Within Edmonton, the biggest story line has to be around Barrett Blackwood proving that he is going to be a long-time top player around the league. Well, that or Peter Ramsay's ability to stabilize the net in his rookie season following the loss of Emiko Spector. Well, or William Hartmann being a top-tier goal scorer in just their 3rd SHL season. I mean, shit, all of the have very valid arguments for being the story for the Blizzard so far.

Blackwood was the MIP/Bounceback player a couple seasons ago and has carried that forward with a strong start to the season as an offensive threat. Same thing with Hartmann as they have a strong goal-scoring touch. Beyond that they play equal time on the PK and PP showing strong two-way prowess despite being a potent scorer.

Around the league it's hard not to focus on the Great Lakes as the real story, and that shouldn't surprise anyone who was paying attention before the season started. Toronto has surged into the spotlight after a very solid season left them on the outside looking in (division format stinky) and Hamilton is continuing to prove they might just be the best team out there. That leaves Buffalo and Chicago, the reigning champions, fighting for that 3rd spot currently. There's not too much I can add do that but most GL games are must watches due to the potential drama and hilarity that could come from different outcomes with the divison that could have sweeping league changes if they continue to be the best 4 teams in the East.

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DEMIR BELLONA | RD | OTTAWA HIGHLANDERS | MONTREAL PATRIOTES PROSPECT
Name: Demir Bellona
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185 lbs
Number: 21

MATT KHOLIN | C | BUFFALO STAMPEDE | RETIRED 
Name: Matt Kholin
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205 lbs
Number: 15
Peak TPE: 2069
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Achievements
Round 4 #35 overall S45 SMJHL by Halifax Raiders
Round 1 #14 overall S46 SMHL by Tampa Bay Barracuda
S45 WJC Team Canada Silver Medal Winner
S45 Nominated for the Esa Anrikkanen Award (Rookie of the Year)
S46 WJC Team Canada Bronze Medal Winner
S47 WJC Team Canada Gold Medal Winner
S47 Jared Hanson Award Winner (Most Points)
S47 Roberto Martucci Award Winner (Most Goals)
S47 Ideen Fallah Award Winner (Regular Season MVP)
S47 Brandon Holmes Award Winner (Top Defensive Forward)
S47 Ron Bolt Award Winner (Most Sportsmanlike Player)
S48 All Rookie Team
S50 IIHF Team Canada Bronze Medal Winner
S53 Damian Littleton Award Nominated (Most Dedicated)
S53 Elias Armia Award Winner
(The Commissioner's Award of Excellence)
S54 Traded at the Trade Deadline to Buffalo Stampede
S54 Damian Littleton Award Winner (Most Dedicated)
S54 Jeff Dar Award Nominated (Best Two-Way Forward)
S54 Aidan Richan Award Nominated (Most improved)
S54 All-Star 2nd Team
S54 IIHF Team Canada Gold Medal Winner
S55 IIHF Team Canada Bronze Medal Winner
S56 IIHF Team Canada Gold Medal Winner
S57 IIHF Team Canada Gold Medal Winner
S57 Damian Littleton Award Nominated (Most Dedicated)
S59 Damian Littleton Award Nominated (Most Dedicated)
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SHL Statistics
S48 TBB: GP: 50 G: 14 A: 19 P: 33
S49 TBB: GP: 50 G: 9 A: 20 P: 29
S50 TBB: GP: 50 G: 11 A: 22 P: 33
S51 TBB: GP: 50 G: 13 A: 16 P: 29
S52 TBB: GP: 50 G: 14 A: 28 P: 42
S53 TBB: GP: 50 G: 15 A: 24 P: 39
S54 BUF: GP: 50 G: 32 A: 40 P: 72
S55 BUF: GP: 50 G: 19 A: 35 P: 54
S56 BUF: GP: 50 G: 20 A: 33 P: 53
S57 BUF: GP: 66 G: 23 A: 46 P: 69
S58 BUF: GP: 66 G: 24 A: 43 P: 67
S59 BUF: GP: 66 G: 36 A: 45 P: 81
S60 BUF: GP: 66 G: 32 A: 51 P: 83
S61 BUF: GP: 66 G: 40 A: 28 P: 68
S62 BUF: GP: 66 G: 20 A: 36 P: 56
Career: GP: 846 G: 322 A: 486 P: 808
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SHL Playoffs Statistics
S48 TBB: GP: 7 G: 1 A: 2 P: 3
S49 TBB: GP: 12 G: 2 A: 8 P: 10
S50 TBB: GP: 19 G: 4 A: 8 P: 12
S51 TBB: GP: 4 G: 0 A: 2 P: 2
S52 TBB: Eliminated
S53 TBB: Eliminated
S54 BUF: GP: 13 G: 2 A: 8 P: 10
S55 BUF: GP: 17 G: 4 A: 11 P: 15
S56 BUF: GP: 23 G: 6 A: 11 P: 17
S57 BUF: GP: 17 G: 7 A: 9 P: 16
S58 BUF: GP: 21 G: 9 A: 4 P: 13
S59 BUF: GP: 19 G: 12 A: 9 P: 21
S60 BUF: GP: 22 G: 5 A: 15 P: 20
S61 BUF: GP: 9 G: 5 A: 0 P: 5
S62 BUF: GP: 9 G: 1 A: 5 P: 6
Career: GP: 192 G: 58 A: 92 P: 150
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International Statistics
S45 WJC CAN: GP: 22 G: 2 A: 5 P: 7
S46 WJC CAN: GP: 29 G: 7 A: 23 P: 30
S47 WJC CAN: GP: 28 G: 7 A: 21 P: 28
S47 IIHF CAN: GP: 12 G: 2 A: 2 P: 4
S48 IIHF CAN: GP: 13 G: 0 A: 2 P: 2
S49 IIHF CAN: GP: 13 G: 1 A: 4 P: 5
S50 IIHF CAN: GP 14: G: 0 A: 3 P: 3
S51 IIHF CAN: GP 13: G: 1 A: 4 P: 5
S52 IIHF CAN: GP 12: G: 7 A: 3 P: 10
S53 IIHF CAN: GP 14: G: 9 A: 9 P: 18
S54 IIHF CAN: GP 17: G: 10 A: 9 P: 19
S55 IIHF CAN: GP 14: G: 6 A: 8 P: 14
S56 IIHF CAN: GP 15: G: 3 A: 13 P: 16
S57 IIHF CAN: GP 15: G: 7 A: 5 P: 12
S58 IIHF CAN: GP 15: G: 3 A: 7 P: 10
S59 IIHF CAN: GP 12: G: 1 A: 5 P: 6
S60 IIHF CAN: GP 13: G: 3 A: 8 P: 11
S61 IIHF CAN: GP 15: G: 3 A: 6 P: 9
S62 IIHF CAN: GP 15: G: 1 A: 4 P: 5
Career: GP: 302 G: 70 A: 138 P: 208
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SMJHL Regular Season
S45 HAL: GP: 50 G: 15 A: 17 P: 32
S46 HAL: GP: 50 G: 10 A: 17 P: 27
S47 HAL: GP: 50 G: 24 A: 24 P: 48
Career: GP: 150 G: 49 A: 58 P: 107
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SMJHL Playoffs Statistics
S45 HAL: GP: 11 G: 4 A: 6 P: 10
S46 HAL: GP: 13 G: 3 A: 5 P: 8
S47 HAL: GP: 4 G: 0 A: 2 P: 2
Career: GP: 28 G: 7 A: 13 P: 20
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The most surprising storyline of this season has got to be the San Francisco Pride and the New Orleans Spectres.  No one is surprised by the Pride being bad, but they're better than we all thought! Somehow 22 games into the season SFP isn't the worst team in the league.  Sure they're tied for the fewest points, but tiebreakers put them above NOLA!  How is it that a team is able to outsuck the Pride? It honestly blows my mind and has serious potential to mess with my season predictions.  Unfortunately I don't know what to root for here because I'm a big fan of the people in the Pride organization, but also I'd do dirty dirty things for some TPE now that my rookie season is underway and I'm bad at fake hockey it seems.  The good news for my future TPE is that it seems like NOLA's time in the basement is heavily influenced by some bad luck with their 3 OT losses.  If they had been able to squeak out a win in just one of those games, then they'd leapfrog SFP.  But as things stand now with 1/3 of the games played NOLA outsucking SFP is a surprising storyline.

