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There will be no major scandals during the season

There will be no major scan… I can’t even finish the sentence! For some reason, Sim Leagues have drama every season. I don’t hate it, it’s part of the fun – for the most part. Scandals are part and parcel in a system where none of it really matters. This is a Simulated hockey league, in the scale of world importance, none of this really matters, does it?

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Neither Buffalo nor Hamilton will make the Challenge Cup finals

Lol nope. That is really all to say. But I guess I have to really say why and that's because they both may of lost some to the expansion teams, but Buffalo was so deep that it really isn't going to hurt them so much. As for Hamilton, they lost a few guys but then went and acquired one of the top scorers/ point getter from last season, so they may have even got stronger.

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Bnana NWaffles || C || Hamilton Steelhawks || TPE: 819 

SHL 27OA S66 - Hamilton Steelhawks 
Number: 88
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland

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Bnana NWaffles || C || Detroit Falcons 

SMJHL Free Agent Pick Up S65 - Detroit Falcons
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics 

S65 - Detroit Falcons | 63 GP | 3 G | 16 A | 19 P | 4 | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 10 PIM | 16 H | 64 SOG 

S66 - Detroit Falcons | 66 GP | 17 G | 23 A | 40 P | -17 | 5 PPP | 0 SHP | 26 PIM | 97 H | 124 SOG | 604 FOW - 414 FOL - 59.3 FO%

S67 - Detroit Falcons | 66 GP | 47 G | 49 A | 96 P | 39 | 26 PPP | 2 SHP | 24 PIM | 87 H | 207 SOG | 514 FOW - 359 FOL - 58.9 FO%
S68 - Detroit Falcons | 66 GP | 52 G | 48 A | 100 P | 39 | 35 PPP | 0 SHP | 34 PIM | 85 H | 215 SOG | 529 FOW - 423 FOL - 55.6 FO%

SMJHL Post Season Statistics 
S65 - Detroit Falcons | 17 GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 P | -3 | 0 PPP | 0 PIM | 4 H | 12 SOG

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Awards & Accomplishments
S65 - 4 STAR CUP CHAMPIONS 

S67 - Jared Hanson Trophy (Regular Season Points Leader) - 96 points 

S67 - Roberto Martucci Trophy (Regular Season Goals Leader) - 47 goals 

S67 - Alex Light Trophy - Most Improved Player 

S67 - Ideen Fallah Trophy - SMJHL Awards Committee MVP 

S67 - Raymond Lindsay - Most Outstanding Player as Voted on by the League 

S67 - Laurifer Trophy - 59-5-2 120pts 

S68 - 4 STAR CUP CHAMPIONS 
S68 - Laurifer Trophy - 54-11-1 109pts 

    

Neither expansion team will make the playoffs

With 12 teams now making the playoffs I think the expansions teams have a decent shot at making the playoffs though I wouldn’t say either of them are cup favorites. However, both teams have solid pieces that should allow them to get a decent amount of wins and allowing them to compete with the teams in their divisions.

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The long reign of Edmonton and Calgary is over - neither of these teams will finish the season atop the Northwest Division standings

Wrong. Calgary and Edmonton still both have the top roster in their division and from what FHM has shown us in the last few seasons, it's that upset rarely happen and it's even less likely than two teams will drop in the standings.

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Tampa Bay will not finish with the worst record this season - San Francisco will

I have to agree with this one. The Pride have lost most of their most talented players and are in the beginning of a complete rebuild, Tampa Bay should be ready to take a step forward and surpass San Francisco in this seasons standings. 

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The Nevada Battleborn will win the Four Star Cup

This is not going to happen. Nevada was dead last last season in the standings. They are an expansion team who begins their second season in SMJHL. If there are an expansion team who wins the Four Star Cup, I would prefer to put my money on Quebec City who were at least 10th in the standings last season and even won one playoff series as an underdog. They also started pre-season with two wins. Nevada scored only 102 goals last season and conceded 210 so their differential was -108. The winner of 4 star cup was Newfoundland whose differential was +80 in regular season. The variance is 180 goals and you just can't catch that kind of difference during one season.

