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The Player's Manager's Tribune

Winnipeg Jets : Offseason Changes, the Draft, Trades, and the Madness Behind the Method

This piece is inspired by the recent SHN article analyzing the various offseason trades, and in particular the writers' analysis of the trade in which the Jets acquired Yoshimitsu Mcleod. The consensus of the writers was that it was a questionable (at best!) move on my part, which I felt was unfair, and replied therein as to why I thought they were wrong. I don't need to harp on that any longer, except to preface all of this by saying I love the media that people do and I hope nothing I said or say would ever discourage people from sharing their views and takes. I might not agree with you, and if I do, I'll tell you why, but always know that you are welcome to express your opinions!



A couple of people expressed that they enjoyed hearing about things from a GM point of view, so in my not-inconsiderable egotism combined with my need for more SHL bucks, I thought I might share with you some behind-the-scenes musings that go on when considering how to build a team. There are a number of factors which have to be weighed when you think about making a trade, or drafting someone, or signing a free agent, or contract negotiations.



Some of these factors, in no particular order, are:



1. TEAM CULTURE/LR ATMOSPHERE/PERSONALITY

This, in some ways, is a simple formula: -> more activity = better <- It's important in our league to have an engaged and positive atmosphere, where everyone is included but nobody is pressured. The main medium for team communication these days is Discord - the more topics people can talk about and find areas of common interest, the more likely they are to keep coming back! So keeping engaged there is important for a manager, and finding ways to keep your team engaged is a great way to build camaraderie, I have seen channels like pokemons, trivia, memeing, cooking, music, etc. All of these are fun ways to keep people active.

As well, successful teams often have a 'brand' which they use to build an 'us against them' mentality - think S20's Renegods, or BuffaloBros, or Chomp Chomp Water Dogs - things you can rally the troops around and build an identity. Taking over the Jets who have a huge historical legacy as an original SHL team (I won't get into the whole 'Jets' SHL vs NHL argument at this time but it is a topic for future discussion, I think!) was a bit daunting, as in some ways the Jets brand of loyalty, quality, and commitment was not something I would want to change, and I know that there's a lot of ghosts looking over my shoulder to make sure I honour that legacy during my tenure at the helm.

So obviously you look for someone who can enhance that image and be a good fit for the team when you are considering adding players to the team. Sometimes you also look at players who have a previous connection along the way - it is no coincidence that certain SMJHL teams seem to have a pipeline to certain SHL teams, because there's familiarity there and it can be easier to feel comfortable in a place where you know some people. When someone vouches for you, it makes it easier to take a chance on them. By the same token, sometimes people create bad reputations and it can make you wary of bringing in a player who might have a cloud over their head, fairly or not. Generally, I am someone who always believes in giving people second chances, but there are times when that can be difficult to do.



2. CURRENT STRENGTH OF ROSTER

The ultimate goal of every team is to win the Challenge Cup - you want to ice the best team you can. There's no 'one move' which is going to win you the Cup, but you want to try to incrementally improve with every move you make. The bulk of trades and free agency signings probably fit into this category, as you look for ways to get better.

My first season as GM was the last season of STHS, and I thought we had a good chance to make the playoffs but we were just a couple games short. Unfortunate but the team was built for typical Simon T success - a handful of superstuds who would carry the team to glory because that's how that SIM worked. But then FHM came along and I was quickly and brutally awakened to the new reality - the old approach was not going to suffice. I wasn't familiar with FHM prior to the switchover so it was a harsh tutorial.

So when I look at our current roster, we have lots of good pieces - some elite TPE vets like Brain, Shepard, McScruff, and Muerto who are in their peak seasons now; a few basically inactive lower TPE vets like Svensson, Whacker, and Spanish - serviceable but expendable; and then a group of young and still-growing players like Barron, Ibrahimovic Jr., Zizagooney, Crudelli, and Bale; and 3 blue chip rookies in Liljestrom, Sutherland, and new starting goalie Strom Chamberlain - all 3 have surpassed expectations so far but they are rookies and will likely have some growing pains but that's ok.

Now, going into this offseason, I was not interested in moving any of these active players because they have been great and like I said earlier, loyalty is an important quality of this organization and I have been blown away by the commitment everyone has to stick together and work towards something really great. I will say right now that anyone that ever says they want to retire a Jet will always be given that respect. Conversely, if anyone ever expressed that they were feeling like going somewhere new or wanted to be an FA, I will always respect that and do what I can to make a transition easy as possible.

So that left pretty much the 3 roster spots taken by inactives as the main areas to try and improve. I think we are not in a position right now where blowing it all up and rebuilding is the right strategy - we have a rookie goalie, yes, but he is coming in at over 900 TPE which is better than our starter from the last few seasons - we have 4 defenseman above 1000 with only 1 regressing and the rest coming in stronger than last season. LIlejestrom replaces Grease on the blueline but is not really a downgrade even though he's a rookie. Forward is mostly stronger as only 1 player regressed to fewer TPE than they had last season, and rookie Sutherland is an improvement on the retired Colt. So all in all, I see improvement in all areas this season over last.



3. FUTURE STRENGTH OF ROSTER / DRAFTING & PROSPECTS

So as mentioned, looking at our roster we have 8 active players S48 or younger who are earning steady TPE. And then 5 players who are in or nearing regression (4 of whom are actively fighting it), and the 3 aforementioned inactives. Spanish is the lowest TPE player but he's not regressing and a solid draft pick will surpass him in 2 seasons. Svensson and Whacker start regressing next season, so it's a bit more urgent to replace them sooner than later.

Where we were in trouble was the prospect pool, since bringing up the 3 rookies left only 1 prospect, an inactive goaltender. So we needed to use our draft picks to restock that cupboard.

At this point, we had our first round pick (which the lotto revealed to be 6th OV), our second and third round picks (21st and 37th) and NOLA's 3rd, which of course they won the Cup which made it the last pick in the 3rd round (48th OV). We had picks beyond that also, but Salary Cap realities meant that we would likely only be able to sign 3 of them, so I was willing to use at least one of these picks as collateral. More to come on that later!

I had begun scouting pretty early as this was shaping up to be a very strong draft, and the more I talked to prospects the more excited I was that we would be adding an elite prospect with the 6th OV, a very good prospect with 21, and a potential gem in the 3rd. So, all good there!

