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DaftRaincloud · 02-23-2020, 08:13 PM

Jonas Larsen was a late declaration for the SMJHL draft as his Portland Winterhawks were competing for the Memorial Cup. Therefore he was a free agent and free to court offers from any teams. A few did reach out, but ultimately Jonas inked a deal with the Anchorage Armada and joined fellow rookies Gabriel Johnson, Darnell Johnson, and others. Jonas came in and was a bottom six player his first season. That season Anchorage fizzled out in the first round of the playoffs and Larsen didn't make much noise. His second season in the SMJHL Jonas was getting top six minutes, but still ultimately was unable to produce and the team once again was incapable of going deep into the Four Star Cup Playoffs. Inbetween these two seasons Jonas was drafted by the San Francisco Pride, and after his second season he and the GM of the Pride mutually agreed to a call up that would take Jonas out of Anchorage and drop him into San Francisco.

Emiko · 02-23-2020, 08:18 PM

Emiko didn't play a single game in her first season and just sat on the bench.

Wiad · 02-23-2020, 08:56 PM

Ulrik Berstrom - Anchorage Armada. Limited edition trading card.

JMacNCheese · 02-23-2020, 09:24 PM

Just like most people coming into the SMJHL, they believed they would go as a high pick. Why would they think any different, most of those players (kids) were dominating their respective leagues, whether it was midgets or college or a development league. It was the same for Jmac, even though he started late in the game by not playing hockey competitively until high school. About his junior year of high school, he was being looked at by the US Hockey National Team Development Program, where he had a small stint before being drafted into the SMJHL. With that and because of his solid junior year of high school, then leading them to win the state championship, he also believe that he would probably go no later than the end of the first. Was he ever wrong, the first went by and was picked towards the end of the 2nd, which is not bad, but you know how kids think and then having an okay first year (8 goals and 6 assists), Jmac was brought back down to earth. After a long re-calibrating off season, Jmac with the help of Detroit GMs, @notorioustig and @nour, he had a bounce back second year! Being motivated by fellow classmates, like @Mutedfaith and @lukejm37, as well as a crazy bunch of new rookies, Jmac looks to keep more great years to come and hope to win a cup with his great team and coaches/GMs!!! Skreee!!!

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charlieconway · 02-23-2020, 09:37 PM

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*Flowseidon* · 02-23-2020, 09:45 PM

Brogen made his step up to the SMJHL very smoothly, and that first season was just golden. Going on a long point scoring streak, and playing far above the level he was expected to, Brogen came out hot and it looked like he was having no trouble adjusting to the game. However, late in the season it seemed as if it was all catching up to him. The constant travel, being away from home, etc and Brogen just started to slow down in the scoring, and seemed to have gone absent. While he still contributed strongly over the next few seasons, Brogen really began to focus on the mental side of his game to help them in these rough patches of play, and extended time away from home.

While his team never won the cup, Jeff secured himself a nomination for Most Sportsmanlike and put together a few great seasons with the Montreal Militia. The time in the SMJHL was definitely successful in the end, and it led to him being more prepared to make the jump to the SHL and fast becoming a fan-favourite and high contributing member of the Pride

Sean · 02-23-2020, 09:48 PM

Tony was excited to get his career started in the SMJHL. He'd put in a lot of hard work and was hoping to make a name for himself. The main issue for Tony was there was already name out there that was attached to him, Tommy Salami. Tommy had a successful SMJHL career but only lasted 2 seasons in the minors before making the jump to the big leagues and eventually falling off a cliff. A lot of GMs knew the connection between Pepperoni and Salami and were weary to pick a player who might jump up to the SHL very quickly or may bust completely.

Eventually, Colorado stepped up to the podium and took their future Captain Tony Pepperoni. Tony loved his time in Colorado and especially his time on the cold pizza line. He'd spend the majority of 3 seasons in Colorado before being shipped off to Detroit for a playoff push. Ironically Colorado would defeat Detroit in the playoffs and Pepperoni watched his former teammates compete for a four-star cup without him. Pepperoni learned a lot in the SMJHL and he cherishes every moment.

EDM All-Time Leader in Goals, Assists and Points

***sköldpaddor*** · 02-23-2020, 09:48 PM

The time Gunnar spent in the SMJHL was absolutely invaluable in helping him become the player he is today, and the player he wants to become. Coming into the league, he was something of an unknown quantity, and was eager to prove himself. Scouts agreed for the most part that the raw talent was there, but playing in the SMJHL gave him a chance to figure out exactly where he ranked in comparison to other young players his age. It was a step he definitely needed to take before moving up to the SHL. He might have had the raw talent but he had a lot to learn about playing in a league where just about every player around him had that same level of raw talent, where the big difference maker between who would go on to the SHL and who wouldn’t was mostly a matter of hard work and dedication. He also formed some lasting friendships and bonds in the SMJHL that have stayed with him even today.

acdangel · 02-23-2020, 10:03 PM

Coming into the league blind was certainly a trip. Sasha had no idea what to expect, but with some great tutelage from his St Louis Scarecrow bros, he certainly has started to become a better player. In each season, his point totals go up and his PIMs go down. He's become a better defensive player and more offensive as well.

