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Should the SHL Expand? A Deep Dive
Duthie Dreger, The Athletic

The skyline of New Orleans glows purple in support of the Specters' Season 49 SHL playoff run. The Specters are one of the most successful expansion franchises in the history of pro sports.

In front of a small bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter, the bar’s owner, Rene Levesquieu, is putting the finishing touches on his chalkboard sign, spelling out the night’s specials.

“SPECTERS GAME DAY!,” exclaims the sign in front of La Petite Morte Tavern. “If they win, beer is half price. If they lose… don’t worry: you can still buy beer.”

The Specters are the newest major sports attraction in the Big Easy, which also boasts the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. The Specters share a home with the Pelicans, playing out of Smoothie King Center.

“I’m a transplant from Montreal, but I’ve lived here for almost all of my adult life,” says Levesquieu. “I always wanted to own a hockey bar, but I never thought we’d get hockey this far south, so I settled for a regular bar.

“When the SHL expanded to New Orleans, it was the happiest day of my life after my wedding and the birth of my son.” -Rene Levesquieu, New Orleans Specters fan

The Specters have quite a following throughout Louisiana. As the only professional hockey franchise in a state that is not traditionally known for its hockey passion, they didn’t have to compete with alternative draws or existing loyalties.

All throughout Louisiana, from Baton Rouge down to the coast, purple and black bumper stickers, window decals, hats, and clothing are lovingly displayed by the Specters’ supporters.

In addition to the initial euphoria surrounding any expansion team - the “shiny new toy” bump - the Specters further cemented their newfound place in Louisiana’s collective heart by going on a surprise run to the Challenge Cup Finals in their inaugural season, taking the eventual champion Buffalo Stampede to a surprising seventh game.

“That heartbreak when they lost was awful. Absolutely awful,” recalls Levesquieu, “but at the same time, I’m happy that I had a hockey team to be heartbroken about.

“They surprised all of us by being so good in their first season. Usually, expansion teams are horrible. We were all happy to have them here, and then when they were good, we were over the moon.”

How passionate is New Orleans about the Specters? Well, for starters, Buffalo Wings are nowhere to be found in Louisiana nowadays, having been summarily banned after New Orleans city council passed a (mostly) tongue-in-cheek resolution following the Specters’ Challenge Cup loss. Even seasons later, you still can’t find Buffalo Wings anywhere in New Orleans’ city limits.

“We have Cajun Wings if you want those. If you try to order Buffalo Wings in New Orleans, you’re probably not going to have a good time.” Levesquieu laughs as he says it, and it’s more likely that ordering the forbidden wings will earn a playful admonishment rather than an actual confrontation.

That said, if you’re from Winnipeg and you’re in New Orleans for vacation this year, it’s probably best to avoid mentioning the Jets. At least you have a common enemy in Buffalo, though.

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The Specters joined the SHL in Season 46, along with their expansion classmates, the Chicago Syndicate. The Syndicate have mostly treaded water in their first few seasons compared to the surprising success of the Specters, who were an overtime away from appearing in the Season 48 Challenge Cup Finals and have established themselves as the real deal in the SHL.

Still, Chicago has won a playoff series in their short history as well, and snagged Kevin Hamilton @kckolbe  from Buffalo as their new first-line left winger this offseason, leading to fans’ optimistic outlook towards a potential wildcard berth this season.

It used to be that “making the playoffs” was the bar for expansion team success and legitimacy in any of the professional sports. Franchises need to clear that initial psychological hurdle of winning games when it matters most to truly cement their legitimacy within the league and the passion within their fans.

While most expansion teams will have no problems drawing crowds during their first season or so — the honeymoon period — this quickly evaporates once the initial hysteria is in the rear-view mirror and the reality of being a doormat for the league sets in.

“A pro sports franchise is an expensive up-front cost for a city and a community,” says Syndicate GM @Velevra. “Cities often end up footing the bill for the stadiums, the infrastructure to support the influx of fans coming and going to the stadium, and all of the other costs. That comes from the ownership, but also from peoples’ tax dollars.

“If you ask the city to foot that bill, it’s only a matter of time before the fans come calling, wanting to see the team put out results to match the fans’ initial enthusiasm. Everyone wants to see their home team have a championship parade.”

By expansion team standards, the Specters and the Syndicate have raised the bar. The Specters have been consistently above-average and were a win away from a Cup in their Inaugural season. The Syndicate are far closer to earth in terms of their performance, but also haven’t been a doormat. Their all-time record hovers around the .500 mark after their first four seasons.

How have both of these teams managed to achieve at least a modicum of success in such a short time?

“The SHL is an extremely deep league,” said an unnamed SHL executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “As good as the players are in the SHL, there are enough top-end players to support at least two more teams, maybe more.

“We have a world-class feeder system in the SMJHL, the first of its kind in any professional sport. That league does such a phenomenal job developing talent that teams like New Orleans have been able to come in and immediately reap the benefits of it.”

How deep is it? Well, in Season 48, 53 players had at least 40 points, 48 players at least 20 goals, and 11 players averaged at least a point per game. Every team had at least one player with 40 points, and most teams had multiple.

To put it into perspective, an SHL season is 50 games long. Players who score 40 points in 50 games are projected to score 66 over 82, the length of an NHL season. The league’s leading scorers in Season 48 — Flacko Lagerfield @JSS , Anders Christiansen @NorwegianDemon , and Jason Visser @ToeDragon84 — would have scored 108, 102, and 98 points respectively over an 82-game campaign.


A Flacko Lagerfield mural at Tampa International Airport. The star Barracuda is considered by some to be the best player in the SHL. (Graphics credit: @JSS)

By comparison, the NHL had 44 players who scored 66 or more points over 82 games last season. Not only is this a smaller percentage of the players in the league, but it’s also an absolutely smaller number in total than the equivalent players in the SHL. 

Even so, the NHL is still one of the top sports leagues in the world today in terms of parity, and is actively preparing for its 32nd team, awarding a franchise to Seattle earlier this year.  It begs the question: why doesn’t the SHL follow suit?

Since its inception, the SHL has been a case study in how a new sports league can carve a foothold when it’s not the only outfit in its own sport. Pundits declared the SHL dead-on-arrival when it entered its first season years ago, with hardly anybody thinking that the upstart league could do what the WHA and others could not: topple the NHL’s reign of best hockey league in the world.

Fast forward to the present day, and the outlook is vastly different. The SHL owns and operates its own major junior league, the SMJHL. This feeds players directly from juniors into the SHL, with no route into the big league that doesn’t go through the junior league. The average salary in the SMJHL is $3,000,000, which is being paid to 16-18 year olds. The CHL (the junior league system in Canada that is one of the biggest NHL feeders) pays its players, on average, $500 a month.

