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egregious · 03-24-2025, 07:43 PM

Chubby Barista's first season started with a single goal. It started vaguely. She looked at the Fights Won leaderboard, and thought she should lead it one day. But for starters, it would be an honour to simply find her name on it.

The regular season went well in this regard. At times, she was on that leaderboard, often with one or two other QCC teammates. The season ended with her tied for second in the league. But a funny thing happened as the season went on... the allegedly rebuilding QCC team kept rising in the standings, and was in a position to dream bigger dreams. Chubby Barista, as a rookie, was still prudent in setting the boundaries of her dreams. Sure, a Four Star Cup would be lovely. She'd make a glorious latte in the bowl of that thing. But her true goal was still violent: the most fights won in the playoffs.

In her first 3 periods of playoff action, she got more penalty minutes than any other player in the league achieved in three whole series. With the third round half-done, she was still tied for the lead in Fights Won (even better, tied with a QCC teammate!). To have more success would be greedy. Chubby Barista has the blood of her enemies happily on her hands, and a mug of good coffee held between them.

***EmoLeBron*** · 03-24-2025, 08:25 PM

Boucher absolutely crushed it his rookie year. Far beyond expectations set forth for him by a longshot. Finishing tied for the team lead on points with Puddles O'Duckling at 74 points was a dream. Just finishing under 50 assists with a total of 48, makes me feel good about putting a good amount of tpe early into passing. But now the bar is set high for next year and Boucher's new expection is to hurdle the bar with no issue after showing what he can do after year one. Also he needs to get the ability to perform phenomenally in the post season to facilitate a deep run into the playoffs that could potentially culminate into a four star cup. All the individual stats and accolades that come with them are nice, but nothing would satisfy Boucher's desire and hunger more than lifting a cup in Thunder Bay.

Gallade081 · 03-24-2025, 09:31 PM

Armani Dove's rookie season went about as expected. That is to say extremely poorly. Given my experience in PBE, I was not surprised that that rookie season would reflect poorly on the stat sheet. Given that I don't have as much experience with FHM as I do with OOTP, I relied on help from the Battleborn locker room to figure out the most effective ways to improve my player. This mainly centered around bringing down Faceoffs and aggressiveness. All of this was compounded by the fact that the Battleborn had a tough year, though the playoffs carried a small light at the end of the tunnel. The Battleborn nearly swept the Carolina Kraken, but we ended up getting reverse swept.

I suppose that in corrector, this could be written down as Dove not being accustomed to the sport, as the source material that the name references wouldn't be used to the sport, and would likely flail for the first little while. (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/BrokenBow, if the person grading this is interested.)

Anyway, hopefully next year goes better, both for Dove, and the Battleborn.

***CapnCooper*** · 03-25-2025, 08:00 AM

With Bull's first season accomplished there's a lot to be proud of. The Falcons are certainly still in their rebuild phase, but the rookies are showing what they are capable of! Bull finished the season with 42 points, 18 goals and 24 assists! Enough to be 4th in team points. One of Bull's goals throughout their career will be to maintain a strong giveaway / takeaway ratio. This season, Bull manages to finish the season with 44 giveaways and 33 takeaways, a decent start towards that goal. Bull was also 2nd in the team in hits with 122! Bull is looking to be a force on the ice and the 122 hits is a proving point to that.

In addition to the season that finished strong, the Falcons carried that success right into the playoffs eliminating the top seeped team in Maine and making it to the 2nd round. They would come up short against the Kraken but it didn't matter. The playoffs were a great opportunity for the Falcons to gather as a team and get excited for the future!

As a user, it's been a great first season back in the J and back with the Falcons. It's been a ton of fun catching up with the J again and I'm already anxious to get the next season started.

sobrien6187 · 03-25-2025, 09:18 AM

Yoshi Ishii's first season in juniors was an eye opening experience. He learned what he needs to do to be successful at this level, as well as future, higher levels. He came in focused on being strong on defense and eager to grow, with a focus on two way play, winning faceoffs, and playmaking, as well as forming a bond with his Great Falls Grizzlies teammates. He ended the season with a 52% faceoff percentage which was tops on his team, as well as Great Fall's lone Shorthanded goal of the year. Yoshinobu also ended the season with more assists than goals, something he was hoping to accomplish from a playmaking standpoint.

