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#31

9 out of 10 people didn't fully read the OP

“The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. ... There are neither beginnings nor endings to the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.”

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#32

Quote:Originally posted by PostWhoreFromOntario@Jan 16 2013, 10:47 AM
9 out of 10 people didn't fully read the OP
Holy Fuck your right :lol: I just did was other people was doing. Its kind of hard to scout off of playoff performance as you can include nothing but stats.
#33

Audun Wissink's Journey Through the Finals

Position: LW
Secondary Position: C
Born: February 21, 1990
Shoots: Right
Jersey Number: 7
Height (ft.): 6'0"
Weight (lbs.): 200 lbs.
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada

Wissink's journey through the finals didn't go exactly how he would've wanted them to, but nonetheless he is walking away from this year with a Challenge Cup so it all worked out in the end. For a guy that scored 28 points this season in 47 games, he was held to just 1 single point in these finals. While taking a closer look at his stats though you can see he only actually shot the puck a total of 6 times all series so not much scoring was to be expected from him. Some could say the Dragons did a hell of a job silencing him throughout the series or that he just didn't get enough opportunities with the puck. However with 17 hits and 2 takeaways to go along with his single point, it shows that he was more focused on the defensive side of things and would be a crucial part of the Steelhawks' defensive effort that pulled out the close games in the end (all but one game was decided by just one goal after all). So all in all Audun Wissink's journey through the finals was not a flashy one to say the least, but it was still a hard fought effort that played a significant role in landing Hamilton their 1st Challenge Cup in franchise history.

Game 1 Stats (6-5 HAM)
0 Points, 0, 2 PIMS, 2 shots, 5 hits, 1 takeaway

Game 2 Stats (6-5 HAM OT)
1 Point, -1, 1 shot, 4 hits

Game 3 Stats (4-3 HAM)
0 Points, 0, 2 shots, 2 hits, 1 takeaway

Game 4 Stats (2-0 CAL)
0 Points, 0, 0 shots, 2 hits

Game 5 Stats (2-1 HAM OT)
0 Points, 0, 1 shot, 4 hits

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#34

The Unheralded One: Vyacheslav Onoprienko

In a championship series filled with younger stars getting top line minutes, some veterans were needed to fill holes for the depth of each team. For the Hamilton Steelhawks, one such man was Vyacheslav Onoprienko, an old defenceman who had seen sights, having entered the SHL back in the Season 4 Entry Draft as a third-round pick by the Toronto North Stars. Onoprienko didn't blow anyone away with his stats, but he has been a sound defensive presence over his career and still one in Season 11 for the Steelhawks.

Would the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the cup without Hal Gill? How important was Andrew Ference to the Boston Bruins or Rob Scuderi to both the Penguins and Los Angeles Kings. Onoprienko is a blue-liner just like those three and plays a game dedicated to manning the back end and letting the big names score the goals. After all, during Season 11 Onoprienko only had 9 assists in total, that's including one in the playoffs. He's no Matthew Ekblad or Daniel Carlsson, but he shut down the other teams' lines well throughout the whole season, helping Hamilton to a top four finish during the regular season and of course a Challenge Cup just a few days ago.

Where some players were minuses, Onoprienko was a solid +7 in the regular season and a +1 in the 15-game postseason run. He hit lots of people during the season, with 80 hits in 50 games of the season and then a bone-crushing 44 more in the playoffs. In terms of blocked shots, he was one of Hamilton's leader in both the regular season and the most important part of the season, with 40 and 9 respectively. He played a solid 17-18 minutes a game on the third pairing with another veteran Eoghan O'Donnell. Without him, there's a good chance Hamilton doesn't lose just three games during the whole playoffs, and a good possibility they don't win at all.

With the addition of Logan Valentine and Chris Partlow to start the off-season, the Steelhawks seem to have said goodbye, quite unceremoniously, to Vyacheslav Onoprienko. However, there is no doubt that with his set of skills acquired over a long SHL career, this defensive defenseman will find a home for himself in the league for several seasons to come.

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#35

Quote:Originally posted by PostWhoreFromOntario@Jan 16 2013, 11:47 AM
9 out of 10 people didn't fully read the OP

Why do you think I picked the backup goalie? :ph34r:
#36

Quote:Originally posted by Leafs4ever@Jan 16 2013, 01:55 AM
[b]DANIEL CARLSSON

Daniel Carlsson was a key player on the backend for the Challenge Cup Champions, the Hamilton Steelhawks. He was a very solid force, putting up numbers offensively and defensively.  Carlsson opened the Challenge Cup Series with a great effort, posting 2 assists, +2, 5 hits, and 2 takeaways. He was one of better overall players for Hamilton in the Game 1 victory and gave the Dragons a glimpse of what was to come. Game 2 showed Carlsson’s offensive game, when he potted 1 goal and 2 assists. He was the spark for the Hamilton offense and really helped his team to a 2-0 series lead, winning both games at home.

