Brandon
My favorite memory from the SHL is a really tough one, but I really just go back to the whole experience back when I was a pimple-faced high school sophomore when I joined the site 10 years ago back in 2010. I remember making my first player, not really knowing what the hell I was doing, but just finding the whole experience so cool. Back when the NWJHL had top prospects games, my player won MVP in the inaugural game and I went near the top of the draft to the Prince George Firebirds (blanking on what number overall, maybe 2nd?). Suddenly, I had teammates, people to interact with, and actual games to see my guy perform in in daily play-by-plays, when that was still a thing. I remember going on my crappy EnV Touch web browser to check my box scores remotely.
Following that first season in Prince George, I got drafted to West Kendall 4th Overall and met a bunch of great dudes. Reay, Sarmo, and we ended up winning championships together in S2 and S5 when I served as co-GM. To this day, I still keep in touch with some of the guys I met 10 years ago, like Hillsy and Dylan Kerns, and crazy enough this site probably led to what I do for a living today. Making forum signatures is what got me interested in graphic design, so I would likely have an entirely different life path if not for this silly little site.
RYAN RIELEY | LW | NEW ENGLAND WOLFPACK | 546 TPE NAME: RYAN RIELEY NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 6'4" WEIGHT: 210 LBS NUMBER: 89 ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL CAREER STATS S53 CAR: GP: 11, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -3, H: 16, CF: 34.9%, CF Rel: -5.1% S54 COL: GP: 50, G: 8, A: 5, P: 13, +/-: -10, H: 99, CF: 49.8%, CF Rel: -8.9% S55 QUE: GP: 50, G: 12, A: 7, P: 19, +/-: -17, H: 109, CF: 41.7%, CF Rel: +5.6% ——————————————————————————————————— SHL CAREER STATS ——————————————————————————————————— IIHF CAREER STATS S54 SWE-JR: GP: 12, G: 1, A: 5, P: 6, +/-: +4, H: 29, CF: 50.6%, CF Rel: +8.9% S55 USA-JR: GP: 12, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -3, H: 11, CF: 54.1%, CF Rel: -5.0% ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS S53 CAR: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: E, H: 8, CF: 28.7%, CF Rel: -11.1% S54 COL: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -1, H: 11, CF: 43.5%, CF Rel: -7.2% S55 QUE: GP: 10, G: 2, A: 1, P: 3, +/-: -5, H: 20, CF: 42.9%, CF Rel: +7.5% ——————————————————————————————————— SHL PLAYOFF STATS ——————————————————————————————————— IIHF MEDAL ROUND STATS S54 SWE-JR: GP: 1, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: +1, H: 4, CF: 42.9%, CF Rel: -9.4% ——————————————————————————————————— AWARDS: ——————————————————————————————————— TRANSACTIONS: S53: SIGNED DFA CONTRACT WITH THE CAROLINA KRAKEN S54: DRAFTED 34TH OVERALL BY THE COLORADO RAPTORS IN THE SMJHL DRAFT S54: LOANED FROM USA TO SWEDEN FOR THE WORLD JUNIORS S55: DRAFTED 15TH OVERALL BY THE NEW ENGLAND WOLFPACK IN THE SHL DRAFT S55: SIGNED A 1-YEAR, $3.0M ELC WITH NEW ENGLAND S55: DRAFTED 7TH OVERALL BY QUEBEC CITY IN THE SMJHL EXPANSION DRAFT S56: SIGNED A 2-YEAR, $6.0M EXTENSION WITH NEW ENGLAND NICO GRØSS | RW | RETIRED NAME: NICO GRØSS NATIONALITY: SWITZERLAND IIHF AFFILIATION: CZECHOSLOVAKIA HEIGHT: 6'0" WEIGHT: 198 LBS NUMBER: 8 ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL CAREER STATS S37 COL: GP: 50, G: 11, A: 15, P: 26, +/-: -1, H: 93 S38 COL: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 25, P: 32, +/-: -5, H: 134 S39 COL: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 26, P: 28, +/-: +8, H: 85 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL CAREER STATS S40 BUF: GP: 50, G: 1, A: 11, P: 12, +/-: -14, H: 148 S41 BUF: GP: 50, G: 1, A: 11, P: 12, +/-: -13, H: 146 S42 BUF: GP: 0, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: