Keskustankeisari

I would like to see a deeper statistical record tracking stats/rosters from past seasons.
I plan on running my team for a long time and I would like to be able to look back from time to time to see what my roster looked like in season 13/16/18, what the standings were that year, what the stats were.
I currently only see basic win-loss record info.
 
Maybe I haven't found the correct screen yet, but that's something that would interest me.

1. **Hawkeye Indians (Wills Sk)
OFF: 87,2 DEF: 87,3 SG: 89 OVR: 87,4 (-1,2)
Age: 26,4
Best OVR skater: D Braden Deniau-Destaillis, 20yo, 91 OVR.
 
2. **Cuba City Tomahawks (BEN \)
OFF: 85,7 DEF: 88,0 SG: 89 OVR: 87,0 (-1,6)
Age: 27,3
Best OVR skater: D Einari Kuoppala, 19yo, 93 OVR.
 
3. Oshawa Dynasty Heroes (Kris "Euph" Zenatik)
OFF: 84,8 DEF: 86,8 SG: 88 OVR: 86,0 (+0,4)
Age: 25,1
Best OVR skater: D Dominick Wallace, 22yo, 91 OVR.
 
4. Deferiet Leopards (PAUL "Paul T" T)
OFF: 83,3 DEF: 86,0 SG: 90 OVR: 85,0 (+0,1)
Age: 28,5
Best OVR skater: D Izidor Hocevar, 30yo, 88 OVR.
 
5. Webbwood Victors (Juho "Keskustankeisari" Kainulainen)
OFF: 84,5 DEF: 84,5 SG: 87 OVR: 84,7 (+1,3)
Age: 27,6
Best OVR skater: D  Barnabáš Lojko, 29yo, 87 OVR.
 
6. Natashquan Mohawks (Brutality "BFGore" Fullgore)
OFF: 83,8 DEF: 84,2 SG: 91 OVR: 84,5 (+0,2)
Age: 28,4
Best OVR skater: C Marco Ilan, 21yo, 94 OVR.
 
7. Blakely Black Flag (Xavier "EXXEO" O'Connor)
OFF: 83,8 DEF: 84,3 SG: 86 OVR: 84,2 (+1,6)
Age: 25,0
Best OVR skater: D Harry Petrucci, 26yo, 87 OVR.
 
8. Minnedosa Musketeers (Brent "littleb" Little)
OFF: 84,6 DEF: 83,2 SG: 87 OVR: 84,1 (- 0,3)
Age 30,7
Best OVR skater: F Julien Calce, 32yo, 87 OVR.
 
9. Lake Viking Bulldogs (Max Mol)
OFF: 83,2 DEF: 84,2 SG: 87 OVR: 83,9 (+/- 0)
Age: 28,9
Best OVR skater: D Jeffery Steele, 32yo, 86 OVR.
 
10. Bodmin Bangers (sakari "suomyyra" lindholm)
OFF: 84,0 DEF: 82,8 SG: 89 OVR: 83,9 (+0,7)
Age: 28,2
Best OVR skater: F Kevin Fontaine-Bienvenue, 34yo, 87 OVR.
 
11. Coquitlam Cougars (Tyler Thor)
OFF: 82,3 DEF: 84,5 SG: 88 OVR: 83,7 (+0,6)
Age: 25,4
Best OVR skater: D Oscar Svart, 31yo, 88 OVR.
 
12. Mount Erie Eagles (James Faran)
OFF: 82,9 DEF: 83,7 SG: 86 OVR: 83,5 (+1,2)
Age: 32,1
Best OVR skater: D Gregorio Schroeter, 36yo, 89 OVR.
 
13. *Wildwood Thunder Cats (Torbjörn Johansson)
OFF: 82,6 DEF: 84,2 SG: 85 OVR: 83,5 (+4,2)
Age: 29,9
Best OVR skater: D Andrew Fardon, 26yo, 86 OVR.
 
14. *Tullahoma Tomcats (Wendel Clark)
OFF: 83,0 DEF: 83,2 SG: 88 OVR: 83,5 (+5,3)
Age: 32,1
Best OVR skater: D Pascal Caputo, 33yo, 85 OVR.
 
15. *Pittsboro Plastic Attack (Makate Naekfor)
OFF: 83,3 DEF: 83,2 SG: 86 OVR: 83,4 (+5,1)
Age: 29,5
Best OVR skater: C Bohumir Kovar, 35yo, 87 OVR.
 
16. Kingston Assassins (Cheddar Biscuits)
OFF: 83,7 DEF: 82,7 SG: 82 OVR: 83,1 (+0,1)
Age: 25,9
Best OVR skater: F Faries Jaillet, 24yo, 87 OVR.
 
League AVG team OVR: 84,5
League AVG team age: 28,2
 
**= Team relegated from GHL
*=Team promoted from BHL
 
Change from last season in parenthesis.
 
 
 
Calculated on day 6 of S15, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26
 
where
OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards
DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders
SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)
 
In case of a tie for team best ovr skater, career performance rating for current league level was used as a tiebreaker. After that games played on current level, and then points.
 
Just applying Erzac's stuff here again.

1. Deadwood Vandals (Kim "koekefix" Vandaele)
OFF: 91 DEF: 93 SG: 96 OVR: 92,3 (+0,9)
Age: 29,1
Best OVR skater: D Loick Bulloch, 32yo, 97 OVR.
 
2. West Chicago Protons (Richard "bouncer" Feynman)
OFF: 90 DEF: 94 SG: 97 OVR: 92,2 (+0,2)
Age: 30,7
Best OVR skater: D Adrien Berrouard, 32yo, 96 OVR.
 
