The opening week of the SMJHL's regular season has come to an end and two story lines dominated the headlines this week. The Oliver Cleary saga came to an end with Cleary bouncing back from his own Golden Aardvark week by securing a trade to his preferred team, the Detroit Falcons. The trade itself got a lot of people wondering how the hell Montreal would make that trade putting them on the shortlist for this week's Golden Aardvark. The other main story line of the week was another trade stand off with St. Louis's Taisei-Tiikeri Wawazat very publicly and very impulsively demanding a trade. It was soon revealed that his reasons for demanding a trade weren't things that were actually going to happen which became kind of embarrassing for him and gave him a spot on this week's short list. With last week's Golden Aardvark being very well received by the SMJHL community we knew we couldn't disappoint this week and so here we go, the winner of the Golden Aardvark for week 2 is...







































TAISEI-TIIKERI WAWAZAT OF THE ST. LOUIS SCARECROWS HALIFAX RAIDERS!!!!!!!



Congratulations @Wawazat!! It was a close one this week with the Militia's absolute disaster of a trade, they traded a player that they had full rights to and basically caved in a situation where they had all the control to acquire a 4th round pick which not only won't even help them this season but with draft's like this year's won't be very useful at all. That trade then looked even worse when the other hold out situation came to an end with St. Louis getting a solid depth centre and a 2nd round pick in exchange for a player that they had much less control over. This trade would have been enough to seal the deal and give Montreal's GMs the Golden Aardvark but then we realized who Wawazat had been traded to....the Halifax Raiders. Ouch. So Wawazat starts by publicly demanding a trade due to lack of ice time, only for members of the St. Louis organization to come out and say that he was going to be playing in the top 6 this season and not on the 3rd line like he claimed he would which is embarrassing in itself but then St. Louis trades him in what was a good trade for them but which was also a trade that sent him from one of the league's best teams to one of the laughing stocks of the league...where he has since been playing in the exact same role that he had in St. Louis, that's Golden Aardvark levels of yikes.


Well that's it for this week, we'll be back again next week with another Golden Aardvark winner. Always remember if you believe someone is deserving of their very own shiny Golden Aardvark, feel free to let us know.

Brandon Donini | #13 | LW | Anaheim Outlaws GM | SHL HOF Career Achievements: Won WJC silver medal with Team World (S10) Won WJC gold medal with Team World (S11) Assistant captain of the Winnipeg Jets (S14) Won IIHF gold medal with Team Germany (S15) Assistant captain of the Los Angeles Panthers (S16-S21) SHL 3rd team all star (S16) 2x Jeff Dar Trophy Winner (S15, S16) Challenge Cup Champion (S17) Inducted to the SHL Hall of Fame (S25) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Career Regular Season Stats: SHL | GP: 656 | G: 200 | A: 262 | PTS: 462 | Hits: 2330 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Career Transactions: Drafted 2nd overall by the Detroit Falcons (SMJHL S10) Drafted 3rd overall by the Winnipeg Jets (SHL S11) Traded to the Los Angeles Panthers (S15) Traded to the New England Wolfpack (S21) Traded to the Hamilton Steelhawks (S23) Retired after 13 seasons in the SHL (S23) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Career: Named GM of Team World WJC (S11) Named GM of Team Germany IIHF (S12) Co-GM of the Kelowna Knights (S12-S17) SMJHL Co-GM of the year (S13) Named GM of Team Canada WJC (S46, S47) Won WJC Bronze Medal with Team Canada (S46) Won WJC Gold Medal with Team Canada (S47) Co-GM of the Anaheim Outlaws (S49-S51) GM of the Anaheim Outlaws (S52-present) Four Star Cup Champion (S52) Four Star Cup Finalist (S54) [pb]Four Star Cup Champion (GM S52)

