S78 SMJHL PT #6 - One Season at a Time
Due: Sunday, September 22nd @ 11:59 PM PST
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Noruoficeland
Player Progression Director Member
I would say I performed as expected of a rookie. Additionally, I think my team performed as one might expect for being comprised of mostly rookies. I had hoped to do better, though I had no frame of reference for how good a rookie should be doing. I would really like to improve my shooting accuracy (7.7%). Another thing I believe I should improve is my Offensive Read (13 as of now). It may take plenty of TPE, but it'd be worth it. Plus, I want to put more effort into completing my PTs, which will supply me with ample TPE. My character fantasy is a speedy forward, taking pucks, games, and names. I'm not fulfilling that to my total capacity right now, but I would like to. Being bad at shooting is not quite conducive to that fantasy. I HIT A LOT OF PEOPLE. I love to envision a koala absolutely terrorizing people on the ice.
Brenadyr
Registered Member
I'll start this off by saying I, Brenadyr, had a great first season, I had a great time in Kelowna. As for my player, Jauhnne Hawky, he had an average season, aggressively average even. Which, funnily enough, does meet my goals for him. I knew my build was pretty memey when I made it, so to hit the bar of not being a liability is great. For next season, I hope to improve in everything, as that is the point of the build. To go from average to the staggering height of a bit above average. There were a lot of moments that will stick with me, mainly due to this being my first season ever. First assist, first goal, first block, etc. Sure it is a bit goofy, but these little moments add up and mean quite a bit to me, especially since I was sharing these moments with my friends who were all very supportive of my antics. What especially sticks in my mind is that Jauhnne Hawky is actually leading the J in a stat, shorthanded assists. He is tied for first at 6 short handed assists, which is a small achievement, but its mine.
ztevans
Registered S37 Challenge Cup Champion and zcookiez zdealerz
I think, for the most part, we have to consider Aslak’s rookie SMJHL season a success. Despite missing the first 17 games of the season as a late arrival, he led the Citadelles in blocked shots. He proved to be one of the better defensive players on the team as a rookie, which was certainly his hopes coming into the season.
Of course, there were still some holes in his game to address moving forward. No one is expecting Aslak to contribute offensively, although he did chip in 14 assists and even a goal. Despite his size, he wasn’t overly physical and only dished out 57 hits. That kept him on the ice and out of the penalty box, but I’m sure Quebec City wouldn’t mind seeing a little more physicality from Aslak next season. He could also stand to be a little more active in the passing lanes, only tallying 34 takeaways during the season. Again, some of these numbers are impacted by missing 17 games, but it’s still an area of weakness for him to focus on for next season.
Rengoku
Registered Member
My first season in the SHL is absolutely going to be a memorable one. Between the relationships I have built within the Nevada organization, as well as across the league I would say as a new generation player that this was one of the best decisions to jump right in. What I aspire to do in the future is be as close to max earning as possible, doing everything I can to keep up with the recreates who, continue to set a good example for future players entering the league.
I think overall I'm happy with my performance in my rookie season. I set the expectation early that, I wanted to come in and be strong in the faceoff dot which, I absolutely achieved. Hopefully over time I can continue to round out the two-way forward vision I have for my player. I wasn't expecting to score much with such a focus on defensive responsibility early in my SMJHL career so, hopefully next year as I take on a larger role within Nevada, that will come to fruition. Which also leads into being my big focus for next season being, a reliable point scorer and continuous leader in the locker room that other new gens can look to for advice and how to succeed in the J. My glorious moments will definitely be being traded up for by @JohnFranklinKennedy. He took a big risk with his first pick as GM and I hope to continue to impress and be a positive contribution to Nevada.
juke
Registered Posting Freak
I think that Hip Hurts quietly met his expectations for his rookie season. Leaning towards more of a defensive defenseman, he was hoping to have a 100/100 season with hits and shots blocked. For hits, he met that line with 113, and was only 9 away from the hits leader for NBB defenseman. However, he fell a bit short in shot blocks, with only 78. However, only 1 player on the team had more than 100, so maybe that was a lofty goal on a team that didn't give up a ton of shots against. He would like to improve his takeaways as well, only ranking towards the middle of the team with 49. He did however exceed his expectations offensively. Getting 40 points for the rookie year doesn't exactly put him among the best offensive Dmen or anything, but almost 2/3 points per game was more than he thought he would put up. What was even more encouraging was that all but 2 assists were at even strength, so the offensive potential is still there and could take even another step. His most memorable moment was getting 12 shot blocks in a single game, setting a new franchise single game record as only a rookie.
Sigs: Thanks JNH, Lime, Carpy, and ckroyal92
Kybel
Registered Member
I, Jakub Alexa, had a crazy season. I signed a $4,000,000 contract with the Yukon Malamutes during the season. The situation in the gate looked like this: Phemeia McLaughlin was starter and rookie Jökull Magnússon was backup. After they signing the contract with me, Jökull fell into the role of the third goalie and I had a chance to fight for the starter role. In my debut, Yukon lost 2-5 against Detroit and I made 18 saves on only 23 shots. In my fourth game, I had first loss in shootout (3-4) against St. Louis. Finally, in my 9th game, I earned my first career win against Anchorage (3-2). At the end of the regular season, I had 31 games played, 17 wins, best save percentage in the league (91,7%), my goal against average was 3,05 and I had also 1 shutout. Yukon ended the regular season in the 3rd place in Northern Conference (8th in the league) and faced Newfoundland Berserkers in the 1st round. I was in gate the entire playoffs and Yukon defeated
Newfoundland 4-2 in the 1st round, then Malamutes had a huge comeback in the 2nd round against Grizzlies (from 1-3 to 4-3) and sadly they lost in the Conference final against Knights 2-4. But I had a great rookie season. I exceeded not only my own expectations, but also the expectations of others. I should improve my glove and blocker skills. My most memorable moment of this season was the huge comeback in the 2nd round against Great Falls Grizzlies (when we turned the series from 1-3 to 4-3).
