Every now and the we just need more teams, be it SHL, SMJHL or IIHF.
If you get to make the call, what team would be added in expansion and why?

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Sigs by @Carpy48, @Nokazoa and me

#10 Jani Mänty || Center || Finland || Hamilton Steelhawks
Great Falls Grizzlies Alumni
Hometown: Sonkajärvi, Finland
Height: 6ft 5in || Weight:222 lbs
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
5 Seasons | Total - 271 GP | 94 G | 118 A | 212 P | -48 | 385 HIT | 208 SB
4 Seasons | GFG - 264 GP | 92 G | 117 A | 209 P | -47 | 371 HIT | 200 SB
1 Season | ANC - 7 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | -1 | 14 HIT | 8 SB
----Career moments----
Elected as Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 75
Season 74 WJC Gold with Team Norden
Elected as Alternate Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 74
Season 73 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Season 71 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Drafted in 73th SHL draft #9 overall by Hamilton Steelhawks
Drafted in 72th SMJHL draft #2 overall by Great Falls Grizzlies
Joined Anchorage Armada as DFA for end of S71

#52 Björn Leppänen || Defence || Finland || Retired
Peak TPE 2225
Texas Renegades Alumni
Vancouver Whalers Alumni
Hometown: Parainen, Finland
Height: 5ft 11in || Weight:183 lbs
----SHL Regular Season Stats----
17 Sesons | TEX - 1026 GP | 147 G | 358 A | 505 P | +169 | 1684 HIT | 1348 SB
----SHL Playoff Stats----
12 Seasons | TEX - 123 GP | 10 G | 53 A | 63 P | +45 | 234 HIT | 168 SB
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 100 GP | 4 G | 19 A | 23 P | -21 | 171 HIT | 99 SB
----SMJHL Playoff Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 15GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 P | +2 | 28 HIT | 14 SB
----IIHF Stats----
15 Seasons | FIN - 189 GP | 27 G | 50 A | 77 P | -21 | 364 HIT | 222 SB
----Career moments----
Season 64 IIHF Gold
Season 62 IIHF Gold
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 IIHF Bronze
Season 60 IIHF Best Defenceman
Season 59 Anton Razov Nominee
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Elected as Alternate Captain of Vancouver Whalers for Season 50
Drafted in 50th SHL draft #31 overall by Texas Renegades
Drafted in 49th SMJHL draft #27 overall by Vancouver Whalers
----Viljami Leppänen || Texas Renegades----
370-122-20 (S56-S63)
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 61 Cole Reinhart Trophy
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Season 58 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 58 Presidents Trophy
Season 56 Joe McKeil Award
Season 55 Joe McKeil Nominee
GM for Texas Renegades from S56 to S63
Intermid GM for Texas Renegades, most of the S55
Co-GM for Texas Renegades from S54 to S55
GM for Team Finland for S50 WJC
Co-GM for Team Finland for S49 WJC

I think there should be a new york team because it's a big city with alot of hockey history irl, I think its criminal there isnt a team there

Add a South Pole team to the IIHF. We need more penguins on skates, that’s marketing GOLD, man, write that down! We can be the next Club Penguin!!

"That way - no, no, a little to the left!"

"Oh, shit, not like that wait no -!!"

crash!!!

"Oh god Cake is gonna hit me again" :'0

I will always press for an Italy Fed, but it might also be time to open the SHL for international teams like the ISFL did. At the moment the league caters heavily to American users with it's league structure and stream times.

Teams located in the UK, Germany, France etc. would propbably gain a lot of traction.

Gino Fortezza | G | #33 | Kelowna Knights | Buffalo Stampede | S77 - |

Career Highlights



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S77 Drafted 33rd OA by KEL
S77 WJC Gold Medal (UCORCAL)
S78 Drafted 13th OA by BUF to the SHL

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Dominik Froste | LW | #39 | Nevada Battleborn | Minnesota Monarchs | S65 - S77 =RETIRED= |

Career Highlights



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S65 Drafted 22nd OA by NBB to the SMJHL

S65 RotY (SMJHL) Finalist

S66 Drafted 11th OA by MIN to the SHL

S66 Undefeated Four Star Cup Winner

S66 WJC Gold Medal (DACH)

S67 WJC Gold Medal (DACH)

S68 All time Assist leader (for single seasons) in the SMJHL - 63 A 

S68 WJC Gold Medal (DACH)

S68 WJC Best Forward and MVP nominee (DACH)

S70 IIHF Gold Medal (GER)

S72 IIHF Gold Medal (GER)

S77 Retirement

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I think expansion should be into Europe - there is a lot of interest in hockey especially in Northern Europe. We could have a Scandinavia Division with teams in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. It's time to start the global expansion of our great league!

