Season 79 Texas Renegades Team Awards  

We are back with another edition of the Texas Renegades team awards. In Season 79, the Renegades had another great regular season with a record of 44-21-1 for 89 points, third best in the SHL. In the playoffs, Texas had early success as they took down Seattle in 5 games in round 1, and then swept Minnesota in round 2. In the conference finals, things did not fully go the Renegades way as they lost in 5 games to the eventual cup champion San Francisco Pride. As always, we like to take some time and celebrate the individual achievements of several Renegades with our team awards!

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The Texas Renegades "Sharpshooter" Award

(most goals this season)

In Texas, a sharpshooter is a name given to one who is quick with their pistols or highly skilled in shooting their weapon! We of course have a player who is highly skilled at shooting pucks with their stick and thus they are the Texas Renegades “Sharpshooter”.

Your Texas Renegade "Sharpshooter" this season is:

Chris Valentine

For the second season in a row, Chris Valentine is your Sharpshooter award winner! Valentine was definitely shooting this season, as he finished with a team and league leading 54 goals. It was an outstanding shooting season for Chris, as Texas relied on him all year to find the back of the net. Valentine continuously stepped up in the biggest moments and his 54 goals were evidence that he played a huge part in the Renegades success in Season 79.

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Renegades The Texas Renegades "Wheel Horse" Award Renegades

(most assists this season)

In Texas, a right hand man or pal is known as a wheel horse! Given that this award is for most assists, I think we can all call that guy our right hand man!

Your Texas Renegades "Wheel Horse" this season is:

Marton Diehm

Also for the second season in a row, Marton Diehm is your Wheel Horse award winner! Diehm finished the season with 59 assists, one more than Valentine for the team lead. Diehm has shown in his time as a Renegade that he is an offensive force, with the ability to both score and pass. This season, Diehm made it a point to find his teammate Valentine on many instances and it led to a team lead in assists for Marton.

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Renegades The Texas Renegades "Ranahan" Award  Renegades

(most points this season)

Another name for the best cowboy or most experienced cowboy is Ranahan. Given that this award is going to the player who got the most points in a season, it’s fitting to call that person the top cowboy or “Ranahan”!

Your Texas Renegades "Ranahan" this season is:

Chris Valentine

Just like the Sharpshooter award, Valentine once again wins the team Ranahan award for most points in the season! Valentine finished with 112 points, which was the Texas team lead by a wide margin and the SHL lead by one point. Valentine did it all this season offensively, and he battled all season to claim that SHL points leader spot. Not much more can be said about Valentine, but we in Texas are very excited to see him get the team recognition as well as a lot of league wide recognition too.

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The Texas Renegades "Fantobens Force" Award

(most hits this season)

Named after precious Joseph Fantobens, this award goes to the player with the most hits in a season. Joseph Fantobens was known for getting out there and crushing the body. For four straight seasons (S60-S63) Fantobens had over 300 hits a season. During those seasons he combined for a total of 1281 hits which is absolutely insane. To remember those bone crushing hits, we have named this award after him!

The Texas Renegade earning this seasons "Fantobens Force" award is:

Marton Diehm

We are getting to the point where this award name might be changed, because once again Marton Diehm led the Texas Renegades in hits with 154! Diehm has consistently won this award, as he always emphasizes the physical part of his game to let opposing players know he is not just a one sided player. Diehm's 154 points also put him fourth in the entire SHL for hits in the season.

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The Texas Renegades "Puoli Pulverizer" Award

(most shots blocked)

Puolivalmiste played an integral part in Texas’s success. They organized and managed the team into a force and led them to two challenge cup victories, season 59 and season 62. Puoli is a very well respected user in the SHL and is an absolute wealth of knowledge. The “Puoli Pulverizer” Award goes to the player with the most shots blocked, a stat well loved by GMs and their players sacrifice the body to win the game!

The Texas Renegade earning the "Puoli Pulverizer" Award is:

Hodor!

Hodor! 

