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Week 15 MOW Well, it looks like it's the Express in back to back MOWs. As the season inches closer and closer to completion, almost all matches are candidates for the MOW, but these two teams are side by side in the standings. So what better match to highlight? After a dismal middle of the season, the Bullets have polished off three straight and are still out of a playoff spot. That just shows you what kind of season they've had. They're leading the SCHL in PA (rigged). A win this week would put them into a position to capture a wild card spot and if the Barracudas lose would have them tied for 4th in the Premier. The Bullets have outs. I'm sure they're in any way you slice it, but Im sure they're also worried about being demoted into the Gold Division. The Express are winless in two weeks, but before that rattled off four straight to get them back into a playoff spot. In addition to their own success, an Express win will further put the Shrubdogs' season on the brink, one GM Day hopes ends in another DNQ. (pssst he owns his 1st rounder) The Express are 2-1 all time against the Bullets. |
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Jan 19, 2012 - Kevin Ma has decided he'd like to be famous, so he's created the first ever SCHL Dictionary. Apply to Kevin for further entries. You can read themhere.
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Week 15 MOW After a decent run of 4-2, the Shrubdogs have sputtered of late going 1-3-1 in their last five and with only seven weeks left in the season, they'll have to put the brakes on if they want to make the post season and ruin the Express's hopes of another lottery pick (Psst the Express own the Shrubdogs' 2012 1st rounder). So what better MOW than these two squaring off. The Express can really increase the value of that 1st with a win this week. The Express have been doing a lot of that...#winning...lately. They've polished off four straight Ws and have scored 22, 22, 26 and 33 in those weeks...including a big 1st place last week. And let's not forget these two teams are in direct competition for one of the two wild card spots. The Express sit at 14 points and the Shrubdogs at 11 points. All time the Express are 2-1. Man games are 35-34 in favour of the Express. |
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Week 14 MOW The Silver Division is under the lights this week, as two teams try to carve out second place in the division. The Division looks to be the Bullies division to lose at this point, despite no Sid. These two teams will fight for that last guaranteed post season birth available. After starting the season like a house on fire at 5-0, the Pros have 3-5 since and have only broken the 20 pt barrier three times. Now the injuries are piling up with their second best forward, James Neal, out for a month+ with a broken foot and Sharp is now apparently injured. The Pros will have to fight off their eventual plunge to the basement as everyone predicted and it burns up GM Sampson knowing he has to fight off the critics. The Triads, on the other hand, have polished off three straight wins and move themselves into a tie with the Pros. Those wins haven't been spectacular, as two of them were with 18 points. So either team is more than beatable. Both teams are knotted up at 16 points in the standings and at 279 in the WG race. This is a no brainer MOW. All time the Pros have the advantage at 3-2-1. |
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Week 13 MOW Yawn, another premier division match in this week's MOW. But how can we resist this nugget? Two fierce rivals square off in arguably the best Premier Division in the league's history mid season with so much a stake. All summer these two GMs trashed each other and now it's time to nut up or shut-up. The reigning WG winners have been sputtering along in their last 6 trading wins and losses and are currently 5th in the WG, 30 points back. It only gets tougher as they'll be without top Dman, Erhrhoff who got in a scrap and injured something. He's expected to be out this week. With that taken into account, the man games are all knotted up at 26 a piece. The Tycoons are working on a four game winning streak and are sitting atop both the Premier Division and the WG Ladder. Not all is well, tho, as the Tycoons bottom half has gone quiet and they'll need to wake up to beat the balanced, Barracudas. All time the Tycoons own the Barracudas with a 7-1 record, including 6 consecutive wins. If there's a 7th straight win, it could spell the end at the Barracudas' hopes to win the division. |
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Week 11 MOW Premier Division supremacy is on the line this week as the Jawas host the defending Champs. This could be arguably the best Premier Division we've seen in the six years under the promotional system, so every in house match is critical. Already this year we've seen the Bullets lose to the Tycoons and Barracudas and had to come from behind to beat the Kilts. Their final Premier match goes this week and they won't want to go 1-3 against their closet rivals. Meanwhile, the Jawas are coming off a tight loss last week to the Pros and are now just one point up on the Tycoons for top spot in the division. The Jawas are experiencing some injury troubles and went out and got ooo Baby Huds to fill in...they've always had a crush in this little guy. With already 5 losses on the year (they had 5 all of last season) the Bullets are looking to up at their division rivals. Now or never as these two, tied for 7th in the WG square off. |
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Week 10 MOW These teams have always had some sleeper skells that appear from time to time. They usually surface when the Shrubs are calling out GMs for setting their SCHL alarm clock reminding them to post. So what better thing to do than to highlight their match. Both teams come into the season with something to prove. The Shrubdogs reasons are well documented, while the Devils are a bit more underrated. The often called out GM Dedrick for some of his lacklustre deals and non existent goaltending, has a goalie finally and is seeing some benefits from some of those farmed young bucks in Kane. The Devils are stepping up in a big way, ranking 7th in the Wayne Gretzky race and are leading the Bronze division and look to be the favourites going forward in that division. Last year's Bronze Division champs have really used the me against the world tactic this year and after posting five weeks under 17 points or less to start the season, the world was winning. However, now they've banged out four straight weeks in the 20s and are on the rise at only one game below 500. They have their sight set on moving up that WG ladder as well. This is two big points for both teams. The Devils can really separate themselves from the Bronze moving two games over 500, while the Shrubdogs can't afford any more losses...and especially to a the Shrubdogs have never lost too. Shrubs are 3-0 all time. The man games are all knotted up at 29. Adam has already texted former Shrubdog, St. Louis, to fake an injury and miss the week! Tough luck, Stammer. |
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Week 9 MOW There were a few potential MOWs this week. For instance, the Devils vs Jawas - two of the top teams in the league, there's the Express vs Goldminers that would have been juicy if not for two teams already preparing for the 2012 draft...but I couldn't resist the Battle of the Linden. Hydras vs the Swordsmen. Hopefully these two GMs find time to read this MOW! There's no history here between these two in the SCHL, so it's time to make some. The Swordsmen have rattled off two straight Ws and have deposited three straight weeks in the 20s. The tide is somewhat turning for these Swordsmen. The Hydras have been Prospaling their past five weeks by going 17, 34, 16, 31 and 19. The Swordsmen hope this pattern doesn't continue. Man games are in favour of the Swordsmen at 34-31. Notable gamers going four times for the Swordsmen are the Jaybo, Tanguay and Jokinen trio. After vouching for the Hydras, the Swordsmen will look capture two points an important two points in the Bronze Division. There're only two back of the Devils for top spot. While the Hydras are looking for two of their own moving them closer to the division lead in weak wide open Gold Division Round 1 of the Linden! |
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Look A Like