Aside from the shorthanded goal, an overall highlight for Yoshinobu this season was at one point possessing an absurd shooting percentage over 30%. Yes it was fairly early in the season but the sample size was still large enough to be fairly impressive, relatively speaking. Yoshi will continue to bolster his defensive acumen while looking to improve offensively and become an all situation player, while also becoming a bit more physical.

LukeToussaint · 03-25-2025, 09:19 AM

This season had the potential to be my best yet. I put in the work, stay focused, and push myself every game, there’s no limit to what I can accomplish. Whether it’s scoring big goals, shutting down opponents, or making the right plays at the right time, I know I have the ability to make an impact every time I step on the ice.

Consistency was the key for me. Every shift is an opportunity, and took advantage of it. The effort I put in at practice sowed when it mattered most, and really pushed myself harder than ever before. I want to be the difference-maker, the player my team can count on when the game is on the line.

This was the season where everything clicked—the season I prove just how good I can be. I brought the intensity, trusted my instincts, and stayed hungry for success, I took my game to the next level. This is my time.

RLG91 · 03-25-2025, 09:41 AM

Ryan Dino-Nugget Hopkins season was a bit of a mixed bag. On a personal level, there were struggles on both ends of the ice, and these are an area that he’ll look to address immediately. RDNH has always stated that his number 1 priority is to the team and team success, and his troubling possession numbers led him to be a liability more than an asset for parts of the season. This will be the focus of improvement for the following season, and hopefully the offensive numbers follow.

With that said, the success that the Kraken have had in the playoffs right now is a huge bright spot on the rookies first season. The nail-biting 7 game series against Nevada is a moment he’ll likely never forget. The hard fought 4-1 win against a rival Detroit squad followed, and currently the club now has a 2-0 lead against the Scarecrows, after scoring 17 goals in two games. RDNH and the team are focused on the present, optimistic on what S81 still might hold for them.

MN_Moosey · 03-25-2025, 10:02 AM

As for a rookie season, it was pretty alright. Not a season one could look back on as a crowning achievement, but it was a pretty solid first performance. Walking in as a rookie second line winger on a team just looking to set a foundation for the future was a big ask. Normally you would see a youngster start down on the third line to get their feet wet in the league. This team was a different story. Each line had a rookie at its center and the defense was less than ideal. Putting up 33 points in 66 games is a solid campaign. Not award worthy or anything. That can be saved for the guys who had better line mates or were put in a better situation to succeed. The next steps are to grow with the other rookies into our sophomore season, improve that turnover ratio, and start being more productive on the player advantage.

anywheresoundsnice · 03-25-2025, 11:58 AM

All things considered, my first season in the league was a huge success! Getting acquainted with such a great locker room in QCC, learning the rules and the winning strategies for the J, and meeting awesome people from all around the league has been a real treat. In terms of the on-ice performance, I was happy to see Johan get significant time on the second powerplay unit, develop promising chemistry with his D partner Chubby Barista, and put up pretty solid scoring totals for a rookie defenseman. I can't help but feel a bit disappointed that he had such brutal showings in the last two playoff games before elimination, but that's just more of a motivator to be thoughtful about how I spread out my TPE. Speaking of, I will take a brief moment to pump my own tires and say that it feels good to go from a projected mid to late second round pick, to being drafted in the first round by QCC, to being tied for second in total TPE out of a pretty big draft class. I hope to keep growing and keep having fun with all the writing activities on the site, and can't wait to get a little taste of what the big leagues are like, even if it's just the locker room for now. Citadelles Forever!

Jackienape · 03-25-2025, 01:32 PM

I would say Chappell has performed rather well over the season.

Something that I'm noticing about SHL versus ISFL is that it seems a lot more straightforward to get stats here, and to have reasonably good games each time. If things keep going the way they have so far, I'm honestly going to crush it! Definitely putting a lot of points into things like puckhandling and offensive read, hoping to smash in a few good goals!

What it comes down to is basically a consistent intentional pressure on certain sides of the rink for me. Obviously as a center I wanted to play pretty aggressively, but going deeper into the role, I was alerted pretty early on to the Gretsky's Corner archetype.

