Looking Back At the Montreal Impact’s NWJHL Dynasty Season 7 to Season 13

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As the celebration of the SHL’s ten year anniversary continues into the end of its second week, this week’s media is encouraged to be focused around SHL and SMJHL team’s past history including articles about past dynastys, playoff series, championship runs or cup celebrations. When thinking about my experiences on the site the first thing I thought about was reflecting back on my time as part of the Montreal Impact (now relocated and known as the Carolina Kraken in the present day SMJHL) both as a player and part of the management team.

This part of SHL history will take you back to the beginning of the season seven in the juniors, which at the time was called the North Western Junior Hockey League (NWJHL). The SHL had just moved to an brand new website, the EEL (SHL’s version of the European league where users could have a second European league player) had just closed for buisness and the juniors was about to be injected with a bunch of new exciting players. Back in season seven there were only eight teams in the juniors and a lot of them were nowhere as near as active most SMJHL teams today. Send downs were not as freqenutly seen in team's lineups as most first round and even some second round picks in the SHL draft would start in the pros as true rookies and it was almost unheard of that someone would play a total of four seasons in the juniors.

The Emergence of the Montreal Impact as a Championship Contender Season 7 and Season 8

Heading into season seven the Montreal Impact were coming off a heartbreaking loss in the season six Four Star Cup finals to the Seattle Stags (a team that is no longer around in the juniors and probably far forgotten by most SHL members). Following this finals loss Montreal Impact general manager Michael Abdalla (Abdeezy) and his assistant general manger were forced to step down and Kurtis Hunter (Toast) took over in Montreal. Hunter had high expectations to meet from the fan base and the owner as anything less than winning Montreal’s first Four Star cup would be a step backwards for the franchise.

(Impact fans were devesated after the game six loss to the Seattle Stags in the season six NWJHL finals)

For not having a pick until the end of the second round in the season seven NWJHL draft, the Montreal Impact were still able to pick up a solid amount of active promising rookies in the six round draft including: forward Patrick Walsh at fourteenth overall, defenseman Darian Scherbluk fifteenth overall, goaltender The Great Martin twenty sixth overall and a steal in the fifth round with defenseman Dennis Seidenburg. Scherbluk and Seidenburg would end up being first round picks in the season eight SHL drafts and have long careers in the SHL. While Walsh and The Great Martin would be taken in the third and fifth rounds of the SHL draft and continue to have an impact in Montreal’s line up for more seasons to come.

What really solidified their roster in season seven was Montreal’s ability to pick up some elite veteran more developed EEL players who were allowed to play in the juniors that year with european stars like Thegreat Deezy (Abdeezy) and GoÃry Glogenflobish (Bacon).

After overcoming a slow start to the season the Impact really picked up their play in the second half of the season and were on a hot streak heading into the playoffs. During my first season in the junoirs, I learned a lot from more experienced members of the SHL on how to have a successful career and did whatever I could do help the team. It seemed like my commitment to the Montreal Impact paid off as heading into the playoffs poised to make a deep run Kurtis Hunter had a chat about Scherbluk becoming the team’s assistant general manager. The Montreal Impact went on to have a great playoff run and wound up playing the Seattle Stags in the finals again for the second straight season except this time around they won in six games to bring home the franchise’s first ever Four Star Cup. After the Impact’s cup win, Kurtis Hunter officially named Darian Scherbluk as the long term the co-gm of the Impact. Even before being drafted into the SHL Scherbluk already had the fortunate honour of winning a Four Star Cup and joining the head office staff in Montreal as one of the youngest managers in the NWJHL.

(Fans in Montreal packed the downtown streets just after the final buzzer of game six of the NWJHL went to celebrate their team's first Four Star Cup win)

Heading into season eight, it was my first full season on Montreal Impact’s management team and I had a lot to learn about running a championship franchise. Through a great mentorship with head general manager Kurtis Hunter I learned a ton about how to make effective line strategies within the STHS sim engine, the process of updating Montreal Impact players (yes back in the day there was no such thing as player updaters for the juniors and it was up to junior team’s management office to update their team), as well as, how to create a positive and welcoming atmosphere for the new members in the juniors.

