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Unfortunately the "computer" period made sure that i probably will loose a couple of good guys. The "wallet" is empty hehehe

Unfortunately the "computer" period made sure that i probably will loose a couple of good guys. The "wallet" is empty hehehe

The Stealheads are skidding and tumbling into the playoffs for the 3rd consecutive season.  Congrats to whichever team gets to face this ball-less team in round 1 and good luck in round 2 😆

Kudos to the following teams:
- Trojans (formerly Union) and Red Thunder... both managed to stay in GHL this season despite going the majority of the season managed by the computer.
- Kamikaze for avoiding relegation after having just promoted from SHL.
- Masons... who get a special kudos for avoiding relegation after just promoting from SHL - and it also being their first time in GHL.  This is no easy task.
Wait, I thought this was a trash talk thread.

Decided to bring the Rome Trojans back to life. Glad to see some of the people from the old Biscuit days here
I hope my team ends up faring a little better than the original Rome Trojans  

Welcome back, Tobbe!

I´m Back for more punishment from Paul T,Wendel Clark,Richard Feynman,Kim Vandaele and all others in the league.
Lets get ready to rumble

The power rankings have arrived again!
 
Eastern Conference
 
1. Deferiet Leopards (Paul T)
OFF: 88 DEF: 87 SG: 89 OVR: 87,3
 
2. St. Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac Ray)
OFF: 85 DEF: 88 SG: 96 OVR: 87,3
 
3. Fairbanks Union (Eric T)
OFF 86 DEF: 88 SG: 92 OVR: 87,0
 
4. Horn Lake Hooligans (Mike Grubb)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 92 OVR: 86,8
 
5. Netherhill Nightmares (Tyrod Gibson)
OFF: 87 DEF: 86 SG: 90 OVR: 86,7
 
6. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard Armour)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 85 OVR: 86,6
 
7. Sheshegwaning Dragons (Ives Pa)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 87 OVR: 86,5
 
8. Langenburg Bulldogs (Max Mol)
OFF: 86 DEF: 86 SG: 93 OVR: 86,3
 
9. Mango Duhawks (Dr. Jones)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 87 OVR: 86,3
 
10. Slaughterville Red Tide (Alexander Rasputin)
OFF: 85 DEF: 88 SG: 88 OVR: 86,3
 
11. Sault Ste Marie Battlin Bears (Joe Leconte)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 85 OVR: 86,2
 
12. Kingston Kamikaze (Antti Hänninen)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 83 OVR: 86,1
 
13. Wolf Trap Claws (Fango Wolf)
OFF: 86 DEF: 86 SG: 91 OVR: 85,9
 
14. Minnedosa Supersonics (J. J.)
OFF: 85 DEF: 86 SG: 86 OVR: 85,5
 
 
Western Conference
 
1. Kegashka Prairie Stars (Ferris Mason)
OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 94 OVR: 87,7
 
2. Ithaca Ricochet (Marc S)
OFF: 85 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 87,3
 
3. West Chicago Hawks (Richard Feynman)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 94 OVR: 87,2
 
4. Montmorency Tomahawks (BEN \)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 87,1
 
5. Brass Castle Berzerkers (Matt H)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 86 OVR: 87,0
 
6. Eastern Top Dogs (The Champ)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 89 OVR: 86,9
 
7. Enigma Rage (Wendel Clark)
OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 90 OVR: 86,5
 
8. Mississauga Stealheads (Torbjörn Johansson)
OFF: 86 DEF: 86 SG: 86 OVR: 86,3
 
9. Earlton Golden Grizzlies (Pavel Libich)
OFF: 85 DEF: 86 SG: 92 OVR: 86,0
 
10. Yonker Wolverines (Jiri Heikkala)
OFF: 86 DEF: 86 SG: 86 OVR: 86,0
 
11. Scandinavia Steelers (J Jono)
OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 87 OVR: 85,8
 
12. Eldred Elite (Steven Bennett)
OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 86 OVR: 85,7
 
13. Blenheim Pirates (Martin J)
OFF: 85 DEF: 85 SG: 87 OVR: 85,4
 
14. Wendell Ravens (Cynthia Dumont)
OFF: 85 DEF: 86 SG: 83 OVR: 84,9
 
 
Calculated on day 7 of S1, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF*2) + (SG*2))/26
 
where
OFF: ovr sum of best 12 centers/forwards
DEF: ovr sum of best 6 defenders
SG: ovr of starting goalie
 

I don’t even really want an overall. I want a ranking and the stats they have for the league they are in and that is it.
 