With such a payday available to young talent so early in their careers, it’s no wonder that the next generation of talented players are flocking to the SMJHL in droves. If you’re a teenage hockey player, would you rather:

a) Battle it out in the CHL for a chance to play in arguably the best hockey league in the world, with nothing to show for it if you don’t make it

b) Go the NCAA route and play as a student-athlete, making no money at all and hoping that a college degree will pad the fall of missing out on the NHL

c) Play in the SMJHL, make $3,000,000, have a chance at playing in arguably the best hockey league in the world, and keep the money regardless of where your career goes

The choice is apparent, and the SHL’s emphasis on paying players out early on in their careers has been the magic bullet that has shattered the NHL’s stranglehold on professional hockey in North America. The early and often paydays are the reason that players like Bo Kane @NONAME  of the SMJHL’s Colorado Raptors chose it.

“I had offers. The [London] Knights and the [Sault Ste. Marie] Grayhounds both said they would take me if I entered the draft. But Colorado came along with a check for $3,000,000 to play the same sport on the same stage,” explains Kane.

“Why wouldn’t I? Honestly, I’m surprised that anyone plays in the CHL or NCAA anymore with that kind of payday looming.”

Kane has a point. The SMJHL route carries less risk for players than chasing the NHL, and the NHL and SHL are arguably equal in popularity, at least in the markets that share teams. The Chicago Syndicate share a market with the Chicago Blackhawks, an NHL Original Six team, but have had no issues drawing fans at the gates or bringing in revenue. A basement-dwelling season by the Blackhawks surely helped, but the hype is real for the Syndicate in Chicago, a city that has already proven it can support two major teams in the same sport with baseball’s Cubs and White Sox.

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The SHL’s ability to offer such high salaries as low as the major junior level is a testament to its shrewd handling of its own economics and business deals, as well as measured and rational approaches to expansion. The league thinks very carefully before deciding to add a franchise, and the Season 46 expansion was years in the making.

“When we consider expanding, the first thing we do is a feasibility study,” explained an unnamed SHL official. “We hire consultants to help us determine how profitable a team in those markets would be, how successful they would be with the current talent pool available, what sort of competition they would have locally, and the like.”

“We really need our teams to be successful. If you look at the SHL, pretty much every team has had stretches of success and rebuild, but the league has a good amount of parity, and every team has a chance to go bottom to top in a few seasons with the right management.”

The early success of New Orleans especially highlights that the talent is available for a new team to come in and immediately make noise in the SHL. What’s stopping the league from opening the floodgates and expanding like gangbusters, though?

“Aside from feasibility, it’s really down to cash flow. Expansion is a big upfront expense for the league, and if the model doesn’t support the long-term success of a franchise, we won’t follow through. We actually run pretty thin margins for a sports league, but they are consistent and our core business model is sound.”

If the league does decide to expand again, there is a laundry list of cities that would love to be at the front of the line: hockey-mad Canadian cities like Ottawa, Quebec City, and Saskatoon; untapped American markets like Indianapolis, Green Bay, and Kansas City; NHL incumbents like San Jose, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.

The loudest groups clamouring for expansion may be those in cities that have had and lost an SHL team. Portland has an organization dedicated to bringing the SHL back to the city after the Admirals left a few seasons back.

“With the SHL, we feel like the team moving was a matter of logistics. The team didn’t have a big enough stadium,” says SHL-2-Portland president Corey Grant. “The city has just approved plans for a brand new multi-sport facility here in downtown Portland, and I feel confident that we will see professional hockey here again someday.”


The Portland Winterhawks of the WHL call the city home, but a sizable portion of the city's hockey fans still clamor for the day that the SHL returns.

Other formerly-spurned cities aren’t so bullish on the SHL’s return. Before the SHL’s Barracuda were in Tampa Bay, they spent a 29-season stint in Seattle as the Riot. While the SHL was returning to a city in its own right with the move (Tampa had lost the Wolfpack to Hartford/New England in the past), the move didn’t sit well with Seattle fans.

“I didn’t understand it,” said a self-proclaimed former Riot superfan named Tammy Watson. “The city was mad about the Riot, right up there with the Seahawks and Mariners. We have a lot of Canadian transplants in Seattle, and Seattle itself has a long and rich hockey history.

“The SHL leaving was truly sad and broke a lot of fans hearts. I wouldn’t bat an eye if they never came back, especially now that we have an NHL franchise. The Riot were fun while they lasted, but now they can go the route of the [former NBA team, Seattle] Sonics. Nobody cares about the [NBA’s] Oklahoma City Thunder in Seattle.”

While the SHL would certainly be remiss to not consider the feelings of fans like Mrs. Watson when choosing its expansion destinations, there’s an old saying: “The opposite of love isn’t hate. It’s apathy.” The SHL also has a track record of returning to cities. The Riot left for Tampa Bay, a city that lost the Tampa Bay Hydras to New England (where they now play as the Wolfpack).

“We were sad when they left, but we always held out hope that the circumstances for their departure would be corrected, and they have been. Now we have the Barracuda here, and the city loves them just as much as we loved the Hydra,” said Tampa hockey fan Jon Jones.

“The SHL is the best product available for pro sports spectators. The games are exciting, they’re accessible to fans, the players are down to earth, and the media coverage is top notch. We’re glad to have them back. Any city that gets a franchise would say the same. The SHL is a net-positive for the community.”

With such overwhelming positive sentiment towards the league, and with such a broad and diverse pool of talent for teams to pick from, expansion seems to be a matter of ‘when’ as opposed to ‘if.’

Special thanks to @Sleepy for the signature

#88 Hariken Urawa - Wing - Hamilton Steelhawks / Colorado Raptors
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BIO:

Birthplace: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 205 lbs

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TRANSACTIONS:

Season 49 (8/5/2019): Signed one-season deal with COL - $3,000,000
Season 50 (9/22/2019): Drafted 9th OV by HAM in the S50 SHL Entry Draft
Season 50 (9/22/2019): Signed three-season deal with HAM - $6,000,000

