Intro
With Saint-Louis's elimination against Carolina in the 2nd round, junior career has officially come to and end. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my journey so far.  Consider this as a recap of my four seasons, along with a mention of some people who positively influenced my experience in the SHL.

Season 1 - Season 76
I joined the SHL after doing a google search to find a simulation league and stumbled upon the SHL. When I signed up, the SMJHL draft has just occured 2-3 days before so I had to join a team via the waiver wire. Very quickly, many teams reached out and a lot of them were very interesting in having me. Ultimately, I joined St-Louis who had the first waiver claim.

My first season is, by far, my favorite one I had the league. When I joined, I was so excited of the prospects. I would spend hours either on the SHL website, on the various Discord servers of the league (and especially STL LR) or writing media. Even though the team didn't have many users, I think this is the season where it was the most active. Every day we'd talk and have a lot of fun with many people not on the team also being very active in the locker room. On the ice, results weren't very positive and the team struggled a lot finished 2nd to last place with only 19 wins. We got destroyed in the playoffs in 5 games. But that didn't matter, the LR aspect was very fun and I would spend over 10 hours a week in the LR. I was named assistant captain in my rookie season which was a huge honor.

Afterwards, it was a very exciting time with the SHL draft. I remember putting it on my TV and being so excited to see where I would go. Ultimately, being picked 7th to New England. I was also very involved in St-Louis draft for the SMJHL one, being a scout. This was very fun.

Season 2 - Season 77
The second season started very positively. We had gotten some very exciting new players in the draft in @Gyro_Hero and @Otis Boudreaux. There was also this kid called @David VanHousen, more on him later. The LR was still fun even though a tad less active than in the previous season. The addition of Caliph (Gyro) was HUGE, we were very lucky to have him. One of the best person in this league. On ice performances weren't very strong once again, but we did have of the craziest upsets in SMJHL post-season history. Go read the last line of that article if you want to hear more on this David kid that I mentioned earlier. On the personal side though, some stuff happened and I started to lose interest in the whole thing, I was also realizing that I would spend way too much time on discord and this wasn't healthy. I removed all Discord notifications from my phone which helped a ton, reducing my weekly time on Discord by 90%. I still continued to max earn however.

Season 3 - Season 78
I remember little of my third season. I missed a month of LR activity because I was gone for a whole month on a trip. I continued to max earn but I didn't have the time to login Discord. The team was okay but we lost quickly in the playoffs. I don't have much to say on it since I feel like I missed the whole thing.

Season 4 - Season 79
The season that just concluded. It was a special season for many reasons. The majority of the people that were very active in my first two seasons in the LR were no longer there, but on the positive side, a whole new group of players were now active in the LR. And this season definitely felt like a passing of the torch season where we saw this group of rookie establish themselves in the LR and take possession of this team. With our captain, Cake, gone as a player, I became captain for this last season and it was a fun experience. Even though my activity level diminished a lot compared to when I first joined the club, I feel like this club is in good hands. On ice, I had by far my best individual performances and I finished among the top 10 of the league in points. Team wise, we were a lot better and it was fun to see the team perform as well.


Acknowledging some people
The main reason for my article. I wanted to take a moment to aknowledge some great people that were in my team in the last few seasons and also across the league.

@jaypc8237 for welcoming in St-Louis and being a friend on the team. He was the co-gm of the team for my first season and will always be the person I associate with the real cogm of St-Louis. It was a shocked when he stepped down in at the end of my first season.

@DeThePyro A controversial person around the league and hated by many, I liked having Pyro in the LR. He brought drama and activity and was just funny to laugh at. He also accepted to be my podcast partner on the first one I did and I will appreciate him for that. We have gone our separate ways and no longer talk, but I will always remember Pyro for the great controversial activity he contributed in the LR in my first season.

@kahri, @xjoverax, @lore, @BadWolf, @Crazytomato, @ (friends of the band) People that I mostly interacted with in my first two seasons that I got along very well back then in the LR. Even though we don't speak much anymore, thank you for making the LR a great place!

@Jimbo1990, @Ferwx@TheGreatToeJam,@PandaMan The future of the club. Four members that joined the team in my last season. It's now your time to shine boys, carry this club to new heights. Once Caliph graduates next season, ToeJam you will be the future captain of this team and I know you will be a great leader.

@TheSparkyDee, @JKortesi81, @39alaska39 three guys that were old leaders on this club. Weren't very active, but when they spoke, we all listened! Thank you for your wisdom.

@chetib Someone I have interacted very little with but because of this dude, I got Lasik which changed my life for the better. Thank you!