My idea is based on time scouted. You could have a quick scout which takes 1 day and get a general feel for him. Maybe they will say his skating, puck handling and shooting would be exceptional for your league but he will always be lacking in defense. Then when you look at him you would see random ranges for each ability that would be -/+ 15 or even just the words as well as a potential generalization like rising star, promising etc.
 
Normal scout would take 2 days and give you attributes within a closer range like -/+ 10. If would give you a more accurate reading of his potential and maybe point some things out like he seemed to always find a open player or he excelled at the physical side of the game giving you better ideas of potential roles.
 
Final one is a deep scout. I still like margin for error so plus or minus 5 for attributes and includes an interview that would indicate mental abilities. Or heck maybe the interview stage could be something on a certain day in the off season where you select so many players you want to interview.
 
Of course if you deep scout everyone you won’t get as many reports and might miss someone but will have a good idea if he is a star. If you do smaller scouts you will have more data but less accurate. Adds more decisions in the game and makes the draft more lively. N
 
Now I have no idea what it would take to happen... but think it is something I would like to see.

I tried my hand with paint to visually show what I mean, the two new status would be kept secret from everyone but the manager of the team in question in case he/she wants to keep the information private. When I drew the expiring, I thought it would show up at the end of the last season in the last year of the players contract.
 

This would be what I would want to see at the end of the season

This is what I get...
Do you want to release center Rohan Hewitt? If you proceed half his salary $18 500 will be locked for the remainder of his contract (2 seasons) before being freed under the salary cap.
 
What I would like to see is.
    Releasing center Rohn Hewitt  will cost you half his salary $18 500 will be locked for the remainder of his contract (2 seasons) before being freed under the salary cap.  Your team will now have  $487.650  this season  and  - 35,000  next season.  
 
Something like that.   OR   have an undo last move button. So if do cut the player, and it does not look right I could undo the last cut and keep the player and contract.    

I'm still around, although not as much as I'd like recently.
 
I can also tell I'm going to have a hell of a time competing in GHL this season.  21 MILLION!  Wow.  I can't wait to see what he eventually accepts from another team.
 

All in good time.   Let the hardworking crew in this game take care of the important things. Logos are way down the list in my humble opinion.
 

All in good time.   Let the hardworking crew in this game take care of the important things. Logos are way down the list in my humble opinion.
 

We are currently working with new logos. Except it to be done in a week or so.
 
//Tobias

LB - thanks for doing this.  Despite my poor showing thus far, I still love reading these recaps and appreciate the creativity.  Wish I could add more, but work has been kicking my @$$ lately.  I'll get back to form in the next couple of weeks.

Congrats littleb, you did all the work, you deserved it. Also youre active and someone needs to congratulate you before youre in the awkward position of trying to figure out if you should congratulate yourself

Would you try to get a job at a place if you knew the owner was cheap? 

Post game for the 4-2 Road victory of Minnedosa Musketeers over Pittsboro Plastic Attack.
 
People flooding in the stadium for a tie with the big boys from Minnedosa.  Pittsboro are coming off a rather unfortunate OT loss in which there was unsubstantiated rumors of coach Wendel using a laser pointer in the keepers eyes for the final goal.  We don’t like to speculate here butwe have heard that the referees in the game were given free eye tests at the local optometrist.  What a nice gesture!
 
To start the game former Musketeer Bohumir Kovar will take the opening faceoff against the man who took his job, Bryan Colombo!  They drop the puck and Colombo wins it giving Kovar a little nudge on the way by!.  This leads to Modest stepping up and hitting League on the puck after he passed it off to Calce and we can tell this one is going to be feisty!  Calce gets a shot off quickly saved by Tikhomirov, the newest signing for Pittsboro and Fiala chases it into the corner only to be hit hard from behind by Lehtonen.  Fiala regains his footing and looks straight to Lehtonen charging and giving him a cross check knocking him off the puck again.  I am not sure what the ref is watching but if this continues someone is going to get stretchered off. 
 
14 minutes into the second the home team draw first blood! Tikhomirov makes a casual save from a Gobern snap shot off the right circle and the rebound goes straight to Trnavsky who quickly turns and knocks it out to Olli who directs a pass across ice to a streaking Carron.  He carries it in and beats Friis stick side with a quick wrister and put them up 1-0.  Near the end of the period Minnedosa drew level though on a neutral ice pass from Camarillo hitting Fiala who splits the defense and goes to the backhand to slide it under a sprawling Tikhomirov.  The defense was so beaten Pittsboro called their timeout with 30 seconds left… in the first frame but in the end the period closed out 1-1.
 