The other thing I think is maybe important to say here is that, in comparison to other GMs and media pundits, I don't really give future picks a lot of value (apart from 1sts). My philosophy is you can just keep trading future picks for current picks if you need to, there's always someone who wants to trade a pick away. So I recognize that is not a common philosophy and that's probably why a lot of people question my trades because I don't place a lot of value on future 3rds, for instance.

4. SALARY CAP

With a finite amount of money that teams are allowed to spend on contracts, you have to be cognizant of where you are spending that cap and how much you have to spend. Going into the draft I had 2.5M to spend on these 3 prospects I planned to draft. It was important to look at prospects' bank account and even be upfront about the fact I wouldn't be able to give a big salary this season. I could release my inactives and try to replace them with something cheaper but I decided against that as there really wasn't any IFAs out there which would give better value. Also I pretty much knew I would not be involved in any FA talks because I just didn't see a way to make it work since almost any upgrade would involve a player in a higher income bracket. I had committed the bulk of my cap already and was ok with that, but there was very little wiggle room (or so I thought! More to come on this later!). But it is a very real consideration and sometimes you are really working the margins to try and make everything fit within the budget.



5. PLAYER BUILD/TPE/EXPECTED ROLE/FHM STUFF

As I mentioned, FHM was a bit of a steeper learning curve but it became obvious that building to a certain role is important and will be something to consider when looking at adding or removing someone from the equation. Now, I will straight up right here say a big weakness I have is that I understand FHM a lot less than a lot of other people, and that is one of the reasons why I asked Strom to be my co-GM, because he has a deeper understanding of how it all works than I do! (That's not the only reason he's the co, but it's a big reason!)



One thing people don't see is trades that DIDN'T happen - negotiations take place but an agreement can't be reached. This is relevant because prior to the draft, I was talking to a team about a pick/player swap that would have given us a higher TPE defenseman than Whacker - in my mind an improvement! But my coGM and FHM guru nixed the idea because that players's build was not an ideal fit and it wouldn't be worth dropping in the draft to pick him up. And when you are looking at making any trades, obviously it makes sense to look for players who would be well-suited to the likely role they would have on the team.

Now, this is less relevant when considering Drafting, because a prospects build is so raw it isn't really important at the moment - but, it may help to know what their planned build/role is in the future to gauge the potential fit. As well, having someone with a deeper knowledge than I do can give better build advice when players are doing updates. That being said, I generally have the approach that we let the player build how they want - it's their player after all! - but give guidance when asked and help try to show how the different attributes affect how your player will respond in the sim. Also keeping everyone informed as to when TPE earning opportunities arise!

6. WHO'S AVAILABLE? THE TRADE BLOCK, THE DRAFT

People may not know this, but there's a separate hidden GM section of the forums! Within that section is The Trade Block (dun dun dunnnn) where GMs can post up assets (players or picks) that are available or they are willing discuss moving, as well as what they would be looking for in return. There's an agreement not to publicly disclose who may be on the block, but suffice to say sometimes teams are sellers and sometimes they are buyers and sometimes people just need or want a change. So if someone is OTB it is usually the starting point of trade negotiations and the teams try to come up with a deal in which both feel they are getting return value in exchange for what they give up.



Sometimes a player pops up on the block who is very intriguing and you kick tires to see what the exchange is. Sometimes negotiations are easy, sometimes they require a bit more wrangling, but to me a good trade is if both teams feel they got a return they are satisfied with. Sometimes a player is in high demand and the GM holding them can play off bidders to raise the price, which can inflate the 'market value' of a player, so bidding wars can sometimes lead to a trade which seems to be an overpay, but you have to give to get.

And then there's Draft trades! Sometimes a pick has little value before the draft, but during the draft, all of a sudden you realize somebody is dropping and you make a snap decision to make a play for them. (By the way, the chaos and mayhem of the way we do our live draft is AWESOME and one of the seasonal highlights of being a GM). And when it is your pick, you have to sometimes pick between 2 or more players you really like, and know you can't have them all. Sometimes a player gets picked right before you wanted to take them, and you have to have a contingency plan if things don't shake out the way you want. I will say this last draft class was amazing and it led to some real tough decisions and you never want insult anyone by not drafting them, but you can't draft them all and that can be difficult to pass on someone you know is good quality.



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SO!

All that being said, here are the moves I made this offseason and a few comments on what my rationale was for making them:

PRE-DRAFT

1. The Mcleod Trade - https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=107695 - I kind of already commented on this one in that comment thread on the SHN article but it worked on a lot of levels for us. A great person with a great reputation, improves the current roster, improves the future roster, fit in the salary cap, and was available. A couple draft picks to fill in the perceived difference in value between Svensson and Mcleod was the price to pay, but as I said, I recognize that some people probably value those picks higher than I do. Nonetheless, I feel confident that this was a reasonable move if not a blockbuster.

2. The Bojo Trade - https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=108023 - so as mentioned, I had been doing a lot of scouting in anticipation of this draft, and was basically certain of being able to draft one of Bjerg, Lambert, Kondos, Big Terry, Oscarsson, Hutton, or Park - basically my top 7 rankings - they wouldn't all be available but certainly at least one of them would be, and I would have happily selected any of them and felt like it was a good pick.



But then a message comes through from BAP - am I interested in Bojo? Well of course I am, he would be a megaplus rating in 5 of those 6 categories. But at the same time I was a bit leery because I felt the cost would probably involve my S56 1st, and as confident as I am about being a better team this season, that S56 pick is a potential lotto pick in an expected Reddit Draft and I was reluctant to give that up. Especially after the last time I did that and it ended up being the 1st OV pick which was a bummer! We bounced around offers and counteroffers until it became obvious that it would take that 6th OV S55 1st to get it done, given how it all turned out, I expect that was their target return all along!

Anyway I wavered a bit, but I pretty much knew I was going to pay up to bring him to the team, and when JR gave the conditional pick to prove they weren't just going to sign bojo back as soon as his contract was up, I had no more reservations and jumped on it. Even though Pojo was a late create in his own draft class, and wasn't currently one of the top TPE earners, he is only 1 season out of his own draft and will be able to replace Whacker sooner than probably any of the players previously mentioned. So personally again I see this as a fair trade, with 2 high-value assets and a couple of medium-value assets being exchanged. So now I have back the 37th OV pick as well.




THE DRAFT

So now, day of the draft, I have 21st, 37th, 48th OV and $2.0M of cap to spend. I decided I wasn't going to make any trades during the draft and would just use these picks and get the players I felt would be the best fit across all the categories listed above.