Who's your Look a Like? Tony Roy might know...Find out. |
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Week 6 MOW The Bronze Division this time around isn't home to numerous blossoming teams, instead, it's exactly as advertised...it's the Bronze Division. In total, the division offers zero teams with a winning record and the division leader sits at four points...so any in-division clash is big. This battle and the Tornadoes vs Devils battle are both Bronze Division tilts, but the league turns to this match for the MOW in week 6. The Express, heavy critics of the Battalion, are trying to make up for last year's week 1 loss to the Battalion. The Battalion are coming off a big victory over the Gryphons, while the Express tied the Swordsmen last week. The Battalion enter the week armed with four New York Islander games and have a four man game advantage over the Express. The Express lost top dman Lubo last week to a broken finger and are now forced to started AHLer Voynov, which could cost them more man games. Tied with four team points each and only two point separating these teams in the WG, a win here would go a long way to claiming the likely only post season birth from the Bronze Division. |
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Week 5 MOW This will mark the 20th regular season match between two of the arguably best franchises in SCHL history. The Kilts have the all time record at 12-7 over the Tycoons. They've also met three times in the post season with the Kilts winning all three...including the most notable victory in the 2006 finals. Now they square off in a key Premier Division midseason battle. The Tycoons finished off last week second in points on the week and move themselves into top spot tied for first place in the WG, while the Kilts, after a meh most of the week, erupted in Kilts' fashion for a 11 points on the Saturday night. The Kilts have a 1 man game advantage 29-28. Early indications have Burrows questionable to play this week for the Kilts and Pronger questionable for the Tycoons. Philly only plays once too. The Tycoons took a gamble and have subbed out their cagey Whitney for Stepan. Also, both teams post some weak sauce Saturday lineups, so this will be slugged out during the week days. Both Detroit and Washington go thrice. Kilts will look to win to leap frog the Tycoons in the premier division, while the Tycoons will look to pull away if they win. It's always entertaining with the two best teams all time clash. |
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Week 4 MOW Two teams not fancied by many in the SCHL this season, put their perfect 3-0 records on the line this week. It's kind of a random match...this is like the Blues playing the 'Canes of the SCHL. All time the Vanguard own the Pros with a 7-1-2 record. As noted on the MB, both teams have yet to enter weekly scores in the teens too. So these teams are hot and this match wouldn't normally be a MOW, but with the SCHL MOW flex schedule, anything is possible. The man games are tight at 31-30. The Vanguard's big horses in the Leafs go four times, one of only a few teams to go four times this week. As well, Getzlaf goes four times. The Pros also have a prominent Duck in Fowler, who is hoping to jump start his season after a slow start, and Grabovski who could potentially piggy back any Leafs points. The Pros are really all in on the Preds starting Rinne, Hornqvist and Suter. Will there be more points than posts this week between these two chatter boxes? |
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Week 3 MOW It's always fun to see these two teams square off. A couple of young pup institutions with loads of opinions. All time the Goldminers have owned the Tornadoes at 4-1. The culture has changed in the Tornadoes with the arrival of Malkin and this match would be a lot more interesting if Malkin does indeed play. The Goldminers have a quality 4 man game advantage over the Tornadoes and as mentioned that could increase if Malkin decides not to play. Must be frustrating for the Tornadoes, as Malkin as done well when he's played. The Goldminers come off their forth 1st place showing last week and look to pile on the points and giving the finger to the league showing them they're not going anywhere after their summer deals. Based on a shortage of man games and Malkin's questionable status, the Tornadoes will need a lot of right to happen to win this week, including slowing down the lethal Karlsson/Michalek duo in Ottawa. I love see these two intense GMs duel. |
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Curry-geous Draft
It would be tough follow up that legendary 2010 draft, but the Shrubdogs did an admirable job on October 1, 2011. There was a great round of alternate shot golf to kick the day off, which 16 GMs attended, including the Spartans who flew all the way from TO for the big day! The team of Wade Smith and Steve Dedrick hoisted the inaugural Alto Cup with a 90 at Poppy. Then everyone descended on the Shrub's estate in Surrey, BC. Curry was on the menu this day and you know you've hit a HR when Mr. Chatter Box Ryan Paik decides to opine on the food being top notch. The draft started off with a unexpected (even from the commish) bang, as the host moved long time Shrubdog, Martin St. Louis to the Jawas in-exchange for the 1st overall pick. The crowd was silenced and the Shrubdogs proceeded to start a rebuilding with the Hopper at 1st overall. There was plenty of GMs moving up and down throughout the draft, a great sight as teams positioned themselves to serve their franchise. It's always better to see efficient markets in the league. The draft was in a great setting, outside on tables, with a podium made from last year's draft. All day the clouds lurked, the regular clouds and the dark cloud Tanner had with him, but it never rained. Fingers were crossed. Click her for the post draft thread that captured all the draft day ins and outs...here. |
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Week 2 MOW The first MOW of the 2011/2012 season sees two of the most successful SCHL teams square off. This will mark the 20th meeting between the long time SCHL rivals. The Tycoons own the edge 11-7-1, but the Bullets have controlled the Tycoons of late bouncing them in two consecutive Frozen Fours en-route to back-to-back Snipers Cup titles. Most view the Bullets has the team to beat this year, while most are bearish on the Tycoons. The Tycoons are coming off a loss last week and are already one week back to the defending champs and a win here by the Bullets could almost ensure the Tycoons dream of a 9th division title won't come true. Mr. First Name, Luke Adam gets the start this week, after hot week 1. The Bullets just keep piling on the assets. The man games square up evenly at 31 a piece. |
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Bullied Into a Writeup October 10, 2011 - Armed with an MBA and one season under his SCHL belt, GM Perron decided he wanted to provide his own rankings for the upcoming season. The more the merrier! Check them out! |
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October 5, 2011 - Known for his opinions and trash talk, he'd put pen to paper to draft up this year's rankings...enjoy. |
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Coyote Corner Presents.... The Top 10: Draft Edition  September 29, 2011 - Ahhh it's that time of year again, the air is crisp, the leaves are falling,
the smell of Mckeens in the air and 13th overall picks are getting traded. Yes,
it's draft time once again and in honour or our yearly tradition I present a
light and quick look back at the history of the SCHL drafts top ten
style. Don't get too caught up in where players got ranked because I certainly
didn't. Anyways enjoy and I'll see you at the draft. You poured over their junior stats, you watched their youtube clips, everything about this player screamed a surefire pick but for whatever reason it just hasn’t worked out. Often you’ll hold onto these guys way past their expiry date in hopes that you’ll finally get a return on your investment. Here are 10 guys that guys that looked to have the pedigree of a champion but ended up more a mutt:
10. JAY BOWMEESTER 1st overall 2006 pick by the Jawas Not necessarily a bad pick just not of one 1st overall quality. Looking more and more like a shutdown rearguard than an offensive one as the years go by. Should’ve drafted: I’d say Pavel Datsyuk but the Jawas got him anyway at 3rd overall. How the heck did the Jawas get both the no.1 and no.3 picks anyways?