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Chicago will win the President's Trophy

At this point, I'll disagree with this and think that Buffalo will win the President's Trophy. Not that I'm going out on a limb with a team that won 80 Points last season. Just a gut feeling that they'll not have a drop off this year. However, I will confidently predict that Buffalo will have at least one loss in Overtime this season.

Tampa Bay will not finish with the worst record this season - San Francisco will

This is not bold at all. Tampa Bay is a great organization lead by excellent general managers and has without a doubt one of the most mediocre star defenders in the league to carry them to greatness in Jakob Hamr. Not only will San Francisco have a worse record than Tampa Bay but I wouldn't be surprised if 2 or 3 teams have worse total records. You can only be on the bottom for so long, right guys? Guys?

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The Nevada Battleborn will win the Four Star Cup

I'm calling this one as wrong simply because of the randomness that is/was the new SMJHL playoff format. There's no way any one team is that above-and-beyond everyone else. A number of teams improved during the draft, and the rookies that we saw score 20+ with limited time (there's at least one on most of the teams) are at or close to the 350 cap. I'm predicting a much more competitive season from top to bottom and a new champion - maybe the Outlaws?

Neither expansion team will make the playoffs

This couldn't be more wrong, hotdog built a great team not only through the draft but through trades and free agency. I expect this to pay off immediately as Atlanta should be a contender straight from the jump.

|| Carlos Brown || Atlanta Inferno || Colorado Raptors || LW || TPE:868 ||

|| Regular Season ||
|| SHJML (COL) || S52 || 15GP 2G 1A +2 ||
|| SHJML (COL) || S53 || 50GP 14G 4A -10 ||
|| SHJML (COL) || S54 || 50GP 16G 12A +9 ||
|| SHJML (COL) || S55 || 50GP 19G 13A +4 ||
||   SHL   (ATL) || S56 || 50GP 13G 12A +3 ||
|| Playoffs ||
|| SHJML (COL) || S53 || 4GP 1G 2A -1 ||
|| SHJML (COL) || S54 || 5GP 1G 0A -2 ||
|| SHJML (COL) || S55 || 6GP 2G 2A +2 ||
||   SHL   (ATL) || S56 || 11GP 3G 1A +2 ||
|| WJC ||
|| CAN || S53 || 15GP 5G 2A 0 ||
|| CAN || S54 || 13GP 5G 3A +4 ||
|| CAN || S55 || 15GP 4G 4A -1 ||
||S54 SHJML All-Star||

Neither Buffalo nor Hamilton will make the Challenge Cup finals

It's hardly bold when you are picking two teams in a 18 teams league. Even if they're powerhouses there's a bigger chance they don't make it to the finals than they do.

This is the dumbest thing I ever wrote but it's over 25 words.

Elena Maximova | Defense | Los Angeles Panthers
Birthplace: Odessa, Ukraine
Number: 64
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S78: Won Challenge Cup with the Los Angeles Panthers
S76: Traded to the Los Angeles Panthers
S72: Won Four Star Cup with the St. Louis Scarecrows
S72: Traded to the St. Louis Scarecrows
S70: Drafted 3rd overall by the Minnesota Monarchs
S69: Won Quilha Agante Trophy (best SMJHL dman)
S69: Won Four Star Cup with the Québec City Citadelles
S69: Named ass-captain of the Québec City Citadelles
S69: Drafted 3rd overall by the Québec City Citadelles


Jasper Maximov | Defense | New Orleans Specters | Retired
Birthplace: Odessa, Ukraine
Number: 13
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S68: Won gold medal with Sweden
S66: Signed with the New Orleans Specters
S61: Traded to the Baltimore Platoon
S58: Won Four Star Cup with the Québec City Citadelles
S57: Won silver WJC medal with Sweden
S56: Drafted 9th overall by the Winnipeg Jets
S55: Named captain of the Québec City Citadelles
S55: Drafted 20th overall by the Québec City Citadelles


Мариа Максимова | Defense | West Kendall Platoon | Retired
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Number: 9
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Transactions/Achievements:
S38: Won gold medal with Russia
S37: Named alternate captain for the West Kendall Platoon
S32: Won bronze medal with Russia
S28: Won silver medal with Russia
S26: Named to the All-Rookie team
S26: Won gold medal with Russia
S26: Named captain of Russia
S25: Won Four Star Cup with the Kelowna Knights
S25: Won SMJHL Prospects Showcase as co-GM of the Outlaws (/w Lord Pretty Flacko)
S25: Drafted 4th overall by the West Kendall Platoon
S24: Named alternate captain for the Kelowna Knights
S24: Drafted 10th overall by the Kelowna Knights