Teddy Murphy 4 Teams S58-S70 | 6OA (BAP)
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Career Stats
GP 858|G 125|A 273|P 398|+/- 29|ATOI 20:13|FW 3|GR 62

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Accolades
S59 All-Rookie Team (First ever Sophomore to make the team)


Teddy Park Kelowna Defenseman S54-57 | 29OA
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Career Stats
GP 216|G 23|A 72|P 95|+/- 17|ATOI 21:32|FW 12|GR 66
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Accolades
[url=https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=106300][/url]Captain S55-57
S57 All-Star

One of the big storylines this season is for sure the hot start of the Toronto North Stars. They are just 1 point behind the Steelhawks with one game in hand. The Great Lake division got just crazier with Toronto improving. At the moment we would have playoffs without the defending champion from Chicago. We will see if Toronto could keep up their play and stay at their position, would be a great story if they could do it. The other big story isn’t one that surprise anybody. The Texas Renegades are the best team in the western conference this season. But while everyone expected that old boy Kvalheim with his wingers Kekkonen and Wachter would carry the team, it is someone that nobody expected. Texas 3rd line center Edward Williams has a career breaking season. After 21 games the young gun holds by 13 goals and 17 assists and is on his way for a 94-point season. I wish him all the luck to get there, he deserved it.

Alexander Wachter, RW, S51
Carolina Kraken - Texas Renegades - Winnipeg Aurora 
Player Page // Update Page

Well, clearly the biggest story from the first third of the season is the breakout performances from QCC's second year winger, Mew Two. He has performed spectacularly thus far in the season, and is currently third in points in the entire SMJHL. With ten goals and 13 assists, good for 23 points, he is just a point back of second place and two points from tying the league leader in points. Mew Two has six points on the powerplay, two goals and four assists, whereas the two players in front of him have seven and 10 points respectively, so mew two probably is the league leader in even strength points. Additionally, Mew Two is only averaging 16:50 of ice time, while both players ahead of him are averaging more ice time than him. Mew Two has fantastic line mates that contribute great assists and score off of mew two's excellent passes, so it is not a one man effort.

S58 Elias Armia Award Winner

I think the biggest storyline has to be the Toronto North Stars. I wrote an article about how people were sleeping on us and we lowkey could make some noise. I am here to tell you that even we didn't know in the locker room how good we were going to start. I know it's early and a lot can change but we are looking like a solid playoff contender right now and are threatening to make the playoffs in the dreaded Great Lakes Division. I think seeing the success of our team surprised a lot of people this year and caught them off guard. What we having gone in Toronto is amazing and hopefully, this isn't just a lucky run but we can have sustained success this year but also in the future moving forward. Anyone else surprised by the sudden success of the North Stars?

Tony Soprano | C | #99 | Anchorage Armada | Philadelphia Forge | Sweden
Anchorage Armada Alumni
Height: 6ft 3in
Weight: 300 lbs
Birthplace: Sweden
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Transactions:
S49 | Drafted 9th Overall by the Anchorage Armada (SMJHL)
S70 | Drafted 20th Overall by the Philadelphia Forge(SHL)
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SMJHL Career Stats / Achievements:

S71 (ANC) | “Ideen Fallah” (SMJHL MVP) Award Winner |

SMJHL Regular Season:
 


SMJHL Playoffs:



International Play:


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    SHL Career Stats / Achievements 
SHL Regular Season:
S53 TOR | 50GP | 6 G | 14A | 20P | 69 sog | 8.70 sh% | 3 ppp | 46 hit | 72 blk | 148 fpts  


SHL Playoffs:



International Play:


 

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Achievements:
S52 (TOR) | “Jonathan Lundberg” (Team Leader in Hits) Award Winner |

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Player Page Update Thread

First-Name Last-Name | C | #29 | Philadelphia Forge | Sweden | Retired S69 || PEAK TPE: 1667
Toronto North Stars Alumni
Colorado Raptors Alumni
Height: 6ft 0in
Weight: 200 lbs
Birthplace: Canada
Player Type: Offensive Forward
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Transactions:
S49 | Drafted 58th Overall by the Colorado Raptors (SMJHL)
S50 | Drafted 43th Overall by the Edmonton Blizzard (SHL)
S52 | Traded to Toronto North Stars(SHL)
S53 | Called-up to SHL (Rookie Season) |
S59 | Selected 4th overall by Philadelphia Forge in Expansion Draft |
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SMJHL Career Stats / Achievements
SMJHL Regular Season:
  S49 (COL) | 50 GP |  6 G |  4  A  | 10 P  | 42.86 FO% | 12.77 SHT% | 12:06 TOI |
S50 (COL) | 50 GP | 12 G | 16 A | 28 P | 48.98 FO% | 15.00 SHT% | 14:24 TOI |
S51 (COL) | 50 GP | 13 G | 21 A | 34 P | 46.15 FO% | 11.11 SHT% | 17:01 TOI |
S52 (COL) | 50 GP | 22 G | 25 A | 47 P | 51.38 FO% | 16.42 SHT% | 20:14 TOI |

SMJHL Playoffs:
S49 (COL) |  7  GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 P | 50.00 FO% | 7.69 SHT% | 15:11 TOI |
S50 (COL) | 17 GP | 1 G | 4 A | 5 P | 54.11 FO% | 3.13 SHT% | 12:16 TOI |
  S51 (COL) |  6  GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 P | 45.45 FO% | 15.38 SHT% | 17:23 TOI |
  S52 (COL) |  6  GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | 44.76 FO% | 12.50 SHT% | 21:07 TOI |

International Play:
S49 WJC (CAN) | 15 GP |  0   G | 2  A |  2  P |  70.00 FO% |  00.00 SHT% |  8:03  TOI |
S50 WJC (CAN) | 26 GP |  6   G | 9  A | 15 P |  58.04 FO% |  13.24 SHT% | 12:59 TOI |
S51 WJC (CAN) | 30 GP | 13 G | 15 A | 28 P |  53.56 FO% |  13.56 SHT% | 19:28 TOI |
S52 WJC (CAN) | 24 GP |  8  G | 13 A | 21 P |  49.24 FO% |  13.44 SHT% | 19:45 TOI |
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Achievements:
S50 (COL) | Four Star Cup Finalist |
S50 WJC (CAN) | SILVER Medal Winner |
S51 (COL) | Named Assistant Captain |
S51 WJC (CAN) | Named co-GM |
S51 WJC (CAN) | GOLD Medal Winner |
S51 WJC (CAN) | Tournament MVP Nominee |
S52 (COL) | Named Assistant Captain |
S52 WJC (CAN) | SILVER Medal Winner |
S52 (SMJHL) | Nominated for the "Ron Bolt Trophy - Most Sportsmanlike Player" |
S52 (COL) | "Potato Chips” (Top Offensive Forward) Award Winner |
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    SHL Career Stats / Achievements   [/pbl]
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SHL Regular Season:
S53 TOR | 50GP | 6 G | 14A | 20P | 69 sog | 8.70 sh% | 3 ppp | 46 hit | 72 blk | 148 fpts
S54 TOR | 50GP | 12G | 7 A | 19P | 95 sog | 12.63sh% | 2 ppp | 16 hit | 29 blk | 121 fpts
S55 TOR | 50GP | 11G | 8 A | 19P | 85 sog | 12.94sh% | 2 ppp | 25 hit | 18 blk | 114 fpts
S56 TOR | 50GP | 6 G | 16A | 22P | 93 sog | 6.45 sh% | 1 ppp | 21 hit | 19 blk | 120 fpts
S57 TOR | 66GP | 11G | 22A | 33P | 145sog | 7.59 sh% | 5 ppp | 32 hit | 19 blk | 178 fpts
S58 TOR | 66GP | 16G | 30A | 46P | 162sog | 9.88 sh% | 4 ppp | 18 hit | 12 blk | 217 fpts
S59 TOR | 66GP | 23G | 30A | 53P | 162sog | 14.20sh% | 8 ppp | 68 hit | 12 blk | 265 fpts
S60 PHI | 66GP | 28G | 35A | 63P | 223sog | 12.56sh% | 16ppp | 79 hit | 81 blk | 364 fpts
S61 PHI | 66GP | 24G | 34A | 58P | 230sog | 10.43sh% | 15ppp | 61 hit | 63 blk | 329 fpts
S62 PHI | 66GP | 23G | 37A | 60P | 204sog | 11.27sh% | 25ppp | 114 hit | 49 blk | 339 fpts

