AlexanderRasputin

Congratulations to everyone on yet another fantastic season! 
This series of awards has been crowdsourced via Discord, and discussions were had. I am making a judgement call on a couple of the awards, but generally, there was clear consensus, and as usual, discussions AND ADDITIONAL TROPHIES are welcome.
You know the drill.
 
GOLDEN CUP CHAMPION: BIG DELTA STEALHEADS (Paul T)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP):

JEREMIE CLINE (Big Delta Stealheads) - 19 points - (16GP - 9G/10A/+19)
 
GHL East Champion: SLAUGHTERVILLE RED TIDE (Alexander Rasputin)
GHL West Champion: ENIGMA RAGE (Wendel Clark)
 
Manager of the Year: Jutsela (Coos Bay Commandos)
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ART ROSS TROPHY (Most League Points)
JOESPH RACKLEY (Enigma Rage) - 92 points - NEW LEAGUE RECORD    
Fabrice Marinier (Vortex)
Brendan Rowlett (Rage)
 
OVECHKIN TROPHY (Top Goalscorer)
SHMUEL ELIE-BRETON (Sheshegwaning Dragons) - 45 goals              
Jerald Whitely (Trojans)
Matej Brincko (Duhawks)
 
 GRETZKY TROPHY (Best Playmaker) 
FABRICE MARINIER (Maxville Vortex) - 57 assists           
Valery Gibazov (Rage)
Patrick Gornell (Red Tide)
 
VEZINA TROPHY (Best Goaltender)
JEAN-FRANCOIS SHORE (Enigma Rage)               
Kwesi Cutter (Regals)
Michele Amick (Bangers/Elite)
 
 
ORR TROPHY (Best Offensive Defenceman)
JAYDEN GARZA (Maxville Vortex)                        
 
NORRIS TROPHY (Best Defensive Defenceman)
GABRIEL LINDHOLM (Enigma Rage)                       
  
ORR - Points leader among defencemen
NORRIS - Calculated with the following formula among D-men [+/- + BKS - GVA + TKA], PER also taken into consideration 
 
SELKE TROPHY (Best Defensive Forward)
JEREMIE CLINE (Big Delta Stealheads)                   
Elie Cuillerier (Elite)
Valery Gibazov (Rage)
Calculated with the following formula among F: [PTS + BKS - GVA + TKA] Hits and +/- also relevant.
 
LADY BYNG TROPHY (Most Gentlemanly Player)
VALERY GIBAZOV (Enigma Rage)               
Brendan Rowlett (Rage)
Maksim Yatchenko (Elite)
Calculated with the following formula [PTS - PIM]
 
 HART TROPHY (League MVP)
 FABRICE MARINIER (Maxville Vortex)   
 Joesph Rackley (Rage)
 Joaquim Harter (Trojans)
 
CALDER TROPHY (Best Rookie)
MARCUS BEAUPARLANT (Canuck Red Dragons)
Sagiv Schuppan (Red Tide)
Henry Lux (Red Tide)
 
GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD (Most Giveaways)
MATEJ BRINCKO (Mango Duhawks)   
 
ROID RAGE TROPHY
RICHARD YILDIRIM (Minnedosa Supersonics)
(Most Hits + PIM + MP)
 
LATE-BLOOMER AWARD
WESLEY SOUDERS (Eldred Elite)
 
*Notes: Calculations may not be entirely accurate due to limited visibility and inability to sort by position and outside Top 20 in GPHM stats format - if anyone sees mistakes, let me know and I will fix.

Congratulations to everyone on yet another fantastic season! 
This series of awards has been crowdsourced via Discord, and discussions were had. I am making a judgement call on a couple of the awards, but generally, there was clear consensus, and as usual, discussions AND ADDITIONAL TROPHIES are welcome.
You know the drill.
 
GOLDEN CUP CHAMPION: BIG DELTA STEALHEADS (Paul T)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP):

JEREMIE CLINE (Big Delta Stealheads) - 19 points - (16GP - 9G/10A/+19)
 
GHL East Champion: SLAUGHTERVILLE RED TIDE (Alexander Rasputin)
GHL West Champion: ENIGMA RAGE (Wendel Clark)
 
Manager of the Year: Jutsela (Coos Bay Commandos)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
ART ROSS TROPHY (Most League Points)
JOESPH RACKLEY (Enigma Rage) - 92 points - NEW LEAGUE RECORD    
Fabrice Marinier (Vortex)
Brendan Rowlett (Rage)
 
OVECHKIN TROPHY (Top Goalscorer)
SHMUEL ELIE-BRETON (Sheshegwaning Dragons) - 45 goals              
Jerald Whitely (Trojans)
Matej Brincko (Duhawks)
 
