Well, I can’t say that I was entirely happy with Louie Garrett’s season, but there were definitely some positive things that happened as well. I was pretty disappointed at the point drop of from last season where I led the league in points and ultimately was the leagues top forward only losing out on MVP to a goalie that put up record setting numbers. I was pretty happy that I was able to finish the season putting Garrett officially at a point per game over his entire career which I think is pretty damn impressive. I would have liked to score more than just 20 goals on the season, but I have been lucky enough to be spoiled by the sim over my career so I will still take breaking 20 goals. I was hoping to get a hat trick this season which is something Garrett has struggled with and it didn’t happen… again. Next season, hopefully Garrett and the Texas Renegades get back on the path to killing it.


1. Between Buffalo's (WannabeFinn, Tomen) and New Orleans (JKortesi81, TheDangaZone) which set of GM's have the tactical/managerial advantage in this series and why?

Oh, this is a tough one for sure. Both tandems of GMs have a boat load of experience so I am basically going with the pair that I have had more personal experience with and that would be the New Orleans pairing of Joe and TDZ. I know that they spend a crap load of time with the sim so I think that dedication edge could be what puts them ahead, but again… this is a crapshoot in my opinion.

2. Between Cedric Robinson and Aleister Cain which goalie would you say had the more impressive run towards this championship series, and why?

Well both goalies had outstanding seasons, but I think that I would have to go with Cedric Robinson of the Buffalo Stampede. In terms of save percentage both guys were pretty dang close to one another, but Robinson had the edge in goals against average. He also had the edge in shutouts from what I can remember, so yeah I guess that’s what I’m going with.

3. Between both rosters, create an all Challenge Cup starting lineup! (D, D, F, F, F, G) and in 50 words or more explain alittle about your selections.

So the three forwards I am going to go with are Joe Kurczewski, Oisin Fletcher, and Oliver Konig for the simple reason that they were the highest scoring players on their team which is how all-star rosters are basically made these days anyway. For the same reasons I’m going with GOD McZehrl and Karl Hefeweizen on defense. Goalie I am going with the aforementioned Cedric Robinson. Simple as that, going with the highest scorers.

@JKortesi81 @Evok @gfridge @grok @Chris-McZehrl @Sleepy

4. Choose 1 young player from each team (either on their roster or a prospect of theirs) who you believe will be there teams next important player and why? *tag that player*

For the Buffalo Stampede it has the be the winger Alexander Selich. Wingers can be absolutely deadly in this league and he’s just starting to get to that level where he can be an impact player. I think he’ll start putting up serious points soon. For the Specters, I think Aleister Cain is going to be the next hot goalie in the league. He has a ton of potential and is still getting better. Can’t wait to see what both of these guys can do.

@Tomen @SlashACM

5. You have been asked by the league to choose a destination for next seasons all star game and its between New Orleans and Buffalo, which city did you decide should get this important league event and why?

Is this honestly even a question? One of these cities is one of the best known party cities in all of the United States and the other is known for being a miserable wasteland. I think most people would have to agree that New Orleans would be the natural choice for an event of this nature because honestly drinking in the streets and hockey seems like a fantastic idea on all fronts.


Alrighty, so I walked into the New Orleans Specters locker room and honestly, I don’t even want to talk about what I saw or more specifically what I heard. To be honest, some might even consider it blasphemous within the circle of the SHL. Basically, I saw and heard two former members of the Calgary Dragons, Roman Augustus and Joe Kurczewski, talking about how they don’t even think chicken parm is all that good. Honestly, as a former member of the Calgary Dragons myself, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Chicken parm is basically the holy grail when it comes to the Dragons and their culture so I couldn’t believe that some former members would just so blatantly put it out there. They definitely saw me too and they just kept on going saying that “it might be the single most overrated dish there is”. I ran out into the hallway and took a minute to catch my breath before I swore that no one would ever hear of this travesty… well except for here I suppose.

@JKortesi81 @TheDangaZone


It’s kind of scary that I would be chosen to run a charity event as I am neither organized, creative, or fun. Anyway, the theme of the event would be pirates and ninjas because I like both of those things. Show up dressed as either a pirate or ninja? You get free tickets to our raffle where we will be giving away fabulous prizes like booze and tickets to the Challenge Cup Finals. Who can argue with those things, right? We need music for this event so we went out and got the very best there is… an AC/DC cover band. Hell yeah, nothing says pirates and ninjas quite like that. Our events include walking the plank into a vat of champagne and assassinating Japanese emperors. Really, there is no possible way that this evening could possibly go wrong. Oh of course we would need to hosts for the evening and there would be no better than Daniel Karlsson of the Texas Renegades. Of duh and where is the money going? It’s going to funding research into CTE which is a noble cause. I look forward to seeing everyone there.

@dankoa


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