3. St. Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac "Erzac" Ray)
OFF: 91 DEF: 93 SG: 93 OVR: 92,1 (+1,9)
Age: 29,2
Best OVR skater: F Valdemar Chovanec, 32yo, 96 OVR.
 
4. Portland Marauders (Xavier "xZhou" Zhou)
OFF: 90 DEF: 93 SG: 94 OVR: 91,9 (+0,8)
Age: 25,4
Best OVR skater: D Ghali Tadros, 38yo, 96 OVR.
 
5. Richford Rebels (Jusu "Jusu5" Manager)
OFF: 90 DEF: 92 SG: 95 OVR: 91,1 (+0,2)
Age: 28,6
Best OVR skater: D Nathaniel Poirier-Ladouceur, 23yo, 96 OVR.
 
6. Canmore Grizzlies (Matt "themattinthehat" Muffett)
OFF: 90 DEF: 92 SG: 92 OVR: 90,9 (+0,3)
Age: 28,9
Best OVR skater: D Oldřich Brož, 33yo, 95 OVR.
 
7. Thetford Mines Pegasus (Anthony "Pingu" Grauwels)
OFF: 90 DEF: 91 SG: 95 OVR: 90,9 (+1,1)
Age: 28,4
Best OVR skater: D Yan Palos-Sanschagrin, 23yo, 94 OVR.
 
8. Harrisonville Sabercats (Hurja "HurjaHerra" Herra)
OFF: 90 DEF: 90 SG: 96 OVR: 90,7 (+0,2)
Age: 29,0
Best OVR skater: D Nikolay Mandrykin, 30yo, 95 OVR.
 
9. Eldred Elite (Steven "Steve" Bennett)
OFF: 89 DEF: 92 SG: 91 OVR: 90,5 (+0,4)
Age: 28,4
Best OVR skater: D Zavon Mellor, 33yo, 95 OVR.
 
10. York Wolf Pack (Jiri "jiihee" Heikkala)
OFF: 89 DEF: 91 SG: 93 OVR: 90,4 (+0,7)
Age 31,0
Best OVR skater: D Jesse Fiore, 31yo, 95 OVR.
 
11. Buckingham Breakouts (Jussi "jusatin" Ahonen)
OFF: 89 DEF: 91 SG: 92 OVR: 90,3 (+1,1)
Age: 27,8
Best OVR skater: C Tjaž Avsenik, 21yo, 93 OVR.
 
12. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard "rainsilent" Armour)
OFF: 89 DEF: 91 SG: 95 OVR: 90,2 (+0,2)
Age: 27,2
Best OVR skater: D Shane Helms, 23yo, 94 OVR.
 
13. Violet Volcano (Soupy Salez)
OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 89,2 (+0,1)
Age: 29,8
Best OVR skater: F Simon-Pier Byers, 24yo, 95 OVR.
 
14. Pinehurst Miners (Phoenix "phoenixtf" TF)
OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 88,3 (-0,2)
Age: 28,4
Best OVR skater: D Eliam Larochel, 21yo, 93 OVR.
 
15. *Sault Ste Marie Admirals (Jacques de Gatineau)
OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 93 OVR: 87,9 (+2,6)
Age: 27,2
Best OVR skater: D Jakob Olsen, 20yo, 93 OVR.
 
16. *Horseheads North Thundering Herd (Bear Doggit)
OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 88 OVR: 87,5 (+3,3)
Age: 31,9
Best OVR skater: D Alexey Filchenkov, 38yo, 91 OVR.
 
League AVG team OVR: 90,4 (Last season 90,0)
League AVG team age: 28,2 (Last season 28,6)
 
*=Team promoted from SHL
 
Edit: Change from last season in parenthesis.
 
 
Calculated on day 5 of S15, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26
 
where
OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards
DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders
SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)
 
In case of a tie for team best ovr skater, career performance rating for current league level was used as a tiebreaker. After that games played on current level, and then points.

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

Let's get this thread going.
 
For starters, I edited a brief video about one particular FA signing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElyPfax4Jt8
 
Guess there are other factors than just money...

Happy for bear! He Made it! Quality manager, very correct also.

After starting 0-7 against the Thundering Herd (last season + this season) the Leopards have finally taken down the Herd to improve to 1-7 !!!
 
http://www.gameplanhockey.com/game?gpid=177902
 
Good luck in GHL, Bear.  I, for one, am happy I don't have to face you again next season

Player Awards:
 
Top Forward: Pasi Eskola - Forest Park Lumberjacks (4)
The leagues leading point scorer with 62 points takes out this seasons top forward award. Eskola with four votes beat out last years winner of the award Alexandr Gavrikov who came in second with two votes. Season 23 saw Pasi Eskola set a new career high in both goals and points. An achievement even more impressive when done on a non-playoff team.
 
Top Defensemen: Pedar Andreasen - Burnside Bombers (5)
Pedar Andreasen was the talk of the year for the first half of the season. Andreasen’s breakout year had him lead all defensemen in points and finish 6th in overall league scoring. With five votes Andreasen takes home the top defensemen award handedly over last years recipient Dalibor Kosegi who finished with two votes. 
 
Top Goaltender: Thor Landstrom - Stony Brook Steel (5)
There’s no split decision this year. After sharing the award in season 22 Thor Landstrom wins the Top Goaltender award for the second straight season. Landstrom's save percentage of .929 was second in the league even with the second largest workload of any goaltender playing 2674 minutes. This is also while receiving the fifth most shots against, there is no doubting that Landstrom had his work cut out for him to retain Top Goaltender.
 
Most Outstanding Player: Pedar Andreasen - Burnside Bombers (5)
Along with receiving Top Defensemen honours, Pedar Andreasen was voted the Most Outstanding Player of Season 23.  One of three new categories to the ballot this year, Andreasen is crowned with the most impressive performance of all players for this year. The hulking 6’7 defender, taken outside of the top 10 at 11th overall at the season 18 draft has developed in a game breaker for the Burnside Bombers. Spending most of the year leading all players in points, it wasn’t until the last quarter of the season that forwards were able to catch up to his production. 
 