Aleister Cain - S42-S57
HOF GOALIE- CLASS OF S60- SECOND BALLOT
S54 CHALLENGE CUP
S54 RAZOV

Ville Kurri - S57-S70
BEST SMJHL DEFENSIVE FORWARD S60
That's pretty much it

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Nickolas Klaus || C || Baltimore Platoon || Retired
Age: 29
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 300lbs.
Number: 9
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Regular Season Stats
S44 - KEL || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 22 || Pts: 36 || PM: -21 || PIM: 4 || H: 20
S45 - KEL || GP: 50 || G: 23 || A: 46 || Pts: 69 || PM: +13 || PIM: 18 || H: 60
S46 - KEL || GP: 50 || G: 18 || A: 18 || Pts: 36 || PM: +12 || PIM: 23 || H: 64
S47 - MIN || GP: 50 || G: 10 || A: 9 || Pts: 19 || PM: -9 || PIM: 8 || H: 34
S48 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 19 || A: 26 || Pts: 45 || PM: +21 || PIM: 6 || H: 27
S49 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 16 || A: 18 || Pts: 34 || PM: +16 || PIM: 27 || H: 30
S50 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 18 || A: 23 || Pts: 41 || PM: +8 || PIM: 13 || H: 41
S51 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 5 || A: 19 || Pts: 24 || PM: -25 || PIM: 10 || H:  39
S52 - WKP || GP: 50 || G: 17 || A: 21 || Pts: 38 || PM: +8 || PIM: 9 || H: 26
S53 - BAP || GP: 50 || G: 15 || A: 20 || Pts: 35 || PM: -21 || PIM: 54 || H: 78
S54 - BAP || GP: 50 || G: 24 || A: 19 || Pts: 43 || PM: -11 || PIM: 14 || H: 37
S55 - BAP || GP: 50 || G: 11 || A: 22 || Pts: 33 || PM: -23 || PIM: 20 || H: 31
S56 - BAP || GP: 39 || G: 5 || A: 13 || Pts: 18 || PM: -28 || PIM: 22 || H: 29

SMJHL || GP: 150 || G: 55 || A: 86 || Pts: 141 || PM: +4 || PIM: 45 || H: 144
SHL || GP: 489 || G: 140 || A: 190 || Pts: 330 || PM: -64 || PIM: 203 || H: 372
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Movement
S44 - Undrafted in SMJHL Draft
S44 - Signs 1 year/3.0 million with Kelowna Knights
S45 - Drafted 16th Overall by Minnesota Chiefs
S45 - Signs 3 year/7.5 million with Minnesota Chiefs
S48 - Signs 2 year/7 million with Tampa Bay Barracuda as Free Agent
S49 - Signs 2 year/8 million extension with Tampa Bay Barracuda
S52 - Signs 3 year/18 million with West Kendall Platoon as Free Agent
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Achievements
S44 - Named Team Germany-Austria WJC GM
S44 - WJC Team Germany-Austria
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (Player)
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (GM)
S45 - Kelowna Knights "A"
S45 - Broke SMJHL single season points record
S45 - Broke SMJHL single season assists record
S45 - WJC Team Germany-Austria
S45 - IIHF Team Germany
S45 - Jared Hanson Trophy
S45 - Raymond Lindsey Trophy
S45 - Ideen Fallah Trophy
S46 - Kelowna Knights "A"
S46 - WJC Team Germany-Austria
S46 - IIHF Team Germany
S47 - IIHF Team Germany
S48 - Named Team DACH WJC GM
S48 - IIHF Team Germany
S48 - President's Cup
S48 - WJC Silver Medal (GM)
S49 - Named Kelowna Knights Co-GM
S49 - IIHF Team Germany
S49 - IIHF Gold Medal (Player)
S49 - Mathias Chouinard Award (GM)
S49 - Occasus Trophy (GM)
S50 - Mathias Chouinard Trophy
S50 - IIHF Team Germany
S50 - IIHF Silver Medal (Player)
S50 - President's Cup
S51 - IIHF Team Germany
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Trophy Case
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (Player)
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (GM)
S45 - SMJHL single season points record [69]
S45 - SMJHL single season assists record [46]
S45 - Jared Hanson Trophy
S45 - Raymond Lindsey Trophy
S45 - Ideen Fallah Trophy
S48 - President's Cup
S48 - WJC Silver Medal (GM)
S49 - IIHF Gold Medal (Player)
S49 - Mathias Chouinard Award (GM)
S49 - Occasus Trophy (GM)
S50 - Mathias Chouinard Trophy
S50 - IIHF Silver Medal (Player)
S50 - President's Cup
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Nice multi dude

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez | RW | NL / BUF
Name: グリムジョー・ジャガージャック
From:  HUECO MUNDO
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 176 lbs

| HISTORY |

SMJHL Draft: S68, 33rd Overall, Newfoundland Berserkers
SHL Draft: S69(nice), 18th Overall, Buffalo Stampede


ディシスド  デウーディー | Defenseman | CHI
Name: Disisde Dayudie / ディシスド  デウーディー
From: Matsumoto, Japan
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 209 lbs

| REGULAR SEASON |

S49 | LET | GP: 50 | G: 7  | A: 19  | P: 26 | +/-: -8 | PIM: 32 | HITS: 48 | SB: 59 | ATOI: 21.70
S50 | LET | GP: 50 | G: 12 | A: 19 | P: 31 | +/-: -4 | PIM: 6 | HITS: 34 | SB: 49 | ATOI: 21.63
S51 | LET | GP: 50 | G: 13 | A: 24 | P: 37 | +/-: +1 | PIM: 28 | HITS: 43 | SB: 49 | ATOI: 22.56
S52 |  NL | GP: 50 | G: 12 | A: 27 | P: 39 | +/-: -16 | PIM: 12 | HITS: 44 | SB: 45 | ATOI: 22.94
S53 | LAP | GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 14 | P: 17 | +/-: 16 | PIM: 10 | HITS: 54 | SB: 28 | ATOI: 16.58
S54 | LAP | GP: 50 | G: 6 | A: 11 | P: 17 | +/-: 22 | PIM: 26 | HITS: 39 | SB: 54 | ATOI: 17.49
S55 | LAP | GP: 50 | G: 4 | A: 18 | P: 22 | +/-: -1 | PIM: 20 | HITS: 55 | SB: 87 | ATOI: 20.43
S56 | CHI | GP: 50 | G: 5 | A: 24 | P: 29 | +/-: 28 | PIM: 16 | HITS: 56 | SB: 95 | ATOI: 19.59
S57 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 10 | A: 39 | P: 49 | +/-: 52 | PIM: 18 | HITS: 78 | SB: 106 | ATOI: 19.56
S58 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 7 | A: 31 | P: 36 | +/-: 36 | PIM: 14 | HITS: 107 | SB: 92 | ATOI: 19.48
S59 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 15 | A: 34 | P: 49 | +/-: 73 | PIM: 16 | HITS: 152 | SB: 115 | ATOI: 20:52
S60 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 14 | A: 25 | P: 39 | +/-: 27 | PIM: 10 | HITS: 72 | SB: 93 | ATOI: 20:37
S61 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 8 | A: 26 | P: 34 | +/-: 39 | PIM: 16 | HITS: 90 | SB: 89 | ATOI: 20:49
S62 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 14 | A: 40 | P: 54 | +/-: 69 | PIM: 16 | HITS: 110 | SB: 52 | ATOI: 20:25
S63 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 5 | A: 24 | P: 29 | +/-: 36 | PIM: 16 | HITS: 99 | SB: 69 | ATOI: 20:06
S64 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 6 | A: 19 | P: 25 | +/-: 39 | PIM: 16 | HITS: 108 | SB: 112 | ATOI: 20:13
S65 | CHI | GP: 66 | G: 9 | A: 23 | P: 32 | +/-: 43 | PIM: 22 | HITS: 103 | SB: 115 | ATOI: 20:10

