Written Option 1:

They're midway through a rough period that can't end fast enough when it happens. A misread pass as they're pushing down into the other team's zone, a forward who's numbers Matti can't make out in the hustle picking it up and breaking away, a Grizzly sprinting out in fast pursuit.

Matti steps forward in his crease, eyes on the puck, halfway down in anticipation as they pass through the neutral zone, cross the blue line, the faceoff circles -

His teammate tries to poke the puck away, but instead the two get tangled, go down in a heap that's rapidly sliding right for him. He tries to rise, to get out of the way, but he's too late and they're moving to fast. They bowl into his legs, and he has one topsy-turvy moment to see the arena upside down before he comes back down hard.

For a moment, all he can do is lie there on the ice and let the pain radiate through him. He can hear the ref's whistles, can hear the shouting of the two teams as they fight nearby, can hear the roar of the crowd, but he just doesn't care much to look.

"Matti?" Ah, the trainer's here. "How're you feeling?"

"Not great," he croaks.

"Anything broken?" A hand carefully prods at him in a few key places, checking where he'd taken the brunt of the fall.

"No, don't think so. Just...twisted something, I think?"

"Well, then, shall we go take a look? Tyler's good to come in."

"Sounds good to me, boss."

Matti Brynjarsson | #57 | G | GFG | TOR | WOR | JPN

Born: Akureyri, Iceland

Height: 6'1" | Weight: 187lbs.

Highest TPE: 647

SMJHL Regular Season Statistics

Career | GFG | 122 GP | 2.98 GAA | 5 SO | .901 SV% | 69 GR

S82 | GFG | 46 GP | 2.51 GAA | 2 SO | .902 SV% | 69 GR

S81 | GFG | 50 GP | 4.03 GAA | 2 SO | .904 SV% | 75 GR

S80 | GFG | 26 GP | 3.95 GAA | 1 SO | .893 SV% | 64 GR

SMJHL Playoffs Statistics

Career | GFG | 14 GP | 3.57 GAA | 1 SO | .909 SV% | 78 GR

S82 | GFG | 5 GP | 1.92 GAA | 1 SO | .908 SV% | 71 GR

S81 | GFG | 4 GP | 4.93 GAA | 0 SO | .901 SV% | 80 GR

S80 | GFG | 5 GP | 4.31 GAA | 0 SO | .916 SV% | 84 GR

WJC Statistics

S81 | World | 11 GP | 4.02 GAA | 0 SO | .906 SV% | 74 GR

S80 | World | 9 GP | 5.93 GAA | 0 SO | .848 SV% | 56 GR

Player History

S80: Drafted #37 by Great Falls Grizzlies

S81: Drafted #33 by Toronto North Stars

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Injuries in a sim league are just a bad idea. We're already at the mercy of coaching and luck in our careers, and an injury lasting more than a game removes a user from the league for a time through no fault of their own, hurting their enjoyment of their time. Not to mention the nightmare that would be managing injuries. Teams would be forced to carry extra players, likely IA bodies, and a random chance injury could derail team chemistry, tactical fit, and more. Calling up J players wouldn't work, since even a capped J player is less than useless against SHL builds with double or triple their TPE. It wouldn't be a fun experience for the call-ups, and it would seriously hurt their J teams, who would also be juggling injuries of their own. Overall, it's an idea that sounds fun in concept, but adds nothing to the league experience and seriously hurts users.

sig credit: Ragnar, Sulovilen, Enigmatic, Bayley
  

Commissioner PT Pass

KARI KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kari Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Oulu, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 185 lbs
NUMBER: 33
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 40, G: 10, A: 26, P: 36, +/-: 16, H: 42

SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 6, P: 6, +/-: 0, H: 6
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KAAPO KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Kaapo Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 210 lbs
NUMBER: 19
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SHL CAREER STATS
S25 LAP: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: -4, H: 75
S26 LAP: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: -13, H: 94
S27 LAP: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 9, P: 15, +/-: -2, H: 35
S28 LAP: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 10, P: 17, +/-: -2, H: 96
S29 LAP: GP: 50, G: 13, A: 21, P: 34, +/-: -15, H: 85
S30 LAP: GP: 50, G: 23, A: 22, P: 45, +/-: 4, H: 130
S31 LAP: GP: 50, G: 20, A: 18, P: 38, +/-: 5, H: 162
S32 LAP: GP: 50, G: 18, A: 28, P: 46, +/-: 27, H: 183
S33 LAP: GP: 50, G: 17, A: 22, P: 39, +/-: 20, H: 210
S34 LAP: GP: 50, G: 12, A: 25, P: 37, +/-: -2, H: 131
S35 LAP: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 22, P: 32, +/-: -3, H: 115
S36 LAP: GP: 50, G: 11, A: 20, P: 31, +/-: 10, H: 138
S37 LAP: GP: 36, G: 9, A: 17, P: 26, +/-: -1, H: 72
S37 WKP: GP: 14, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -4, H: 19
TOT : GP: 650, G: 153, A: 222, P: 375, +/-: 20, H: 1545
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S25 LAP: DNQ
S26 LAP: DNQ
S27 LAP: DNQ
S28 LAP: DNQ
S29 LAP: DNQ
S30 LAP: DNQ
S31 LAP: DNQ
S32 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -2, H: 15
S33 LAP: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: 0, H: 38
S34 LAP: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: 3, H: 23
S35 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 4
S36 LAP: DNQ
S37 WKP: GP: 12, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -2, H: 35
TOT : GP: 41, G: 5, A: 12, P: 17, +/-: -5, H: 115
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TATU MÄKELÄ | D | RETIRED
NAME: Tatu Mäkelä
BIRTHPLACE: Tampere, Finland
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 180 lbs
NUMBER: 65
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SHL CAREER STATS
S40 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 17, P: 22, +/-: -28, H: 14, SB: 86
S41 BUF: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 21, P: 31, +/-: -3, H: 9, SB: 78
S42 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: 2, H: 13, SB: 65
S43 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 24, P: 30, +/-: 1, H: 8, SB: 51
S44 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 28, P: 34, +/-: -6, H: 10, SB: 63
S45 BUF: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 37, P: 41, +/-: 10, H: 130, SB: 71
S46 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 36, P: 42, +/-: 25, H: 139, SB: 73
S47 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 23, P: 28, +/-: -4, H: 137, SB: 76
S48 BUF: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 25, P: 32, +/-: 9, H: 151, SB: 70
S49 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 22, P: 28, +/-: 5, H: 159, SB: 66
S50 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 152, SB: 72
S51 BUF: GP: 50, G: 3, A: 23, P: 26, +/-: 8, H: 143, SB: 50
S52 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: -3, H: 141, SB: 71
S53 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 14, P: 19, +/-: 23, H: 50, SB: 98
TOT : GP: 700, G: 87, A: 332, P: 419, +/-: 53, H: 1256, SB: 990
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S40 BUF: DNQ
S41 BUF: GP: 7, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -3, H: 0, SB: 10
S42 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -9, H: 2, SB: 10
S43 BUF: GP: 9, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -1, H: 1, SB: 8
S44 BUF: DNQ
S45 BUF: DNQ
S46 BUF: GP: 17, G: 0, A: 12, P: 12, +/-: 11, H: 59, SB: 28
S47 BUF: GP: 13, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 2, H: 32, SB: 18
S48 BUF: GP: 22, G: 2, A: 10, P: 12, +/-: 2, H: 64, SB: 32
S49 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 5, H: 15, SB: 8
S50 BUF: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -2, H: 18, SB: 12
S51 BUF: GP: 8, G: 2, A: 5, P: 7, +/-: -3, H: 15, SB: 11
S52 BUF: GP: 15, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: 4, H: 47, SB: 26
S53 BUF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 6, SB: 13
TOT : GP: 111, G: 11, A: 55, P: 66, +/-: 6, H: 159, SB: 176
