SEATTLE, Wash. – The choice for this season's Ryan Jesster (Best Rookie) for one of the deepest rookie classes in the past 10 seasons looks to be an obvious choice on the surface. Frøya Solberg, the first overall pick in the S74 SHL draft and recent Four Star Cup winner with Quebec City, is an almost sure bet among SHL insiders. Other skilled players like Langston Hardison-Laurent or Céleste Desjardins have legitimate shots at wining the award as well.

However, if you dig just a little bit deeper in the S74 draft class, you'll find an underrated center by the name of Shadow Fenix. Shadow is coming off an absolute stellar junior career that included a Four Star Cup, two appearances in the 1st All Star Team, a bronze medal with USA White, a Raymond Lindsay nomination, and an appearance on the SMJHL Rookie All Star Team.

Shadow was featured as the Colorado Raptors' first line center for all four seasons in the SMJHL. In those four seasons, he amassed 149 goals and 200 assists for a total of 349 points. He lead the Colorado Raptors in scoring for all of his junior seasons except his rookie season.

This season, Shadow Fenix takes his electrifying style of hockey to the Seattle Argonauts. The Argonauts are a team that's just now coming out of a rebuild and are now hungry for some success. Fenix has that offensive firepower that could propel the Argonauts to the top.

In preseason, Shadow Fenix was slotted into the first line center role once again alongside fellow rookies Squidwardo Tentacles and Will Tomlander. Over seven preseason games, Shadow Fenix leads the team with 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists).

But Fenix is not one to list his own successes. His humility shines through as he credits his teammates for his ability to succeed, according to a previous interview. To Fenix, its the locker room and on-ice chemistry that lends itself to succeeding in such a competitive sport. In Seattle, he's already putting in the work to build that chemistry with his new teammates.

This preseason, he is still surrounded by high quality linemates just like he had in Colorado. The only difference is that they are all rookies this time around. Squidwardo Tentaclés was selected 7th overall in the S74 draft. Will Tomlander was selected 3rd overall in the S74 draft. These two have a great chance of winning Best Rookie as well.

Fenix will be the glue or the engine that makes the whole line work. He elevates the level of play when he's on the ice and makes his teammates that much better. That is why I project him to be awarded Best Rookie. And that line as a whole would go on to be a deadly threat in future SHL seasons, if kept together.

Shadow Fenix certainly has a high ceiling and the potential to become a superstar in the Simulation Hockey League. The Seattle front office believes in him and his abilities to be that guy for the Argonauts. Fenix and his young teammates have all the tools to take Seattle to great heights. It will just take time and there will be growing pains along the way.

But will he be awarded Best Rookie in S77? Well, only time will tell in this stacked rookie class. Seattle fans will need to buckle up, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the ride.

Words: 569

He’s got my vote!

I believe in my goat

sigs from @sulovilen @_Blitz_ @Ragnar and @enigmatic



[S68] Erik Bergmark || RW || Colorado Raptors || Baltimore Platoon || 1205 TPE

Height: 6'1 || Weight: 175 lbs || #73

----------------------SMJHL Regular Season Stats---------------------- 

S67 - COL || 66 GP || 22 G || 15 A || 37 P || -13  || 18:11 ATOI  
S68 - COL || 66 GP || 34 G || 26 A || 60 P || -16  || 19:57 ATOI 
S69 - COL || 66 GP || 24 G || 44 A || 68 P || +3   || 20:07 ATOI  
S70 - COL || 66 GP || 40 G || 53 A || 93 P || +26 || 20:11 ATOI  
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CAREER || 264 GP || 120 G || 138 A || 258 P || +0 || 19:37 ATOI  
----------------------SMJHL Playoff Stats----------------------
S67 - COL || 7 GP || 2 G || 6 A || 8 P || +0 || 17:32 ATOI 
S68 - COL || 6 GP || 0 G || 2 A || 2 P || -2 || 20:00 ATOI
----------------------WJC Round Robin Stats----------------------
S67 - FIN || 12 GP || 0 G || 2 A || 2 P || -4 || 15:31 ATOI 
S68 - BI || 12 GP || 4 G || 0 A || 4 P || -7 || 15:04 ATOI
S69 - BI || 12 GP || 1 G || 11 A || 12 P || +3 || 15:18 ATOI
----------------------WJC Playoff Stats----------------------
S68 - BI || 3 GP || 0 G || 0 A || 0 P || -2 || 16:46 ATOI
S69 - BI || 2 GP || 2 G || 1 A || 3 P || -1 || 14:51 ATOI
----------------------IIHF Round Robin Stats----------------------
S68 - IRL || 12 GP || 4 G || 3 A || 7 P || -5 || 15:55 ATOI
S68 - IRL || 12 GP || 4 G || 5 A || 9 P || -5 || 14:17 ATOI
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S67 - Drafted 12OA by Colorado Raptors
S67 - Signed 1 x 5,000,000 contract with Colorado Raptors 
S68 - Drafted 2OA by Baltimore Platoon
S68 - Signed 1 x 3,000,000 contract with Baltimore Platoon
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S67 - SMJHL - Nominated for Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy for Most Underrated Player
S67 - COL - Won Troy McClure III Trophy for leadership
S67 - COL - Won Alexander Zajac Award for dedication
S68 - Named Alternate Captain for Colorado Raptors
S68 - SMJHL All-Star
S68 - SMJHL - Nominated for Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy for Most Underrated Player
S68 - COL - Won Troy McClure III Trophy for leadership
S68 - COL - Won Alexander Zajac Award for dedication
S68 - COL - Won Bo Kane Trophy for top offensive forward
S68 - COL - Won Zinaida Titova Trophy for regular season MVP
S68 - IRL - Won Collin Farrell Award for most improved player
S69 - Named Captain for Colorado Raptors
S69 - COL - Won Troy McClure III Trophy for leadership
S69 - COL - Won Alexander Zajac Award for dedication
S69 - COL - Won Nick Brain Trophy for top two-way forward
S69 - BI - Won WJC Bronze Medal



