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HOW DID IT ALL GO WRONG FOR MARC-ANDRE MOREAU?

Ever since I first began watching the career of Marc-André Moreau's younger brother Cédric take shape, I have had at the back of my mind the story of that eldest brother, and how things might have gone differently. Marc-André Moreau was a top prospect in shallow S27 SMJHL and S28 SHL drafts, taken firstly with the 6th overall pick by the Halifax Raiders and then with the 7th overall pick by the Hamilton Steelhawks a season later. A powerful offensive defenseman who tried to do it all, Marc-André's career showed great promise to begin with but soon tailed off and ended in a disappointing exit from the SHL with much less fanfare than there was during his entrance to the league. Moreau went from being one goal away from winning the Challenge Cup to leaving the sport of hockey behind in just two years, and no one is sure what happened besides those involved personally. For the first time ever, we have been granted unprecedented access to the Moreau family, Marc-André's coaches and those closest to him to try and uncover the true story of why a career full of promise ended in the way it did, and what could have been done differently to prevent this kind of outcome for someone who had the talent to make it big but fell short of their dream.

In a modest house located in Châteauguay, a francophone suburb of Montreal, Tim Moreau has managed to raise and inspire four boys to go on and follow their dreams. One of them is currently leading a successful career in the world of business, another works as a teacher at a high school across the city, and the remaining two made the plunge to enter the world of professional sport. Tim had nurtured a love of hockey in all of his children from a very young age, with regular family outings to watch the Canadiens de Montréal, the team they all loved, and to the rink to skate and play the sport that ruled their lives so much. All of the Moreau brothers had put on skates and taken to the ice as soon as they could walk and all played hockey to a high standard, but it was the eldest of the boys, Marc-André who had continued to develop to the point that he found himself with the very real opportunity to enter into the SMJHL through the S28 draft. We met Tim on a cold February morning at the rink in Lac St-Louis, where all of his kids played for the Lions du Lac St-Louis, along with Alain Bossuet, their coach on the Lions who was there to nurture the development of all four of them.

"Alain, you coached all four of the Moreau brothers when they were young, Tim, you were there to watch them grow on and off the ice. With Marc-André being the oldest, when did you first begin to notice that he had a kind of potential that the brothers closest to him didn't quite have?"

Tim Moreau: It was quite curious, and in fact it wasn't until very late in his development leading toward the SMJHL that we became aware of the kind of ability that Marc-André possessed. The next oldest of my children, Pierre, had been more successful as a youngster but there were a lot of questions with the SMJHL coaches and scouts we spoke to when Marc-André was younger about his size. They doubted his game would be able to transition into the SHL with his smaller frame, and it wasn't until around the age of 15 or 16 that we became aware of his real ability when his skating began to improve to the point that it counterbalanced his height. Then his game improved remarkably, it was like night and day, and soon enough the same scouts who had not given him a chance him were calling to try and get a conversation with him.

Alain Bossuet: I remember a game here around that time when he was playing in his position as a defenseman but was skating forward like he was a forward, and the best one on the ice for that matter and it began to click for me that it was a real talent that he had. It was very strange to see such a drastic and quick improvement in a player, to go from being middle of the pack to head and shoulders above the rest in a matter of months is something I have never seen elsewhere. It made me think about what sort of ceiling he could have to improve and over the coming weeks I began to believe that he had what it took to push for the SHL. I called Tim down to meet me here after a practice and we discussed the decision to put Marc-André forward for the upcoming SMJHL draft.



"The SMJHL Draft was obviously a big step in pushing his career forward, did you have any misgivings about sending him down that particular path at the time, and with the way things worked out do you think it was the right decision."

AB: As a coach I didn't have any doubts about the decision, and no, I don't think it was the wrong thing to do despite how things went for him. At the time he was a mature young man and there was no concern about his talent level and potential success from me, so I thought it was the right decision to make. Sometimes things don't work out for a player in hockey and that is something I had talked to him about and I know Tim did as well, he was very aware that nothing was promised to him and that it might all end one day so all he could do was work his hardest and be grateful for the opportunities that presented themselves to him.

