Tyrod Gibson

Merry Christmas! XD
 

Merry Christmas! XD
 

I don't have a strong opinion on it, but here's why I wouldn't necessarily agree with this.
1) High Corsi doesn't necessarily mean that team is dominating games.  It could be as simple as, the team goes down early and plays Offensive when trailing.  This could lead to more shot attempts, but not necessarily quality chances.  Or the team could play Defensive and just not allow many shots, but not get many quality scoring chances.  Either way, in this specific case, the Red Dragons are facing relegation so the high Corsi isn't helping.
2) The game has an element of randomness to it, much like the sport itself.  That's a good thing.  Sometimes certain outcomes just don't make sense, other than the element of randomness.  Overall, the game is directionally accurate and the "better" teams tend to place higher in the standings/have better stats.
3) If we had the tools to determine exactly why stuff like this happened, then every manager would use the same tactics, build the same roster, play the same focus.  That would get pretty boring.  I like the fact that every manager is given a clean slate and able to customize their team to their liking without there being a "right" or "wrong" way to do it.
4) Personally, I think statistical outliers add fun to the game.  It's fun when an inferior team is high in the standings - or a completely stacked team isn't as good as everyone thought.  Although I would admit that this isn't necessarily fair... but sometimes sports aren't fair (or life for that matter).
5) If you take a close look at this specific team, they have a very unique set up.  An Offensive Defenseman playing 1st line wing.  A Two Way D playing 4th line wing.  That would definitely screw with the simulation.  But I think we all agree the game needs more micromanagement, so I see that as a good thing.  Figure out unique ways to set your lineup.
If you compare their defense to mine, they are actually better.
Red Dragons - 90 89 88 88 88 85 (528)
Stealheads - 92 88 88 87 86 81 (522)

I'm starting this thread so managers can post about game performances that should be acknowledged.  Whether it be a high performance rating you've never seen before, a hat trick, a multi-point game, a high-save shutout, whatever.  Not every manager sorts through every box score for their league every day.  Consider this the NHL Network for game world Cage where the analysts discuss the top plays and performances.
Anyways, I'll start.  There was a specific performance today that sparked this and the player is not even on my team.
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Season 3 - Day 51 - Enigma Rage vs. Eldred Elite.
Rage center, Brendan Rowlett, notched a Gordie Howe Hat Trick... and then some.  He registered 3 goals, 2 assists, a fight (which he WON), was also a +5 with a hit and a blocked shot.  And he did it with only 15 min TOI.
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I'm not sure if this will be topped any time soon, but the purpose of this thread is not a competition.  Just post what you feel deserves to be recognized.

Truly epic.  In fact, my team was so impressed they kept stopping and watching him skate right on past!

West Chicago vs. Deadwood game today brought back some memories of those two teams battling it out in Biscuit.

So. I take it nobody wants to win this season?

This is something I've been waiting a long time. A true eye opener for me. There was a lot of things here that I could not have figured out on my own.
 
Like Paul said, this certainly changes how I look at players. I'm so glad each skill is not a guess game anymore.

Updated October 28, 2019
 
## Player ratings
The player ratings (or skills) are a measure of how good the player is in the different aspects of the game. The ratings display the player's strengths and weaknesses. The importance of each of the player's ratings vary depending on game situation and chosen tactics. There are 9 different ratings for players and 7 ratings for goalies. Ratings ranks from 40 to 99.
 
### Overall
The overall ratings is a summary of the player's ratings. This summary is never used in any game situation, it's only used as a comparable value. Note that the overall summary is weighted differently depending on the player's position and is not the average of all the player's ratings. 
 
### Skating
The skating rating is a combined value of speed, acceleration and balance. The skating rating of importance in tactics requiring speed both offensively and defensively. It's also important in different game situations like delivering and dodging body checks. 
 
### Passing
The passing rating is a measure of how accurate the player can pass the puck. It's also a measure of the player's split vision and offensive smartness. Passing is very important offensively when creating scoring chances almost in every tactic.
 
### Puck handling
The player's puck handling is used when the player dekes and tries to get pass the opponent. It's also used when deflecting shots trying to score goals. Even if mostly used offensively it can be useful defensively when trying to intercept passes and loose pucks. 
 
### Shooting
Shooting is a value of both power and accuracy. An out most important rating when trying to score goals in almost every tactic. 
 
### Defence
The defence rating tells how good the player is defensively, how well he reads and predicts the game. It is also used to tell how good the player is at positioning, intercept passes, poke checking and avoid being hit. It's also used offensively to make safe passes to prevent giveaways. 
 