9. ROTISLAV KESLA- 2001 8th overall pick by the Millionaires The first ever pick of the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets came highly touted and on a personal level was a guy I wanted bad that year. So angry in fact was I that after hearing Rick Barrett call his name I felt like pushing him flying 10 feet backwards. In the end all that hype was for naught as Kesla was as average as they come. Should’ve drafted: Lubomir Vishnovsky
8. JORDAN STAAL- 2008 7th overall pick by the Tornadoes A fine player in his own right just not the offensive force some had envisioned. With the talent around him in Pittsburgh there seems to always be the thought he is a candidate for a breakout season. After 5 seasons though it just may be that he is what he is and that’s about a 50 pt player who’s good defensively. Should’ve drafted: Derek Roy
7. ALEX RADULOV- 2008 4th overall pick by the Shrubdogs After coming over from Russia to embark on a fine junior career with Patty Roys Quebec Ramparts it looked as though Radulov was destined to become the NHL’s next Russian superstar. After a few promising seasons in Nashville A-Rads did the unthinkable and bolted back to the tax free riches of the KHL. In the SCHL, since being drafted by the Shrubbies he has bounced around from team to team with the lure of his eventual return blinding a many. In fact there’s still a chump out there protecting him to this very day aaahahaha.......oh wait. Should’ve drafted: Jonathan Toews
6. MARC DENIS- 2003 4th overall pick by the Shrubdogs Played an astounding 77 games played the season before with only 27 wins to show for it. The ridiculously high game total however looked like a sign that this was the Blue Jackets man in net for the future. Lasted only for a couple more average seasons before becoming a career backup and now a french tv commentator. And he even worked the Vancouver Olympics as announcer. Ouch. Should’ve drafted: Eric Staal
5. KYLE TURRIS- 2007 1st overall pick by the Klann Korp Not much went right in the Klann era highlighted by the drafting of Turris over Patrick Kane at the no.1 pick. After finally getting a cup of coffee in the bigs last year and showing some promise has now entrenched himself into a ridiculous contract dispute which should set back his development further then it already has. Nice move by the Express to move him early on for a bounty of picks. Should’ve drafted: (and picture Charlie Sheen saying it) Patrick Kane...Duh!
4. ANGELO ESPOSITO- 2007 8th overall pick by the Bullets Other than being a huge bust at pick no.8, Espo will forever be linked to one of the biggest rip jobs in SCHL history in the infamous couch massage trade of Jarome Iginla. Still has yet to play his first NHL game and may never reach it. Meanwhile Iggy continues to win cups. Should’ve drafted and traded to the Millionaires: Claude Giroux
3. PAVEL BRENDL- 1999 7th overall pick by the Kilts Had all the elements of a sexy pick, a flashy junior career with the Calgary Hitmen, drafted by a flashy NHL team in the Rangers and even a flashy european name to boot. Brendls play never was able to translate on an NHL level with a career tally of 22 pts. Now toiling away in the KHL. Should’ve drafted: Chris Drury
2. BRIAN BOUCHER- 2000 4th overall pick by the Hitmen After basically trading away the rights to Brian Boucher by swapping the 4th overall pick for the 5th overall pick (I ended up with Tim Connolly) the GM of the Hitmen proceeded to mock the trade with his taunts of “thanks for the free Bouch, thanks for the free Bouch”! You’re welcome. Should’ve drafted: Rick Dipietro...at least he played
1. PATRICK STEFAN- 1999 1st overall pick by the Jawas The Jawas more than made up for this 1st overall gaffe with the selecting of the Sedins but damn this pick still stunk. Luckily for Stefan he won’t completely fade into oblivion as he will forever be remembered (and reviled) for his missed breakway into an empty net which turned around into a tieing goal for the other team. Go ahead and youtube it...always good for a laugh. Still being disrespected to this day by having his name misspelled on the draft page. Should’ve drafted: I’d say Marc Savard but the Jawas got him anyways at 3rd overall. How the heck did they end up with both the no.1 and no.3 picks anyways?
TOP 10 CORNERSTONE PICKS Part of the SCHL appeal is owning your guys and certain teams will be forever connected to certain players. These are the top 10 Cornerstone Picks made and I don’t mean Patty O’Sully: 10. CAM WARD- 2006 1st overall pick by the Spartans As a proud new owner of a shiny new SCHL franchise and the no.1 overall pick new GM Petey D made the trek across this great land to make this landmark 1st pick. In a draft chock full of interesting names you could say they went with a safe first pick taking a goalie who only won the Stanley Cup as a 21 year old. While it hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows for El Wardo since that big cup win he is finally developing the consistency required of a stud goalie and with an ever improving cast around him in Carolina he should be apt to put up the big numbers and remain the team’s cornerstone for years to come.
9. DREW DOUGHTY- 2008 2nd overall pick by the Assassins After years of middling results GM Moran decided enough was enough and lit a stick of dynamite to his roster and went for the full rebuild. The first big moves of that rebuild started here; in a draft noted for its defenceman the Assassin acquired arguably the top 2 guys in Drew Doughty and later at 7th Alex Pieterangelo. Having accomplished so much in only 3 years the sky looks to the limit for this young Doughty as he enters his prime. Will be interesting to see how he responds to the pressure of a giant new contract (if and when he signs it).
8. CAREY PRICE- 2007 3rd overall pick by the Barracudas One of the more hyped goalies in recent memory thanks to a stellar junior career combined with dominating turns at the World Juniors and Calder Cup playoff runs. While starting strong with the Habs his game began to crumble under the Montreal spotlight eventually losing his job to backup Jaro Halak. GM Bellamy ignored the many catcalls of the Price haters (as the GM in Montreal had done), standing steadfast by his goalie and it paid on in spades as Price rebounded for one of his best seasons to date last year which some have even called Hart trophy worthy.
