At the time I'm doing this, the SMJHL Regular Season has ended. The Anchorage Armada had tied for first in the league with the Vancouver Whalers, which bodes well for them going into the playoffs. However, I think that the Whalers (and the Berserkers, to an extent) are a completely different beast as their goal differential is much, much higher than that of Anchorage. But, tying for first through the league with the Whalers is a big accomplishment, and one tha the Armada roster will have to ride going into the playoffs. Thinking back, I almost thought that Novikov would have been dealt to another team as the Armada roster had to go through some growing pains but that just goes to show the expertise of the Armada front office / coaching staff to pull together a first place season against some extremely strong teams in the Whalers and the Berserkers.

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