Going into my first draft as part of the Impact’s management we had our mind set on replenishing the stock cupboards of prospects that we lost to the SHL draft as well as shore up any positional weaknesses in hope of defending our Four Star cup title. With my first ever selection as part of Montreal management Toast and I selected future SHL starting goaltender Josef Heiss. In addition, the Impact signed a notable undrafted free agent and future SHL hall of famer Armin Brovalchuk. These two would be the back bone of the Impact in season eight and would go onto to each being top ten picks in the season nine SHL draft with Brovalchuk going first overall. These two along with some solid send downs would take the Montreal Impact all the way to the eastern conference finals but would fall short of making a third Four Star Cup finals appearance in three seasons.

A New Era for the Montreal Impact Season Nine to Season Eleven

The season nine NWJHL draft was one of the most active drafts the juniors had ever seen up to this point in SHL with a total of eleven full rounds of draft picks which was unheard of at the time. In the draft the Impact selected Caleb Reay (Merica), who was a recreate coming back out of inactivity that use to be a highly respected member, and Roddy Lee White back to back with the last pick in the first round and the first pick in the second round. In the third round that season the Impact hit with Chris Sepre and in the fourth round the steal of the draft Jordan Nugent Hall who would go on to have a half of fame career in the SHL and be the future general manager of the Montreal Impact and in the SHL with the Toronto North Stars. Another notable Impact selection in this draft was James Blaine at the end of the fifth round who would go on to be a SHL regular.

(Caleb Reay on draft day right after being slected by the Montreal Impact)

Never the less, after what looked like a promising draft and acquiring a few send down the Impact sat at the bottom of the standings near the end of the season. As a result, Hunter and Scherbluk began selling off expiring assets and were able to make multiple trade to acquire picks including the acquisition the Kelowna Knight’s season ten first round pick.

Looking back, this draft class and season would put the building blocks in motion to begin a great stretch run for the Montreal Impact in the near future. However, in the short term it was a disappointing single season as the Impact regressed once again and were quickly defeated with ease in the first round of the playoffs (during this time period in the SHL all junior teams made the playoffs) after finishing at the bottom of the east.

However, the Montreal impact were able to end off the season on an extremely bright note even though they were quickly eliminated from the playoffs was the Impact’s management team inked a deal with the Toronto North Stars and Hamilton Steelhawks to become affiliates. During this time in the SHL each junior team would be directly affiliated with an SHL team and SHL affiliate teams would send down their players to the respect junior team they signed an affiliate contract with. This was a big contrast to how the send down system is currently set up where each junior team owns the rights of their drafted players even after being selected by an SHL club the following season.

(A big contributing factor to the Impact's future success in the next couple of seasons was thanks to a SHL send down affliation contracts signed with the Toronto North Stars and Hamilton Steelhawks)

At the time the North Stars and Steelhawks were seen as the two most predominant teams known to patiently develop their players in the juniors before it was the normal to have junior players stay down in the NWJHL/SMJHL for two, three, four or five seasons. So the fact that the Impact were able to sign the two best affiliate SHL teams almost guaranteeing them a great pipe line of send downs was going to make them a lot more competitive in the years to come. On top of that they had the surprise of having the Kelowna Knight’s first round pick they traded for turn into first overall along with other high end picks they acquired by being trade deadline sellers so things were looking really promising heading into season ten.

Season ten would mark another changing of the guard as Scherbluk would take over from Hunter as the new head general manager of the Montreal Impact and would bring in his good friend hall of famer Benjamin Wong as the new assistant manager of the team. With three picks in the top seven, the Impact added some future SHL elite talent with Roman Schultz and Rehn Miller along with top tier send downs such as Smirnov Light, Joel Westbrook, Jan Benda and Chris Serpe. However with all this talent Montreal would have a disappointing regular season finishing third in the eastern conference with a sub five hundred record of sixteen wins, seventeen losses and seven over time losses.

However, the team got hot down the stretch heading into the playoffs and found some great chemistry. In the first round of the playoffs the Montreal Impact pulled off a huge upset sweep in the first round and beat their top placed rival Detroit Falcons and would eventually go on to represent the eastern conference in the NWJHL finals. The finals was a back and forth affair that went down to the wire in game seven where the Impact fell just short by one goal of winning the cup in overtime losing to the Vancouver Whalers.