      S76 SMJHL DRAFT 3RD OVERALL PICK     
        S77 SHL DRAFT 4TH OVERALL PICK         
                     IIHF TEAM NORWAY                      

i would have to say i would add 2 teams, 1 to TOR because god knows they can handle 2 hockey teams and i think it would make for an awesome rivalry and another team to pittsburgh to create a rivalry for the philly, don't ask me names though i am not that creative.

I think the SHL could maybe use some more teams, but I see no reason to move outside North America yet. Personally, I would like to see a return to Portland for SHL, and you could put a team in DC, Nashville, or Pittsburgh in the east easily.

Alexa Johansen | LW | Edmonton Blizzard| USA | Season 75 - | 954 TPE

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 176 lbs

Number: 16

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(S75) J Draft- 2nd OA, St. Louis Scarecrows

(S76) SHL Draft- 2nd OA, Edmonton Blizzard

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Career Highlights

SEA|TEAM|GP|G|A|PTS|S%|+/-|HITS|PiM|

S75|STL|66|13|22|35|9.7%|-61|78|31|

S76|STL|66|20|38|58|11.8%|-38|117|38|

S77|STL|66|30|36|66|15.5%|-15|93|54|

S78|STL|66|31|51|82|11.1%|+13|71|35

S79|EDM|66|45|44|89|15.6%|-23|107|30

Less of an expansion and more of a rebranding. But I would rebrand the Malamutes into the Gold Rush with a more Vegas Golden Knight color scheme with black being the main. No hate against the mutes but I just like the idea.

Other than that probably an actual Irish team to the SHL. Realistically speaking I just think we need some more international play outside of the actual tourney.

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Tyler Ward
DROG- THEN, NOW, FOREVER
Tam Kove

like in the past I will bring up the Berlin Bombers. Yeah expand the league world wide and start with one team in europe and one in asia like Tokio.

Chris McZehrl III - Anchorage Armada


Challenge Cup Wins:
S18 - Seattle Riot (with Chris McZehrl)*
S23 - New England Wolfpack (with Chris McZehrl)*
S27 - Calgary Dragons (with VLAD McZehrl)**
S34 - Manhattan Rage (with VLAD McZehrl)
S37 - Winnipeg Jets (with VLAD McZehrl)
S46 - Buffalo Stampede (with GOD McZehrl)*

*first ever Challenge Cup of Franchise History
**first ever Challenge Cup win after 0-3 in Finals Series

Four Star Cup Wins:
S24 - Vancouver Whalers (with VLAD McZehrl)
S39 - St. Louis Scarecrows (with GOD McZehrl)

SHL Hall of Fame Members:
S24 - Chris McZehrl *
(GP: 764 | G: 322 | A: 461 | P: 783 | +/-: +109)
S40 - VLAD McZehrl *
(GP: 653 | G: 333 | A: 361 | P: 694 | +/-: +141)

*1st Ballot Hall of Famer

small note: GOD McZehrl played at first as Defender and later as Forward!

South park should be a team ! I wanna see kenny and the boys skate around and show us whos boss. Man I miss that show. I  might even make a graphic for this yet, lol . It looks so funny in my head.

Unjustified , unexplained, underrated.

