpack did that season.

“The idea that I am now an MVP in this league, with the names who have won the Khan … it still seems impossible to me. I’m holding the trophy, and I’m still waiting to wake up. It doesn’t make sense.”

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“It’s too fucking easy, boys! It’s too fucking easy!”

Evans skated back to the bench after a Winnipeg Jets score to push his team ahead 6-3 against San Francisco. The Pride had jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead, but now the Jets were easily on their way to their ninth win in as many games to start the season. On this particular play, Evans had checked Geronimo Otto off the puck before intercepting a Joseph Lombardi pass. Evans immediately spotted a streaking Crossfit Jesus, who crashed in on a helpless Jeff Kirkstone and scored the backbreaking goal.

As disappointing as Season 38 may have ended, it seemed far behind them at this stage. Evans had two new linemates, replacing a pair of former MVPs (Luke Fleming and Theo Kane) with the Jets’ two newest additions, Kyle Kylrad and Crossfit Jesus. Evans had settled into a playmaker role on the line, with three goals and 10 assists in those nine opening games.

“We aren’t going to go 50-0,” Evans told the assembled media afterwards. “We aren’t delusional. But we are sure going to try anyways.”

The streak would stop one game later, with a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Panthers. In hindsight, some have pointed to this game as a sign of impending doom. However, the Jets would simply start another streak, winning the next eight games before a loss to Buffalo. Winnipeg was rolling.

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All good things must come to an end, however. Winnipeg’s offense would cool off, and the team’s results would return to Earth. In normal circumstances, this would be simply regression to the mean. However, Evans was not in a normal circumstance.

That was outlined most clearly during a pre-game drive one day. Alone aside from this reporter, he listened to local sports radio. It was the evening after a 5-3 loss to Minnesota, with a matchup against Edmonton looming in the coming hours. With the loss to the Chiefs, the Jets had lost six of their last nine.

“Let me tell you, management has ruined this team,” a caller said on the radio. “Why did we let Theo Kane walk? Why are we paying Crossfit Jesus SEVEN AND A HALF million dollars? He’s far and away the worst player on the second line and he’s making twice as much as Evans. Kane wouldn’t have stayed for seven and a half million?

“And people don’t want to criticize Evans. He was the MVP last season, first draft pick after Littleton stepped down, blah blah blah. He’s garbage this season. He isn’t playing like an MVP. I have a better chance of hitting the net from the rafters than he does right now.

“Seriously, what is his problem? Did he get cocky? Did he seriously use up all his talent last season? Is he staying out too late at night cheating on his wife?”

The last question prompts Evans to turn the radio dial to the next station. Post Malone’s “Rockstar” replaces the angry phone caller.

We sit in silence for 30, 60, 90 seconds before Evans, with an extra bass in his voice, cracks.

“Know that story? From the Super Bowl party?”

I acknowledge I was aware of the story. A Winnipeg media outlet had reported that during a team Super Bowl party, Evans had spent the night with an unknown woman. This had become the source of considerable shame and ridicule for Evans, and his play was not helping.

“We played Seattle the next night. That was our off night after beating San Francisco the night before. Katya came in a day early to visit because the Riot were off that night as well, and they started [Johnny] Yuma the night before against Texas. So you fucking tell me who the random woman was.”

Again, silence. Again, Evans breaks the silence.

“Everything else he said about me this season is true, though. I’m playing like ass.”

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Despite their hot start, Winnipeg would stumble through the second half of the season. After appearing destined to win the Presidents’ Trophy, the Jets instead finished second in the West, with the Hamilton Steelhawks edging the Calgary Dragons for the honor of best regular season team. This lined up Winnipeg against the Edmonton Blizzard in the first round, a resurgent franchise making its first postseason appearance since Season 33.

Before game one, Evans sat down with media for an official (and more composed) chat. He also seemed far more upbeat than he had been to close out the regular season.

“The playoffs are a fresh start,” Evans reasoned. “When you’re in that slide in the regular season, it wears on you. Especially in a position like mine, people expect me to deliver. There were people who, after last season, said my season wasn’t that special because of the people around me.

“And to a sense, I agree – playing with two former MVPs, I sure as hell better be able to score a bunch of points – but it also ignores that this game is hard. It’s not like we got worse this offseason, but nobody even got to 50 points. There’s more to this deal than just collecting talent.”

