WRITTEN TASK: Tell me about the worst trade your team has ever made. This can be your SHL team, or any professional hockey team you cheer for in real life. If you choose your SHL team, please don't use this to flame your GM - they're doing their best!



I'm going to diverge slightly from the prompt and focus on the best trade that could have been and never was instead. My second player in the SHL was Otis B. Driftwood a defenseman for the Calgary Dragons. This was primarily during the S 50's era.

At this time my boy and legendary SHL'er Bonk had a player named Lil' Manius on the Winnipeg Jets. Calgary had Eggy's player at the time, a forward who's name I can't remember but it had something to do with My Little Pony. Bonk was killing it with the tpe , eventually reaching the 2000 tpe mark and his activity was very high.

Eggy at this time was commissioner of the SHL and a generally well regarded figure around the league. However, he was low key not very active in either the head office or the locker room at the time.

It seemed obvious to me that we should trade Eggy to the Jets and get Bonk back in return. I know they would have gone for it as Eggy was the higher profile guy and ironically seen as a safer bet.

Esa, the Calgary GM at the time couldn't get his head out of his ass long enough to make the deal and it never happened. The end