We say it every season, but are you really surprised? Hodor once again wins the Puoli Pulverizer award by a large margin. Hodor finished the season with 284 shot blocks on the year, far and away the most for any Renegade. This number also put Hodor tied for 5th in the SHL in shots blocked in Season 79. Hodor is a true defensive defenseman, and at this point opposing forwards are more surprised when Hodor does not block their shot rather than when he does!

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The Texas Renegades "Buckaroo" Award  Renegades

(most underrated)

This is a new award starting in S70! Replacing the Texas “Varmint” award for most penalty minutes, we wanted to have an award for a player on the team who performed very well but also may have flown under the radar. Everyone loves a Buckaroo!

The Texas Renegades "Buckaroo" this season is:

Iliket Urtles

Forward Iliket Urtles spent his first 6 SHL seasons with the Hamilton Steelhawks before joining Texas in Season 79. Urtles ended up being a key addition for the Renegades, as he was a dominant two way forward for the team. Urtles finished the regular season with 66 points, a +/- of 21, 49 blocks and 141 hits. He was all over the ice, and while other Renegades may have had higher totals, Urtles was extremely consistent and reliable all season for the Texas Renegades.

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Renegades The Texas Renegades "Drag Rider" Award  Renegades

(top performing Goaltender)

This award is also the winner of the coolest award name. A Drag Rider is a cowboy who rides at the rear of the herd. Given that the goalie sits at the back, they are indeed the Texas Renegade “Drag Rider”. 

The Texas Renegades "Drag Rider" this season is:

Anthony Dionne and Roman Cechmanek II

We in the awards committee have decided to award two goaltenders the Drag Rider award this season. Franchise legend Anthony Dionne continued to play against the league's best, as he stared 49 games and finished with a record of 29-19-1 to go along with a 3.80 goals against average and a .885 save percentage. Dionne is always relied upon to show up in the biggest games, and he always answers the call. Backup goalie Roman Cechmanek II had an outstanding season in relief. Playing against some of the lower ranked teams during the season, he started 19 games and finished with a record of 15-2-0 and a 2.48 goals against average along with a .917 save percentage. Both goaltenders did a great job for Texas this season, and both are very worthy of receiving this award!

That’s it for awards this season! The Texas Renegades head into Season 80 hungry for a cup that they have come so close to for many seasons in a row. Congratulations to all of our award winners, and we will see you next time!