Asked what the primary cause of the Jets’ losing slide was, Evans’ answer was simple and direct.

“Mindset. It was 100 percent mental. Emphasis on was, because I’ve been talking about it in the room, and we aren’t going into the playoffs with that mindset. Period. We’re here to kick ass and take names. The regular season is over. This is a new season, first to 12 wins.”

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That mentality would become Evans’ rallying cry throughout the playoffs. After each win in the opening series against Edmonton, he’d shout a number as soon as the team entered the locker room – the number representing how many wins the Jets now needed to secure the Challenge Cup.

The Jets and Blizzard split the first four games of the series, but Edmonton dominated the scoreboard in Game Five, winning 5-1. Still, Evans remained upbeat.

“We were down 3-1 to Toronto in Season 37,” Evans said with a grin. “That turned out alright. We ain’t dead yet.”

Perhaps the unlikeliest of suspects kept Winnipeg alive in Game 6. Rather than one of the team’s superstars, Evans or Volkova or Visser, it was third-line center Vijanupatan Singh scoring both of the Jets’ goals in a 2-1 win.

“Nine! Vijay, you madman!” was the cry in the locker room. Evans embraced his fellow Russian, and arguably the one Jet that made Evans feel like a proud father from his time in management, from Seasons 34 to 36.

“Entering his draft, nobody gave that kid a chance,” Evans says. “I knew he had the potential to be an SHL contributor, but I figured somebody would take a shot on him after our second, or in the third [where Winnipeg didn’t have any picks].”

Instead, Singh went to Winnipeg with the first pick of the fourth round, 43rd overall. And he was the hero of Game Six.

“The results weren’t always there when I was in management, but I’m very proud of the players I drafted here and how they have done,” Evans said. “But none of them make me happier than that one. I’m biased, I can’t help it.”

Winnipeg would win Game 7 as well, a 5-3 shootout with Pietra Volkova salting the game away in the third period. The Jets outshot the Blizzard 51-19 in the contest, wearing heralded goaltender Michael McFadden into submission.

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Surprisingly enough, Calgary did not await Winnipeg on the other side. Los Angeles had stunned the Dragons, sweeping them in the opening round. Now it would be the Jets turn to see if they could answer the call.

The Panthers, more than any other team, had stymied Winnipeg during the season. In Game One, the Jets lived up to the “new season” mentality, dominating Los Angeles by a score of 5-1 behind a Luke Fleming hat trick (“Seven! Old man’s still got it!”).

However, their fortunes would soon turn, Los Angeles reverting to its regular season ways against Winnipeg. The Jets could not solve the Timo Haas riddle, as the Panthers won four of the next five to advance to the Challenge Cup Finals. The countdown would not reach zero. Winnipeg’s season was over.

The next day, Evans took a moment to walk out on Venice Beach. He stretched out on the sand, looking at the Pacific Ocean, reflecting on the season gone by.

“It’s not often you end the season on a beach, you know,” Evans reasoned. “And we don’t get to do a lot of sightseeing during the regular season. Have to take advantage of this.

“This season wore on me, I can’t lie,” Evans admitted. “The pressure. The expectation. All of the media attention on Crossfit. And, you know, there were moments I wondered what I was doing.

“Like, what do I have to prove? I’ve never been a me-first guy but think about it. I’ve won a Cup. I’ve won a gold medal. I’ve won an MVP. Who am I trying to impress?”

Evans took a deep breath while stealing another look at the waves crashing on the beach.

“I’ve got to get back to enjoying the game. Forget the other bullshit. Just show up at the rink, skate my ass off, and go home that night with a smile on my face. I was getting back to that point in the playoffs. Maybe I can carry it into next season. We’ll see.”

Undoubtedly, people will be watching to see if Evans can bring back the Jets’ glory of that Season 37 Challenge Cup run, or his own personal success in Season 38. And that is probably what bothers him most of all.