Papajon
Registered Member
Hotdog Lunch wasn't really sure what to expect with this season, he had never been in a position like this before. Looking at it from the outside, Hotdog was a little overwhelmed by his first full go at professional hockey. He struggled to have a high impact defensively and didn't contribute as much as he would have liked on the box sheet, but nonetheless, he still made great strides in his game. Slowly working with the team to learn better defensive stick skills, where he needed to be on the ice when he wasn't expecting a pass, or just some quick words about the right time to fight on the ice. Now that he has been through a season, Hotdog knows what his club is now expecting out of his game and he is taking the offseason to train those specific details into a cohesive part of his game on the ice.
I cant wait to see how the off season effects Hotdogs development.
Canadice
SHL GM SHL GM
Ara
SMJHL HO Sentient Government Copper
I would say that this was a challenging rookie season for me, as while I achieved a few of my goals there were plenty that I did not complete. Of the ones that I achieved, I’d say being 2OA pick in the draft, working for the head office, and my media creation were definitely the ones I achieved. I think that with the work I did here, I at least started to make a name for myself among the rookie class. That said, I do think I fell behind in a key area that I wished to perform much better in at the start of the season, with that area being TPE earning/PT completion. My hope here had been to complete every PT and max earn, but some irl events at work got in the way and caused me to miss a few. That said, I hope to make up for that both know and moving forward, as well as when I get drafted into the SHL.
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DETisHockeytown
Registered Member
What a whirlwind year. From the very beginning, even before getting drafted every interaction I had with scouts and GM’s was immensely positive. Looking back now I definitely had my best pre-draft interview with QCC and I am so glad they decided to choose me with their 2nd round pick.
Joining the team I really didn’t know what to expect. Would I be competitive? Would I help my team? Would I even play much? From the first few pre-season games it became clear I was up for a trial by fire introduction. Playing on the top line with veterans and expected to put up points . . . The pre-season saw a slow start for me, only putting up points, a goal and an assist in the final two games. But the whirlwind was just picking up speed. Getting my first point in my first game did wonders for the confidence and going 3 and 0 to start the year made ya feel like you’d never lose a game. In my fourth game I finally got my first goal. Scoring against one of the best goalies in the league, Elvar Gil-Galad, made it especially sweet. Special thanks to my teammates for celebrating my first goal with me after the game even though we couldn’t get the win. The season ground along and at times tried to grind us up with it. But our team leaders never let our morale waver. Getting the team together for regular “game nights” to have some fun away from the rink and helping often and enthusiastically with our training tasks. Special shout out to NaomiMannequeen . . . saved my skin more than a few times. The Playoffs were . . . short. Far shorter than we would’ve liked. But opening post season play with 2 goals and an assist in the first game brought a little of that “This team will never lose again” vibe back. Tallying 5 points in our 6 game battle with Kelowna feels good, but I know that the team needs more and I think I can do more. Next season I want to prove I belong on the top line and become a deadly scoring threat while rounding out my defensive game. I am also very much looking forward to welcoming in a new rookie class and helping them in as many ways as I can! QCC will rise again! *Bonus first goal photo
Waters
Registered stupid moron;dumb hair
My rookie season in the SMJHL? Youlre talking to me? I’d say it was pretty darn good, it would've only been better if I was the top rookie goalscorer but that fuckin Lumbermouth guy just came out of nowhere. I had very high expectations, cause I'm the best, but it looks like it'll take a little longer to prove that. Regardless, nobody could've called my rookie season a flop. 48 points? 25 goals? thats a lot for a rookie in 66 games. pretty good year on my end. But you want to know the best moment of them all i bet. Well, let me tell you. It was when Mumei and I linked on our first goal together as a pair. We've quickly become best friends due to our Japanese heritage, and sharing that moment together was very special. Next year, we will be the 2 best players in the world, I guarantee it.
Symmetrik
Registered S35 Challenge Cup Champion
Sburbine
SMJHL GM That boy ain't right
In terms of personal milestones, my rookie season was good. 42 points is pretty solid for a rookie season (not even close to some of the other people in this class but still up there). In fact all of our rookies were pretty much around the same spot for points, pretty solid all around. Being a forward for the first time has been interesting, actually getting on the highlight reel including a four goal game that I had is excited. Defense with my last guy was pretty boring and actually doing things instead of blocking shots is much more fun. In terms of team success, I was a little disappointed. I think this team was better than a first round exit and all of these rookies will really pack a punch next playoffs when we got a whole lot of 350s and a few 425s to stack the lines. At the very least this team has to win the first round next season or it'll be a huge disappointment.
Z-Whiz
Registered x9 Duck of the Year
blix900
Simmer Simmer
Javelin Bodine had an exceptional season in his rookie campaign in the SMJHL. He finished 2nd in rookie defenseman scoring and 8th in overall defenseman scoring. The Anchorage Armada also had an incredible season. I personally was not expecting anywhere near the level of success we had as a team. I’m incredibly excited for the next few seasons in Anchorage as we should become a true power house. Javelin finished the season with 12 goals, 37 assists for a total of 49 points. He also amassed 47 penalty minutes, 74 blocks, 127 hits, and averaged over 22 minutes per game. He was the leader on defense for the Armada all season. I don’t believe Javelin will get much fanfare surrounding rookie of the year unfortunately. I predict that Javelin Bodinr will be a future Most Valuable Player candidate in the SMJHL. He brings all the tools needed to be the best defenseman in the league and will only get better and better.
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