For Ima Noobie, there was some upside and some downside for his first season in the J.

The upside for Noobie was the improvement as a hockey player. Coming into the season with no direction, Noobie received coaching and areas to work on. He was given a direction for his career and slowly was developing skills that could make him a better all-around hockey player.

Noobie never concerned himself with personal stats. He knew he was not going to be a league or team leader in any of the points, goals or assists. So, his personal numbers were not a concern in his first season in the J.

The downside for Noobie was the team record and the first-round exit in the playoffs.

The entire Newfoundland team had hoped to perform much better than it did in the regular season and the playoffs. A woeful road record (10-23) dropped the Berzerkers below .500 overall and sent them into the 6th seed in the Northern Conference and then a Round One defeat to Yukon. This was not what Noobie was hoping for.

But he is ready to do some work in the offseason and be an even better player in his second season in the J.