Zach Evans || Forward || Winnipeg Jets
Name: Zach Evans
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 18
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SHL Career Statistics:
S32 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 9, A: 5, P: 14, +/-: -1, PIMS: 12, H: 59
S33 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 8, A: 15, P: 23, +/-: 3, PIMS: 49, H: 106
S34 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 14, A: 14, P: 28, +/-: 7, PIMS: 46, H: 96
S35 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 22, A: 26, P: 48, +/-: -4, PIMS: 23, H: 113
S36 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 28, A: 30, P: 58, +/-: 23, PIMS: 51, H: 140
S37 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 24, A: 27, P: 51, +/-: 2, PIMS: 36, H: 220
S38 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 27. A: 38, P: 65, +/-: 12, PIMS: 45, H: 158
S39 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 15, A: 32, P: 47, +/-: 11, PIMS: 43, H: 85
S40 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 22, A: 31, P: 53, +/-: 11, PIMS: 15, H: 49
S41 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 27, A: 35, P: 62, +/-: 26, PIMS: 34, H: 82
S42 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 16, A: 29, P: 45, +/-: -3, PIMS: 15, H: 6
S43 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 16, A: 29, P: 45, +/-: 11, PIMS: 27, H: 15
S44 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 14, A: 31, P: 45, +/-: 3, PIMS: 17, H: 17
S45 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 15, A: 34, P: 49, +/-: 4, PIMS: 2, H: 27
CAREER: GP: 700, G: 257, A: 376, P: 633, +/-: 105, PIMS: 415, H: 1,173
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S34 (WPG): GP: 5, G: 2, A: 1, P: 3, +/-: 0, PIMS: 4, H: 7
S36 (WPG): GP: 6, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: -1, PIMS: 0, H: 16
S37 (WPG): GP: 18, G: 11, A: 14, P: 25, +/-: 19, PIMS: 12, H: 81
S38 (WPG): GP: 13, G: 6, A: 9, P: 15, +/-: 5, PIMS: 4, H: 32
S39 (WPG): GP: 13, G: 5, A: 6, P: 11, +/-: -2, PIMS: 6, H: 31
S40 (WPG): GP: 14, G: 5, A: 4, P: 9, +/-: 1, PIMS: 13, H: 7
S41 (WPG): GP: 13, G: 8, A: 6, P: 14, +/-: 3, PIMS: 9, H: 26
S43 (WPG): GP: 17, G: 4, A: 9, P: 13, +/-: 11, PIMS: 2, H: 4
S44 (WPG): GP: 18, G: 4, A: 15, P: 19, +/-: 7, PIMS: 0, H: 3
S45 (WPG): GP: 4, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -1, PIMS: 0, H: 2
CAREER: GP: 121, G: 46, A: 69, P: 115, +/-: 41, PIMS: 50, H: 209
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SMJHL Career Statistics:
S30 (DET): GP: 50, G: 16, A: 12, P: 28, +/-: 8, PIMS: 10, H: 44
S31 (DET): GP: 50, G: 15, A: 23, P: 38, +/-: -2, PIMS: 35, H: 84
CAREER: GP: 100, G: 31, A: 35, P: 66, +/-: 6, PIMS: 45, H: 128
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S30 (DET): GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, PIMS: 2, H: 0
S31 (DET): GP: 13, G: 5, A: 7, P: 12, +/-: 3, PIMS: 0, H: 9
CAREER: GP: 18, G: 5, A: 8, P: 13, +/-: 2, PIMS: 2, H: 9
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IIHF Statistics (Russia):
S30: GP: 11, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -1, PIMS: 0, H: 7
S32: GP: 13, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -4, PIMS: 4, H: 17
S33: GP: 11, G: 3, A: 6, P: 9, +/-: 5, PIMS: 4, H: 12
S34: GP: 11, G: 6, A: 2, P: 8, +/-: 2, PIMS: 2, H: 10
S35: GP: 13, G: 5, A: 4, P: 9, +/-: 4, PIMS: 18, H: 22
S36: GP: 11, G: 4, A: 3, P: 7, +/-: -3, PIMS: 2, H: 5
S37: GP: 10, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: 0, PIMS: 0, H: 8
S38: GP: 13, G: 3, A: 10, P: 13, +/-: 8, PIMS: 4, H: 5
S39: GP: 10, G: 6, A: 6, P: 12, +/-: 1, PIMS: 2, H: 11
S40: GP: 10, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -6, PIMS: 2, H: 8
S41: GP: 11, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: 0, PIMS: 2, H: 7
S42: GP: 10, G: 5, A: 9, P: 14, +/-: 5, PIMS: 0, H: 1
S43: GP: 13, G: 4, A: 7, P: 11, +/-: 6, PIMS: 0, H: 0
S44: GP: 10, G: 4, A: 8, P: 12, +/-: 1, PIMS: 0, H: 0
S45: GP: 10, G: 6, A: 1, P: 7, +/-: -13, PIMS: 0, H: 2
CAREER: GP: 167 G: 54, A: 65, P: 119, +/-: 5, PIMS: 40, H: 105
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Transactions and Awards:
Drafted 25th overall by Detroit, S30 SMJHL Entry Draft
S30 Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy Winner
Drafted 5th overall by Winnipeg, S31 SHL Entry Draft
S32 Oriens Trophy Winner (Co-GM, Detroit)
S32 IIHF Bronze Medalist
S36 SHL Second-Team All-Star
S37 Challenge Cup Champion
S38 Sergei Karpotsov Trophy Winner
S38 SHL First-Team All-Star
S38 Sarmad Khan Trophy Winner
S38 Jeff Dar Trophy Winner
S38 Damian Littleton Trophy Winner
S38 IIHF Gold Medalist
S43 IIHF Silver Medalist
S44 Challenge Cup Champion
Inducted into SHL Hall of Fame, S47
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Two things are infinite.