|  PLAYOFFS |

S49 | LET | GP: 11 | G: 2 | A: 7 | P: 9 | +/-: +1 | PIM: 10 | HITS: 7 | SB: 9 | ATOI: 20.98
S50 | LET | GP: 5  | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | +/-: -4 | PIM: 6 | HITS: 3 | SB: 5 | ATOI: 21.52
S51 | LET | GP: 6  | G: 1 | A: 3 | P: 4 | +/-: 3 | PIM: 4 | HITS: 7 | SB: 11 | ATOI: 24.23
S52 |  NL | GP: 10  | G: 1 | A: 8 | P: 9 | +/-: 0 | PIM: 16 | HITS: 8 | SB: 9 | ATOI: 23.19
S53 | LAP | GP: 11  | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | +/-: 5 | PIM: 2 | HITS: 17 | SB: 9 | ATOI: 19:47
S54 | LAP | GP: 12  | G: 0 | A: 2 | P: 2 | +/-: -4 | PIM: 6 | HITS: 10 | SB: 10 | ATOI: 18:29
S55 | LAP | MISSED
S56 | CHI | GP: 16  | G: 3 | A: 7 | P: 10 | +/-: 5 | PIM: 2 | HITS: 21 | SB: 33 | ATOI: 21:27
S57 | CHI | GP: 24  | G: 4 | A: 5 | P: 9 | +/-: 7 | PIM: 7 | HITS: 29 | SB: 33 | ATOI: 21:38
S58 | CHI | MISSED
S59 | CHI | GP: 16  | G: 3 | A: 12 | P: 15 | +/-: 7 | PIM: 2 | HITS: 21 | SB: 26 | ATOI: 21:38
S60 | CHI | GP: 23   | G: 3 | A: 7 | P: 10 | +/-: 4 | PIM: 0 | HITS: 23 | SB: 44 | ATOI: 21:11
S61 | CHI | GP: 11  | G: 0 | A: 5 | P: 5 | +/-: 6 | PIM: 0 | HITS: 19 | SB: 17 | ATOI: 20:52
S62 | CHI | GP: 10  | G: 2 | A: 5 | P: 7 | +/-: 4 | PIM: 2 | HITS: 8 | SB: 9 | ATOI: 20:26
S63 | CHI | GP: 14  | G: 1 | A: 7 | P: 8 | +/-: 16 | PIM: 0 | HITS: 13 | SB: 20 | ATOI: 21:15
S64 | CHI | GP: 22  | G: 4 | A: 7 | P: 11 | +/-: 14 | PIM: 2 | HITS: 36 | SB: 28 | ATOI: 21:42
S65 | CHI | GP: 17  | G: 1 | A: 8 | P: 9 | +/-: 10 | PIM: 2 | HITS: 25 | SB: 30 | ATOI: 20:28

| HISTORY |
SMJHL Draft: S49, 5th Overall, Lethbridge Lions
SHL Draft: S50, 7th Overall, Los Angeles Panthers
Traded to Chicago Syndicate S56
Challenge Cup Champion with Chicago Syndicate S57
Japan IIHF Gold Medalist S59
Bojo Biscuit Trophy Winner S59


Robert Andersson | Goaltender Supreme | MIN | Retired HoF Scrub
Name: Robert Andersson
From: Skellefteå, Sweden
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 211 lbs

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Robert Andersson | Goaltender Supreme | MIN | Retired HoF Scrub
Name: Robert Andersson
From: Skellefteå, Sweden
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 211 lbs

| Regular Season Statistics |

S25 | MTL | GP: 16 | W:  8  | L:  5  | OTL: 2 | GA:  40 | SA: 338 | SV%: 88.2 | GAA: 2.65 | SO: 0
S26 | MTL | GP: 43 | W: 28 | L: 11 | OTL: 4 | GA: 114 | SA: 913 | SV%: 87.5 | GAA: 2.69 | SO: 1
S27 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 21 | L: 19 | OTL: 4 | GA: 123 | SA: 1304 | SV%: 90.6 | GAA: 2.75 | SO: 3
S28 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 18 | L: 21 | OTL: 5 | GA: 135 | SA: 1331 | SV%: 89.9 | GAA: 3.03 | SO: 1
S29 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 31 | L: 13 | OTL: 0 | GA: 105 | SA: 1260 | SV%: 91.7 | GAA: 2.37 | SO: 0
S30 | MIN | GP: 43 | W: 29 | L: 13 | OTL: 1 | GA: 117 | SA: 1249 | SV%: 90.6 | GAA: 2.70 | SO: 4
S31 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 26 | L: 17 | OTL: 1 | GA: 121 | SA: 1360 | SV%: 91.1 | GAA: 2.73 | SO: 3
S32 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 22 | L: 19 | OTL: 3 | GA: 100 | SA: 1338 | SV%: 92.5 | GAA: 2.26 | SO: 4
S33 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 19 | L: 22 | OTL: 3 | GA: 118 | SA: 1408 | SV%: 91.6 | GAA: 2.66 | SO: 2
S34 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 24 | L: 15 | OTL: 5 | GA: 133 | SA: 1467 | SV%: 90.9 | GAA: 2.98 | SO: 2
S35 | MIN | GP: 44 | W: 20 | L: 21 | OTL: 3 | GA: 134 | SA: 1428 | SV%: 90.6 | GAA: 3.02 | SO: 2
S36 | MIN | GP: 45 | W: 26 | L: 12 | OTL: 7 | GA: 109 | SA: 1324 | SV%: 91.8 | GAA: 2.39 | SO: 4
S37 | MIN | GP: 42 | W: 23 | L: 14 | OTL: 5 | GA: 103 | SA: 1220 | SV%: 91.6 | GAA: 2.43 | SO: 5