21. Zakkira Diporov - Sparky and I didn't even talk until the day of the draft - as much as I had been doing a lot of scouting and reaching out, even day of there were still people I hadn't had a chance to connect with! But Reid and roasty had suggested I might want to give him a look, and so we ended up chatting for almost an hour and I was really impressed. When it came time to pick, there were still plenty of really quality prospects available, but he stood out to me and I was happy to be able to select him.
37. Zelma Zuntnere - Jogurtaa is a long time member and member of the Latvian Mafia, a number of whom had recreated for this draft. Again, there were other players still available here who I had to agonize over and didn't want to necessarily pass on, but Jogurtaa has a great reputation, has some connections to players on the team through past associations, and a healthy $100M bank account :eyes: so it really was not that hard a decision to make
48. Fleetway Super Sonic - Taxman's last player was on the Jets and he had kinda faltered, but he mentioned he was really keen on FHM and it had reignited his spark. His lower TPE was a bit misleading as he was a later FA create, and this led to him being available to pick, and I was happy to bring him back into the fold as a prospect instead of an alumnus!

So at this point I feel I need to stop because I won't be able to afford any more players, leaving some still-quality players out there but what can you do, 3 active prospects plus a bojo out of this draft, I feel pretty good about it all!


POST-DRAFT



The Ball trade - https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=108539 - OK so hear me out on this one! I know it seems so odd and I can't actually argue with people who might look at this as a wtf move, but there was actually a reason behind it. As I said, I totally believed I was tapped out on budget and that's why I stopped drafting. I tell you now, I would have used that 53rd pick in Ball back in the draft if I had realized THIS SIMPLE TRICK THAT GMS HATE earlier. So, the only player I had left unsigned was Ignatius Blunt. I was waiting to sign them until after their regression, so they would only cost 3M instead of 4M, since they would drop below 1K TPE. But what I had failed to realize is that we still had a HTD available because of Grease retiring. So I could sign her at 2M instead of 3! Well fuck! So I noticed that Ball hadn't been signed yet and approached BUF about picking him up, since I could now pay all my draftees and still had a whole 500K left! I really don't like to see active players left hanging, and as mentioned, I was definitely considering drafting them at the time. So the trade wasn't so much a mistake as a CORRECTION of a mistake. I feel there is a safety trigger on this trade in that it only costs us a 2nd rd pick if Ball extends - which he isn't likely to do unless he's committed to building a roster-caliber player in the next 3 seasons, which if he does I will feel it is worth that pick. If not, well, a 3rd rd pick 3 seasons down the road is easy enough to replace if I have to but I don't think I'll miss it that much!

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So that was how I spent my summer! I hope it wasn't too boring and maybe gives some insight into why I am the way that I am.

I truly enjoy GMing and am happy to be back in the saddle. As mentioned, it is a thrill to manage a team that has had so many amazing people in this position previously and I hope people will still have a positive view of the Jets when it comes time for the next person to have their turn.



As always

Good Luck and Have Fun





~Muerto aka Kez, GM, Winnipeg Jets
         

     S76 SMJHL DRAFT 3RD OVERALL PICK    

Good read Kez.

Stavros Kondos || F || Regina Elk || Seattle Argonauts



Theo Kondos || F || Jesster & Darr Winner - CC x2 || 
-- CAREER STATS --
-- SHL Regular Season --
S58 - GP:66 | G:17 | A:36 | P:53 |  SOG: 130 |  HITS:35  |  TOI: 17:32
S59 - GP:66 | G:14 | A:36 | P:50 |  SOG: 181 |  HITS:41  |  TOI: 18:15
S60 - GP:66 | G:19 | A:37 | P:56 |  SOG: 184 |  HITS:44  |  TOI: 18:34
S61 - GP:66 | G:32 | A:26 | P:58 |  SOG: 188 |  HITS:48  |  TOI: 19:50
S62 - GP:66 | G:21 | A:32 | P:53 |  SOG: 207 |  HITS:57  |  TOI: 20:36
S63 - GP:66 | G:23 | A:40 | P:63 |  SOG: 297 |  HITS:90  |  TOI: 22:00
S64 - GP:66 | G:27 | A:59 | P:86 |  SOG: 237 |  HITS:110 |  TOI: 21:30
S65 - GP:66 | G:39 | A:46 | P:85 |  SOG: 240 |  HITS:161 |  TOI: 21:59
S66 - GP:66 | G:39 | A:65 | P:104| SOG: 230 |  HITS:134 |  TOI: 22:08
S67 - GP:66 | G:27 | A:38 | P:65 |  SOG: 177 |  HITS:164 |  TOI: 21:40
S68 - GP:66 | G:19| A:41 | P:60  |  SOG: 177 |  HITS:159 |  TOI: 19:51
S69 - GP:66 | G:16| A:41 | P:57  |  SOG: 143 |  HITS:110 |  TOI: 19:21
S70 - GP:66 | G:11| A:37 | P:48  |  SOG: 120 |  HITS:123 |  TOI: 18:40
S71 - GP:66 | G:30| A:36 | P:66  |  SOG: 199 |  HITS:126 |  TOI: 20:46
-- SHL Playoffs --
S58 - GP:12 |  G:2 |  A:7   |  P:9   | SOG: 16  | HITS:6  | TOI: 17:35
S59 - GP:16 |  G:6 |  A:10 |  P:16  | SOG: 33  | HITS:4  | TOI: 19:39
S60 - GP:9  |  G:0 |  A:5   |  P:5   | SOG: 23  | HITS:11 | TOI: 18:55
S61 - GP:19 |  G:6 |  A:12 |  P:18  | SOG: 47  | HITS:18 | TOI: 19:21
S62 - GP:24 |  G:9 |  A:11 |  P:20  | SOG: 75  | HITS:34 | TOI: 20:55
S63 - GP:9  |  G:0 |  A:3   |  P:3   | SOG: 37  | HITS:20 | TOI: 22:21
S64 - GP:13 |  G:3 |  A:10 |  P:13 |  SOG: 58 | HITS:31 | TOI: 22:55
S65 - GP:17 |  G:3 |  A:7 |  P:10  |  SOG: 46 | HITS:46 | TOI: 22:21
S66 - GP:14|  G:8|  A:12 |  P:20  |  SOG: 56 | HITS:22 | TOI: 21:59
S67 - GP:7 |  G:0 |  A:4  |  P:4  |  SOG: 18  | HITS:9 | TOI: 22:01
S68 - GP:15|  G:5 |  A:12 |  P:17 |  SOG: 56 | HITS:27 | TOI: 21:45
S69 - GP:7|   G:1 |  A:6 |  P:7 |  SOG: 14 | HITS:19 | TOI: 19:59
-- SMJHL --
S54 - GP:50, G:7, A:7, P:14, SOG: 47, HITS:31, TOI: 11:22
S55 - GP:50, G:13, A:16, P:29, SOG: 98, HITS:35, TOI: 18:09
S56 - GP:50, G:18, A:26, P:44, SOG: 128, HITS:35, TOI: 16:53
S57 - GP:66, G:26, A:26, P:52, SOG: 220, HITS:48, TOI: 19:05
-- AWARDS --
S54: Drafted 6th Overall - Anchorage Armada[SMJHL]
S55: Drafted 5th Overall - Texas Renegades [SHL]
S57: Four Star Cup Champions - Anchorage Armada [SMJHL]
S57: DeMaricus Smyth Award for Top Forward - Dach [WJC]
S57: Brady McIntyre Award for WJC MVP - Dach [WJC]
S58: Ryan Jesster Award - Best SHL Rookie [SHL]
S58: All Rookie Team [SHL]
S59: CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS [SHL]
S62: CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS [SHL]
S64: West All Star [SHL]
S64: 2nd Team All Star [SHL]
S65: West All Star [SHL]
S65: 3rd Team All Star [SHL]
S65: Darr Nominee [SHL]
S66: West All Star [SHL]
S66: Darr Winner [SHL]
S66: 1st Team All Star [SHL]
S68: Bronze Medal - Austria  [IIHF]
S71: West All Star [SHL]


