Hello, and good time-appropriate greeting to you all. It has been a long time since I had written one of these. This is a reflection of last season, and what I plan on doing this season.

Career Stats Update:

Regular season

S58 ANA | 66GP | 6 G | 7 A | 13P | -22  | 68 sog | 8.82 sh% | 0 ppp | 8  hit | 25 blk | 8  pim
S59 ANA | 66GP | 11G | 17A | 28P | -7   | 112sog | 9.82 sh% | 7 ppp | 15 hit | 35 blk | 8  pim
S60 ANA | 66GP | 9 G | 24A | 33P | -26  | 161sog | 5.59 sh% | 12ppp | 33 hit | 105blk | 10 pim
S61 VAN | 66GP | 19G | 23A | 42P | +13  | 165sog | 11.52sh% | 1 ppp | 17 hit | 87 blk | 12 pim
Totals  | 264  | 45  | 71  | 116 | -42  | 506    | 8.89     | 20    | 73     | 252    | 38 

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S62 CGY | 66GP | 16G | 24A | 40P | -8   | 124sog | 12.90sh% | 0 ppp | 89 hit | 97 blk | 16 pim
S63 CGY | 66GP | 11G | 11A | 22P | -17  | 116sog | 9.48 sh% | 3 ppp | 66 hit | 102blk | 34 pim
S64 EDM | 66GP | 21G | 23A | 44P | -18  | 125sog | 16.80sh% | 3 ppp | 86 hit | 108blk | 25 pim
S65 TOR | 66GP | 21G | 21A | 42P | +9   | 181sog | 11.60sh% | 1 ppp | 78 hit | 110blk | 26 pim
S66 TOR | 66GP | 25G | 37A | 62P | +6   | 189sog | 13.23sh% | 7 ppp | 81 hit | 41 blk | 22 pim
S67 TOR | 66GP | 59G | 39A | 98P | +34  | 341sog | 17.30sh% | 3 ppp | 55 hit | 21 blk | 32 pim
Totals  | 396  | 153 | 155 | 308 | +6   | 1076   | 14.22    | 17    | 455    | 479    | 155

Playoffs

S58 ANA | 7 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | 0    | 9  sog | 0.00 sh% | 0 ppp | 2  hit | 1  blk | 2  pim
S59 ANA | 4 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | +1   | 3  sog | 0.00 sh% | 0 ppp | 0  hit | 3  blk | 0  pim
S60 ANA | 7 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | -1   | 16 sog | 6.25 sh% | 2 ppp | 7  hit | 11 blk | 2  pim
S61 VAN | 14GP | 3 G | 4 A | 7 P | +11  | 30 sog | 10.00sh% | 0 ppp | 3  hit | 17 blk | 2  pim
Totals  | 32   | 4   | 5   | 9   | +11  | 58     | 6.90     | 2     | 12     | 32     | 6  

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S62 CGY | 7 GP | 3 G | 1 A | 4 P | -6   | 15 sog | 20.00sh% | 0 ppp | 9  hit | 6  blk | 0  pim
S63 CGY | 6 GP | 3 G | 2 A | 5 P | -2   | 8  sog | 37.50sh% | 0 ppp | 11 hit | 12 blk | 4  pim
S64 EDM | 6 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | +2   | 15 sog | 13.33sh% | 1 ppp | 7  hit | 9  blk | 2  pim
S65 TOR | 6 GP | 2 G | 4 A | 6 P | -4   | 13 sog | 15.38sh% | 0 ppp | 6  hit | 11 blk | 0  pim
S66 TOR | 10GP | 4 G | 5 A | 9 P | -1   | 32 sog | 12.50sh% | 0 ppp | 6  hit | 7  blk | 2  pim
S67 TOR | 11GP | 6 G | 5 A | 11P | 0    | 58 sog | 10.34sh% | 0 ppp | 8  hit | 7  blk | 0  pim
Totals  | 46   | 20  | 18  | 38  | -11  | 141    | 14.18    | 1     | 47     | 52     | 8  

I was quite shocked to win the Jay MacDonald Trophy this past season, as usually players with maxed out builds usually suck. My hopes of a cup were crushed early once again, and that angers me that a season that I had gets wasted by the lack of effort of some players. (I am not name dropping anyone of course).

You are probably noticing the tone of this article, a mixture of being tired of the same things happening again and again, and the frustration of such actions. This season, I am betting on myself to not only exceed last season's point total, but become only the second player in SHL history to score 60 or more goals in a season. There is a catch though, it is also the last season of my contract though, so if you are another team possibly trying to get something going or have a strong shot at getting a cup, you can speak to me about why I would consider joining your team. But my current priority is winning a cup this season, and also getting it without turning people's head. I play for myself, as long as my desire to succeed is still there.

TLDR: I am testing the FA market next season, but I still have a strong chance to stay where I am. I just need to get my frustration out of recent events, and that I have my goals and plans set, but not written out yet.

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