Nikolai Evans || Defenseman || HAM/TBB/TEX
Name: Nikolai Evans
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210 lbs
Number: 19
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SHL Career Statistics:
S47 (HAM): GP: 50, G: 1, A: 10, P: 11, +/-: -4, SB: 39, H: 32
S48 (HAM): GP: 50, G: 5, A: 9, P: 14, +/1: 6, SB: 57, H: 37
S49 (TBB): GP: 50, G: 9, A: 14, P: 23, +/-: -22, SB: 78, H: 51
S50 (TBB): GP: 50, G: 7, A: 20, P: 27, +/-: 4, SB: 64, H: 39
CAREER: GP: 200, G: 22, A: 53, P: 75, +/-: -16, SB: 238, H: 159
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S48 (HAM): GP: 5, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -1, SB: 6, H: 3
S49 (TBB): GP: 12, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 0, SB: 20, H: 8
S50 (TBB): GP: 19, G: 5, A: 7, P: 12, +/-: 1, SB: 29, H: 6
CAREER: GP: 36, G: 6, A: 12, P: 18, +/-: 0, SB: 55, H: 17
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SMJHL Career Statistics:
S45 (MTL): GP: 50, G: 7, A: 13, P: 20, +/-: -1, SB: 60, H: 25
S46 (MTL/HFX): GP: 50, G: 7, A: 20, P: 27, +/-: -1, SB: 47, H: 68
CAREER: GP: 100, G: 14, A: 33, P: 47, +/-: -2, SB: 107, H: 93
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S45 (MTL): GP: 6, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: -1, SB: 7, H: 4
S46 (HFX): GP: 13, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -4, SB: 18, H: 14
CAREER: GP: 19, G: 5, A: 5, P: 10, +/-: -5, SB: 25, H: 18
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IIHF Statistics (Russia):
S45: GP: 10, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -5, SB: 12, H: 2
S46: GP: 12, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -2, SB: 11, H: 2
S47: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 7, P: 9, +/-: 2, SB: 17, H: 12
S48: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 4, P: 6, +/-: -6, SB: 22, H: 0
S49: GP: 15, G: 6, A: 6, P: 12, +/-: -6, SB: 25, H: 7
CAREER: GP: 61, G: 10, A: 19, P: 29, +/-: -17, SB: 87, H: 23
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WJC Statistics:
S44 (World): GP: 15, G: 6, A: 7, P: 13, +/-: 8, SB: 18, H: 13
S45 (Russia): GP: 22, G: 2, A: 10, P: 12, +/-: -13, SB: 33, H: 14
S46 (Russia): GP: 28, G: 9, A: 15, P: 23, +/-: 0, SB: 26, H: 14
CAREER: GP: 55, G: 17, A: 32, P: 48, +/-: -5, SB: 77, H: 41
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Transactions and Awards:
Drafted 1st overall by Montreal, S45 SMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 1st overall by Hamilton, S46 SHL Entry Draft
Traded to Halifax Raiders during S46 SMJHL season
Traded to Tampa Bay Barracuda prior to S49 SHL season
S48 Fantasy Global Champion
S50 Mathias Chouinard Trophy Winner
I'll finish updating this at some point
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The Russian Prince

