An unexpected moment in SHL history was the Blizzard winning the challenge cup in S49. While we in the Blizzard were very high on our own team after adding big pieces in Nova, Bayley and Von Matt, many did not expect us to take home the cup.

A big reason was during the season we had Bayley on the 4th line to make room for some young players on the team. They had a hard time taking on the higher roles on the team which hurt our regular season record. When it came down to it we were worried we might not even make the playoffs but we managed to pull out one of the last spots.

After the playoffs started, the Blizzard went with their best possible lineup and started to take the league by storm. They beat rivals Calgary and New Orleans on the way to the finals where they took on their former co-GM Ace and swept to wolfpack in 4! It was my favourite moment on the site and a very surprising one!