Ostap Maksimov || D || Retired || Challenge Cup x3 ||
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
600 GP - 325 P - 3 Cups
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Ales Smirnov RW/D || Retired || Ron Mexico MVP: S35 ||
-- CAREER STATS --
REGULAR SEASON GP: 857 G:210 A:389 P:599
-- AWARDS --
S21: SMJHL Presidents Trophy & Four Star Cup | Kelowna Knights
S21:Elias Armia Trophy (Award in Excellence Given By The League Commissioner.)
S22: Four Star Cup Champs | Kelowna Knights
S22: Ted Lindsay Award (SMJHL MVP)
S22: Brodie Witzel Trophy (Playoffs MVP)
S23: SHL All Rookie Team
S26: IIHF Gold (Russia)
S28: IIHF Silver (Russia)
S32: IIHF Bronze (Russia)
S35: Ron Mexico (SHL MVP)
S38: IIHF Gold (Russia)

Player Page | Player Update

Jesus, luke with more blood on his hands. When will it end?

[S69] Tiberius Kane | Left Wing | GFG | 473 TPE
S67: WJC Silver
S68: Drafted 3rd Overall to GFG
S68: Drafted 14th Overall to TEX
S69: WJC Bronze


[S67] Nichael Fitted + [S64] Backup Goaltender


[S50] Tom Fiddler | Two-Way Center | Peak 2006 TPE | RETIRED

Drafted 4th round, 34th overall in S49 SMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2nd round, 24th overall in S50 SHL Entry Draft
Traded to Tampa Bay for a ham sandwich in S52

* = First Place

 Career Stats    |  GP |  G  |  A  | P    | +/-  |  Hit  |  SB  |    Sh  |  GA |  TK
 SHL  Regular    | 657 | 144 | 284 | 428 | -213 | 777 | 1013 | 1520 | 292 | 393
 SHL Playoffs    |  39    | 5   |  14 |  19  | -16  | 63  |    52  |          |        |       
 IIHF Regular    | 168 | 19  |  45  |  64 |  7   | 153 |    90  |          |        |       



SHL Regular Season Stats
Szn  |Team| GP | G |  A  | P    |  +/-  |  TOI | Hit | SB | Sh | PIM
S53 | TBB |  50 | 5  | 15 | 20| -24| 17:16  |  46 | 77 | 56 | 10
S54 | TBB |  45 | 1  | 10 | 11 | -80 | 18:35 |  60 | 171  | 55 | 17
S55 | TBB |  50 | 1  | 19 | 20 | -56 | 18:37 |  31 | 86    | 82 | 14
S56 | TBB |  50 | 5  | 15 | 20 | -35 | 19:22 |  34 | 112 | 101| 20
S57 | TBB |  66 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -26 | 24:48 | 64 |100  |152 | 20
S58 | TBB |  66 | 29 | 40 | 69 | -2  | 25:59  |100| 74 |180 | 20
S59 | TBB |  66 | 19 | 39 | 58 | -3  | 25:33  |105| 95 |188 | 14
S60 | TBB |  66 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 4  | 22:33  | 66  | 50  |159 | 26
S61 | TBB |  66 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 12 | 22:17  | 98  | 72  |182 | 20
S62 | TBB |  66 | 16 | 23 | 39 | -2  | 20:23  |104 | 57  |183 | 4
S63 | TOR | 66 | 21 | 33 | 54 | -1  |  20:29  | 69  |119  |182 | 39



SHL Playoff Stats
Szn  |Team| GP | G |  A  | P  |  +/- |  TOI  | Hit | SB | Sh | PIM
S59 | TBB |  5    | 1 |  1 |  2  |  -6  | 22:11  | 10  |  5  | 12  |  0 
S60 | TBB |  4    | 0 |  0 |  0  |  -6  | 22:49  |  8  |  1 |  7   | 0 
S61 | TBB |  13  | 1 |  9 | 10  |  0  | 21:06  | 17  | 13 | 29  | 0 
S62 | TBB |  12  | 1 |  3 |  4  |  -4 | 20:01  | 20  | 18 | 24  | 2
S63 | TOR |  5    | 2 |  1 |  3  |  0  | 21:16  |  8  | 15 | 15  |0 


SMJHL Career | GP: 200| G: 36 | A: 102 | P: 138 | +/-: 42
SMJHL Playoff Career | GP: 52| G: 9 | A: 23 | P: 32 | +/-: 5

SMJHL Regular Season Stats
S49 | MTL | GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 16 | P: 19 | +/-: 2 | FO%: 42.43% | FOT: 898
S50 | CAR | GP: 50 | G: 6 | A: 15 | P: 21 | +/-: -6 | FO%: 50.93% | FOT: 1237
S51*| CAR | GP: 50 | G: 11 | A: 38 | P: 49 | +/-: 24 | FO%: 53.08% | FOT: 1313
S52 | CAR | GP: 50 | G: 16 | A: 33 | P: 49 | +/-: 22 | FO%: 53.33% | FOT: 1202