TM: The day before the deadline of the forms we had to send to the SMJHL commissioner's office to officially complete his enrolment, I sat him down at the kitchen table and asked him "is this what you want to do?". I told him that this was something he wanted more than anything else, it was an opportunity he had only been able to dream about and he assured me he knew that things might not work out like we wanted them to at the end of the day but he needed to at least try. I knew then he had a good head on his shoulders and was mature enough for what was to come, and I told him he had all of his family and our circle behind him. Things didn't work out as well as he had wanted them to, but for me to be able to see a son of mine drafted in the first round of the SMJHL draft and the SHL draft, and to play in the SHL at all made me more proud than I would ever be able to tell him.

As Marc-André and the people around him had hoped, the following summer saw him selected in the S27 SMJHL Draft, with the 6th overall pick to the Halifax Raiders. Moreau's humble attitude and eagerness to work hard made him a fan favourite with the Raiders and he enjoyed success as a rookie with the team, leaving such an impression on the team and its fans that the head office announced the decision to name the award given to the team's best rookie in his honour; to this day, the Moreau Award is still given out to the rookie member of the Raiders judged to have performed to the highest standard. Paul Farr was the head coach of the Raiders at the time, and we managed to arrange a meeting with him in a coffee shop a short distance from the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, the place where Marc-André had made his name with the Raiders.

Paul, although he only spent a single season with the Raiders it's fair to say Marc-André certainly managed to endure on in the history of the team. What do you think it was about him that people involved with the team liked so much?

Paul Farr: I think it was the same thing that made the general manager here decide he was the player we wanted to draft with the sixth overall pick, he was certainly a talented player who could play the game well and dictate the flow of a game, but the thing people liked most about him was that he is a real nice guy. He isn't insincere at all, he was and still is someone who loves the game of hockey and enjoyed being out there on the ice and in turn connecting with the fans. He always went the extra mile when he was here to make the fans feel as much of a part of the team as the players were, and it worked. The team owners that season decided to award him the team's Rookie of the Year award, and made the choice to name it after him after how popular a person he had been in Halifax that season and that is about the biggest honour I can think of for a young player in the SMJHL.

In your role as coach during the season that would really shape him for the SHL, did you ever have any concerns about Marc-André's physical condition, or any idea of the condition that would eventually bring his career to an end?

PF: It was actually when he was with us that the problems came to light in a tangible way. During the preseason he had been hit hard and landed badly on the ice, so we took him off and got the medical staff to check him over. It turned out he had been concussed and was not in a good way, so the decision was made to withdraw him from the next game and make sure he was fully recovered. I had a meeting with him before the game two days after the incident and we talked about what had happened, the medical guys had cleared him to play but I wanted to make sure he was fine with everything. He promised me he was feeling as good as new and was in the right state of mind to play so I had no problem signing him off to play the game that night but when the news came out about what had happened later, I did feel ashamed of myself for not pushing the issue more, for not following up on it in the way that I should have as an adult in part responsible for the care and wellbeing of a young man.



