Season 40, Teddy Cuddles’ third season in the bigs saw massive improvements from his rookie and sophomore seasons. After a promising final season with the Scarecrows, Cuddles looked like he would be in the rookie scoring race in his first season. However, he was a major disappointment and his struggles carried into his second season in which he had troubles offensively and defensively. In his rookie season, Cuddles scored only 13 points and was an astonishing -18, the worst on the Blizzard. He improved slightly the next season, scoring 22 points, but was still a -10.

Cuddles entered his third season with a chip on his shoulder and strived for greener pastures. This seemed to have paid off as he improved substantially in every important stat.

<div align="center">Cuddles S39
Goals: 7
Assists: 15
Points: 22
+/-: -10
Hits: 161

Cuddles S40
Goals: 13
Assists: 29
Points: 42
+/-: +7
Hits: 197</div>

Is Teddy Cuddles an Aiden Richan Trophy candidate? We’ll see what the Awards Committee thinks.