7. STEVEN STAMKOS- 2008th 1st overall pick by the Devils What better way to enter the SCHL than to take over a team and be bequeathed the no.1 overall pick in a year with a stud like Stamkos available. While weathering a stormy rookie season and a even stormier owner situation in T-bay, Stamkos has come out of it smelling like a rose. Now armed with a solid GM and mentor in Stevie Y and a strong supporting cast Stamkos should easily be able to maintain his status as one of the NHL’s top offensive weapons.
6. ILYA KOVALCHUK- 2001 2nd overall pick by the Flash The successes of the Flash franchise can be directly attributed to the 2001 draft as they were able to nab two cornerstones in goalie Evgeni Nabokov and sniper Ilya Kovalchuk which culminated into a Snipers Cup win only 2 seasons later. Flash forward 10 years later with an owner change, these new Hydras will still be relying heavily on the enigmatic Kovalchuk as he tries to regain his top scorer status after a tough first season in New Jersey.
5. (tie) JONATHAN TOEWS- 6th overall in 2006 & PATRICK KANE- 2nd overall in 2007 picked by the Bullets When one looks into the annals of SCHL history you can see that no team changed the SCHL landscape more than the Bullets tank and rebuild of its franchise. Some may call their moves during that time groundbreaking, others perhaps may call them morally bankrupt but one thing you cannot argue is that it was a complete success. Two of the crown jewels to come out of that rebuild were the Chicago youngsters in Toews and Kane. In their short career they have managed to collect a Calder trophy, a Conn Smythe, a Stanley Cup and 2 SCHL cups to boot. Not too shabby.
4. MARTY ST.LOUIS- 35th overall in 2002 Not often do you see a cornerstone taken this late but that’s exactly what the Shrubdogs were able to mine for 2nd round gold. At the time of the pick St.Louis after a career of AHL callups had finally latched on with an NHL club and what looked to be a possible decent career as a 2nd or 3rd liner. Instead St.Louis exploded as one of the league’s top wingers and now serves as a beacon of hope for all midgets who hope to succeed in the NHL. He hasn’t missed a week being started since his draft day, nor has he never gotten less than one point since forever!
3. SIDNEY CROSBY- 1st overall pick in the 2005 Crosby draft by the 79ers You know you’re a cornerstone when you get a whole draft named after you. With a big lottery win the 79ers were able to draft the franchise center and surrounded the kid with enough veteran talent to pull off the Snipers Cup win in 06-07. If Crosbys SCHL legacy has been tarnished at all (and why he’s not higher on this list) it may be from the absentee owner of the 79ers in the years following their win and also from a new owner who seems intent on trading him.
2. ALEX OVECHKIN- 2005 1st overall pick by the Tycoons Were you expecting someone else? Ovyiously. The 2005 draft was an epic one for the Tycoons as they were able to draft the building blocks for their future success in a top goalie in the Kipper, a solid D-man in Kronwall and the big fish in Alex the Great. Ovy has become one of the most dominant forces the SCHL has ever seen and led the Tycoons to a big cup win in 2009. After his first subpar season by his standards in 2010 the whispers have begun about his possible early decline. This coming season will be a big one in which Ovy will be out to silence those critics.
1. (tie) HENRIK & DANIEL SEDIN- 1999 80th and 81st overall picks by the Jawas An odd draft if I ever saw one. Early in the SCHL top NHL draft picks didn’t always translate into top SCHL picks (a fact the Gryphons were able to fully exploit). However in this draft we saw Sedin draft mates in Patrick Stefan and Pavel Brendl (as mentioned previously) go high in our draft coming in at 1st and 7th overall respectively. Which begs the question... if those 2 duds went that high how did two highly touted 2nd and 3rd overall NHL picks who were Canucks to boot slip all the way to the 80 and 81st picks?!! In any case the Sedins who were much maligned early on have of course gone on to become the deadliest duo in the SCHL. Nothing ruins the enjoyment of watching Canuck games like playing the Jawas for the week!
TOP 10 LATE ROUND SNIIIIIIPES There’s nothing like clinching your hole waiting for your next pick, just hoping your guys falls. It’s a nervous time. So, in the soft words of Mike Lamont….here’s the top 10 “SNIIIIIPES” of drafts of the past:
10. ERIC KARLSSON- 2008 61st overall pick by the Goldminers Crafty pick for a crafty defenceman. Best is yet to come for the young Swede. I know Heske was crossing his toes he’d be available when he was…
9. MIKE GREEN- 2006 43rd overall pick by the Riggs One of the better moves during the short lived run of the Riggs was this pickup of one of the better offensive d-men in recent memory. Paik still can’t sleep at night knowing he would have taken him!
8. DAN BOYLE- 2002 51th overall pick by the Heartbreakers Unfortunately for the HB’s most of the spoils of this elite d-man was enjoyed by the Kilts. A great pick none the less.
7. DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN- 2010 78th overall pick by the Swordsman After making a splash picking up Big Joe and then Jaro Halak the Swordsman saved their best move of the draft picking this boatload of a player who was thought a forward not the effective offensive defenceman he became.
6. SHEA WEBER- 2006 60th overall pick by the Horses The fabled horseman who used to graze the SCHL lands made one of his better picks in Shea Weber. A d-man better known for his defensive skills but who later refined his offensive side. Unfortunately this approach did not work out quite as well for later Tarpan picks such as Luke Schenn and Karl Azner.
5. TIM THOMAS- 2008 88th overall pick by the Tycoons I’m sure the backup position for the Tycoons was down to either a Calgary Flame backup or taking Thomas who plays in a market known for its goalie graveyard. They made the right call and turned TT into a juicy 1st rounder for the next draft (Stepan).
4. BRIAN GIONTA- 2005- 34th overall pick in the Crosby Draft At this point of the draft GM’s were throwing away picks left (Lorne Wilson or Mike Bossy) and right while the Kilts sniped home a point a game player who would go on to win the Patty Roy in 2006 in their championship season.
3. PAUL STATSNY- 2006 51st overall by the Gryphons GM Paik is perhaps the master of the late round snipe and this was one of his best picks getting the underrated Stastny in the late rounds. Went on to win that years snipe of the draft.