TEX TEX TEX

Jack McCarthy ll D ll Texas Renegades ll Team Ireland
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Name: Jack McCarthy
Height: 6' 2
Weight: 212 lbs
Number: 10
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SHL Career Statistics
S80 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 9 l A: 26 l P: 35 l +/-: 10 l PIM: 41 l H: 72 l SB: 187 l TA: 40
S79 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 19 l A: 32 l P: 51 l +/-: 2 l PIM: 42 l H: 73 l SB: 185 l TA: 52
S78 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 17 l A: 38 l P: 55 l +/-: 28 l PIM: 44 l H: 74 l SB: 181 l TA: 72
S77 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 25 l A: 36 l P: 61 l +/-: 19 l PIM: 47 l H: 58 l SB: 139 l TA: 59
S76 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 12 l A: 27 l P: 39 l +/-: 10 l PIM: 40 l H: 49 l SB: 169 l TA: 32
S75 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 7 l A: 33 l P: 40 l +/-: 28 l PIM: 32 l H:46 l SB: 182 l TA: 44
S74 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 6 l A: 23 l P: 29 l +/-: 21 l PIM: 22 l H: 60 l SB: 184 l TA: 46
S73 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 5 l A: 16 l P: 21 l +/-: 15 l PIM: 42 l H: 38 l SB: 134 l TA: 35
S72 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 3 l A: 17 l P: 20 l +/-: 0 l PIM: 43 l H: 54 l SB: 105 l TA: 36
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SHL Playoff Statistics
S80 TEX l GP: 16 l G: 0 l A: 2 l P: 2 l +/-: 2 l PIM: 8 l H: 15 l SB: 68 l TA: 6
S79 TEX l GP: 14 l G: 3 l A: 7 l P: 10 l +/-: 2 l PIM: 6 l H: 13 l SB: 50 l TA: 13
S78 TEX l GP: 16 l G: 6 l A: 6 l P: 12 l +/-: 2 l PIM: 4 l H: 13 l SB: 45 l TA: 11
S77 TEX l GP: 23 l G: 9 l A: 6 l P: 15 l +/-: 11 l PIM: 5 l H: 17 l SB: 67 l TA: 26
S76 TEX l GP: 13 l G: 3 l A: 6 l P: 9 l +/-: 1 l PIM: 8 l H: 5 l SB: 32 l TA: 12
S75 TEX l GP: 14 l G: 1 l A: 5 l P: 6 l +/-: 6 l PIM: 4 l H: 12 l SB: 51 l TA: 14
S74 TEX l GP: 13 l G: 0 l A: 7 l P: 7 l +/-: -1 l PIM: 4 l H: 13 l SB: 27 l TA: 4
S73 TEX l GP: 4 l G: 0 l A: 1 l P: 1 l +/-: -3 l PIM: 0 l H: 3 l SB: 19 l TA: 2
S72 TEX l GP: 7 l G: 0 l A: 1 l P: 1 l +/-: -4 l PIM: 2 l H: 2 l SB: 10 l TA: 4
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IIHF Career Statistics
S80 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 7 l P: 7 l +/-: 15 l PIM: 4 l H: 10 l SB: 43 l TA: 5
S79 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 3 l A: 3 l P: 6 l +/-: -3 l PIM: 6 l H: 7 l SB: 56 l TA: 14
S78 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 3 l A: 4 l P: 7 l +/-: -7 l PIM: 4 l H: 9 l SB: 43 l TA: 13
S77 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 2 l A: 6 l P: 8 l +/-: 4 l PIM: 4 l H: 8 l SB: 49 l TA: 11
S76 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 2 l A: 5 l P: 7 l +/-: 3 l PIM: 8 l H: 7 l SB: 41 l TA: 15
S75 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 2 l P: 2 l +/-: 0 l PIM: 4 l H:5 l SB: 36 l TA: 10
S74 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 1 l A: 4 l P: 5 l +/-: -12 l PIM: 0 l H: 11 l SB: 32 l TA: 8
S73 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 4 l P: 4 l +/-: 7 l PIM: 4 l H: 11 l SB: 31 l TA: 3
S72 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 5 l P: 5 l +/-: 3 l PIM: 12 l H: 9 l SB: 22 l TA: 6
S71 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 2 l P: 2 l +/-: 4 l PIM: 6 l H: 10 l SB: 11 l TA: 3
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S71 REG l GP: 66 l G: 11 l A: 34 l P: 45 l +/-: 1 l PIM: 22 l H: 113 l SB: 135 l TA: 49
S70 REG l GP: 66 l G: 6 l A: 22 l P: 28 l +/-: -3 l PIM: 29 l H: 83 l SB: 165 l TA: 47
S69 REG l GP: 66 l G: 9 l A: 16 l P: 25 l +/-: -35 l PIM: 32 l H: 93 l SB: 92 l TA: 54
S68 REG l GP: 22 l G: 0 l A: 8 l P: 8 l +/-: 8 l PIM: 4 l H: 34 l SB: 38 l TA: 14
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S71 REG l GP: 11 l G: 1 l A: 5 l P: 6 l +/-: 1 l PIM: 2 l H: 12 l SB: 36 l TA: 8
S69 REG l GP: 6 l G: 0 l A: 1 l P: 1 l +/-: -3 l PIM: 0 l H: 26 l SB: 12 l TA: 9
S68 REG l GP: 11 l G: 1 l A: 1 l P: 2 l +/-:-2 l PIM: 2 l H: 18 l SB: 10 l TA: 8
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Transactions
SHL S69: Drafted by the Texas Renegades 15th overall
SMJHL S68: Signing rights traded from Yukon Malamutes to Regina Elk
SMJHL S68: Claimed off waivers by Yukon Malamutes
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Awards & Achievements
S81 SHL: Named Assistant Captain of the Texas Renegades
S79 SHL: SHL all-star as member of the Texas Renegades
S78 SHL: SHL all-star as member of the Texas Renegades
S77 IIHF: Gold medal with Team Ireland
S77 SHL: SHL all-star as member of the Texas Renegades
S76 SHL: SHL all-star as member of the Texas Renegades
S76 IIHF: Bronze medal with Team Ireland
S75 IIHF: Bronze medal with Team Ireland
S71 IIHF: Gold medal with Team Ireland
S69 WJC: Gold medal with Team USA
SMJHL S69: Voted Captain of the Regina Elk
SMJHL S68: Regina Elk Chris Chelios Jr. Award for Perseverance and Determination w/ Regina