The season ten game seven defeat was by far one of the toughest in Impact franchise history but Montreal was poised to come back even stronger in season eleven. Montreal would pick up some elite young true rookies with Jure Harden, Ruslan Zhargov, Nathan Wong and Nike Kickz through the season eleven entry draft and undrafted free agents along with elite send downs with future SHL hall of famer Dave Smith, Shawn Swerin, Curtis Larade and Cyan Winters. Half way through the season at the top of the standings the Impact looked poised to make another cup run. However, after last seasons finals loss Scherbluk and Wong wanted bolster the roster and add more depth so they pulled off a large trade deadline move with the Kelowna Knights acquiring the first overall selection from the season elven draft Alexey Kovalenko and two way forward Erik Lehner in exchange for some draft picks.

(Jrue Harden had one of the best regular season performaces ever recorded by a Montreal Impact player in season eleven)

Montreal finished the season eleven regular season with twenty six wins, eleven losses and three overtime loses with the most goals for in the league. The team’s success was in big thanks to the record breaking seasons of true rookies Jrue Harden who had forty one goals and seventy three points in fifty games and Nathan Wong who had an incredible forty seven assists and sixty seven points in fifty games. Heading into the playoffs Montreal had one of the most stacked offenses ever assembled in the juniors up to this point and they walked through the eastern conference in the playoffs topping things off with a sweep of the Detroit Flacons in the eastern conference finals who were presumed to be the Impact’s biggest threat in the path to a championship. With six players who averaged over a point a game and ten with over ten points in the playoffs it looked like there was no stopping the Impact. Some how this was not enough to get over the hump of winning in the finals and Montreal suffered another heartbreaking game seven defeat in the Four Star Cup finals ironically this time to the Kelowna Knights who traded away their top players to Montreal that season.

Finally Breaking Through Winning Back to Back- Season Twelve and Season thirteen

More changes were a head for season twelve for the Montreal Impact as assistant general manager Benjamin Wong stepped down and Darian defied the conventional and was able to bring in two assistant general managers to help run the Montreal Impact this season. Two familiar faces in Montreal were officially brought in to help manage the Impact with former head general manager of the Impact Michael Abdalla (Abdeezy) and well respected Impact alumni Jordan Nugent Hall (JNH). This was one of the strongest management teams Montreal had put together yet and one of the first times in the NWJHL three members were allowed to officially run a team.

Even though the Montreal Impact did not have a first round pick in the season twelve draft the team was set to dress any extremely competitive roster for the year. Notable players on the team included veteran send downs such as Jamie Shetler, Oliver Harris and Nathan Wong (who was coming off a stellar rookie season) as well as rookies Taylor Deen and Bohemund Hardrada. On the back of some incredible goaltending from Shetler who recorded a franchise best at the time of a 0.916 save percentage and a goals against average of just over two, Montreal had another strong regular season and finished first in the east with twenty two wins, fifteen losses and three overtime losses. Going into the playoffs the Impact as a team reached a new gear of on ice performance and would only lose one game the entire playoffs on route to a championship where they got revenge against the Kelowna Knights and swept them in the finals to win the franchise’s second Four Star Cup. They were ultimately able to break the curse of back to back game seven finals loses on the strength of their big dogs.

(The Montreal Impact errupt with joy as a team after sealing the deal to bring home their franchise's second Four Star Cup)

After taking the time to celebrate and really enjoy their cup win in the offseason, the Montreal Impact shifted their focus back to preparing to defend their title and make history in season thirteen trying to become only the second team in the junoirs to ever win back to back cups. Going into the season thirteen NWJHL draft, Montreal only had one selection in the top fifteen picks. However, this did not stop the Impact from having a strong draft class as they picked up some later round steals with goaltender James Reimer, future Impact legend and well known SHL figure Steven Jalopski (gorlab), and Emils Vilmenietis (who would go on to have an underrated SHL career) as well as Hans Schultz with their first pick. This group of rookies with the addition of active send downs Marcus Jones, Jaden Button, Brent Button and Ryan Haan provided the team with great top end talent and some nice depth throughout the lineup.

The Impact started the season off strong with a record similar to their season twelve stat line and decided to load up once again at the deadline going out and making another blockbuster deal with the Kelowna Knights. The Impact went out and got Kelowna’s top prospect and future hall of famer Carter O'Callahan and first pairing defenseman Sergei Zherdev in return for some future draft picks that further strengthened their case for another championship.

Going into the playoffs the Impact once again had the number one seed and were the team to beat as the defending champs. Montreal sailed through the first couple rounds of the playoffs going undefeated in the East and ended up sweeping the Detroit Falcons in four games to make their way to the Four Star Cup finals for a forth straight season. It would be a finals rematch of the Kelowna Knights and the Montreal Impact, with O'Callahan and Zherdev having something to prove to their old team who traded them away. Kelowna would put up more of a fight this time around but in the end the Impact would win the Four Star Cup for the second straight year winning the series in six games.