From there, it was simply a matter of being the most annoying person possible on the ice. I wanted to be a cancer, constantly sitting behind the goal, just out of view of the goalie.

Perhaps this kind of intent, of wanting to be simply an obstruction, might make this player universally hated.

But as for Chappell, and myself - we're just here for the vibes! And the goals, of course.

Just be sure to keep an eye out, and if you've already scouted me, you're already ahead.

BXM · 03-25-2025, 10:34 PM

After being drafted in the 5th round by the Ottawa Highlanders, Victor Bjork-Pejlikka had high hopes for his rookie season. He finished the year with a 14-5-2 record with a 2.93 GAA and a 0.898 SV%, and even recited his first shoutout, something that will always bring a smile out of him. The stats are decent, but definitely room for improvement. Did Victor meet his expectations he set for himself? In short, not exactly. Victor always expects himself to play his absolute best, and since there is always room for growth and improvement, he will never play his “best.” Victor hopes next year he can be even better, and make players see him as the elite goaltender he is, or has the potential to become, and cement his spot as one of the better S82 prospects, something not easily done, since S82 has a lot of prospects. Victor wants to thank the Ottawa Highlanders for an amazing season, and is exited for next year!

Toaster · 03-25-2025, 10:36 PM

I’m From the get go this season was viewed as a learning experience and to just get familiar with the league without super high since the Scarecrows had a draft class of 9 rookies. Overall during the regular season the team performed as expected, but stepped it up in the playoffs. On an individual level Toivo Jokinen performed in the middle of the pack in just about every category. Next season I’ll look to improve in the points department, since that’ll help the team perform better overall as well as look to get stronger on the defensive side of the game. While not an end all be all stat to look at, Toivo had a -44 plus minus on the regular season which shows he is getting scored on quite a bit more than he is scoring.

Only one time during the season did Toivo have a personal standout game, on December 4th vs the Kelowna Knights where he posted 2g 2a with 3 hits to take first star. On a team level, making the conference finals as the 14th seeded team with 9 rookies will forever be remembered.

Vulfzilla · 03-26-2025, 07:52 AM

This was a really great first season for me. I honestly set the bar pretty low after my last player was really terrible, and didn't really expect to have this much of an impact as a rookie. All credit goes to @Frenchie for putting me in a position to be successful, but I'm really pleased at how the season turned out on a personal level (not at all on a team level).

I've said this before but if you look at my s61 Cup Noodle roty campaign I actually have way better numbers this season (maybe not way better but in some categories..). I'm a much more well rounded player. Now probably, I won't win anything because the rookie class is stacked, but at the end of the day I'm just pleased with the development of myself and the team and am really ready to come back and compete for a cup next season.

***dude_man*** · 03-26-2025, 01:23 PM

With S81 coming to a close, it's been great to reflect on Gappy's rookie season. Obviously not the greatest overall season ending with only 5 goals on a 63 overall season grade, but Gappy's only goals for himself was to make sure he contributed to the team, and he definitely was able to accomplish that. Next season Gappy obviously needs to work on the overall game of offense while also being even more of a defensive enforcer that he strives to be. He also is looking to be a overall leader for the locker room as well as just be there for all of his teammates in any capacity they need him. While there weren't that many overall legendary or even great moments, it was great being able to make it past the first round of the playoffs and also being up 3-2 in the second round (but let's not remember anything after that). Overall I consider this season a success for Gappy and am looking forward to his next chapter in the SHL!

DELIRIVM · 03-26-2025, 02:40 PM

Koen Boekbinder had what I'd call a very good rookie season. Only one other player in the rookie class outscored Koen and played in a similar role to him but was on a more offensively successful team. I set goals to just have a solid season but to score over 60 points in my rookie season feels fantastic. The Grizzlies struggled this year but it's unlikely that they struggle the same amount in the next few seasons. And Koen hopes to be the center of the first line moving forward until he moves up into the next league. I am looking forward to my first hat trick but so far just being a top of the line passer as a rookie feels fantastic. Just notching so many assists and being the one feeding most of the goals on the first line feels fantastic. THere are greater things for Koen awaiting. Onward to brighter things in the future!

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