SMJHL Playoff Stats
S49*| MTL | GP: 17 | G: 2 | A: 7 | P: 9 | +/-: 5 | FO%: 51.96% | FOT: 433
S50*| CAR | GP: 18 | G: 4 | A: 5 | P: 9 | +/-: 5 | FO%: 50.28% | FOT: 356
S51  | CAR | GP:  6 | G: 2 | A: 2 | P: 4 | +/-: -1| FO%: 47.68% | FOT: 151
S52  | CAR | GP:  11 | G: 1 | A: 9| P: 10 | +/-: -4| FO%: 51.34% | FOT: 261

Awards
S49 Four Star Cup
S50 Four Star Cup
S51 Laurifer Trophy
S51 Petr Klimek Award for the Best Two-Way Player with Joseph Weston
S52 Honorary 3-way Laurifer Paricipation Trophy
S52 Alternate Captain of Carolina
S52 Petr Klimek Award for the Best Two-Way Player with Joseph Weston
S52 Kurtis Hunter Award for Team's Choice MVP
S52 IIHF Gold Medal
S53 IIHF Bronze Medal
S54 The Winless Season
S54 IIHF Silver Medal
S55 IIHF Gold Medal
S56 IIHF Silver Medal
S57 IIHF Silver Medal
S58 IIHF Silver Medal
S60 IIHF Silver Medal
S61 IIHF GoldMedal


IIHF Federation Head - Great Britain
S56: Silver
S57: Silver
S58: Silver
S59: DNQ
S60: Silver
S61: Gold
S62: DNQ
S68: Lost 1st Round
S69: Bronze


Fuck the penaltys
ARGARGARHARG

Awesome read! loved getting the inside and in-depth look. More GMs should do this :eyes:

Reid Sutherland || C || Detroit Falcons || Seattle Argonauts - coGM || 1735 TPE 

Name: Reid Sutherland

Username: reid_sutherland

Age: 21

Birthplace: Minnesota, USA Somewhere is Sweden

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 190 lbs

Number: 5

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Career Statistics:

SMJHL Regular Season: 

S52: 6G || 10A || 16P || -6 +/- || 54.20 FO%

S53: 9G || 31A || 40P || +25 +/- || 52.5 FO%

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Transaction History:

S52: Drafted 24th overall to the Detroit Falcons

S53: Drafted 14th overall to the Winnipeg Jets

S53 Zach Miller Award Recipient

Thanks Wasty, Carpy, JSS, TurdFerguson, Geekusoid and Awesomecakes for the sigs!

This was a great read, thanks bud

Jae-ik Barron || C || S73 || Great Falls Grizzlies || Atlanta Inferno
Player Type: Two-Way Forward / Shadow
Birthplace: Seongnam, South Korea
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201 lbs
Number: 27
Nationality: Canadian / South Korean
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Transactions:
(S72) Drafted 4th overall by the Great Falls Grizzlies
(S73) Drafted 13th overall by the Atlanta Inferno
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S72-S74 (GFG) - 198 GP | 35 G | 99 A | 134 P | -38 | 84 PIM | 254 HIT | 115 SB | 19:24 TOI
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S72-S74 (GFG) - 19 GP | 6 G | 9 A | 15 P | +1 | 10 PIM | 22 HIT | 12 SB | 20:13 TOI


Adam Barron || D || S50 || Retired
Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Birthplace: Bonavista, NL, Canada
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 27
Peak TPE: 2318
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S52-68 : 1042 GP | 174 G | 466 A | 640 P | +278 | 427 PIM | 1103 HIT | 1743 SB | xx TOI
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
10 Post-seasons - 94 GP | 26 G | 37 A | 63 P | +5 | 32 PIM | 117 HIT | 159 SB | xx TOI
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S49-S51 (HFX) - 150 GP | 12 G | 59 A | 71 P | -8 | 92 PIM | 143 HIT | 157 SB | 19:27 TOI
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S49-S51 (HFX) - 18 GP | 3 G | 10 A | 13 P | +8 | 10 PIM | 11 HIT | 23 SB | 22:40 TOI
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Transactions:
(S49) Drafted 18th overall by the Halifax Raiders
(S50) Drafted 1st overall by the Winnipeg Jets
(S57) Traded to the Toronto North Stars
(S63) Traded to the Baltimore Platoon
(S66) Signed with the Atlanta Inferno
(S67) Signed with the San Francisco Pride
(S68) Retired during the Off-season
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Awards & Accomplishments:
SHL Challenge Cup: winner (S66)
SHL Anton Razov Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Ron Mexico Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Scott Stevens Trophy: winner (S58)
SHL Aidan Richan Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Bojo Biscuit: nominated (S61)
SHL Turd Ferguson: winner (S68)
IIHF: gold (S54, S56, S57, S58), silver (S61, S62), bronze (S55, S63, S64)
IIHF Best Defenseman: winner (S58, S61)
WJC: gold (S51), silver (S50)

| Player Page | | Player Updates |

I do love this. Great read Kez

I still think I’m going to write mine as planned haha.

Great job man.

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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J-e-t-s

Interesting read, thanks for this!

Rikkert Biemans || #21 || S66  || Tampa Bay Barracuda || Katth#7745
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Drafted 8th overall by the Kelowna Knights
Drafted 6th overall by the Texas Renegades and traded to Montreal Patriotes
Traded to St. Louis Scarecrows
Traded to Tampa Bay Barracuda
S67 WJC Gold Medal - Dach
S70 IIHF Gold Medal - Germany
S72 IIHF Gold Medal - Germany
S73 All Star Game (1st appearance)
S74 IIHF Gold Medal - Germany
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SMJHL:
S65 || GP: 66 || G: 14 || A: 11 || P: 25 || SHT%: 13.6% || Hits: 85
S66 || GP: 66 || G: 19 || A: 20 || P: 39 || SHT%: 13.8% || Hits: 93
S67 || GP: 66 || G: 36 || A: 32 || P: 68 || SHT%: 18.6% || Hits: 129
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SHL:
S68 || GP: 66 || G: 29 || A: 25 || P: 54 || SHT%: 16.8% || GWG: 6 || Hits: 108
S69 || GP: 66 || G: 12 || A: 38 || P: 50 || SHT%: 08.4% || GWG: 3 || Hits: 72
S70 || GP: 66 || G: 22 || A: 32 || P: 54 || SHT%: 13.5% || GWG: 0 || Hits: 73
S71 || GP: 66 || G: 31 || A: 40 || P: 71 || SHT%: 14.8% || GWG: 2 || Hits: 100
S72 || GP: 66 || G: 38 || A: 31 || P: 69 || SHT%: 16.6% || GWG: 7 || Hits: 102
S73 || GP: 66 || G: 38 || A: 43 || P: 81 || SHT%: 13.0% || GWG: 6 || Hits: 94
S74 || GP: 66 || G: 42 || A: 57 || P: 99 || SHT%: 16.3% || GWG: 7 || Hits: 100