S63 PHI | 66GP | 20G | 48A | 68P | 202sog | 9.90 sh% | 8 ppp | 96 hit | 67 blk | 363 fpts

S64 PHI | 66GP | 20G | 44 A | 64P | 221sog | 9.05 sh% | 8 ppp | 74 hit | 48 blk | 337fpts

S65 PHI | 66GP | 11 G | 36A | 47P | 185sog | 5.95sh% | 2ppp | 74 hit | 57blk | 271 fpts

S66 PHI | 66GP | 14G | 23A| 41P | 102sog | 13.73sh% | 0ppp | 63hit | 36blk | 241fpts

S67 PHI | 66GP | 23G | 32A | 55P | +11  | 163sog | 14.11sh% | 1 ppp | 63 hit | 44 blk | 12 pim

S68 PHI | 66GP | 7 G | 29A | 36P | +12  | 113sog | 6.19 sh% | 0 ppp | 141hit | 26 blk | 20 pim

S69 PHI | 48GP | 3 G | 27A | 30P | +9   | 53 sog | 5.66 sh% | 0 ppp | 91 hit | 21 blk | 14 pim

 Career Totals | 1040GP  | 258G | 476A | 734P | 2507sog | 10.29sh%  | 100pp | 1082hit  | 673blk   


SHL Playoffs:
   S58 TOR | 19GP | 5 G | 7 A | 12P | 49 sog | 10.20sh% | 1 ppp | 24 hit | 4  blk
    S60 PHI  | 6 GP | 4 G | 2 A  | 6 P |  23 sog | 17.39sh% | 2 ppp | 8  hit | 7  blk 
S61 PHI  | 6 GP | 1 G | 1 A  | 2 P |  15 sog | 6.67 sh% | 0 ppp | 5  hit | 6  blk 
S62 PHI  | 6 GP | 1 G | 3 A  | 4 P |  13 sog | 7.69sh% | 1 ppp | 15  hit | 7  blk

S63 PHI | 6 GP | 5 G | 1 A | 6 P | 0    | 19 sog | 26.32sh% | 0 ppp | 6  hit | 11 blk
S64 PHI | 4 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 P | -2   | 2  sog | 0.00 sh% | 0 ppp | 6  hit | 2  blk
S65 PHI | 7 GP | 3 G | 4 A | 7 P | +2   | 19 sog | 15.79sh% | 0 ppp | 11 hit | 3  blk
S66 PHI | 7 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 P | -2   | 12 sog | 8.33 sh% | 0 ppp | 8  hit | 5  blk

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International Play:
  S55 IIHF (SWE) | 21 GP | 5 G | 10 A  |  15 P  |  51.70 FO% |  13.97 SHT% | 16:01 TOI |
  S56 IIHF (SWE) | 21 GP | 2 G |  8  A  |  10 P  |  50.30 FO% |   8.33  SHT% | 17:51 TOI |
  S57 IIHF (SWE) | 19 GP | 2 G |  9  A  |  11 P  |  51.60 FO% |   8.79  SHT% | 16:09 TOI |
   S58 IIHF (SWE) | 20 GP | 9 G |  3  A  |  12 P  |  52.70 FO% |  15.35  SHT% | 14:35 TOI |
S59 IIHF (SWE) | 20 GP | 4 G |  10  A  |  14 P  |  00.70 FO% |  11.95  SHT% | 17:55 TOI |

 

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Achievements:
S52 (TOR) | “Jonathan Lundberg” (Team Leader in Hits) Award Winner |
S52 (TOR) | “John Grossman Jr” (Team Leader in PIMs) Award Winner |
S55 (TOR) | “Chris York (Team Leader in Goals) Award Winner |
S56 IIHF (SWE) | BRONZE Medal Winner |
S58 (TOR) | First Career Playoff Goal (Game 1 vs SFP) |
S59 IIHF (SWE) | Named Assistant Captain |
S60 PHI | Named Assistant Captain (Inaugural season) |
S60 SHL | Named All-Star (PHI)|
S60 IIHF (SWE) | Named Captain |
S60 IIHF (SWE) | BRONZE Medal Winner |
S60 IIHF (SWE) | Named Team Sweden CO-GM |
S60 PHI| Winner of 'The Hammer' award (Best forward on the team) |
S60 PHI | Winner of 'The Blacksmith' award (Team MVP) |
S61 IIHF (SWE) | Named Ass-Captain |
S62 IIHF (SWE) | Named Ass-Captain |
S63 PHI | Named Ass-Captain |
S64 PHI | Named Co-GM  |
S66 PHI | Named Ass-Captain |
S69 PHI | Challenge Cup Champion |
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The biggest storyline in the SMJHL right now is the dominant play of the Newfoundland Berserkzers. With a record of 16 and 6, they currently have the third most points in the league. They have scored 81 goals and only given up 44. To put their goal scoring in perspective, they scored 161 goals all of last season. However, through 22 games this campaign, they already have half that number. With 44 games remaining, they should shatter last years total. They already have 12 skaters with 10 or more points on the season. Both netminders are playing lights out, and both Hugo Gronroos and Evgeni Petrov have a goals against average under 2. Bas O'Bigbers is having an MVP type season, as well as is Ric Charlesworth. As the season goes on, the pressure will continue to mount in Newfoundland. In their last 2 games, they outshot their opponents 105 to 24. They have looked unbeatable at times, but the season is young. It will be interesting to see how long they keep this up. It has been fun to watch.

The season is just about 1/3 through and teams and players are starting to settle in. What do you think is the biggest storyline so far this season? Do you think it will continue? (150+ words)

When I joined the Toronto North Stars, I knew that we’d eventually be a strong team with how many well-earning actives we had. Well, fast forward a season later and I think we’re one of the biggest storylines this season. I expected Toronto to be contending with the other Great Lakes teams for a playoff spot around Season 59 and 60, but this seems like it’s coming to fruition a season early. I’m overjoyed at how well the team has played.
But if you expand your viewpoint out a little, I think the biggest storyline is the fact that a team that winds up with 90+ points is going to miss the playoffs. Now, that could still be us, but even if it’s not, I think that’s something that needs to be changed. Having a top-5 team in the league miss the playoffs is absurd, and not something the league can afford to have happening IMO. I expect this to become more prevalent of an issue as the end of the regular season approaches and people start seeing the disparity in full effect.

Jae-ik Barron || C || S73 || Great Falls Grizzlies || Atlanta Inferno
Player Type: Two-Way Forward / Shadow
Birthplace: Seongnam, South Korea
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201 lbs
Number: 27
Nationality: Canadian / South Korean
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Transactions:
(S72) Drafted 4th overall by the Great Falls Grizzlies
(S73) Drafted 13th overall by the Atlanta Inferno
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S72-S74 (GFG) - 198 GP | 35 G | 99 A | 134 P | -38 | 84 PIM | 254 HIT | 115 SB | 19:24 TOI
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S72-S74 (GFG) - 19 GP | 6 G | 9 A | 15 P | +1 | 10 PIM | 22 HIT | 12 SB | 20:13 TOI