2. ALEX SEMIN- 2002- 75th overall by the Gryphons Another Paik classic. I’m a bit surprised how old this pick was made way back in 2002. If I recall correctly Semin had a few stints back in Russia before finally staying in the NHL so props to Paik for staying patient with the guy. Has blossomed in the Ovy era and become a pretty good sniper in his own right.
1. JOE THORNTON- 1998 245th overall by the 79ers While the original draft was a different animal and so far removed there’s no denying that the drafting of Big Joe late in the 12th round was truly one of the SCHL’s original snipes. One of the highest point getters in the history of the S and is still going strong.
Honouarble mention to Marty St. Louis!
TOP 10 PIVONKA PICKS There are a variety of responses you do not want to hear after making a pick. The obvious one would be the derisive sound of laughter, or perhaps a mocking zinger from Tanner. Probably the harshest of all though would be the response of complete and utter silence accompanied by sounds of crickets in the backgrounds. Here are some names that elicited such responses....
10. MIKAEL BACKLUND- 2008 15th overall pick by the Tornadoes Like a deer in the headlights, GM Ma wasn’t sure who to take…so he went with the next nameless prospect in McKeens. The pick was greeted by a chorus of groans as it was a bit of a reach going as high as 15th.
9. MATT GILROY- 2009 19th overall pick by the Vanguard Combine a lot of college free agent hype with a sprinkle of HF training camp hype and you get a bad pick like Gilroy. Perhaps I shouldn’t have ignored that red flag of him NEVER being drafted by an NHL team. Wish I had stuck to my guns on PK Subban who I had liked a lot earlier on before I ever heard of this bum.
8. ALEXANDER DAIGLE- 2005 24th overall What made this pick particularly odd was that this wasn’t your full of promise Ottawa Senator version of Alexander Daigle. No this was the partied out spent all my money, dumped by Sheryl Crow Minnesota Wild version. In all fairness he was having a dynamite preseason that year but still the early signs of this guy already told you what you needed to know. Next two picks? Parise and Getzlaf...ouch.
7. SK- 2007 6th overall pick by the Goldminers A recreation of the bidding war of 2006 occurred again in 2007 with Rick Barrett’s 6th overall pick with the only difference this time being there was only one participant involved in the bidding this time. Huddled in the corner Rick and Heske haggled back and forth in what seemed like an eternity. A deal was finally made with a total of 5 picks getting exchanged and “with the 6th overall pick the Goldminers select Sergei Kostitsyn”. Yes the brothers had been united, greatness for both was exclaimed, t-shirts had been made...unfortunately the Sedins they were not.
6. KAREL PILAR- 2002 16th overall pick by the Shrubdogs I don’t recall exactly the reaction if any at the selecting of Pilar (pronounced Pi-lash as in pile of trash). I just recall thinking to myself “really? In the first round?” Nothing particularly exciting about this guy, an average Maple leaf prospect with middling AHL stats. Actually began to show a bit of promise with 20 pts in 50 games in 2004 but a heart problem squashed all that and thus bounced around the league before leaving for good.
5. MARK PARRISH- 2002 2nd overall pick by the Platinum Pros Mark Parrish drafted 2nd overall epitomizes this franchise. Parrish was taken ahead of the likes of Pavol Datsyuk and Henrick Zetterberg...what else can I say? 4. MARTIN GERBER- 2007 35th overall pick by the Brahmas Always a safe move to get the handcuff to your starting goalie which is what the Brahmas wanted to do by taking Gerber to back up his new prize acquisition in Ray Emery and wrap up the Ottawa goaltending. The unnecessary part though was the use of their top pick to select Gerbs as they did with the 35th overall despite having 3 more later picks. There was plenty of mocking and laughing at this pick The pick ended up to be a pretty good one as Gerber ended up being the no.1 guy there that year but c’mon you could of had him in the 3rd or 4th rounds! 3. MAXI-PAD- 1999 2nd overall pick by the Roaddogs Former GM Tim “Roaddog” Blake armed with the 2nd pick overall decided to be a no-show the second ever SCHL draft… instead handing a list off to Hitmen GM Jessen Barbour. His list totaled one player: Maxim Afinogenov. And at his 2nd overall pick, Mr. Barbour went to that list and made the selection. Probably the funniest reaction of all time. While Maxi later ended up to be a decent player, at the time he was no more than a obscure euro prospect not many had heard of. A shrewd bit of homework done by the Roaddogs? Nah I doubt it, if you know Tim Blake then you know he probably didn’t know Afinogenov any more then the mailman down the street. It was as if he had literally opened up his mckeens on a random page pointed at a name and said “you’re my man”!
2. STEVE BERNIER- 2006 12th overall by the Assassins Funny stories always come out of the draft...my documents, man in the mirror. Another would be the ridiculous bidding war that erupted for the 12th overall pick and what was thought to be the rights to draft Wojtek Wolski. There was literally a lineup of guys waiting in line to talk to Rick Barrett for this pick. After much deliberation and boredom for the rest of us finally a deal was struck with the bid winning Assassins who went on to select....Steve Bernier “wha?” All that fuss for the big man with stone hands. Classic.
