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Roman Schultz Attends Training Camp, Then Rehab </div>
F rom number one overall pick to biggest bust in NWJHL history before the pre season even starts? Montreal Impact star prospect Roman Schultz attended Rookie Development Training Camp with the rest of the Impact players this week, but immediately afterwards he went somewhere else. That somewhere? Rehabilitation.
Roman checked himself into the Montreal Center For Personal Care this afternoon after an off ice issue arose between Roman and members of the staff. The team released only the following statement :
"Roman is a valuable member of the Montreal Impact organization and we wish him well during this troubled time. We will be in close contact as he gets the help he needs and we hope to see him rejoin the team shortly. We ask that his privacy be respected during this time and the team will have no further comment on the matter."
The young Defenseman was set to begin the season playing a key role on Montreal's blueline and was quickly becoming the face of the Impact team. All of which is in jeopardy now that Roman has entered into Anger Management and Substance Abuse Counseling.
Roman spoke with our affiliate KMTL reporter Marc Fields just before leaving the rink at the end of Training Camp. "I want to apologize to the ones I've hurt or been unfair to. I see now that it was not your fault nor mine but it is the sickness inside me that's to blame. I need help and I plan to get it. I will return and I will do so as a better player and a better teammate." Schultz quietly read his prepared remarks to the small press pool outside the Locker Room.
Indeed a troubled young man and a troubling way for Montreal to start their season. They need players like Roman Schultz to be 100% not in Anger Management therapy. Look for the Impact to quietly shop around for a replacement Defender should this situation drag out. Then again, how do you replace a player like Roman Schultz days before the season begins?
Teemu Sirius | RW | RETIRED
Name: Teemu Sirius
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 198 pounds
Born: Finland
Player Type: Offensive Forward
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Seppo Repo | C | RETIRED
Name: Seppo “The Finnisher” Repo
Position: Center
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 245 pounds
Born: Helsinki, Finland
Player Type: Enforcer
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Rider Clitsome | RW | RETIRED - SHL Hall of Fame
Name: Rider Clitsome
Position: RW
Overall: 80
Player Type: Sniper
Shoots: Right
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 170 lbs
Born: West Germany
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S20 SMJHL DRAFT :
Drafted 2nd overall by the Vancouver Whalers
S21 SHL DRAFT:
Drafted 5th overall by the Hamilton Steelhawks
CONTRACTS:
Signed a 1 year $2m contract with the Vancouver Whalers for S20 in the SMJHL
S21: Signed 3yr $15m ELC with the Hamilton Steelhawks
S23: Signed 1yr $4m extension for S24 with Hamilton
REGULAR SEASON STATS:
SMJHL:
S20: 40gp l 13g l 15a l 28pts l +20 l 6PIMs l 19 Hits l 71 Shots l 2 SB l 18.07 AMG
SHL:
SHL REGULAR SEASON TOTALS:
557gp l 211g l 222a l 433pts l +37 l 127 PIMs l 309 Hits l 2107 Shots l 142 SB
PLAYOFF STATS:
SMJHL:
S20: 7gp l 1g l 4a l 5pts l +1 l 2PIMs l 2Hits l 13 Shots l 0 SB l 16.74 AMG
SHL:
S21: 18gp l 4g l 2a l 6pts l +/-0 l 2 PIMs l 1 Hits l 42 Shots l 7 SB l 20.20 AMG
SHL PLAYOFF TOTALS:
ACHIEVEMENTS:
S22 Damian Littleton Trophy for Dedication
S22 Finished #50 in SHL Point Scoring
S23 Ranked #82 on Top 100 Players of Today
S23 Finished 6th in Points/20mins in SHL
S23 Finished #34 in SHL Point Scoring
S23 Damian Littleton Trophy for Dedication
S24 Ranked #45 on Top 100 Players of Today
S24 Challenge Cup Champion
S25 Ranked #64 on Top 100 Players of Today
S26 Ranked #56 on Too 100 Players of Today
S26 Challenge Cup Champion
S26 IIHF Silver Medal -Germany
S27 Ranked #67 on Too 100 Players of Today
S28 Ranked #13 on Top 100 Players of Today
S29 Ranked #4 on Top 100 Players of Today
S30 Ranked #5 on Top 100 Players of Today
S29 SHL Record. Tied 3rd All Time Goals Per Season Record. 30 goals.
