I'll defend randomness in the SHL always. Randomness is one of the biggest draws in sports, nobody knows who will win until the game is over, that's what makes it fun and keeps you on the edge of your seat. In a simulation sports league I'll take randomness over knowing one of four teams will win before the season even starts every time.
Cristoforo Roccamontepiano | #10 | S78 | Citadelles | Whalers | Blizzard | Sweden
SMJHL Regular Season Stats:
S76 | VAN | GP: 08 | G: 00 | A: 01 | P: 001 | +/-: -7 | PIM: 02 | S: 014 | HIT: 008 | BLK: 00 | TOI: 16:04
S77 | QCC | GP: 66 | G: 20 | A: 23 | P: 043 | +/-: 14 | PIM: 16 | S: 155 | HIT: 057 | BLK: 07 | TOI: 16:51
S78 | QCC | GP: 66 | G: 33 | A: 43 | P: 076 | +/-: 00 | PIM: 32 | S: 232 | HIT: 077 | BLK: 16 | TOI: 19:19
S79 | QCC | GP: 66 | G: 52 | A: 66 | P: 118 | +/-: 39 | PIM: 40 | S: 305 | HIT: 123 | BLK: 38 | TOI: 21:07
SMJHL Playoff Stats:
S76 | VAN | GP: 11 | G: 01 | A: 03 | P: 04 | +/-: -3 | PIM: 2 | S: 12 | HIT: 11 | BLK: 04 | TOI: 16:31
S77 | QCC | GP: 09 | G: 00 | A: 05 | P: 05 | +/-: -6 | PIM: 0 | S: 05 | HIT: 07 | BLK: 02 | TOI: 17:55
S78 | QCC | GP: 06 | G: 03 | A: 04 | P: 07 | +/-: -1 | PIM: 0 | S: 10 | HIT: 07 | BLK: 02 | TOI: 21:00
S79 | QCC | GP: 21 | G: 10 | A: 14 | P: 24 | +/-: 09 | PIM: 8 | S: 74 | HIT: 30 | BLK: 11 | TOI: 22:11
Trophy Case:
S77: Named to All-Rookie Team (SMJHL)
S78: Gold Medal - Champions of the World Juniors (WOR - WJC)
S79: Laurifer Trophy - Best Regular Season Team Record (QCC - SMJHL)
S79: Four-Star Cup - Champions of the SMJHL (QCC - SMJHL)
S77: Drafted round 1, 16th overall by the Quebec City Citadelles (SMJHL)
S78: Drafted round 1, 1st overall by the Edmonton Blizzard (SHL)
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Mat Smith | #10 | Goaltender | S56 | Syndicate | Citadelles | Finland | Long Live Drog
SHL Regular Season Stats:
S56 | CHI | GP: 03 | W: 02 | L: 00 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .951 | GAA: 0.65 | SO: 2
S57 | CHI | GP: 05 | W: 04 | L: 01 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .940 | GAA: 1.18 | SO: 2
S58 | CHI | GP: 09 | W: 07 | L: 02 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 1.67 | SO: 0
S59 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 38 | L: 14 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .905 | GAA: 2.35 | SO: 3
S60 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 36 | L: 16 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.52 | SO: 7
S61 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 32 | L: 22 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .909 | GAA: 2.64 | SO: 2
S62 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 46 | L: 03 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .930 | GAA: 2.07 | SO: 7
S63 | CHI | GP: 55 | W: 36 | L: 15 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .912 | GAA: 2.35 | SO: 5
S64 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 41 | L: 13 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .932 | GAA: 2.16 | SO: 2
S65 | CHI | GP: 53 | W: 36 | L: 15 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.63 | SO: 8
S66 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 35 | L: 14 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .898 | GAA: 2.98 | SO: 4
S67 | CHI | GP: 55 | W: 29 | L: 20 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .898 | GAA: 2.73 | SO: 6
S68 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 34 | L: 17 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .891 | GAA: 2.89 | SO: 5
S69 | CHI | GP: 56 | W: 35 | L: 15 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .903 | GAA: 2.78 | SO: 4
S70 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 29 | L: 21 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .889 | GAA: 3.39 | SO: 3
S71 | CHI | GP: 55 | W: 28 | L: 21 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .891 | GAA: 3.75 | SO: 1
S72 | CHI | GP: 49 | W: 31 | L: 14 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 3.19 | SO: 6
S73 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 26 | L: 25 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .900 | GAA: 3.67 | SO: 0
S74 | CHI | GP: 46 | W: 29 | L: 11 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .908 | GAA: 3.40 | SO: 3
S75 | CHI | GP: 42 | W: 18 | L: 13 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .881 | GAA: 4.40 | SO: 0
S76 | CHI | GP: 37 | W: 11 | L: 13 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 4.40 | SO: 1
TOT | CHI | GP: 951 | W: 583 | L: 285 | OTL: 50 | SV%: .909 | GAA: 2.75 | SO: 71
SHL Playoff Stats:
S59 | CHI | GP: 16 | W: 09 | L: 06 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .907 | GAA: 2.67 | SO: 3