 GRETZKY TROPHY (Best Playmaker) 
FABRICE MARINIER (Maxville Vortex) - 57 assists           
Valery Gibazov (Rage)
Patrick Gornell (Red Tide)
 
VEZINA TROPHY (Best Goaltender)
JEAN-FRANCOIS SHORE (Enigma Rage)               
Kwesi Cutter (Regals)
Michele Amick (Bangers/Elite)
 
 
ORR TROPHY (Best Offensive Defenceman)
JAYDEN GARZA (Maxville Vortex)                        
 
NORRIS TROPHY (Best Defensive Defenceman)
GABRIEL LINDHOLM (Enigma Rage)                       
  
ORR - Points leader among defencemen
NORRIS - Calculated with the following formula among D-men [+/- + BKS - GVA + TKA], PER also taken into consideration 
 
SELKE TROPHY (Best Defensive Forward)
JEREMIE CLINE (Big Delta Stealheads)                   
Elie Cuillerier (Elite)
Valery Gibazov (Rage)
Calculated with the following formula among F: [PTS + BKS - GVA + TKA] Hits and +/- also relevant.
 
LADY BYNG TROPHY (Most Gentlemanly Player)
VALERY GIBAZOV (Enigma Rage)               
Brendan Rowlett (Rage)
Maksim Yatchenko (Elite)
Calculated with the following formula [PTS - PIM]
 
 HART TROPHY (League MVP)
 FABRICE MARINIER (Maxville Vortex)   
 Joesph Rackley (Rage)
 Joaquim Harter (Trojans)
 
CALDER TROPHY (Best Rookie)
MARCUS BEAUPARLANT (Canuck Red Dragons)
Sagiv Schuppan (Red Tide)
Henry Lux (Red Tide)
 
GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD (Most Giveaways)
MATEJ BRINCKO (Mango Duhawks)   
 
ROID RAGE TROPHY
RICHARD YILDIRIM (Minnedosa Supersonics)
(Most Hits + PIM + MP)
 
LATE-BLOOMER AWARD
WESLEY SOUDERS (Eldred Elite)
 
*Notes: Calculations may not be entirely accurate due to limited visibility and inability to sort by position and outside Top 20 in GPHM stats format - if anyone sees mistakes, let me know and I will fix.

It appears that Buzzer didn't progress into day 80. 

Since we already track all player stats and records season by season, it is even clear post-reset that a historical league leaderboard is needed to make league seem more “living”.
Many of us would see huge value and added motivation if the League History page displayed player categories like Most Career League Goals/Assists/Points  in a Top 20 format. 
 
This could be extended to a team format as well, with categories like Team Wins in [League Level], clearer records like Most Wins in a Season, etc. 
 
With elements like Team Stories and the blog becoming more active, these categories will let us keep better track on the league history and create more storylines to follow for our teams. 
 
Anders, I hope this is something you consider adding, as this was mentioned multiple times by a fair number of managers. 

Since we already track all player stats and records season by season, it is even clear post-reset that a historical league leaderboard is needed to make league seem more “living”.
Many of us would see huge value and added motivation if the League History page displayed player categories like Most Career League Goals/Assists/Points  in a Top 20 format. 
 
This could be extended to a team format as well, with categories like Team Wins in [League Level], clearer records like Most Wins in a Season, etc. 
 
With elements like Team Stories and the blog becoming more active, these categories will let us keep better track on the league history and create more storylines to follow for our teams. 
 
Anders, I hope this is something you consider adding, as this was mentioned multiple times by a fair number of managers. 

Since we already track all player stats and records season by season, it is even clear post-reset that a historical league leaderboard is needed to make league seem more “living”.
Many of us would see huge value and added motivation if the League History page displayed player categories like Most Career League Goals/Assists/Points  in a Top 20 format. 
 
This could be extended to a team format as well, with categories like Team Wins in [League Level], clearer records like Most Wins in a Season, etc. 
 
With elements like Team Stories and the blog becoming more active, these categories will let us keep better track on the league history and create more storylines to follow for our teams. 
 
Anders, I hope this is something you consider adding, as this was mentioned multiple times by a fair number of managers. 

Since we already track all player stats and records season by season, it is even clear post-reset that a historical league leaderboard is needed to make league seem more “living”.
Many of us would see huge value and added motivation if the League History page displayed player categories like Most Career League Goals/Assists/Points  in a Top 20 format. 
 
This could be extended to a team format as well, with categories like Team Wins in [League Level], clearer records like Most Wins in a Season, etc. 
 