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Someone from the S53 draft class will win rookie of the year

you know it, and you know who it is going to be, it is going to be my boy SVEN SVENSON, an unstoppable force of rookie powerfulness the likes of which the shl has never seen

           

Geronimo Otto || C || SFP || GER || S31-S43
Drafted 49th by Kelowna Knights
Drafted 20th by Portland Admirals
Co-GM of POR/SFP S35, S41-S50
Traded to Edmonton Blizzard S43


Ray Bork || D || HAM || GBR || S44-S58
Drafted 7th by Halifax Raiders
Auto-Drafted 2nd Round (Co-GM) by SFP
Traded to Hamilton Steelhawks S55


Gonzo Gobbledygook || W || COL || NOR || S60-Present
Drafted 7th by Colorado Raptors
Drafted 4th by Winnipeg Aurora

Texas will be the top team in the Western Conference

Correct. This is a team that is continually taking steps forward. Where other teams are taking lateral steps just to stay competitive, or steps backwards, Texas has been and will continue to move forward. Their core is still very talented, and the young players coming up are all active, and good earners. This will be the team to beat.

Piotr Horvat | D | Texas Renegades
SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S47 KEL GP: 50, G: 3, A: 17, P: 20, +/-: 8, Hits: 73, SB: 56
S48 KEL GP: 50, G: 7, A: 21, P: 28, +/-: -21, Hits: 107, SB: 69
S49 KEL GP: 50, G: 9, A: 23, P: 32, +/-: 10, Hits: 99, SB: 59
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SHL Regular Season Statistics
S50 TEX GP: 50, G: 4, A: 19, P: 23, +/-: -13, Hits: 103, SB: 72
S51 TEX GP: 50, G: 8, A: 21, P: 29, +/-: -8, Hits: 115, SB: 77
S52 TEX GP: 50, G: 3, A: 22, P: 25, +/-: -5, Hits: 107, SB: 79
S53 TEX GP: 50, G: 2, A: 8, P: 10, +/-: -18, Hits: 80, SB: 66
S54 TEX GP: 50, G: 1, A: 9, P: 10, +/-: -4, Hits: 117, SB: 99
S55 TEX GP: 50, G: 8, A: 19, P: 27, +/-: 0, Hits: 137, SB: 105
S56 TEX GP: 50, G: 3, A: 22, P: 25, +/-: 6, Hits: 144, SB: 78
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Drafted 4th Overall S47 SMJHL Draft By Kelowna
Drafted 6th Overall S48 SHL Draft By New England




Vasily Horvat | RW | Retired

SHL Regular Season Career Statistics
S34 TEX GP: 50, G: 4, A: 6, P: 10, +/-: -14, PIMS: 41, Hits: 115
S35 TEX GP: 50, G: 4, A: 2, P: 6, +/-: -5, PIMS: 18, Hits: 86
S36 TEX GP: 50, G: 3, A: 7, P: 10, +/-: -13, PIMS: 53, Hits: 95
S37 TEX GP: 50, G: 1, A: 7, P: 8, +/-: -30, PIMS: 35, Hits: 71
S38 TEX GP: 50, G: 8, A: 15, P: 23, +/-: 4, PIMS: 80, Hits: 203
S39 TEX GP: 50, G: 18, A: 25, P: 43, +/-: 13, PIMS: 69. Hits: 211
S40 TEX GP: 50, G: 12, A: 21, P: 33, +/-: 11, PIMS: 45, Hits: 167
S41 TEX GP: 50, G: 11, A: 35, P: 46, +/-: -14, PIMS: 59, Hits: 190
S42 TEX GP: 50, G: 16, A: 31, P: 47, +/-: -5, PIMS: 56, Hits: 206
S43 TEX GP: 50, G: 16, A: 23, P: 39, +/-: 4, PIMS: 50, Hits: 225
S44 TEX GP: 50, G: 15, A: 27, P: 42, +/-: -5, PIMS: 62, Hits: 212
S45 TEX GP: 50, G: 11, A: 30, P: 41, +/-: -2, PIMS: 56, Hits: 206
S46 NOLA GP: 50, G: 3, A: 15, P: 18, +/-: -3, PIMS: 48, Hits: 114
S47 NOLA GP: 50, G: 5, A: 6, P: 11, +/-: -9, PIMS: 18, Hits: 119
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SHL Playoff Statistics
S34 TEX GP: 13, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -1, PIMS: 10, Hits: 16
S35 TEX GP: 6, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 1, PIMS: 0, Hits: 1
S36 TEX GP: 16, G: 2, A: 5, P: 7, +/-: 1, PIMS: 16, Hits: 45
S37 TEX GP: 4, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: -2, PIMS: 0, Hits: 4
S40 TEX GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, PIMS: 4, Hits: 15
S42 TEX GP: 5, G: 0, A: 4, P: 4, +/-: 3, PIMS: 6, Hits: 21
S45 TEX GP: 11, G: 2, A: 6, P: 10, +/-: 4, PIMS: 8, Hits: 46
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Awards
S31 and S32 Four Star Champion
S36 Challenge Cup Champion
S38 IIHF Gold Medalist
S43 IIHF Silver Medalist