Let's Go Renegades!!!
Congrats Renes! All of you on the team were outstanding this season! Looking forward to another one with you all!

Yes let's go Renegades I'm proud of you all!

Cechmanek really had a great season and played better than me haha so he could have won it this season.

Let's see we can do for the S80 seaosn!

  
Anthony Dionne || G || Texas Renegades || Peak TPE : 2055
Name: Anthony Dionne
Catch: Right
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 225 lbs
Number: 39
SMJHL Draft: 36e by St Louis Scarecrows
SHL Draft: 12e by Texas Renegades
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S65 to S68 | STL | GP : 175 (89-67-14) | 3.21 GAA | 0.885 SV% | SO : 7
SMJHL Playoffs:
S65 to S68 | STL | GP : 56 (32-20-4) | 2.99 GAA | 0.895 SV% | SO : 5

SHL Regular Season:
S66 to S78 | TEX | GP : 534 (285-194-38) | 3.44 GAA | 0.898 SV% | SO : 28 
SHL Playoffs:
S66 to S78 | TEX | GP : 102 (50-41-10) | 3.82 GAA | 0.890 SV% | SO : 5
World Junior Championship Round Robin:
S64 to S68 | TBI-TNA-CAN | GP : 34 (13-17-3) | 3.56 GAA | 0.904 SV% | SO : 0
World Junior Championship Medals Round:
S66 to S68 | CAN | GP : 9 (6-2-1) | 2.27 GAA | 0.923 SV% | SO : 0 

IIHF Round Robin:

S67 to S78 | CAN | GP : 100 (62-31-5) | 2.51 GAA | 0.915 SV% | SO : 8
IIHF Medals Round:
S67 to S78 | CAN | GP : 19 (12-5-2) | 3.18 GAA | 0.891 SV% | SO : 0

Awards:

S66 IIHF | CAN | Silver Medal
S66-67-68 WJC | CAN | Bronze Medal

S69 IIHF | CAN | Top Goalie of the tournament 

S69 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal (+ record for most goalie wins in the round robin (11))
S75 IIHF | CAN | Silver Medal 
S75 SHL | TEX | Mike Honcho Award 

S76 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal

S78 SHL | TEX | Mike Honcho Award 

S78 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal

  

Hodor is a true defensive defenseman, and at this point opposing forwards are more surprised when Hodor does not block their shot rather than when he does!

BS% > 0.500

Hodor || D || Texas Renegades
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Name: Hodor
Age: 30
Height: 7' 2"
Weight: 400
Number: 1
TPE: 1732
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Contracts:
DFA S65: Newfoundland Berserkers - $1M x 1 yr + $2M bonus
Rookie S66: Regina Elk - $2M x 3 yr + $2M HO Bonus

