Aidan Richan Plays Final Game in SHL
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xDParK
Registered S28 Challenge Cup Champion
A sad day in the SHL, 11 time all-star Aidan Richan finally hangs em up. :(
Richan started his career in S4 going undrafted in the NWJHL draft. He was then signed by Jackcrasher to play on the legendary Firebirds team with friends Witzel,Plaut,Sekhon and Fisher. It wasn't long before Richan was traded to the Whalers for defenseman James Ashton. The S5 SHL draft finally arrived. Richan went 11th overall to the Calgary Dragons. People may not believe this, but at the time Calgary was near the bottom of Richan's draft rankings. He stuck with it though and ended up taking over the GM spot from long time GM Nathan D'Amigo. He went on to win back to back cups as GM of the Dragons including back to back GM Of The Year Awards. It looked as if Richan,Nathan and Tsmith had created a dynasty, that was until the league/team had other thoughts. Erik Chisling, Jamie Rose, Kurtis Hunter, Sam Slade, and Will Secord all decided to retire. Not only this, but the league made a terrible decision and decided to expand. One of the new expansion GMs happened to be Dragon's superstar goalie Ryan Jesster. This left Calgary without a goalie, which crushed their hopes at having a dynasty. Richan had to make a drastic decision and handed the Dragon's GM spot over to Jesster, forcing Richan into early GM retirement. A couple seasons later Richan was traded to Texas after playing 6 seasons in Calgary. Many thought Richan was going to leave via UFA to Texas, but that wasn't true at all. Richan told the team he wanted to return, but understood if they wanted to go in a younger direction. A few days later he was traded for young superstar defenseman Drake. Richan only played 2 seasons in Texas, including one 70+ point season in which he won the Norris trophy. He also helped lead Texas to their first ever finals appearance, in which they were defeated by Edmonton in 7 games. Once again Richan was on the trade block. This time traded to Toronto for veteran Daniel Malenfant. This was thought to be a 1 or 2 year rental as Richan was getting old, but ended up being an amazing trade as Richan ended up playing a steady 4 seasons with Toronto. Richan made the playoffs all 4 seasons with Toronto, including a trip to the finals in S16, which extended his playoff streak to 11 straight seasons. This remains the longest such streak in SHL history. Thank you Nathan, Tsmith, Wade, Krever, all of my teammates, and the SHL as a whole for an amazing 13 seasons in the league!
Former SHL Head Commissioner S12ish-S27ish GM S8 & S9 (Won cups both years) 2x GM Of The Year 5 Time Cup Winner League MVP Past Players D - Aidan Richan - (S5 11th Overall) C - Chico Salmon - (S17 1st overall) Current Player D - Chico Smeb (S46) SMJHL - Drafted 65th Overall by SHL - Drafted 23rd Overall by
xDParK
Registered S28 Challenge Cup Champion
First article since like S9 :-s
Former SHL Head Commissioner S12ish-S27ish GM S8 & S9 (Won cups both years) 2x GM Of The Year 5 Time Cup Winner League MVP Past Players D - Aidan Richan - (S5 11th Overall) C - Chico Salmon - (S17 1st overall) Current Player D - Chico Smeb (S46) SMJHL - Drafted 65th Overall by SHL - Drafted 23rd Overall by
Chris-McZehrl
Registered S18, S23, S27, S34, S37, S46 Challenge Cup Champion Quote:Originally posted by xDParker@Feb 17 2014, 12:55 PM yes! but why? as assistant Agent i want more from you Richan ... future Hall of Famer B)
Chris McZehrl III - Anchorage Armada Challenge Cup Wins: S18 - Seattle Riot (with Chris McZehrl)* S23 - New England Wolfpack (with Chris McZehrl)* S27 - Calgary Dragons (with VLAD McZehrl)** S34 - Manhattan Rage (with VLAD McZehrl) S37 - Winnipeg Jets (with VLAD McZehrl) S46 - Buffalo Stampede (with GOD McZehrl)* *first ever Challenge Cup of Franchise History **first ever Challenge Cup win after 0-3 in Finals Series Four Star Cup Wins: S24 - Vancouver Whalers (with VLAD McZehrl) S39 - St. Louis Scarecrows (with GOD McZehrl) SHL Hall of Fame Members: S24 - Chris McZehrl * (GP: 764 | G: 322 | A: 461 | P: 783 | +/-: +109) S40 - VLAD McZehrl * (GP: 653 | G: 333 | A: 361 | P: 694 | +/-: +141) *1st Ballot Hall of Famer small note: GOD McZehrl played at first as Defender and later as Forward!
xDParK
Registered S28 Challenge Cup Champion
last article of shl career as a user!
Former SHL Head Commissioner S12ish-S27ish GM S8 & S9 (Won cups both years) 2x GM Of The Year 5 Time Cup Winner League MVP Past Players D - Aidan Richan - (S5 11th Overall) C - Chico Salmon - (S17 1st overall) Current Player D - Chico Smeb (S46) SMJHL - Drafted 65th Overall by SHL - Drafted 23rd Overall by
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Maxy
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NateyD
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spidey
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One of my absolute favorite teammates of all time. Congrats on retirement and good luck with your new player.
Sure fire hall of fame career. Sig by Lazyeye
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xDParK
Registered S28 Challenge Cup Champion
Thank you all!
Former SHL Head Commissioner S12ish-S27ish GM S8 & S9 (Won cups both years) 2x GM Of The Year 5 Time Cup Winner League MVP Past Players D - Aidan Richan - (S5 11th Overall) C - Chico Salmon - (S17 1st overall) Current Player D - Chico Smeb (S46) SMJHL - Drafted 65th Overall by SHL - Drafted 23rd Overall by
Secord
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As with the GM ballot I can tell you I will 100% never vote for you.
Scrub.
xDParK
Registered S28 Challenge Cup Champion Quote:Originally posted by Secord@Feb 17 2014, 01:02 PMDon't care, we all know im the goat :->
Former SHL Head Commissioner S12ish-S27ish GM S8 & S9 (Won cups both years) 2x GM Of The Year 5 Time Cup Winner League MVP Past Players D - Aidan Richan - (S5 11th Overall) C - Chico Salmon - (S17 1st overall) Current Player D - Chico Smeb (S46) SMJHL - Drafted 65th Overall by SHL - Drafted 23rd Overall by
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