That summer it was familiar territory for Marc-André with another draft on the horizon, but this time it was the real thing. The S28 SHL Draft loomed large for the Moreau family and Marc-André's younger brother Cédric, currently playing as a goaltender for the SMJHL's Montreal Milita told us about the feeling in their family home before the draft. "I was only 8 years old at the time but I remember so clearly the excitement we all felt for him in the weeks before the draft. All of our neighbours came round to tell us they would be watching the draft and were hoping that he would go to a good team, and it was a really great feeling with everyone we knew." The night of the draft came and went and it was revealed that Marc-André would be joining the Hamilton Steelhawks, the team one season removed from being the Challenge Cup champions. Cédric told us "it was a really special moment for my parents and Marc-André to be picked by a Canadian team, and we'd all met some of the people from the Steelhawks and they were great, it was the perfect fit for him. We all had a celebratory dinner later that night and it was probably the happiest I've ever seen my family, it was just a really great time and everyone was so proud of what he'd achieved". Marc-André was thrown into the SHL a lot sooner than most had expected when he was told at training camp that he would not be sent back to Halifax and would play his rookie season with the Steelhawks immediately. It was not the course of events that had been expected and Marc-André's rookie season failed to show his full ability, as he managed only ten points in the season. He trained the following off season back home with Alain Bossuet, in an attempt to work on his physical abilities and the skill of reading the much harder and pacy SHL hockey. Bossuet and Marc-André worked a tough regime and he looked a more complete player when he returned to the Steelhawks for training camp. The following season saw Marc-André grow into a more capable SHL defenseman, although his individual statistics still weren't much to look at he played well with the coaching system in Hamilton and played his part in easing the team into the playoffs and towards the Challenge Cup final. It was during this time in S29 however that the setbacks that would end his time in the SHL began to become noticable, beginning with a game against the Seattle Riot towards the end of the season. Simon Porter-Jones has been the team doctor for the Steelhawks for almost twenty years and was able to give us his view on what happened that night.

Could you describe what exactly happened to the best of your memory back in S29 in that game against the Riot? We've looked at the footage as much as we can but it doesn't seem to give justice to the situation and how things really played out, and in fact the long term effect that it would begin.

Simon Porter-Jones: It's strange because I remember it incredibly clearly despite it being eight years ago. Marc-André was out on the ice and took the puck out of his own zone to try and get a play going, he kept his head down and made a pass forward to Rider Clitsome. I don't know if he didn't see him coming, or thought he could bounce out the way or even was just prepared for impact, but he was hit really hard by Mikko Koskinen and he went down badly. He was on the floor and wasn't moving, so we sprang into action and the game was stopped. We think he took an elbow to the chin, it put a lot of pressure onto his neck and had an effect on his head. He lost consciousness for a few seconds and we took him to give him immediate treatment and see if we would need to take him to hospital. It looked like he'd been concussed quite badly and there was no way he was going back out onto the ice. We sent him to the hospital to make sure everything was fine, they kept him in overnight but he was back home the following morning. Then he got signed off to play on the Friday night, three days later. He didn't miss a game and he seemed fine in all of the tests he had done, the coaches were happy with everything and so was I so there wasn't any reason to keep him out longer.

With the things that have come to light since then, do you regret giving him your blessing to return to the squad so quickly?

SPJ: It would be impossible not to. I think that was the point when the head injuries began to really take effect on him, and he was definitely in a much worse way than he led us to believe but the tests didn't show it and I decided to trust his word. In my line of work we are told to be aware of the effects of concussion and repeat head injuries constantly, and it was a big oversight on my part to not take this case more seriously. I have learned since then that he had a similar incident occur when he was playing in the SMJHL and had I been aware of that I would have insisted on running further tests and having him see a specialist. From all my meetings with Marc-André it seems to be in his nature that he will try and carry on no matter what the circumstances, but this was not the state to try and carry on through.

The offseason brought heartbreak for Marc-André, with the Steelhawks finding their way to the Challenge Cup finals but losing to the Calgary Dragons in overtime of Game 7. The Steelhawks dressing room was a hollow one that night, and his family describes Marc-André returning home a different man. Many of the Steelhawks best players were to depart and S30 saw a side far from cup contention endure a tough season. Given more responsibility with the new look side, Marc-André delivered better scoring results and looked a reliable player for the Steelhawks, but a couple of worrying on ice collisions had Simon Porter-Jones and his team concerned about the young defenseman. "I spoke to him a couple of times that season about how he was, he seemed to be playing okay but he'd lost some of the spark in his personality that we'd all grown fond of. He was more withdrawn, and he seemed a lot less happy in himself than we'd seen before. I tried to talk to him about what was going on but it never seemed to get anywhere and he became quite good at deflecting the issue". After the conclusion of the season Marc-André was moved onto a new environment when he was traded to the Manhattan Rage. The Rage offered a very different environment to the one Marc-André had found in Hamilton, and he found things not as much to his liking. The change in personality Marc-André had exhibited began to worry his family, and when he elected not to return to Montreal over the offseason, Tim Moreau and Alain Bossuet began to become concerned about his wellbeing. "I got a flight over to New York and tried to talk to him about what was going on that summer and he just seemed like a different person." Tim told us. He told me he was fine but he just needed a bit of space to try and get himself back together. He assured me he loved us all and missed his family but he just needed to be on his own for a bit. It was really unlike him but we didn't know what else we could do other than respect his wishes after you've tried to get somewhere with your child but they obviously want you to leave them be".