Zdenko Beranek || Winger || Quebec City Citadelles
Name: Zdenko Beranek
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175 lbs
Number: 27
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SMJHL Career Statistics:
S55 (QCC): GP: 50, G: 6, A: 15, P: 21, +/-: -22, PIMS: 6
S56 (QCC): GP: 50, G: 10, A: 27, P: 37, +/-: 9, PIMS: 20
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Transactions and Awards:
Drafted 1st overall by Quebec City, S55 SMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 18th overall by Seattle, S56 SHL Entry Draft
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Le Petite Chèvre

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Ekaterina Rudnikova || S31 || G || Retired
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Awards/Positions:
Won the S31 Tom Corcoran Trophy
GM of the Baton Rouge Voodoo for the World Junior Championships
Won the S31 WJC Silver Medal with the Baton Rouge Voodoo
Won the World Championships with Team Russia
Won the S34 Challenge Cup with the Manhattan Rage
Won the S40 John McBride

Valeri Tikhonov || S46 || LW || St. Louis Scarecrows || 294 TPE
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Transactions:
Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Scarecrows for S45
Drafted 43rd overall by the Toronto North Stars
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Awards:
Won the Season 45 Four Star Cup with the St. Louis Scarecrows

I just don't know. I have a feeling there may be more to this story.

I may need to do a little investigative reporting. That Evans can't be so squeaky clean.

Evans that was amazing
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Dieter Frühstück || D || Anchorage Armada || 779 TPE
Birthplace: Rostock, Germany
Height/Weight: 6'9", 275 lbs
SMJHL Stats
S78 || ANC || GP: 66 G: 2 A: 24 PTS: 26 +/-: 11 H: 80 PIMS: 16 SB: 253
S79 || ANC || GP: 66 G: 0 A: 16 PTS: 16 +/-: -1 H: 49 PIMS: 28 SB: 224
S80 || ANC || GP: 66 G: 8 A: 23 PTS: 31 +/-: 38  H: 81 PIMS: 20 SB: 287
SMJHL Playoff Stats
S78 || ANC || GP: 4 G: 0 A: 1 PTS: 1 +/-: -2 H: 8 PIMS: 0 SB: 18
S79 || ANC || GP: 16 G: 0 A: 7 PTS: 7 +/-: 13 H: 12 PIMS: 6 SB: 50
S80 || ANC || GP: 16 G: 1 A: 4 PTS: 5 +/-: 6 H: 15 PIMS: 0 SB: 78
Player Milestones/Transactions
Drafted 14th overall by Anchorage, S78 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 31st overall by Minnesota, S79 SHL Draft
Winner of the Alexis Metzler Award, S78 and S80
led SMJHL in blocked shots, S80



