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***micool132*** · 12-17-2021, 06:22 PM

PROMPT 1-

I really liked the having a season long scenario for PTs. This particular one didn't inspire me every week but I liked the idea behind it and I think that with the dual prompt option there's an excellent chance everyone is stisfied every week. I think the subject in particular was maybe a bit redondant over the weeks but theres potential to find another subject that would maybe be a bit less repetitive. Like I said, the effort is really appreciated and I really think some small tuning will get it a long way. I am also aware that while I didn't always get inspired by the subject some of my fellow comrades were really excited by it.

***Leafs4ever*** · 12-17-2021, 06:24 PM

It was a whirlwind first season for me in Los Angeles. Leaving the Monarchs in free agency was tough and jumping on a moving train with the Panthers created some nerves, but I'm happy to bring the first season to a close. It didn't start out so great, with the team trying to catch our footing and play consistently, but in the second half of the season, we really found our groove. Our chemistry got better and players started playing up to their expectations. It led to a division win in the regular season and prime playoff position.

From there, we kept the play up and got all the way to the final 4 of the SHL playoffs. Currently down 3-2 to the Renegades, we're not ready to end our season here, but man I'm happy with how we rebounded and competed. There's still work left to be done and we're hungry for more. We don't want the season to end just yet, but I think everyone on the team can hold their heads high. I can't wait to see how next season unfolds because we're only going to get better from here.

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Guy Incognito - D - #24
Tampa Bay Barracuda
Season 81
13-12-1
Regular Season - [G 1] [A 10] [Pts 11] [+/- +1] [PIM 8] [Hits 15] [SB 48]

Arkz · 12-17-2021, 06:34 PM

So the league has been a bit under fire lately. Same four teams are in the finals again, and while occasionally there is a newcomer, it doesn't seem to last. It feels like Hamilton is untouchable, both in the sim and in the league as a whole. There was a major disservice done when Hamilton's issues were excused and they were slapped on the wrist in the offseason, and now we see people upset and angry at the league. Unfortunately many of the power users around the league are on the teams that have been most successful, but there is a strong undercurrent of "why bother" in the league that just doesn't seem like its a priority to fix.

Jepox · 12-17-2021, 07:05 PM

PROMPT 2

We have a ton of fun in the atlanta inferno locker room we talk tons about the cool features of the simulation hockey league site and how much fun they are, such as the features like the playoffs that we are no longer in because we didn't win the cup even though we were supposed to win the cup because @micool132 angus mcpipe said we would win the cup, and other big time features like site favourite (or most hated) point tasks which we use to improve our players. Sometimes we even talk about fant of sea and our teams and how bad @hotdog 's advice was that caused us to not win. We have fun times like this all the time in Atlanta.

shan3p · 12-17-2021, 08:06 PM

Was really busy over this season just in real life so was a bit of a slog to complete mu write-ups, but once I got started on them it was fast and easy; its just that initial motivation to get there. Overall, I liked the write-ups and wish i had started on the part 1s throughout the whole season as it could have been a cool story in the end. I like the idea of having the whole season be one bigger writeup, but I wouldn't mind slightly more interesting topics to write about. I usually liked writing more about what was happening in the actual season vs the prompt 1 season, but obviously the prompt 2s don't link together.

**Rich** · 12-17-2021, 08:25 PM

Fileworker PT pass

r0tzbua · 12-17-2021, 10:15 PM

A hundred words about anything SHL related? Well I was very bad in my SHL earning this season and it hurts me a lot. I was on a very good track allthroughout the past few seasons and this season just effed me over a lot. Not because I forgot or I did not have any fun, god no, everything about this is very fun. But the last few weeks at work (or rather months) have been ultra crazy and I just did not have the energy to do as much as I should have done to be honest. It was generally just an off-season for me. When I came home after 12 hours in the office I did not have the power to turn to league stuff sadly. On top of that I had to travel in a Pandemic. All around not really fun, but I sure hope that next season everything will be much different and I can find back to my old days of max-earning.