 



Barry Batsbak || #92 || S46 || Calgary Dragons || 2,080 TPE (peak) || Katth#7745
Alias: The Bird
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 204 lbs
Number: 92
Country: Austria
Render: Evgeny Kuznetsov
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SHL:
S48 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 03 || A: 10 || P: 13 || +/- -10 || SHT%: 03.66% || FO%: 50.49%
S49 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 10 || A: 11 || P: 21 || +/- -01 || SHT%: 13.33% || FO%: 49.89%
S50 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 05 || A: 20 || P: 25 || +/- -05 || SHT%: 04.85% || FO%: 53.81%
S51 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 12 || A: 17 || P: 29 || +/-  05 || SHT%: 09.45% || FO%: 54.32%
S52 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 15 || A: 26 || P: 41 || +/-  11 || SHT%: 10.79% || FO%: 54.99%
S53 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 17 || A: 38 || P: 55 || +/-  16 || SHT%: 10.37% || FO%: 56.70%
S54 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 36 || P: 50 || +/- -06 || SHT%: 07.22% || FO%: 57.82%
S55 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 14 || A: 42 || P: 56 || +/- -11 || SHT%: 08.86% || FO%: 57.82%
S56 || CGY || GP: 50 || G: 29 || A: 34 || P: 63 || +/-  39 || SHT%: 15.59% || FO%: 55.44%
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SHL Playoffs:
S48 || CGY || GP: 11 || G: 01 || A: 05 || P: 06 || +/- 00 || SHT%: 05.56% || FO%: 44.74%
S49 || CGY || GP: 07 || G: 02 || A: 03 || P: 05 || +/- 05 || SHT%: 15.38% || FO%: 51.67%
S50 || CGY || GP: 20 || G: 02 || A: 08 || P: 10 || +/- -01|| SHT%: 06.25% || FO%: 58.21%
S51 || CGY || GP: 07 || G: 01 || A: 03 || P: 04 || +/- 01 || SHT%: 05.88% || FO%: 47.93%
S52 || CGY || GP: 13 || G: 05 || A: 07 || P: 12 || +/- 09 || SHT%: 15.15% || FO%: 51.50%
S53 || CGY || GP: 07 || G: 02 || A: 01 || P: 03 || +/--02 || SHT%: 08.00% || FO%: 00.00%
S54 || CGY || GP: 05 || G: 01 || A: 04 || P: 05 || +/- 00 || SHT%: 07.14% || FO%: 00.00%
S55 || CGY || GP: 06 || G: 01 || A: 03 || P: 04 || +/--04 || SHT%: 05.88% || FO%: 00.00%
S56 || CGY || GP: 05 || G: 01 || A: 04 || P: 05 || +/- 00 || SHT%: 07.14% || FO%: 00.00%
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IIHF Round Robin:
S48 || AUT || GP: 12 || G: 00 || A: 01 || P: 01 || +/-  00 || SHT%: 00.00% || FO%: 50.00%
S49 || AUT || GP: 12 || G: 04 || A: 02 || P: 06 || +/- -01 || SHT%: 20.00% || FO%: 51.95%
S50 || AUT || GP: 12 || G: 00 || A: 03 || P: 03 || +/-  03 || SHT%: 00.00% || FO%: 53.18%
S51 || AUT || GP: 12 || G: 04 || A: 04 || P: 08 || +/- -01 || SHT%: 16.00% || FO%: 57.39%
S52 || AUT || GP: 12 || G: 06 || A: 04 || P: 10 || +/-  10 || SHT%: 23.08% || FO%: 61.13%
S53 || AUT || GP: 12 || G: 01 || A: 10 || P: 11 || +/- -02 || SHT%: 02.94% || FO%: 00.00%
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IIHF Medal Rounds:
S48 || AUT || GP: 01 || G: 01 || A: 00 || P: 01 || +/-  01 || SHT%: 50.00% || FO%: 100.00%
S50 || AUT || GP: 02 || G: 00 || A: 00 || P: 00 || +/- -01 || SHT%: 00.00% || FO%: 47.50%
S51 || AUT || GP: 01 || G: 00 || A: 00 || P: 00 || +/- -00 || SHT%: 00.00% || FO%: 00.00%
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S45 || KEL || GP: 50 || G: 08 || A: 05 || P: 13 || +/-  -04 || SHT%: 16.00% || FO%: 46.88%
S46 || KEL || GP: 50 || G: 11 || A: 25 || P: 36 || +/- +12 || SHT%: 10.68% || FO%: 46.10%
S47 || KEL || GP: 50 || G: 13 || A: 25 || P: 38 || +/-  -10 || SHT%: 10.08% || FO%: 48.30%
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SMJHL Playoffs:
S45 || KEL || GP: 04 || G: 02 || A: 00 || P: 02 || +/- +00 || SHT%: 50.00%
S46 || KEL || GP: 18 || G: 02 || A: 12 || P: 14 || +/- +10 || SHT%: 06.06%
S47 || KEL || GP: 10 || G: 05 || A: 07 || P: 12 || +/- +00 || SHT%: 15.63%
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Transactions & Awards:
S45: Drafted 61st overall by Kelowna Knights
S45: Silver medal WJC (CAN)
S46: Drafted 22nd overall by Calgary Dragons
S46: Laurifer Trophy (KEL - SMJHL)
S46: Riko Muerto Award (KEL - Most Underated Player)
S46: Bronze medal WJC (CAN)
S47: John McBride Award (KEL - Playoff MVP)
S47: Gold medal WJC (CAN)
S49: Appointed as Head Coach of the Kelowna Knights
S49: First career shorthanded goal (Thursday, August 15, 2019)
S49: First career hattrick (Saturday, August 17, 2019)
S49: President's Trophy (CGY)
S49: Appointed Federation Head for Austria
S49: Mike Izzy Award (CGY - Exemplary commitment to off-ice contributions to the team)
S50: Named Alternate Captain for S50 (CGY)
S50: Western Conference Champion (CGY)
S50: Challenge Cup Champion (CGY)
S51: Appointed co-GM for Kelowna Knights
S52: Appointed GM for Kelowna Knights
S53: Jesster Award (CGY - Most Valuable Player)
S53: Western Conference Champion (KEL)
S54: Named Alternate Captain for S54 & S55 (CGY)
S54: Laurifer Trophy (KEL)

 
S50 Challenge Cup Finals Game 7

It was a pretty informative read, boss. Really good read.