E, H: 0 ——————————————————————————————————— IIHF CAREER STATS S38 CZE: GP: 10, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: -2, H: 22 S39 CZE: GP: 10, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: -4, H: 18 S40 CZE: GP: 10, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: -1, H: 23 ——————————————————————————————————— WJC CAREER STATS S38 EU-C: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -6, H: 13 S39 EU-E: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -1, H: 17 ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS S37 COL: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: +1, H: 15 S38 COL: N/A S39 COL: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: +1, H: 11 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL PLAYOFF STATS S40 BUF: N/A S41 BUF: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: +1, H: 23 S42 BUF: TBD ——————————————————————————————————— IIHF MEDAL ROUND STATS S38 CZE: N/A S39 CZE: N/A S40 CZE: N/A ——————————————————————————————————— AWARDS: ——————————————————————————————————— TRANSACTIONS: S37: DRAFTED 3RD OVERALL IN THE SMJHL DRAFT BY COLORADO S37: SIGNED 1 YEAR/$3.0M JUNIOR CONTRACT WITH COLORADO S38: DRAFTED 6TH OVERALL IN THE SHL DRAFT BY BUFFALO S38: SIGNED 2 YEAR/$5.0M ELC WITH BUFFALO S38: TRANSFERRED IIHF AFFILIATION TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA S38: NAMED TO TEAM EUROPE - CENTRAL FOR THE WORLD JUNIORS S39: NAMED TO TEAM EUROPE - WEST FOR THE WORLD JUNIORS S39: SIGNED 2 YEAR/$8.0M EXTENSION WITH BUFFALO S41: SIGNED 3 YEAR/$12.0M EXTENSION WITH BUFFALO CASEY HOLMES | G | RETIRED NAME: CASEY HOLMES NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 6'3" WEIGHT: 185 LBS NUMBER: 30 ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL CAREER STATS S28 STL: 42GP, 18W, 3.21GAA, .872SV%, 4SO S29 STL: 44GP, 26W, 2.70GAA, .890SV%, 2SO ——————————————————————————————————— SHL CAREER STATS S30 BUF: 32GP, 10W, 3.43GAA, .894SV%, 1SO S31 BUF: 44GP, 15W, 2.95GAA, .904SV%, 3SO S32 BUF: 41GP, 17W, 2.87GAA, .907SV%, 3SO S33 BUF: 44GP, 21W, 2.85GAA, .907SV%, 3SO S34 BUF: 44GP, 16W, 3.29GAA, .902SV%, 2SO S35 BUF: 44GP, 18W, 2.69GAA, .909SV%, 3SO S36 BUF: 44GP, 27W, 2.81GAA, .908SV%, 2SO S37 BUF: 45GP, 23W, 2.86GAA, .909SV%, 3SO ——————————————————————————————————— IIHF CAREER STATS S34 USA: 10GP, 5W, 2.50GAA, .912SV%, 0SO S35 USA: 10GP, 7W, 3.30GAA, .881SV%, 0SO S36 USA: 10GP, 4W, 3.65GAA, .884SV%, 0SO ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS S28 STL: 5GP, 1W, 3.54GAA, .864SV%, 0SO S29 STL: 16GP, 12W, 2.37GAA, .902SV%, 1SO ——————————————————————————————————— SHL PLAYOFF STATS S30 BUF: N/A S31 BUF: N/A S32 BUF: N/A S33 BUF: 5GP, 1W, 3.78GAA, .895SV%, 0SO S34 BUF: N/A S35 BUF: 3GP, 0W, 4.02GAA, .896SV%, 0SO S36 BUF: 7GP, 3W, 2.50GAA, .903SV%, 1SO S37 BUF: 7GP, 3W, 2.15GAA, .936SV%, 0SO ——————————————————————————————————— IIHF MEDAL ROUND STATS S34 USA: 3GP, 3W, 1.33GAA, .946SV%, 2SO S35 USA: 1GP, 0W, 3.19GAA, .902SV%, 0SO S36 USA: N/A ——————————————————————————————————— AWARDS: S29 FOUR STAR CUP CHAMPION (STL) S29 JERMAINE TENNYSON AWARD (BEST SMJHL GOALTENDER) S34 IIHF GOLD MEDALIST (USA) ——————————————————————————————————— TRANSACTIONS: S28: SELECTED 3RD OVERALL (1ST ROUND) BY STL IN SMJHL DRAFT S29: JOINED THE BUFFALO STAMPEDE S29: SIGNED 1 YEAR/$1.000M ELC WITH BUF S30: SIGNED 3 YEAR/$3.000M EXTENSION WITH BUF S33: SIGNED 1 YEAR/$3.000M EXTENSION WITH BUF S34: SIGNED 3 YEAR/$6.000M EXTENSION WITH BUF S37: SIGNED 1 YEAR/$2.000M EXTENSION WITH BUF S37: RETIRED ADRIAN THOMAZ | C | RETIRED NAME: ADRIAN THOMAZ NATIONALITY: FINLAND HEIGHT: 6'4" WEIGHT: 220 LBS NUMBER: 15 ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL CAREER STATS S19 STL: GP: 40, G: 7, A: 11, P: 18, +/-: +6 S20 STL: GP: 40, G: 11, A: 16, P: 27, +-: -6 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL CAREER STATS S21 LAP: GP: 52, G: 11, A: 31, P: 42, +/-: E, H: 11 S22 LAP: GP: 52, G: 18, A: 25, P: 43, +/-: +9, H: 30 S23 LAP: GP: 52, G: 13, A: 25, P: 38, +/-: +2, H: 10 S24 LAP: GP: 52, G: 9, A: 30, P: 39, +/-: +17, H: 41 S25 BUF: GP: 50, G: 14, A: 28, P: 42, +/-: -3, H: 65 S26 BUF: GP: 50, G: 15, A: 26, P: 41, +/-: -8, H: 132 S27 BUF: GP: 50, G: 20, A: 23, P: 43, +/-: +7, H: 213 S28 BUF/WKP: GP: 49, G: 15, A: 28, P: 43, +/-: -2, H: 99 ——————————————————————————————————— SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS S19 STL: GP: 15, G: 1, A: 4, P: 5, +/-: +3 S20 STL: GP: 19, G: 6, A: 10, P: 16, +/-: +7 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL PLAYOFF STATS S21 LAP: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: -1 S22 LAP: GP: 18, G: 4, A: 8, P: 12, +/-: +1 S23 LAP: GP: 7, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -1 S24 LAP: GP: 18, G: 8, A: 15, P: 23, +/-: +14 S25 BUF: N/A S26 BUF: N/A S27 BUF: N/A S28 WKP: GP: 14, G: 5, A: 3, P: 8, +/-: +3 ——————————————————————————————————— AWARDS: S20 FOUR STAR CUP CHAMPION (STL) S21 POTOCZNY AWARD WINNER (LAP TEAM AWARD) S27 JEFF DAR TROPHY NOMINEE ——————————————————————————————————— TRANSACTIONS: S19: SELECTED 24TH OVERALL (4TH ROUND) BY STL IN SMJHL DRAFT S20: SELECTED 14TH OVERALL (2ND ROUND) BY LAP IN SHL DRAFT S20: SIGNED 3 YEAR/$6.000M ELC WITH LAP S21: NAMED ALTERNATE CAPTAIN FOR LAP S22: SIGNED 6 YEAR/$26.000M EXTENSION WITH LAP S25: JOINED THE BUFFALO STAMPEDE VIA EXPANSION S26: RESTRUCTURED CONTRACT TO 3 YEARS/$9.000M WITH BUF S28: TRADED FROM BUFFALO TO WEST KENDALL S28: RETIRED ANTERO SALMELAINEN | LW | RETIRED NAME: ANTERO SALMELAINEN NATIONALITY: FINLAND HEIGHT: 6'5" WEIGHT: 215 LBS NUMBER: 32 ——————————————————————————————————— NWJHL CAREER STATS S7 VAN: GP: 37, G: 26, A: 25, P: 51 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL CAREER STATS S8-S19: GP: 600, G: 175, A: 204, P: 379 ——————————————————————————————————— NWJHL PLAYOFF STATS S7 VAN: GP: 7, G: 5, A: 9, P: 14 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL PLAYOFF STATS STATS LOST ——————————————————————————————————— AWARDS: S17 CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION (LAP) ——————————————————————————————————— TRANSACTIONS: S7: DRAFTED 1ST OVERALL BY VANCOUVER IN NWJHL S7: NAMED CAPTAIN OF WHALERS S8: DRAFTED 1ST OVERALL BY EDMONTON IN SHL S8: SIGNED 3-YEAR ELC WITH EDMONTON S8: TRADED FROM EDMONTON TO WEST KENDALL S11: SIGNED 5-YEAR, $15.000 M DEAL WITH WEST KENDALL S12: TRADED FROM WEST KENDALL TO TEXAS S12: TRADED FROM TEXAS TO CALGARY S15: TRADED FROM CALGARY TO LOS ANGELES S18: TRADED FROM LOS ANGELES TO NEW ENGLAND BRANDON HOLMES | RW | HALL OF FAME | STAMPEDE FOUNDER NAME: BRANDON HOLMES NATIONALITY: USA HEIGHT: 6'2" WEIGHT: 208 LBS NUMBER: 17 ——————————————————————————————————— NWJHL CAREER STATS PGF: GP: 20, G: 12, A: 10, P: 22 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL CAREER STATS WKP: GP: 220, G: 82, A: 97, P: 179 ——————————————————————————————————— NWJHL PLAYOFF STATS PGF: GP: 10, G: 7, A: 7, P: 14 ——————————————————————————————————— SHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS WKP: GP: 45, G: 18, A: 20, P: 38 ——————————————————————————————————— AWARDS: S1 BRANDON HOLMES AWARD WINNER S1 FOUR STAR CUP CHAMPION (PGF) S2 CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION/(WKP) S3 ALL-STAR GAME MVP S3 MATHIAS CHOUINARD AWARD WINNER S4 IHF TOURNAMENT GOLD MEDALIST (USA) S5 CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION (WKP) INDUCTED INTO SHL HALL OF FAME ——————————————————————————————————— TRANSACTIONS: DRAFTED 4TH OVERALL BY WEST KENDALL IN THE S2 DRAFT SIGNED 3-YR/$7.5MIL DEAL WITH WEST KENDALL NAMED ALTERNATE CAPTAIN OF THE PLATOON FOR S3 SIGNED 3-YR/$6 MIL EXTENSION WITH WEST KENDALL
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