Marc-André had another solid season in the SHL during his first with the Rage in terms of personal production, however, the issues that had started to become more and more apparent finally reached breaking point when Marc-André was on the end of another bad on ice incident. Stephanie Greer was the Manhattan Rage's team doctor at the time, and like Simon Porter-Jones was thrown into a tough situation.

A few games before the end of the season, Marc-André took a really bad hit in a game against the Minnesota Chiefs. What happened that night and in the days following it?

Stephanie Greer I knew Marc-André had a history of on ice concussive injuries and I had made sure to keep an eye on him and make sure he was okay during and after games. I can't remember exactly who it was who hit him or how it happened, but he hit the deck hard and was out cold for a few seconds, then we took him for examination and he was quite clearly concussed. We sent him to the hospital and they released him, but with his history, we called him into our training facility the next morning and arranged a meeting. We sat down and started talking and a few minutes in, he bursts into tears and looks up and just says "I can't do this anymore". We ask him what's wrong and it turns out the injuries he'd suffered had caused much more damage than anyone had thought. I believe most of his problems had been caused from what we call Second-impact syndrome or SIS, which is when someone suffers a second brain injury before the first one has healed properly and the effects become dramatically worse. He'd been suffering from bouts of depression, disorientating dizziness and headaches and a whole bunch of other things that had come about from the head injuries and really damaged him. We talked for a long time that day and I remember him telling me that the injuries had changed him as a person so much he didn't recognise himself anymore. He couldn't carry on anymore and he told me that he was going to leave the sport.

Did you try to talk him out of it at all, or at least take more time to reassess the situation?

SG There was no doubt in my mind that this was probably the best course of action. The deterioration in his mental state over the previous few seasons might have been avoided somewhat if he'd been put under closer medical scrutiny, and although I discussed it through with him, I made no effort to discourage him or change his mind. He had suffered several debilitating concussions that had severely damaged him and it was heart breaking to see such a talented young man in that state.

Tim Moreau and his wife flew out to New York again that night as soon as they got off the phone with Marc-André. The day after, he faced a gathering of the press at the Rage's training facility to announce his retirement from the sport of hockey with immediate effect. After just four seasons in the SHL, the severity of Marc-André Moreau's injuries had resigned him to the fact he was physically unable to pursue his dream any further. He had suffered in silence for a year and a half, hiding his struggle from those closest to him in the belief that it was his cross to bear and the fear of worrying his family. It took a while for Marc-André to adapt to life after hockey. His family told us they arranged treatment from one of the leading experts on concussive sports injuries like the ones he had suffered, and he took a year to find the old him, and slowly but surely, things started to get better. He made the decision that he would pursue a career helping those like him, and went into studying athletics therapy, eventually becoming a spokesperson for the Canadian Concussion Collaborative, helping to educate people in the sport of hockey about the dangers of concussions and other brain related injuries. We finally met up with Marc-André last week, as he sat in the stands and watched his brother Cédric play for the Montreal Militia. After a wide smile and warm introduction, including a joke about being there for the Raiders instead of his brother, we were able to get his side of the story.

Marc-André, you had something of a wild ride in the SHL. I suppose the first question I would need to ask is do you have any regrets?

Marc-André Moreau: The biggest and probably only regret I have is not handling the situation better when it came to my health. I pushed my loved ones away and convinced myself I was fine to carry on like I had been, to the extent that my body was fighting back against me so hard. I would wake up everyday in terrible pain but still convince myself it was normal to feel this way and I had to carry on. I don't regret at all the decision to leave the game when I did, it was the right decision absolutely!