It was a great feat to pull off winning back to back cups and during this time period the Montreal Impact were perennial cup contenders and favorites to win the east almost every year in the juniors during this seven season stretch. However, this would be the last season Scherbluk would be leading the Impact as the head general manager as he accepted a promotion to become the assistant general manager of the Impact’s SHL affiliate alongside JKrever on the Toronto North Stars for season fourteen. In his place, Jordan Nugent Hall (JNH) would be promoted from within the franchise to take over as the next head general of the Montreal Impact. This would be the end of an era in Montreal as the finals streak would finish at four consectuive seasons as the team went into a rebuild in season fourteen. Never the less as it had become expected by the Montreal fan base, the Impact would continue their winning ways down the road with another Four Star Cup victory in season seventeen with JNH at the helm.

(After originally drafting JNH as a rookie and seeing him develop into a SHL super star Scherbluk was extremely proud to come full circle to announce Jordan Nugent Hall as the next general manager of the Montreal Impact for season fourteen)

Overall, during these seven season from season seven to season thirteen, the Montreal Impact would reach an impressive five finals appearance and win the franchise’s first three Four Star Cups and could easily be considered the best team in the juniors during this time period. Many future SHL first and second round draft prospects were developed by Montreal during this period who would go on to have successful SHL career with some even making the SHL hall of fame after they hung up the skates. Likewise, there were many send down from their SHL affiliates who would further develop their game with the Montreal Impact that later made an impact on in the pros and some that even made the hall of fame. With two back to back game seven losses in the season ten and eleven NWJHL finals, it makes you realize how close the Montreal Impact were to actually being the only team to ever win four straight championships missing out by only one or two goals. Ultimately, I think it is safe to say this run by the Montreal Impact can be considered one of the best during the eight team SHL affiliation send down era in the juniors. Some of my favorite memories in the SHL were helping mange the Montreal Impact way back in the day. I feel fortunate to have had the chance to coach many great members and work with some incredible people in the Impact orginization so it was a pleasure to go down memory lane with you all for this SHL history article.

 

 
Slava-Ukraini Heroyam-Slava || Yukon Malamutes || Toronto North Stars
Name: Slava-Ukraini Heroyam-Slava
Nationality: Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
Height: 6"4
Weight: 230
Number: 91
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Career Statistics:
SMJHL Regular Season:
S53 | GP: 66 | G: 14 | A: 28 | P: 42 | +/-: 12 | PPP: 1 | PIM: 0 | H: 68 | SB: 4 | TA: 31 | GA: 38
SHL Regular Season:
SMJHL Post Season:
S53 | GP: 11 | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | +/-: -3 | PPP: 0 | PIM: 0 | H: 22 | SB: 0 | TA: 4 | GA: 10
SHL Post Season:
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Career Transactions:
S74 Drafted 11th overall to the Yukon Malamutes
S75 Drafted 6th overall to the Toronto North Stars

 

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[S58] #A-Rye Izzy || D || CGY || #Killowna || 1438 TPE 
Born: S39
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188 lbs
Number: 86
Position: Hybrid Defender
Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
Residence: Toronto, Canada
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S60| CGY | GP 66| G: 11| A: 15| P: 26| H: 57 | BK: 85| +15 | PPP: 00
S61| CGY | GP 66| G: 05| A: 15| P: 20| H: 64 | BK: 96| +06 | PPP: 00
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 66| G: 05| A: 13| P: 18| H: 57| BK: 27| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 63| G: 08| A: 23| P: 31| H: 51| BK: 30| +20| PPP: 02
S59| KEL| GP 66| G: 13| A: 22| P: 35| H: 74| BK: 64| +30| PPP: 01
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SMJHL Post Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 03| BK: 02| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 12| G: 01| A: 04| P: 05| H: 05| BK: 04| -04| PPP: 00
S59| KEL| GP 17| G: 06| A: 05| P: 11| H: 22| BK: 10| +11| PPP: 01
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 5th overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Auto Drafted by Calgary
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Timeline:
S57 - Youngest player drafted in league history.
S58 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S58 - Won Silver Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Named Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S59 - Won Gold Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Kelowna wins 4-Star Cup Championship