Adam Barron || D || S50 || Retired
Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Birthplace: Bonavista, NL, Canada
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 27
Peak TPE: 2318
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S52-68 : 1042 GP | 174 G | 466 A | 640 P | +278 | 427 PIM | 1103 HIT | 1743 SB | xx TOI
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
10 Post-seasons - 94 GP | 26 G | 37 A | 63 P | +5 | 32 PIM | 117 HIT | 159 SB | xx TOI
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S49-S51 (HFX) - 150 GP | 12 G | 59 A | 71 P | -8 | 92 PIM | 143 HIT | 157 SB | 19:27 TOI
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S49-S51 (HFX) - 18 GP | 3 G | 10 A | 13 P | +8 | 10 PIM | 11 HIT | 23 SB | 22:40 TOI
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Transactions:
(S49) Drafted 18th overall by the Halifax Raiders
(S50) Drafted 1st overall by the Winnipeg Jets
(S57) Traded to the Toronto North Stars
(S63) Traded to the Baltimore Platoon
(S66) Signed with the Atlanta Inferno
(S67) Signed with the San Francisco Pride
(S68) Retired during the Off-season
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Awards & Accomplishments:
SHL Challenge Cup: winner (S66)
SHL Anton Razov Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Ron Mexico Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Scott Stevens Trophy: winner (S58)
SHL Aidan Richan Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Bojo Biscuit: nominated (S61)
SHL Turd Ferguson: winner (S68)
IIHF: gold (S54, S56, S57, S58), silver (S61, S62), bronze (S55, S63, S64)
IIHF Best Defenseman: winner (S58, S61)
WJC: gold (S51), silver (S50)

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So far the biggest storyline in the SHL is how close the Great Lakes division is. This doesn't seem all that big since it's been this way for quite a few seasons now, but this season I'm noticing it more since Chicago might be the team that falls out of the playoffs due to this divisio when in the past Toronto has mostly been the unlucky team that ends up being on the bottom of this powerhouse. As of right now, the standings are Hamilton in 1st with 38 points in 23 games, Toronto in 2nd with 37 points in 22 games, Buffalo in 3rd with 32 points in 25 games, and Chicago in 4th with 31 points in 23 games. This is an incredibly tight race and one that any team can come out on the bottom of, but as of right now it's looking like Buffalo or Chicago will be one of those teams. The kicker is that the top 4 teams in the Great Lakes are also the top 4 teams in the Eastern conference, and 4 of the top 5 teams in the entire league.

Cristoforo Roccamontepiano | #10 | Centre | S78 | Vancouver Whalers | Prospect

SMJHL Regular Season Stats:
S76 | VAN | GP: 8 | G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1 | +/-: -7 | PIM: 2 | S: 7 | HIT: 8 | BLK: 0 | TOI: 16:04

SMJHL Playoff Stats:
S76 | VAN | GP: 11 | G: 1 | A: 3 | P: 4 | +/-: -3 | PIM: 2 | S: 12 | HIT: 11 | BLK: 4 | TOI: 16:31


Mat Smith | #10 | Goaltender | S56 | Chicago Syndicate | Quebec City Citadelles | Long Live Drog

SHL Regular Season Stats:
S56 | CHI | GP: 03 | W: 02 | L: 00 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .951 | GAA: 0.65 | SO: 2
S57 | CHI | GP: 05 | W: 04 | L: 01 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .940 | GAA: 1.18 | SO: 2
S58 | CHI | GP: 09 | W: 07 | L: 02 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 1.67 | SO: 0
S59 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 38 | L: 14 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .905 | GAA: 2.35 | SO: 3
S60 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 36 | L: 16 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.52 | SO: 7
S61 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 32 | L: 22 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .909 | GAA: 2.64 | SO: 2
S62 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 46 | L: 03 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .930 | GAA: 2.07 | SO: 7
S63 | CHI | GP: 55 | W: 36 | L: 15 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .912 | GAA: 2.35 | SO: 5
S64 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 41 | L: 13 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .932 | GAA: 2.16 | SO: 2
S65 | CHI | GP: 53 | W: 36 | L: 15 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.63 | SO: 8
S66 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 35 | L: 14 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .898 | GAA: 2.98 | SO: 4
S67 | CHI | GP: 55 | W: 29 | L: 20 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .898 | GAA: 2.73 | SO: 6
S68 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 34 | L: 17 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .891 | GAA: 2.89 | SO: 5
S69 | CHI | GP: 56 | W: 35 | L: 15 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .903 | GAA: 2.78 | SO: 4
S70 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 29 | L: 21 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .889 | GAA: 3.39 | SO: 3
S71 | CHI | GP: 55 | W: 28 | L: 21 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .891 | GAA: 3.75 | SO: 1
S72 | CHI | GP: 49 | W: 31 | L: 14 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 3.19 | SO: 6
S73 | CHI | GP: 54 | W: 26 | L: 25 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .900 | GAA: 3.67 | SO: 0
S74 | CHI | GP: 46 | W: 29 | L: 11 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .908 | GAA: 3.40 | SO: 3
S75 | CHI | GP: 42 | W: 18 | L: 13 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .881 | GAA: 4.40 | SO: 0
S76 | CHI | GP: 37 | W: 11 | L: 13 | OTL: 4 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 4.40 | SO: 1
TOT | CHI | GP: 951 | W: 583 | L: 285 | OTL: 50 | SV%: .909 | GAA: 2.75 | SO: 71

SHL Playoff Stats:
S59 | CHI | GP: 16 | W: 09 | L: 06 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .907 | GAA: 2.67 | SO: 3
S60 | CHI | GP: 23 | W: 15 | L: 07 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.75 | SO: 1
S61 | CHI | GP: 11 | W: 07 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .907 | GAA: 2.65 | SO: 0
S62 | CHI | GP: 10 | W: 06 | L: 03 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .903 | GAA: 2.79 | SO: 1
S63 | CHI | GP: 14 | W: 09 | L: 04 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .940 | GAA: 1.66 | SO: 4
S64 | CHI | GP: 23 | W: 16 | L: 05 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .917 | GAA: 2.61 | SO: 1
S65 | CHI | GP: 17 | W: 10 | L: 07 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .927 | GAA: 2.52 | SO: 2
S66 | CHI | GP: 14 | W: 10 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .909 | GAA: 2.58 | SO: 0
S67 | CHI | GP: 07 | W: 03 | L: 03 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 2.79 | SO: 1
S68 | CHI | GP: 15 | W: 09 | L: 05 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .890 | GAA: 3.48 | SO: 1
S69 | CHI | GP: 07 | W: 03 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .878 | GAA: 3.42 | SO: 0
S70 | CHI | GP: 13 | W: 06 | L: 06 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .895 | GAA: 3.27 | SO: 0
S71 | CHI | GP: 12 | W: 07 | L: 05 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .908 | GAA: 2.95 | SO: 1
S72 | CHI | GP: 12 | W: 05 | L: 06 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .897 | GAA: 3.88 | SO: 1
S73 | CHI | GP: 11 | W: 06 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .897 | GAA: 3.83 | SO: 0
S74 | CHI | GP: 05 | W: 01 | L: 03 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .906 | GAA: 3.58 | SO: 0
S75 | CHI | GP: 01 | W: 00 | L: 00 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .943 | GAA: 2.70 | SO: 0
S76 | CHI | GP: 01 | W: 00 | L: 00 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .829 | GAA: 7.93 | SO: 0
TOT | CHI | GP: 212 | W: 122 | L: 76 | OTL: 11 | SV%: .904 | GAA: 3.23 | SO: 16

SMJHL Regular Season Stats:
S55 | QCC | GP: 23 | W: 06 | L: 13 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .905 | GAA: 3.91 | SO: 0
S56 | QCC | GP: 37 | W: 14 | L: 20 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .911 | GAA: 2.90 | SO: 5
S57 | QCC | GP: 41 | W: 31 | L: 05 | OTL: 5 | SV%: .920 | GAA: 2.38 | SO: 6
S58 | QCC | GP: 34 | W: 23 | L: 07 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .918 | GAA: 1.96 | SO: 6
TOT | QCC | GP: 135 | W: 74 | L: 45 | OTL: 11 | SV%: .914 | GAA: 2.66 | SO: 17

SMJHL Playoff Stats:
S55 | QCC | GP: 10 | W: 04 | L: 06 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .920 | GAA: 2.98 | SO: 0
S56 | QCC | GP: 06 | W: 02 | L: 04 | OTL: 0 | SV%: .907 | GAA: 3.02 | SO: 0
S57 | QCC | GP: 13 | W: 07 | L: 04 | OTL: 2 | SV%: .902 | GAA: 2.58 | SO: 0
S58 | QCC | GP: 17 | W: 12 | L: 04 | OTL: 1 | SV%: .939 | GAA: 1.47 | SO: 5
TOT | QCC | GP: 46 | W: 25 | L: 18 | OTL: 3 | SV%: .919 | GAA: 2.31 | SO: 5