In the years since you left the game you've dedicated yourself to spreading the message of concussive injuries and helping those suffering from them, how much has it impacted you to see people in situations like yours?

M-AM: It has really changed me as a person and I find it incredibly rewarding to be able to go out and meet people who are suffering like I did, and to try and improve their situations. The most important thing about concussive injuries is making people aware of how serious they are. Don't do what I did and try to shrug them off, they cannot be taken lightly and need to be treated properly.

How does it feel to watch your younger brother be in the same world you were nearly ten years ago, and what advice have you given him?

M-AM: It's great, I'm so proud of Cédric and all that he's achieved so far. He's a real talent and it's an honour to be able to support him and follow him towards success. I've told him the same advice that I was told by everyone when I was his age and that is 'remember where you come from'; when you have so many people telling you how bright your future is you can lose sight of the things that matter, I am very guilty of it! I do whatever I can to try and give any help that he needs from me, I'm so proud of what he has achieved and I'm very excited to be there and watch him get drafted to the SHL!

And finally, is there any advice you want to give to people reading this who might be suffering from the long term effects of concussive injuries?

M-AM: It's really important that you get the help you need to get better. There are so many great organisations out there that can support you and give you all the advice that you need, the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine and their initiative, the Canadian Concussion Collaborative is a great place to start and they can lead you to the relevant healthcare professionals in your area. Please don't suffer in silence, I have been there and it's not worth it.

It may have been inevitable that the career of Marc-André Moreau ended in the way that it did. After so many years of dreaming and working towards the goal of a successful career in sport, no promises can ever be made and the world as you know it can change in an instant. A young talent that didn't realise his full potential, perhaps through no fault of his own, there are many lessons that we can take from the story that Marc-André offers us. Although his story in the world of hockey may have reached his end, there is comfort to be found in knowing he has found a way to educate others so they don't need to suffer like he did, and perhaps it was this that was his true calling, as opposed to the one that life first offered him.

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Alexis Vermette | RW | New England Wolfpack | 929 TPE |
Name: Alexis Vermette
Position: Right Wing
Team: New England Wolfpack
Player Type: Speedy Forward
Birthplace: Montréal, Canada
TPE: 722

This is awesome, good work.

