While I couldn't come up with a great title, I wanted to talk briefly about how I think this season will play out for MTL. As many know MTL is an up-and-coming team who are looking to change the notion often associated with the team. The S76 class for MTL was our largest and many vets have discussed this is when we will start to see significant progression. All members of the team are not yet regressing meaning that every single point of TPE is here to stay as we climb the mountain to ascend to where other teams are perched. After diving into the numbers, it is clear MTL is still behind most in terms of TPE. Sitting at an 1178 average (minus B.U.G) that puts us only ahead of HAM, EDM, CHI, WPG, and SEA plopping us at 15th in the league which technically is playoff territory if there weren't divisions! Unfortunately, for MTL four of the five teams I just mentioned are in the Western Conference while we are stuck in the East. With that being sad assuming we can edge out Hamilton I think there is a very real chance we finish 9th in the conference. BUT, maybe somehow some way, we can rise above Buffalo or Manhattan the Pats could enter the playoffs for the first time in a long time. I personally am keeping my hopes up high when it comes to that! Even if we don't make the playoffs our future looks pretty bright. After looking deeper into the lines of our conference rivals I've noticed powerhouses such as NEW and BAL are coming of age and soon the regression bug will bite (albeit not hard enough as you can see in my previous work "A quick gripe on regression") and there will come a day when MTL sits a top of the league in TPE, and I'm going to do everything I can to see that through. 

Go Pats.
(336 words)

i was expecting MTL to win the cup, i blame the rookies if you don't win!

Go pats!!

PATSNATION

PATS PARTY BAYBEEE

| LW | Jussi Mutou | MTL | JPN | S72-Now |

-Picked 19th overall by COL in the 72nd SMJHL draft-

Won Esa Anrikkanen Award - S72

Rookie All-Star Team - S72

SMJHL All-Star Game - S74

All-SMJHL 2nd Team - S74

King-Kurczewski Gauntlet - East Playoff Champions - S74

All-SMJHL 2nd Team - S75

SMJHL All-Star Game - S75

King-Kurczewski Gauntlet - East Playoff Champions - S75

Four Star Cup - S75

SHL Career:

-Picked 22nd overall by MTL in the 73rd SHL draft-

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SMJHL Stats

| S72 | GP:66 | G:37 A:37 P:74 | -39 | PIM:59 | H:227 SB:38 |

| S73 | GP:66 | G:35 A:38 P:73 | -6 | PIM:79 | H:147 | SB:28 |

| S74 | GP:66 | G:40 A:49 P:89 | +21 | PIM:58 | H:185 | SB:39 |

| S75 | GP:66 | G:46 A:48 P:94 | +16 | PIM:34 | H:193 | SB:45 |

SMJHL Playoff Stats

| S72 | GP:5 | G:4 A:2 P:6 | -2 | PIM:0 | H:14 SB:11 |

| S74 | GP:24 | G:12 A:13 P:25 | 0 | PIM:10 | H:46 SB:8 |

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SHL Stats

| S75 | GP: 66 | G:25 A:34 P:59 | -76 | PIM:25 | H:102 SB:40 |

| S77 | GP: 66 | G:10 A:33 P:43 | -76 | PIM:42 | H:90 SB:43 |

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International Stats

| S72 | WJC | WOR | GP:12 | G:7 A:7 P:14 | 2 | PIM:9 | H:37 SB:5 |

| S73 | WJC | ICE | GP:12 | G:2 A:7 P:9 | 4 | PIM:4 | H:20 SB:2 |

| S74 | WJC | BRI | GP:12 | G:6 A:7 P:13 | 3 | PIM:2 | H:24 SB:4 |

| S75 | WJC | BRI | GP:12 | G:3 A:8 P:11 | -3 | PIM:16 | H:24 SB:9 |

International Playoff Stats

| S72 | WJC | WOR | GP:3 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | -2 | PIM:0 | H:10 SB:1 |

| S73 | WJC | ICE | GP:1 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | 0 | PIM:0 | H:3 SB:1 |

| S74 | WJC | BRI | GP:1 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | 1 | PIM:0 | H:0 SB:3 |

| S75 | WJC | BRI | GP:1 | G:0 A:0 P:0 | 0 | PIM:4 | H:1 SB:2 |




| LW | TURG TURG | Retired(?) | CAN | S54-S65 |
SMJHL career:

-Picked 38th overall by ANC in the 54th SMJHL draft-

-Won Ron Bolt Trophy in S56-

-Won Four Star Cup with Anchorage Armada in S57-

SHL career:

-Picked 17th by TBB in the 55th SHL draft-

-Signed 2 year deal with Los Angeles Panthers in S57 Offseason

-Called up to play for the Panthers in S58-

-Taken in the 6th round of the S60 expansion draft by Philadelphia Forge

-Brief stints in both Montreal and Calgary to end his career-

International Career:

-Called up to play for team Canada at S54, S55, S56 and S57 WJC

-Won WJC Silver Medal with Team Canada in S55 WJC

-Won WJC Gold Medal with Team Canada in S56 WJC


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SMJHL stats

| S54 | GP:50 | G:6 A:8 P:14 | +2 | PIM:8 | H:27 SB:30 |

| S55 | GP:50 | G:14 A:23 P:37 | +24 | PIM:6 | H:67 SB:57 |

| S56 | GP:50 | G:15 A:16 P:31 | +13 | PIM:0 | H:83 SB:71 |

| S57 | GP:66 | G:18 A:28 P:46 | +12 | PIM:16 | H:105 SB:65 |

SMJHL playoff stats

| S54 | GP:7 | G:0 A:0 P:0 | +2 | PIM:0 | H:4 SB:5 |

| S55 | GP:7 | G:1 A:4 P:5 | +1 | PIM:0 | H:10 SB:7 |

| S56 | GP:16 | G:3 A:1 P:4 | +3 | PIM:2 | H:30 SB:10 |

| S57 | GP:16 | G:8 A:5 P:13 | +5 | PIM:4 | H:31 SB:20 |

SHL Stats

| S58 | GP:66 | G:2 A:16 P:18 | -26 :( | PIM:4 | H:67 SB:73 |

| S59 | GP:66 | G:7 A:15 P:22 | -8 | PIM:24 | H:97 SB:55 |

| S60 | GP:66 | G:13 A:20 P:33 | +1 | PIM:14 | H:121 SB: 84 |

| S61 | GP:66 | G:17 A:20 P:37 | +12 | PIM:16 | H:96 SB:84 |

| S62 | TURG died : ( |

| S63 | GP:66 | G:15 A:26 P:41 | +8 | PIM:12 | H:113 SB:108 |

| S64 | GP:66 | G:15 A:19 P:34 | -13 | PIM:26 | H:131 SB:112 |

| S65 | GP:66 | G:10 A:13 P:23 | -33 | PIM:36 | H:119 SB:50 |

SHL Playoff Stats

| S58 | GP:6 | G:1 A:1 P:2 | -1 | PIM:2 | H:4 SB:7 |

| S59 | GP:6 | G:0 A:1 P:1 | 0 | PIM:0 | H:7 SB:10 |

| S60 | GP:6 | G:2 A:2 P:4 | -2 | PIM:0 | H:10 SB:8 |

| S61 | GP:6 | G:1 A:2 P:3 | -3 | PIM:0 | H:11 SB:7 |

| S63 | GP:6 | G:1 A:2 P:3 | -2 | PIM:4 | H:10 SB:13 |

| S64 | GP:4 | G:1 A:1 P:2 | -6 | PIM:2 | H:7 SB:7 |

International Stats

| S54 WJC | GP:13 | G:1 A:1 P:2 | -1 | PIM:4 | H:17 SB:6 |

| S55 WJC | GP:15 | G:2 A:5 P:7 | +4 | PIM:2 | H:2 SB:7 |

| S56 WJC | GP:15 | G:2 A:4 P:6 | +5 | PIM:0 | H:13 SB:7 |

| S57 WJC | GP:12 | G:0 A:3 P:3 | +1 | PIM:12 | H:7 SB:15 |


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| RW | Kyler Gill | Retired | CAN | S37-S47 |
SMJHL Career:

-Picked 27th overall by PGF in the 37th SMJHL Draft-

-Nominated for Esa Anrikkanen Award in S37-

-Laurifer Trophy with PGF in S38-

-Occasus Trophy with PGF in S38-

-Four Star Cup with PGF in S38-

-Jared Hanson Trophy with PGF in S39-

-Roberto Martucci Trophy with PGF in S39-

-Ideen Fallah Trophy with PGF in S39-

-Raymond Lindsay Trophy with PGF in S39-

-Plus/Minus Leader with PGF in S39-

-Tied for 5th most points in the 50 Game/350 Cap era with 63 points-

SHL Career:

-Picked 19th overall by SFP in the 38th SHL Draft-

-Nominated for the Aidan Richan Trophy with SFP in S43-

SMJHL Stats

| S37 | GP:50 | G:13 A:19 P:32 | -13 | PIM:10 | H:51 SB:3 |

| S38 | GP:50 | G:17 A:16 P:33 | +8 PIM:17 | H:55 SB:7 |

| S39 | GP:50 | G:27 A:36 P:63 | +36 | PIM:10 | H:69 SB:8 |

| Total | GP:150 | G:57 A:71 P:128 | +31 | PIM:37 | H:175 SB:18 |

SHL Stats

| S40 |GP:50 | G:5 A:3 P:8 | -18 | PIM:12 | H:18 SB:4|

| S41 | GP:50 | G:8 A:10 P:18 | -18 | PIM:4 | H:36 SB:11 |

| S42 | GP:50 | G:12 A:9 P:21 | -11 | PIM:48 | H:73 SB:16|

| S43 | GP:50 | G:23 A:19 P:42 | -1 | PIM:31 | H:101 SB:11 |

| S44 | GP:50 | G:15 A:10 P:25 | +1 | PIM:24 | H:97 SB:19 |

| S45 | GP:50 | G:3 A:1 P:4 | -6 | PIM:6 | H:21 SB:0 |

| S46 | GP:50 | G:3 A:2 P:5 | -5 | PIM:12 | H:19 SB:1 |

| S47 | GP:50 | G:3 A:2 P: 5 | +3 | PIM:4 | H:23 SB:2 |

| Total | GP:400 | G:72 A:56 P:128 | -55 | PIM:141 | H:388 SB:64 |

SHL Playoff Stats

| S47 | GP:5 | G:0 A:0 P:0 | -1 | PIM:2 | H:1 SB:0 |

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