### Physical
This is a measure of the player's physical strength and how well he makes use of it. The physical rating is used both offensively and defensively depending on chosen tactics. But regardless it's important in game situations like delivering body checks, receiving body checks, battles along the boards, fightings and resisting injuries. Players of great height and weight will impact the physical value even more.
 
### Spirit
The spirit rating is short for fighting spirit and is a measure of the player's courage, grit and with what intensity the player plays the game. The spirit value has a very diverse area of use in the game. Depending on the chosen tactic it may be used both offensively and defensively during the game. It's also used in various game situations like body checking, battling for loose pucks and fightings. It's also a vital part of the mental game and influences leadership, how well the player keeps cool when agitated and how well he can handle pressure and setbacks. It's also influences how much effort the player puts into training sessions.
 
### Endurance
The endurance rating is a measure of how much effort the player can handle during the game before being fatigued. The endurance rating will also influence how fast the player will recover and how well he can resist injuries. It will also influence the effect of training intensity.
 
### Face-offs
The face-offs rating is simply a measure of how good the player is at taking face-offs. Mostly used by centers.
 
## Goalie ratings{{skills}}
Goalies have their own set of ratings to display strengths and weaknesses.
 
### Overall
Just like the player overall the goalie overall is a weighted summary of the goalie's ratings only used as a comparable value.
 
### Reflexes
The reflexes rating is a measure of how fast the goalie reacts to incoming shots. Since goalies often get very little time to react when opponents deflect shots or blocks the goalie's view this rating is vital when stopping shots.
 
### Positioning
The positioning rating tells how well the goalie can cover angles and position himself in the goal. It's also a measure of how well the goalie can stand his ground which is making this value a multifaceted rating useful in most situations. Goalies of great height and weight will add another dimension to the positioning value.
 
### Puck control
The puck control rating is a measure of how well the goalie handles rebounds and loose pucks in front of the goal. This is important to prevent the opponent from regaining puck possession or bang in a loose puck in front of the net.
 
### Puck handling
The puck handling skills is how well the goalie can make saves with the stick and handle his stick with the puck. The latter is useful when the goalie acts as an extra defensemen intercepting the puck behind his own net both to prevent scoring opportunities but also to quickly set up plays and get the offense going.
 
### Athletic
This is a measure of the goalie's agility and the ability to make those impossible saves when the goalie is out of position or down on the ice. It's also a measure of the goalie's ability to quickly move from post to post. Goalies of great height and weight will have a bigger challenge when making athletic saves.
 
### Endurance
The endurance rating is a measure of how much effort the goalie can handle during the game before being fatigued. The endurance rating will also influence how fast the goalie will recover and how well he can resist injuries. It will also influence the effect of training intensity.
 
### Spirit
The goalie's spirit influences of how well the goalie can handle pressure and setbacks during a game. It's also a measure of the goalie's courage when fighting for loose pucks in front of the net. It's also influences how much effort the goalie puts into training sessions.

I think its:
 
Corsi: Shots on goal + shots blocked by a defender or missed the net with teams playing 5-on-5.
PDO: Team’s shooting and save percentages at 5-on-5.

Wrong topic, please delete the above post. Sorry

Warning:  Another book of a post written by Paul T.  Please proceed with caution.
 
There are many factors involved in training such as the intensity level, offensive/defensive/general, and what tactics you play - but I think the most important factor is the Player Role.  I think this because I have tracked my players progress for quite a few seasons, both new and old worlds.
 
I could list many examples, but to save everyone some time, I'll give a specific one.  My 19 year old Hemminki Jokinen.  Below is a table that shows his development per attribute for the minors (Cage S1) and his first season as a pro (Cage S2).
 
Attribute   Minors   Pros
Skate         +5         +2
Pass          +3         +1
Puck          +7         +3
Shot          +3         +2
Def            +8         +2
Phys         +1         +1
Spir           +6         +4
End           +1         +2
 
Now most of the rates seem to be in line with my previous research that shows that players "typically" improve at a rate of 50% in their first year as a pro as compared to the minors (again, there were exceptions in my research, which are likely due to the other factors mentioned above + the hidden potential and ratings caps, etc.).
 
The only two that seemed to have material variances are Defense and Spirit.  Defense did not continue to progress as it did in the minors and Spirit progressed the most, despite progressing 3rd overall in the minors behind Defense and Puck.  The main reason for this is because Jokinen played a Two Way role in the minors and last season I had him as a Grinder all season, thus the decrease in Defense and increase in Spirit.  Training was also on Hard and General.
 
This poses two questions for the Admins.
 
First, in terms of training, when does the game take into account all the factors for training??  For example, if a player plays a game as a Two Way, but then his role is changed right after the game to Playmaker - does the player train as a Two Way or Playmaker?  I would assume it is whatever the player role is at the time the training runs, but I also know that ice time plays a factor (taking faceoffs in game improves faceoffs), so maybe the opposite is true... would be nice to confirm!
 