| Playoff Statistics |

S26 | MTL | GP: 5 | W:1 | L:4 | OTL: 0 | GA: 10 | SA: 128 | SV%: 92.2 | GAA: 2.01 | SO: 1
S27 | MIN | GP: 5 | W: 1 | L: 3 | OTL: 1 | GA: 15 | SA: 138 | SV%: 89.1 | GAA: 2.96 | SO: 0
S28 | MIN | MISSED
S29 | MIN | GP: 4 | W: 0 | L: 2 | OTL: 2 | GA: 18 | SA: 169 | SV%: 89.3 | GAA: 3.66 | SO: 0
S30 | MIN | GP: 4 | W: 0 | L: 1 | OTL: 3 | GA: 16 | SA: 154 | SV%: 89.6 | GAA: 3.36 | SO: 0
S31 | MIN | GP: 5 | W: 1 | L: 3 | OTL: 1 | GA: 17 | SA: 159 | SV%: 89.3 | GAA: 3.41 | SO: 0
S32 | MIN | GP: 7 | W: 3 | L: 4 | OTL: 0 | GA: 22 | SA: 274 | SV%: 92.0 | GAA: 2.83 | SO: 0
S33 | MIN | MISSED
S34 | MIN | GP: 4 | W: 0 | L: 4 | OTL: 0 | GA: 18 | SA: 156 | SV%: 88.5 | GAA: 4.51 | SO: 0
S35 | MIN | MISSED
S36 | MIN | GP: 13 | W: 6 | L: 6 | OTL: 1 | GA: 42 | SA: 419 | SV%: 90.0 | GAA: 2.94 | SO: 0

| HISTORY |

SMJHL Draft: S25, 28th Overall, Montreal Impact
SHL Draft: S26, 18th Overall, Minnesota Chiefs
1x McBride Winner, 5x McBride Nominee(most in league history)
2x IIHF Gold Medalist, 1x IIHF Silver Medalist
Most Games, Most Wins in Minnesota Chiefs History.

| AWARDS / NOMINATIONS |

S27 Nominee: John McBride Trophy
S27 Winner: Ryan Jesster Trophy
S27 IIHF Silver Medalist
S28 IIHF Gold Medalist
S29 Nominee: John McBride Trophy
S29 Winner: Aidan Richan Trophy
S29 IIHF Gold Medalist
S31 IIHF Top Goalie
S32 Nominee: John McBride Trophy
S32 IIHF Top Goalie
S33 Nominee: John McBride Trophy
S36 Nominee: Ron Mexico Trophy
S36 Winner: John McBride
S37 Nominee: John McBride

| ALL-STAR TEAMS |

S27  All-Star Rookie Team (Enough votes for East All Star Team)
S29 3rd All-Star Team
S32 2nd All-Star Team
S33 1st All-Star Team
S36 1st All-Star Team
S37 3rd All-Star Team



Dick Skillstedt | Retired Right Winger | MIN
Name: Dick Skillstedt
From: Skellefteå, Sweden
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 235 lbs

| REGULAR SEASON |

S37 | VAN | GP: 50 | G: 8 | A: 9 | P: 17 | +/-: -3 | PIM: 51 | Hits: 101 | SB: 4 | AMG: 20:05
S38 | VAN | GP: 50 | G: 11 | A: 20 | P: 31 | +/-: 11 | PIM: 64 | Hits: 120 | SB: 5 | AMG: 18:76
S39 | MIN | GP: 50 | G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1 | +/-: -1 | PIM: 0 | Hits: 8 | SB: 1 | AMG: 4:03
S40 | MIN | GP: 50 | G: 10 | A: 5 | P: 15 | +/-: -13 | PIM: 47 | Hits: 102 | SB: 4 | AMG: 16:11
S41 | MIN | GP: 50 | G: 13 | A: 11 | P: 24 | +/-: 3 | PIM: 42 | Hits: 31 | SB: 4 | AMG: 18:88
S42 | MIN | GP: 50 | G: 15 | A: 17 | P: 32 | +/-: -11 | PIM: 55 | Hits: 94 | SB: 9 | AMG: 20:15
S43 | HAM | GP: 50 | G: 15 | A: 18 | P: 33 | +/-: 15 | PIM: 80 | Hits: 123 | SB: 8 | AMG: 19:12
S44 | HAM | GP: 50 | G: 9 | A: 23 | P: 32 | +/-: -5 | PIM: 67 | Hits: 129 | SB: 7 | AMG: 20:65
S45 | HAM/MIN | GP: 50 | G: 19 | A: 21 | P: 40 | +/-: -5 | PIM: 46 | Hits: 146 | SB: 20 | AMG: 22:64
S46 | MIN | GP: 50 | G: 27 | A: 44 | P: 71 | +/-: 25 | PIM: 45 | Hits: 92 | SB: 18 | AMG: 25:01

Portland Mavericks let's go!

this is incredible well researched for someone who's been here less than a week

Or has he?

@Carpy48, @sulovilen, and @Ragnar are signature gods


Shea O'Connall - Defense - Yukon Malamutes - #77
SHL Rights: Calgary Dragons
Birthplace: Cobh, Ireland
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Drafted 1st Round, 14th Overall by YUK - S66 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 2nd Round, 27th Overall by CAL - S67 SHL Draft
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S66 | YUK | 66GP | 9 G| 27 A | 36 P |+15 | 20:59 TOI | 55 CF%

Portland Mavericks let's go!

YES

Or Legends.. Legends is good team name

@Carpy48, @sulovilen, and @Ragnar are signature gods


Shea O'Connall - Defense - Yukon Malamutes - #77
SHL Rights: Calgary Dragons
Birthplace: Cobh, Ireland
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Drafted 1st Round, 14th Overall by YUK - S66 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 2nd Round, 27th Overall by CAL - S67 SHL Draft
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S66 | YUK | 66GP | 9 G| 27 A | 36 P |+15 | 20:59 TOI | 55 CF%

this is incredible well researched for someone who's been here less than a week

Nice multi dude

Not gonna lie, a multi was the first place my brain went.

Nickolas Klaus || C || Baltimore Platoon || Retired
Age: 29
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 300lbs.
Number: 9
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Regular Season Stats
S44 - KEL || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 22 || Pts: 36 || PM: -21 || PIM: 4 || H: 20
S45 - KEL || GP: 50 || G: 23 || A: 46 || Pts: 69 || PM: +13 || PIM: 18 || H: 60
S46 - KEL || GP: 50 || G: 18 || A: 18 || Pts: 36 || PM: +12 || PIM: 23 || H: 64
S47 - MIN || GP: 50 || G: 10 || A: 9 || Pts: 19 || PM: -9 || PIM: 8 || H: 34
S48 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 19 || A: 26 || Pts: 45 || PM: +21 || PIM: 6 || H: 27
S49 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 16 || A: 18 || Pts: 34 || PM: +16 || PIM: 27 || H: 30
S50 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 18 || A: 23 || Pts: 41 || PM: +8 || PIM: 13 || H: 41
S51 - TBB || GP: 50 || G: 5 || A: 19 || Pts: 24 || PM: -25 || PIM: 10 || H:  39
S52 - WKP || GP: 50 || G: 17 || A: 21 || Pts: 38 || PM: +8 || PIM: 9 || H: 26
S53 - BAP || GP: 50 || G: 15 || A: 20 || Pts: 35 || PM: -21 || PIM: 54 || H: 78
S54 - BAP || GP: 50 || G: 24 || A: 19 || Pts: 43 || PM: -11 || PIM: 14 || H: 37
S55 - BAP || GP: 50 || G: 11 || A: 22 || Pts: 33 || PM: -23 || PIM: 20 || H: 31
S56 - BAP || GP: 39 || G: 5 || A: 13 || Pts: 18 || PM: -28 || PIM: 22 || H: 29