Trophy Case:
S55: Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy - Most Underrated Player (SMJHL)
S57: Laurifer Trophy - Best Regular Season Team Record (QCC - SMJHL - Starter)
S57: Challenge Cup - Champions of the SHL (CHI - SHL - Backup)
S57: Gold Medal - Champions of the World Juniors (FIN - WJC - Starter)
S58: Four-Star Cup - Champions of the SMJHL (QCC - SMJHL - Starter)
S58: Gold Medal - Champions of the World Juniors (FIN - WJC - Backup)
S59: Named to All-Rookie Team (SHL)
S60: Named to 1st All-Star Team (SHL)
S62: President's Trophy - Best Regular Season Team Record (CHI - SHL - Starter)
S62: Mike Honcho Trophy - Least Regular Season Goals Against (SHL)
S62: Gold Medal - Champions of the IIHF (FIN - IIHF - Backup)
S62: Named to 1st All-Star Team (SHL)
S64: Highest TPE Goalie (SHL)
S64: President's Trophy - Best Regular Season Team Record (CHI - SHL - Starter)
S64: Challenge Cup - Champions of the SHL (CHI - SHL - Starter)
S64: Gold Medal - Champions of the IIHF (FIN - IIHF - Backup)
S64: John McBride Trophy - Best Goalie (SHL)
S64: Mike Honcho Trophy - Least Regular Season Goals Against (SHL)
S64: Named to 1st All-Star Team (SHL)
S65: Highest TPE Goalie (SHL)
S65: Mike Honcho Trophy - Least Regular Season Goals Against (SHL)
S66: Highest TPE Goalie (SHL)
S66: Gold Medal - Champions of the IIHF (FIN - IIHF - Starter)
S66: International Award - Best Goalie (IIHF)
S68: International Award - Best Goalie (IIHF)
S72: All-Time Leader in Goalie Wins (SHL)

S55: Signed as a free agent with the Quebec City Citadelles (SMJHL)
S56: Drafted round 2, 30th overall by the Chicago Syndicate (SHL)
S76: Retired as a member of the Chicago Syndicate

I think it has been great to see what kind of season the Toronto North Stars are having. Pretty much since the time I signed up for the SHL, the Stars have struggled to gain footing and become a dominant team. So, now that I see that they have risen up the rankings I can't help but feel happy for them. When I first came into the league I wanted to join Toronto because I have always been a fan of Toronto teams, which is why I was so happy to be drafted by them. This wasn't meant to be because I was literally traded the next day to the Panthers (and I'm really happy I was), but since then I have always kept Toronto on my radar and watched them from afar. It was tough to see so many losing seasons, especially since my friend Carpy has been such a force for them. But now it seems like they have finally broken through and I do hope that this run continues for them. I want us Panthers to win it all, of course, but if it's Toronto that does it instead then they will have me in the crowd cheering for them.

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I think the biggest storyline that has been developing is the rise and fall of Phineas Gold. Closing in on being one of those elite of the elites with 2k tpe and he is just not producing as much as a hyper offensive player should. What is going on back there in his head? Certain rumors have started that Phineas himself is being targeted by outside forces who are trying to quiet the center who is just reaching peak form. Not so much that he should be throwing games, but rather it is more of a psychological attack that is hampering him. I think it will turn around for our intrepid hero and in the middle of the season he will break out with a vengeance. Until that moment, you should drop him from your fantasy teams while the Manhattan Rage take this time to figure out what is going wrong with their play style.

Phineas Gold || LW || Minnesota Monarchs/Manhattan Rage/Montreal Militia/Carolina Krakens 
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S49 SMJHL Draft: 1st Round, Pick #13 OA, Montreal Militia
S50 SHL Draft: 1st Round, Pick #14 OA, Manhattan Rage

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SMJHL Stats

S49 MTL |LW| GP: 50 G: 5 A: 9 +/-: -3 PIM: 23 HIT: 28 SB: 7 SHT: 85 FO%: 33.33%

S49 Four Star Cup Champion

S50 CAR|C| GP: 50 G: 15 A: 26 +/-: +22 PIM: 22 HIT: 28 SB: 8 SHT: 112 FO%: 50.80%
S50 Four Star Cup Champion
S51 CAR|C| GP: 50 G: 19 A: 24 +/-: +19 PIM: 23 HIT: 63 SB: 11 SHT: 104 FO%: 49.22% #1 SNIPER IN LEAGUE
S51 Laurifer Cup
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SHL Stats
S52 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 12 A: 13 +/-: 3 PIM: 0 HIT:4 SB:13 SHT: 115 FO%: 17.33%
S52 MAN Division Champions; MAN Conference Champions; MAN Challenge Cup Champions
S53 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 18 A: 15 +/-: 21 PIM: 8 HIT:58 SB:29 SHT: 121 GR: 58
S54 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 14 A: 13 +/-: 9 PIM: 38 HIT:80 SB:22 SHT: 133 GR: 58
S55 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 17 A: 13 +/-: 14 PIM: 12 HIT:61 SB:31 SHT: 106 GR: 61
S56 MAN |LW| GP: 50 G: 19 A: 18 +/-: 30 PIM: 15 HIT:65 SB:43 SHT: 158 GR: 57
S57 MAN |LW| GP: 66 G: 32 A: 32 +/-: 27 PIM: 15 HIT:102 SB:69 SHT: 204 GR: 61
S58 MAN |C| GP: 66 G: 27 A: 38 +/-: -11 PIM: 28 HIT:125 SB:75 SHT: 232 GR: 66
S59 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 34 A: 26 +/-: -4 PIM: 14 HIT:121 SB:75 SHT: 241 GR: 70
S60 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 32 A: 40 +/-: 13 PIM: 34 HIT:111 SB:91 SHT: 201 GR: 67
S61 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 20 A: 38 +/-: 16 PIM: 12 HIT:99 SB:67 SHT: 189 GR: 68
S62 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 19 A: 45 +/-: -11 PIM: 24 HIT:88 SB:79 SHT: 180 GR: 62
S63 MIN|C| GP: 66 G: 14 A: 28 +/-: -33 PIM: 34 HIT:32 SB:66 SHT: 122 GR: 60
TOTAL || GP: 712 G: 258 A: 319 +/-: 74 PIM: 234 HIT: 946 SB:660 SHT: 1802

Seamus O'Slapahan || RD|| New England Wolfpack/Nevada Battleborn 
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S64 Free Agent - Signed with Nevada Battleborn
S65 SHL Draft: 2nd Round, Pick 27 OA, New England Wolfpack
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SMJHL Stats
S64 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 6 A: 14 +/-: 5 PIM: 14 HIT: 107 SB: 58 SHT: 95 DGR: 52
S65 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 13 A: 29 +/-: 36 PIM: 12 HIT: 123 SB: 99 SHT: 164 DGR: 61
S66 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 12 A: 34 +/-: 35 PIM: 28 HIT: 133 SB: 74 SHT: 191 DGR: 78
S66 Laurifer Trophy, 4-Star Cup
S67 NBB |RD| GP: 66 G: 9 A: 34 +/-: 13 PIM: 34 HIT: 146 SB: 87 SHT: 197 DGR: 77
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SHL Stats

Credit to Vulfzilla for the awesome render pic
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One third of the way through the SHL season there are some surprises for sure. Firstly, Toronto's current place in the eastern conference standings is quite the surprise. Despite Buffalo and defending champion Chicago having two of the strongest rosters in the league, Toronto has opened up a pretty significant 5 and 6 point standings lead over those two teams. Beyond their astounding lead over two top notch rosters, Toronto is also just 1 point behind the SHL's front running Hamilton Steelhawks.

In fact, Toronto's success is even more impressive when you consider that they haven't had the most dominant offensive output. However, on the other side of the coin they have been incredibly impressive on the defensive side of the puck. Carpet has been solid between the pipes, and the North Stars have allowed only 46 goals through 22 contests. Only Chicago has managed a better goals against figure so far this season.

