Regina.

I love you.

I really, really love you.

I’m really, really, sorry that I failed to do anything in the playoffs with you.

It’s a funny story about how I wound up here with this team, and it starts with an interaction in another league.
Back in the PBE, Jess was my GM and we had recently traded for her friend (who at the time was a complete unknown to me) named lesspoils or JURT. JURT spoke exclusively in Star Wars gifs and I wasn’t sure if he was actually friendly or not, because he never actually spoke in words. So I reached out to Jess with the following question:

“Is les a nice person?”
To which she replied,
“He’s literally my best friend.”

At that point I knew I had to apply, but I was still scared because this was my first time reaching out to someone about a GM position in the league, so I wasn’t sure of the process or similar. I took a chance and messaged him and thankfully he was very normal and very friendly, after a brief exchange of Star Wars emotes, we talked shop and then he hired me.

To say I was overwhelmed at the start was an understatement, I was struggling to figure out how to scout effectively and similar, I didn’t really communicate with JURT the best, and the team just kinda struggled to find an identity. All I did was post goalie swaps and even then I was spotty at best with those, so basically I was a bit shit, but I wasn’t inactive so I was a little bit better than that. The team just kind of, existed, during our tenure with it. We didn’t really suck but also we never made a deep push despite an awesome core, which is the start of the Regina curse.

Eventually JURT stepped down and I was going to quit alongside him, but someone, I’m not entirely sure who, in GM chat convinced me to apply again and not quit on it (Chevy I think it was you but I’m not sure). Well, I didn’t get it, but I was blessed that Blake gave me the chance to redeem myself as the co-GM position as we entered into a new era of the Elk: the piss ice era. I started to really hit my stride here, Blake and I worked well together as the Elk strung together a few seasons of a good regular season but middling postseason success, as the team just couldn’t get over the hump due to a lot of just what felt like awful sim luck that follows me at any team that I GM for.

So naturally the logical conclusion was to apply for the primary GM position after Blake resigned, and for some reason the J HO voted to give me the position, still not sure what they were thinking. I tried to make some big moves to bring in a loaded core, I tried to spend hours upon hours learning the FHM sim engine to figure out what strategies would work best for the team (trick answer: none of them work, at least with my luck). I tried everything I possibly could, and I failed to go on a deep run with you guys. I’m so sorry for all of you who I wasted your careers, I was genuinely trying to do my best and failed.

It's part of the reason why I made the jump to SMJHL HO from the GM position. While I love the Elk to death and always will love them to death, I am eternally cursed as a GM in sim leagues to never win a title from the position, and the team needed that new spark of energy that I wouldn’t be able to provide with my inability to do anything right.

To @JURT, thank you for giving me that chance to help try and run this ship with you. It sucks we couldn’t make it work but thank you for getting me down this road of GM-ship.

To @blakec1414, thank you for giving me yet another chance as a Co-GM when I really didn’t deserve it. You could have gone so many different directions and you went with me.

To @yosh, thank you for applying to be my Co-GM when you did. Your positive energy is infectious and helped keep me sane during days where the sim just had me seeing red.

To the Regina War Room over the years: @Bayley, @Caleb, @CloudRobot. You helped me out in countless ways you might not have realized. Whether it was offering tactics help or scouting players or talking me off that proverbial cliff, thank you. It means the world.

To all the current and former Elk I drafted, signed or traded for, thank you. There’s too many of you to tag, but I hope you know I love all of you the same. I’m sorry I couldn’t achieve the title I said we were close to fighting for, I’m sorry for wasting your time in the J with my inability to figure out tactics, but you remained patient with me and once again, thank you.

To all of my friends in SMJHL GM chat, I’m still there you can’t escape me that easily. But thank you, so many of you helped me out just by being wonderful people to talk to and just shoot the shit with during drafts while we turned ACap’s hair gray during our countless trade talks (especially you @sve7en I miss the annual REG/CAR draft day trade)

As I depart for the world of SMJHL HO I leave the Elk in two capable hands of Yosh and CloudRobot who are going to do great things with this franchise. Hopefully my departure helps the sim luck turn around for the better. I’ll be watching with great interest and I’m so proud of everyone.