Most Desirable Player To Build A Team Around: Anir Vigneault - Newcastle Fighters (3)
Goaltender Anir Vigneault takes out the Cornerstone Award for season 23, narrowly edging out the emerging star center Filips Birznieks. Vigneault, 24 years old, has consistently finished in the top 5 for save percentage since entering the league in season 17. Finishing 5th in save percentage this season and having the leagues best save percentage in Season 20, Vigneault’s size, age and intangibles endeared him to voters this  season.  
 
Best Under 21: Artem Belyakov - Pittsboro Predators (3)
Artem Belyakov is the first recipient of the Best Under 21 award. With the intent of highlighting the top up and coming player the first overall pick from the Season 20 draft helped guide the Pittsboro Predators to their second consecutive appearance in the GHL playoffs posting 36 points from the blueline. While this is his last year of eligibility of the award his previous performances of 40 points as an 18 year old and 35 at 19 years of age could have seen him sweep this award since his debut into the league. Belyakov with have to settle with being the inaugural recipient of the award before he ages out of contention. 
 
First Overall Consensus of Previous Draft: Dylan Diop - Goderich Goblins (6)
There was little deliberation with who the top choice of last season draft was. Dylan Diop who was selected first overall retains that opinion at the end of his first season in the league. The 18 year old centerman transitioned into the GHL well putting up 28 points. At 6’4 and displaying maturity beyond his years Diop looks like the real deal as he looks to be the cornerstone of the Goderich Goblins who narrowly missed the playoffs this year in only their second season in the GHL.
 
 
Manager Opinions:
 
Most Important Position: Goaltender (4)
Goaltending is still the most valued position by the GHL managers receiving the highest number of votes for the second straight season. Only one team got into the playoffs without a goaltender ranked in the top 8 for save percentage and the play of Daniel Crapper almost propelling Goderich into the playoffs, there is a clear correlation between team success and the performance of their goaltender.
 
What Team Will Win The Most Cups Over The Next 10 Seasons? Stony Brook (4)
Stony Brook again is considered to be the best contending team for the next 10 Seasons. Stony Brook is chasing down their third consecutive GHL cup and fourth in five seasons. Unless Stony Brooks is hit with a flood, the GHL cup doesn’t look to be in any hurry to leave the grips of that town.
 
What Team Will Need To Rebuild In The Next 5 Seasons? Burnside (3)
The Burnside Bombers have enjoyed at healthy run in the GHL with either a 4th or 5th place finish for the last seven seasons. The voting managers in the GHL believe that health is on it’s last legs as Burnside is this years recipient of the rebuild kiss of death. Last years ‘winner’ Palm Harbor Legends saw there team regress this season to an 8th place finish, just narrowly holding onto a playoff spot.
 
What Team Do You Not Want To Meet In The Playoffs? Stony Brook (6)
It’s no surprise if your considered to be the most dominant team for the next decade you’ll be the most feared in the playoffs. Stony Brook received almost a unanimous decision for the second straight season. This comes on the eve of just stamping their ticket to the second round after defeating Palm Harbor in games one and two of the first round. Regardless of the regular season workload, Landstrom will likely gets lots of opportunities to familiarise himself with the bench in meaningless game three during the playoffs.
 
Are You Satisfied With The Current Playoff Format? No (6)
A new question presented to the managers this year and dissatisfaction with the current playoff format was almost a unanimous decision. Ranging from a desire for an extended series to wanting meaningless games eliminated after qualifying for the next round, a playoff reform looks to be a hot topic moving forward. 
 
 
 
 
Thank you to all managers that participated in the second annual GHL managers poll. We saw submissions from a couple new faces this season but failed to receive ballots from returning managers, we’ll place the blame on the postal service and hope for more engagement next season. Best of luck to the teams in the playoffs and all teams in their preparations for next season. 
 

Motivated by the number of players of Asian descent to have recently been drafted in the early rounds of the NHL Draft, such as Nick Suzuki, Kailer Yamomoto, Cliff Pu, Jason Robertson, Tyler Inamoto, and Jonathan Ang, I compiled a list of players of Asian descent in GW Biscuit (total of 33 players, including some in the junior leagues) and created a team from the top-rated players at each position. 
 

 
Although definitely lacking in depth, the team actually has some bright spots. Specifically, goaltending would unquestionably be a strength, as Justin Yu is one of the best goalies in Biscuit and still getting better. Jermey Sin was actually the Russian League scoring leader last season, and would spearhead this team's attack along with centres Max Lang and Preston Yao. Ruari Vu and Graham Lao form a competent top defensive pairing for the team, although the quality of defensemen drop down drastically afterwards.

Many of the players for this team (Sarah Do, Anthony Bui, Ryan Lai, etc.) are fast approaching retirement and have declined significantly in the past season or two. As a result, part of the reason behind me posting this now was to acknowledge them for their solid careers. On the other hand of the spectrum, there are a number of young players such as 15-year-old Louis-Phillip Low of the Ingolf Hawks (CAJHL) who I'd expect to continue to rise up the ranks and help fill in the gaps left by these retiring players.

Note that in cases where there was some ambiguity as to the name, such as the surname Lang, I assumed that these players are of Asian descent. In addition, just going off of last names of possibly Asian descent misses players who have Anglicized last names such as Jason Robertson, of Filipino descent, who was drafted by the Dallas Stars 39th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft. Finally, I have a hunch that I missed a number of players of Japanese descent simply because their surnames may not be as easy to spot when scrolling through hundreds of names so feel free to let me know if I've missed anyone!