SMJHL || GP: 150 || G: 55 || A: 86 || Pts: 141 || PM: +4 || PIM: 45 || H: 144
SHL || GP: 489 || G: 140 || A: 190 || Pts: 330 || PM: -64 || PIM: 203 || H: 372
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Movement
S44 - Undrafted in SMJHL Draft
S44 - Signs 1 year/3.0 million with Kelowna Knights
S45 - Drafted 16th Overall by Minnesota Chiefs
S45 - Signs 3 year/7.5 million with Minnesota Chiefs
S48 - Signs 2 year/7 million with Tampa Bay Barracuda as Free Agent
S49 - Signs 2 year/8 million extension with Tampa Bay Barracuda
S52 - Signs 3 year/18 million with West Kendall Platoon as Free Agent
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Achievements
S44 - Named Team Germany-Austria WJC GM
S44 - WJC Team Germany-Austria
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (Player)
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (GM)
S45 - Kelowna Knights "A"
S45 - Broke SMJHL single season points record
S45 - Broke SMJHL single season assists record
S45 - WJC Team Germany-Austria
S45 - IIHF Team Germany
S45 - Jared Hanson Trophy
S45 - Raymond Lindsey Trophy
S45 - Ideen Fallah Trophy
S46 - Kelowna Knights "A"
S46 - WJC Team Germany-Austria
S46 - IIHF Team Germany
S47 - IIHF Team Germany
S48 - Named Team DACH WJC GM
S48 - IIHF Team Germany
S48 - President's Cup
S48 - WJC Silver Medal (GM)
S49 - Named Kelowna Knights Co-GM
S49 - IIHF Team Germany
S49 - IIHF Gold Medal (Player)
S49 - Mathias Chouinard Award (GM)
S49 - Occasus Trophy (GM)
S50 - Mathias Chouinard Trophy
S50 - IIHF Team Germany
S50 - IIHF Silver Medal (Player)
S50 - President's Cup
S51 - IIHF Team Germany
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Trophy Case
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (Player)
S44 - WJC Bronze Medal (GM)
S45 - SMJHL single season points record [69]
S45 - SMJHL single season assists record [46]
S45 - Jared Hanson Trophy
S45 - Raymond Lindsey Trophy
S45 - Ideen Fallah Trophy
S48 - President's Cup
S48 - WJC Silver Medal (GM)
S49 - IIHF Gold Medal (Player)
S49 - Mathias Chouinard Award (GM)
S49 - Occasus Trophy (GM)
S50 - Mathias Chouinard Trophy
S50 - IIHF Silver Medal (Player)
S50 - President's Cup
[pbl]

Nice multi dude

Not gonna lie, a multi was the first place my brain went.

Takes one to know one hey

Sim Wen || Anchorage Armada || D || 218 TPE
Height: 6'0
Weight: 190 lbs
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Transactions:
Drafted 20th overall by the Anchorage Armada in the S72 SMJHL Draft
Drafted ___ overall by the __ in the S73 SHL Draft
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SMJHL Statistics:
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SHL Statistics:
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
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Trophy Case:

Pablo Salvatici || Atlanta Inferno || F || 2082 TPE Peak
Height: 5'10
Weight: 172 lbs
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
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Transactions:
Drafted 8th overall by the Anchorage Armada in the S56 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 11th overall by the Atlanta Inferno in the S57 SHL Draft
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SMJHL Statistics:
S56 || GP: 50 || G: 9 || A: 7 || P: 16 || 0 || PIM: 8 || Hits: 26 || Shots: 58 || SB: 19
S57 || GP: 66 || G: 19 || A: 31 || P: 50 || +11 || PIM: 16 || Hits: 120 || Shots: 173 || SB: 13
S58 || GP: 66 || G: 14 || A: 26 || P: 40 || +9 || PIM: 20 || Hits: 142 || Shots: 181 || SB: 39
S59 || GP: 66 || G: 25 || A: 44 || P: 69 || +11 || PIM: 16 || Hits: 125 || Shots: 219 || SB: 51
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SHL Statistics:
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
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Trophy Case:
S58 Ronan O'Keefe Trophy (Playoffs Points Leader) (Tied)
S59 Jared Hanson Trophy (Regular Season Points Leader)
S59 Ideen Fallah Trophy (Awards Committee MVP)
S59 Raymond Lindsay Trophy (Community Most Outstanding Player)

Nolan Sawchuk || TBB, CHI, ATL || RW || 1377 TPE
Transactions:
Drafted 22nd Overall by the Kelowna Knights in the S44 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 12th Overall by the Seattle Riot in the S45 SHL Draft
Traded to the Chicago Syndicate S54
Signed with the Atlanta Inferno S56
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SMJHL Statistics:
S44 || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 16 || P: 30 || -32 || PIM: 13 || Hits: 24 || Shots: 144 || SB: 14
S45 || GP: 50 || G: 27 || A: 35 || P: 62 || +15 || PIM: 14 || Hits: 64 || Shots: 183 || SB: 7
S46 || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 23 || P: 37 || +13 || PIM: 24 || Hits: 55 || Shots: 153 || SB: 7
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SHL Statistics:
S47 || GP: 50 || G: 12 || A: 17 || P: 29 || -8 || PIM: 6 || Hits: 32 || Shots: 147 || SB: 12
S48 || GP: 50 || G: 22 || A: 25 || P: 47 || +22 || PIM: 4 || Hits: 24 || Shots: 158 || SB: 13
S49 || GP: 50 || G: 16 || A: 14 || P: 30 || -10 || PIM: 4 || Hits: 5 || Shots: 155 || SB: 13
S50 || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 25 || P: 39 || +16 || PIM: 8 || Hits: 53 || Shots: 141 || SB: 6
S51 || GP: 50 || G: 8 || A: 21 || P: 29 || -2 || PIM: 11 || Hits: 25 || Shots: 148 || SB: 6
S52 || GP: 50 || G: 16 || A: 23 || P: 39 || -1 || PIM: 26 || Hits: 60 || Shots: 119 || SB: 5
S53 || GP: 50 || G: 13 || A: 17 || P: 30 || -8 || PIM: 44 || Hits: 63 || Shots: 112 || SB: 83 || GvA: 25 || TkA: 24
S54 || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 28 || P: 42 || +26 || PIM: 32 || Hits: 35 || Shots: 134 || SB: 47 || GvA: 18 || TkA: 34
S55 || GP: 50 || G: 8 || A: 27 || P: 35 || +21 || PIM: 4 || Hits: 25 || Shots: 132 || SB: 51 || GvA: 17 || TkA: 23
S56 || GP: 50 || G: 16 || A: 28 || P: 44 || -3 || PIM: 20 || Hits: 21 || Shots: 129 || SB: 31 || GvA: 29 || TkA: 23
Career Totals || GP: 500 || G: 139 || A: 225 || P: 364 || PIM: 159 || Hits: 343 || Shots: 1375 || SB: 267 || GvA: 89 || TkA: 104
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S48 || GP: 7 || G: 4 || A: 3 || P: 7 || +3 || PIM: 0 || Hits: 0 || Shots: 18 || SB: 2
S49 || GP: 12 || G: 4 || A: 6 || P: 10 || +6 || PIM: 0 || Hits: 3 || Shots: 43 || SB: 0
S50 || GP: 19 || G: 4 || A: 10 || P: 14 || -2|| PIM: 4 || Hits: 29 || Shots: 54 || SB: 5
S51 || GP: 4 || G: 1 || A: 1 || P: 2 || -2 || PIM: 0 || Hits: 0 || Shots: 13 || SB: 0
Playoff Totals || GP: 42 || G: 13 || A: 20 || P: 33 || PIM: 4 | Hits: 32 || Shots: 128 || SB: 7
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Trophy Case:
S45 Roberto Martucci Trophy (SMJHL Goal Leader)
S49 Gold Medal (Germany IIHF)
S50 Silver Medal (Germany IIHF)