Sebastien Regazzoni || C || Hamilton Steelhawks || 1276 TPE
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Height/Weight: 6'3", 200 lbs
SHL Stats
S71 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 17 A: 25 PTS: 42 PIMS: 32 +/-: -23 H: 75
S72 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 28 A: 31 PTS: 59 PIMS: 55 +/-: 7 H: 89
S73 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 24 A: 33 PTS: 57 PIMS: 34 +/-: -2 H: 81
S74 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 12 A: 37 PTS: 49 PIMS: 43 +/-: -8 H: 83
S75 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 11 A: 51 PTS: 62 PIMS: 39 +/-: 22 H: 66 
S76 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 33 A: 60 PTS: 93 PIMS: 37 +/-: -18 H: 87
S77 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 32 A: 32 PTS: 64 PIMS: 38 +/-: -34 H: 76
S78 || HAM || GP: 66 G: 14 A: 32 PTS: 46 PIMS: 20 +/-: -1 H: 57
Total SHL Stats
GP: 528 G: 171 A: 201 PTS: 472 PIMS: 298 +/-: -57 H: 614
SHL Playoff Stats
S71 || HAM || GP: 5 G: 2 A: 1 PTS: 3 +/-: -5 PIM: 2 H: 5
S72 || HAM || GP: 5 G: 1 A: 0 PTS: 0 +/-: -5 PIM: 0 H: 7
S73 || HAM || GP: 12 G: 4 A: 7 PTS: 11 +/-: 2 PIM: 10 H: 10
S74 || HAM || GP: 7 G: 2 A: 3 PTS: 5 +/-: -3 PIM: 0 H: 14
S75 || HAM || GP: 14 G: 3 A: 10 PTS: 13 +/-: -0 PIM: 2 H: 17
S76 || HAM || GP: 19 G: 6 A: 15 PTS: 21 +/-: -1 PIM: 4 H: 29
S77 || HAM || GP: 5 G: 1 A: 5 PTS: 6 +/-: -2 PIM: 0 H: 3
Total SHL Playoff Stats
GP: 67 G: 19 A: 41 PTS: 60 +/-: -14 PIM: 18 H: 85
SMJHL Stats
S67 || ANC || GP: 66 G: 25 A: 21 PTS: 46 +/-: -5 PIM: 6 H: 107
S68 || ANC || GP: 66 G: 20 A: 41 PTS: 61 +/-: 5 PIM: 30 H: 138
S69 || ANC || GP: 66 G: 20 A: 33 PTS: 53 +/-: -3 PIM: 18 H: 142
S70 || ANC || GP: 66 G: 12 A: 23 PTS: 35 +/-: -54 PIM: 28 H: 78
Career SMJHL Regular Season Stats
GP: 264 G: 77 A: 118 PTS: 195 +/-: -57 PIM: 82 H: 465
SMJHL Playoff Stats
S67 || ANC || GP: 5 G: 4 A: 1 PTS: 5 +/-: -2 PIM: 0 H: 11
S68 || ANC || GP: 10 G: 4 A: 3 PTS: 7 +/-: 7 PIM: 4 H: 24
Career Milestones
Drafted 20th overall by Anchorage, S67 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 4th overall by Hamilton, S68 SHL Draft
Voted Anchorage Armada captain, S69