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KOLJA KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kolja Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lappeenranta, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 225 lbs
NUMBER: 8
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S53 DET: GP: 3, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, H: 2, SB: 0
S54 DET: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 8, P: 10, +/-: -6, H: 15, SB: 37
S55 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 12, P: 16, +/-: -24, H: 32, SB: 24
S56 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 17, P: 21, +/-: -20, H: 52, SB: 71
S57 ANA: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 52, SB: 70
TOT : GP: 219, G: 16, A: 58, P: 74, +/-: -37, H: 153, SB: 202
SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S53 DET: DNP
S54 DET: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 2, SB: 3
S55 DET: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -2, H: 3, SB: 0
S56 DET: GP: 5, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: 0, H: 3, SB: 7
S57 ANA: GP: 21, G: 2, A: 13, P: 15, +/-: 5, H: 13, SB: 34
TOT : GP: 37, G: 4, A: 16, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 22, SB: 44
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KEKW KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Karl-Erik-Karl2-Wojtek Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lohja, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'4"
WEIGHT: 220 lbs
NUMBER: 69
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SHL CAREER STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 66, G: 10, A: 28, P: 38, +/-: 21, H: 59, SH: 134
S62 BUF: GP: 66, G: 19, A: 36, P: 55, +/-: 9, H: 84, SH: 194
S63 BUF: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 14, P: 31, +/-: -13, H: 91, SH: 148
S64 BUF: GP: 66, G: 16, A: 51, P: 67, +/-: 36, H: 82, SH: 212
S65 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 41, P: 66, +/-: 33, H: 136, SH: 230
S66 BUF: GP: 66, G: 38, A: 43, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 64, SH: 222
S67 BUF: GP: 66, G: 40, A: 45, P: 85, +/-: -6, H: 76, SH: 224
S68 BUF: GP: 66, G: 47, A: 46, P: 93, +/-: 45, H: 51, SH: 326
S69 BUF: GP: 66, G: 35, A: 31, P: 66, +/-: 22, H: 43, SH: 269
S70 BUF: GP: 66, G: 33, A: 48, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 66, SH: 297
S71 BUF: GP: 66, G: 36, A: 41, P: 77, +/-: 37, H: 55, SH: 257
S72 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 35, P: 60, +/-: -1, H: 58, SH: 281
S73 BUF: GP: 66, G: 31, A: 41, P: 72, +/-: 23, H: 48, SH: 305
S74 BUF/WPG: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 47, P: 64, +/-: 33, H: 101, SH: 164
TOT : GP: 924, G: 389, A: 547, P: 936, +/-: 275, H: 1014, SH: 3263
SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 9, G: 2, A: 6, P: 8, +/-: 4, H: 11, SH: 24
S62 BUF: GP: 9, G: 3, A: 1, P: 4, +/-: 2, H: 5, SH: 25
S63 BUF: GP: 12, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -1, H: 32, SH: 33
S64 BUF: GP: 11, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -6, H: 12, SH: 41
S65 BUF: GP: 18, G: 4, A: 7, P: 11, +/-: 8, H: 34, SH: 62
S66 BUF: GP: 16, G: 11, A: 9, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 13, SH: 49
S67 BUF: GP: 4, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -3, H: 3, SH: 20
S68 BUF: GP: 17, G: 6, A: 8, P: 14, +/-: -4, H: 11, SH: 75
S69 BUF: GP: 4, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -5, H: 2, SH: 13
S70 BUF: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -8, H: 2, SH: 25
S71 BUF: GP: 21, G: 12, A: 9, P: 21, +/-: 6, H: 24, SH: 97
S72 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 7, SH: 25
S73 BUF: GP: 6, G: 3, A: 0, P: 3, +/-: -3, H: 11, SH: 33
S74 WPG: GP: 22, G: 3, A: 4, P: 7, +/-: -2, H: 15, SH: 37
TOT : GP: 161, G: 51, A: 55, P: 106, +/-: -11, H: 182, SH: 559
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KAL ÅKAR KEKKONEN | D | SEATTLE ARGONAUTS
NAME: Kal Åkar Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: The Wilderness, Gielinor
HEIGHT: 6'6"
WEIGHT: 240 lbs
NUMBER: 75
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S74 DET: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 14, P: 20, +/-: 3, SH: 83, H: 76, SB: 29
S75 DET: GP: 66, G: 8, A: 22, P: 30, +/-: 31, SH: 129, H: 123, SB: 114
S76 DET: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 21, P: 38, +/-: -10, SH: 193, H: 74, SB: 130

SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S74 DET: GP: 17, G: 3, A: 7, P: 10, +/-: 8, SH: 18, H: 16, SB: 5
S75 DET: GP: 14, G: 5, A: 6, P: 11, +/-: 2, SH: 40, H: 26, SB: 27
S76 DET: GP: 4, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -2, SH: 8, H: 8, SB: 8
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Written 2: I think that there could be one game only injuries in the SHL if we had to include injuries at all. I think it would be detrimental to the overall experience of the SHL or have players get taken out for multiple games due to one injury. I also think it would really dampen the ability of players to try and challenge any of the records set if they were constantly having to worry about long term injuries. Added with this, it would be very awkward to attempt to bolster rosters if everyone kept getting injured when we are already expanding and lessening the pool of viable top tier players. Also Imagine finally getting your player to 2k and then they immediately get injured. Sure it might be interesting or “fun” or more realistic to have injuries, but really those three elements would only be in play for GMs and coaches, while the poor real life person who spent their time making this player is sidelined

Shoutout TheOPSquid for the Sig

Langston Hardison-Laurent | | C | | Winnipeg Aurora

Name: Langston Hardison-Laurent

Birthplace: Gainesville, USA

Height: 6'3"

Weight: 202

Number: 7]

Current Team: Winnipeg Aurora

Winnipeg Captain S80-

Winnipeg Alternate Captain S78-S79

Former Team: Yukon Malamutes (SMJHL)

IIHF Nation: Switzerland

Yukon Captain S76

Yukon Alternate Captain S74-S75

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SHL Regular Season Stats:
198 GP | 78 G | 110 A | 188 P | -105 | 535 S | 152 PIM | 202 H | 90 SB
SHL Post Season Stats:

13 GP | 7 G | 5 A | 12 P | -11 | 33 S | 2 PIM | 9 H | 11 SB

SMJHL Regular Season Stats:

264 GP | 129 G | 137 A | 266 P | +3 | 902 S | 134 PIM | 527 H | 60 SB

SMJHL Post Season Stats:

36 GP | 15 G | 12 A | 27 P | -1 | 129 S | 4 PIM | 64 H | 7 SB

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Transactions:

Drafted 55 OA by the Yukon Malamutes in the S73 SMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 17 OA by the Winnipeg Aurora in the S74 SHL Entry Draft

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Achievements:

S79 IIHF Bronze Medal
S76 IIHF Silver Medal

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Awards:

S79 SHL All Star

S76 IIHF Silver Medal

S76 Zach Miller Award

S74 Ideen Fallah Trophy

S74 Raymond Lindsay Trophy

S74 Roberto Martucci Trophy - 55 Goals

S74 Jared Hanson Trophy - 95 Points

S74 Alex Light Trophy

S75 SMJHL All-Star

S75 SMJHL All Star Game First Star

S74 SMJHL First Team All-Star

S74 SMJHL All Star Game First Star

Team Awards:

S76 Struck Gold Award

S75 Musher Award
S75 Swing Dog Award
S75 Gold Rush Award
S75 Team Dog Award

S74 Musher Award

S74 Struck Gold Award

S74 Gold Rush Award

S74 Klondike Award

S74 Team Dog Award

Written Option 2
I think that adding injuries, while absolutely more realistic, would ruin the fun of the league. I mean, I would say that the players in the SHL are here for fun, and while your team can't always win, seeing your player get knocked out for a game, or even a season, quite randomly, would just kill morale. I honestly don't think that I would have a player if that were the case. The league would have to have extensive rules regarding injuries, and create a whole framework to deal with them. Almost all the ideas for incorporating injuries have significant downsides. Calling up J players would mean that the J teams would suffer by losing their best players quite randomly, and users almost certainly wouldn't have a good time seeing their J player get mauled in the SHL, either. Having bench players would be the 'best' idea but they would almost exclusively be IAs as people with active players simply don't want to ride the bench waiting for a teammate to get injured. While this is a sim league, there's no reason to try and emulate everything realistically. Otherwise, gimme my SHL $ in really money!

Sig credits: OrbitingDeath & enigmatic

Deth Klaw || Defenseman || Montreal Patriotes || 1568 TPE



Miguel Hefeweizen || SFP/WPG (retired) || S58-75 || 2077 Peak TPE

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Thanks GabeyD, Moosey, and Vice for the sigs!