Willow Söderberg-Snooks || RD || Regina Elk || S69-
Name: Willow Söderberg-Snooks 
Birthplace: Östersund, Sweden
Height: 5'7" 
Weight: 150
Number: 97
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Regular Season Stats
S69 | REG | GP: 66 | G: 1 | A: 20 | PTS: 21 | BLK: 198 | +/-: -9 
S70 | REG | GP: 66 | G: 4 | A: 12 | PTS: 16 | BLK: 247 | +/-: -10
S71 | REG | GP: 66 | G: 3 | A: 22 | PTS: 25 | BLK: 294 | +/-: 15 
S72 | REG | GP: 66 | G: 4 | A: 12 | PTS: 16 | BLK: 247 | +/-: 10
S73 | SFP | GP: 66 | G: 10 | A: 32 | PTS: 42 | BLK: 137 | +/-: -24 
S74 | SFP | GP: 66 | G: 18 | A: 45 | PTS: 63 | BLK: 137 | +/-: 2 
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Playoffs Stats
S69 | REG | GP: 6 | G: 1 | A: 1 | PTS: 2 | BLK: 11 | +/-: -2
S71 | REG | GP: 11 | G: 1 | A: 6 | PTS: 7 | BLK: 45 | +/-: 6 
S72 | REG | GP: 5 | G: 1 | A: 3 | PTS: 4 | BLK: 10 | +/-: 0
S73 | SFP | GP: 4 | G: 1 | A: 1 | PTS: 2 | BLK: 12 | +/-: -4 
S74 | SFP | GP: 17 | G: 3 | A: 5 | PTS: 8 | BLK: 23 | +/-: 0 
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Achievements
Drafted 24th OA by Regina Elk
Drafted 7th OA by San Francisco Pride

Evgeni Petrov || G || Newfoundland Berserkers/Atlanta Inferno || S58-S69
Name: Evgeni Petrov
Birthplace: Volgograd, Russia
Height: 6'6''
Weight: 200 lbs
Number: 97
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Regular Season Stats
S58 | NL | GP: 21 | W: 14 | L: 6 | OTL: 1 | GAA: 2.15 | SV%: 0.894 | SO: 5
S59 | NL | GP: 22 | W: 12 | L: 6 | OTL: 2 | GAA: 2.28 | SV%: 0.896 | SO: 3
S60 | NL | GP: 44 | W: 38 | L: 4 | OTL: 2 | GAA: 1.95 | SV%: 0.914 | SO: 3
S61 | NL | GP: 39 | W: 22 | L: 13 | OTL: 3 | GAA: 2.44 | SV%: 0.914 | SO: 3
S62 | ATL | GP: 22 | W: 9 | L: 8 | OTL: 3 | GAA: 3.20 | SV%: 0.908 | SO: 2
S63 | ATL | GP: 28 | W: 15 | L: 8 | OTL: 3 | GAA: 2.83 | SV%: 0.917 | SO: 1
S64 | ATL | GP: 52 | W: 31 | L: 15 | OTL: 2 | GAA: 2.75 | SV%: 0.915 | SO: 6
S65 | ATL | GP: 49 | W: 27 | L: 17 | OTL: 4 | GAA: 2.96 | SV%: 0.913 | SO: 3
S66 | ATL | GP: 49 | W: 36 | L: 11 | OTL: 2 | GAA: 2.52 | SV%: 0.905 | SO: 5
S67 | ATL | GP: 48 | W: 34 | L: 12 | OTL: 1 | GAA: 2.63 | SV%: 0.911 | SO: 6
S68 | ATL | GP: 48 | W: 36 | L: 11 | OTL: 1 | GAA: 2.51 | SV%: 0.919 | SO: 4
S69 | ATL | GP: 49 | W: 29 | L: 15 | OTL: 4 | GAA: 3.38 | SV%: 0.888 | SO: 1
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Playoffs Stats
S59 | NL | GP: 2 | W: 0 | L: 0 | OTL: 0 | GAA: 4.65 | SV%: 0.889 | SO:
S60 | NL | GP: 14 | W: 10 | L: 3 | OTL: 1 | GAA: 1.71 | SV%: 0.923 | SO: 3
S61 | NL | GP: 14 | W: 8 | L: 5 | OTL: 1 | GAA: 2.54 | SV%: 0.919 | SO: 0
S63 | ATL | GP: 1 | W: 0 | L: 0 | OTL: 0 | GAA: 3.54 | SV%: 0.875 | SO: 0
S64 | ATL | GP: 21 | W: 13 | L: 7 | OTL: 0 | GAA: 2.94 | SV%: 0.928 | SO: 0
S65 | ATL | GP: 12 | W: 7 | L: 3 | OTL: 2 | GAA: 2.87 | SV%: 0.913 | SO: 0
S66 | ATL | GP: 21 | W: 16 | L: 5 | OTL: 0 | GAA: 2.86 | SV%: 0.889 | SO: 2
S67 | ATL | GP: 11 | W: 7 | L: 3 | OTL: 1 | GAA: 2.95 | SV%: 0.891 | SO: 0
S68 | ATL | GP: 12 | W: 7 | L: 4 | OTL: 1 | GAA: 2.92 | SV%: 0.889 | SO: 0
S69 | ATL | GP: 14 | W: 7 | L: 7 | OTL: 0 | GAA: 3.58 | SV%: 0.875 | SO: 1
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Achievements
Drafted 15th OA by Newfoundland Berserkers
Drafted 34th OA by Atlanta Inferno
All time Berserker of the Game Leader
S60 Cedric Robinson Award Winner
S60 Four Star Cup Champion
S66 Challenge Cup Champion
S67 John McBride Award Winner 
S68 John McBride Award Winner