With elements like Team Stories and the blog becoming more active, these categories will let us keep better track on the league history and create more storylines to follow for our teams. 
 
Anders, I hope this is something you consider adding, as this was mentioned multiple times by a fair number of managers. 

END OF SEASON UPDATE:
 
1)   Elouan Scott - (94 F):                                                                      Ovechkin + Gretzky trophies (Goals, Points*), Most shots* 
Close, but went cold in the last 3 games to finish just off in both key categories.                             
2)   Simon-Delorme - (92 D):                                                               Most Points by a Defenceman, Highest +/-
Not even close. Hugely disappointing season on a top offensive team. Questioning his necessity to this squad, and may be moving on next season.
3)   Henry Lux - (86 F (rookie)):                                                            Most Rookie Points
Likely would have got this without the injury that sidelined him for 8 games. Still, hugely impressive debut campaign with limited ice time and often in a defensive role. 41 points, +16, nearly 60% CF.
4)  D Sharshin, D Nazarov, F Patrushev, C Stalin, C Putin        100 combined points by Russian players
DONE. 158 points total.
                  4a)                                                                                          At least 1 goal scored + assisted by ONLY Russian players
Actually did this, Patrushev from Sharshin and Nazarov. Surprising.
5)   Sagiv Schuppan - (87 G (rookie)):                                                  40 wins 
31 wins, 4 shutouts, and finally settled in and been amazing late in the season with a couple of shutouts. Living up to his potential and 40 wins next season is not unthinkable. 
6)   Roger Muller - (92 C):                                                                     FINALLY HIT GODDAMN 50 POINTS
DONE! Just - exactly 50 points on the season. Frustrating, but there is progress.
Team Objective:                                                                                   Score 300 goals, win 45 games
DONE. 54 wins total including OT wins, good for 1st in the East. 318 GF. Record 1866 CF, and 57.9 CF%. This team absolutely destroyed at even-strength.

END OF SEASON UPDATE:
 
1)   Elouan Scott - (94 F):                                                                      Ovechkin + Gretzky trophies (Goals, Points*), Most shots* 
Close, but went cold in the last 3 games to finish just off in both key categories.                             
2)   Simon-Delorme - (92 D):                                                               Most Points by a Defenceman, Highest +/-
Not even close. Hugely disappointing season on a top offensive team. Questioning his necessity to this squad, and may be moving on next season.
3)   Henry Lux - (86 F (rookie)):                                                            Most Rookie Points
Likely would have got this without the injury that sidelined him for 8 games. Still, hugely impressive debut campaign with limited ice time and often in a defensive role. 41 points, +16, nearly 60% CF.
4)  D Sharshin, D Nazarov, F Patrushev, C Stalin, C Putin        100 combined points by Russian players
DONE. 158 points total.
                  4a)                                                                                          At least 1 goal scored + assisted by ONLY Russian players
Actually did this, Patrushev from Sharshin and Nazarov. Surprising.
5)   Sagiv Schuppan - (87 G (rookie)):                                                  40 wins 
31 wins, 4 shutouts, and finally settled in and been amazing late in the season with a couple of shutouts. Living up to his potential and 40 wins next season is not unthinkable. 
6)   Roger Muller - (92 C):                                                                     FINALLY HIT GODDAMN 50 POINTS
DONE! Just - exactly 50 points on the season. Frustrating, but there is progress.
Team Objective:                                                                                   Score 300 goals, win 45 games
DONE. 54 wins total including OT wins, good for 1st in the East. 318 GF. Record 1866 CF, and 57.9 CF%. This team absolutely destroyed at even-strength.

25% of the season left to go - update above in blue.

Third of the season update:
1) Rafael Bolduc - 89 OVR Forward ... most GHL goals.
Bolduc has 13 goals and is currently 6 goals back of the leaders (Whitely and Breton, 19).  Probably not possible to catch them as they are playing lights out, but a Top 5 finish in goals for Bolduc would be a success.
Bolduc now at 31 goals, currently tied for 5th, and 5 back of Elie-Breton.  Still eyeing that top 5 finish, hoping for top 2.
 
2) Kvido Zluky - 86 OVR Defenseman ... most GHL Points by a defenseman.
Zluky currently has 17 points.  Leader has 24.  I expect a late season surge.  Although he will have to catch his own teammate first, Nickerson, who has 22.
Zluky has 43 points.  The leader has 54.  This one is slowly slipping away.  He is currently 3rd in +/- and the pair of Zluky-Nickerson is Corsi 60 and PDO 70.  Can't ask for much more.
 