Player Page - Update Page

Former Players: Yoshimitsu McCloud (LW, #64) -
Won a Four Star Cup once, knew ninjutsu, picture editors hated him, never tried free agency
Anton Harrier (LW, #90) -
Won WJC gold, liked skateboarding a lot, went to the finals with Manhattan, kept his seat glued in LR

Idk, bojo is kinda of a scrub. I wouldn't trade for him

Go Jets Go!!!!

                                             

 

Thanks to @FlappyGiraffe and @ToeDragon84 for the making these sick sigs!

                            First Goal (3rd Game): Commander Shepard 1 (Nick Brain 1, Noah Gallagher 2) at 8:48

                                                                                                                                                               

      Commander Shepard || S46 || 1913 Peak TPE || LW || Canada || Winnipeg Jets ||    
[color=#333333

]Name: Commander Shepard [/color]
Style: Shadow/Set-Up Man
Age: 25
Height: 5ft 7in
Weight: 180 lbs
Number: 11
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Awards and Achievements:
- S45 Silver Medal at the WJC with Canada
- S46 Bronze Medal at the WJC with Canada
- S46 Voted Top Defenseman for Montreal Militia
- S47 Named Alternate Captain of Montreal Militia
- S47 Oriens Trophy Winner with Montreal Militia
- S47 Gold Medal at the WJC with Canada 
- S48 Shooting Percentage Leader in SHL
- S48 Cole Reinhart Trophy Winner with Winnipeg Jets
- S50 Bronze Medal at the IIHF with Canada
- S53 Relative Fenwick For Percentage Leader in SHL
- S53 Nominated for Jeff Dar Trophy (Best Two-Way Player)
- S54 Gold Medal at the IIHF with Canada
- S55 Bronze Medal at the IIHF with Canada
- S56 Gold Medal at the IIHF with Canada

Transactions
- S45 SMJHL Entry Draft; Drafted 95th Overall by the Montreal Militia
- S45 Signed 1 yr/3 Mil$ contract with Militia
- S45 Selected to IIHF Canada WJC Roster
- S46 SHL Entry Draft; Drafted 53rd Overall by the Winnipeg Jets
- S46 Signed 2 yr/6 Mil$ ELC with Jets
- S46 Selected to IIHF Canada WJC Roster
- S47 Selected to IIHF Canada WJC Roster
- S48 Signed 3 yr/9 Mil$ contract with Jets
- S48 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S49 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S50 Signed 3 yr/13.5 Mil$ contract with Jets
- S50 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S51 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S52 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S53 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S53 Signed 2 yr/14 Mil$ contract with Jets
- S54 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S55 Signed 3 yr/18 Mil$ contract with Jets
- S55 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
- S56 Selected to IIHF Canada Roster
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Career Statistics:
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SHL Statistics
Regular Season
S48 | 50 GP © | 11 G | 6 A | 17 P | -5 | 35 Hits | 63 Shots | 6 BS | 14.27 AMG
S49 | 50 GP © | 15 G | 15 A | 30 P | +3 | 62 Hits | 135 Shots | 11 BS | 16.84 AMG
S50 | 50 GP(LW) | 14 G | 19 A | 33 P | +2 | 123 Hits | 136 Shots | 20 BS | 20.94 AMG
S51 | 50 GP © | 17 G | 23 A | 40 P | +2 | 162 Hits | 157 Shots | 18 BS | 22.61 AMG
S52 | 50 GP (LW) | 22 G | 23 A | 45 P | +17 | 160 Hits | 167 Shots | 13 SB | 22.34 AMG
S53 | 50 GP (LW) | 15 G | 21 A | 36 P | +1 | 18 Hits | 129 Shots | 88 SB | 44 TKA | 22.35 AMG | 11.5 FF% Rel
S54 | 50 GP (LW) | 20 G | 21 A | 41 P | -4 | 18 Hits | 131 Shots | 71 SB | 36 TKA | 21.24 AMG
S55 | 50 GP (LW) | 10 G | 30 A | 40 P | +18 | 30 Hits | 138 Shots | 63 SB | 32 TKA | 20.56 AMG
S56 | 50 GP (LW) | 17 G | 25 A | 42 P | + 3 | 47 Hits | 140 Shots | 51 SB | 17 TKA | 21.51 AMG
S57 | 66 GP (LW) | 20 G | 38 A | 58 P | +14 | 34 Hits | 241 Shots | 83 SB | 36 TKA | 21.20 AMG
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Playoffs
S48 | 19 GP | 3 G | 6 A | 9 P | 0 | 13 Hits | 36 Shots | 2 BS | 15.21 AMG
S49 | 5 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 P | -1 | 3 Hits | 12 Shots | 0 BS | 18.54 AMG
S51 | 6 GP | 1 G | 4 A | 5 P | -6 | 22 Hits | 24 Shots | 2 BS | 22.28 AMG
S56 | 5 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 P | -4 | 6 Hits | 15 Shots | 6 SB | 21.43 AMG
S57 | 18 GP | 5 G | 8 A | 13 P | +2 | 8 Hits | 41 Shots | 33 SB | 22.25 AMG
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SMJHL Statistics:
Regular Season:
S45 (LW)      | 50 GP | 4 G | 3 A | 7 P | - 12 | 45 Hits | 55 Shots | 5 BS | 11.93 AMG
S46 (LW/RD) | 50 GP | 12 G | 14 A | 26 P | -3 | 83 Hits | 113 Shots | 16 BS | 19.8 AMG
S47 (LW)      | 50 GP | 17 G | 21 A | 38 P | -1 | 95 Hits | 176 Shots | 15 BS | 21.5 AMG
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SMJHL Total  | 150 GP | 33 G | 38 A | 71 P | 223 Hits | 344 Shots | 36 BS
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Playoffs:
S45 | 6 GP (LW) | 0 G | 2 A | 2 P | -5 | 2 PIM | 4 Hits
S46 | 12 GP (RD) | 1 G | 3 A | 4 P | - 9 | 2 PIM | 19 SB | 24.71 AMG
S47 | 19 GP (LW) | 5 G | 7 A | 12 P | +6 | 10 PIM | 59 Shots | 21.7 AMG
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SMJHL Total | 37 GP | 6 G | 18 P | - 8 | 39 Hits | 85 Shots | 24 SB
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Prospect Showcase:
S45 | 36 GP | 20 G | 24 A | 44 P | +6 | 4 PIM | 47 Hits
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IIHF Statistics (Canada):
Round Robin:
S45 WJC | 18 GP (D)| 2 G | 3 A | 5 P | +2 | 12 PIM | 6 Hits
S46 WJC | 27 GP (D)| 5 G | 17 A | 22 P | +11 | 20 PIM | 42 Hits | 47 BS | 22.64 AMG
S47 WJC | 26 GP (D)| 5 G | 16 A | 21 P | +13 | 2 PIM | 10 Hits | 30 SB | 21.80 AMG
Medal Round:
S45 WJC | 4 GP (D) | 0 G | 4 A | 4 P | +3 | 4 PIM | 1 SB | 15.2 AMG | Silver Medal
S46 WJC | 3 GP (D) | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | +1 | 6 PIM | 5 SB | 22.14 AMG | Bronze Medal
S47 WJC | 3 GP (D) | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | +1 | 1 GWG | 3 SB | 21.84 AMG | Gold Medal
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WJC Medal Tot  | 10 GP (D) | 2 G | 6 A | 8 P | +5 | 9 SB
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Go Kez!