Mike Izzy || S34-55 || HOF || TPE Max: 2207 || Cups: 3 
Alias: the Augment
Born: 9/4/1995
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 228 lbs
Number: 19
Birth Place: Whitby, Ontario
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S55| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 12| P: 26| H: 154| BK: 28| +23| SHT: 149
S54| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 19| P: 40| H: 108| BK: 28| -05 | SHT: 144
S53| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 23| P: 40| H: 185| BK: 13| +11| SHT: 152
S52| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 21| P: 38| H: 196| BK: 19| +11| SHT: 199
S51| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 23| P: 37| H: 227| BK: 18|  -05| SHT: 166
S50| CGY| GP 50| G: 18| A: 33| P: 51| H: 186| BK: 20| +16| SHT: 185
S49| CGY| GP 50| G: 29| A: 24| P: 53| H: 174| BK: 11| +24| SHT: 177
S48| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 29| P: 50| H: 220| BK: 15| +10| SHT: 196
S47| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 30| P: 50| H: 208| BK: 26| +18| SHT: 193
S46| CGY| GP 50| G: 22| A: 28| P: 50| H: 218| BK: 19| +05| SHT: 252
S45| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 26| P: 41| H: 216| BK: 14|  -03| SHT: 216
S44| CGY| GP 50| G: 19| A: 33| P: 52| H: 180| BK: 10| +15| SHT: 206
S43| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 27| P: 48| H: 198| BK: 10| +04| SHT: 214
S42| CGY| GP 50| G: 26| A: 26| P: 52| H: 176| BK: 17| +11| SHT: 213
S41| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 25| P: 45| H: 190| BK: 13| - 05| SHT: 208
S40| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 20| P: 40| H: 200| BK: 16| +10| SHT: 193
S39| CGY| GP 50| G: 24| A: 24| P: 48| H: 209| BK: 05| +23| SHT: 178
S38| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 16| P: 31| H: 192| BK: 07| +09| SHT: 124
S37| CGY| GP 50| G: 07| A: 09| P: 16| H: 149| BK: 04| +06| SHT: 071
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S37| CGY| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 17|: -07| SHT: 40| PIM: 02
S38| CGY| GP 18| G: 06| A: 01| P: 07| H: 65|: -04| SHT: 67| PIM: 28
S39| CGY| GP 04| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 11|: -04| SHT: 08| PIM: 06
S40| CGY| GP 19| G: 06| A: 11| P: 17| H: 50|: +02|SHT: 37| PIM: 12
S41| CGY| GP 06| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 32|: -04| SHT: 12| PIM: 16
S42| CGY| GP 14| G: 14| A: 10| P: 24| H: 70|: +11|SHT: 85| PIM: 19
S43| CGY| GP 06| G: 02| A: 00| P: 02| H: 18|: +01|SHT: 24| PIM: 00
S44| CGY| GP 05| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 21|:  -02|SHT: 23| PIM: 04
S46| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S47| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S48| CGY| GP 11| G: 04| A: 06| P: 10| H: 47|: +01|SHT: 55| PIM: 10
S49| CGY| GP 07| G: 03| A: 06| P: 09| H: 29| : -01| SHT: 32| PIM: 04
S50| CGY| GP 20| G: 16| A: 16| P: 32| H: 68| :+21| SHT: 88| PIM: 28
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP 50| G: 10| A: 09| P: 19| : +19| PIM: 38| H: 107|
S35| KEL| GP 50| G: 17| A: 16| P: 33| : -10| PIM: 58| H: 145|
S36| KEL| GP 50| G: 18| A: 17| P: 35| : +04| PIM: 58| H: 130|
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP: 06| G: 2| A: 4| P: 6| : +5| PIM: 02| H: 17|
S35| KEL| GP: 12| G: 5| A: 3| P: 8| :  +2| PIM: 12| H: 31|
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International Hockey Statistics (IIHF):
S36| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 2| P: 04| : +1| PIM: 12| H: 22| SOG: 16
S37| AUT| GP 11| G: 3| A: 1| P: 04| :  -6| PIM: 06| H: 51| SOG: 25
S38| AUT| GP 10| G: 3| A: 4| P: 07| : +7| PIM: 06| H: 40| SOG: 32
S39| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 3| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 06| H: 36|SOG: 38
S40| AUT| GP 12| G: 4| A: 2| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 14| H: 43|SOG: 47
S41| AUT| GP 10| G: 5| A: 2| P: 07| : -03| PIM: 06| H: 24|SOG: 44
S42| AUT| GP 13| G: 3| A: 5| P: 08| : -01| PIM: 12| H: 26|SOG: 51
S43| AUT| GP 12| G: 6| A: 7| P: 13| : -02| PIM: 12| H: 56|SOG: 42
S44| AUT| GP 11| G: 6| A: 8| P: 14| :+06| PIM: 06| H: 48|SOG: 36
S45| AUT| GP 13| G: 7| A: 3| P: 10| :+01| PIM: 16| H: 45|SOG: 61
S46| AUT| GP 15| G:10| A:10| P:20| :+11| PIM :08| H: 58|SOG: 61
S47| AUT| GP 15| G:08| A:08| P:16| :+09| PIM :10| H: 36|SOG: 56