S29 Anton Razov Trophy for Playoff MVP (losing team)
7/20/16 became highest paid player in SHL history with 1yr @ $25m free agency contract with TOR for S30
S29 1st Team All Star
S30 Vancouver Whalers Hall of Fame
Signed 1year $7m contract with Buffalo Stampede for S31 final season
S31 Ranked #31 on Top 100 Players of Today
Traded to New England Wolfpack at S31 deadline
5th All Time Hamilton Steelhawks Scoring Leaders
S31 Challenge Cup Champion
S31 IIHF Silver Medal-Germany
Roman Schultz | D | RETIRED - Hamilton Steelhawks Hall of Fame
Name: Roman Schultz
Position: Defense
Overall: 84
Player Type: Defensive Defenseman
Shoots: Left
Height: 6’8”
Weight: 250 lbs
Number: 55
Birthplace: Natick, Massachusetts
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DRAFTS:
Selected 1st Overall S10 NWJHL Entry Draft by Montreal Impact
Selected 5th Overall S11 SHL Entry Draft by Hamilton Steelhawks
CONTRACTS:
1 year at $750,000 with Montreal Impact with a NTC
2 years at $3m for S11 & $4m in S12 with Hamilton Steelhawks
4 yr ext. with Hamilton Steelhawks $3.5m for S13&S14 and $3m for S15 and $2m for S16
1 year extension for S17 at $3m with Hamilton Steelhawks
4 year extension for S18-S21 at $5m each +NTC with Hamilton Steelhawks
REGULAR SEASON STATS:
S11: 50gp | 0g | 12a | 12pts | +17 | 52 PIMs | 2 Fights | 84 Hits | 19 Shots | 30 SB | 16.81 AMG |
S12: 50gp | 2g | 23a | 25pts | +16 | 59 PIMs | 1 Fight | 96 Hits | 7 Shots | 36 SB | 18.56 AMG |
S13: 39gp | 4g | 25a | 29pts | -2 | 54 PIMs | 4 Fights | 85 Hits | 52 Shots | 38 SB | 25.80 AMG |
S14: 50gp | 5g | 31a | 36pts | +20 | 44 PIMs | 99 Hits | 93 Shots | 48 SB | 21.56 AMG |
S15: 50gp | 9g | 26a | 35pts | +12 | 60 PIMs | 121 Hits | 80 Shots | 51 SB | 22.54 AMG |
S16: 50gp | 3g | 25a | 28pts | +15 | 60 PIMs | 4 Fights | 72 Hits | 37 Shots | 61 SB | 20.99 AMG
S17: 50gp | 6g | 14a | 20pts | +7 | 50 PIMs | 77 Hits | 53 Shots | 40 SB | 22.57 AMG
S18: 50gp l 7g l 25a l 32pts l +1 l 38 PIMs l 142 Hits l 57 Shots l 52 SB l 22.82 AMG
S19: 50gp l 6g l 26a l 32pts l +12 l 50 PIMs l 85 Hits l 64 Shots l 47 SB l 23.38 AMG
S20: 50gp l 6g l 30a l 36pts l +25 l 64 PIMs l 119 Hits l 58 Shots l 62 SB l 22.60 AMG
REGULAR SEASON TOTAL:
489 gp | 48g | 237a | 285pts | +123 | 531 PIMs | 11 Fight | 980 Hits | 520 Shots | 465 SB
PLAYOFF STATS:
S11: 15gp | 0g | 1a | 1pts | +7 | 24 PIMs | 27 Hits | 9 Shots | 9 SB | 15.30 AMG |
S12: 5gp | 1g | 4a | 5pts | -1 | 4 PIMs | 7 Hits | 2 Shots | 4 SB | 21.41 AMG |
S13: 4pg | 1g | 1a | 2pts | -4 | 0 PIMs | 11 Hits | 4 Shots | 8 SB | 26.03 AMG |
S14: 6gp | 4g | 4a | 8pts | -1 | 0 PIMs | 14 Hits | 12 Shots | 11 SB | 22.64 AMG |
S15: 5gp | 0g | 3a | 3pts | +2 | 8 PIMs | 13 Hits | 8 Shots | 4 SB | 22.41 AMG |
