Having been in the SHL for only about six weeks now, it's hard to claim that any team is my rival. But if I had to pick a team, I'll pick the St. Louis Scarecrows. The Scarecrows were kind enough to pick up Barcus Juneau as a DFA shortly after he joined the league, right at the end of S77. Juneau was able to get into the postseaon, and even helped St. Louis to an upset first-round win over the heavily favoured Nevada Battleborn. When Barcus left before the draft, it was on friendly terms, and that clearly makes this a friendly rivalry.

But deep in the heart of every hockey player who leaves one team for another, there lives a burning desire to prove he or she is better off on the new team, not deserving of having been cast off, no matter what the circumstances. And so it was that Barcus had circled on his calendar a first match-up between Anchorage and St. Louis in S78. Every player loves to win a hockey game, but Barcus had an extra bounce in his step as he left the arena that day, his two assists having helped the Armada defeat his previous team.