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After a somewhat surprising outstanding showing last season, the St. Louis Scarecrows and Esa Anrikkanen Award and Brodie Witzel Trophy nominee right winger, Louie Garrett, were looking to come into season 35 and finish what they had started the previous season. Everything looked to be on track for that to be the case in preseason. The Scarecrows finished on top of the standings and Louie Garrett was scoring at almost a point per game. Something has changed in the regular season, however. The Scarecrows are still looking to be a very strong team, currently in the second place behind only the Colorado Mammoths, but something is wrong with the play of Louie Garrett. Despite his strong showing in preseason, he isn’t living up to the hype in the regular season. 18 games into the regular season and Garrett has only managed to notch 7 goals and 2 assists with a minus 3 rating. 7 of his 9 points came in a blistering 2 game stretch where he netted back to back hat tricks. He is currently on an 8-game pointless streak despite getting ample playtime on the 2nd line and power play unit. The Scarecrows have to be baffled at the lack of production from the youngster, but we will have to see if the organization is willing to shake things up to try to spark something. We had to the opportunity to meet up with Garrett after today’s games against the Vancouver Whalers.

Reporter: Hi Louie, we were wondering if you had a couple minutes to answer some questions about the Scarecrows and the season so far?

Garrett: Yeah, go for it. I got a couple of minutes.

Reporter: So, the Scarecrows are still looking like one of the teams to beat this season. How do you think that you guys stack up against the competition?

Garrett: Like you said, I think we are still one of the teams to beat this season. That being said, it’s hard to ignore the success that the Colorado Mammoths have had this season so far. I mean, they are dominant as hell right now. They are blowing through teams like toilet paper. If things continue at this rate, they are going to be a very tough team to take down. Right now, I’m not sure if we are quite as strong as we were last season, but we’re still going to be contenders. Things are still really close in the league, we'll have to see how things play out.

Reporter: I see, how much of the current Scarecrows success is due to the rookies that you guys drafted this year?

Garrett: You know, the rookies are all great guys. Tigole Bitties, Roman Augustus, Seth Paige, Finn Jakobsen, Joseph Lombardi, and the other guys too are all putting in a ton of hours behind the scene to get better. They may not be putting up huge numbers right now, but I think the future of the franchise is in good hands with these guys. It’s only a matter of time before these guys are really making names for themselves in the SMJHL. I can’t wait to see what they do in the future.

Reporter: Well, I think it’s time to address the elephant in the room. It’s no secret that this season, on a personal level, probably isn’t going the way that everyone envisioned. After being nominated for Rookie of the Year and Playoff MVP, everyone was pretty confident that you were going to have a huge season but so far, it’s just not the case. What’s going on?

Garrett: Well, if I knew what the problem was it would have been fixed by now. Things just aren’t going my way. Preseason was awesome. I got 27 points in 30 games. Nothing to complain about there. I thought that I had gotten things going after getting those back to back hat tricks, but I guess that was just a flash in the pan. I mean, I can’t lie at this point and say that it isn’t frustrating or getting in my head because it is. It’s tough knowing that in a way I could be holding the team back. If I were producing at the level that I know I can be we might be in the top spot. I really don’t know what to tell you other than I’m doing everything in my power to get things going.

Reporter: Do you have any superstitions that might be having an effect on this pointless streak?

Garrett: No, I’ve never really be a superstitious guy. I know a lot of the guys are and have their little things that they do before games, but that’s never really been me. With this pointless streak going on though, I’ve tried everything. I went and got a haircut. I’ve been switching up my pregame meal. I’ve tried being the first person on the ice for warmups and last. Like I said, just nothing seems to be working right now. Luckily, I have great teammates who are picking up the slack. I wouldn’t be surprised if my GMs tried moving me around the lineup pretty soon here though because I understand and agree that you can’t really have that much dead weight in your top 6 and that is what I am right now… dead weight.

Reporter: Changing gears a little bit, have you been watching the SHL a little bit more closely now that you have been drafted?