Coming from a small town in Czechia, Sasha Dangelchek was somewhat of a backcountry bumpkin. Moving into St. Louis with some fellow Czechs really helped to ease the transition. St. Louis gets a bad rap as a rough town, although it isn't necessarily undeserved. Dangelchek has come to embrace that rough reputation, often delivering massive hits on the ice. It'll be a big change for him to move up to New England where that style is encouraged and embraced. Dangelchek took a bit of a step back regarding development in Season 52, largely due to life events outside of his control. Despite this setback, he's kept his eyes on the prize and remains playing well. Dangelchek really plans on having his breakout season in Season 53, which should be his last in the SMJHL. He'll miss his crow bros, but he's looking forward to moving up to the big leagues. - 210 words

Huck24 · 02-23-2020, 10:15 PM

Lyle wasn't really too sure on what to expect when he was drafted to the St. Louis Scarecrows with the 2nd last pick of round two. He joined a stacked Crows team fresh off their third Four Star Cup in a row. His rookie season he learned about the league through his amazing team mates and his great GMs. Lyle wasn't able to join his rookie season team mates in raising the Four Star Cup while he was a Crow, the best he was able to do was a Laurifer trophy. Lyle was named alternate captain his second season, joining Mika Kandinsky and their captain Nikolaj Muller. While Lyle wasn't able to l help lead his team to the Four Star, he enjoyed every moment of being a Crow, he learned so much during his time in the SMJHL and can't thank the entire organization enough for that. He will never forget his time in St. Louis, the scarecrow noises will never fade for Lyle...

*Scrufdaddy* · 02-23-2020, 10:16 PM

Slip McScruff's SMJHL experience was a whirlwind of success. He was picked up by St. Louis as a defensive blue liner to open the third round in the S44 SMJHL draft. He spent that season down on the third pairing, but was a big presence in the locker room. In that first post season, the Scarecrows won the cup and Slip contributed 0 points with 13.5 AMG. His signature defensive skills were not even remotely present yet. In many ways he was carried to cup number one.

However, in the second season with St. Louis, Slip was named captain and promoted to the top pairing. In this post season, he didn't generate many points but had plenty of hits and blocks in his 19 AMG. This was when Slip started to come into his leadership and playing style with a focus on hits and blocks. This became the 2nd cup in a row for St. Louis.

The following season would be Slip's third and final in the SMJHL. He stepped down as captain so that another could have the same learning experience that he did. His replacement, Michael Fox, would end up being his long time partner in leading Team USA in the IIHF. In this post season, Slip found his peak play style that would shine again later when the Winnipeg Jets went to the finals. In his top form, he not only has strong defensive hits / blocks, but he generates assists with his passing skills. With 21 AMG, he lead the team in hits and was near the top in assists and blocks. This closed out his SMJHL career with a three-peat in St. Louis.

Your Mothers Favorite Goalie · 02-23-2020, 10:26 PM

The SMJHL was both a very easy and very hard at the same time. The ways it is easy is that I'm a veteran player in a youth league playing physical hockey. Its a lot easier to knock some of these young guys around because a lot of them haven't even filled out yet. It definitely helps my style of game.

However the way it's hard follows the exact same logic. I am in my 40s now, I was never a very fast skater but I definitely am not anymore. Meanwhile all these teenagers can zip around the ice like olympic speed skaters. It definitely can be tough, and in this league I really have to put an extra emphasis on not being caught flat footed, or else i'll be on TSN's top 10 fails of the week. I've had to tailor my play more about taking away angles and playing conservative defense.

Symmetrik · 02-23-2020, 10:34 PM

It was certainly a big adjustment going from the Novizen Elite league in Switzerland to the SMJHL. Aside from the hockey being far more competitive, which is the biggest difference, it's all the off ice changes that make it so hard to adjust. Back home, you know we're all Swiss, a lot of us have played together for a long time. But in the SMJHL, you have a whole bunch of young guys, teenagers, a lot of us don't speak English very well, and we come from all over the world. It makes communication a really tough barrier sometimes. And then you're playing with a whole bunch of brand new players. I've never even met these guys, never played against them before going to the SMJHL. You know nothing about each other so learning to be a team is such a tough experience. Once you get through that though, and you can really make some connections, it's such a great experience. The amount you learn in the short time in the SMJHL compared to a long time back home in your minor leagues, it's such a huge difference.

caltroit_red_flames · 02-23-2020, 10:40 PM

Brady McIntyre, although he was extremely talented from the start and draft high, spent three entire seasons in the SMJHL because he wanted to spend some time seasoning in the juniors. Still, he spent a lot of time on the third pairing getting acclimated to the new league. You spend years and years getting ready for the pros but you're never really prepared until after you've been there for a few seasons and you've done it all before.

He spent the first three seasons of his pro career playing an all defense game because he wasn't ready to play a skill game yet. He's always been smart with the puck but it's been about making sure he's good in the defense zone before being good in the offensive zone his entire career. The jump was about as difficult as he expected. To go from dominating kids to sticking it out in the pros is insanely difficult and it's taken him a lot of time to finally become good at it.

LarksTongue · 02-23-2020, 10:57 PM

Commander Shepard had a great time in the junior league. Shepard played for what was then the Montreal Militia which eventually re-branded as the Carolina Kraken. Shepard spent 3 seasons in the juniors playing with many different players in the major league today like Nikolai Evans, James Truong, Kristoffer Svensson, and Andreas Kvalheim. The league was very competitive after S45 and this team was the last Militia team to make the final, doing so in S47. It was Sheaprd’s first final in the Simulation league. We fought very hard to make it to the final winning 8 games in a row at one point. Beating the Kelowna Knights and Vancouver Whalers both in 6. Shepard was critical to the run with 12 points, 5 goals and a +6 in the 19 games the Militia played. From there Shepard vowed to be a clutch player. Skill is pointless but big goals for big wins was what mattered. Shepard topped off his junior career with a gold medal win for Canada playing defense instead.

Thanks to @FlappyGiraffe and @ToeDragon84 for the making these sick sigs!

Quote: First Goal (3rd Game): Commander Shepard 1 (Nick Brain 1, Noah Gallagher 2) at 8:48

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