Lallo Selman | #11 | LW | "A" | Chicago Syndicate | 2030 TPE Career Achievements: Won WJC Bronze Medal with Team Canada (S46) Won WJC Gold Medal with Team Canada (S47) Four Star Cup Champion (S47) Captain of the Anaheim Outlaws (S48) Won WJC Silver Medal with Team DACH (S48) Won WJC Gold Medal with Team DACH (S49) Captain of Team Switzerland (S50-Present) Nominated for the Ryan Jesster Trophy (S50) Won IIHF Silver Medal with Team Switzerland (S51) Alternate Captain of the Chicago Syndicate (S52-present) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Career Regular Season Stats: SMJHL | Anaheim Outlaws | GP: 198 | G: 53 | A: 59 | PTS: 112  S50 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 50 | G: 21 | A: 17 | PTS: 38 S51 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 50 | G: 12 | A: 30 | PTS: 42 S52 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 50 | G: 13 | A: 29 | PTS: 42 S53 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 50 | G: 16 | A: 24 | PTS: 40 S54 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 50 | G: 26 | A: 35 | PTS: 61 S55 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 50 | G: 24 | A: 35 | PTS: 59 Career Playoff Stats: SMJHL | Anaheim Outlaws | GP: 48 | G: 17 | A: 15 | PTS: 32 [pb] S50 | Chicago Syndicate | N/A[/pbl] S51 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 7 | G: 2 | A: 4 | PTS: 6 S52 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 7 | G: 4 | A: 3 | PTS: 7 S53 | Chicago Syndicate | N/A S54 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 6 | G: 1 | A: 3 | PTS: 4 S55 | Chicago Syndicate | GP: 5 | G: 2 | A: 2 | PTS: 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Career Transactions: Signed with the Anaheim Outlaws as an undrafted FA (SMJHL S46) Drafted 18th overall by the Buffalo Stampede (SHL S47) Traded to the Chicago Syndicate for an S49 1st & S50 2nd (S49) Signed 3 season extension with the Chicago Syndicate (S52) Signed 2 season extension with the Chicago Syndicate (S55)

Me reading this then looking at @Wawazat putting up 6 points in his first 4 Halifax games:



We are going to do special things on line two, damn it!

Me reading this then looking at @Wawazat putting up 6 points in his first 4 Halifax games:



We are going to do special things on line two, damn it!

Too bad he seems to be the only one of you actually putting up points

Team Ireland || Ragnar Lothbrok || San Fransisco Pride                           Drafted 42nd Overall in SMJHL                    Drafted 12th Overall in the SHL Draft
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Me reading this then looking at @Wawazat putting up 6 points in his first 4 Halifax games:



We are going to do special things on line two, damn it!

Too bad he seems to be the only one of you actually putting up points

My plus minus is right there and you decide to go with points?

Too bad he seems to be the only one of you actually putting up points

My plus minus is right there and you decide to go with points?

I wasnt making fun of you as an individual, youre the best person on that team. I was making fun of the group effort as a whole

Team Ireland || Ragnar Lothbrok || San Fransisco Pride                           Drafted 42nd Overall in SMJHL                    Drafted 12th Overall in the SHL Draft
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Too bad he seems to be the only one of you actually putting up points

My plus minus is right there and you decide to go with points?

Your plus/minus tells us something that everyone already knows: Halifax bad.

Thanks to @Carpy48 , @sköldpaddor, @Weretarantula, @Bruins10  and @Wasty  for sigs
Extra special thanks to @Julio Tokolosh for the sick gif one
Tony Ford || D || Anchorage Armada || Los Angeles Panthers || 423 TPE Name:Tony Ford Age: 18 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 200 Number: 47 Hometown: Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------ SMJHL Career Statistics S46 ANC - GP: 50, G: 3, A: 7, +/-: -4, PIMs: 28, H: 43, S: 32, SB: 51 S47 ANC - GP:50, G: 11, A: 19, +/-: -21, PIMs: 50, H: 59, S: 76, SB: 65 S48 ANC - GP:50, G: 10, A: 30, +/-: 1, PIMs: 26, H: 54, S: 100, SB: 56 ------------------------------------ SMJHL Playoff Statistics S46 ANC - GP: 11, G: 2, A: 1, +/-: 2, PIMs: 10, H: 12, S: 6, SB: 12 S48 ANC* - GP: 4, G: 1, A: 3, +/-: -4, PIMs: 6, H: 4, S: 8, SB: 4 S49 ANC* - GP: 11, G: 4, A: 7, +/-: -5, PIMs: 12, H: 14, S: 17, SB: 13 An Asterisk denotes team's leading point scorer in that period ------------------------------------ SHL Career Statistics S47 LAP - GP: 2, G: 0, A: 0, +/-: 0, PIMs: 0, H: 1, SB: 0 ------------------------------------ Career Milestones S46: Drafted 6th overall by Anchorage Armada in the SMJHL Entry Draft S47: Drafted 6th overall (again) by West Kendall Platoon in the SHL Entry Draft S47: Traded by WKP to LAP ------------------------------------------------------------

congratz!!!!