Garrett: Yeah, of course I’ve been paying attention to how the Riot are doing. Things are still close here in the early going of the season, but the Riot are just sitting outside of a playoff position right now. I think that they can get into it though. There is plenty of time for things to be shaken up. That being said, Winnipeg and Edmonton sitting on top of the Western Conference Standings is a little bit surprising especially since Los Angeles and Texas currently are sitting outside of the playoff standings. Things are always interesting in the SHL and this season is definitely proving to be so.

Reporter: And back to the SMJHL. What do you think is the most surprising story line this season in the SMJHL?

Garrett: That’s a good question. Outside of the Cinderella run by the Mammoths I would say the rivalry that is developing between Prince George and Halifax. Both are sitting outside of the playoff standings and they themselves have started calling their matchups the toilet bowl. I think it’s fun that they are still having a good time despite the records. I think Halifax especially has the pieces to be pretty good here within the next season or two. So they won’t be in the basement for long at least in my opinion.

Reporter: Thanks Louie, hopefully you get off of this scoring drought soon. I know that the Scarecrows are missing what you can bring. In fact, I know that the fans are missing your flair as well.

Garrett: Thanks, no one is more disappointed than me. I had big hopes for this season personally and so far, it is kind of falling apart. I’m glad that I have great team mates who are killing it so far. Hopefully I figure something out here soon because I don’t want to be a detriment to my team. It’s not fair to the other guys who are pulling more than their own weight right now.

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

If I recall, Louie Garrett was rather pedestrian in the first half of his rookie season.. but in the 2nd half he was one of the best players in the SMJHL. With STL bringing back the same team, running the same lines...a Garrret major second half looks like a solid bet.

[S58] #A-Rye Izzy || D || CGY || #Killowna || 1438 TPE 
Born: S39
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188 lbs
Number: 86
Position: Hybrid Defender
Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
Residence: Toronto, Canada
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S60| CGY | GP 66| G: 11| A: 15| P: 26| H: 57 | BK: 85| +15 | PPP: 00
S61| CGY | GP 66| G: 05| A: 15| P: 20| H: 64 | BK: 96| +06 | PPP: 00
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 66| G: 05| A: 13| P: 18| H: 57| BK: 27| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 63| G: 08| A: 23| P: 31| H: 51| BK: 30| +20| PPP: 02
S59| KEL| GP 66| G: 13| A: 22| P: 35| H: 74| BK: 64| +30| PPP: 01
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SMJHL Post Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 03| BK: 02| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 12| G: 01| A: 04| P: 05| H: 05| BK: 04| -04| PPP: 00
S59| KEL| GP 17| G: 06| A: 05| P: 11| H: 22| BK: 10| +11| PPP: 01
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 5th overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Auto Drafted by Calgary
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Timeline:
S57 - Youngest player drafted in league history.
S58 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S58 - Won Silver Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Named Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S59 - Won Gold Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Kelowna wins 4-Star Cup Championship