1. MICHAEL PIVONKA – 1999 11th overall pick by the Millionaires Well the list is named after him so he may as well be number one. This draft was before my time so this is all according to legend. The time and place was at the draft of 1999 where with the 10th overall pick in the draft the Millionaires made the infamous pick of Michael Pivonka. On the heels of the Maxi-Pad picking, you’d think GM’s would be on red alert not to error. Rumour has it that a tumbleweed floated through the draft floor after his name was called. A decent player during his time but at this stage was now an old timer playing out the string. I don’t think he ever played a game again. Imagine Jason Arnott getting called at no.10 this coming Saturday...you get the picture. This is one of the best moment in SCHL history. Pivonka’d! For the SCHL I'm Griffin Mitchell |
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Jumbo Streak August 10, 2011 - Here's a little fact for you: Joe Thornton has started 245 straight weeks in the SCHL. That's every single week since the stat has been tracked (started in Week 18 00/01). Wow. Martin St. Louis has started every single week possible since the Shrubdogs drafted him in the 2002 draft....that's 208 consecutive starts. |
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Evolution of the Tycoons' logo:
In addition, the Tycoons are proud to announce their secondary logo that will be worn on their 3rd jerseys this coming season. With inspiration from the king of the jungle representing the Mighty Tycoons history:
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All Blacks A gruelling 6 hour round of golf ended with Tony Roy's Team Black taking home the Norman Jug after carding a -3 despite difficult conditions in the fourth annual SCHL 5th Round Open. Extremely long cut rough and difficult pin positions from an earlier mens-club tourney left all teams fighting for pars. However, putting that will live on in legend from Jamie Wahl, combined with 8 tee-shots from captain Roy and the ability to utilize all of Franson and Ma's drives early on set the stage for birdies at 16 and 17 that eventually sealed the black victory. Roy, Wahl, Franson and Ma only slightly bested the rampaging Team Bellamy, clad in Blue, sporting a -2, and welcoming long-time Regime GM Brian Denroche back into the SCHL as the new co-GM of the last place Assassins. Word on the course is after weeks of taunting Nathan Bellamy tucked away his legendary 4-Wood for most of the round, leaving their teams most maligned, yet most powerful, weapon in its holster. Team Blue welcomed newcomer Barca to the tourney and word on the street is he held up his own, came to play and was aided by the legendary course management of Nathan Bellamy. Bellamy's advice though may have been the difference maker in the tourney as he insisted Denroche club up on 18, leading to them flying the green and taking a bogey where a par would have given them a tie and set up a playoff hole. Team Johnston, clad in all white in an homage to the Man from Glad and Team Black, looking like the villains they were made out to be started the rounds identically with bare pars on one and two and then heartbreaking bogies on the easiest hole in the course, #3. Hole four saw redemption for both teams as they picked up birdies and steadied their nerves. Tony Roy recalls the difficulty of those first few holes: "We were all over the map early and were saved by ridiculously long 20+ foot putts by Franson and Wahl on holes 1 and 2 that led to cheering that must have had other teams thinking we sunk birds. All that joy went away when we took a 5 footer for granted on #3 and hung our heads in shame as we walked off with a boge. Shockingly, we stood at the next tee, and watched Team White do the same. We called this our TSN turning point because we left fully resolved to take our putting seriously from there on in." Post Round Jamie Wahl gave his hole-by-hole overview of Team Black which was derived from a complicated algorithm and strategy designed by Statistician Ma and Tagalong Tony in advance. A frantic 10 min search for Tony's drive on 17 led to taunting, teasing and tin-foil from both the Blue and White teams. Franson's find of the ball in the long grass under some mulch set up the game-winning birdie and had Team White heading into 18 at -4, tasting a new course record ... which turned out to be ill-fated after they barely made bogey on the final hole, a hole with shattered many teams dreams that day. After three shots Team Black was right of the green was forced to chip on over sand. The loud taunts from the dozen players who had finished clearly got in Black's head and Ma and Franson both put their balls in the sand and Wahl skulled the ball, flew the green and tossed his 5th club of the day leaving Dedrick shouting "Your club is closer to the hole than your ball!" A clutch-chip by captain Roy though put the team on the green but wasn't enough to save par and no course records fell today. There was some redemption for Team White as Rattray, Johnston and Hesketh all had 3-iron shots to write home about. Heske threw an approach on 14 that was talked about all day and Johnston nearly single-handedly eagled 9 which would have changed the face of the tourney. The Johnston/Sampson duo just couldn't muster on this day...and as the two back-to-back teammate wandered down the 18th hole, they they discussed their 2010 victory. Despite a superior team this year, they just weren’t able to come anywhere close to that magic they had in 2010 and in some screw ball way, they cherished the final walk up the 18th hole as the defending champs for a final few minutes. Team Grey started off the round full of buff and bluster. Concerns about their red-shirted, new-shoed Companion Cam were kiboshed early as he was a steady Eddie. Grey leaned heavily on Brad's fancy new driver to carry them into the clubhouse, but were forced to deal with the reckoning of a 3-putt Sally carried over from the golf trip that burdened their spirits at 10 ... a hole that hurt a lot of teams as it gave out 3 bogies on the day and not a single bird. Barely missed birdies and tap in pars summed up the day for Dedrick, who was left with optimism for next year knowing he's always hot in the early going and that mere inches on the putting green prevented them from going low. Darkened spirits at the turn was evident, and Brad's feelings on the day were summarized by the blood on his brand new grey golf shirt and bruised jaw. Wade demanded a trade to Edmonton after the round. Team Old Navy, "led" by Lorne Wilson knew the kind of day they were in when Dave Lee showed up with a trunk filled with dozens of Molson Cold-Shots. Despite an early bogey at one, the Navy clubs came to play and the team came out swinging afterwards notching birdies at 3,8 and 9 to take the turn at -2, tied with the eventual winners Black and leaving them sweating Bullets as they feared the strength of Lorne's drives and tight approaches. A bogey at 10, puke in a ball cleaning machine, a broken driver and pint of blood later the team crawled in the clubhouse at +1 after shooting the worst back 9 in open history at +4. But despite Brian joining the Assassins, Lorne's stag-esq drunkenness, the first ever KP winners in the 5th Round Open (Rocky, Jamie, Blake & Brian) and 250 yrd 3 irons, the day belonged to the All Blacks with a display of putting and team work that may never be matched. Tee shots: |
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The 4th Running of the 5th Round Open Surrey, British Columbia - The wet weather is forecasted to be replaced with sunny skies as the 4th instalment of The 5th Round Open is ready to be played tomorrow at the famed Surrey Golf Club. With 5 groups involved this year and an overall improvement in golfing abilities, some players believe the record of -3 is in serious jeopardy. “The rain today should soften up the greens from a rating of 10 to a 9.6,” said resident golf know-it-all Steve Dedrick while adding “-3 may not get it done this year.” In other news, last year’s hero Ryan Paik, who famously sunk the winning putt last year, has decided not to return and has been replaced by SCHL newcomer Barca who was quoted as saying, “I’m not trying to replace his magic, I mean how can I? I just want to play my own game, help my team...and maybe have people learn my real name.” Lots of questions are ready to be answered tomorrow. Who will be the hero? Will the course record be broken? Does anyone have a 250 yard 3 iron in the bag? Will a team finally get an eagle? And finally…Which team will take a drink from The Norman Mug?
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SCHL 2011 Draft Lottery The sorriest 9 minutes of your life!
