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We recently spoke with Ricardo Cotalay, a defenseman who was drafted in the 7th round, 68th overall by the Anchorage Armada in yesterday's S45 SMJHL Entry Draft.

Q: Were you surprised about getting drafted?
A: I had a feeling that I was going to get drafted this season, especially after being ranked so highly in the Combine. Still, you never know what could happen, so I was just hoping that I would get picked, and eventually in the 7th round I was lucky enough to be selected by Anchorage.

Q: How do you feel about Anchorage selecting you?
A: It's definitely a great organization that they have going on over there and I am excited to be a part of what they are building. I had some people from their front office speak with me prior to the draft, and I really liked what they had to say. We both had similar visions on my development as a player, so hopefully I can help them win a championship.

And now a little background on Cotalay and how he got to where he is today:
Cotalay grew up in Long Beach, California. He played for the LA Jr Kings until his Bantam years, where he chose to take his career to the Anaheim Jr Ducks organization. He completed the rest of his youth career with the Ducks, which included winning a State Championship his last two seasons, as well as winning the National Championship in his last season. In his final season, Cotalay totaled 114 points, 74 goals and 40 assists in 67 games. A great offensive threat from the blueline, it was not a surprise that he was selected by the Armada. Cotalay hopes that he can continue his offensive prowess in the SMJHL and eventually find a spot on a team in the SHL.

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Ricardo Cotalay  ┃  Defenseman  |  Anchorage ArmadaHeight: 6ft 2 inWeight: 204 lbsBirthplace: USA

Steal of a pick 

Credit to Ml002, King, Wasty, Carpy, Bruins10, Rum_Ham, Turd Ferguson, Ragnar and Enigmatic for the sigs.


| C | Red Kirkby | Philadelphia | NZ | 1561 |S64-
SMJHL career:
-Picked 29th by ANC in the 63rd SMJHL draft
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SMJHL stats
S63 | GP:66 | G:16 A:15 P:31 | -19 | PIM:16 | H:101 | SB:38
S64 | GP:66 | G:11 A:27 P:38 | -33 | PIM:17 | H:166 | SB:27
S65 | GP:66 | G:15 A:24 P:39 | -20 | PIM:86 | H:118 | SB:23
SMJHL playoff stats
S63 | DNQ
S64 | GP:4 | G:1 A:3 P:4 | -1 | PIM:0 | H:8 | SB:5
S65 | DNQ
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SHL stats
S66 | GP:66 | G:15 A:21 P:36 | -11 | PIM:36 | H:48 | SB:47
S67 | GP:66 | G:33 A:26 P:59 | 27 | PIM:22 | H:81 | SB:42
S68 | GP:66 | G:40 A:34 P:74 | 24 | PIM:44 | H:70 | SB:34
S69 | GP:66 | G:36 A:45 P:81 | 34 | PIM:43 | H:66 | SB:50
S69 | GP:66 | G:63 A:69 P:132 | 62 | PIM:58 | H:96 | SB:57
SHL playoff stats
S66 | GP:7 | G:1 A:4 P:5 | 2 | PIM:4 | H:4 | SB:2
S67 | GP:7 | G:5 A:3 P:8 | -2 | PIM:2 | H:2 | SB:6
S68 | GP:5 | G:1 A:4 P:5 | -3 | PIM: 4 | H:3 | SB:2
S69 | GP:21 | G:16 A:14 P:30 | 15 | PIM:10 | H:15 | SB:13
S69 | GP:18 | G:8 A:19 P:27 | 8 | PIM:18 | H:18 | SB:15


