The season is over in the Simulation Hockey League and the Chicago Syndicate are the Season 57 Champions. I have been waiting almost 2 full years to be able to say those words. On the ice this season Corey Kennedy did fairly well, although definitely a down season from his Scott Stevens award winning year previously. Though none of that really matters because his team, the Chicago Syndicate, beat the Hamilton Steelhawks for the Season 57 Challenge cup. They were the top two teams in the league all season and it was no real big surprise that they were facing each other in the end. What was a surprise was the Chicago ended up winning fairly easily. Individually Kennedy is starting to show some age and younger guys are starting to step up, which is great since, he leads the team in time played and minutes as a defensemen for almost a decade. Things are changing, but winning this year feels so sweet.


This off season, Corey Kennedy, has decided to give back in a very him way. He is partnering up with his teammate Gunnar Soderberg to give back in the inner city of Chicago. They are going to run add campaigns and do some outreach at local animal hospitals and shelters. Both players are known animal people, who have dogs and animals of their own, so it was an easy decision for them to take it to this cause. In Chicago, the shelters can be over run with  what people see as aggressive or violent breeds often sit in the shelter for long time. Kennedy is the owner of a Large Breed and knows the frustration that comes with people being timid of his goofy, big, lovable dog. He wants to let everyone know that just because a dog is big, different, or misunderstood, they deserve just as much love and can be loyal and well behaved dogs. Working with local shelters to help change that perception, is his off season goal, Gunnar just wants all the pets.



The IIHF is upon us and we go into another year of who is going to win, who is going to lose, who is going to surprise. I think we will start off by saying that once again as always, The United States and Canada are the favorites for the title. That being said, you will see some sneaky good teams coming from Japan and Austria. I think a player like Daniel Smeb could surprise some people as usual and come out with a really strong campaign to beat the top teams. You might also see a young Irish team, do some shocking of their own. They have a really good mix of old and young and one of the best goalies in the league. It will be interesting to see if they can surprise some people as nobody really has looked at them very long this season. Another team who could surprise is Sweden. They are really good, but have an underrated value for sure.



I think the Hamilton Steelhawks have the advantage, because the series is going to rely heavily on home ice and they have that advantage. Other than that, I think it's going to be close and a dice roll, so we will see who can jump on their team as we all expect a high scoring affair.
The Chicago Syndicates first powerplay unit is elite, with really good net presence and a high powered shot from the point it can get on you quickly and sustain pressure. That being said, the same can be said for the Hamilton Steelhawks. I think this one is going to come down to who gets the most time and that will be Chicago as they are one of the least penalized teams in the league.

I am biased, so I think that the Chicago Syndicate branding is better. Chicago is a better city, yellow and black are better colors, and the uniforms look so much cleaner than blue and grey. Plus, like all the teams use blue or grey, how many use yellow. That right there should account for more than anything, it's unique.

Play league with Parker Smeb, have you seen that guy play? He is a straight adc carry, so good. You would barely have to do anything and Parker would just win you the game. How could you choose anything else, also do you even league? If not, get out of here with this nonsense question.


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