Mike Izzy || S34-55 || HOF || TPE Max: 2207 || Cups: 3 
Alias: the Augment
Born: 9/4/1995
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 228 lbs
Number: 19
Birth Place: Whitby, Ontario
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S55| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 12| P: 26| H: 154| BK: 28| +23| SHT: 149
S54| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 19| P: 40| H: 108| BK: 28| -05 | SHT: 144
S53| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 23| P: 40| H: 185| BK: 13| +11| SHT: 152
S52| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 21| P: 38| H: 196| BK: 19| +11| SHT: 199
S51| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 23| P: 37| H: 227| BK: 18|  -05| SHT: 166
S50| CGY| GP 50| G: 18| A: 33| P: 51| H: 186| BK: 20| +16| SHT: 185
S49| CGY| GP 50| G: 29| A: 24| P: 53| H: 174| BK: 11| +24| SHT: 177
S48| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 29| P: 50| H: 220| BK: 15| +10| SHT: 196
S47| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 30| P: 50| H: 208| BK: 26| +18| SHT: 193
S46| CGY| GP 50| G: 22| A: 28| P: 50| H: 218| BK: 19| +05| SHT: 252
S45| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 26| P: 41| H: 216| BK: 14|  -03| SHT: 216
S44| CGY| GP 50| G: 19| A: 33| P: 52| H: 180| BK: 10| +15| SHT: 206
S43| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 27| P: 48| H: 198| BK: 10| +04| SHT: 214
S42| CGY| GP 50| G: 26| A: 26| P: 52| H: 176| BK: 17| +11| SHT: 213
S41| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 25| P: 45| H: 190| BK: 13| - 05| SHT: 208
S40| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 20| P: 40| H: 200| BK: 16| +10| SHT: 193
S39| CGY| GP 50| G: 24| A: 24| P: 48| H: 209| BK: 05| +23| SHT: 178
S38| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 16| P: 31| H: 192| BK: 07| +09| SHT: 124
S37| CGY| GP 50| G: 07| A: 09| P: 16| H: 149| BK: 04| +06| SHT: 071
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S37| CGY| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 17|: -07| SHT: 40| PIM: 02
S38| CGY| GP 18| G: 06| A: 01| P: 07| H: 65|: -04| SHT: 67| PIM: 28
S39| CGY| GP 04| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 11|: -04| SHT: 08| PIM: 06
S40| CGY| GP 19| G: 06| A: 11| P: 17| H: 50|: +02|SHT: 37| PIM: 12
S41| CGY| GP 06| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 32|: -04| SHT: 12| PIM: 16
S42| CGY| GP 14| G: 14| A: 10| P: 24| H: 70|: +11|SHT: 85| PIM: 19
S43| CGY| GP 06| G: 02| A: 00| P: 02| H: 18|: +01|SHT: 24| PIM: 00
S44| CGY| GP 05| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 21|:  -02|SHT: 23| PIM: 04
S46| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S47| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S48| CGY| GP 11| G: 04| A: 06| P: 10| H: 47|: +01|SHT: 55| PIM: 10
S49| CGY| GP 07| G: 03| A: 06| P: 09| H: 29| : -01| SHT: 32| PIM: 04
S50| CGY| GP 20| G: 16| A: 16| P: 32| H: 68| :+21| SHT: 88| PIM: 28
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP 50| G: 10| A: 09| P: 19| : +19| PIM: 38| H: 107|
S35| KEL| GP 50| G: 17| A: 16| P: 33| : -10| PIM: 58| H: 145|
S36| KEL| GP 50| G: 18| A: 17| P: 35| : +04| PIM: 58| H: 130|
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP: 06| G: 2| A: 4| P: 6| : +5| PIM: 02| H: 17|
S35| KEL| GP: 12| G: 5| A: 3| P: 8| :  +2| PIM: 12| H: 31|
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International Hockey Statistics (IIHF):
S36| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 2| P: 04| : +1| PIM: 12| H: 22| SOG: 16
S37| AUT| GP 11| G: 3| A: 1| P: 04| :  -6| PIM: 06| H: 51| SOG: 25
S38| AUT| GP 10| G: 3| A: 4| P: 07| : +7| PIM: 06| H: 40| SOG: 32
S39| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 3| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 06| H: 36|SOG: 38
S40| AUT| GP 12| G: 4| A: 2| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 14| H: 43|SOG: 47
S41| AUT| GP 10| G: 5| A: 2| P: 07| : -03| PIM: 06| H: 24|SOG: 44
S42| AUT| GP 13| G: 3| A: 5| P: 08| : -01| PIM: 12| H: 26|SOG: 51
S43| AUT| GP 12| G: 6| A: 7| P: 13| : -02| PIM: 12| H: 56|SOG: 42
S44| AUT| GP 11| G: 6| A: 8| P: 14| :+06| PIM: 06| H: 48|SOG: 36
S45| AUT| GP 13| G: 7| A: 3| P: 10| :+01| PIM: 16| H: 45|SOG: 61
S46| AUT| GP 15| G:10| A:10| P:20| :+11| PIM :08| H: 58|SOG: 61
S47| AUT| GP 15| G:08| A:08| P:16| :+09| PIM :10| H: 36|SOG: 56
S47| AUT| GP 12| G:04| A:10| P:14| :+00| PIM :04| H: 33|SOG: 51
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 22nd overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Drafted 4th overall by Edmonton
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Contracts:
S34 - Signed 1-yr/$2mil entry deal with Kelowna
S35 - Signed 3-yr/$1mil contract with Edmonton
S38 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S39 - Signed 5-yr/$21mil contract extension with Calgary