With plenty of hockey left, it will be interesting to see how the rest of the eastern conference schedule shakes out. Will Toronto maintain their strong pace and leave Buffalo and Chicago behind and compete with Hamilton for the leagues best record?

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Thanks to Merica for my sig

I think the biggest storyline right now is the rise of the North Stars. We've been so used to the same teams dominating the Eastern Conference, it felt like there would be no change at the top of the division. Hamilton, Buffalo, and Chicago have each reigned supreme and separated themselves from the rest of the pack. However, this season, another team finally cracked through the ceiling. Welcome the Toronto North Stars.

Led by arguably the best goalie tandem in the league, The North Stars are second in the East, just one point behind perennial powerhouses the Hamilton Steelhawks. Toronto is ahead of Buffalo and Chicago and have shown no signs of slowing down. The East is in desperate need of another team showing up and causing chaos. They need to give hope to the other teams that it's possible to pass those big 3. Now, Buffalo and Chicago are still hot on the tail, but it's going to be a fascinating to watch this race down the stretch to the playoffs.

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Guy Incognito - D - #24
Texas Renegades
Season 76
0-0-0
Regular Season - [G 0] [A 0] [Pts 0] [+/- 0] [PIM 0] [Hits 0] [SB 0]


Guy Incognito || D || Texas Renegades || 1114 TPE
Name: Guy Incognito
Age: 33
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190 lbs
Number: 24
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SHL/SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S72|Elk|[G 10] [A 15] [Pts 25] [+/- +7] [PIM 50] [Hits 124] [SB 131]
S73|Elk|[G 17] [A 40] [Pts 57] [+/- +8] [PIM 30] [Hits 123] [SB 170]
S74|Elk|[G 11] [A 30] [Pts 41] [+/- -9] [PIM 42] [Hits 132] [SB 123]
S75|Elk|[G 16] [A 33] [Pts 49] [+/- +12] [PIM 40] [Hits 119] [SB 119]
S76|Renegades|[G 7] [A 13] [Pts 20] [+/- +27] [PIM 36] [Hits 37] [SB 125]
Career|[G 7] [A 13] [Pts 20] [+/- +27] [PIM 36] [Hits 37] [SB 125]
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SHL/SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S72|Elk|[G 0] [A 0] [Pts 0] [+/- -4] [PIM 0] [Hits 4] [SB 13]
S73|Elk|[G 1] [A 3] [Pts 4] [+/- -5] [PIM 4] [Hits 9] [SB 16]
S74|Elk|[G 2] [A 1] [Pts 3] [+/- -5] [PIM 4] [Hits 7] [SB 16]
S75|Elk|[G 1] [A 2] [Pts 3] [+/- 2] [PIM 4] [Hits 17] [SB 18]
S76|Renegades|[G 0] [A 4] [Pts 4] [+/- -2] [PIM 2] [Hits 4] [SB 27]
Career|[G 0] [A 4] [Pts 4] [+/- -2] [PIM 2] [Hits 4] [SB 27]
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Team Record
S72|Elk|36-29-1 - 73pts (Round 1)
S73|Elk|34-26-6 - 74pts (Round 2)
S74|Elk|26-38-2 - 54pts (Round 1)
S75|Elk|35-24-7 - 77pts (Round 1)
S76|Renegades|47-17-2 - 96pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
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Transactions:
S72: Drafted 8th overall by the Regina Elk
S73: Drafted 11th overall by the Texas Renegades
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Awards & Achievements
S73: Won Quilha Agante Trophy
S73: Won Alex Light Trophy
Won 1 WJC Medal (Bronze)
Peak TPE count: 1114
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Damian Littleton || D || Retired
Name: Damian Littleton
Age: 22
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230 lbs
Number: 24
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SHL Regular Season Statistics
Career|[G 30] [A 123] [Pts 153] [+/- +9] [PIM 527] [Hits 580] [SB 495]
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SHL Playoff Statistics
Career|[G 4] [A 20] [Pts 24] [+/- +3] [PIM 68] [Hits 86] [SB 72]
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Team Record
S1|Jets|23-12-5 – 51pts (SHL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS)
S2|Jets|22-13-5 – 49pts (West Division Finals)
S3|Jets|18-14-8 – 44pts (West Division Finals)
S4|Jets|19-19-2 – 40pts (West Division Finals)
S5|Jets|24-15-5 – 53pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S6|Jets|25-21-14 – 64pts (Missed Playoffs)
S7|Jets|25-19-6 – 56pts (SHL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS)
S8|Jets|21-20-9 – 51pts (Missed Playoffs)
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Transactions:
GM of the Winnipeg Jets
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Awards & Achievements
S1: SHL Challenge Cup Champion
S3: Won the Scott Stevens Trophy
S7: SHL Challenge Cup Champion
S7: Won the JJ Krever Trophy
S7: Won the Damian Littleton Trophy
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Lance Uppercut || D || Retired
Name: Lance Uppercut
Age: 22
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200 lbs
Number: 9
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SHL/NWJHL Regular Season Statistics
S8|Falcons|[G 5] [A 31] [Pts 36] [+/- +47] [PIM 98] [Hits 73] [SB 54]
Career|[G 106] [A 341] [Pts 447] [+/- +83] [PIM 775] [Hits 1258] [SB 842]
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SHL/NWJHL Playoff Statistics
S8|Falcons|[G 1] [A 4] [Pts 5] [+/- +15] [PIM 28] [Hits 14] [SB 19]
Career|[G 8] [A 36] [Pts 44] [+/- +6] [PIM 101] [Hits 163] [SB 144]
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Team Record
S8|Falcons|33-5-2 - 68pts (Four Star Cup Finals)
S9|Jets|32-14-4 - 68pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S10|Jets|30-14-6 - 66pts (Challenge Cup Finals)
S11|Jets|36-11-3 - 75pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S12|Jets|31-16-3 - 65pts (Challenge Cup Finals)
S13|Jets|31-13-6 - 68pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S14|Jets|24-21-5 - 58pts (Western Conference Finals)
S15|Jets|22-21-7 - 51pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S16|Jets|22-21-7 - 51pts (Missed Playoffs)
S17|Jets|22-23-5 - 49pts (Missed Playoffs)
S18|Jets|27-17-6 - 60pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S19|Jets|30-18-2 - 64pts (SHL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS)
S20|Jets|26-18-6 - 52pts (Western Conference Finals)
S21|Jets|22-24-6 - 50pts (Missed Playoffs)
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Transactions:
Drafted 5th overall by the Detroit Falcons
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Awards & Achievements
S9: Won the Ryan Jesster Trophy
S19: Won the JJ Krever Trophy
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Rembrandt Q. Einstein || D || Retired
Name: Rembrandt Q. Einstein
Age: 25
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 215 lbs
Number: 44
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SHL/SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S21|Impact|[G 2] [A 29] [Pts 31] [+/- -17] [PIM 23] [Hits 20] [SB 52]
Career|[G 75] [A 440] [Pts 515] [+/- +34] [PIM 537] [Hits 975] [SB 1034]
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SHL/SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S21|Impact|[G 0] [A 3] [Pts 3] [+/- -5] [PIM 2] [Hits 3] [SB 2]
Career|[G 7] [A 27] [Pts 34] [+/- -2] [PIM 58] [Hits 102] [SB 103]
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Team Record
S21|Impact|11-22-7 - 29pts (Eastern Conference Semi-Finals)
S22|Jets|34-14-4 - 72pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S23|Jets|23-22-7 - 53pts (Missed Playoffs)
S24|Jets|30-18-4 - 64pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S25|Jets|31-13-6 - 68pts (SHL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS)
S26|Jets|28-17-5 - 61pts (Western Conference Finals)