The setting then changed to Calgary for games 3 and 4, but that didn’t stop Daniel in game 3. He has his offense with 2 assists, but he displayed his defensive prowess this time with 6 hits and 4 takeaways. When a player can stall the opposing offense with the effectiveness that Carlsson did in game 3, your team has a great chance to come out on top. That’s just what happened, with Hamilton taking a commanding 3-0 series lead. In game 4, Calgary finally slowed down Carlsson’s game and shut him down in almost every category. Without Carlsson’s production, Calgary won and closed the series gap to 3-1.

The series then shifted back to Hamilton for the very important game 5. This is where Daniel Carlsson became a hero in Hamilton and a household name in the SHL. With game 5 in overtime and the Steelhawks one goal away from their first Challenge Cup, Carlsson skated down the ice and wrote his name in the record books. His shot sailed past future Hall of Famer Ryan Jesster and into the net to give the Hamilton Steelhawks the 4-1 series win. Daniel Carlsson played one of the more complete Challenge Cup Finals in recent memory, with the biggest goal in Hamilton’s history coming off of his stick. He was a rock on defense and a spark on offense and really brought his team together on the ice. Here’s hoping the performance of Daniel Carlsson will be remembered by the Steelhawks and the SHL for years to come because he deserves it.

Daniel Carlsson’s Challenge Cup Finals Stats:
GP 5
G 2
A 6
Pts 8
PIMS 2
+/- +4
Hits 20
SB 0
TA 7

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#37

Saku Perhonen

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Perhonen was the drafted 3rd overall in the S6 SHL Entry Draft. The Former Kelowna Knights was drafted for his ability to speak up in the locker room; which some call intangibles. He was originally drafted by the Vancouver Nightmare, which has been renamed to the Las Vegas Kings. Despite his poor season that year, a lot of teams inquired about Perhonen when he demanded a trade. He only wanted to be on one team though and that was the Chiefs. It wasn't the last time the premodona demanded a trade. During the S10 season he was traded to the Texas Renegades. Some speculate it was because he didn't believe the team could perform anymore without Witzel. This was not the case as the Chiefs won the cup without Perhonen and Witzel.

Saku Perhonen stated that he was only playing one more season in the league and decided that Calgary would be his best choice. He had close friends such as Klose and Ryan Jesster that he wanted to play with before retirement. Calgary welcomed him with open arms giving him the coveted letter "C" to place on his jersey.

After the season was over, Perhonen had the opportunity to play with his former team that he ditched. The Western Conference Finals featured two teams: The Chiefs and The Dragons. Ironic that these two teams would collide in Perhonen's last season. Calgary won the series in a nail biting fashion. Many people had already wrote them off as losers. You could see tears in Saku Perhonen's eyes when he lined up for the final handshake. A lot of his former teammates knew he was a dick so they didn't shake his hand. That's a joke, but I am sure there were some bad blood between the two.

The cinderella season ended there as the Dragons were defeated swiftly by the Steelhawks in the cup finals. Perhonen's season ended on a high note but not the highest possible note. Here is to a man of great skill and a great character.

Enjoy retirement Saku!

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Name: Matthew Ekblad
Position: Defense
Born: November 8, 1995
Glove Hand: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220 pounds
Birthplace: Hattula, Finland
Drafted: Season 9, 3rd Overall (1st Round) by the Steelhawks

Offensive Skills:
Puck Handling : A+
Face-Offs : D
Passing : A+
Scoring : A+
Penalty Shot : C-

Matthew Ekblad is an excellent puck handling defenseman who uses his hockey IQ to make smart plays with the puck, whether it be dishing a beauty pass off to a teammate or hammering one of his infamous slapshots from the blue line and lighting the lamp behind the goalie. He can score just as well, if not better than some of the top offensive snipers in the league although he didn't score a single goal in the Challenge Cup Finals. Matthew however did put up 5 assists in the finals and a point per game average. This young stud defenseman is terrible in the face-off dot but he is not expected to step in and take drawl for the Steelhawks very often. He is a bit better then some when it comes to shooting in the shootout but he's still not great in that aspect of the game.

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Defensive Skills:
Checking : A+
Fighting : D
Defense : A+

The former 3rd overall pick is just as good in his own end of the rink as he is in the opposition's. Ekblad may not be as towering as some of the bigger defenders in the league, but he can still lay a mean body check on you and leave you gasping for air on the ice. He threw a total of 13 body checks in the finals and was an instrumental part of Hamilton winning their first Challenge Cup. Matthew also has one of the best position defensive games in the entire league, showcased by his 5 blocked shots and plus 4 rating in the finals. He rarely drops the gloves and didn't do it once in the finals.