You were a huge reason why I enjoyed my time in Regina so much. Thanks for all of your help early on in my career. All the best in your HO position!

Jack McCarthy ll D ll Texas Renegades ll Team Ireland
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Name: Jack McCarthy
Height: 6' 2
Weight: 212 lbs
Number: 10
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SHL Career Statistics
S75 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 7 l A: 33 l P: 40 l +/-: 28 l PIM: 32 l H:46 l SB: 182 l TA: 44
S74 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 6 l A: 23 l P: 29 l +/-: 21 l PIM: 22 l H: 60 l SB: 184 l TA: 46
S73 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 5 l A: 16 l P: 21 l +/-: 15 l PIM: 42 l H: 38 l SB: 134 l TA: 35
S72 TEX l GP: 66 l G: 3 l A: 17 l P: 20 l +/-: 0 l PIM: 43 l H: 54 l SB: 105 l TA: 36
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SHL Playoff Statistics
S75 TEX l GP: 14 l G: 1 l A: 5 l P: 6 l +/-: 6 l PIM: 4 l H: 12 l SB: 51 l TA: 14
S74 TEX l GP: 13 l G: 0 l A: 7 l P: 7 l +/-: -1 l PIM: 4 l H: 13 l SB: 27 l TA: 4
S73 TEX l GP: 4 l G: 0 l A: 1 l P: 1 l +/-: -3 l PIM: 0 l H: 3 l SB: 19 l TA: 2
S72 TEX l GP: 7 l G: 0 l A: 1 l P: 1 l +/-: -4 l PIM: 2 l H: 2 l SB: 10 l TA: 4
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IIHF Career Statistics
S75 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 2 l P: 2 l +/-: 0 l PIM: 4 l H:5 l SB: 36 l TA: 10
S74 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 1 l A: 4 l P: 5 l +/-: -12 l PIM: 0 l H: 11 l SB: 32 l TA: 8
S73 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 4 l P: 4 l +/-: 7 l PIM: 4 l H: 11 l SB: 31 l TA: 3
S72 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 5 l P: 5 l +/-: 3 l PIM: 12 l H: 9 l SB: 22 l TA: 6
S71 IRL l GP: 12 l G: 0 l A: 2 l P: 2 l +/-: 4 l PIM: 6 l H: 10 l SB: 11 l TA: 3
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S71 REG l GP: 66 l G: 11 l A: 34 l P: 45 l +/-: 1 l PIM: 22 l H: 113 l SB: 135 l TA: 49
S70 REG l GP: 66 l G: 6 l A: 22 l P: 28 l +/-: -3 l PIM: 29 l H: 83 l SB: 165 l TA: 47
S69 REG l GP: 66 l G: 9 l A: 16 l P: 25 l +/-: -35 l PIM: 32 l H: 93 l SB: 92 l TA: 54
S68 REG l GP: 22 l G: 0 l A: 8 l P: 8 l +/-: 8 l PIM: 4 l H: 34 l SB: 38 l TA: 14
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S71 REG l GP: 11 l G: 1 l A: 5 l P: 6 l +/-: 1 l PIM: 2 l H: 12 l SB: 36 l TA: 8
S69 REG l GP: 6 l G: 0 l A: 1 l P: 1 l +/-: -3 l PIM: 0 l H: 26 l SB: 12 l TA: 9
S68 REG l GP: 11 l G: 1 l A: 1 l P: 2 l +/-:-2 l PIM: 2 l H: 18 l SB: 10 l TA: 8
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Transactions
SHL S69: Drafted by the Texas Renegades 15th overall
SMJHL S68: Signing rights traded from Yukon Malamutes to Regina Elk
SMJHL S68: Claimed off waivers by Yukon Malamutes
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Awards & Achievements
S75 IIHF: Bronze medal with Team Ireland
S71 IIHF: Gold medal with Team Ireland
S69 WJC: Gold medal with Team USA
SMJHL S69: Voted Captain of the Regina Elk
SMJHL S68: Regina Elk Chris Chelios Jr. Award for Perseverance and Determination w/ Regina

