Artturi Lappalainen certainly did... well, pretty decent to say the least with the St. Louis Scarecrows in his first Simulation Major Junior Hockey League season. When he came into the league, it was not expected at all for him to put up much of anything in terms of offensive production whatsoever. Him ending up with four goals and twenty assists is often talked about as nothing short of a miracle, especially on a St. Louis team that seemed to struggle its way through the season up until just around the middle of it. His defense is really what he was drafted for, but it could be debated that he came up short on that end, finishing with a -1, 79 shots blocked, and a middling 141 hits. Where Lappalainen really shone, however, was in the possession game. When going into next season, Artturi plans on strengthening his body so that he can handle taking more shots and landing more hits.