Here in Anchorage, it’s boat season, and by boat I mean a championship. It’s also cold, like really fucking freezing outside this time of year. It’s also dark 90% of the time. Real doom and gloom type of stuff, but thankfully that’s what hockey is for.

The Armada are in the midst of a rebuild, with a lot of new additions this season, and only a couple maxed veterans to lead the way, so it’s likely to be an up and down season, but down the stretch we should start looking pretty good. In order to have a successful season, we will be leaning on these fuckin dandy’s:

F: Lord Zomp
TEPS: 678
- The de facto leader of the offense, Lord Zomp is poised to dominate the ice. An all around good player, Zomp is American royalty and will need to play like it for the Armada to get that boat party. Wheel snipe celly Lord.

F: Ricky Koivu
TEPS: 610
- Zomp’s line mate and partner in crime, Koivu loves Alaska hailing from the frozen tundra of Canada, and that’s why he has ice in his veins. Much like Zomp, Ricky will need to be lighting the lamp and shouldering a huge load for the Armada this season and I think he can.

G: August Von Hecht
TEPS: 267
- August is a beaut of a human being, he might be tiny, like really fucking small, but he plays like an aircraft carrier and boy is there a lot of pressure on his small shoulders this season. An SMJHL rookie, Von Hecht will need to get up to speed really fast for the Armada to stand a chance, thankfully his good looks will distract the opposition.