S47| AUT| GP 12| G:04| A:10| P:14| :+00| PIM :04| H: 33|SOG: 51
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 22nd overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Drafted 4th overall by Edmonton
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Contracts:
S34 - Signed 1-yr/$2mil entry deal with Kelowna
S35 - Signed 3-yr/$1mil contract with Edmonton
S38 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S39 - Signed 5-yr/$21mil contract extension with Calgary
S45 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S47 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S49 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S51 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S53 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S55 - Signed 1-yr/$4mill contract with Calgary
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Awards:
S34 - Maxim Horvat Award for Kelowna's Top Rookie
S35 - Elias Armia Award for Kelowna MVP
S36 - Saku Perhonen Award for Most Exciting Player
S39 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S42 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy - Most Dedicated User
S45 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S46 - IIHF’s Top Forward Award
S47 - Jeff Dar Trophy - Best 2 Way Forward
S49 - Jay McDonald Trophy - Most Goals (29)
S50 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
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Timeline:
S35 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S35 - Named Media Director/Head Scout of Edmonton
S36 - Named Media Director of the Calgary Dragons
S36 - Transfered from Team Canada to Team Austria
S37 - Named GM of Team Austria of the IIHF
S38 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S39 - Named Alternate Captain of the Calgary Dragons
S39 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S40 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S40 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S41 - Named Head of the SHL Awards Committee
S42 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S42 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S42 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S42 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S43 - Named head of the Player Progression Department
S43 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy (Most Dedicated User)
S43 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S44 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S44 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S45 - #1 in the SHL in hits (216)
S45 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S45 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S46 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S46 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S47 - #1 in the SHL in hits (208)
S47 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S47 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S47 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S47
S48 - 1st player ever to add 50p/200h is 3 straight years
S48 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S48 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S48
S48 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S48 - 6 Jeff Dar noms is the most in SHL history for that award
S49 - Calgary: Presidents Trophy
S49 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S49 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S49 - Ron Mexico Nomination (Leagues Most valuable Player)
S49 - Calgary creates the Mike Izzy Award for (Team Sportsmanship)
S50 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S50 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S50 - SHL All Star ‘3rd’ Team’
S50 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S50 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S51 - Named Co-GM of the Calgary Dragons
S55 - Mike Izzy became the SHL’s all time hits leader (3585)
S55 - Mike Izzy retires from the SHL
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Trades:
S36 - Traded to the Calgary Dragons
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TPE at the start of each season:
S37 - 751 TPE
S38 - 937 TPE
S39 - 1,114 TPE
S40 - 1,298 TPE
S41 - 1,465 TPE
S42 - 1,646 TPE
S42 - 1,858 TPE
S43 - 2,041 TPE
S44 - 2,109 TPE
S45 - 2,204 TPE (Final)