Florence Amélie Mackenzie | Vancouver Whalers | Player Page

If we want a realistic league we should have injuries to players. The thing is though, we do not actually want a realistic league! We want to have a league that is fun to take part in, a league that builds community, and a league that draws in new players and keeps old players coming back season after season. There is a line between realism and fun (we have some wacky player renders for example) but overall keeping things in a realm of magical realism makes the league more fun. So yes, players that can't get hurt is unrealistic but it is better for the health of the league.

I would say that players could opt in to risking injuries but that still hurts their teammates and does not really add much more to the experience. I do not know if this is true but I would think that people generally like to watch their players play and feel like they are contributing rather than just following a team (this may not be the case for everyone but that's the general vibe I get from learning the league)

If Myers has million fans, then I’m one of them.

If Myers has one fan, then I’m THAT ONE.

If Myers has no fans, that means I’m dead.

I think the main problem with injuries is that it can make a user feel like they are wasting their time. If your player gets a season ending injury in the first sim, what drive is there for you to be active and earn TPE? I do think there is room for injuries, however. I would simply do them as in game injuries, and your injury wouldn’t carry over. So yes maybe you only play two minutes one game, but I think that adds to levels of randomness that would make things interesting. Teams would be a player down, and others would need more minutes, making stamina even more important than it is now. I think having an injury stat as well that players could put TPE into would be interesting as well. Do you sacrifice your true skills to stay on the ice? Would that be too much with balancing stamina as well? I do think there’s a way injuries could be done if we really wanted to but I get why we don’t.

Jennifer Huh | RW | CGY/KEL
Achievements
S74: Signed as a DFA with Regina
S75: Drafted 3 OA by Kelowna
S75: Named Assistant Captain of Kelowna
S76: Drafted 6 OA by Calgary
S76: Named Captain of Kelowna


Slavakov Vladimirashenko | RD | NL/EDM/SFP/CHI
Achievements
S58: Drafted 47OA to Newfoundland
S59: Drafted 16OA to Edmonton
S59: Named Assistant Captain of Newfoundland
S59: Elias Armia Award Winner
S59: Won Gold Medal with Japan
S60: Won Gold Medal with Japan
S60: Named Captain of Newfoundland
S60: Named to SMJHL All Star Game
S60: Won 4 Star Cup
S62: Called up to EDM
S64: Traded to SFP
S65: Awarded Pride of the Pride
S65: Named Assistant Captain of SFP
S68: Awarded Pride of the Pride
S68: Named Captain of SFP
S69: Traded to Chicago
S69: Traded to SFP; Named Ass Cap
S70: Awarded Pride of the Pride
S73: Signed with CHI in FA
S74: Retired




Thank you @xjoverax for the sig!

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If SHL ever added injuries into the sim, it’d change the game big time, but not for the good, and only for the bad. For realism? Yeah, injuries happen in real life, so having them in SHL could add depth. But it also adds a mess and some periods of not fun, which ain't for everyone. First off, teams would definitely need deeper rosters. Either more SHL caliber players sitting on the bench, or a new rule to let us call up Juniors on short notice, kinda like emergency goalie situations. We’d probably need some cap wiggle room or "injury slots" so you’re not punished twice for bad luck. As a backup plan, I’d even be okay with injury only bots like low TPE filler guys who keep the sim fair without deciding a game. In the end, it’s about balance. Injuries could add drama and strategy, but they’d need clear rules, backups, and protections so nobody’s season gets wrecked by a roll of the dice.

Written Option 1:

Messin't didn't noticed until he was already on the floor, he had received injuries before on other sports... ammhh i mean, tenis or whatever. as he kept still on the ice he noticed two important things, his shoulder felt completely off and his leg felt warm, too warm. Normally he'd be used to people running in, checking on him and trying to help him aliviate the pain, but now it was different. People were yelling, his team started facing off against the opposite, hands being throw and he couldn't get up to stop them, he just stood there, frozen. He knew injuries like this were career ending and feared the worse as he got taken for a medical check-up trying to keep stoic and positive about the incident as he got taken to an ambulance, giving thumbs up and making sure not to raise too much worries.
Once he arrived at the hospital he got taken to radiography, there he stood, wishing he had one more shot, one more chance to go back to the ice. As he got taken into his room to wait the clock seemed to keep ticking at slow motion, a million thoughts playing on his head as if his brain tried torturing him. Then, two doctors came in, he looked at the whiteboard as they placed the different radiographies; Safe. everything was okay, just some really unlucky lessions and his bones as his muscles were fine. The world felt ligther, he felt as he was given another chance and swore to make it count this time. After spending two days in the hospital he promised himself one thing before getting back to his training schedules: I'll make history before i get off the ice the next time.