Normand Marineau || C || #42 || Minnesota Monarchs || Colorado Raptors || France || Rhine Name: Normand Marineau Age: 19 Birthplace: Saint Pierre et Miquelon, France Height: 6'0" Weight: 195 lbs Number: 42 ------------------------------------------------------------ Career Statistics: SHL Regular Season: TBD SHL Playoffs: TBD SMJHL Regular Season: S80 | 66 GP | 32 G | 39 A | 71 P | -6 | 22 PPP | 32 PIM | 160 SOG | 71 HIT | 48 SB | 41 TA | 57.2% FO S79 | 66 GP | 23 G | 21 A | 44 P | +8 | 1 PPP | 18 PIM | 122 SOG | 66 HIT | 40 SB | 54 TA | 54.9% FO S78 | 66 GP | 18 G | 29 A | 47 P | +6 | 6 PPP | 24 PIM | 189 SOG | 45 HIT | 31 SB | 68 TA | 53.7% FO Career | 198 GP | 73 G | 89 A | 162 P | +8 | 29 PPP | 74 PIM | 471 SOG | 182 HIT | 119 SB | 163 TA | 55.6% FO SMJHL Playoffs: S80 | 7 GP | 1 G | 4 A | 5 P | -3 | 2 PPP | 2 PIM | 9 SOG | 11 HIT | 3 SB | 7 TA | 46.5% FO S79 | 21 GP | 4 G | 8 A | 12 P | -2 | 0 PPP | 6 PIM | 36 SOG | 16 HIT | 7 SB | 14 TA | 57.1% FO S78 | 13 GP | 1 G | 4 A | 5 P | -9 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 27 SOG | 12 HIT | 5 SB | 4 TA | 42.4% FO Career | 41 GP | 6 G | 16 A | 2 P | -14 | 2 PPP | 10 PIM | 72 SOG | 39 HIT | 15 SB | 25 TA | 50.6% FO ------------------------------------------------------------ International Career: IIHF Round Robin: TBD IIHF Medal Round: TBD WJC Round Robin: S80 | 12 GP | 3 G | 7 A | 10 P | -1 | 0 PPP | 0 PIM | 29 SOG | 10 HIT | 6 SB | 6 TA | 51.0% FO S79 | 12 GP | 2 G | 4 A | 6 P | +1 | 2 PPP | 8 PIM | 25 SOG | 4 HIT | 2 SB | 2 TA | 53.2% FO S78 | 12 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 P | +0 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 11 SOG | 6 HIT | 2 SB | 5 TA | 60.3% FO Career | 36 GP | 6 G | 14 A | 20 P | +0 | 2 PPP | 10 PIM | 65 SOG | 20 HIT | 10 SB | 13 TA | 53.2% FO WJC Medal Round: S79 | 3 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | -2 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 5 SOG | 2 HIT | 0 SB | 3 TA | 60.0% FO S78 | 1 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | -1 | 0 PPP | 0 PIM | 0 SOG | 0 HIT | 1 SB | 1 TA | 44.4% FO Career | 4 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | -3 | 0 PPP | 2 PIM | 5 SOG | 2 HIT | 1 SB | 4 TA | 57.1% FO ------------------------------------------------------------ Career Earnings and Draft Selections: Signed a 3 year, $9,000,000 Contract with the Minnesota Monarchs in S80 Signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 ELC Contract with the Minnesota Monarchs in S79 Drafted 1st Round, 14th Overall to the Minnesota Monarchs in the S79 SHL Entry Draft Signed a 1 year, $5,000,000 Rookie Contract with the Colorado Raptors in S78 Drafted 2nd Round, 17th Overall to the Colorado Raptors in the S78 SMJHL Entry Draft ------------------------------------------------------------ Awards and Achievements: Voted Colorado Raptors S80 Assistant Captain Won the Colorado Raptors S79 Alexander Zajac Trophy for Most Dedicated Player Won the Colorado Raptors S78 Cassius Darrow Trophy for Most Outstanding Rookie