Well Ruslan Zaporozhets went up to the SHL for his rookie season and got top line minutes with the Toronto North Stars. That alone would make for an exiting time, but then it got better.  Scoring your first goal is always special, scoring it in your first career game? That's lights out man. At the start of the season I thought I ought to be happy with 25, maybe 30 points, 30 would have been crazy to me. To finish with 38? That's pretty strong for where we are at and where Zapo is at for his development. I really want to get better points wise for sure, but also this team needs help defensively. its hard as you cannot JUST spend all your TPE Balanced this early. I think I did well thanks to the early communication with @ml002 about where I would be playing and used the free FHM redistribute to build a player perfect for his role.


Honestly Ruslan loves the game of hockey and would have no issues with watching the final series for the ultimate prize. Now who with, and where are a bit more of a hard question. Does he do it with the Star Gang? How about some friends from around the league like @Evok ? Maybe he doesn't bother at all? Honestly who knows. But it would be an exciting time none the less. Probably train more until the Challenge Cup can be awarded fully, then make a huge amount of food for a nice cup watching party with everyone who wants to attend.. Yeah that sounds about right, lots of delicious food and drinks to be had by all at a bash to end off the 54th SHL season. Who wouldn't want to be at that right? Gonna need a big enough house for that though. Maybe @Ursin will let us use his crib.



Toronto North Stars Owner Barold Halard was quoted in the Northern Star Colum as saying "So the fifty fourth Season of the SHL has ended and the team continues to grow and develop. The lads are continuing to get better at playing against the other teams and adjusting to the new rules. This division is a gather tough one, everyone knows the Great Lakes Division boasts three of the most powerful teams in the SHL right now in Hamilton, Buffalo, and to a lesser extent, Chicago. But with FIVE new Star's ready to shine brightly, our future is as true as the North Star. Season fifty five has a lot of excitement in store for the City of Toronto and her fans. We may make some moves to bring in talent and are always looking to improve this great team." Time will tell is the North Stars are going to become a true contender but the future looks high regardless.






A: Honestly both are fantastic, for Kryyst's sake he has many trophies including the Challenge cup already and has been a savior for the Hamilton Steelhawks for quite a while. That said Cain is more than very able in net and has often been statistically one of the best goaltenders in the SHL since the New Orleans Specters were born in S46.

B: There are indeed two Johnsons in this finals series and only one can take home the coveted Challenge Cup. Now you all may be waiting for the stats to show who is better based on position and such. However everyone knows Gabe sucks (lol) and Sheriff Darnell is "Big" Johnson for a reason, so i'll have to give this one to New Orleans and the Sheriff of Spooktown himself.

C: Honestly yes, Head-to-Head match ups always paint a better picture for playoff series'. Now I am not JUST saying that because the New Orleans Specters took the Hamilton Steelhawks out behind the shed and set them to pasture. In hockey teams are know to have their own personal kryptonite, here in the SHL it doesn't ALWAYS shake out as badly as in real life, but the idea is the same.

D: Mardi Gras City itself should be a no brainer option. Past the Boozing on Bourbon street, you can still get a lovely mix of French and Creole culture and opportunities to learn. In my opinion the city of New Orleans is just so much better on paper than the city of Hamilton.