tweedledunn · 12-18-2021, 02:10 AM

Gonzo Gobbledygook was added to the Up-and-Comers. To the surprise of many, he was one of five total Winnipeg Aurora players who have not hit their prime yet but show loads of promise to become future superstars. That is correct, it's Aurora all the way down! Gobbledygook is joined by fellow Season 60 draftee, Marcel Beck, the young defender via St Louis. As well as, hold onto your butts, THREE Season 62 draftees; Newfoundland Berserker Right Winger Tommy Tightpants, Regina Elk Goaltender Rebecca Montagne, and Anchorage Armada Left Winger Spack Jarrow.

In preparation for the upcoming tournament they've all been selected to be a part of, the five met up for brunch in Winnepeg before their first practice together. Gobbledygook, a self-proclaimed brunch aficionado, ordered the chicken and waffles, and all but Beck followed suit. Later that day at practice, all but Beck impressed with their young speed and skill. I guess Beck should have ordered the chicken and waffles.

2-1 and what a fantastic win by the Up-and-Comers. Gonzo Gobbledygook was in special form scorings twice from tight angles. They certainly deserved this one after carrying play through most of the game. This was one of, if not the best, games of the round-robin tournament so far.

The Up-and-Comers seemed to be buzzing all night and created a ton of chances even though only two went in. Tommy Tightpants will have to finish some of his opportunities soon, otherwise being snake bit will turn into being unable to finish in some people’s minds - though not surprising for a young gun, even one who has been stunningly consistent night in and night out.

Rebecca Montagne came up big tonight, as although the Grizzled Vets didn’t have too many Grade-A chances they still managed to pour on 37 shots. There was a period late in the 3rd where the Vets were consistently pressuring the youths and Montagne kept it tied.

Big win for the team tonight! The future is bright for these Aurora prospects!

The Hall-of-Famers(Superstars) were aggressive early against the Up-and-Comers. The Superstars swarmed Rebecca Montagne early and got a few nice scoring chances, but the Up-and-Comers held the line. The Up-and-Comers would respond in kind with a couple chances of their own, but nobody could move the needle early.

Early in the second period Gonzo Gobbledygook was caught with his head down and got drilled, but it was a clean hit. Still, in the modern SHL, you fight over that stuff, so Tommy Tightpants went after the Superstar who got a couple of good swings in, but Tightpants won the fight and both went to the box. The Superstars would get the last laugh, though, as they pressed in Up-and-Comers’ zone, created chaos in front of the net, and the Superstars got a lucky bounce straight onto a stick. Easy shoot-in, 1-0 Superstars.

The Up-and-Comers got a little bit of a morale boost on a bad play by the Superstars' goalie midway through the third period that led to a Gobbledygook goal, but the Superstars went on to score a pair of powerplay goals in the closing minutes of the game, 3-1 Superstars, which is where the game would end.

The Up-and-Comers need to stay out of the box moving forward.

The majority of the first period was dominated by the Grizzled Vets. This should come as no surprise: The Vets have scored 8 points in their last couple of games in the round-robin. Still, the Up-and-Comers showed no signs of slowing, working hard to stifle the lethal scoring weapons at the Vets’ disposal. At one point, the Up-and-Comers’ first line secured a turnover. Unfortunately, Spack Jarrow slipped, losing the puck before a scoring chance could be had. The Up-and-Comers defensive pairing did a remarkable job of stifling The Vets’ offensive efforts through the first.
A two-on-one saw Gonzo Gobbledygook play too cute with the puck as the period came to an end. Eggs for both sides through the first and second.

Marcel Beck and the young defensive core stayed dominant throughout. At the start of the third, the elite youngster halted yet another shot from the old folks. A back-and-forth sequence from both the Vets and Up-and-Comers left both teams without a goal. Gonzo Gobbledygook played savior, creating a turnover, slipping past several Vets, and scoring the game-winner!