Another annoying result from the bloated overalls is that players are an indistinguishable mass.
 
As 99 marks the best of the best, currently in Biscuit GHL there are:
 
24 world fastest skaters,
11 world best passers,
14 world best shooters etc.
 
And if you'd think ~95 is "elite" in a category, then basically any player on any given team is "elite" in something. Which shouldn't be the case obviously.

1. Wildwood Thunder Cats (Torbjörn Johansson)
OFF: 78.4 DEF: 80.5 SG: 78 OVR: 79.3
 
2. Pittsboro Plastic Attack (Makate Naekfor)
OFF: 78.8 DEF 77.7 SG: 79 OVR 78.3
 
3. Tullahoma Tomcats (Wendel Clark)
OFF: 78.5 DEF 77.7 SG: 80 OVR 78.2
 
4. New Richmond Patriots (T81 S18)
OFF: 76.8 DEF 78.2 SG: 80 OVR 77.7
 
5. Michigan Center Fury (Clayton Garnier)
OFF: 77.0 DEF 75.7 SG: 80 OVR 76.6
 
6. Quail Ridge Crusaders (David Schneider)
OFF 74.8 DEF: 76.5 SG: 84 OVR 76.3
 
7 (tied). South Dayton Owls (Jay Daley)
OFF 76.6 DEF 75.2 SG: 81 OVR: 76.3
 
7 (tied). Buena Park Skyhawks (John Lyons)
7FF: 76.9 DEF 74.7 SG 82 OVR: 76.3
 
9. Stony Brook Swords (Bill "bdrake79" Drake)
OFF 75.7 DEF 76.5 SG: 78 OVR 76.2
 
10. Goldville Groove (Mark "Mark Z" Ziegler)
OFF: 76.3 DEF: 74.8 SG: 75 OVR: 75.5
 
11. Silesia Templars (Derek Mayne)
OFF: 73.8 DEF: 76.2 SG: 78 OVR: 75.2
 
12. Valley Center Bears (Charles Brucia)
OFF: 75.5 DEF: 74.5 SG: 76 OVR: 75.1
 
13. New Haven Woodpeckers (Jon "wingedbeaver" Carignan)
OFF: 74.7 DEF: 74.2 SG: 79 OVR: 74.8
 
14. San Rafael Storm (Bob John)
OFF: 73.7 DEF: 74.8 SG: 74 OVR: 74.2
 
15. Medicine Hat Winterhawks (Nate Bickel)
OFF: 72.2 DEF 72.5 SG: 75 OVR: 72.5
 
16. North Las Vegas Pilots (Eric T)
*OFF: - *DEF: - SG: 81 *OVR: -
* Roster building in progress, has 10 C/F and 4 D at this moment.
 
I'm just expanding Erzac's tradition to BHL here following these guidelines:
 
Calculated on day 7 of S14, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26
 
where
OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards
DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders
SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)

1. West Chicago Protons (Richard "bouncer" Feynman)
OFF: 90 DEF: 94 SG: 97 OVR: 92,0
Age: 30,5
 
2. Deadwood Vandals (Kim "koekefix" Vandaele)
OFF: 90 DEF: 92 SG: 96 OVR: 91,4
Age: 29,2
 
3. Portland Marauders (Xavier "xZhou" Zhou)
OFF: 90 DEF: 92 SG: 93 OVR: 91,1
Age: 25,9
 
4. Richford Rebels (Jusu "Jusu5" Manager)
OFF: 89 DEF: 92 SG: 95 OVR: 90,9
Age: 28,7
 
5. Canmore Grizzlies (Matt "themattinthehat" Muffett)
OFF: 90 DEF: 91 SG: 92 OVR 90,6
Age: 28,5
 
6. Harrisonville Sabercats (Hurja "HurjaHerra" Herra)
OFF: 90 DEF: 90 SG: 95 OVR: 90,5
Age: 29,4
 
7. St. Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac "Erzac" Ray)
OFF: 89 DEF: 91 SG: 93 OVR: 90,2
Age: 27,5
 
8. Eldred Elite (Steven "Steve" Bennett)
OFF: 89 DEF: 91 SG: 93 OVR: 90,1
Age: 29,6
 
9. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard "rainsilent" Armour)
OFF: 88 DEF: 92 SG: 94 OVR: 90,0
Age: 27,5
 
10. Thetford Mines Pegasus (Anthony "Pingu" Grauwels)
OFF: 90 DEF: 89 SG: 95 OVR: 89,8
Age: 28,4
 
11. York Wolf Pack (Jiri "jiihee" Heikkala)
OFF: 89 DEF: 90 SG: 93 OVR: 89,7
Age: 29,9
 
12. Buckingham Breakouts (Jussi "jusatin" Ahonen)
OFF: 88 DEF: 90 SG: 95 OVR: 89,2
Age: 27,2
 
13. Violet Volcano (Soupy Salez)
OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 89,1
Age: 28,9
 
14. Cuba City Tomahawks (BEN \)
OFF: 87 DEF: 90 SG: 91 OVR: 88,6
Age: 30,3
 
15. Hawkeye Indians (Wills Sk)
OFF: 87 DEF: 90 SG: 91 OVR: 88,6
Age: 27,1
 
16. Pinehurst Miners (Phoenix "phoenixtf" TF)
OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 95 OVR: 88,5
Age: 28,3
 
League AVG team OVR: 90,0
League AVG team age: 28,6
 
 
Calculated on day 3 of S14, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26
 
where
OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards
DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders
SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)