SMJHL has taken many good places to expand the SHL to so we need to think bit out of the box and add Kansas City to the league, could be branded Kansas City Jazz or something

Sigs by @Carpy48, @Nokazoa and me

#10 Jani Mänty || Center || Finland || Hamilton Steelhawks
Great Falls Grizzlies Alumni
Hometown: Sonkajärvi, Finland
Height: 6ft 5in || Weight:222 lbs
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
5 Seasons | Total - 271 GP | 94 G | 118 A | 212 P | -48 | 385 HIT | 208 SB
4 Seasons | GFG - 264 GP | 92 G | 117 A | 209 P | -47 | 371 HIT | 200 SB
1 Season | ANC - 7 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | -1 | 14 HIT | 8 SB
----Career moments----
Elected as Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 75
Season 74 WJC Gold with Team Norden
Elected as Alternate Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 74
Season 73 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Season 71 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Drafted in 73th SHL draft #9 overall by Hamilton Steelhawks
Drafted in 72th SMJHL draft #2 overall by Great Falls Grizzlies
Joined Anchorage Armada as DFA for end of S71

#52 Björn Leppänen || Defence || Finland || Retired
Peak TPE 2225
Texas Renegades Alumni
Vancouver Whalers Alumni
Hometown: Parainen, Finland
Height: 5ft 11in || Weight:183 lbs
----SHL Regular Season Stats----
17 Sesons | TEX - 1026 GP | 147 G | 358 A | 505 P | +169 | 1684 HIT | 1348 SB
----SHL Playoff Stats----
12 Seasons | TEX - 123 GP | 10 G | 53 A | 63 P | +45 | 234 HIT | 168 SB
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 100 GP | 4 G | 19 A | 23 P | -21 | 171 HIT | 99 SB
----SMJHL Playoff Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 15GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 P | +2 | 28 HIT | 14 SB
----IIHF Stats----
15 Seasons | FIN - 189 GP | 27 G | 50 A | 77 P | -21 | 364 HIT | 222 SB
----Career moments----
Season 64 IIHF Gold
Season 62 IIHF Gold
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 IIHF Bronze
Season 60 IIHF Best Defenceman
Season 59 Anton Razov Nominee
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Elected as Alternate Captain of Vancouver Whalers for Season 50
Drafted in 50th SHL draft #31 overall by Texas Renegades
Drafted in 49th SMJHL draft #27 overall by Vancouver Whalers
----Viljami Leppänen || Texas Renegades----
370-122-20 (S56-S63)
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 61 Cole Reinhart Trophy
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Season 58 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 58 Presidents Trophy
Season 56 Joe McKeil Award
Season 55 Joe McKeil Nominee
GM for Texas Renegades from S56 to S63
Intermid GM for Texas Renegades, most of the S55
Co-GM for Texas Renegades from S54 to S55
GM for Team Finland for S50 WJC
Co-GM for Team Finland for S49 WJC

From the very first thought of having a franchise under my own name it would be and always will be something relating to the state of Texas (not the city ) and either bullriding or roughriding

My expansion team would be a new SHL team. The name of the team would simply Team Europe. It would play home matches in all big cities like Stockholm, Helsinki, Prague, Paris and so on. It would be epic.

Definitely the moon should be added to the IIHF. there were already some promising rumblings and things got halted due to logistics (not enough rocket ships) but I think we'll start a GoFundMe to help out

 Zedward Zilliams | LD | Detroit | Tampa Bay | Great Britain | S71 - | 2008 TPE

Age: 27

Height: 6'4

Weight: 220 lbs
Birthplace: Stockport, England
Number: 22

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(S71) Drafted 8th Overall by the Detroit Falcons

(S72) Drafted 2nd Overall by the Hamilton Steelhawks

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CAREER

GP: 820 | G: 103 | A: 274 | P: 377 | B: 1,795 | -117
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SMJHL Regular Season
GP: 264 | G: 19 | A: 91 | P: 110 | B: 833 | -60
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SMJHL Playoffs
GP: 30 | G: 03 | A: 12 | P: 15 | B: 65 | -6

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SHL Regular Season
GP: 330 | G: 68 | A: 123 | P: 191 | B: 535 | -15
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SHL Playoffs
GP: 55 | G: 07 | A: 17 | P: 24 | B: 98 | -10
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WJC
GP: 54 | G: 01 | A: 18 | P: 19 | B: 131 | +3
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IIHF
GP: 87 | G: 05 | A: 13 | P: 18 | B: 133 | -29
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Achievements