With one game left in the tournament, The Up-and-Comers head coach made a couple of tweaks to his lines, moving Gonzo Gobbledygook to Center, and swapping around some wingers. No changes on defense were made, and it was of course Rebecca Montagne starting in net once again.

This is it, one final game to determine the champions. I think it would be perfect if the Up-and-Comers win the tournament, but that’s probably because I’m an Up-and-Comers fan. Sadly, this year they have to settle with second place, as they fell to the Hall-of-Famers 6-4 in the final. It was an exciting, frustrating, eventful, suspenseful game that ended disappointingly for Up-and-Comers fans.

The Hall-of-Famers had a better start to the game, jumped out to a 2-0 lead early, the Up-and-Comers battled hard to try and come back, but it felt like they were constantly trying to swim upstream. Despite their best efforts, they couldn’t net a goal when they deserved one, and the Hall-of-Famers seemed to have all the luck. They came close to coming back late in the third period but just couldn’t pull it off.

Though the Up-and-Comers left little doubt they'll be suiting up for the Hall-of-Famers in the future.

Vikian · 12-18-2021, 02:12 AM

Man it’s hard to win in this league. How do I become the best by not trying? Can I just have a 5000 TPE player from the get go and rock with it. There should be a lottery pick each season where one random new player or re-create gets an all-star for free. Would people hate it? Yes. Would be people love it if they got it? Also yes. Obviously you make some requirements such as your last player had to get to a certain amount of TPE. This is my 2 cents that I didn’t even flesh out or even think about before this moment starting this assignment. You are doing great PT dude.

***TheSparkyDee*** · 12-18-2021, 05:22 AM

Pt pass

tommytightpants · 12-18-2021, 09:00 AM

Since I didn't only do one or the other, I'll pick prompt 2.

I really love this community. It may just be the people I've met, or the teams I've been on, or who introduced me to the league (shoutout mr beeg beeg yoshi), but this community has become such a welcome place of warmth and support even in the short amount of time I've been a part of it. I've been lucky to be a part of the LRs I am in, and I'm looking forward to sticking around for a long time. Thanks to everyone involved for getting me into the NHL as more than just a casual fan. Only problem is that now I've got so many fandoms I'm in the middle of a sports overload.

Provided my life doesn't get too busy as I try and make the scary jump from childhood to adulthood, I'm looking forward to winning a ton of cups with my teammates.

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Crunk · 12-18-2021, 09:10 AM

It has been a fun season to be a part of the Maine Timber. With time zone based controversies well out of the way, it was a pretty successful season for the trees and I'm really happy for the many LR members that are much more active than me who are the life blood of the organisation. Turns out winning games is fun - hopefully that's something we can repeat next year. My player has developed into a semi-competent third line sniper who does some stuff sometimes, so that is cool too. What difference does an extra 75 TPE make to a player? I can't wait to find out next season.

enigmatic · 12-18-2021, 12:00 PM

Vent? Okay, so despite having one of the best teams in the SHL and having a really good season, we got swept by Hamilton. I don't really blame Hamilton for yet again discovering exploits in the sim but it's seriously getting kind of boring. It's like there's almost no point in updating anymore. I can't wait for the moment where every team will know what to do too and we'll all have the same builds. It will be even more fun. Maybe then we'll get a little variety in cup winners. Damn, I love sim leagues. So realistic.

***Benpachi*** · 12-18-2021, 12:20 PM

Prompt #2

It has been a season of ups and downs for Roddy B and the Carolina Kraken. The SMJHL has not granted the Vancouverite stud an easy exit. What had promised to be a fourth season victory lap turned in to a struggle as the Kraken battled to find their mid-season form. However, all was not lost as they entered the post-season strongly, and swept the Kelowna Knights in 4 games. In the next round, the Newfoundland Berserkers proved a bitter pill to swallow, eliminating Carolina four games to one. So with a round 3, game 5 exit, Roddy Bs time in the SMJHL comes to a close. What's next in store for the young forward? Only time will tell, but Montreal is sure to have a competitive edge with Roddy entering their lineup.