1. Oshawa Dynasty Heroes (Kris "Euph" Zenatik)
OFF: 85 DEF: 86 SG: 88 OVR: 85,6
 
2. Sault Ste Marie Admirals (Jacques de Gatineau)
OFF: 84 DEF: 87 SG: 87 OVR: 85,3
 
3. Deferiet Leopards (PAUL "Paul T" T)
OFF: 84 DEF: 86 SG: 86 OVR: 84,9
 
4. Minnedosa Musketeers (Brent "littleb" Little)
OFF: 85 DEF: 84 SG: 85 OVR: 84,4
 
5. Natashquan Mohawks (Brutality "BFGore" Fullgore)
OFF: 85 DEF: 83 SG: 90 OVR: 84,3
 
6. Horseheads North Thundering Herd (Bear Doggit)
OFF: 85 DEF: 83 SG: 86 OVR: 84,2
 
7. Lake Viking Bulldogs (Max Mol)
OFF: 82 DEF: 85 SG: 86 OVR: 83,9
 
8. Nottingham Panthers (J "Jono" Jono)
OFF: 84 DEF: 84 SG: 85 OVR: 83,8
 
9. Webbwood Victors (Juho "Keskustankeisari" Kainulainen)
OFF: 83 DEF: 83 SG: 85 OVR: 83,4
 
10. Bodmin Bangers (sakari "suomyyra" lindholm)
OFF: 83 DEF: 83 SG: 87 OVR: 83,2
 
11. Coquitlam Cougars (Tyler Thor)
OFF: 81 DEF: 85 SG: 88 OVR: 83,1
 
12. Kingston Assassins (canucks "canucks" HD)
OFF: 82 DEF: 84 SG: 84 OVR: 83,0
 
13. Blakely Black Flag (Xavier "EXXEO" O'Connor)
OFF: 82 DEF: 83 SG: 86 OVR: 82,6
 
14. Fair Play Angels (Matt Atkins)
OFF: 83 DEF: 82 SG: 85 OVR: 82,5
 
15. Mount Erie Eagles (James Faran)
OFF: 82 DEF: 83 SG: 84 OVR: 82,3
 
16. Highland Troopers (Ozzy Wylde)
OFF: 81 DEF: 82 SG: 80 OVR: 81,7
 
 
Calculated on day 3 of S14, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26
 
where
OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards
DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders
SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)
 

Coach Thor Viklander's speech after the Black Flag secured their stay in the SHL after a 5-0 game 2 win:
 
"Congratulations, you guys did it - you can all stay on the team! Except Seeger, Juarez, and Neskarov; you guys didn't have a choice. Alright now let's get ready for tomorrow's big game three finale where none of you will be playing! Great job everyone!"
 
WHISPERS TO ASSISTANT: "Ok, so I left you that beard and fake belly suit so you can play me tomorrow - I'm heading to Hawaii for some vacation, see you in a couple weeks..."

I'll keep hammering at this a little more.
 
Superstar contracts should take at least 10% of cap space making those players a real commitment cap-wise. Currently in Biscuit GHL there are exactly 2(!) players that take over 10% of cap space. (With many star players taking much closer to 5%)
A ratio of 0,125 players/team.
 
Compare this to the NHL:
In NHL there are currently 30 players that take up 10% or more of a team's cap.
A ratio of 0,968 players/team. Almost eight times higher ratio than in Biscuit GHL currently.
 
Not saying this game should try to model the NHL, but clearly a change is needed to make the cap space an actual factor in decision-making.

Submissions for the inaugural Howitzer - GHL Managers Poll have ended. This event will take place annually with the GHL managers receiving their ballots after game 30 and have 15 game days to get their submissions in. We received full ballots from 7 teams and a partial ballot from one team. I am keeping the answers confidential but if everyone collectively wanted transparency I can release the ballots of the managers. I like the anonymity with something like this though. With that being said here are the results.
 
Individual Accolades
 
Best Forward GHL - Alexandr Gavrikov, Unity Fire Dogs
Receiving five of the seven votes Gavrikov was the consensus top forward in the GHL. Currently sitting with a healthy 9 point lead in the scoring race, Gavrikov has been a top 5 scorer in the league for the last four seasons straight and looks poised to capture his second scoring title in that span.
 
Best Defensemen GHL - Dalibor Kosegi, Newcastle Fighters
Kosegi grabbed four of the seven votes for top defensemen and with three other individual defensemen receiving votes. Kosegi has been flirting with the league lead in goals and battling it out with former defensive partner Joshua Metts (recipient of one vote) for highest scoring defensemen. The 24 year old Kosegi has eclipsed 50 points in his last two seasons and has a chance to crack 60 points this season. 
 
Best Goaltender GHL - Thor Landstrom, Stony Brook Steel & Gino Vincent, Unity Fire Dogs
Claiming two votes each in the most spread out category, Landstrom and Vincent share will share the title of best goaltender(s) this season. Landstrom has guided his team to two GHL championships in the last three seasons while the younger Vincent looks to take Unity back to the top after being acquired two seasons ago. Landstrom and Vincent are the only goaltenders in the league to hold higher than a .930 Sv% with more than 20 games played. 
 
Number One Player Voted To Build A Team Around - Dalibor Kosegi, Newcastle Fighters & Michal Kadura, Palm Harbor Legends*
Another split decision with each player receiving two votes each, the managers who took part in the poll leaned towards two young defensemen as the best foundational piece for their franchise. Kosegi who took out best defensemen is met by 21 year old Michal Kadura formally of the Nottingham Purple Storm. Kadura while yet to break out offensively looks to take steps forward in that department on a more prominent team in the GHL. Gavrikov and Landstrom also had their name thrown in the mix. 
 
 
Team Assessment
 
What Is The Most Important Position - Goaltender
Goaltending narrowly edges out centerman with four votes to three. With the top two teams in the league staking claim to the top two goaltenders it’s not hard to find why managers hold goaltenders in such high regard. 
 