Coach Izzy || General Manager || CGY || S59-Present  
Overall Record: 148W, 90L, 24OTL +114
Seasons: 4
Playoffs: 4
Series Wins: 3
Challenge Cups: 0
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Regular Season Record:
S59 - 42W, 20L, 4OTL, 88 PTS, +44
- Division Winner
- 1st Round Bye
- Lost to Chicago in quarterfinals
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S60 - 38W, 21L, 7OTL, 83 PTS, +62
- Division Winner
- Wins against: Seattle, Edmonton
- Western Conference Championship Series
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S61 - 34W, 26L, 6OTL, 74 PTS, +5
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Wins against: Los Angeles
- Lost to Edmonton in quarterfinals
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S62 - 36W, 23L, 7OTL, 79 PTS, +03
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Lost to Seatlle in round 1


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Esa Parmborg || Center || Calgary Dragons || S47 || TPE: 2000+
Name: Esa Parmborg
Age: 18
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 350 lbs
Number: 77
Born: Hella, Iceland
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Transactions:
Drafted #1 Overall - Halifax Raiders - S46 SMJHL
Auto Drafted GM - Calgary Dragons - S47 SHL
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Awards & Achievements:
S50 Challenge Cup Champion - Calgary Dragons
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SHL Statistics:
S50: GP:50 | G:9 | A:8 | P:17 | -3 | PIM:13 | H:34 | PP:0 | SOG:70
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SMJHL Statistics:
S46: GP:50 | G:6 | A:9 | P:15 | -8 | PIM:20 | H:44 | PP:0 | SOG:76
S47: GP:50 | G:12 | A:19 | P:31 | 0 | PIM:10 | H:71 | PP:6 | SOG:111
S48: GP:50 | G:21 | A:27 | P:48 | +10 | PIM:20 | H:19 | PP:13 | SOG:147
S49: GP:50 | G:19 | A:29 | P:48 | +18 | PIM:26 | H:48 | PP:13 | SOG:116
TOT: GP:200 | G:58 | A:84 | P:142 | +20 | PIM:86 | H:182 | PP:32 | SOG:450



[pbl]Esa Anrikkanen || C / LW || Calgary Dragons || S18 || 2008TPE
Esa Anrikkanen || C / LW || Calgary Dragons || S18 || 2008TPE
Age: 40
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 255 lbs
Number: 10
Born: Helsinki, Finland
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SHL Career Statistics:
S46: GP:50 | G:14 | A:10 | P:24 | -14 | PIM:21 | H:23 | PP:5 | SOG:126
S45: GP:50 | G:11 | A:13 | P:24 | -10 | PIM:10 | H:28 | PP:7 | SOG:162
S44: GP:50 | G:11 | A:10 | P:21 | -1 | PIM:10 | H:22 | PP:7 | SOG:115
S43: GP:50 | G:15 | A:17 | P:32 | -7 | PIM:2 | H:9 | PP:11 | SOG:137
S42: GP:50 | G:10 | A:20 | P:30 | 0 | PIM:0 | H:4 | PP:7 | SOG:128
S41: GP:50 | G:22 | A:16 | P:38 | +28 | PIM:7 | H:2 | PP:4 | SOG:123
S40: GP:50 | G:16 | A:12 | P:28 | -6 | PIM:18 | H:45 | PP:8 | SOG:118
S39: GP:50 | G:18 | A:14 | P:32 | +12 | PIM:0 | H:4 | PP:7 | SOG:187
S38: GP:50 | G:16 | A:11 | P:27 | -2 | PIM:4 | H:7 | PP:8 | SOG:143
S37: GP:50 | G:19 | A:22 | P:41 | +6 | PIM:4 | H:7 | PP:12 | SOG:224
S36: GP:50 | G:22 | A:21 | P:43 | +15 | PIM:4 | H:18 | PP:8 | SOG:201
S35: GP:50 | G:28 | A:26 | P:54 | +25 | PIM:0 | H:13 | PP:14 | SOG:205
S34: GP:50 | G:24 | A:22 | P:46 | +6 | PIM:52 | H:128 | PP:13 | SOG:208
S33: GP:50 | G:21 | A:16 | P:37 | -2 | PIM:28 | H:78 | PP:13 | SOG:207
S32: GP:50 | G:18 | A:16 | P:34 | -10 | PIM:27 | H:15 | PP:9 | SOG:164
S31: GP:50 | G:20 | A:25 | P:45 | +11 | PIM:48 | H:92 | PP:9 | SOG:198
S30: GP:50 | G:22 | A:33 | P:55 | +17 | PIM:64 | H:134 | PP:18 | SOG:232
S29: GP:50 | G:21 | A:32 | P:53 | +14 | PIM:75 | H:212 | PP:15 | SOG:239
S28: GP:50 | G:23 | A:25 | P:48 | +25 | PIM:60 | H:179 | PP:7 | SOG:205
S27: GP:50 | G:19 | A:18 | P:37 | +1 | PIM:68 | H:94 | PP:8 | SOG:135
S26: GP:50 | G:21 | A:21 | P:42 | +9 | PIM:54 | H:82 | PP:15 | SOG:200
S25: GP:50 | G:18 | A:27 | P:45 | +27 | PIM:42 | H:139 | PP:6 | SOG:154
S24: GP:52 | G:16 | A:18 | P:34 | -13 | PIM:48 | H:156 | PP:16 | SOG:153
S23: GP:52 | G:19 | A:30 | P:49 | +19 | PIM:104 | H:193 | PP:6 | SOG:162
S22: GP:52 | G:17 | A:25 | P:42 | -9 | PIM:26 | H:116 | PP:18 | SOG:156
S21: GP:52 | G:19 | A:22 | P:41 | +5| PIM:14 | H:51 | PP:12 | SOG:168
S20: GP:50 | G:17 | A:16 | P:33 | +10 | PIM:30 | H:71 | PP:8 | SOG:155
S19: GP:50 | G:10 | A:3 | P:13 | +10 | PIM:18 | H:88 | PP:1 | SOG:68
S18: GP:50 | G:7 | A:8 | P:15 | +20 | PIM:24 | H:44 | PP:4 | SOG:73
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Totals: GP:1358 | G:514 | A:549 | P:1063 | +186| PIM:868 | H:2054 | PP:277| SOG:4750
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
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Transactions:
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Awards & Accomplishments:
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Lost my sig, Work in progress.....