  

*2 bronze medals with usa white

Céleste Desjardins || LW || Quebec City Citadelles || Manhattan Rage
Name: Céleste Desjardins
Birthplace: Lewiston, ME
Height: 5'8"
Weight:173 lbs
Number: 13
S73 SMJHL Draft: 4th Round, 47th OA - Quebec City Citadelles
S74 SHL Draft: 1st Round, 2nd OA - Manhattan Rage
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Citadelles Alt. Capt S73-S76
S73: Esa Anrikkanen, Rookie All-Star Team

S75: WJC Bronze Medal

S76: Four Star Cup, Ronan O'Keefe Trophy, WJC Bronze Medal

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SMJHL Regular Season Stats:

264 GP | 140 G | 187 A | 327 P | +128 | 956 S | 132 PIM | 573 H | 19 GWG

SMJHL Postseason Stats:

46 GP | 28 G | 29 A | 57 P | +29 | 172 S | 20 PIM | 114 H | 3 GWG

Int'l Stats: Round Robin

WJC: 48 GP | 26 G | 23 A | 49 P | +6 | 165 S | 20 PIM | 96 H | 3 GWG

Int'l Stats: Bracket

WJC: 8 GP | 5 G | 1 A | 6 P | -4 | 30 S | 0 PIM | 17 H | 0 GWG

Lets go Fenix!