Which Team Will Win The Most Championships Over The Next 10 Seasons? - Stony Brook Steel
With five of the votes it looks like something special is being assembled in Stony Brook. Already with two championships in the last three seasons, Stony Brooks balance of elite players and youth have them slated to reach dynasty status in the 'Season 20s’.
 
Which Team Will Need To Rebuild In The Next Five Seasons? - Palm Harbor Legends
While only garnering three of the votes that was enough to have Palm Harbor as the predicted team on their last legs before tearing it down. After claiming the season 19 championship on the back of an ageing core, we’ve already started to see the transition of the Legends with the new blood coming in after the regression of Seb Jett.
 
Who Would You Least Want To Face In The Playoffs? - Stony Brook Steel
No surprise for many, Stony Brook’s prowess was established with their playoff performances and even if you hope to get by them in a serious you can be sure it’s going to take three games and letting go of any hope to rest your starting goalie to do it. 
 
 
 
 
Hope you guys enjoyed the Managers Poll. I have a couple additional questions I’ll look to add next season. Hopefully with some more attention to it we can receive a better response to get the leagues complete opinion.
 

Season 13 update has been added to the 1st post - and below.  Not much improvement from the Italians this year.
 

Back again with the new power rankings for Fishbowl season 12, on day 5.
 
I decided to change the formula slightly. Rather than only considering the best goalie, I've decided to weigh a teams best goalie at 0.75 and second best goalie at 0.25. Formula used for overall is:
[(average offence) * 12 + (average defence) * 12 + (best goalie) *0.75 + (second best goalie) * 0.25]/25
 
 
1. Larson Knights - Kelvin "unknown forum name"
Off: 90.67 Def 92.33 Glt:89.75 Ovr: 91.43
Previous position: 2nd, playoff 2
 
2. Hawkeye Revolution - Marcel Proust "MProust/Haradim"
Off: 89.42 Def: 92.17 Glt: 91.5 Ovr: 90.82
Previous position: 3rd, playoff 4
 
3. Horn lake Hooligans - Mike Grubb "Mickg34"
Off: 89.17 Def: 90.67 Glt: 95.25 Ovr: 90.13
Previous position: 1st + Golden cup winner
 
4. Pinewood Lumberjacks - Matt H "Mattlumberjacks" aka "me"
Off: 89 Def: 90.83 Glt: 90.75 Ovr: 89.95
Previous position: 10th
 
5. Cuba City Eagles - Mare Maro "unknown forum name"
Off: 89.17 Def: 89.33 Glt: 89 Ovr: 89.24
Previous position: 4th, playoff 2
 
6. Wynward Wildfire - Matthew Bernsten
Off: 88.33 Def: 89.83 Glt: 91.75 Ovr: 89.19
Previous position: 9th
 
7. Wildwood Violent Rush - Juho Kainulainen "Keskustankeisari"
Off: 88.75 Def: 89.5 Glt: 90.5 Ovr: 89.18
Previous position: 6th, playoff 2
 
8. Wolfe Wolves - Marcel Cloutier "unknown forum name"
Off: 87.58 Def: 90 Glt: 89.5 Ovr: 88.82
Previous position: 7th, playoff 3
 
9. Cedar Rapids Panthers - Mauri Nieminen " unknown forum name"
Off: 89.17 Def: 88.17 Glt: 90 Ovr: 88.72
Previous position: 5th, playoff 3
 
10. Urbancrest Comets - Noah High "unknown forum name"
Off: 88.33 Def: 88 Glt: 95.5 Ovr: 88.46
Previous position: 14th
 
11. Sellwood Spirits - Misco Grossi " unkown forum name"
Off: 87.75 Def 88.17 Glt: 88.75 Ovr: 87.99
Previous position: 11th
 
12. Molson Monkeys - Nathan Macdonald "unknown forum name"
Off: 87.42 Def: 88 Glt: 90.75 Ovr: 87.83
Previous position: 13th
 
13. Montmorency Vortex - computer (previously ineffableleafs)
Off: 86.92 Def: 87.83 Glt: 92.5 Ovr: 87.58
Previous position: 8th, playoff 2
 
14. Batchawana Battlin Bears - Joe Leconte "forum name unkown"
Off: 86.92 Def: 87.5 Glt: 91.5 Ovr: 87.38
Previous position: SHL 1st
 
15.Blenheim Pirates - Martin J. "unknown forum name"
Off: 87.08 Def: 86.67 Glt: 91.5 Ovr: 87.06
Previous position: 12th
 
16. Morden Defenders - Justin Camara "JMonkey"
Off: 85.08 Def: 87.83 Glt: 89.75 Ovr: 86.59
Previous position: SHL 2nd

1. West Chicago Protons (Richard "bouncer" Feynman)
OFF: 89 DEF: 93 SG: 96 OVR: 91,6
 
2. Portland Marauders (Xavier "xZhou" Zhou)
OFF: 89 DEF: 92 SG: 92 OVR: 90,8
 
3. Deadwood Vandals (Kim "koekefix" Vandaele)
OFF: 89 DEF: 91: SG: 95 OVR: 90,5
 
4. Harrisonville Sabercats (Hurja "HurjaHerra" Herra)
OFF: 90 DEF: 90 SG: 95 OVR: 90,3
 
5. Canmore Grizzlies (Matt "themattinthehat" Muffett)
OFF: 88 DEF: 91 SG: 92 OVR: 90,0
 
6. Richford Rebels (Jusu "Jusu5" Manager)
OFF: 88 DEF: 92 SG: 90 OVR: 89,8
 
7. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard "rainsilent" Armour)
OFF: 88 DEF: 91 SG: 93 OVR: 89,6
 