<3 thanks for everything Reno.


Enjoy giving out the fines instead of getting them! We will miss you!

Colorado Raptors Capitan S42-Until Forever!
Czechia Wants you! Ask about a transfer!!

S74 - Troy McClure IIII
Late To Draft - Signed by Regina Elk
Drafted 18th overall in SHL Draft to New England Wolfpack






S42-Troy McClure III- D-Retired
Undrafted Signing-S41
S43-S52 SHL Totals: 500 games played 32 goals 189 assists 891 hits 10227 minutes
S41-S42 SMJHL Totals: 100 games played 10 goals 52 assists 187 hits 1818 minutes
S41-S52 Czechia Totals: 124 games played 12 goals 42 assists 230 hits 2468 minutes




Awards
S41 WJC Gold Medal Champion Co-GM!!
S42 Quilha Agante Trophy Winner
S42 Ideen Fallah Trophy Winner
 S44 Champion Cup Champion - Winnipeg Jets
S53 Champion Cup Champion - Hamilton Steelhawks

this makes me feel really bad for winning that playoff series :( im sorry

Dearest Reno. While your ability to build a winning hockey club leaves much to be desired, you will still be missed here in Hell On Earth (I mean Regina, Saskatchewan). The Vibe Up In Here is something that you should be proud of and you've had a tremendous impact on my brief time here on this Web Site. I hope you do great things doing whatever it is you'll be doing at SMJHL HO and once Mary is good enough I'm sure our paths will cross again when she shatters Willow's ankles, scores a nuke, celebrates by blowing a vape cloud in Willow's face, and then fights her.

I think I can speak on behalf of All Of Deez Elkz when I say we love u too. Don't cry because it's over, smile because our collective day was ruined by the outcome of a stupid video game that we all invest far too many emotions into.

 


Mary Hollywood || F || Regina/Manhattan
Name: Mary Hollywood
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175 lbs
Number: 10
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Sig by sulovilen!

I’m not crying, you’re crying

You didn’t waste anything, you’ve assembled a damn fine LR and you’re one of the main reasons being a part of the Elk is great. You did a great job in Regina and I know you’ll smash it in HO

My main objective as head GM is to build off of the incredible work that you and your predecessors have already done to get Regina to where it is. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to be your co-GM, Reno, and best wishes in your SMJHL HO tenure.

Vaseline Podcalzone | LW | SEA "C" |

S55 SMJHL Draft: Round 3, 31st overall (NL)

S56 SHL Draft: Round 2, 23rd overall (SEA)