Stavros Kondos || F || Seattle Argonauts



Theo Kondos || F || S77 HoF - Jesster & Darr - CC x2 || 
-- CAREER STATS --
-- SHL Regular Season --
S58 - GP:66 | G:17 | A:36 | P:53 |  SOG: 130 |  HITS:35  |  TOI: 17:32
S59 - GP:66 | G:14 | A:36 | P:50 |  SOG: 181 |  HITS:41  |  TOI: 18:15
S60 - GP:66 | G:19 | A:37 | P:56 |  SOG: 184 |  HITS:44  |  TOI: 18:34
S61 - GP:66 | G:32 | A:26 | P:58 |  SOG: 188 |  HITS:48  |  TOI: 19:50
S62 - GP:66 | G:21 | A:32 | P:53 |  SOG: 207 |  HITS:57  |  TOI: 20:36
S63 - GP:66 | G:23 | A:40 | P:63 |  SOG: 297 |  HITS:90  |  TOI: 22:00
S64 - GP:66 | G:27 | A:59 | P:86 |  SOG: 237 |  HITS:110 |  TOI: 21:30
S65 - GP:66 | G:39 | A:46 | P:85 |  SOG: 240 |  HITS:161 |  TOI: 21:59
S66 - GP:66 | G:39 | A:65 | P:104| SOG: 230 |  HITS:134 |  TOI: 22:08
S67 - GP:66 | G:27 | A:38 | P:65 |  SOG: 177 |  HITS:164 |  TOI: 21:40
S68 - GP:66 | G:19| A:41 | P:60  |  SOG: 177 |  HITS:159 |  TOI: 19:51
S69 - GP:66 | G:16| A:41 | P:57  |  SOG: 143 |  HITS:110 |  TOI: 19:21
S70 - GP:66 | G:11| A:37 | P:48  |  SOG: 120 |  HITS:123 |  TOI: 18:40
S71 - GP:66 | G:30| A:36 | P:66  |  SOG: 199 |  HITS:126 |  TOI: 20:46
-- SHL Playoffs --
S58 - GP:12 |  G:2 |  A:7   |  P:9   | SOG: 16  | HITS:6  | TOI: 17:35
S59 - GP:16 |  G:6 |  A:10 |  P:16  | SOG: 33  | HITS:4  | TOI: 19:39
S60 - GP:9  |  G:0 |  A:5   |  P:5   | SOG: 23  | HITS:11 | TOI: 18:55
S61 - GP:19 |  G:6 |  A:12 |  P:18  | SOG: 47  | HITS:18 | TOI: 19:21
S62 - GP:24 |  G:9 |  A:11 |  P:20  | SOG: 75  | HITS:34 | TOI: 20:55
S63 - GP:9  |  G:0 |  A:3   |  P:3   | SOG: 37  | HITS:20 | TOI: 22:21
S64 - GP:13 |  G:3 |  A:10 |  P:13 |  SOG: 58 | HITS:31 | TOI: 22:55
S65 - GP:17 |  G:3 |  A:7 |  P:10  |  SOG: 46 | HITS:46 | TOI: 22:21
S66 - GP:14|  G:8|  A:12 |  P:20  |  SOG: 56 | HITS:22 | TOI: 21:59
S67 - GP:7 |  G:0 |  A:4  |  P:4  |  SOG: 18  | HITS:9 | TOI: 22:01
S68 - GP:15|  G:5 |  A:12 |  P:17 |  SOG: 56 | HITS:27 | TOI: 21:45
S69 - GP:7|   G:1 |  A:6 |  P:7 |  SOG: 14 | HITS:19 | TOI: 19:59
-- SMJHL --
S54 - GP:50, G:7, A:7, P:14, SOG: 47, HITS:31, TOI: 11:22
S55 - GP:50, G:13, A:16, P:29, SOG: 98, HITS:35, TOI: 18:09
S56 - GP:50, G:18, A:26, P:44, SOG: 128, HITS:35, TOI: 16:53
S57 - GP:66, G:26, A:26, P:52, SOG: 220, HITS:48, TOI: 19:05
-- AWARDS --
S54: Drafted 6th Overall - Anchorage Armada[SMJHL]
S55: Drafted 5th Overall - Texas Renegades [SHL]
S57: Four Star Cup Champions - Anchorage Armada [SMJHL]
S57: DeMaricus Smyth Award for Top Forward - Dach [WJC]
S57: Brady McIntyre Award for WJC MVP - Dach [WJC]
S58: Ryan Jesster Award - Best SHL Rookie [SHL]
S58: All Rookie Team [SHL]
S59: CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS [SHL]
S62: CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS [SHL]
S64: West All Star [SHL]
S64: 2nd Team All Star [SHL]
S65: West All Star [SHL]
S65: 3rd Team All Star [SHL]
S65: Darr Nominee [SHL]
S66: West All Star [SHL]
S66: Darr Winner [SHL]
S66: 1st Team All Star [SHL]
S68: Bronze Medal - Austria  [IIHF]
S71: West All Star [SHL]


Ostap Maksimov || D || Retired || Challenge Cup x3 ||
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
600 GP - 325 P - 3 Cups
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Ales Smirnov RW/D || Retired || Ron Mexico MVP: S35 ||
-- CAREER STATS --
REGULAR SEASON GP: 857 G:210 A:389 P:599
-- AWARDS --
S21: SMJHL Presidents Trophy & Four Star Cup | Kelowna Knights
S21:Elias Armia Trophy (Award in Excellence Given By The League Commissioner.)
S22: Four Star Cup Champs | Kelowna Knights
S22: Ted Lindsay Award (SMJHL MVP)
S22: Brodie Witzel Trophy (Playoffs MVP)
S23: SHL All Rookie Team
S26: IIHF Gold (Russia)
S28: IIHF Silver (Russia)
S32: IIHF Bronze (Russia)
S35: Ron Mexico (SHL MVP)
S38: IIHF Gold (Russia)

Shadow Fenix holds the Colorado Raptors franchise record for regular season points in both a season and in a career.

Angus McFife XVIII RD  7th overall pick by Colorado Raptors
S59 17th OA Pick by Atlanta Inferno
Height: 6''4
Weight:222 lb
Number:23
Nationality : Great Britain
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SMJHL Career
  S|GP||G||A||P||HIT||PM
S58|0||0||0||0||0||0
TBD
  S|GP||G||A||P||HIT||PM
S40|0||0||0||0||0||0
S0|0||0||0||0||0||0
--S59 WJC Bronze--



Character Page RD- Quarterback


Retired players:
-Toki Wartooth
-Nathan Explosion btw
-Angus McFife XVIII

Fenix always been the dark horse. Can’t wait till people see why he should be a favorite. That being said, very excited for this season’s ROTY contest.

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

Fenix has a great chance to win it, does nothing but kill it