| D | Rex Kirkby | Philadelphia | UK | 2114 TPE peak |S43-S63
SMJHL career:
-Picked 42nd by ANC in the 42nd SMJHL draft
-Traded to St Louis in S43
SHL career:
-Picked 10th by WKP in the 43rd SHL draft
-Traded to New England S53 
-Traded to New Orleans S55
-Free Agent to Atlanta S57
-Traded to Buffalo S59
-Voted to the all rookie team S44
-Won Challenge Cup [48]
-Won Bojo Biscuit Award [49,50,51]
-1st team allstar [55]
-2nd team allstar [50]
-3rd team allstar [51, 58]
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SMJHL stats
S42- GP:50 G:4 A:16 P:20 +/-:-13 PIM:36 H:70 SB:39
S43- GP:51 G:7 A:21 P:28 +/-:-9 PIM:44 H:88 SB:61
SMJHL playoff stats
S42- GP:9 G1 A:2 P:3 +/-:2 PIM:14 H:11 SB:5
S43- GP:12 G:0 A:4 P:4 +/-:2 PIM:12 H:16 SB:20
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SHL stats
S44 | GP:50 | G:2 A:16 P:18 | +15 | PIM:16 | H:44 | SB:55
S45 | GP:50 | G:3 A:14 P:17 | -1 | PIM:8 | H:26 | SB:55
S46 | GP:50 | G:5 A:20 P:25 | +6 | PIM:12 | H:53 | SB:59
S47 | GP:50 | G:11 A:22 P:33 | +11 | PIM:28 | H:58 | SB:66
S48 | GP:50 | G:11 A:18 P:29 | -1 | PIM:22 | H:50 | SB:67
S49 | GP:50 | G:9 A:32 P:41 | +21 | PIM:48 | H:139 | SB:63
S50 | GP:50 | G:8 A:36 P:44 | +3 | PIM:72 | H:154 | SB:88
S51 | GP:50 | G:10 A:27 P:37 | -10 | PIM:73 | H:152 | SB:93
S52 | GP:50 | G:12 A:23 P:35 | -2 | PIM:48 | H:144 | SB:78
S53 | GP:50 | G:9 A:28 P:37 | +30 | PIM:18 | H:78 | SB:90
S54 | GP:50 | G:7 A:32 P:39 | +23 | PIM:4 | H:78 | SB:120
S55 | GP:50 | G:10 A:34 P:44 | +26 | PIM:28 | H:83 | SB:128
S56 | GP:50 | G:7 A:26 P:33 | +12 | PIM:16 | H:94 | SB:91
S57 | GP:62 | G:8 A:44 P:52 | -5 | PIM:46 | H:116 | SB:143
S58 | GP:66 | G:14 A:40 P:54 | +14 | PIM:26 | H:70 | SB:134
S59 | GP:71 | G:12 A:36 P:48 | +3 | PIM:30 | H:24 | SB:104
S60 | GP:66 | G:7 A:30 P:37 | -23 | PIM:16 | H:84 | SB:119
S61 | GP:66 | G:9 A:29 P:38 | +1 | PIM:6 | H:107 | SB:99
S62 | GP:66 | G:8 A:21 P:29 | +24 | PIM:8 | H:83 | SB:90
S63 | GP:66 | G:7 A:16 P:23 | +2 | PIM:18 | H:63 | SB:71
Total | GP:1112 | G:169 A:544 P:713 | +123 | PIM:543 | H:1700 | SB:1817
SHL playoff stats
S44 | GP:18 | G:1 A:6 P:7 | +5 | PIM:12 | H:24 | SB:15
S45 | GP:18 | G:0 A:4 P:4 | +0 | PIM:6 | H:8 | SB:15
S47 | GP:15 | G:1 A:7 P:8 | +0 | PIM:6 | H:8 | SB:15
S48 | GP:10 | G:0 A:4 P:4 | +0 | PIM:6 | H: 16 | SB:17
S49 | GP:7 | G:2 A:2 P:4 | -2 | PIM:12 | H: 9 | SB:11
S53 | GP:11 | G:2 A:7 P:9 | -5 | PIM:16 | H: 30 | SB:29
S55 | GP:20 | G:5 A:10 P:15 | +6 | PIM:2 | H: 31 | SB:60
S56 | GP:5 | G:0 A:0 P:0 | -3 | PIM:0 | H: 3 | SB:13
S57 | GP:10 | G:0 A:8 P:8 | +2 | PIM:2 | H: 18 | SB:18
S57 | GP:11 | G:1 A:2 P:3 | +4 | PIM:6 | H: 21 | SB:9
S59 | GP:19 | G:3 A:7 P:10 | +11 | PIM:0 | H: 31 | SB:16
S60 | GP:6 | G:0 A:5 P:5 | 0 | PIM:2 | H: 11 | SB:6
S61 | GP:6 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | +1 | PIM:0 | H: 10 | SB:11
S62 | GP:6 | G:0 A:2 P:2 | +3 | PIM:2 | H: 7 | SB:10
S63 | GP:6 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | -7 | PIM:6 | H: 9 | SB:6


| Max Brannagan | Philadelphia Forge GM | S60- | Anchorage Armada GM (retired)| S44-S56|
Forge Regular Season Records:
S60: 30-33-3
S61: 30-27-9
S62: 32-25-9
S63: 34-22-10
S64: 38-23-5
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Forge Post Season Records:
S60: 2-4 1st round exit vs Baltimore
S61: 2-4 1st round exit vs Tampa
S62: 2-4 1st round exit vs Tampa
S63: 2-4 1st round exit vs Hamilton
S64: 0-4 1st round exit vs Buffalo
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Armada Regular Season Records:
S44: 23-21-6 6th place
S45: 30-16-4 2nd place
S46: 26-21-3 4th place
S47: 25-20-5 6th place
S48: 26-22-2 6th place
S49: 21-25-4 10th place
S50: 29-18-3 2nd place
S51: 28-16-6 2nd place
S52: 21-23-6 9th place
S53: 29-18-3 3rd place
S54: 22-23-5 8th place
S55: 35-12-3 3rd place
S56: 29-17-4 3rd place
Total record: 344-252-54 
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Armada Post Season Records:
S44: 3-4 1st round exit vs Vancouver
S45: 2-4 2nd round exit vs Colorado 
S46: 6-5 3rd round exit Vs St. Louis
S47: 0-4 2nd round exit Vs Vancouver 
S48: 5-5 3rd round exit Vs Vancouver
S49: 6-7 2nd round exit Vs Detroit 
S50: 7-4 3rd round exit Vs Carolina 
S51: 12-8 ★★★★ winners 
S52: 2-4 1st round exit vs Newfoundland 
S53: 3-4 1st round exit vs Anaheim 
S54: 3-4 1st round exit vs Kelowna 
S55: 3-4 2nd round exit vs Maine 

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