Awards:
SMJHL S65: King-Kurczewksi Gauntlet (East Champions) (NL)
SMJHL S67: Alexis Metzler Trophy (Best Defensive Defenseman) nominee (REG)
SMJHL S67: All-Defensive Team (REG)
WJC S67: Gold Medal (DACH)
SMJHL S68: Alexis Metzler Trophy (Best Defensive Defenseman) nominee (REG)
SMJHL S68: Elias Armia Award (Commissioners' Award of Excellence) nominee
SMJHL S68: 2nd All-Star Team (REG)
SMJHL S68: All-Defensive Team (REG)
WJC S68: Gold Medal (DACH)
SMJHL S69 (nice): Linna-Landvik Trophy (Western Champions) (DET)
SMJHL S69 (nice): Laurifer Trophy (Best Regular Season Record) (DET)
SMJHL S69 (nice): Zach Miller Trophy (Most Dedicated User)
IIHF S70: Gold Medal (Germany)
SHL S72: Bojo Biscuit Award (Best Defensive Defenseman) nominee (TEX)
IIHF S72: Gold Medal (Germany)
SHL S73: Bojo Biscuit Award (Best Defensive Defenseman) (TEX)
SHL S73: 3rd All-Star Team (TEX)
IIHF S74: Gold Medal (Germany)
SHL S75: Bojo Biscuit Award (Best Defensive Defenseman) nominee (TEX)
SHL S75: Damian Littleton Award (Most Dedicated user) nominee
SHL S75: All-Star Team (TEX)
SHL S76: Bojo Biscuit Award (Best Defensive Defenseman) nominee (TEX)
SHL S77: Cole Reinhart Trophy (Western Champions) (TEX)
SHL S77: Bojo Biscuit Award (Best Defensive Defenseman) (TEX)
SHL S77: All-Star Team (TEX)
SHL S78: Bojo Biscuit Award (Best Defensive Defenseman) nominee (TEX)

Player Movement:
SMJHL S65: Signed Draftable Free Agent with Newfoundland Berserkers
SMJHL S66: Drafted 9th by Regina Elk
SHL S67: Drafted 6th by Texas Renegades
SMJHL S69 (nice): Traded to Detroit Falcons

SMJHL Stats || SHL Stats
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Retired - Slap McShotty || C || New England Wolfpack
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Name: Slap McShotty
Age: 38 (18 @ S46 SMJHL Draft)
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 220
Number: 84
Peak TPE: 2041
Retired: End of S65
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Contracts:
SMJHL S46: Anaheim Outlaws - $3M x 1 yr
SHL S47: New England Wolfpack - $2M x 2 yrs
SHL S49: New England Wolfpack - $4M x 2 yrs
SHL S51: New England Wolfpack - $4M x 3 yrs
SHL S54: New England Wolfpack - $3M x 3 yrs (HTD)
SHL S57: New England Wolfpack - $4M x 3 yrs (HTD)
SHL S60: New England Wolfpack - $4M x 3 yrs (HTD)
SHL S63: New England Wolfpack - $4M x 1 yr (HTD)
SHL S64: New England Wolfpack - $3M x 1 yr (HTD)
SHL S65: New England Wolfpack - $4M x 1 yr

Awards:
SMJHL S47: Four Star Cup - Anaheim Outlaws
IIHF S49: Named Alternate Captain - Switzerland
SHL S49: Mathias Chouinard Trophy (East Champion) - New England Wolfpack
SHL S52: Away Alternate Captain - New England Wolfpack
SHL S53: President's Trophy - New England Wolfpack
SHL S53: All-Star Team
SHL S53: Richan Trophy Nominee
SHL S55: Captain - New England Wolfpack
SHL S60: Jeff Dar Trophy
SHL: 89th OA All-time TPE Pre S63 Regression Changes
IIHF: HOF

Player Movement:
SMJHL S46: Drafted 43rd (5th round) - Anaheim Outlaws
WJC S46: Team USA
SHL S47: Drafted 16th (1st round) - New England Wolfpack
WJC S47: Transferred to DACH
IIHF S47: Transferred to Switzerland
SHL S48: Called up to SHL

Jobs:
S47: Hired as SMJHL Intern (through S48)
S47: Hired as Updater/Auditor (through S49)
S48: Hired as SMJHL Pick Tracker (current)
S50: Hired as Fantasy Manager (current)
S51: Hired to SHL PT team as contractor (current)
S56: Appointed Co-GM of NEW (through S56)
S57: Hired as Historian (current)

Stats Pre-S53 || Stats S53+

S53 All-Star and Richan Trophy Nominee
S60 Jeff Dar Trophy Winner
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