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Jack Tanner -- Offensive Defenseman -- MTL & SF -- 1250 TPE
5'11", 210lbs, #37
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SMJHL Career Statistics
S36 -- 50 GP | 21:01 TOI/G | 8 G 19 A | 86 SOG | 0-0-2 Fights | 28 PIM
S37 -- 50 GP | 21:10 TOI/G | 7 G 28 A | 111 SOG | 0-0-2 Fights | 36 PIM
S38 -- 50 GP | 19:10 TOI/G | 19 G 20 A | 160 SOG | 0-0-1 Fights | 25 PIM
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S37 -- 17 GP | 21:45 TOI/G | 4 G 10 A | 36 SOG | 0-0-1 Fights | 9 PIM | GWG G3 v Halifax
S38 -- 13 GP | 19:48 TOI/G | 6 G 6 A | 58 SOG | 0-1-0 Fights| 9 PIM | Hat Trick & GWG G3 v PGF, GTG G6 v PGF
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SHL Career Statistics
S39 -- 50 GP | 22:44 TOI/G | 9 G 22 A | 77 SOG | No Fights | 4 PIM
S40 -- 50 GP | 24:01 TOI/G | 7 G 24 A | 88 SOG | 0-0-1 Fights | 9 PIM
S41 -- 50 GP | 24:31 TOI/G | 16 G 30 A | 135 SOG | 0-0-6 Fights | 34 PIM
S42 -- 50 GP | 24:24 TOI/G | 8 G 30 A | 111 SOG | 2-1-3 Fights | 30 PIM
S43 -- 50 GP | 25:24 TOI/G | 17 G 31 A | 154 SOG | 301 iCF | 1-0-1 Fights | 24 PIM
S44 -- 50 GP | 21:59 TOI/G | 12 G 22 A | 111 SOG | 229 iCF | 2-0-1 Fights | 53 PIM
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SHL Playoff Statistics
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IIHF Career Statistics
S36 -- 11 GP | 5:33 TOI/G | 0G 1A | 0 SOG | 0 PIM
S37 -- 13 GP | 14:49 TOI/G | 1G 1A | 5 SOG | 0 PIM
S38 -- 10 GP | 13:57 TOI/G | 0G 1A | 7 SOG | 0 PIM
S38 WJC -- 7 GP | 22:26 TOI/G | 1G 2A | 11 SOG | 0 PIM
S39 -- 13 GP | 16:58 TOI/G | 2G 5A | 16 SOG | 2 PIM
S40 -- 11 GP | 21:54 TOI/G | 4G 7A | 21 SOG | 2 PIM
S41 --  13 GP | 22:05 TOI/G | 3G 5A | 24 SOG | 2 PIM
S42 -- 13 GP | 23:14 TOI/G | 1G 12A | 27 SOG | 53 iCF | 0 PIM | GWG in Final v Canada ~Gold Medal~
S43 -- 13 GP | 23:23 TOI/G | 4G 2A | 27 SOG | 53 iCF | 2 PIM ~Gold Medal~
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Notes:
Drafted #6 Overall in S36 SMJHL Draft (MTL)
S36: RIGHTFUL Esa Anrikkanen Winner
Drafted #2 Overall in S37 SHL Draft (POR)
S38: Hat Trick G3 vs Prince George
S39: Led rookies in scoring
S39: All-Rookie Team (only unanimous)
S42: 1st Star & GWG in IIHF Final
S42: Gold Medal with Team Ireland
S43: Gold Medal with Team Ireland
S44: Gold Medal with Team Ireland
S45: Gordie Howe Hat Trick vs Manhattan Rage: Game 177 - 2 goals, 1 assist, and beat up Clint Eastwood.
5/18 career PS%




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AC | Bank | Claims

Super glad we drafted you man, Cédric is going to be special this season.

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[S58] #A-Rye Izzy || D || CGY || #Killowna || 1438 TPE 
Born: S39
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188 lbs
Number: 86
Position: Hybrid Defender
Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
Residence: Toronto, Canada
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S60| CGY | GP 66| G: 11| A: 15| P: 26| H: 57 | BK: 85| +15 | PPP: 00
S61| CGY | GP 66| G: 05| A: 15| P: 20| H: 64 | BK: 96| +06 | PPP: 00
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 66| G: 05| A: 13| P: 18| H: 57| BK: 27| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 63| G: 08| A: 23| P: 31| H: 51| BK: 30| +20| PPP: 02
S59| KEL| GP 66| G: 13| A: 22| P: 35| H: 74| BK: 64| +30| PPP: 01
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SMJHL Post Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 03| BK: 02| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 12| G: 01| A: 04| P: 05| H: 05| BK: 04| -04| PPP: 00
S59| KEL| GP 17| G: 06| A: 05| P: 11| H: 22| BK: 10| +11| PPP: 01
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 5th overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Auto Drafted by Calgary
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Timeline:
S57 - Youngest player drafted in league history.
S58 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S58 - Won Silver Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Named Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S59 - Won Gold Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Kelowna wins 4-Star Cup Championship