#1 All-Time SHL Goal & Point Scorer 
- First 2,000 TPE Player in SHL History - 
- First 400 Goal Scorer in SHL History -
- Only 500 Goal Scorer in SHL History -
- First GM to Win 5 & 6 Challenge Cups -
Esa Anrikkanen Award - SMJHL ROY - Est. S34
Vidrik Onoprienko Award Winner - S45



Esa Anrikkanen || HOF GM || Calgary Dragons || S24 || Cups: 6
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Seasons: 27
Playoffs: 25
Challenge Cup Championships: 5 (S27, S29, S32, S40, S42, S50)
Cole Reinhart Trophy: 8 (S27, S29, S32, S33, S38, S40, S42, S47, S50)
President's Trophy: 3 (S30, S35, S36, S49)
Division Titles: 6 (S30, S31, S33, S35, S36, S39, S49)
Lance Uppercut Award: S36
Joe McKeil Award: S26
Joe McKeil Award: S30
Joe McKeil Award: S33
Joe McKeil Award: S39
1st GM to Win 5 & 6 Challenge Cups!
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Reg.Season Record: 774 - 448 - 113 (+543)
S50: 27 W - 20 L - 3 OTL  (+7)
S49: 34 W - 13 L - 3 OTL  (+31)
S48: 24 W - 19 L - 7 OTL (+0)
S47: 28 W - 16 L - 6 OTL (+12)
S46: 24 W - 22 L - 5 OTL (-14)
S45: 22 W - 26 L - 2 OTL (-13)
S44: 28 W - 18 L - 4 OTL (+23)
S43: 27 W - 21 L - 2 OTL (+17)
S42: 29 W - 15 L - 6 OTL (+24)
S41: 29 W - 19 L - 2 OTL (+24)
S40: 31 W - 13 L - 6 OTL (+29)
S39: 33 W - 14 L - 3 OTL (+30)
S38: 25 W - 21 L - 4 OTL (+9)
S37: 25 W - 19 L - 6 OTL (+18)
S36: 31 W - 15 L - 4 OTL (+43)
S35: 36 W - 12 L - 2 OTL (+47)
S34: 26 W - 19 L - 5 OTL (+14)
S33: 30 W - 14 L - 6 OTL (+34)
S32: 27 W - 18 L - 5 OTL (+4)
S31: 32 W - 16 L - 2 OTL (+30)
S30: 35 W - 13 L - 2 OTL  (+55)
S29: 29 W - 15 L - 6 OTL  (+44)
S28: 29 W - 15 L - 6 OTL  (+28)
S27: 27 W - 18 L - 5 OTL (+13)
S26: 31 W - 15 L - 4 OTL  (+16)
S25: 29 W - 19 L - 2 OTL  (+14)
S24: 26 W - 20 L - 6 OTL  (-7)
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Detroit Falcons GM - S20-S23
Seasons: 4
Four Star Cup Championships: 1 (S23)
President's Trophy: 3 (S21, S22, S23)
Eastern Conference Title: 3 (S21, S22, S23)
Division Title: 3 (S21, S22, S23)
GM of The Year: S23
more to follow.....