Better to give an espectacular fight than to win or lose without meaning

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I think the least controversial and most realistic way that injuries would be added to the SHL would be to add an option to upgrade injury proneness with TPE and for injuries to randomly decrease a few other stats for a small number of games. We could also limit injuries to a maximum of two per season or a maximum of 10 total games to ensure no one player is plagued by an entire career of season-defining injuries. Injuries that would remove a player from the sim entirely certainly wouldn't be a way to implement things. In a league where it's important to be exact with the details of how many players play for each team and we care about activity, I don't see a way where removing a player from the sim for any amount of time would be part of an implementation for injuries. Even the randomness of losing a point or two in a few stats for a few crucial sims would probably remove fun from the game so I don't think injuries will ever have a proper implementation in the SHL.

Thanks to @enigmatic, @Matteo, @sulovilen, @zeagle1, @TheOPSquid, and @MN_Moosey for all the sigs!

S76 C || Ylib Kove || MAN || 1700+ TPE
Seasons (Regular | Playoff | Playoff Round (Missed -> Cup Win))
YUM | S75-S78 | 264GP 65G 117A 182P | 36GP 14G 17A 31P | 0, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0
MAN | S79-S82 | 264GP 101G 111A 212P | 22GP 9G 5A 21P | 1, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0
WOR | S75-S75 | 12GP 2G 5A 7P | 3GP 0G 0A 0P | 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0
CZE | S76-S78 | 36GP 12G 15A 27P | 3GP 0G 2A 2P | 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0
CZE | S77-S81 | 60GP 9G 18A 27P | 5GP 0G 2A 2P | 2, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0

History
S75 | YUM | Drafted 9th Overall
S75 | YUM | Pupper Award
S76 | MAN | Drafted 4th Overall
S77 | YUM | Voted Alternate Captain
S77 | YUM | Lead Dog Award
S78 | YUM | Voted Captain
S78 | YUM | Brandon Holmes Award Nominee
S78 | YUM | SMJHL All Defense Team
S81 | CZE | Voted Alternate Captain

Portal Player ID: 1380
SMJHL Player ID: 2466
SHL Player ID: 4749
WJC Player ID: 1566
IIHF Player ID: 1628


S56 W || Kev Kevens || Retired S75 || 2075 Peak TPE
Seasons (Regular | Playoff | Playoff Round (Missed -> Cup Win))
QCC | S55-S58 | 232GP 43G 84A 127P | 46GP 9G 16A 25P | 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1
SFP | S59-S67 | 594GP 211G 272A 483P | 66GP 23G 24A 47P | 0, 7, 1, 1, 0, 0
CHI | S68-S75 | 528GP 211G 376A 587P | 79GP 26G 35A 61P | 0, 3, 4, 1, 0, 0
CAN | S56-S58 | 36GP 5G 13A 18P | 4GP 0G 1A 1P | 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1
CAN | S61-S74 | 168GP 40G 69A 109P | 23GP 3G 7A 10P | 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 1

History
S55 | QCC | Drafted 79th Overall
S56 | SFP | Drafted 46th Overall
S56 | QCC | Jack Cross Award Nominee
S56 | CAN | WJC Gold Medal
S57 | QCC | Laurifer Trophy | 107 points
S58 | QCC | Voted Alternate Captain
S58 | QCC | Four Star Cup
S60, S66 | SFP | SHL All-Star
S60, S65 | SFP | Pride of the Pride Award
S61, S64 | SFP | Geronimo Otto Award
S62, S64-65, S67 | SFP | Voted Alternate Captain
S64 | QCC | First player entry drafted by Quebec City to reach 2000 TPE
S66 | SFP | Voted Captain
S66 | SFP | 3rd Team All-Star
S66 | SFP | Kelly Rivet Award
S68 | SFP/CHI | Traded from San Francisco to Chicago
S69 | CAN | IIHF Gold Medal
S74 | CHI | 18th player in SHL history to reach 1000 points (1049GP, 400G, 600A)
S75 | CHI | 11th highest all-time points total at time of retirement (1070P)