S27|Jets|25-22-3 - 53pts (Missed Playoffs)
S28|Jets|27-15-8 - 62pts (Western Conference Finals)
S29|Jets|27-20-3 - 57pts (Missed Playoffs)
S30|Jets|20-19-11 - 51pts (Missed Playoffs)
S31|Jets|13-30-6 - 32pts (Missed Playoffs)
S32|Jets|22-21-7 - 51pts (Missed Playoffs)
S33|Jets|27-20-3 - 57pts (Missed Playoffs)
S34|Jets|26-16-8 - 60pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S35|Jets|28-21-1 - 57pts (Missed Playoffs)
S36|Jets|30-16-4 - 64pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
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Transactions:
Drafted 4th overall by the Montreal Impact
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Awards & Achievements
S22: Won the JJ Krever Trophy
S25: Won the Joe McKeil Trophy
S28: Won the Joe McKeil Trophy
S28: Won the Vidrik Onoprienko Lifetime Achievement Award
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Hercules Rockefeller || LW || Retired
Name: Hercules Rockefeller
Age: 27
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 24
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SHL/SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S36|Raiders|[G 7] [A 2] [Pts 9] [+/- -11] [PIM 4] [Hits 40] [SB 1]
S37|Raiders|[G 14] [A 10] [Pts 24] [+/- +3] [PIM 14] [Hits 45] [SB 1]
Career|[G 270] [A 325] [Pts 595] [+/- +157] [PIM 206] [Hits 709] [SB 197]
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SHL/SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S36|Raiders|[G 3] [A 1] [Pts 4] [+/- -2] [PIM 0] [Hits 8] [SB 0]
S37|Raiders|[G 1] [A 1] [Pts 2] [+/- -1] [PIM 2] [Hits 6] [SB 0]
Career|[G 48] [A 54] [Pts 102] [+/- -26] [PIM 30] [Hits 145] [SB 47]
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Team Record
S36|Raiders|28-18-4 - 60pts (Four Star Cup Final)
S37|Raiders|32-10-8 - 72pts (Eastern Conference Finals)
S38|Blizzard|19-25-6 - 44pts (Missed Playoffs)
S39|Blizzard|28-20-2 - 58pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S40|Blizzard|27-15-8 - 62pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S41|Blizzard|32-13-5 - 69pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S42|Blizzard|30-15-5 - 65pts (Western Conference Finals)
S43|Blizzard|23-23-4 - 50pts (Missed Playoffs)
S44|Blizzard|35-11-4 - 74pts (Western Conference Finals)
S45|Blizzard|41-6-3 - 85pts (SHL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS)
S46|Blizzard|24-21-5 - 53pts (Western Conference Wild Card)
S47|Blizzard|33-16-1 - 67pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S48|Blizzard|25-20-5 - 55pts (Western Conference Wild Card)
S49|Blizzard|26-22-2 - 54pts (SHL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS)
S50|Blizzard|28-19-3 - 59pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S51|Blizzard|32-14-4 - 68pts (Challenge Cup Finals)
S52|Blizzard|29-18-3 - 61pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S53|Blizzard|32-13-5 - 69pts (Challenge Cup Finals)
S54|Blizzard|29-18-3 - 61pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
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Transactions:
Drafted 3rd overall by the Halifax Raiders
Drafted 3rd overall by the Edmonton Blizzard
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Awards & Achievements
S45: SHL Record for highest +/- in a season (+42)
S49: Won the Anton Razov Trophy
Won 9 IIHF Medals (5 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
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Rock Strongo || C || Retired
Name: Rock Strongo
Age: 30
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220 lbs
Number: 9
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SHL/SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S55|Raptors|[G 14] [A 18] [Pts 32] [+/- +10] [PIM 12] [Hits 19] [SB 8]
S56|Raptors/Battleborn|[G 7] [A 18] [Pts 25] [+/- +2] [PIM 16] [Hits 42] [SB 18]
S57|Battleborn|[G 9] [A 26] [Pts 35] [+/- -3] [PIM 22] [Hits 66] [SB 29]
Career|[G 332] [A 518] [Pts 850] [+/- +145] [PIM 302] [Hits 1298] [SB 493]
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SHL/SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S55|Raptors|[G 0] [A 3] [Pts 3] [+/- EVEN] [PIM 2] [Hits 1] [SB 2]
S56|Battleborn|[G 1] [A 0] [Pts 1] [+/- +1] [PIM 0] [Hits 1] [SB 2]
S57|Battleborn|[G 0] [A 1] [Pts 1] [+/- +2] [PIM 0] [Hits 7] [SB 2]
Career|[G 54] [A 68] [Pts 122] [+/- +11] [PIM 22] [Hits 224] [SB 56]
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Team Record
S55|Raptors|27-18-5 - 59pts (Round 2)
S56|Battleborn|28-18-4 - 60pts (Round 2)
S57|Battleborn|30-29-7 - 67pts (Round 1)
S58|Monarchs|23-36-7 - 53pts (Missed Playoffs)
S59|Monarchs|30-34-2 - 62pts (Missed Playoffs)
S60|Monarchs|29-31-6 - 64pts (Round 1)
S61|Monarchs|30-30-6 - 66pts (Round 1)
S62|Panthers|42-22-2 - 86pts (Western Conference Finals)
S63|Panthers|36-24-6 - 78pts (Challenge Cup Finals)
S64|Panthers|44-14-8 - 96pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S65|Panthers|50-14-2 - 102pts (SHL CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS)
S66|Panthers|45-17-4 - 94pts (Western Conference Semi-Finals)
S67|Panthers|38-26-2 - 78pts (Round 1)
S68|North Stars|46-16-4 - 96pts (Eastern Conference Semi-Finals)
S69|Patriotes|50-15-1 - 101pts (Eastern Conference Semi-Finals)
S70|Patriotes|46-17-3 - 95pts (Eastern Conference Semi-Finals)
S71|Patriotes|50-15-1 - 101pts (Round 1)
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Transactions:
S55: Drafted 7th overall by the Colorado Raptors
S56: Drafted 3rd overall by the Minnesota Monarchs
S56: Traded from Colorado to Nevada
S62: Signed with Los Angeles Panthers
S68: Traded from Los Angeles to Toronto
S69: Traded from Toronto to Montreal
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Awards & Achievements
S55: Won the Esa Anrikkanen Trophy
Won 3 WJC Medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Won 6 IIHF Medals (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze)
Peak TPE count: 2106
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The biggest storyline in this 58th season has to be the seeming arrival to true contendership of Toronto and Texas. Both teams have been committed to a thorough rebuild over the last decade or so and are now looking ready to earn their place among the league’s true elite for the foreseeable future. They have spent years collecting and developing high potential players through the draft and have lately begun to also augment the few remaining areas of weakness through a few smart trades (most notably for elite defenseman Adam Barron by Toronto and young goaltending phenom Cillian Kavanagh by Texas) to bring in some crucial final pieces to really kick their contendership into high gear. While last season was still a bit of a warning shot by both, they have both really stormed out of the gates in their respective conferences this season, Texas stringing together 9 consecutive wins and Toronto topping even that with a whopping 10-game win streak to start the season. While Toronto has since been caught up by one of their bitter Great Lakes division rivals Hamilton in the Eastern conference, Texas leads the Western conference by a fair 5 points at the 1/3 mark of the season. Neither team can afford to let up though, as the competition for those top spots is now perhaps stronger than ever with them in it as well and they need to keep up their pace to prove their worthiness of being considered true contenders from now on. The way they are built now, though, inspires confidence that they will succeed in proving it for a long time to come.