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Athletic Skills
Discipline : C
Skating : A+
Strength : A+
Endurance: A+
Durability : D

Mr. Ekblad can be undisciplined at times but kept his cool for the most part with only 4 penalty minutes in the 5 game series. He can also injure fairly easy but thankfully for himself and the Steelhawks, that was not a factor for Ekblad. Matthew skates very hard and fast, and did that all series long along with knocking opponents off the puck with his high end strength and endurance. It looks like Ekblad ingored that part of the game in this series as he has 8 giveaways with only 4 takeaways but he did eat up a lot of minutes with an average of just over 28 minutes a night and was a pure beast.</div>

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<div align="center">Ryan Jesster – One of the Few Left</div>

Ryan has been the Dragons’ only starting goaltender in their long and rich history. Even before the puck dropped on season one Ryan was making headlines, during the SHL’s rookie tournament Ryan turned heads with various dazzling displays on goal and made him the unanimous first overall pick in every mock draft. In an interesting move the Dragons traded for the first overall pick.

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Jesster has flew under the radar for many seasons, he seem to always stand in the shadow of goalie greats Fernando Garcia and Mike Honcho, however Jesster really came out of his shell and burst into the SHL elite in season 4, ever since then he has been the star everyone pegged him to be. It has now been 7 seasons since and Ryan is still playing however the physical toll of his career is starting to show, in season 11 Ryan’s statistics were largely average and he sat pretty much in the middle of the pack among all goalies, he finished the season with 26 wins, 13 loses, and 5 over-time loses, with a goals allowed average of 3.07 and a save percentage of .851 with no shutouts. However this was good enough to help the Calgary Dragons reach the playoffs as the last seed in the Western Conference.

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During the playoffs Jesster stepped up his play recording 9 wins, 7 defeats, and 3 over-time loses with a goals against average of 2.73 and a saves percentage of .868, this was good enough to carry the Dragons into the Challenge Cup finals in which they met the Hamilton Steelhawks, in the finals the Steelhawks offense manhandled the Dragons, and in the end the Hawks took the series 4 games to 1, it was a sad end for a career that is nearing the end, Jesster will always be a big part of the SHL’s history and it will be a somber day when he is gone, but for now we still get to enjoy his play.
#40

Can we still do this? I haven't had time before :(

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#41

Quote:Originally posted by RehnX@Jan 16 2013, 12:17 PM
I think I'll do mine on JNH or Dave Smith. . .

Oh. . .Wait

:ssst:

This is my placeholder.

#BlameJman

Some truth and humour... and don't be sad I compared you to flip Smile He's a solid forward that isn't a star just but is very solid... that is what you are... Like I said in due time you'll get even better .. as I said your biggest obstacle is getting the ice time since your on such a stacked team Smile

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Ask... I think it ended a couple days ago...
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I think many of us were confused since a scouting report is one thing... where I think now I reviewed it I think he wanted a performance review...
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#42

Thanks for the kind words Dion, Weber and Storm :wub:
#43

when will this shit be up to claim?

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#44

Quote:Originally posted by Fernando@Jan 17 2013, 09:38 AM
<div align="center">[b]Ryan Jesster – One of the Few Left</div>

Ryan has been the Dragons’ only starting goaltender in their long and rich history. Even before the puck dropped on season one Ryan was making headlines, during the SHL’s rookie tournament Ryan turned heads with various dazzling displays on goal and made him the unanimous first overall pick in every mock draft. In an interesting move the Dragons traded for the first overall pick.

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Jesster has flew under the radar for many seasons, he seem to always stand in the shadow of goalie greats Fernando Garcia and Mike Honcho, however Jesster really came out of his shell and burst into the SHL elite in season 4, ever since then he has been the star everyone pegged him to be. It has now been 7 seasons since and Ryan is still playing however the physical toll of his career is starting to show, in season 11 Ryan’s statistics were largely average and he sat pretty much in the middle of the pack among all goalies, he finished the season with 26 wins, 13 loses, and 5 over-time loses, with a goals allowed average of 3.07 and a save percentage of .851 with no shutouts. However this was good enough to help the Calgary Dragons reach the playoffs as the last seed in the Western Conference.

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During the playoffs Jesster stepped up his play recording 9 wins, 7 defeats, and 3 over-time loses with a goals against average of 2.73 and a saves percentage of .868, this was good enough to carry the Dragons into the Challenge Cup finals in which they met the Hamilton Steelhawks, in the finals the Steelhawks offense manhandled the Dragons, and in the end the Hawks took the series 4 games to 1, it was a sad end for a career that is nearing the end, Jesster will always be a big part of the SHL’s history and it will be a somber day when he is gone, but for now we still get to enjoy his play.[/b]

A bit late here.
#45

Quote:Originally posted by Hallsyhasballsy@Jan 18 2013, 07:13 AM
when will this shit be up to claim?
Yeahthat

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