3a) Henri Pohl - 83 OVR Goalie ... I want this guy to win Vezina.  Given his low endurance and the fact that my team wins might be lower than usual, I don't think that is possible.  Instead, I am going to try and get him 50-55 starts with the goal of GHL's best save percentage.
Abort!  Abort!  I folded on this one early and I'm not happy about it.  But Pohl shouldn't have been as bad as he was.  Oh well.  Time to move on.
 
3b)  I will play the hot hand in goal and Pohl will be given a long leash to keep the starting job.  In the event George Mercredi earns the starting job from Pohl, the same goal applies.
This guy has been a dud as well.  A couple of games ago he blew a 4-0 lead halfway through the second.  High expectations for a pair of Heroic veterans did not work out.
 
4) Svend Clausen - 82 OVR Forward ... most GHL Points and/or Goals by a rookie.
Another dud.  Clausen has 1 point in 10 games and has spent most of the season in the AAHL.  My goals for the less skilled players were a bit unreasonable.  Lesson learned.
4 points in 20 games.  All assists.  Hopefully he bounces back next season with a more consistent role.
 
5)  Jeremie Cline - 97 OVR Center ... best GHL +/-.
Cline is sitting at +18.  Leader is +24.  This can change in a blink.
Cline is a +38.  The leader is +46.  This one is still in reach, although there are 2 other Stealheads, Nickerson and Zluky, sitting at +40.
 
6)  Any single player on the Stealheads to record a Gordie Howe Hattrick.  If accomplished, that player will earn a $2M roster bonus.
Not yet, but hopeful.
Still nothing.  Very disappointing.

Good win. Unexpected, but that can be the beauty of it. Congrats on the championship!

18 year olds as rookies will also be significantly easier to track. When I pulled the stats last few seasons, you just go by the previous year's draft - usually there are only 5-6 rookies who would be in that conversation, so that's quite easy to track that way.

Buzzed by Paul's idea in Cage, I started to put together some small nations' national team squads. I did in 14 F, 8 D, 3 G format, tried to split the 14 into 5 C + 9 F, but where centers were clearly better than the last few forwards there I went with them. Just to be clear, I only looked at overall (what I try to avoid when building my team tho), so it's rather the best team than the right one  Any questions, requests, advice and comments are welcome as well  I also used a bit more colors in the player traits, according to the order of traits in the help files
Let's start with the Gli Azzurri roster here too:
Interesting to see they have a lot of free agents, almost no depth in wingers, and their best goalie is down in the Czech league. 
Ones to watch: Pablo Zambrotta, the 87 ovr center and Samuele Perico, the 84 ovr defender, both with plenty of GHL experience, and Cristian Diego Alves, the recent BHL draftee who can grow into an important player for this team.
As you can see, their D-line is getting old, but they try to compensate it with size and toughness

Looking through rosters to pick out players age 18-21 that have never played a GHL game before is not gonna happen.  To me, a rookie is an 18 year old... not a 19 or 20 year old that was too sh!tty to play a game yet 😀.  If needed, I can change my silly goal from "rookie" to "18 year old".  But for the purposes of this, only 18-year olds will apply.
I like the second idea and something I had been thinking of myself last season.  Let's see if we remember or have time.

What about a 21 year old that hasn't played in GHL yet?  That seems like a rookie to me.  I wouldn't necessarily count say a 25 year old from RUHL.  OR instead/plus a Rookie of the Year, have a Young Gun award for best player on entry level contract?  Just some suggestions, sadly I don't think I will have time to do the research for any awards, so I will be happy with whatever that person determines.  It'd also be cool to start some 'award talk' about half way through the season (or sooner!) just to generate buzz and draw attention to players and story lines, etc.  Maybe it'll draw in more than us usual 6-8 managers to talk.

Looks like you and I are going to be competing in some of these, Paul. Looking forward to it. Also aiming quite high, but some of these have precedent. I invested heavily in Schuppan and Lux, who are both rookies, and Schuppan my starting G, so very interested to see what happens.

Plus, with Putin and Stalin motivating my team to perform like only they can, there is no telling how far I can go. 
 
1)   Elouan Scott - (94 F):                                                                      Ovechkin + Gretzky trophies (Goals, Points*), Most shots*                                   *current holder
2)   Simon-Delorme - (92 D):                                                               Most Points by a Defenceman, Highest +/-
3)   Henry Lux - (86 F (rookie)):                                                            Most Rookie Points
4)  D Sharshin, D Nazarov, F Patrushev, C Stalin, C Putin        100 combined points by Russian players
                  4a)                                                                                          At least 1 goal scored + assisted by ONLY Russian players
5)   Sagiv Schuppan - (87 G (rookie)):                                                  40 wins 
6)   Roger Muller - (92 C):                                                                     FINALLY HIT GODDAMN 50 POINTS
 
Team Objective:                                                                                   Score 300 goals, win 45 games

Season 5 Power Rankings - updated as of Day 10.  Hopefully the excel/screenshot method is readable for everyone.
 