8. Eldred Elite (Steven "sbb11578" Bennett)
OFF: 88 DEF: 90 SG: 93 OVR: 89,6
 
9. St. Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac "Erzac" Ray)
OFF: 89 DEF: 90 SG: 92 OVR: 89,6
 
10. Thetford Mines Pegasus (Anthony "Pingu" Grauwels)
OFF: 89 DEF: 89 SG: 94 OVR: 89,3
 
11. Buckingham Breakouts (Jussi "jusatin" Ahonen)
OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 95 OVR: 88,8
 
12. Violet Volcano (Soupy Salez)
OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 88,8
 
13. York Wolf Pack (Jiri "jiihee" Heikkala)
OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 88,5
 
14. Natashquan Mohawks (Brutality "BFGore" Fullgore)
OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 94 OVR: 88,2
 
15. Sault Ste Marie Admirals (Jacques de Gatineau)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 90 OVR: 87,3
 
16. Pinehurst Miners (Phoenix "phoenixtf" TF)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 95 OVR: 87,2
 
Calculated on day 5 of S13, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26
 
where
OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards
DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders
SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)

My Predictions:
 
Season
 
1. Horn Lake
2. Larson
3. Hawkeye
4. Wildwood
5. Cuba City
6. Sellwood
7. Urbancrest
8. Montmorency
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9. Pinewood
10. Wolfe
11. Cedar Rapids
12. Wynyard
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13. Molson
14. Blenheim
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15. Portland
16. Jolly
 
As for the playoffs, I think Hawkeye will take it over Horn Lake in the finals. No one will go down in the relegation playoffs.
 
The top 5, as I've called them the past few seasons (Larson, Hawkeye, Horn Lake, Wildwood, and Cuba City) are all stacked, and experienced. They shouldn't be displaced at the top. If they are, they shouldn't miss the playoffs.
 
Last season, Urbancrest was pretty much the 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs, unexpectedly finishing 2nd with Bonnier (Matthews) leading the team in goals, and some excellent goalkeeping from McCready (Andersen). I wouldn't expect them to miss the playoffs.
 
Sellwood has a lot of tall, strong players, and they are very underrated. I have them finishing 6th.
 
Me finishing 8th may be a stretch. I think 6th to 8th will be very close, with teams missing the postseason by 3-6 points.
 
Pinewood and Wolfe are both good on paper, but time will tell if they can realize their potential.
 
Cedar Rapids is regressing, and Wynyard shouldn't finish in the playoffs despite a high power ranking. A lack of veterans will be their Achilles heel. 
 
Jolly should finish dead last, by far, while the remaining teams will likely be scrapping it out to avoid 15th.
 
Players
 
Top Goal Scorers
 
Audrick Pipe (Cuba City)
Espen William Renshaw (Wildwood)
Carl Nadeau (Sellwood)
 
Top Point Getters
 
Oliver V-G (Larson)
Zain Gracie (Horn Lake)
Alexander Bodrov (Cedar Rapids)
 
Top Goaltenders
 
Bernardo Del Grosso (Horn Lake)
Chris McCready (Urbancrest)
Cornelius Chao (Montmorency)
 
"Calder" Candids (Or Rookies to Watch)
 
*** I didn't include rookies in the minors
 
© Christopher Audette (Montmorency)
© Sam Cardy (Wynyard)
© Waltteri Anttila (Sellwood)
(G) Bronson Brayford (Horn Lake)
(F) Ivan Handlir (Pinewood)
 
"Norris" Trophy Candids
 
George Gales (Larson)
Milan Frost (Larson)
Harun Kucera (Horn Lake)
Rory Grigg (Hawkeye)
Luka Berger (Wolfe)
 
Breakout Player of the Year Candidates (Guys I think will break out)
 
Joen Jacobsen (Horn Lake) - I'm expecting 50-60 points
Hanus Kubacky (Wynyard) - Probably 45+ points
Espen William Renshaw (Wildwood) - Despite putting up 17 goals and 44 points, I think he can go 30-30 and 60 points.
Emeric Dagneault-Laprise (Larson) - In his first full season, I won't consider him a rookie, but the sky's the limit on a stacked team.
 
Please don't slam me over this, these are my honest predictions.

Here, I had some free time so I decided to once again do the Fishbowl Power Rankings for this new season.The formula is the same for total overall average as past season (offensive players + 2 * defensive players + best goaltender)/25. Rather than just chose the top players from each team, I selected players in order as your regular lineup or a swap of players if there is a stronger injured player and then filled any remaining holes with the top scratched/affiliated players. I've also done an average for height (in cm as it's easier) excluding goalies as I was curious.
 
1. Larson Knights - Kelvin.
off: 89.58 def: 92.17 goal: 93 ovr: 90.96
Average height:
off: 187.58 def:186.83 avg: 187.93
Previous position: 4th, Golden Cup
 
2. Horn Lake Hooligans - Mike Grubb
off:88.75 def: 90.83 goal: 98 ovr: 90.12
Average height:
off: 187.25 def:187.12 avg: 187.22
Previous Position: 3rd
 
3. Hawkeyes Revolution - MProust
off: 88.67 def: 90.83 goal: 91 ovr: 89.8
Average height:
off: 187.5 def: 183.5 avg: 186.17
Previous position: 1st
 
4. Cuba City Eagles - Mare Maro
off: 88.42 def: 89.33 goal: 89 ovr: 88.88
Average height:
off: 185.17 def: 185.83 avg: 185.39
Previous position: 6th
 
5. Montmorency Vortex - ineffableleafs
off: 87.33 def: 89.17 goal: 94 ovr: 88.48
Average Height:
off: 185.67 def: 181.5 avg: 184.28
Previous position: 8th
 