Portal Player ID: 16
SMJHL Player ID: 572
SHL Player ID: 1464
WJC Player ID: 262
IIHF Player ID: 1353 & 191


Keven || Site Jobs
S62-Present | Fantasy Manager
S72-Present | IIHF Fantasy Organizer
S72-S78 | Graphics Assistant
S73-S81 | Filework Backup
S78-Present | Fantasy Co-Head
S83-Present | In Season Cup Manager

The cases both for and against injuries has been around since I joined back in 2015 for Season 24, and probably long before that. I think there are really solid points on both sides but if we're going to answer the question then let's speculate on how they would actually be incorporated. Nobody wants to grind for months & months on end just to spend their career on the IR so there would have to be limits on how long players are actually injured. Furthermore, maybe the injured player could be sent to the SMJHL on a conditioning stint through the duration of the injury so the user isn't just sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Honestly though I don't think there is a realistic way to incorporate injuries into the game simply for the sake of realism. Being able to play for a team and track their games / stats / records / etc should be enough of realism to live without the heartache of potentially devastating injuries.

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Apollo Seaborne #16 || D || Maine Timber
Position: D
Country: Canada
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SMJHL Career Statistics:
MET | GP: 143 | G: 12 | A: 53 | P: 65 | +/-: +27 | BS: 201 | H: 255
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SHL Career Statistics:
S?? | GP: 00 | G: 00 | A: 00 | P: 00 | +/-: 00 | S: 00 | H:00
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Career Playoff Statistics:
SHL | GP: 00 | G: 00 | A: 00 | P: 00 | +/-: 00 | S: 000
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Career IIHF Statistics:
CAN | GP: 00 | G: 00 | A: 00 | P:00 | +/-: 0 | S: 000
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Awards / Accomplishments:
Drafted 29th OA to Maine Timber (S80)
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For the sake of realism, I always found it fascinating what injuries would do in the sim. I don't think it will ever be feasible in the league, just because it would drive activity away if a user's player isn't playing, but it is such an interesting debate. There would have to be some sort of incentive to prioritize adding TPE to injuries. Maybe there is a PT or an activity check sort of thing that you have to complete every week, and if you miss it, your injury chances increase a tiny bit every single time. Then next week, if you complete it, you would go back to 0% chance of injuries or something. Maybe injuries can be turned on, but every time you get injured, you need to complete some sort of "treatment" so that you can come back the next day. It would get users to check every day and make sure they are at 100%. I'm definitely on the against player injury side, everyone wants to see their players play the whole season, and I think it would be too complicated to handle and maintain every day, but it would be very interesting.