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David Vent || Vancouver Whalers/Czechia || Defensemen
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David Vent||Manhattan Rage/Kelowna Knights/Czechia||Retired

Birthplace: Czech Republic
49 Career Fights. Record 19:wins|6:losses|24:ties 
S52 Challenger Cup Champion
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SHL Total Stats
Career(G:68|A:169|Points:260|Hits:691|SB:713)
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SHLTotal Playoff Stats
Career(G:9|A:30|Points:39|Hits:122|SB:116)
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SMJHL Total Stats
Career(G:10|A:75|Points:85|Hits:286|SB:230)
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International Play           
WJC Career (G:8|A:46|Points:54|Hits:164|SB:148)
IIHF Career (G:7|A:32|Points:39|Hits:107|SB:122)
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Awards and Records

S59 IIHF Silver Medal
S53 Named Captain for the Manhattan Rage
S52 Challenger Cup Winner
S52 Named Assistant Captain for the Czechia IIHF Team
S50 Named Assistant Captain for the Manhattan Rage
S50 IIHF Bronze Medal
S49 Named Assistant Captain for the UCORCAL WJC Team
S48 Named Assistant Captain for the Kelowna Knights
S47 Named Captain of the Czech WJC Team
S46 WJC Gold Medal Winner
S46 Laurifier Trophy
S44 WJC Gold Medal Winner
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Records
Czech WJC Career Major Penalties: 5
Czech WJC Career Fights: 5
Czech WJC Career Fight Ties: 2
Czech WJC Career Fight Wins: 2

Love the Bukowski imagery.

The article is probably great too but I admit I did not read it. Although after writing that now I'm going to have to read it. Soon

Sigs by @FlappyGiraffe,  @Steelhead77,  @ToeDragon84, @slothfacekilla, @Wasty and other dude I need to find your name

Lil' Manius

Lil’ Manius | W | New Orleans| Retired 
Name: Lil' Manius
Height: 5’ 6”
Weight: 182
Number: 77
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Personal Awards and Records
S44 Challenge Cup Champion
S42 World Junior Championship Winner United States
S45 IIHF Silver Medal Winner United States
S48 IIHF Silver Medal Winner United States
S50 IIHF Gold Medal Winner United States
S51 IIHF Gold Medal Winner United States
S52 IIHF Bronze Medal Winner United States
S53 IIHF Gold Medal Winner United States
S48 1st All-Star Team
S52 Jeff Dar Trophy Nominee
S53 Jeff Dar Trophy Winner
S53 FHM MVP According to FHM or so they tell me
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Big Manius

Big Manius| D | Winnipeg | Retired
Name: Big Manius
Height: 6’ 9”
Weight: 265
Number: 7
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Personal Awards and Records
SHL Hall of Fame Player
Member of the Triple Gold Club
S37 Challenge Cup Champion
S25 Challenge Cup Champion
S42 IIHF Bronze Medal Winner Norway
S38 IIHF Silver Medal Winner Norway
S36 IIHF Silver Medal Winner Norway
S35 IIHF Gold Medal Winner Norway
S34 IIHF Bronze Medal Winner Norway
S33 IIHF Silver Medal Winner Norway
S31 IIHF Bronze Medal Winner Norway
S29 IIHF Silver Medal Winner Norway
S27 IIHF Top Defenseman
S33 2nd All-Star Team
S30 Turd Ferguson Award Winner
S30 League leader Fights Won
S26 Aidan Richen Trophy winner
S26 Scott Stevens Nominee
S26 2nd All-Star Team
S26 Tied for first in PP Goals
S23 Four Star Cup Champion
Falcons Modern Era: PIMS Leader - 96
Falcons Modern Era Leader: Power play Goals in a Season - 13
Falcons All Time Leaders: Defenseman Goals in a Season - 20
SMJHL S 22: Lead league in PIMs - 96
SMJHL S 23: Lead league in shot % - 22.73%
SMJHL S 22 Playoffs: Lead league in PIMs
SMJHL S 22 Playoffs:  Lead league in fights won
SMJHL S 23 Playoffs:  Lead league in fights won
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San-sam Emerson | Philadelphia Forge | LD | S63
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200 lbs
Birthplace: Incheon, South Korea
Number: 88
S62 SMJHL 3OA Pick
S62 SMJHL All-Rookie Team
S63 SHL 6OA Pick
S64 Regina Elk Alternate Captain
S65 SHL All-Rookie Team
S69 Challenge Cup
S70 Second Team All-SHL
S71 First Team All-SHL
S72 Second Team All-SHL
S73 Second Team All-SHL
S74 First Team All-SHL

Nat Emerson | Baltimore Platoon | Team Latvia (RETIRED)
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 250 lbs
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Number: 34
S47 Challenge Cup
S46 IIHF Bronze Medal
S55 IIHF Top Defenseman