(S71) Alternate Captain of Detroit

(S71) Blocked Shots League Leader

(S71) Most Shots Blocked in SMJHL Season

(S71) All-Defense Team

(S71) WJC Silver Medal

(S72) Blocked Shots League Leader
(S74) 3rd All Time in SMJHL Blocked Shots

(S74) Four Star Cup Champion

(S75) Rookie All Star Team

(S78) Defenseman Goals League Leader

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Teams

(S71-S74) Detroit Falcons

(S75-S78) Hamilton Steelhawks

(S79-) Tampa Bay Barracuda

Edward Williams | C | Detroit | Texas | Great Britain | S52 - S69 | 2171 TPE
Age: 37
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205 lbs
Birthplace: Stockport, England
Number: 22

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(S52) Drafted 11th Overall by the Detroit Falcons
(S53) Drafted 4th Overall by the Texas Renegades

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CAREER

GP: 1507 | G: 458 | A: 678 | P: 1136 | +191
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SMJHL Regular Season
TOTAL | GP: 200 | G: 73 | A: 92 | P: 165 | +13
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SMJHL Playoffs
TOTAL | GP: 38 | G: 07 | A: 13 | P: 20 | -14
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SHL Regular Season
TOTAL | GP: 908 | G: 302 | A: 452 | P: 754 | +157
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SHL Playoffs
TOTAL | GP: 143 | G: 36 | A: 67 | P: 103 | +5
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WJC
TOTAL | GP: 77 | G: 14 | A: 18 | P: 32 | +2
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IIHF

TOTAL | GP: 141 | G: 26 | A: 36 | P: 62 | +28
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Achievements
(S52) SMJHL All-Rookie Team
(S52) Esa Anrikkanen Trophy (Top Rookie)
(S53) Alternate Captain of Detroit
(S53) Eastern Conference All-Star
(S53) Four Star Cup Champion
(S53) 1st Team All-SMJHL
(S53) Jared Hanson (Scoring Champ)
(S53) Roberto Martucci (Goal Leader)
(S53) Raymond Lindsay (Players MVP)

(S53) Ideen Fallah Nominee (Award Committee MVP)

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(S54) WJC Silver Medal
(S54) IIHF Silver Medal
(S55) IIHF Gold Medal
(S56) IIHF Silver Medal
(S56) Ryan Jesster (Best Rookie)
(S56) All-Rookie Team
(S57) IIHF Silver Medal

(S58) IIHF Silver Medal

(S59) Western Conference All-Star

(S59) Challenge Cup Champion

(S60) IIHF Silver Medal

(S61) Western Conference All-Star

(S61) Jeff Dar Trophy (Best Two-Way Forward) 

(S61) IIHF Gold Medal

(S62) Challenge Cup Champion

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Teams
(S52-55) Detroit Falcons

(S56-65) Texas Renegades

(S66) Seattle Argnoauts

(S67) Los Angeles Panthers

(S68) Tampa Bay Barracuda

(S69) Los Angeles Panthers

William Zilliams | Head GM | Detroit | S72 - S78

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CAREER

Regular Season | 238-192-32

Postseason | 34-31

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SMJHL Regular Season

(S72) | 21-39-6 | P: 48 | 13th

(S73) | 31-28-7 | P: 69 | 8th

(S74) | 42-20-4 | P: 88 | 3rd

(S75) | 40-22-4 | P: 84 | 4th

(S76) | 29-34-3 | P: 61 | 11th

(S77) | 38-23-5 | P: 81 | 4th

(S78) | 37-26-3 | P: 77 | 6th

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SMJHL Playoffs
(S73) | R1: 4-1 | QF: 0-4

(S74) | R1: Bye | QF: 4-0 | SF: 4-2 | CH: 4-3

(S75) | R1: 4-3 | QF: 3-4

(S76) | R1: 0-4

(S77) | R1: 2-4

(S78) | R1: 4-0 | QF: 4-2 | SF: 1-4

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Achievements

(S74) Four Star Cup Champion

(S74) Nour Harrak Nominee (Top GM)

It's time for Global expansion. I would head to the Scandinavian countries or Europe for some additional exposure. This would bring in more viewers in those areas. It would also encourage more young people to take up the sport for expansion.