Mitchell van der Heijden || C || Philadelphia Forge || 925 TPE
Birthplace: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height/Weight: 6'2", 205 lbs
SHL Stats
S54 | NOLA | GP: 50 G: 8 A: 10 PTS: 18 PIMS: 16 +/-: 0 H: 24
S55 | NEW | GP: 50 G: 15 A: 19 PTS: 34 PIMS: 14 +/-: 2 H: 70
S56 | NEW | GP: 50 G: 16 A: 11 PTS: 27 PIMS: 26 +/-: -17 H: 65
S57 | NEW | GP: 66 G: 20 A: 28 PTS: 48 PIMS: 10 +/-: -37 H: 62
S58 | HAM | GP: 66 G: 22 A: 38 PTS: 60 PIMS: 22 +/-: 25 H: 92
S59 | HAM | GP: 66 G: 21 A: 37 PTS: 58 PIMS: 29 +/-: 37 H: 101
S60 | HAM | GP: 66 G: 49 A: 50 PTS: 99 PIMS: 6 +/-: 14 H: 97
S61 | HAM | GP: 66 G: 30 A: 57 PTS: 87 PIMS: 10 +/-: 49 H: 122
S62 | HAM | GP: 66 G: 48 A: 38 PTS: 86 PIMS: 8 +/-: 32 H: 105
S63 | HAM | GP: 66 G: 30 A: 51 PTS: 81 PIMS: 18 +/-: 47 H: 103
S64 | HAM | GP: 66 G: 30 A: 43 PTS: 73 PIMS: 8 +/-: 9 H: 103
S65 | PHI | GP: 66 G: 13 A: 37 PTS: 50 PIMS: 20 +/-: 25 H: 134
S66 | PHI | GP: 66 G: 15 A: 24 PTS: 39 PIMS: 30 +/-: -19 H: 116
S67 | PHI | GP: 66 G: 8 A: 27 PTS: 35 PIMS: 20 +/-: 4 H: 140
Career Regular Season Stats
GP: 876 G: 325 A: 470 PTS: 795 PIMS: 237 +/-: 172 H: 1338
SHL Playoff Stats
S54 | NOLA | GP: 17 G: 7 A: 5 PTS: 12 PIMS: 4 +/-: 1
S56 | NEW | GP: 6 G: 0 A: 3 PTS: 3 PIMS: 4 +/-: -4
S57 | NEW | GP: 5 G: 1 A: 0 PTS: 1 PIMS: 2 +/-: 0
S58 | HAM | GP: 19 G: 3 A: 7 PTS: 10 PIMS: 2 +/-: 2
S59 | HAM | GP: 11 G: 2 A: 5 PTS: 7 PIMS: 0 +/-: 4
S60 | HAM | GP: 10 G: 2 A: 3 PTS: 5
S61 | HAM | GP: 19 G: 9 A: 16 PTS: 25
S62 | HAM | GP: 14 G: 7 A: 12 PTS: 19
S63 | HAM | GP: 25 G: 10 A: 12 PTS: 22
S64 | HAM | GP: 17 G: 7 A: 17 PTS: 24
S65 | PHI | GP: 7 G: 4 A: 5 PTS: 9
S66 | PHI | G: 7 G: 1 A: 2 PTS: 3
S67 | PHI | GP: 7 G: 0 A: 4 PTS: 4
Total SHL Playoff Stats
GP: 172 G: 55 A: 93 PTS: 148
SMJHL Stats
S50 | ANC | GP: 50 G: 14 A: 14 PTS: 28 PIMS: 6 +/-: -1 H: 21
S51 | ANC | GP: 50 G: 20 A: 27 PTS: 47 PIMS: 17 -/+: 11 H: 15
S52 | ANC | GP: 50 G: 25 A: 28 PTS: 53 PIMS: 29 +/-: 7 H: 62
S53 | ANC | GP: 50 G: 26 A: 26 PTS: 52 PIMS: 24 +/-: 12 H: 109
Total SMJHL Reg. Season Stats
GP: 200 G: 85 A: 95 PTS: 180 PIMS: 79 +/-: 29 H: 207
SMJHL Playoff Stats
S50 | ANC | GP: 11 G: 1 A: 4 PTS: 5 PIMS: 0 +/-: -6
S51 | ANC | GP: 12 G: 5 A: 7 PTS: 12 PIMS: 2 +/-: 7
S52 | ANC | GP: 6 G: 2 A: 2 PTS: 4 PIMS: 0 +/-: 1
S53 | ANC | GP: 7 G: 0 A: 3 PTS: 3 PIMS: 0 +/-: -1
Total SMJHL Playoff Stats
GP: 41 G: 8 A: 16 PTS: 24 PIMS: 2 +/-: 1
Accolades
Won S51 4 Star Cup with Anchorage
Won Silver Medal with Switzerland, S51 IIHF
named best forward, S51 WJC
named to second team all SMJHL, S52
named Anchorage alternate captain, S51/S52
named Anchorage captain, S53
named first team all SMJHL, S53
won Ideen Fallah Award (SMJHL Awards Committee MVP), S53
named SMJHL All-Star, S51-S53
won S54 Challenge Cup with New Orleans
scored Challenge Cup-winning goal, S54
named New England alternate captain, S55
#15 retired by the Anchorage Armada
Challenge Cup winner with Hamilton, S58/S61/S63
SHL All-Star, S60-S63
Karpovtsov and McDonald winner, S60
Sarmad Khan winner, S60
Ron Mexico winner, S60
led SHL in goals and points, S60
First Team All-SHL, S60
Gold medal winner with Switzerland, S65
Member of the Triple Gold Club
SHL Hall of Famer
Draft Things
drafted 11th by Anchorage in S50 SMJHL Draft
drafted 13th overall by New Orleans in S51 SHL Draft



