Honestly, I think on any given season, the Calgary Dragons are capable of winning it all. I do not really think there is any perfect playoff tree picture for the Dragons. It's all about putting together some solid lines of chemistry and going on a good streak. If I had to pick teams to beat to win the cup, I think the Edmonton Blizzard have to be in there for sure. The Battle of Alberta is always fun, and the Blizzard and Dragons have a long history. It would be incredible of Mikael Choybuk put together some kind of MVP performance on a Challenge Cup run, that's for sure. Choybuk is an old bastard and doesn't quite have it in him to put on that kind of offensive performance, so I'll take an MVP run if there is anything remotely close to that in him. You might think that picking a 4 game sweep of the Blizzard would be what I want in the playoffs, but that's not the case. I think a long, 7 game series capped off in OT would be fantastic.
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Michael "Big Game" Boychuk || D || Calgary Dragons
Name: Michael Boychuk
Age: Old
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 23
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SHL Career Statistics || Calgary Dragons
S24 REG: GP: 52, G: 1, A: 13, P: 14, +/-: -5, PIMS: 42, H: 53, SB: 36
S25 REG: GP: 50, G: 3, A: 13, P: 16, +/-: 5, PIMS: 42, H: 49, SB: 30
S26 REG: GP: 50, G: 1, A: 22, P: 23, +/-: 8, PIMS: 58, H: 69, SB: 37
S27 REG: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 24, P: 28, +/-: 8, PIMS: 46, H: 54, SB: 31
S28 REG: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 26, P: 32, +/-: -5, PIMS: 10, H: 25, SB: 55
S29 REG: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 28, P: 35, +/-: 10, PIMS: 6, H: 29, SB: 46
S30 REG: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 35, P: 41, +/-: 27, PIMS: 0, H: 26, SB: 54
S31 REG: GP: 50, G: 8, A: 38, P: 46, +/-: 19, PIMS: 6, H: 30, SB: 71
S32 REG: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 24, P: 31, +/-: -1, PIMS: 28, H: 27, SB: 66
S33 REG: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 34, P: 43, +/-: 8, PIMS: 34, H: 78, SB: 69
S34 REG: GP: 50: G: 3, A: 31, P: 34, +/-: -2, PIMS: 50, H: 100, SB: 67
S35 REG: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 36, P: 38, +/-: 24, PIMS: 36, H: 90, SB: 76
S36 REG: GP: 50, G: 8, A: 32, P: 40, +/-: 14, PIMS: 46, H: 68. SB: 56
S37 REG: GP: 50: G: 5, A: 22, P: 27, +/-: 8, PIMS: 56, H: 139, SB: 84
S38 REG: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 20, P: 27, +/-: 7, PIMS: 52, H: 103, SB: 58
S39 REG: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 28, P: 32, +/-: 21, PIMS: 22, H: 38, SB: 66
S40 REG: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 20, P: 24, +/-: 6, PIMS: 10, H: 32, SB: 55
S41 REG: GP: 50, G: 0, A: 13, P: 13, +/-: -3, PIMS: 6, H: 9, SB: 51
S42 REG: GP: 50, G: 1, A: 13, P: 14, +/-: -2, PIMS: 2, H: 6, SB: 26
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SHL Playoff Statistics || Calgary Dragons
S24 PLF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, PIMS: 2, H: 3, SB: 4
S25 PLF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: -5, PIMS: 2, H: 5, SB: 7
S26 PLF: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: +2, PIMS: 2, H: 10, SB: 3
S27 PLF: GP: 18, G: 5, A: 5, P: 10, +/-: -1, PIMS: 12, H: 15, SB: 10
S28 PLF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: 1, PIMS: 2, H: 0, SB: 4
S29 PLF: GP: 19, G: 0, A: 11, P: 11, +/-: +3, PIMS: 0. H: 4, SB: 21
S30 PLF: GP: 11, G: 2, A: 4, P: 6, +/-: -4, PIMS: 0, H: 6, SB: 23
S31 PLF: GP: 6, G: 1, A: 5, P: 6, +/-: 0, PIMS: 0, H: 3, SB: 1
S32 PLF: GP: 16, G: 3, A: 9, P: 12, +/-: 8, PIMS: 4, H: 14, SB: 16
S33 PLF: GP: 16, G: 4, A: 12, P: 16, +/-: 1, PIMS: 6, H: 32, SB: 28
S35 PLF: GP: 13, G: 2, A: 6, P: 8, +/-: 5, PIMS: 10, H: 14, SB: 13
S36 PLF: GP: 11, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -10, PIMS: 4, H: 23, SB: 26
S37 PLF: GP: 7, G: 3, A: 4, P: 7, +/-: -1, PIMS: 8, H: 19, SB: 14
S38 PLF: GP: 17, G: 3, A: 17, P: 20, +/-: 12, PIMS: 14, H: 19, SB: 31
S39 PLF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: -2, PIMS: 0, H: 6, SB: 7
S40 PLF: GP: 19: G: 0, A: 4, P: 4, +/-: 6, PIMS: 2, H: 11, SB: 28
S41 PLF: GP: 6: G: 0, A: 4, P: 4, +/-: 1, PIMS: 0, H: 0, SB: 8
S42 PLF: GP: 16: G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 3, PIMS: 2, H: 2, SB: 11
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SMJHL Career Statistics || Regina Force
S22 REG: GP: 40, G: 10, A: 18, P: 28, +/-: -5, PIMS: 41, H: 29, SB: 45
S23 REG: GP: 40, G: 12, A: 26, P: 38, +/-: -3, PIMS: 81, H: 74, SB: 42
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S22 PLF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: -2, PIMS: 7, H: 7, SB: 10
S23 PLF: GP: 5, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: 1, PIMS: 14, H: 9, SB: 8
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Transactions:
Drafted 14th overall by Regina in the S22 SMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 5th overall by Calgary in the S23 SHL Entry Draft
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Awards:
S27 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S29 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S32 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S40 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S42 Challenge Cup (CGY)