hhh81 · 12-18-2021, 12:38 PM

Part 1
Without a doubt, Cassius Darrow lands on the Grizzled Vets. As one of the last standing players S45 or older, it’s a clear fit. As Darrow steps into the first practice, it’s like stepping back in time to his juniors days. Sure, he’s faced off with Nick Brain and Andreas Kvalheim in the SHL, but it’s different now. He hasn’t practiced with Brainer since his final days before he passed along the mantle of captain for the Colorado Raptors. Elsewhere, longtime SHLers like Luke Thomason, Mika Mayfield, and Collin Gibbles stretch out. Darrow hasn’t spent much time around them since the early days of the Shits n Gibbles league while Mr. Hamilton was GM. He also spots his longtime friend, Dom Montgomery, pulling himself out of a hyperbaric chamber; is that how he’s stayed so youthful looking after all these years? Darrow also notices his agent’s other prominent client, Gunnar Soderberg, laughing with Harry Carpet and Corey Kennedy by one of the goals. This is a team that may have lost a step, but certainly has enough talent to compete with some of the best all time. There’s like 30 players in this camp, and competition for the defensive roster spots will be fierce—Darrow, Corey Kennedy, Brennan Kennedy Jr, Eko Van Otter, Karl Scholz, Gibbles, Mattias Seger, Dom Montgomery, Slip McScruf, and old Rex Kirkby—all fighting for 6-7 roster spots. Darrow knows he can keep up, that he belongs in this group; the question will be if the coaching staff will determine the same.

Cassius Darrow feels good going into this tournament. After making the team, Darrow is settling into his role on a primary shut down pairing with fellow shot block maniac Mathias Seger. Eko Van Otter and Dom Montgomery pulled their names from consideration at the last second due to a tragic mass dumpster fire in the city of Atlanta sent them rushing home to check on their teammates and loved ones, opening up at least one roster spot for the tournament. The defense looks very strong for Team Grizzled Vets.

Part 2
Their opponents enter the arena overly confident—this team is a glorifed SMJHL All-Star team, and feels like they can take on anyone. They are talented, for sure, but lack the wisdom that comes from years of battling every night to win games. Darrow smiles at SHL teammate, Vaseline Podcalzone, as he scans Team Up-and-Comers. Even right before puck drop, it’s unclear of Mat Smith or Jon St. Ark will get the starting nod in net. Both are skilled goalies, but it’s surprising when the coach sents St. Ark out there. Smith has far more big game experience, and seemed like a more likely choice. Looking across the rest of the roster, up and coming players like Xavier Doom, Jonathan Granstrom, and Darrow’s current d-partner, Kermit Murphy, have made this team. They are quick and skilled. In the end, that doesn’t amount to much.

Team up-and-comers gets an early powerplay off after a Dick Clapper tripped Arsene Leclerc, but cannot capitalize. The top vet PK unit of Andreas Kvalheim, Barry Batsbak, Brennan Kennedy Jr, and Seger sucks the air out of their attack. On the second unit, partway through the penalty, Darrow makes a pass to mid ice, popping Monkey D. Luffy for a breakaway. Luffy cannot beat St. Ark, leaving the score 0-0. Within a minute of the penalty ending, the top unit of Aaron Wilson, Theo Morgan, and Dick Clapper overwhelm the young d, scoring a tic-tac-toe goal. Team Young Guns ties it up early in the 2nd period off a Podcalzone slapper, but a double minor high stick to Kermit Murphy leads to a devastating 5-on-3. The grizzled vets send Wilson and Morgan back out with Corey Kennedy, Michael Scarn, and Julio Tokolosh. The unit scores 2 goals in 73 seconds to take a commanding 3-1 lead.