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SMJHL Regular Season Stats

S55 | NL | 50GP | 2G | 6A | 8P | 6PIM | 33 Hits

S56 | NL | 50GP | 11G | 17A | 28P | 8PIM | 109 Hits

S57 | NL "A"| 66GP | 16G | 29A | 45P | 32PIM | 153 Hits

S58 | NL "C"| 66GP | 21G | 20A | 41P | 8PIM | 119 Hits

TOTAL | 232GP | 50G | 72A | 122 P | 54PIM | 414 Hits

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SMJHL Playoffs Stats

S55 | NL | 17GP | 0G | 4A | 4P | 12PIM | 20 Hits

S56 | NL | 17GP | 3G | 1A | 4P | 2PIM | 32 Hits

S57 | NL "A"| 11GP | 1G | 8A | 9P | 0PIM | 40 Hits

S58 | NL "C" | 15GP | 5G | 10A | 15P | 10PIM | 33 Hits

TOTAL | 60GP | 9G | 23A | 32P | 24PIM | 125 Hits

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SHL Regular Season Stats

S59 | SEA | 66GP | 17G | 19A | 36P | 18PIM | 107 Hits 

S60 | SEA "A"| 66GP | 14G | 16A | 30P | 30PIM | 117 Hits

S61 | SEA "A"| 66GP | 22G | 20A | 42P | 23PIM | 117 Hits

S62 | SEA "A"| 66GP | 17G | 25A | 42P | 6PIM | 141 Hits

S63 | SEA "A"| 66GP | 27G | 20A | 47P | 22PIM | 143 Hits

S64 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 19G | 52A | 71P | 10PIM | 157 Hits

S65 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 40G | 44A | 84P | 27PIM | 147 Hits 

S66 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 21G | 36A | 57P | 38PIM | 146 Hits 

S67 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 29G | 50A | 79P | 38PIM | 133 Hits 

S68 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 30G | 56A | 86P | 36PIM | 152 Hits 

S69 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 29G | 50A | 79P | 42PIM | 151 Hits 

S70 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 15G | 59A | 74P | 36PIM | 162 Hits 

S71 | SEA “C”| 66GP | 25G | 36A | 61P | 62PIM | 150 Hits 

S72 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 15G | 34A | 49P | 39PIM | 87 Hits 

S73 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 24G | 28A | 52P | 28PIM | 97 Hits

S74 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 19G | 20A | 39P | 54PIM | 121 Hits 

S75 | SEA "C"| 66GP | 21G | 22A | 43P | 52 PIM | 107 Hits 

S76 | SEA "C"|

TOTAL | 1122GP | 384G | 587A | 971P | 561PIM | 2235 Hits

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SHL Playoff Stats

S59 | SEA | 10GP | 1G | 2A | 3P | 0PIM | 11 Hits

S60 | SEA "A"| 7GP | 0G | 5A | 5P | 0PIM | 14 Hits

S61 | SEA "A"| 5GP | 1G | 1A | 2P | 0PIM | 9 Hits

S62 | SEA "A"| 12GP | 3G | 3A | 6P | 0PIM | 32 Hits

S63 | SEA "A"| 12GP | 6G | 6A | 12P | 0PIM | 24 Hits

S64 | SEA "C"| 7GP | 2G | 1A | 3P | 2PIM | 15 Hits

S65 | SEA "C"| 6GP | 1G | 2A | 3P | 2PIM | 13 Hits

S66 | SEA "C"| 22GP | 5G | 19A | 24P | 10PIM | 56 Hits

S67 | SEA "C"| 23GP | 10G | 18A | 28P | 4PIM | 45 Hits

S68 | SEA "C"| 21GP | 12G | 15A | 27P | 10PIM | 52 Hits

S69 | SEA "C"| 16GP | 6G | 16A | 22P | 10PIM | 47 Hits

S70 | SEA "C"| 13GP | 5G | 11A | 16P | 6PIM | 28 Hits

S71 | SEA "C"| 7GP | 1G | 3A | 4P | 2 PIM | 15 Hits
S72 | SEA "C"| 5GP | 2G | 4A | 6P | 6 PIM | 3 Hits

TOTAL | 166GP | 57G | 104A | 161P | 52PIM | 364 Hits 

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S55 Four Star Cup

S58 Volsungr Award

S58 Vaseline Podcalzone Award

S58 Berserker of the Year

SHL S59 All-Rookie

S59 Jesster Finalist

S64 Richan Finalist

SEA Franchise Points Leader

S67 Challenge Cup

5x SHL All-Star (S60, S64, S65, S67, S75)

S68 Challenge Cup

S68 Dar Finalist

Beeg Yoshi | Management | REG GM |

NL Scout S58

NL Coach S59-S61

S60 Four Star Cup (Coach)

NL Co-GM S62-S64

S62 Four Star Cup (Co-GM)

S63 Four Star Cup (Co-GM)

S63 Nour Harrak Award (GM Duo)

S64 Nour Harrak Award (GM Duo)

S64 Four Star Cup (Co-GM)

REG Co-GM S72-S75

REG Interim Head GM S75

REG Head GM S75-

This is a superb love letter to your team! Thanks for everything @Reno!

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Ekaterina Valieva - Baltimore Platoon


Thanks @Lazyeye for the sig!