EASTERN CONFERENCE

 
WESTERN CONFERENCE

 
 
Top 5 Offenses:
1)  Slaughterville Red Tide
2)  Sheshegwaning Dragons
3)  Enigma Rage
4)  Sault Ste Marie Battlin Bears
5)  Big Delta Stealheads
 
Top 5 Defenses:
1)  Victoria Regals
2)  Sheshegwaning Dragons
3)  Ithaca Ricochet
4)  Rome Trojans
5)  Slaughterville Red Tide
 
_______________________________________________________
The formula: 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF * 2) + (SG * 2)) / 26
Where: 
OFF = sum of 12 highest rated centers & forwards*
DEF = sum of 6 highest rated defenders*
SG = overall of starting goalie
* unless managers provided their unique roster set-up
Originally created by:
Erzac
 

For GPHM purposes, 18 years old.

What defines a "rookie"?  Are we going with simply someone with ZERO GHL games before?  Just curious and like that as a new end of year category, but pity the person trying to determine it.  
Eldred Elite, as always, has very lofty goals this year!  Listed in order of importance:
1. Win a playoff series, preferably against those bastards Prairie Stars/Regals!  
2.  Assuming last year is no fluke and my goalie Glandon is truly entering his prime, have him lead the league in Shutouts.  He came close last year with 8.  
3.  Have S1 first round draft pick (#24) William Obeng prove he belongs to be a starter this season.  He's getting a go as 3rd Line center to see if he can improve that line's role after a horrible S4.
4.  Go deep into the playoffs as several players could be eyeing retirement homes after this season.  If this team can't replicate last year's success, look for the rebuild to start early!  

I will be behind this 100%. Pohl came super close last year - what a story that would be. Might even tell my players to shoot wide when we play each other  .

Looks like you and I are going to be competing in some of these, Paul. Looking forward to it. Also aiming quite high, but some of these have precedent. I invested heavily in Schuppan and Lux, who are both rookies, and Schuppan my starting G, so very interested to see what happens.

Plus, with Putin and Stalin motivating my team to perform like only they can, there is no telling how far I can go. 
 
1)   Elouan Scott - (94 F):                                                                      Ovechkin + Gretzky trophies (Goals, Points*), Most shots*                                   *current holder
2)   Simon-Delorme - (92 D):                                                               Most Points by a Defenceman, Highest +/-
3)   Henry Lux - (86 F (rookie)):                                                            Most Rookie Points
4)  D Sharshin, D Nazarov, F Patrushev, C Stalin, C Putin        100 combined points by Russian players
                  4a)                                                                                          At least 1 goal scored + assisted by ONLY Russian players
5)   Sagiv Schuppan - (87 G (rookie)):                                                  40 wins 
6)   Roger Muller - (92 C):                                                                     FINALLY HIT GODDAMN 50 POINTS
 
Team Objective:                                                                                   Score 300 goals, win 45 games

As many will see, the Big Delta Stealheads will be taking a few steps back in this season's power rankings and will be focusing on developing some younger players.  We plan on remaining competitive in the hunt for the prestigious Golden Cup, but want to have some fun this season with individual player incentives.  Below are a few I will be tracking this season.  Mostly far fetched goals that will be difficult to attain given the tough competition - and frankly, I will be surprised if they are accomplished.  Also important to note that I won't be doing anything out of the ordinary to try and force these goals other than my typical roster and tactical set up.  Feel free to add your own (not limited to GHL).
 
1) Rafael Bolduc - 89 OVR Forward ... most GHL goals.
2) Kvido Zluky - 86 OVR Defenseman ... most GHL Points by a defenseman.
3a) Henri Pohl - 83 OVR Goalie ... I want this guy to win Vezina.  Given his low endurance and the fact that my team wins might be lower than usual, I don't think that is possible.  Instead, I am going to try and get him 50-55 starts with the goal of GHL's best save percentage.
3b)  I will play the hot hand in goal and Pohl will be given a long leash to keep the starting job.  In the event George Mercredi earns the starting job from Pohl, the same goal applies.
4) Svend Clausen - 82 OVR Forward ... most GHL Points and/or Goals by a rookie.
5)  Jeremie Cline - 97 OVR Center ... best GHL +/-.
6)  Any single player on the Stealheads to record a Gordie Howe Hattrick.  If accomplished, that player will earn a $2M roster bonus.