Pittsboro wanted to make sure they got back in the lead right away to start the period and they did.  Olli went in on the forcheck and knocked down Taushev in the defensive zone.  Mikus picked the puck up the loose puck behind the goal and threw it into the slot where Germain made no mistake ringing the crossbar on the way into the goal to take the advantage back to 1.  That was short lived however as Hudspeth wins a faceoff in the offensive zone and Camarillo feeds it quickly across ice for a Fiala one timer into the open goal.  Second goal of the night for the Minnedosa sniper and brings them level again.  It took until 12 minutes but the visitors got their first lead of the night.  Marcheterre, holds the puck in at the blueline and sends it across to the other point where Compos lets it go padded away by Tikhomirov but the rebound is jumped on right away by Hudspeth and bats it in.  Scrappy goal but takes the lead none the less.  Less than 3 minutes until the end of the period and Minnedosa doubles their lead after Goddard makes a big hit on Mays in the offensive zone but the puck continues sliding out to Sonke Heyde at pace.  He carries it into the zone and circles the net missing the wraparound but the puck slides out to Bryan Colombo charging the net where he picks it up in the slot and shoots it hard glove side. 
 
Six minutes into the third there was a good chance for Pittsboro.  Yan Sakovich took a shot from the high slot which Hudspeth blocks but the puck goes to Giguere who gets tied up by Taushev but still manages to make Friis make an amazing glove save sliding across his net.  They kept the pressure on for over a minute until finally the Minnedosa player touched the puck to start their man advantage.  Minnedosa successfully killed off the penalty allowing no shots which is unusual for this team as their penalty killing was 4th worst in the league most of the season.  As the period wore down Pittsboro were putting the pressure on but thanks to timely blocks and some good saves the lead was preserved and the game ended as the 2nd period ended, 4-2 the final!
 
Once again, Minnedosa has been dominant in the faceoff circle with a 75% success rate and still hold a narrow lead in the tournament thus far with 6 points.  Pittsboro played safe with the puck, not giving the puck away once and forcing 7 takeaways along with not taking one penalty.  Their return of 1 point after 2 games lands them in 3rd place with one to play.

Post game report for Tullahoma Tomcats 2-0 home shutout of the Deferiet Leopards.
 
The atmosphere is electric in Tullahoma today as they welcome the Leopards into town.  It could be a tough game today as Deferiet will be looking to bounce back after a rough game from the 3 million dollar man Lennart Kivinen.  For Tomcats they will want to build on their victory that some have dubbed as fortunate and keep pace with the lead. 
 
Early on in the 1st, Leopards continue with the physical play as Waller hits Alexandrov just as he touches the puck straight off the opening faceoff getting mixed up in it right away.  Between the two teams there were 5 hits in the opening minute so likely could see a very physical game.  Both teams earned a penalty first Defriet earning a 2 minute minor for tripping then immediately as that penalty ended Sparks picked up 2 for cross checking.  Neither led to more than 1 shot and it appeared to be a keepers duel with no goals in the first with Kivinen facing 12 shots to Stulreiter’s 7.
 
In the early parts of the 2nd Deferiet clearly looking to put the pressure on.  Big saves by Kivinen and Stulreiter at opposite ends of the ice Deferiet counters and Mulvill heads on what was questionably a breakaway!  Rehberg gets his stick in front of him and hooks him off the puck.  He was looking for a penalty shot but in the end only gave 2 minutes for hooking.  Deferiet held them in their end and managed 2 quality shots as Kivinen stoned Mulvihill first then Waller with the glove as he was going top shelf on the one timer.  While on the powerplay late in the period the rough stuff continued with Alexandrov clearly hitting Stalder in the numbers on the powerplay and being handed a 5 minute major for it.  Coach Paul was heard from the top of the bleachers questioning how that couldn’t be a game as well.  It fell on deaf ears though and the 5 was all that was given.  Deferiet dominated most of the period, outshooting Tomcats 17-6 in the period and more than doubling them 29-13 in the game.  In the end that isn’t where it matters though and the score remains 0-0.
 
You have to wonder what was said in the Deferiet locker room as early in the third Stalder found his opportunity to get back at him, and lifted an elbow to the helmet to earn 2 minutes. Less than a minute later Tornqvist while in on the forcheck drove the Tomcats player into the boards creating a scrum to the left of the goal.  In the end Tornqvist got a 5 minute major and the Tomcats were on the power play again, this time 5 on 3 for over a minute then 4 minutes after!  It wasn’t until 2 minutes after the minor penalty ended that Tomcats struck!  Sami Loignon was looking to move the powerplay forward from the defensive zone and took a hit from Braden Forest.  He may have been too aggressive despite the hit as Sparks picked up the puck and charged forward while he was caught back.  Sparks faked a pass infront of the net and moved it back to the trailing Loignon who snapped one stick side on Stulreiter and it was suddenly 1-0 for Tomcats.  Deferiet put the pressure on again shot after shot being turned aside by Kivinen and in the dying minutes Tomcats put it out of reach!  Hutchinson wins a timely faceoff in the Offensive end and the puck gets cycled around to Iriekpen who shoots along the ice and Hutchinson in front of goal gets a tip to lift it over Stulreiters left pad.  2-0 and out of reach now.
 