Great read!  Very well done!

sig by @Bruins10 

       

 

Lyle Odelein III || D || New Orleans Specter || Crow Alum || Team Canada
Name: Lyle Odelein III
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210 lbs
Number: 24 

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SMJHL Regular Season Stats
 S47 | STL | GP: 50 | G: 2 | A: 5 | P: 7 | +/-: +13 | H: 25 | SB: 22 | S: 13 PIMS: 26
 S48 | STL | GP: 50 | G: 9 | A: 24 | P: 33 | +/-: +9 | H: 87 | SB: 62| | S: 80 | PIMS: 62

 S49 | STL | GP: 50 | G: 4 | A: 29 | P: 33 | +/-: -1 | H: 26 | SB: 65| | S: 76 | PIMS: 20

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SHL Regular Season Stats
 S50 | NOLA | GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 14 | P: 15 | +/-: +18 | H: 76 | SB: 40 | S: 40 PIMS: 26

 S51 | NOLA | GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 11 | P: 14 | +/-: +8 | H: 54 | SB: 30 | S: 28 PIMS: 30 

 S52 | NOLA | GP: 50 | G: 5 | A: 20 | P: 25 | +/-: +11 | H: 70 | SB: 55 | S: 95 PIMS: 32 

 S53 | NOLA | GP: 50 | G: 7 | A: 19 | P: 26 | +/-: +4 | H: 91 | SB: 52 | S: 100 PIMS: 28 

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WJC Tournament

 S47 | CAN | GP: 26 | G: 2 | A: 5 | P: 7 | +/-: +8 | H: 13 | SB: 21 | S: 13 PIMS: 10

 S48 | CAN | GP: 14 | G: 2 | A: 14 | P: 16 | +/-: +11 | H: 22 | SB: 24 | S: 13 PIMS: 14 

 S49 | CAN | GP: 14 | G: 2 | A: 8 | P: 10 | +/-: +5 | H: 24 | SB: 12 | S: 12 PIMS: 8 

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IIHF Tournament
 S49 | CAN | GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P: 0 | +/-: 0 - | H: 0 | SB: 2 | S: 2 PIMS: 0

 S50 | CAN | GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1 | +/-: 0 - | H: 3 | SB: 10 | S: 3 PIMS: 0

 S51 | CAN | GP: 12 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | +/-: 2 - | H: 7 | SB: 10 | S: 10 PIMS: 2
 S52 | CAN | GP: 12 | G: 3 | A: 2 | P: 5 | +/-: 1 - | H: 9 | SB: 12 | S: 28 PIMS: 6

 S52 | CAN | GP: 12 | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | +/-: 12 - | H: 17 | SB: 13 | S: 25 PIMS: 14

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Career achievements

S47 - WJC - Gold medal w/ Team Canada

S48 - SMJHL - Named Alternate Captain for St. Louis Scarecrows 

S48 - WJC - Gold medal w/ Team Canada 

S48 - WJC - Won Harvey Danger award w/ Team Canada - best defender at WJC 

S50 - SHL - Called up to play for NOLA 

S50 - IIHF - Won bronze medal w/ Team Canada 

S52 - Named Alternate Captain for New Orleans Specters

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This was an awesome read.

Great work@!

Joe Kurczewski ll New Orleans Specters GM ll 1679 TPE

Drafted 12th overall by the Calgary Dragons in the S31 SHL Entry Draft
Drafted 22nd Overall to STL in the SMJHL S30 Entry Draft
Named Assistant Captain of the Scarecrows for S30
Named Captain of the Scarecrows for S31 and S32
Won the IIHF Gold Medal with Team USA in S31
Traded to Montreal at the S32 Trade Deadline
Named STL Scarecrows Co-GM
Won the S32 Challenge Cup with the Calgary Dragons
Won the IIHF Gold Medal with Team USA in S34
Won the S39 Four Star Cup as GM of the St. Louis Scarecrows
Won the S40 Challenge Cup with the Calgary Dragons
Won the S40 Ron Mexico Trophy (League MVP as voted by the awards committee)
Won the S40 Sarmad Khan Trophy (League MVP as voted by the players)
Won the IIHF Gold Medal with Team USA in S40.
Won the S42 Challenge Cup with the Calgary Dragons
Won the S42 Jeff Dar Trophy for Best Two-Way Forward
Won the S42 Anton Razov Trophy for Playoff MVP
Won the S44 Four Star Cup as GM of the St. Louis Scarecrows
Traded in the S44/S45 offseason to the Edmonton Blizzard for an S46 1st Round Pick
Won the S45 Challenge Cup with the Edmonton Blizzard
Won the S45 Four Star Cup as GM of the St. Louis Scarerows
Was awarded one of the two expansion franchises for S46 (New Orleans Specters)
 SHL STATS