Joseph Lombardi || RW || Anchorage Armada co-GM || 969 TPE
Name: Joseph Lombardi
Position: Right Wing
Birthplace: Voorhees, NJ, USA (transferred to Ireland)
Height: very short (5'3")
Weight: 145 lbs
SHL Regular Season Stats
S38 | SFP | GP: 50 G: 13 A: 9 PTS: 22 PIMS: 6 +/-: -10
S39 | SFP | GP: 50 G: 12 A: 8 PTS: 20 PIMS: 8 +/-: -10
S40 | SFP | GP: 50 G: 14 A: 15 PTS: 29 PIMS: 7 +/-: 9
S41 | MIN | GP: 50 G: 7 A: 6 PTS: 13 PIMS: 0 +/-: -3
S42 | MIN/SEA | GP: 47 G: 14 A: 20 PTS: 34 PIMS: 6 +/-: 4
S43 | SEA | GP: 50 G: 20 A: 26 PTS: 46 PIMS: 8 +/-: 5
S44 | SEA | GP: 50 G: 18 A: 17 PTS: 35 PIMS: 18 +/-: -16
S45 | SEA/TOR | GP: 50 G: 20 A: 20 PTS: 40 PIMS: 0 +/-: 1
S46 | TOR | GP: 50 G: 25 A: 23 PTS: 48 PIMS: 0 +/-: 0
S47 | EDM | GP: 50 G: 17 A: 23 PTS: 40 PIMS: 10 +/-: 26
S48 | SFP | GP: 50 G: 21 A: 17 PTS: 38 PIMS: 10 +/-: 5
S49 | SFP | GP: 50 G: 6 A: 20 PTS: 26 +/-: -8 PIMS: 13
S50 | SFP | GP: 50 G: 15 A: 11 PTS: 26 PIMS: 10 +/-: 15
Career Stats
GP: 647 G: 202 A: 215 PTS: 417 PIMS: 96 +/-: 14
SHL Playoff Stats
S38 | SFP | GP: 5 G: 1 A: 1 PTS: 2 PIMS: 6 +/-: -3
S39-S40 | SFP | Missed playoffs
S41 | MIN | GP: 6 G: 1 A: 2 PTS: 3 PIMS: 0 +/-: 0
S42 | SEA | missed playoffs
S43 | SEA | GP: 6 G: 0 A: 6 PTS: 6 PIMS: 0 +/-: 1
S44 | SEA | missed playoffs
S45 | TOR | GP: 5 G: 2 A: 2 PTS: 4 PIMS: 0 +/-: 1
S46 | TOR | GP: 7 G: 2 A: 7 PTS: 9 PIMS: 0 +/-: -1
S47 | EDM | GP: 6 G: 1 A: 1 PTS: 2 PIMS: 0 +/-: -3
S48 | SFP | GP: 6 G: 0 A: 0 PTS: 0 PIMS: 0 +/-: -4
S49 | SFP | missed playoffs
S50 | SFP | GP: 4 G: 0 A: 0 PTS: 0 PIMS: 0 +/-: 0
Career Playoff Stats 
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SMJHL Regular Season Stats
S35 | STL |  GP: 50 G: 1 A: 0 PTS: 1 PIMS: 2 +/-: -1
S36 | STL | GP: 50 G: 10 A: 7 PTS: 17 PIMS: 4 +/-: 0
S37 | STL | GP: 44 G: 16 A: 15 PTS: 31 PIMS: 8 +/-: -4
Total Stats: GP: 144 G: 27 A: 22 PTS: 49 PIMS: 14 +/-: -5
SMJHL Playoff Stats
S35 | STL | GP: 7 G: 1 A: 0 PTS: 1 +/-: 1
S36 | STL | GP: 6 G: 2 A: 2 PTS: 4 +/-: -1
S37 | STL | GP: 13 G: 4 A: 10 PTS: 14 +/-: -3
Total Stats: GP: 26 G: 7 A: 12 PTS: 19 +/-: -3
Things I've Done
Selected 40th overall in S35 SMJHL Draft by STL
Selected 30th overall in S36 SHL Entry Draft by POR
Won some team awards with the Crows, but no cup
won Presidents Trophy with San Francisco in S38
won a silver medal with Ireland (S38)
won two bronze medals with Ireland (S39, S41)
won a shit ton of golds with Ireland (S42-47)
was traded by San Francisco to Minnesota before S41
Traded to Seattle by Minnesota before S42 Trade Deadline
traded to Toronto by Seattle before S45 trade deadline
signed a one year, $6 million contract with Edmonton
signed a one year, $4.5 million contract with San Fransisco
named Pride alternate captain for S48
won president's trophy with SFP (s50)
wrote haters guides where I shat on every team