6.Wynward Wildfire - Matthew Bernsten
off: 87.58 def: 89 goal: 88 ovr: 88.28
Average height:
off: 185.5 def: 192 avg: 187.67
Previous position: SHL 1st
 
7. Pinewood Lumberjacks - MattLumberjacks
off: 87.67 def: 88.5 goal: 90 ovr: 88.16
Average height: 
off: 189.58 def: 186.17 avg: 188.44
Previous position: 12th
 
8. Wolfe Wolves - Marcel Cloutier
off: 87.33 def: 88.67 goal: 91 ovr: 88.12
Average height: 
off: 182.42 def: 184.83 avg: 183.22
Previous position: 12th
 
9. Wildwood Violent Rush - Keskustankeisari
off: 86.92 def: 89 goal: 91 ovr: 88.08
Average height:
off: 190.42 def: 180.33 avg: 187.06
Previous position: 5th 
 
10. Urbancrest Comets - Noah High
off:  87.58 def: 87.33 goal: 96 ovr: 87.8
Average height:
off: 186.58 def: 187 avg: 186.72
Previous position: 2nd
 
11/12. Cedar Rapid Panthers - Mauri Nieminen
off: 88.92 def: 85.17 goal: 90 ovr: 87.16
Average height: 
off: 187.75 def: 187.83 avg: 187.78
Previous position: 12th
 
11/12. Sellwood Spirit - Misco Grossi
off: 87.58 def: 87.33 goal: 89 ovr: 87.16
Average height:
off: 191.75 def: 192.17 avg: 191.89
Previous position: 10th
 
13. Molson Monkeys - Nathan Macdonald
off: 86.17 def: 87.83 goal: 90 ovr: 87.12
Average height: 
off: 181.17 def: 180 avg: 180.78
Previous position: SHL 2nd
 
14. Portland Cyclones - Zach Furness
off: 85.83 def: 87 goal: 91 ovr: 86.6
Average height: 
off: 179.67 def: 175.67 avg: 178.33
Previous position: 14th
 
15. Bleinheim Pirates - Martin J.
off: 85.92 def: 85.67 goal: 92 ovr: 86.04
Average height: 
off: 188.92 def: 179.17 avg: 185.67
Previous position: 7th
 
16. Jolly Rattlers - computer
off: 85.83 def: 85.67 goal: 88 ovr: 85.54
Average height: 
off: 186.83 def: 192.17 avg: 188.61
Previous position: 13th
 
League average team overall: 88.025
Leave average team height: 186.03

This is related to the National Teams thread from S11:  http://forums.gmgames.org/topic/8229-s11-national-teams/
 
I figured I would keep this updated in case national teams are ever introduced to the game.  Dibs on Italy.  This is updated for S12.
 

 
 
 
Update for Season 13 below.
 

1. West Chicago Protons (Richard "bouncer" Feynman)
OFF: 89 DEF: 93 SG: 96 OVR: 91,3
 
2. Deadwood Vandals (Kim "koekefix" Vandaele)
OFF: 89 DEF: 90 SG: 95 OVR: 89,8
 
3. Canmore Grizzlies (Matt "themattinthehat" Muffett)
OFF: 88 DEF: 91 SG: 92 OVR: 89,7
 
4. Portland Marauders (Xavier "xZhou" Zhou)
OFF: 89 DEF: 90 SG: 92 OVR: 89,7
 
5. Harrisonville Sabercats (Hurja "HurjaHerra" Herra)
OFF: 89 DEF: 89 SG: 95 OVR: 89,5
 
6. Richford Rebels (Jusu "Jusu5" Manager)
OFF: 87 DEF: 91 SG: 90 OVR: 89,4
 
7. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard "rainsilent" Armour)
OFF: 87 DEF: 90 SG: 93 OVR: 88,7
 
8. Eldred Elite (Steven "sbb11578" Bennett)
OFF: 87 DEF: 90 SG: 93 OVR: 88,7
 
9. St. Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac "Erzac" Ray)
OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 91 OVR: 88,7
 
10. Pascoag White Ice (Computer)
OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 88,3
 
11. Violet Volcano (Soupy Salez)
OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 88,3
 
12. Thetford Mines Pegasus (Anthony "Pingu" Grauwels)
OFF: 88 DEF: 87 SG: 95 OVR: 88,2
 
13. York Wolf Pack (Jiri "jiihee" Heikkala)
OFF: 88 DEF: 88 SG: 92 OVR: 87,8
 
14. Pinehurst Miners (Phoenix "phoenixtf" TF)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 94 OVR: 86,9
 
15. Cuba City Tomahawks (Benoit Desvignes)
OFF: 84 DEF: 88 SG: 90 OVR: 86,5
 
16. Natashquan Mohawks (Brutality "BFGore" Fullgore)
OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 94 OVR: 86,2
 
 
Calculated on day 3 of S12, using:
 
Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26
 
where
OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards
DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders
SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)

This is an awesome thread. I reckon having the world championships start at the same time as playoffs would be good. Currently there are teams that sit for over a week (slow worlds 3 weeks) with nothing to do. If the WC started on the same day as playoffs you would have your team built primary of players from teams that didn't make the playoffs, like in real life with the NHL playoffs and IIHF world championships and then as players get eliminated they could go join the national team to play out the rest of the tournament. 

I agree - this is a great idea and awesome thread concept. Also nice to see one of my guys snuck in there from the SHL.  I know Anders was trying to figure out what playoffs looked like in the future, this may be a good solution for those not participating in the playoffs...I like electing a limited amount of players to go play for an alternate All Star team of sorts. This wouldn't give managers a ton of interaction as they wouldn't be managing it but it would be something to monitor and would be better than nothing. It would be fun to have its own interactive message area where managers can also comment and remark. Great ideas everyone!