Regular Season
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S33: 50 GP - 6 G - 9 A - 15 PTS
S34: 50 GP - 14 G - 14 A - 28 PTS
S35: 50 GP - 14 G - 12 A - 26 PTS
S36: 50 GP - 23 G - 29 A - 52 PTS
S37: 50 GP - 28 G - 29 A - 57 PTS
S38: 50 GP - 25 G - 21 A - 46 PTS
S39: 50 GP - 17 G - 30 A - 47 PTS
S40: 50 GP - 29 G - 37 A - 66 PTS
S41: 50 GP - 25 G - 38 A - 63 PTS
S42: 50 GP - 18 G - 35 A - 53 PTS
S43: 50 GP - 17 G - 35 A - 52 PTS
S44: 50 GP - 21 G - 24 A - 45 PTS
S45: 50 GP - 22 G - 37 A - 59 PTS
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Career: 650 GP - 259 G - 350 A - 609 PTS

Playoffs:
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S32: 2 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 PTS (Won Challenge Cup)
S33: 16 GP - 6 G - 3 A - 9 PTS (Lost in Cup Final to NEW 4-2)

S34: Did Not Qualify
S35: 13 GP - 7 G - 4 A - 11 PTS (Lost in 2nd Round to POR 4-3)
S36: 11 GP - 5 G - 7 A - 12 PTS (Lost in 2nd Round to TEX 4-0)
S37: 7 GP - 5 G - 8 A - 13 PTS (Lost in 1st Round to SEA 4-3)
S38: 17 GP - 10 G - 11 A - 21 PTS (Lost in Cup Final to MAN 4-2)
S39: 4 GP - 1 G  - 1 A - 2 PTS (Lost in 1st Round to LAP 4-0)
S40: 19 GP - 6 G - 18 A - 24 PTS (Won Challenge Cup)
S41: 6 GP - 3 G - 3 A - 6 PTS (Lost in 1st Round to WPG 4-2)
S42: 16 GP - 10 G - 15 A - 25 PTS (Won Challenge Cup)
S43: 6 GP - 5 G - 3 A - 8 PTS (Lost in 1st Round to WPG 4-2)
S44: 5 GP - 0 G - 2 A - 2 PTS (Lost in 1st Round to EDM 4-1)
S45: 18 GP - 9 G - 10 A - 19 PTS(Won Challenge Cup)
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Totals: 138 GP - 68 G - 84 A - 152 PTS

SMJHL STATS
Regular Season:

S30: 50 GP - 13 G - 13 A - 26 PTS 
S31: 50 GP - 17 G - 21 A - 38 PTS
S32: STL: 42 GP - 14 G - 7 A - 21 PTS
S32: MTL: 8 GP - 2 G - 2 A - 4 PTS 
S32: TOT: 50 GP - 16 G - 9 A - 25 PTS
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Playoffs: 
 
S30: 7GP - 3 G - 3 A - 6 PTS
S31: 4GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 PTS
S32: 4GP - 3 G - 1 A - 4 PTS


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This is one of the best articles I've read, especially from a new user. Well done man, keep this content up.

We should downsize.

Get rid of the Pride.

Get rid of the Specters, purely due to their shit uniforms and logo.

S2, S5, S18, S22 Challenge Cup Champion
Hall Of Famers: (S7) Alex Reay | (S28) Daniel Merica

LW- Daniel Merica | Rage | Hall of Fame
REGULAR SEASON STATS:
S15 | SEA | 50 GP | 11 G | 9 A | 20 PTS |15 H | 2 GWG
S16 | SEA | 50 GP | 8 G  | 7 A  | 15 PTS | 9 H
S17 | SEA | 50 GP | 18 G | 17 A | 35 PTS | 20 H | 3 GWG
S18 | SEA | 50 GP | 17 G | 24 A | 41 PTS | 89 H | 3 GWG
S19 | SEA | 50 GP | 17 G | 33 A | 50 PTS | 23 H | 2 GWG
S20 | SEA | 52 GP | 24 G | 23 A | 47 PTS | 52 H | 5 GWG
S21 | MAN| 52 GP | 22 G | 31 A | 53 PTS | 41 H | 6 GWG
S22 | MAN| 52 GP | 23 G | 35 A | 58 PTS |154 H| 1 GWG
S23 | MAN| 52 GP | 22 G | 23 A | 45 PTS | 105 H| 2 GWG
S24 | MAN| 52 GP | 16 G | 21 A | 37 PTS | 95 H | 1 GWG
S25 | MAN| 50 GP | 17 G | 20 A | 37 PTS |92 H
S26 | TEX | 50 GP | 18 G | 20 A | 38 PTS | 37 h
AWARDS
S15 SMJHL MVP
S18 Challenge Cup Champion
S21 1st Team All-Star
S22 1st Team All-Star
S22 Challenge Cup Champion
S28 1st Ballot Hall of Famer


LW- Daniel Merica Jr. | Stampede |  TPE: 1,013
SMJHL REGULAR SEASON STATS:
S59 | ANA | 66 GP | 9 G | 6 A | 15 P | 100.4 PDO |               
S60 | ANA | 66 GP | 14 G | 16 A | 30 P | 100.2 PDO |
S61 | STL | 66 GP | 17 G | 12 A | 29 P | 99.2 PDO
AWARDS:
S61 WJC GOLD MEDAL+ GWG
SMJHL TRANSACTIONS:
S59: Drafted 22nd Overall by Anaheim Outlaws
S61: Traded to St. Louis Scarecrows
SHL TRANSACTIONS:
S60: Drafted 16th Overall by Winnipeg Aurora
S62: Traded to Buffalo Stampede for S65 2nd



Thanks to Ragnar, Wasty and myself for the sigs.

Nice multi dude

Not gonna lie, a multi was the first place my brain went.

I wasn't going to say anything, but that's pretty weak that the first thought of someone new getting into the community is "this is probably someone's second account." On reddit, it seems like people who get into the league this much this quickly is exactly what you're looking for, and so it's disappointing that this is how you receive it.

I've always liked writing. I've always liked storytelling. I get really into things like this, which is why I was so excited when I saw the post on reddit. The "research" was looking at last season's SHL index, looking at each team's page in the SHL History forum, and crafting narratives around the key data points I found (leading scorers, team location history, etc.). I've written a lot because I think this whole idea is fun, and writing interesting, well-written articles is the main thing I have to offer this community.

I'm not mad at you or anything, but I think it's weak of you to come into my thread and say that. If you want to get to know me or who I am then message me here or on discord, but I don't do this passive-aggressive stuff.

Special thanks to @Sleepy for the signature

#88 Hariken Urawa - Wing - Hamilton Steelhawks / Colorado Raptors
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BIO:

Birthplace: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 205 lbs

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TRANSACTIONS:

Season 49 (8/5/2019): Signed one-season deal with COL - $3,000,000
Season 50 (9/22/2019): Drafted 9th OV by HAM in the S50 SHL Entry Draft
Season 50 (9/22/2019): Signed three-season deal with HAM - $6,000,000