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There will be no major scandals during the season

Now this is an extremely bold claim. Knowing the fact that this is the SHL, and people can be very flawed, there's probably about a 99% chance that there's a major scandal this year. From what I know about the league, there's been a scandal or two just about every season. Somebody's going to find out some trickery in order to mess up the FHM simulating, whether it be some screwy thing with tactics or another player role exploit. It's just going to end up in heavier regulations on the simulation and limiting GM's options on what they can do with their rosters and lineups.

Valtterri "Koopa" Kauppinen || W || New Orleans Specters || #44
Name: Valtterri Kauppinen
Age: 21
Birthplace: Oulu, Finland
Height: 6'0", ~1.83m
Weight: 188 lbs., ~85.28kg
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S55 SMJHL Draft - 3rd Round, 33rd Overall, Vancouver Whalers
S56 SHL Draft - 2nd Round, 19th Overall, Tampa Bay Barracuda
S59 - Traded to the New Orleans Specters
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SMJHL REGULAR SEASON STATS
S55 - 50 GP | 8 G | 5 A | 13 P | -9 | 72 SOG | 20 PIM
S56 - 50 GP | 13 G | 14 A | 27 P | +8 | 112 SOG | 10 PIM
S57 - 66 GP | 27 G | 30 A | -19 | 206 SOG | 4 PIM
TOTAL
166GP | 48 G | 46 A | 94 P | -20 | 390 SOG | 34 PIM
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SMJHL PLAYOFFS STATS
S55 - 8 GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 P | +0 | 15 SOG | 0 PIM
S56 - 17 GP | 4 G | 5 A | 9 P | +1 | 35 SOG | 4 PIM
S57 - 14 GP | 11 G | 9 A | 20 P | +3 | 58 SOG | 11 PIM
TOTAL
29 GP | 17 G | 17 A | 34 P | +4 | 108 SOG | 15 PIM
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TROPHIES, AWARDS, RECORDS
WJC Bronze Medal - Team Finland, Season 55
Four Star Cup - Vancouver Whalers, Season 56
SMJHL All-Star - Season 57
FHM Era Single Game Point Record (7 points) - set in Season 57
Ronan O'Keefe Award - Season 57
WJC Gold Medal - Team Finland, Season 57

  


Jari Niemelä || General Manager
USA Blue GM | First Round Exit | S58 WJC

Vancouver Whalers Advisor/Coach | S56 - S59
Vancouver Whalers Co-GM | S59 | 25-35-6 | 56 points | 2nd Round Exit

Vancouver Whalers Co-GM | S60 | 47-14-5 | 99 points | Lost 4-2 in Semifinals to Newfoundland

[pbl]New Orleans Specters Co-GM | S61 | 0-0-0 | 0 points |

Neither expansion team will make the playoffs:

I disagree with this one, since I think the Seattle Argonauts have made some really good moves that ought to make it possible for them to compete for one of the spots. I think they will surprise people and do well!