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Normand Marineau || C || #42 || Minnesota Monarchs || Colorado Raptors || France || Rhine
Name: Normand Marineau
Age: 19
Birthplace: Saint Pierre et Miquelon, France
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 42
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Career Statistics:
SHL Regular Season:
S82 | 66 GP | 20 G | 37 A | 57 P | -20 | 9 PPP | 48 PIM | 144 SOG | 103 HIT | 77 SB | 79 TA | 53.1% FO
Career | 66 GP | 20 G | 37 A | 57 P | -20 | 9 PPP | 48 PIM | 144 SOG | 103 HIT | 77 SB | 79 TA | 53.1% FO
TBD
SHL Playoffs:
S82 | DNP
TBD
SMJHL Regular Season:
S81 | 66 GP | 28 G | 46 A | 74 P | -22 | 25 PPP | 25 PIM | 155 SOG | 79 HIT | 71 SB | 49 TA | 52.5% FO
S80 | 66 GP | 32 G | 39 A | 71 P | -6 | 22 PPP | 32 PIM | 160 SOG | 71 HIT | 48 SB | 41 TA | 57.2% FO
S79 | 66 GP | 23 G | 21 A | 44 P | +8 | 1 PPP | 18 PIM | 122 SOG | 66 HIT | 40 SB | 54 TA | 54.9% FO
S78 | 66 GP | 18 G | 29 A | 47 P | +6 | 6 PPP | 24 PIM | 189 SOG | 45 HIT | 31 SB | 68 TA | 53.7% FO
Career | 264 GP | 101 G | 135 A | 236 P | -14 | 54 PPP | 99 PIM | 626 SOG | 261 HIT | 190 SB | 212 TA | 54.7% FO
SMJHL Playoffs:
S81 | 5 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | -3 | 1 PPP | 0 PIM | 15 SOG | 9 HIT | 3 SB | 4 TA | 48.6% FO
S80 | 7 GP | 1 G | 4 A | 5 P | -3 | 2 PPP | 2 PIM | 9 SOG | 11 HIT | 3 SB | 7 TA | 46.5% FO
S79 | 21 GP | 4 G | 8 A | 12 P | -2 | 0 PPP | 6 PIM | 36 SOG | 16 HIT | 7 SB | 14 TA | 57.1% FO
S78 | 13 GP | 1 G | 4 A | 5 P | -9 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 27 SOG | 12 HIT | 5 SB | 4 TA | 42.4% FO
Career | 46 GP | 8 G | 17 A | 25 P | -17 | 3 PPP | 10 PIM | 87 SOG | 48 HIT | 18 SB | 29 TA | 50.4% FO
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International Career:
IIHF Round Robin:
TBD
IIHF Medal Round:
TBD
WJC Round Robin:
S81 | 12 GP | 5 G | 3 A | 8 P | -1 | 2 PPP | 11 PIM | 26 SOG | 10 HIT | 11 SB | 12 TA | 52.7% FO
S80 | 12 GP | 3 G | 7 A | 10 P | -1 | 0 PPP | 0 PIM | 29 SOG | 10 HIT | 6 SB | 6 TA | 51.0% FO
S79 | 12 GP | 2 G | 4 A | 6 P | +1 | 2 PPP | 8 PIM | 25 SOG | 4 HIT | 2 SB | 2 TA | 53.2% FO
S78 | 12 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 P | +0 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 11 SOG | 6 HIT | 2 SB | 5 TA | 60.3% FO
Career | 48 GP | 11 G | 17 A | 28 P | -1 | 4 PPP | 21 PIM | 91 SOG | 30 HIT | 21 SB | 25 TA | 53.1% FO
WJC Medal Round:
S81 | 3 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 P | -1 | 0 PPP | 0 PIM | 2 SOG | 4 HIT | 4 SB | 6 TA | 51.7% FO
S80 | DNP
S79 | 3 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | -2 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 5 SOG | 2 HIT | 0 SB | 3 TA | 60.0% FO
S78 | 1 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | -1 | 0 PPP | 0 PIM | 0 SOG | 0 HIT | 1 SB | 1 TA | 44.4% FO
Career | 7 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 P | -4 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 7 SOG | 6 HIT | 5 SB | 10 TA | 54.2% FO
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Career Earnings and Draft Selections:
Signed a 3 year, $9,000,000 Contract with the Minnesota Monarchs in S80
Signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 ELC Contract with the Minnesota Monarchs in S79
Drafted 1st Round, 14th Overall to the Minnesota Monarchs in the S79 SHL Entry Draft
Signed a 1 year, $5,000,000 Rookie Contract with the Colorado Raptors in S78
Drafted 2nd Round, 17th Overall to the Colorado Raptors in the S78 SMJHL Entry Draft
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Awards and Achievements:
Won the Bronze Medal with Team Rhine in the S81 World Junior Classic
Won the Colorado Raptors S81 Zinaida Titova Trophy for Season MVP
Won the Colorado Raptors S81 Bo Kane Trophy for Top Offensive Forward
Won the Colorado Raptors S81 Alexander Zajac Trophy for Most Dedicated Player
Named to the S81 SMJHL Southern Conference All-Star Team
Voted Colorado Raptors S80 Assistant Captain
Won the Colorado Raptors S79 Alexander Zajac Trophy for Most Dedicated Player
Won the Colorado Raptors S78 Cassius Darrow Trophy for Most Outstanding Rookie