Mike Izzy || S34-55 || HOF || TPE Max: 2207 || Cups: 3 
Alias: the Augment
Born: 9/4/1995
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 228 lbs
Number: 19
Birth Place: Whitby, Ontario
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S55| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 12| P: 26| H: 154| BK: 28| +23| SHT: 149
S54| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 19| P: 40| H: 108| BK: 28| -05 | SHT: 144
S53| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 23| P: 40| H: 185| BK: 13| +11| SHT: 152
S52| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 21| P: 38| H: 196| BK: 19| +11| SHT: 199
S51| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 23| P: 37| H: 227| BK: 18|  -05| SHT: 166
S50| CGY| GP 50| G: 18| A: 33| P: 51| H: 186| BK: 20| +16| SHT: 185
S49| CGY| GP 50| G: 29| A: 24| P: 53| H: 174| BK: 11| +24| SHT: 177
S48| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 29| P: 50| H: 220| BK: 15| +10| SHT: 196
S47| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 30| P: 50| H: 208| BK: 26| +18| SHT: 193
S46| CGY| GP 50| G: 22| A: 28| P: 50| H: 218| BK: 19| +05| SHT: 252
S45| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 26| P: 41| H: 216| BK: 14|  -03| SHT: 216
S44| CGY| GP 50| G: 19| A: 33| P: 52| H: 180| BK: 10| +15| SHT: 206
S43| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 27| P: 48| H: 198| BK: 10| +04| SHT: 214
S42| CGY| GP 50| G: 26| A: 26| P: 52| H: 176| BK: 17| +11| SHT: 213
S41| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 25| P: 45| H: 190| BK: 13| - 05| SHT: 208
S40| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 20| P: 40| H: 200| BK: 16| +10| SHT: 193
S39| CGY| GP 50| G: 24| A: 24| P: 48| H: 209| BK: 05| +23| SHT: 178
S38| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 16| P: 31| H: 192| BK: 07| +09| SHT: 124
S37| CGY| GP 50| G: 07| A: 09| P: 16| H: 149| BK: 04| +06| SHT: 071
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S37| CGY| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 17|: -07| SHT: 40| PIM: 02
S38| CGY| GP 18| G: 06| A: 01| P: 07| H: 65|: -04| SHT: 67| PIM: 28
S39| CGY| GP 04| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 11|: -04| SHT: 08| PIM: 06
S40| CGY| GP 19| G: 06| A: 11| P: 17| H: 50|: +02|SHT: 37| PIM: 12
S41| CGY| GP 06| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 32|: -04| SHT: 12| PIM: 16
S42| CGY| GP 14| G: 14| A: 10| P: 24| H: 70|: +11|SHT: 85| PIM: 19
S43| CGY| GP 06| G: 02| A: 00| P: 02| H: 18|: +01|SHT: 24| PIM: 00
S44| CGY| GP 05| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 21|:  -02|SHT: 23| PIM: 04
S46| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S47| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S48| CGY| GP 11| G: 04| A: 06| P: 10| H: 47|: +01|SHT: 55| PIM: 10
S49| CGY| GP 07| G: 03| A: 06| P: 09| H: 29| : -01| SHT: 32| PIM: 04
S50| CGY| GP 20| G: 16| A: 16| P: 32| H: 68| :+21| SHT: 88| PIM: 28
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP 50| G: 10| A: 09| P: 19| : +19| PIM: 38| H: 107|
S35| KEL| GP 50| G: 17| A: 16| P: 33| : -10| PIM: 58| H: 145|
S36| KEL| GP 50| G: 18| A: 17| P: 35| : +04| PIM: 58| H: 130|
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP: 06| G: 2| A: 4| P: 6| : +5| PIM: 02| H: 17|
S35| KEL| GP: 12| G: 5| A: 3| P: 8| :  +2| PIM: 12| H: 31|
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International Hockey Statistics (IIHF):
S36| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 2| P: 04| : +1| PIM: 12| H: 22| SOG: 16
S37| AUT| GP 11| G: 3| A: 1| P: 04| :  -6| PIM: 06| H: 51| SOG: 25
S38| AUT| GP 10| G: 3| A: 4| P: 07| : +7| PIM: 06| H: 40| SOG: 32
S39| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 3| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 06| H: 36|SOG: 38
S40| AUT| GP 12| G: 4| A: 2| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 14| H: 43|SOG: 47
S41| AUT| GP 10| G: 5| A: 2| P: 07| : -03| PIM: 06| H: 24|SOG: 44
S42| AUT| GP 13| G: 3| A: 5| P: 08| : -01| PIM: 12| H: 26|SOG: 51
S43| AUT| GP 12| G: 6| A: 7| P: 13| : -02| PIM: 12| H: 56|SOG: 42
S44| AUT| GP 11| G: 6| A: 8| P: 14| :+06| PIM: 06| H: 48|SOG: 36
S45| AUT| GP 13| G: 7| A: 3| P: 10| :+01| PIM: 16| H: 45|SOG: 61
S46| AUT| GP 15| G:10| A:10| P:20| :+11| PIM :08| H: 58|SOG: 61
S47| AUT| GP 15| G:08| A:08| P:16| :+09| PIM :10| H: 36|SOG: 56
S47| AUT| GP 12| G:04| A:10| P:14| :+00| PIM :04| H: 33|SOG: 51
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 22nd overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Drafted 4th overall by Edmonton
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Contracts:
S34 - Signed 1-yr/$2mil entry deal with Kelowna
S35 - Signed 3-yr/$1mil contract with Edmonton
S38 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S39 - Signed 5-yr/$21mil contract extension with Calgary