S45 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S47 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S49 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S51 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S53 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S55 - Signed 1-yr/$4mill contract with Calgary
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Awards:
S34 - Maxim Horvat Award for Kelowna's Top Rookie
S35 - Elias Armia Award for Kelowna MVP
S36 - Saku Perhonen Award for Most Exciting Player
S39 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S42 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy - Most Dedicated User
S45 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S46 - IIHF’s Top Forward Award
S47 - Jeff Dar Trophy - Best 2 Way Forward
S49 - Jay McDonald Trophy - Most Goals (29)
S50 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
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Timeline:
S35 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S35 - Named Media Director/Head Scout of Edmonton
S36 - Named Media Director of the Calgary Dragons
S36 - Transfered from Team Canada to Team Austria
S37 - Named GM of Team Austria of the IIHF
S38 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S39 - Named Alternate Captain of the Calgary Dragons
S39 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S40 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S40 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S41 - Named Head of the SHL Awards Committee
S42 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S42 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S42 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S42 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S43 - Named head of the Player Progression Department
S43 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy (Most Dedicated User)
S43 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S44 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S44 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S45 - #1 in the SHL in hits (216)
S45 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S45 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S46 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S46 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S47 - #1 in the SHL in hits (208)
S47 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S47 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S47 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S47
S48 - 1st player ever to add 50p/200h is 3 straight years
S48 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S48 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S48
S48 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S48 - 6 Jeff Dar noms is the most in SHL history for that award
S49 - Calgary: Presidents Trophy
S49 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S49 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S49 - Ron Mexico Nomination (Leagues Most valuable Player)
S49 - Calgary creates the Mike Izzy Award for (Team Sportsmanship)
S50 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S50 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S50 - SHL All Star ‘3rd’ Team’
S50 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S50 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S51 - Named Co-GM of the Calgary Dragons
S55 - Mike Izzy became the SHL’s all time hits leader (3585)
S55 - Mike Izzy retires from the SHL
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Trades:
S36 - Traded to the Calgary Dragons
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TPE at the start of each season:
S37 - 751 TPE
S38 - 937 TPE
S39 - 1,114 TPE
S40 - 1,298 TPE
S41 - 1,465 TPE
S42 - 1,646 TPE
S42 - 1,858 TPE
S43 - 2,041 TPE
S44 - 2,109 TPE
S45 - 2,204 TPE (Final)



Coach Izzy || General Manager || CGY || S59-Present  
Overall Record: 148W, 90L, 24OTL +114
Seasons: 4
Playoffs: 4
Series Wins: 3
Challenge Cups: 0
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Regular Season Record:
S59 - 42W, 20L, 4OTL, 88 PTS, +44
- Division Winner
- 1st Round Bye
- Lost to Chicago in quarterfinals
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S60 - 38W, 21L, 7OTL, 83 PTS, +62
- Division Winner
- Wins against: Seattle, Edmonton
- Western Conference Championship Series
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S61 - 34W, 26L, 6OTL, 74 PTS, +5
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Wins against: Los Angeles
- Lost to Edmonton in quarterfinals
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S62 - 36W, 23L, 7OTL, 79 PTS, +03
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Lost to Seatlle in round 1


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If what Izzy said was true, maybe go out there and kill it, but lay back against the Knights. kthxbye

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