@Anthique @Takk806 Deux Québécois! Two guys I have always loved talking with via DMs in French. You guys are great and I appreciate you both a lot.

@Gyro_Hero A legend. An amazing person, I love this dude. The type of guy who everyone loves and attracts so many people. One of the few people in this league I could see becoming friends with IRL with.

@Jimmysmo27 My GM. A man of few words. Thank you for trusting me enough to have me a scout and join the front office after only one season.

@cake307 Thank you Cake for being such an active member of the LR. When I think back on my time in STL, you always come up in my memories. Cake was always there, always present. A person that truly has the team in his heart. You joining as CoGM made such an improvement on our ice performance, you did a great job!

@Snussu, @Troy_McClure03,@HabsFanFromOntario, @Seany148, @JR95, @NaomiMannequeen, @frithjofr All people that I have had various level of interaction with but that I wanted to acknowledge as great people in the league.

@luke Thank you Luke for teaching me so much on this league. For putting your trust in me and making me a high first round pick, a true legend in the SHL. I hold you in high regard and I'm very excited to finally join your team and have a chance to play for you.

@HillsHaveHats The most underestimated person this league. When I was drafted New England as the 7th picked, HHH was also drafted 9th so we joined the team together. At that moment we started talking and have never stopped. A great person that I now consider an IRL friend.

@OVOXO I conclude with OVOXO, one of my best friends in IRL. Thank you for accepting my invitation to join me in the SHL and thank you for your amazing friendship, I deeply appreciate you.


And now, on to ! This is only the beginning and I'm thrilled to see what the next seasons in New England have in store! My biggest regret in St-Louis was to never have a chance to win a cup (or even come close to winning one) and I hope this comes to fruition in New England.

Once a Crow, always a Crow

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

Such a great captain ! We love you Popol ♡ I wish you the best with New-England ! Club legend 

Felt like barely a month or so ago we picked you up. Congrats on an amazing SMJHL Career Popol, and best of luck in the Big Leagues

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congrats on a great SMJHL Career! Hopefully we can make your SHL experience even better

PROFILE || UPDATE || RAGE.  




Luke Thomason || LW || Manhattan Rage || 2143 Max TPE
Born: 1/10/98
Height: 6'0
Weight 185 Lbs
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Regular season
SMJHL/SHL Stats
S42 | Van | GP: 50| G: 4| A: 8|P: 12|+/-: -10|MP: 457|
S43 | Van | GP: 50| G: 16| A: 19|P: 35|+/-: 3|MP: 951|
S44 | Van | GP: 50| G: 22| A: 31|P: 53|+/-: 9|MP: 1033|
S45 | SFP | GP: 50| G: 18| A: 19|P: 37|+/-: -5|MP: 1041|
S46 | MAN | GP: 50| G: 19| A: 24|P: 43|+/-: -3|MP: 1156|
S47 | MAN | GP: 50| G: 16| A: 28|P: 44|+/-: -15|MP: 1184|
S48 | MAN | GP: 50| G: 16| A: 24|P: 40|+/-: -13|MP: 1137|
S49 | MAN | GP: 50| G: 21| A: 28|P: 49| +/-: 13|MP: 1099
S50 | MAN | GP: 50| G: 21| A: 23|P: 44| +/-: 10|MP: 1157
S51 | MAN | GP: 50| G: 17| A: 22|P: 39| +/-: 5|MP: 1232
S52 | MAN | GP: 50| G: 24| A: 29|P: 54| +/-: 17|MP: 1193
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Playoffs
S42 Playoffs | Van| GP: 11 | G: 1| A: 2 |P:3|+/-: +3| MP: 101
S43 Playoffs | Van| GP: 10 | G: 4| A: 1 |P:5|+/-: -3| MP: 206
S44 Playoffs | Van| GP: 14 | G: 7| A:6  |P:13|+/-:-1 | MP:228
S46 Playoffs | MAN| GP: 12 | G: 3 | A:2  |P:5|+/-:-14 | MP:289
S47 Playoffs | MAN| GP: 5 | G: 3 | A:4  |P:7|+/-:2 | MP:119
S49 Playoffs | MAN| GP: 11| G: 6| A: 11|P:16|+/-: 5| MP:248
S50 Playoffs | MAN| GP: 6| G: 5| A: 5|P:10|+/-: 7| MP:137
S51 Playoffs | MAN| GP: 12| G: 7| A: 9|P:16|+/-: 4| MP:293
S52 Playoffs | MAN| GP: 19| G: 9| A: 13|P:22|+/-: 0| MP:438