In the end Team Grizzled Vets gets the victory, 5-2, outshooting team young guns 37-24. Aaron Wilson is named the first star of the game with a goal and 2 assists. Darrow played 17:24, including 1:02 shorthanded. He had a single shot on goal, 2 hits, and 4 blocked shots. The highlight of Darrow’s game was stealing Kermit Murphy’s lunch with a nifty poke check to kill the last 13 seconds off Brennan Kennedy Jr’s 3rd period slashing penalty. On this team, he doesn’t need to be the star; Darrow is happy to play strong defense and make the smart first pass.

Part 3
Well, that sucked. After starting to get into sync with this team the first few games, the game against the Hall of Famers undid all that good work. Harry Carpet got chased 3 minutes into the 2nd period, and the HOFers led the entire way. The Grizzled Vets are no strangers to hard, physical hockey—outside of Gibbles, Seger, Carpet, and Zheng, every other player has experienced deep playoff runs and Challenge Cup wins. Still, the referees swallowed their whistles as Tor Tuck, Mike Izzy, and Ben Dover took copious cheap shots on the veteran squad. This gave players like Jason Visser ample extra space to dangle his way to 4 goals (2 in the first period). The shutdown pairing of Alonso Garbanzo and Bojo Biscuit completely erased the powerful top Steelhawks unit that embarrassed the up-and-comers in Game 1; Aaron Wilson finished the game playing 18:43 with a -3, 1 hit, and 2 shots on goal.

After Dover tripped Martijn Westbroek and slashed the back of his neck with his stick, Corey Kennedy stepped in to defend his longtime teammate and friend, leveling the old Steelhawk. Dover received no penalty, while Kennedy was given a game misconduct. The passionate defender blew his top, shouting and spitting in the face of totally-not-biased referee Hallsy. The grizzled vets put together some of their best pressure offense on the resulting penalty kill, including their sole goal of the night; Brennan Kennedy Jr picked Joe Kurczewski’s pocket, and slid a pass to mid ice. Barry Batsbak collected it on the change, dangling for a few seconds before hitting Andreas Kvalheim with a drop pass. Kvalheim barreled down the ice, made a pretty dangle past Garbanzo before hitting Michael McFadden 5 hole.

Even then, the final score of 7-1 burns. During a post-game meeting, the team committed to never have another game like this. The group of veterans--representing the last 14 Challenge Cup Champions—grit their teeth and got ready for the next game.

Part 4
After the heartbreaking rout by the hall of fame team, the Grizzled Vets were hellbent to get a win and show they were better than their last game. In the first matchup with Team Up-and-Comers, the vets put on a clinic. Several days of backbreaking practices led by former teammate turned assistant coach Gunnar Soderberg had the team locked in to make a statement… and did they ever.

After two periods, they led 5-1, with a pair of goals from Julio Tokolosh and three first-period assists for Los Angeles’ Jimmy Slothface. The Up-and-Comers achieved a total of 3 shots on goal in the third period, as Team Grizzled Vets staked out a 7-1 victory with an impressive 43-18 difference in shots. Mat Smith started the game, but it was Jon St. Ark who was asked to step in and survive the third period rush from the old heads. Tokolosh finished with 5 shots on goal, 2 goals, and an impressive blocked shot off the knee late in the 3rd period to take the air out of the up-and-comers. While only recording a single goal (a Scarn tally from Wilson and Corey Kennedy) this time, the HAM line of Scarn, Morgan, and Wilson kept the pressure on all game, tiring the younger defenders out. Corey Kennedy was a man on fire, finishing the game with 23:11 TOI, 9 shots on goal, two points, 3 hits, and a +4 rating. Up and down the lineup, the Grizzled Vets played strong team defense with insane pressure. While only on the ice for 16:33, Cassius Darrow played over a minute on the penalty kill and had 2 takeaways (both against Seattle teammates Kermit Murphy and Vaseline Podcalzone) and 4 blocked shots.

Heading into the championship game, the Grizzled Vets look as strong as they ever have. I pity the fools that have the next game.