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There's Something Lurking
Hidden beneath the sea, lives a monster...a guardian to the underworld. Now it has surfaced in the SCHL and is ready to terrorize. This monster is known as Hydra. Please welcome the newest SCHL franchise, the Loungsay Hydras. It seems like forever since the Flash announced their departure from the SCHL, but we haven't forgotten. The Flash leave behind a stunning history and big shoes to fill. Jumean Loungsay is the man for the job and his first order of business was naming and creating a logo for the squad. Jumean brings two years experience from another league and is ready to apply his GMing skills up against the SCHL's best. He'll be armed with one of the NHL's best snipers in Kovalchuk, a plethora of first rounders and a two of the best young dman in the league. This franchise is only a year removed from being in the league's elite and only time will tell if Barca can bring this team back to the top. "This is a challenge I've been waiting for. 22 hard core guys duking it out...this is my style. I can't wait for the fun to start." Loungsay said from a conference call. "I'm in for the long term and I think I've picked a original and epic team name that will stand side-by-side with some other great franchises in the SCHL." Better check before jumping into that water! Welcome to the SCHL!!! |
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It's Bleeding Red
May 31, 2011 What began with a bit of sun, a trade and a little bit of trash talk ended with two teams dying to breathe as Team Red stopped the valiant comeback effort of Team Black by winning the series in 7 games. Folks, only two words are needed to describe SCHL Street 3: Instant Classic. With the teams all set and looking evenly matched on paper, this was bound to be a doozy. However, things got tougher for Team Red as Osama bin Grossman went down with the flu the night before the game. Then, Team Red wakes up to the news that the big body presence of Nathan Bellamy will be sidelined with a shoulder injury. Still, spirits were high for Team Red…until they got the news that enigmatic Russian forward Tanner Rattray, Team Red’s top pick, would be sidelined with a hangover. So, the captains got together and discussed options, with Team Red down to only 5 runners. Trade rumours circled around, with Sean Moran trending on Twitter as the most likely candidate to move. However, when the dust settled, Sean stayed put and Team Red acquired Griff Mitchell. It was game on.
Game 1 Team Red opened the scoring to take a short lived 1-0 lead. Team Black captain Blake Johnston knotted it up with a slick back hander. Team Red 3rd liner Kevin Ma took responsibility for not getting back on the play and vowed to make amends. And amends, he did make. Ma hooked up with his half Asian brother Griff Mitchell for two goals as Mitchell was able to find a wide open Ma for two easy tap-ins, one forehand and one backhand. Red ultimately took a 4-1 lead thanks to Tony Roy and game 1 looked to be in the books. However, Team Black stormed back to knot it up at 4 apiece. With the pressure of a game 1 let down weighing on their shoulders, eventual Conn Smythe winner Griffin Mitchell sniped home the GWG to give Team Red a 1-0 series lead. Little did the players know at the time that this would be a foreshadowing of the events ahead. Game 2 Game 2 was all about hard-work and good bounces for Team Red. De facto #1 pick Adam Franson finally got on the board. Kevin Ma scored his 3rd and final goal of the series as a blind centering pass went off a Team Black’s shoe and in. Roy and Ma teamed up to bang another puck in as it rolled over goalie Dave Lee’s shoulder bounced off the bar, off his back and in. Franson then showed off his slick stick handling abilities as he stole a pass from Team Black all star Lorne Wilson made a beauty deke and tucked it home for the goal of the series. Things were looking good again for Team Red when finally Team Black once again woke-up. Accounts of what happened are hazy, but, Team Black once again got on a roll to tie it up at 4s. With the game hanging in the balance, Steve Dedrick came up with a mammoth one-timer “top cheese” as he likes to say to salt it away. Team Black would be heading home down 0-2 in the series. Game 3
But, as usual, Team Black stormed back with 3 straight to knot it up. However, like a terrible movie series, the ending would be the same as Franson sniped home the winner. Team Red was looking for the sweep as Team Black was now on the brink of elimination Game 4 Before game 4 started, Team Black had a meeting. While cameras were not allowed in the locker room, mics could hear captain Johnston yelling at his team. “How the f*** are we down 3 f***ing nothing to those s***heads in red? Lorne, since when did you f***ing think it was a good f***ing idea to make more passes to them than to us? Jamie, wake the f*** up! This isn’t golf, this is hockey, you gotta battle out there. And Ashley…if you think your AFL s*** is tougher than this why don’t you grab your sack and get out there you goddman p****! When he finally calmed down, strategy was discussed. Team Black moved struggling star player Lorne Wilson to forward and moved the rangy Steier to D to try to eliminate the easy goals that were set-up by Griff Mitchell. Meanwhile in Team Red’s dressing room…
Game 4 was a demolition. It was as if Team Black was a good ole Commodore 64 and after 2 hours finally had powered up. The switch from D to F for Wilson provided immediate dividends as he scored less than 2 minutes in. After that, it was all smoothe sailing for Team Black. Everybody got into the act in what was likely the shortest and most lop sided game in SCHL Street history as Team won with a 5-0 shutout. Neutral observer and camerman Mike “Mgelly” Kelly commented that “I have a bum knee…and I am fat….and yet I still would have done better than the Team Red players.” All Team Red could do was put it behind them and head home up 3-1. Game 5 Unfortunately for Team Red, game 5 was not much different. As the teams began to tire, team Black kept chugging along. Despite lacking pure hockey skill, Team Black had athletes. Steier continued to patrol the back end as Grouse Grind champ Jamie Wahl and SCHL newcomer Jumean “Barca” Loungsay continued to grind Team Red down. Wahl and 5th Round Open teammate Tony Roy seemed to constantly be in battles together. After one particular collision, Roy exclaimed “It’s like I got hit by a truck.” The hyper legs of Barca finally paid off as he helped set-up 5th Round Open legend and crafty critter Ryan Paik for a goal. This is of course in addition to tiring out Team Red captain Day who played 95% of the time. Game 5 would see Team Black cruise to an easy 5-2 victory, courtesy of a text book forchecking strip the Team Black captain on Tony Roy, and see Team Black head back onto the road…with pitchers of beer seeming so much further away than they were an hour before. Game 6 Despite the tired legs, game 6 was a physical battle. Cousins and former co-Gms Kevin Ma and Ashley Steier had one battle in which Steier accused Ma of a hack. Ma responded with “Hey pal, I’m not 8 years old anymore” which prompted a near miss flying elbow from his older cousin. Another battle occurred between Mitchell and Steier. With Mitchell going very quiet since Steier went back on D, the competitiveness level increased. Mitchell came down the right side, took a hack from Steier and was then promptly dumped by the big dman. This seemed to light a fire under Mitchell. With the game tied 1-1, Ma