S45 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S47 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S49 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S51 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S53 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S55 - Signed 1-yr/$4mill contract with Calgary
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Awards:
S34 - Maxim Horvat Award for Kelowna's Top Rookie
S35 - Elias Armia Award for Kelowna MVP
S36 - Saku Perhonen Award for Most Exciting Player
S39 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S42 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy - Most Dedicated User
S45 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S46 - IIHF’s Top Forward Award
S47 - Jeff Dar Trophy - Best 2 Way Forward
S49 - Jay McDonald Trophy - Most Goals (29)
S50 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
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Timeline:
S35 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S35 - Named Media Director/Head Scout of Edmonton
S36 - Named Media Director of the Calgary Dragons
S36 - Transfered from Team Canada to Team Austria
S37 - Named GM of Team Austria of the IIHF
S38 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S39 - Named Alternate Captain of the Calgary Dragons
S39 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S40 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S40 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S41 - Named Head of the SHL Awards Committee
S42 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S42 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S42 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S42 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S43 - Named head of the Player Progression Department
S43 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy (Most Dedicated User)
S43 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S44 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S44 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S45 - #1 in the SHL in hits (216)
S45 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S45 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S46 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S46 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S47 - #1 in the SHL in hits (208)
S47 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S47 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S47 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S47
S48 - 1st player ever to add 50p/200h is 3 straight years
S48 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S48 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S48
S48 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S48 - 6 Jeff Dar noms is the most in SHL history for that award
S49 - Calgary: Presidents Trophy
S49 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S49 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S49 - Ron Mexico Nomination (Leagues Most valuable Player)
S49 - Calgary creates the Mike Izzy Award for (Team Sportsmanship)
S50 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S50 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S50 - SHL All Star ‘3rd’ Team’
S50 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S50 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S51 - Named Co-GM of the Calgary Dragons
S55 - Mike Izzy became the SHL’s all time hits leader (3585)
S55 - Mike Izzy retires from the SHL
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Trades:
S36 - Traded to the Calgary Dragons
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TPE at the start of each season:
S37 - 751 TPE
S38 - 937 TPE
S39 - 1,114 TPE
S40 - 1,298 TPE
S41 - 1,465 TPE
S42 - 1,646 TPE
S42 - 1,858 TPE
S43 - 2,041 TPE
S44 - 2,109 TPE
S45 - 2,204 TPE (Final)



Coach Izzy || General Manager || CGY || S59-Present  
Overall Record: 148W, 90L, 24OTL +114
Seasons: 4
Playoffs: 4
Series Wins: 3
Challenge Cups: 0
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Regular Season Record:
S59 - 42W, 20L, 4OTL, 88 PTS, +44
- Division Winner
- 1st Round Bye
- Lost to Chicago in quarterfinals
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S60 - 38W, 21L, 7OTL, 83 PTS, +62
- Division Winner
- Wins against: Seattle, Edmonton
- Western Conference Championship Series
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S61 - 34W, 26L, 6OTL, 74 PTS, +5
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Wins against: Los Angeles
- Lost to Edmonton in quarterfinals
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S62 - 36W, 23L, 7OTL, 79 PTS, +03
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Lost to Seatlle in round 1


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