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Transactions/Awards
S43 Named Assistant Captain for VAN Whalers
Drafted 3rd OA by San Fransisco Pride
S43 4 Star Cup Champion  
S44 Zach Miller Award for Most Dedicated
S44 nominee for the Damien Littleton award for most dedicated
S45 WJC Gold Medalist
S45 SHL Rookie All-Star Team
S46 Named Captain for Czechoslovakia
S45 Winner of the Damien Littleton award for most dedicated
S46 Nominee for Damien Littleton award for most dedicated
S49 Bronze Medal for Czechia
S52 Nominee for Anton Razov Trophy
S52 SHL 3rd Team


Arnost Holub || Vancouver Whalers GM/ Manhattan Rage Co-GM
S44 | W:27 | L:18 | OTL: 5 | P:59 | 3rd in League 
S45 | W:29 | L:17 | OTL: 4 | P:62 | 4th in League 
S46 | W:23 | L:21 | OTL: 6 | P:52 | 8th in League 
S47 | W:30 | L:17 | OTL: 3 | P:63 | 3rd in League 
S48 | W:28 | L:16 | OTL: 6 | P:62 | 4th in League 
Total | W:137 | L: 89 | OTL: 24 

Manhattan Rage  
S49 | W:33 | L:15 | OTL: 2 | P:68 | 3rd in League  
S50 | W:26 | L:20 | OTL: 4 | P:56 | 8th in League  
S51 | W:26 | L:18 | OTL: 6 | P:56 | 5th in League 
S52 | W:28 | L:21 | OTL: 1 | P:57 | 6th in League 
Totals | W:113 | L:74 | OTL: 13 
S49 Lance Uppercut Award
S51 Lance Uppercut Award Nomination
S52 Lance Uppercut Award Nomination

Playoffs
Vancouver Whalers
S44 | W: 7 | L: 7 | CF Round Exit
S45 | W: 6 | L: 6 | CF Round Exit
S46 | W: 1 | L: 4 | 1st Round Exit
S47 | W: 6 | L: 4 | CF Round Exit
S48 | W: 12 | L: 7 | 4 Star Cup Champions
Total| W: 32 | L: 28 | 4 Star Cup Champions

Manhattan Rage
S49 | W: 6 | L: 5 | CF Round Exit
S50 | W: 2 | L: 4 | Wildcard Exit
S51 | W: 5 | L: 7 | CF Exit
S52 | W: 12 | L: 7 | Challenge Cup Champions
Total | W: 25 | L:23 | 1 Challenge Cup

What a journey he’s been on, I can’t wait to see where you wind up, man ♥️

"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

Honoured to be pinged in a TY post alongside such great people and by a wonderful SHL friend!!! You'll do great things, and already have

Pop off in the SHL!!! (except against CGY of course! )

Thanks for the kind words, lets get em, kid

Colorado Raptors Capitan S42-Until Forever!
Czechia Wants you! Ask about a transfer!!

S74 - Troy McClure IIII
Late To Draft - Signed by Regina Elk
Drafted 18th overall in SHL Draft to New England Wolfpack






S42-Troy McClure III- D-Retired
Undrafted Signing-S41
S43-S52 SHL Totals: 500 games played 32 goals 189 assists 891 hits 10227 minutes
S41-S42 SMJHL Totals: 100 games played 10 goals 52 assists 187 hits 1818 minutes
S41-S52 Czechia Totals: 124 games played 12 goals 42 assists 230 hits 2468 minutes




Awards
S41 WJC Gold Medal Champion Co-GM!!
S42 Quilha Agante Trophy Winner
S42 Ideen Fallah Trophy Winner
 S44 Champion Cup Champion - Winnipeg Jets
S53 Champion Cup Champion - Hamilton Steelhawks

Congrats on a strong J career. I am sure your SHL career will be fruitful as well, and I look forward to playing against you in Beargeron's rookie year too!

RIP Dangel. See you on the other side, brother

Great post my dear friend! New England is lucky to have you! Hopefully Louis and Elliot will play together soon!

Credit: xjoverax

Thanks for the shoutout buddy, and congrats on a solid career in the J.

As you probably know from our conversations, I love when I get the chance to interact with and help develop newer players, first gens and the like. I think that your first time through the J is some of the most magical time in the league and sim-league experience overall. It was a pleasure working together with you in the WJC and getting to know you and watching your player's career. Lucky for all of us, you've got a long way to go and a great career in the show ahead of you!

Class act right there.
Gratz Popol in graduating. Looking forward in both our players finally competing in the same league.

Toujours un plaisir d'échanger avec toi! On a besoin de plus de Popols dans cette ligue! ^^

Xavier Beausoleil

Position RW
Height : 6.5ft
Weight : 236lbs

You better dominate in the bigs

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