S16: 6gp | 1g | 3a | 4pts | -1 | 27 PIMs | 1 Fight | 15 Hits | 2 Shots | 6 SB | 20.79 AMG |
S17: 13gp | 2g | 4a | 6pts | +/-0 | 8 PIMs | 24 Hits | 14 Shots | 14 SB | 24.93 AMG |
S18: 7gp l 1g l 5a l 6pts l +2 l 6 PIMs l 13 Hits l 8 Shots l 5 SB l 24.36 AMG
S19: 18gp | 4g | 11a | 15pts | +1 | 23 PIMs | 1 Fight | 34 Hits | 26 Shots | 23 SB | 24.50 AMG |
S20: 14gp l 2g l 6a l 8pts l +2 l 27 PIMs l 1 Fight l 25 Hits l 20 Shots l 8 SB l 24.58 AMG
PLAYOFF STAT TOTALS:
93gp | 16g | 42a | 58pts | +7 | 127 PIMs | 3 Fight | 183 Hits | 105 Shots | 92 SB |
AWARDS & HONORS:
Named Assistant Captain S10 Montreal Impact
S10 Eastern Conference Champions (MTL)
Named to Team USA WJC Team
Bronze Medal Team USA WJC
S10 NWJHL Zach Miller Trophy for Most Dedicated Player
Named Captain Team Schultz S10 NWJHL All Star Game
Voted #11 on top 25 SHL Prospects List
Named Assistant Captain S11 Hamilton Steelhawks
Named to Team USA WJC Team
Named Captain Team USA WJC Team
Named GM Team USA IHF Team
Silver Medal Team USA WJC
S11 Prince of Wales Trophy
S11 CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS - HAMILTON STEELHAWKS
Bronze Medal as GM of Team USA IHF
Co-GM of Hamilton Steelhawks
General Manager of the Hamilton Steelhawks
S17 President's Trophy
Assistant Captain of S17, S18, S19, S20 Hamilton Steelhawks
S19 President's Trophy
S19 Prince of Wales Trophy
S20 President's Trophy
S20 Prince of Wales Trophy
Retired in S20 at #76 on the SHL All Time Scoring List
Inducted into the Hamilton Steelhawks Hall of Fame
S20 Third Team All Star
S22 Ranked #56 - SHL Top 100 Players of All Time
Michal Pivonka | RW | RETIRED
Name: Michal Pivonka
Position: Right Wing
Player Type: Playmaker[/pbl
[pbl]Shoots: Right
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 198 lbs
Number: 20
Born: Kladno, Czech Republic
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Regular Season:
S9 | PGF | GP: 40 | G: 18 | A: 35 | PTS: 53 | P/M: -3 | PIM: 28 | Shots: 164| Hits: 43 | Hits Taken: 8
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Playoffs:
PGF Eliminated in 7gms by Kelowna Knights in Qualifier
S9 | NWJHL | PGF | GP: 7 | G: 4 | A: 7 | PTS: 11 | P/M: 4 | PIM: 2 | Shots: 41 | Hits: 5 | Hits Taken: 1
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IHF:
| WJC | WLD | GP: 14 | G: 3 | A: 2 | PTS: 5 | P/M: -5 | PIM: 6 | Shots: 40 | Hits: 18 | Hits Taken: 16
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DRAFTS:
Not Applicable/ Undrafted
CONTRACTS:
Signed as Free Agent with PGF S9 $2,000,000
AWARDS & HONORS:
242 TPE
Assistant Captain - S9 Prince George Firebirds
Fourth among Season 9 Rookie Scorers
1st Selection NWJHL S9 All-Star Game
Nine Points (4g & 5a) in NWJHL All Star Game
1st Star NWJHL All Star Game
Silver Medal at WJC - Team World
Olympic Bronze Medal - Team Slovakia