@DApolloS 

Leon Schweingruber just had a night he would have thought was impossible. After a 6 year "break" from hockey, the two-way center was named the third star in Texas' 6-2 victory over the Toronto North Stars. Schweingruber recorded a point on 4/6 goals, and was on the ice for 5/6. This provides a massive bright spot on what started as a tough season. Playing in the SHL as a rookie is incredibly difficult in itself. After 6 years of no hockey? Schweingruber just solidified himself as an inspirational figure. He had absolutely struggled in the first half of this season, recording an abysmal 3 points in 29 games. General Manager Makoto Nagano took note of this, and opted to move Schweingruber to the wing. That's when he started playing the best hockey of his career. 12 points in 15 games. For a rookie. For a player who hadn't played in 6 years. I don't believe the SHL has seen anything like this.

But you gotta put credit where credit is due. This change would not have been possible if not for Bobby Sharp. (@Nerio) The Buffalo Stampede legend has been bouncing from team to team as his career nears its end. This season, he found himself in Texas, on a line with Schweingruber. Sharp has played center for most of his career, but he started playing wing to keep up with the aging process. However, he recently found the time to practice faceoffs again, and notified the general manager that he could play center. He'd certainly prefer playing wing, but thought it might be better for the team's success. A true team player at heart. Also a genius, because he was entirely correct about it being better for the team. Without this switch, we may not have this tale. 

Leon Schweingruber returned from the wilderness to play a season in the SHL. A daunting task, which needed inspiration. He wanted to make his son Noah, and his wife Sandra, proud. Which he has certainly accomplished. Schweingruber can now be an inspirational figure to other players in the league. No matter your skill level, no matter your experience, you can make an impact in the SHL.

Wednesday Addams || 478 TPE || Vancouver Whalers || Toronto North Stars

Drafted 21st overall by the Great Falls Grizzlies

Drafted 40th overall by the Toronto North Stars

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Regular Season:
S69 | VAN | 66 GP | 8 G | 30 A | 38 P | -32 | 19:46 ATOI | 25 PIM | 196 H

S70 | VAN | 66 GP | 33 G | 36 A | 69 P | +1 | 20:29 ATOI | 20 PIM | 95 H

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Highlights:
S69 SMJHL Hits Leader

Kentaro Kikuchi || 904 TPE || Regina Elk || Texas Renegades

Drafted 55th overall by the Regina Elk

Drafted 38th overall by the Texas Renegades

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Regular Season:

S61 | REG | 66 GP | 14 G | 11 A | 25 P | -10 | 12:47 ATOI | 38 PIM | 88 H

S62 | REG | 66 GP | 18 G | 25 A | 43 P | -24 | 16:35 ATOI | 37 PIM | 74 H

S63 | REG | 66 GP | 29 G | 29 A | 58 P | +2 | 19:57 ATOI | 28 PIM | 106 H

S64 | TEX | 66 GP | 22 G | 28 A | 50 P | +12 | 18:56 ATOI | 14 PIM | 91 H

S65 | TEX | 66 GP | 25 G | 20 A | 45 P | -25 | 20:19 ATOI | 18 PIM | 98 H

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Playoffs:

S61 | REG | 4 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 P | 0 | 14:00 ATOI | 0 PIM | 3 H

S63 | REG | 4 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 P | -3 | 18:18 ATOI | 2 PIM | 2 H

S64 | TEX | 13 GP | 3 G | 2 A | 5 P | -1 | 20:51 ATOI | 11 PIM | 15 H

S65 | TEX | 4 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | -4 | 19:21 ATOI | 2 PIM | 5 H

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Highlights:

S62 SMJHL All Star

S62 WJC Bronze Medal

Robbed of S64 Jesster Nom

Great piece. Very proud of Leon and all the work he's been putting in this season.

TEX TEX TEX!

Sucks that it was against our team though :D

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

Beb so smart

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 | DETROIT FALCONS
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

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
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