Part 5
The entirety of Team Grizzled Vets was chomping at the bit for a rematch and redemption against the Hall of Famers. To their shock, they would get another round with Team Superstars. Rested and angry, the vets take the ice against those who wish to take their mantle as lions of the league. Former rivals Ryuuji Minamino and Jimmy Wagner combine for the dangerous attack line of the Superstars, and the vets will need to play their best to keep with these younger, talented players. The vets have something the Superstars don’t; experience, and more Challenge Cups combined than the Superstars could dream of.

With Superstars getting the home ice advantage, assistant coach Gunnar Soderberg suggests sending out a grittier unit to start the game. The third forward line of Barry Batsbak, Nick Brain, and Andreas Kvalheim start off with the shutdown pair of Collin Gibbles and Matthias Seger against Team Superstars top unit (Minamino, Wagner, Kaarlo Kekkonen, Akira Ren and Adam Scianna). They set the pace, playing a tight, clean, defensive style that grinds down on the younger, faster youths. There are plenty of scoring chances both ways, highlighted by Bjorn Leppanen and Keith Lee sandwiching Tony Pepperoni in the neutral zone, where Steve Harrington slipped a breakaway pass to Mats Marner late in the 1st. Marner went top shelf to beat Harry Carpet, taking a 1-0 lead midway through the 1st. The Grizzled Vets answered back quickly off a Corey Kennedy one-timer into a Martijn Westbroek rebound.

The game continued in this manner, with both teams getting chances. The slower, lock down style the Grizzled Vets play begins to get to the Superstars, as Tom Fiddler takes a cheap tripping penalty, claiming “they are stealing my TPE!” on his way to the box. Rotticus Scott then slashed his teammate Michael Scarn, giving the Vets a 5-3. Aaron Wilson does Aaron Wilson things, feeding Corey Kennedy in the slot for a brutalizing one timer to pull his team ahead 3-2. Two shifts later, the 2nd PP unit holds tight pressure for 35 straight seconds, getting 4 shots on goal. Cassius Darrow—taking a rare shift in this tournament with the man advantage, shows out with a sneaky strong wrist shot toward the net. The ancient Tony Pepperoni grabs a rebound high off the goalie’s left pad, and slides a pass to Matt Kholin. Wide open, Kholin puts a blistering backhand shot behind Strom Chamberlain to extend their lead to 4-2.

Heading into the 3rd period down 2 goals, Team Superstars changes goalies, as Cillian Kavanagh takes the crease. If speed was the name of the game before, Team Superstars dials it up another gear, racing up and down the ice and trying to keep the vets off balance. Darrow, Gibbles, McScruf, and Seger see a lot of time blocking shots in their own end, trying to slow the onslaught. Darrow, in particular stands out—after playing a smaller role in previous games, through two periods he played over 11 minutes, with 2 shots on goal, 3 blocks, and a takeaway. In the third period, the old German blocks SEVEN shots in 6:32 TOI, including a pair of back-to-back slap shots from Keith Lee. The veteran fans in the crowd went wild as Darrow limped back to the bench after a whistle—blocks go unrecognized, but this vet team has three of the league’s best in Seger, McScruf, and Darrow (the only 3 players in league history to break 2000 career blocks in the SHL).

The Superstars tie it up off a slippery wraparound from Mitchell van der Heijden, and a beautiful snipe by fourth liner Michael Fitted. They carry pressure and control for a good portion of the 3rd period, but the vets still have tricks afoot. After a good stickcheck, Karlstrasse Scholz tips a pass to mid ice. Nick Brain gathers the puck, and protects from a hard back checking Ryan Shepard, before dropping it to Corey Kennedy, soaring up the ice. He drives deep, dekes, and drops the pass to his trailing man—Julio Tokolosh. He blasts a one timer at Kavanagh, who gets some of it. Kennedy waits on the doorstep and slams it in to put the veterans up 5-4 with 2:16 to go. The faces on the Superstars is crestfallen—they felt anointed, that it was their time. These old shits refuse to give up the spotlight here. Not even an extra attacker could beat Harry Carpet, and the Grizzled Vets take this championship.

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