S60 | CHI | GP: 23 | W: 15 | L: 07 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.75 | SO: 1
S61 | CHI | GP: 11 | W: 07 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .907 | GAA: 2.65 | SO: 0
S62 | CHI | GP: 10 | W: 06 | L: 03 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .903 | GAA: 2.79 | SO: 1
S63 | CHI | GP: 14 | W: 09 | L: 04 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .940 | GAA: 1.66 | SO: 4
S64 | CHI | GP: 23 | W: 16 | L: 05 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .917 | GAA: 2.61 | SO: 1
S65 | CHI | GP: 17 | W: 10 | L: 07 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .927 | GAA: 2.52 | SO: 2
S66 | CHI | GP: 14 | W: 10 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .909 | GAA: 2.58 | SO: 0
S67 | CHI | GP: 07 | W: 03 | L: 03 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 2.79 | SO: 1
S68 | CHI | GP: 15 | W: 09 | L: 05 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .890 | GAA: 3.48 | SO: 1
S69 | CHI | GP: 07 | W: 03 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .878 | GAA: 3.42 | SO: 0
S70 | CHI | GP: 13 | W: 06 | L: 06 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .895 | GAA: 3.27 | SO: 0
S71 | CHI | GP: 12 | W: 07 | L: 05 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .908 | GAA: 2.95 | SO: 1
S72 | CHI | GP: 12 | W: 05 | L: 06 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .897 | GAA: 3.88 | SO: 1
S73 | CHI | GP: 11 | W: 06 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .897 | GAA: 3.83 | SO: 0
S74 | CHI | GP: 05 | W: 01 | L: 03 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .906 | GAA: 3.58 | SO: 0
S75 | CHI | GP: 01 | W: 00 | L: 00 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .943 | GAA: 2.70 | SO: 0
S76 | CHI | GP: 01 | W: 00 | L: 00 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .829 | GAA: 7.93 | SO: 0
TOT | CHI | GP: 212 | W: 122 | L: 76 | OTL: 11 | SV%: .904 | GAA: 3.23 | SO: 16
SMJHL Regular Season Stats:
S55 | QCC | GP: 23 | W: 06 | L: 13 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .905 | GAA: 3.91 | SO: 0
S56 | QCC | GP: 37 | W: 14 | L: 20 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .911 | GAA: 2.90 | SO: 5
S57 | QCC | GP: 41 | W: 31 | L: 05 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .920 | GAA: 2.38 | SO: 6
S58 | QCC | GP: 34 | W: 23 | L: 07 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .918 | GAA: 1.96 | SO: 6
TOT | QCC | GP: 135 | W: 74 | L: 45 | OTL: 11 | SV%: .914 | GAA: 2.66 | SO: 17
SMJHL Playoff Stats:
S55 | QCC | GP: 10 | W: 04 | L: 06 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .920 | GAA: 2.98 | SO: 0
S56 | QCC | GP: 06 | W: 02 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .907 | GAA: 3.02 | SO: 0
S57 | QCC | GP: 13 | W: 07 | L: 04 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 2.58 | SO: 0
S58 | QCC | GP: 17 | W: 12 | L: 04 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .939 | GAA: 1.47 | SO: 5
TOT | QCC | GP: 46 | W: 25 | L: 18 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.31 | SO: 5
Trophy Case:
S55: Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy - Most Underrated Player (SMJHL)
S57: Laurifer Trophy - Best Regular Season Team Record (QCC - SMJHL - Starter)
S57: Challenge Cup - Champions of the SHL (CHI - SHL - Backup)
S57: Gold Medal - Champions of the World Juniors (FIN - WJC - Starter)
S58: Four-Star Cup - Champions of the SMJHL (QCC - SMJHL - Starter)
S58: Gold Medal - Champions of the World Juniors (FIN - WJC - Backup)
S59: Named to All-Rookie Team (SHL)
S60: Named to 1st All-Star Team (SHL)
S62: President's Trophy - Best Regular Season Team Record (CHI - SHL - Starter)
S62: Mike Honcho Trophy - Least Regular Season Goals Against (SHL)
S62: Gold Medal - Champions of the IIHF (FIN - IIHF - Backup)
S62: Named to 1st All-Star Team (SHL)
S64: Highest TPE Goalie (SHL)
S64: President's Trophy - Best Regular Season Team Record (CHI - SHL - Starter)
S64: Challenge Cup - Champions of the SHL (CHI - SHL - Starter)
S64: Gold Medal - Champions of the IIHF (FIN - IIHF - Backup)
S64: John McBride Trophy - Best Goalie (SHL)
S64: Mike Honcho Trophy - Least Regular Season Goals Against (SHL)
S64: Named to 1st All-Star Team (SHL)
S65: Highest TPE Goalie (SHL)
S65: Mike Honcho Trophy - Least Regular Season Goals Against (SHL)
S66: Highest TPE Goalie (SHL)
S66: Gold Medal - Champions of the IIHF (FIN - IIHF - Starter)
S66: International Award - Best Goalie (IIHF)
S68: International Award - Best Goalie (IIHF)
S72: All-Time Leader in Goalie Wins (SHL)
S55: Signed as a free agent with the Quebec City Citadelles (SMJHL)
S56: Drafted round 2, 30th overall by the Chicago Syndicate (SHL)
S76: Retired as a member of the Chicago Syndicate
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