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Sigs by sulovilen ,  Ragnar  ,  supertardis101 , Leviadan , High Stick King , Carpy & KaleSalad

— S 56 —  LEMO PIHL  —  FORWARD  —  ANC/TEX/TOR/PHI  —  RETIRED (PEAK 2057) —

SHL Texas Renegades (S59-64) - Challenge Cup Champions S59 & S62

SMJHL Anchorage Armada (S55-58) - Four-Star Cup Champions S57

Team Finland - WJC Gold S57 & S58 - IIHF Gold S62, S64 & S66

Name: Lemo Pihl
Birthplace: Tallinn, Estonia
Height: 6’ 2”
Weight: 200 lbs

Signed by Anchorage Armada as UDFA in S55 (Thank you, Acsolap & Apricot!)
Drafted to SHL in S56 entry draft 29th overall by Texas Renegades
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CAREER STATS

SHL regular season - Texas Renegades:

GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB
S59: 66, 7, 26, 33, +39, 18, 138, 48, 27

S60: 66, 10, 27, 37, +23, 4, 142, 44, 43

S61*: 66, 19, 26, 45, +22, 2, 173, 26, 47

*1st Hat-trick: S61 game 39 - 3+1 in 9-3 W vs NEW

S62: 66, 19, 28, 47, +23, 17, 202, 35, 50

S63: 66, 26, 38, 64, +39, 19, 268, 80, 47

S64: 66, 30, 46, 76, +30, 16, 267, 116, 29

*Traded to Toronto prior to S65*

SHL regular season - Toronto North Stars

GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB

S65: 66, 24, 46, 70, +8, 16, 193, 116, 36

S66: 66, 27, 44, 71, -4, 32, 204, 111, 34

*Signed as free agent with Philadelphia Forge prior to S67*

SHL regular season - Philadelphia Forge

GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB

S67: 66, 33, 33, 66, +8, 34, 224, 165, 30

S68: 66, 20, 44, 64, +12, 39, 226, 152, 23

SHL playoffs - Texas Renegades:

GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB
S59**: 16, 4, 4, 8, +12, 0, 27, 17, 9

** S59 Challenge Cup Champion **

S60: 9, 1, 2, 3, 0, 14, 31, 6, 4

S61: 19, 3, 9, 12, +6, 2, 39, 22, 19

S62**: 24, 3, 4, 7, +8, 2, 54, 19, 15

** S62 Challenge Cup Champion **

S63: 9, 2, 1, 3, -3, 2, 43, 17, 9

S64: 13, 9, 6, 15, +2, 4, 71, 22, 13

SHL playoffs - Toronto North Stars:
GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB
S65: 6, 4, 1, 5, -3, 0, 22, 8, 3

S66: 10, 4, 4, 8, -4, 4, 45, 16, 2

SHL playoffs - Philadelphia Forge:

GP / G / A / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB

S67: 7, 0, 4, 4, -3, 2, 22, 16, 1

S68: 5, 0, 3, 3, 0, 4, 12, 15, 2

SMJHL regular season - Anchorage Armada:

GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB

S55: 46, 1, 5, 6, -11, 4, 33, 41, 27

S56: 50, 7, 15, 22, +2, 6, 95, 56, 18

S57: 66, 11, 28, 39, +39, 14, 130, 89, 69

S58: 66, 14, 16, 30, +9, 8, 134, 83, 69

SMJHL playoffs - Anchorage Armada:

GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB

S55: 7, 0, 1, 1, -5, 2, 7, 6, 5

S56: 16, 1, 5, 6, +3, 0, 24, 17, 4

S57****: 16, 2, 6, 8, +6, 0, 27, 17, 16.

**** S57 Four-Star Cup Champion ****

S58: 21, 6, 8, 14, +6, 6, 42, 27, 24

WJC - Team Finland:

GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB
S56: 13, 4, 4, 8, +4, 6, 27, 19, 4
S57*: 15, 4, 8, 12, +9, 4, 28, 16, 11

S58*: 15, 3, 10, 14, +13, 4, 31, 19, 7
* S57 & 58 WJC Gold Medalist

IIHF - Team Finland:
GP / G / A / P / +/- / PIM / S / H / SB
S57: 12, 0, 0, 0, -5, 6, 10, 15, 9

S58: 12, 1, 1, 2, -4, 0, 17, 13, 7

S59: 12, 2, 2, 4, +1, 0, 8, 13, 1

S60: 13, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 16, 8, 3

S61: 14, 0, 2, 2, -1, 6, 5, 4, 7

S62*: 15, 0, 0, 0, -5, 2, 15, 6, 4

*S62 IIHF Gold Medalist*

S63: 13, 2, 2, 4, -2, 4, 27, 10, 3

S64*: 15, 0, 8, 8, -4, 0, 43, 19, 4

*S64 IIHF Gold Medalist*

S65: 13, 6, 7, 13, +7, 6, 47, 20, 8

S66*: 15, 9, 4, 13, +8, 4, 26, 22, 5

*S66 IIHF Gold Medalist*

S67: 15, 3, 9, 12, +3, 4, 49, 32, 7

S68: 15, 5, 5, 10, +2, 10, 20, 29, 13

  S69 Challenge Cup Champion - Philadelphia Forge  

  S59 & S62 Challenge Cup Champion - Texas Renegades    

   S57 Four Star Cup Champion - Anchorage Armada   

   S57 & S58 WJC / S62, S64 & S66 IIHF Gold Medalist - Team Finland    

      

After 69 shots on net with still no SHL goals to show for it, even the opposition started to feel so sorry for Lemo, that they decided to help him out :D

- Bad pass by Jack Klompus, he gave it right to Lemo Pihl.

- Lemo Pihl rips it to the net...

- Lemo Pihl will find the empty net, that should do it!

TEX @ MAN, S59 game 31

The biggest story line for the Simulation Hockey League this season, yet again, is the fact that the Great Lakes are dominating the Eastern Conference and there will be an elite team who misses the play offs yet again. It is a literal toss up in the Great Lakes division currently. The worst team, the Chicago Syndicate, has 31 points in 23 games. Which is still 6 points better than the top team in the Atlantic Division, the Manhattan Rage who currently sit with 25 points in 22 games. It's only going to get tighter as the season goes along. We very well could have a team get over 80 points and not get into the playoffs. If you compare this to the Western Conference, only the Texas Renegades have earned over 30 points this season, with 34 points in 21 games played. The Edmonton Blizzard are close behind with 29 points in 22 games. However you want to break it down. Any team in the Great Lakes Division would be in either a number one or number two position in any other division in the Simulation Hockey League.

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Igor Victory | LD | PHI | Tampere, Finland
Number: 11
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 228#
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Notables:
Drafted 48th by ANC in S54 SMJHL draft
S54 HoF Ceremony Host
S55 HoF Ceremony Host
Drafted 12th OA by TBB in S55 SHL draft
S55 Finland WJC GM - Bronze
S56 Finland WJC Co-GM
S56 SMJHL Intern
S57-S60- Anchorage Armada Co-GM
S57 4 Star Champion
S57 WJC Finland GM - Gold Medal
S60 Signed FA Contract with Philadelphia Forge
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SHL Stats:
S58 - TBB: GP:66 G:3 A:11 P:14 +/-:-12 PIM:4 H:63 SB:121 TOI:18:18
S59 - TBB: GP:66 G:3 A: 17 P:20 +/-:-11 PIM: 15 H:66 SB:115 TOI:18:39
S60 - PHI: GP: 66 G:11 A:24 P:35 +/-:18 PIM: 28 H:85 SB:104 TOI:19:26
S61 - PHI:

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SMJHL stats: All games played with ANC

S54- GP:50 G:4 A:7 P:11 +/-:-1 PIM:28 H:51 SB:30 DGR: 63 TOI: 18:20

S55- GP:50 G:5 A:7 P:12: +/-:7 PIM:4 H:59 SB:68 DGR:71 TOI:17:39

S56- GP:50 G:4 A:22 P:26 +/-:-4 PIM:15 H:60 SB:30 DGR: 75 TOI:20:42

S57- GP:55 G:13 A:20 P:33 +/-:39 PIM:29 H:116 SB:108 DGR:84 TOI:20:34

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SMJHL playoff stats

S54- GP:7 G:1 A:1 P:2 +/-:-2 PIM:9 H:9 SB:10 DGR:72 TOI:19:38

S55- GP:7 G:0 A:5 P:5 +/-: -3 PIM:2 H:14 SB:10 DGR:63 TOI:17:20

S56- GP:16 G:5 A:5 P:10 +/-:-1 PIM:2 H:19 SB:11 DGR:76 TOI:21:11

S57- GP: 16 G:2 A:3 P:5 +/-:8 PIM:10 H:21 SB:10 TOI:20:34

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International Representations

S54 WJC FIN - Bronze
S55 WJC FIN - Bronze
S56 WJC FIN
S57 WJC FIN - GOLD
S57 IIHF FIN
S58 IIHF FIN
S58 IIHF FIN