A stunning upset for Tomcats!  They were outshot 40-20 in this game but Kivinen was flawless, earning him the first star nod on the night.   Deferiet will be devastated to lose causing 10 turnovers and having a big amount of possession in the offensive zone tonight.  Their Power play let them down though, after having a good night yesterday they went 0/5 including one major penalty.  Tomcats will now face Muskateers at home in what will be the final for the Plate!  Leopards will now face Pittsboro for pride in what will be no more than a 3rd place game.  Disappointing for the highest seeded team in the competition!

I absolutely love this.
 
The entire thing had me laughing, but this part in particular had me rolling on the floor (or for you young people LOL and ROTFLMAO).
 

Have you ever thought that Preseason has been a bit dull?  No pride or glory...... and certainly no fresh biscuits to eat!  Our world is clearly lacking in its namesake, so a group of us are having a pre-season friendly tournament to entertain us and thought we might as well drag you guys along for the ride as well. 
The teams involved this season are:
 
1. Pittsboro Plastic Attack - Long time BHL team freshly promoted from the 2nd spot, clearly threw the final games to get to 2nd and cover his mad ninja skills... . very sneaky!  We will have to keep an eye on him as it is rumored they use plastic swords to impale unsuspecting opponents during the game!  Watch those injuries!
 
2. Tullahoma Tomcats - Promoted in 1st at season's end and are letting everyone know it!  Coach Wendel thinks he is pretty awesome but he may have to keep that ego in check as he is up against some raw talent in this series.  His lads are clearly still in party mode and will need to ensure they get off the sauce if they want any chance of winning this prestigious piece of cra..... erm I mean this incredible trophy!  
 
3. Minnedosa Musketeers - SHL team for three seasons now and constantly riding Leopards coat tails.  It has driven them to depression where all manager Little signs are fat bastards that run over people and play for the garbage goals.  Some pundits give them a shot though, based solely on the fact there is biscuits involved and boy those boys love biscuits!  If they win good luck even making the locker room with them!
 
4. Deferiet Leopards - SHL team for three season and well established hard rockers!  When not on the ice you can catch them down at open mic night screeeeeeching on guitars and pretending they have vocal talent.  Probably the class of the tournament unless the hookers and blow get them.... ah the life of a celebrity!  
 
The rules for us are simple.... each team will play each other once in the pre season (I will do my best to keep an updated table in here.  Winner has the most points and if there happens to be teams level the tie breakers are results between teams level, goal difference and finally goals for.  If it is still tied after that I am going to set a poll up and we will all have a vote to see who wins!  We can't leave a tie at the top after all.... like any of us will play nice or share their biscuits!?!?!?!?
 
The draw is as follow first team is home:
 
Day 4 – 1 vs 2 (2-3 OT) and 3 vs 4 (5-3)
Day 5 – 1 vs 3 (2-4) and 2 vs 4 (2-0)
Day 6 – 4 vs 1 (3-4 SO) and 2 vs 3 (3-6)
 
In the event the home team doesn't send their game off..... please proceed to door number 3 where Olga the Norwegian Dom will whip you for your incompetence.  
 
That is all for now, if this goes off well I may look at ways to expand it for future seasons.  
 
 
Standings to date: pts - record - GF - GA
 
1. Minnedosa Musketeers - 9 - 3-0-0-0 - 15 - 8
2. Tullahoma Tomcats - 5 - 1-1-0-1 - 8 - 8
3. Pittsboro Plastic Attack - 3 - 0-1-1-1 - 8 - 10
4. Deferiet Leopards - 1 - 0-0-1-2 - 6 - 11

Hi, I have a little suggestion about inbox. There could be sections and option to delete in bulk, for clearer arrangement.
 
I thought about at least three:
 
game results injuries/recovery/contract dealing/waivering/scouting personal messages  
I think I'm not the onlyone who sometimes finds himself lost in the flood of messages...

Hi!
 
Thanks for input!
 
We have plans in the future for a new different inbox and message system. When it will be ready for deployment I'm not sure.
 
//Tobias