pressured Steier after a puck stoppage in which Mitchell found the back of the
net again. Feeling the confidence growing, the ensuing play was a carbon copy
turnover to Mitchell who netted another. Team Red was 2 goals away from a
series victory. Team Black needed something...and needed it fast. While playing well, Sean Moran was being outplayed by Griff Mitchell, making the trade look like a key component to the near victory of Team Red. Moran took it upon himself to up his game. Like a snowball rolling down a mountain getting bigger and bigger, faster and faster, Moran went on to score a few to put Team Red on their heels. Any offense that Team Red could muster was just getting shut down by the slimmed down butterfly goaltender, Dave Lee. Aggressive poke checks on Franson and Mitchell kept Team Red off the score sheet. With the 3-1 lead gone, Team Red suddenly found themselves down 4-3. Lorne Wilson shot the puck up which was neatly controlled by Moran who set-up for Captain Johnston for a one time blast. Just like that, we were off to a seventh and final game. Game 7 After staving off elimination 3 times, Team Black now put Team Red on the ropes. And it really didn’t look good for Team Red. Captain Derek Day had played the entire game 6. Kevin Ma looked white as a ghost. Adam Franson was heard saying he wanted his grandmother’s hamstrings. While Team Black was just as tired…they were riding momentum. With the series pulling a 180, it was Day’s turn to give the troops a speech. “Boys, I know you’re tired. But so are they. Don’t forget that every battle you engage in, you are battling a guy that’s just as tired. We are still in this...dig deep. And don’t forget your defensive responsibilities. Let’s make it happen.” And so it did. Leading by example, Day opened the scoring giving Team Red a 1-0 lead. Shortly after, the goal of the series…Mitchell, with the confidence of scoring in game 6 despite the losing effort, took the ball, slipped it between Steier’s leg deftly avoided Lee’s poke check and slid it open. But Team Black would just not go away. Led by the three-headed monster of Wilson, Moran and Johnston who combined for 28 of Team Black’s 32 goals for the series, team Black stormed back to take a 3-2 lead. Not to be outdone, hulking Team Red forward Adam Franson rediscovered his legs after pulling a disappearing act and knotted it up at 3. Then, the TSN turning point… After playing all of game 6 and up to that point all of game 7, Derek Day needed a rest. With the game tied and their star player on the bench, Kevin Ma was called upon to replace him. It was like watching Kobe Bryant exit a tied game in the 4th quarter to be replaced by, well, whoever replaced Kobe Bryant. However, Ma stood his ground. On one play, Lorne Wilson tried to deke him only to get stopped by a pair of shoes. “I can’t f***ing stick handle around those clown shoes.” Trying to prove he wasn’t just a product of his big brother’s defence, “Agent” Day went to work with continuous aggressive saves, one being of the “Secret Service” variety which gave him his moniker. Eventually the puck made its way to Tony Roy who gave Team Red a 4-3 lead. Derek Day would return...and not come off.
Team Black once again had the momentum…the 5th goal had given them energy, but it was the Captain of Team Red that would steal the momentum away with his own lethal saves behind his bro the goalie…Derek stopped two shots in the a heated scramble that would have seen the Black team on match point..but it wasn’t to be. Then Adam Franson once again showed why he was a high pick by chipping home the 6-5 goal beneath Dave Lee arm pit after Team Red won a hard fought battle down low. 1 goal away from immortatility. Short time later, well, here’s legendary announcer Jim Robson with the call. “Derek Day moves up and intercepts a pass and feeds it over to Mitchell. Mitchell gives it back and heads to the net...Day sees no option and shoots it wide off the end boards, the puck goes out in front Mitchell jumps on it…shooot…SCORES!! RED ALERT RED ALERT…IT…IS…OVER. Griff Mitchell ends the series with a dramatic 7th goal as Team Red celebrates their victory.” What looked to be sweep, turned into a 7 game epic as team Red edges out Team Black 7-5 in the 7th and deciding game. A disappointed Blake Johnston had this to say, “I’m proud of the boys. We battled, we hustled, but we couldn’t get it done. I tip my cap to those guys in red.” Conn Smythe winner Griff Mitchell commented that “The trade was a bit of a surprise but I felt at home with Team Red. The goals in Game 6 really gave me confidence out there in Game 7 and it’s always nice to produce after being traded.” Captain Derek Day simply said “I can’t wait to taste that free beer.” And so ends the third instalment of SCHL Street. Will any captain successfully knock of Derek Day who is now 3-0? Whose stock has risen? Fallen? I’m sure there will be ample discussion as The SCHL turns its focus on the Stanley Cup Finals and then the 5th Round Open. For the SCHL, I’m Kevin Ma.
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Who will make their big slash en-route to a winning season or perhaps a Bobby Mac? Chicken or fish? Who will be the drunkest GM of the night? It all gets underway 120 days from now... |
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Bobby Mac Award Nominees The winner of this award exemplified the merits of making their team better throughout the current season [mid-June to the end of the SCHL season], and includes both Cup contenders and rebuilding teams, and every team in between. A culmination of factors is to be considered including: drafting, trading and subbing. This award does not necessarily have to be awarded to the Snipers Cup champion nor the Most Improved team, nor is it to be confused with the Commish’s Choice Award [which factors in overall contribution to the pool]. | ||
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Game 1 was about Mitchell feeding
Roy and Ma for tap in goals. Game 2 was about good board battles and fortunate
bounces. Game 3…the stars for Team Red came out to play. Team Red captain
Derek Day was the last player on the team to get on the scoresheet as he took a
pass from Ma that went through Johnston and Wilson to rip home a timer. Despite
it being his first goal, don’t confuse that with not playing well. The captain,
along goaltender and brother Chris “Agent” Day, teamed up to stymie chance after
chance for team Black. With the lungs the size of scuba tanks and a big ass
that would make J-Lo blush, the elder Day stopped numerous odd man rushes as
team Red began to physically fade. If there was ever a pass he couldn’t get
to, his hyper aggressive younger brother would channel his inner 1970 goaltender
and charge the shooter cutting down any and all angles. As Adam Franson began
heating up with his 3rd goal of the game, Team Red saw themselves up
4-1 in the game looking to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.
Oranges. F***ing oranges. Up
3-0 in the series, the team was loose and clearly had sweep on their minds.
They even had oranges and laughed that they were poisoned and could cost the
team victory. It wouldn’t be a laughing matter for long…
However, it was still not easy
for Team Red as Moran went coast to coast stepping around a tired Mitchell and
an even more tired Steve Dedrick to wrist one home. 4-4…but a short time later
the duo who just got burnt redeemed themselves by combining for the go-ahead 5-4
goal. Yet, with game 7 going to 7 goals, it was far from over as the Team Black
tick-tac-tow one timer clicked again and it was at 5-5.