Second, are there plans to have more advanced training in the future, such as training for a specific role eventhough the player currently fills another role?  Obviously if a player is 99 Shot and 85 Passing, you want to play them as a Sniper, but would prefer the player trained Passing.
 
Back to the first point, if the answer is right before the training occurs, more active managers could play certain roles and train as others, but obviously this would have to be toggled daily and be quite time consuming.  Having the second point as an option would eliminate the need for that. 
 
The End.

its too bad i still haven't finished filling up my lineup this season lol (My Hindsight is worth $14m and 3 seasons XD)

Take a picture of the standings now because you will never see it again nor will you believe it if you were told about it in the future.

its too bad i still haven't finished filling up my lineup this season lol (My Hindsight is worth $14m and 3 seasons XD)

wow, ranked 7th feels like lottery to me

Just in time for the start of the regular season!
 
 
Eastern Conference
 
1. Slaughterville Red Tide (Alexander Rasputin)
OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 89,0
 
2. Sheshegwaning Dragons (Ives Pa)
OFF: 88 DEF: 87 SG: 93 OVR: 88,0
 
3. St.Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac Ray)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 96 OVR: 87,6
 
4. Sault Ste Marie Battlin Bears (Joe Leconte)
OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 88 OVR: 87,6
 
5. Lake Viking Bulldogs (Max Mol)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 94 OVR: 87,3
 
6. Big Delta Stealheads (Paul T)
OFF: 88 DEF: 87 SG: 88 OVR: 87,2
 
7. Kingston Kamikaze (Antti Hänninen)
OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 85 OVR: 87,2
 
8. Netherhill Nightmares (Tyrod Gibson)
OFF: 85 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 86,9
 
9. Fairbanks Union (CPU)
OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 92 OVR: 86,5
 
10. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard Armour)
OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 90 OVR: 86,2
 
11. Mango Duhawks (Dr. Jones)
OFF: 86 DEF: 86 SG: 90 OVR: 86,0
 
12. Becancour Patriots (Nick Menard)
OFF: 85 DEF: 85 SG: 87 OVR: 85,1
 
13. Wolf Trap Claws (Fango Wolf)
OFF: 83 DEF: 83 SG: 85 OVR: 83,2
 
14. Summertown Six Pack (Jonathan D)
OFF: 82 DEF: 82 SG: 87 OVR: 82,3
 
 
Western Conference
 
1. Kegashka Prairie Stars (Ferris Mason)
OFF: 87 DEF: 91 SG: 94 OVR: 89,3
 
2. Ithaca Ricochet (Marc S)
OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 93 OVR: 87,8
 
3. Red River Red Bulls (Marko Vuoto)
OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 87 OVR: 87,8
 
4. Scandinavia Steelers (J Jono)
OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 87,7
 
5. Vauban Tomahawks (Ben \)
OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 92 OVR: 87,7
 
6. Eastern Outlaws (The Champ)
OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 92 OVR: 87,6
 
7. West Chicago Hawks (Richard Feynman)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 94 OVR: 87,5
 
8. Enigma Rage (Wendel Clark)
OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 88 OVR: 87,4
 
9. Yonker Wolverines (Jiri Heikkala)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 87 OVR: 86,7
 
10. Eldred Elite (Steven Bennett)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 87 OVR: 86,5
 
11. Canuck Red Dragons (P K)
OFF: 84 DEF: 86 SG: 85 OVR: 85,2
 
12. Deadwood Vandals (Kim Vandaele)
OFF: 84 DEF: 85 SG: 85 OVR: 84,5
 
13. Parkville Lightning Bolts (Jan Rosa)
OFF: 82 DEF: 85 SG: 88 OVR: 83,9
 
14. Richibucto Masons (Dr. Wendt)
OFF: 82 DEF: 83 SG: 89 OVR: 83,0
 
 
Calculated on day 7 of S3, 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'd say game on, its been a few days, i just made what i believe to be a fair offer to the union since it doesn't look like Eric is coming back

Well, I definitely agree with you guys.  But I'll say it for the 100th time, there are manager to manager trades that are much worse than trading with Computer teams (from both me and probably everyone else in this thread) - so I won't play the moral superiority game.  Hehe
 
 
 
Paging littleb and/or Pingu.....

October 4, 2019 - In a surprising move, the Deferiet Leopards, have relocated to Big Delta USA and the team has been named the Stealheads.  Despite the team's continued success over the past 11 seasons, especially at home, fan attendance was slowly decreasing.  GM Paul T states "we want a market where the fans are passionate about our team and the game - and show up every night to support our club".
 
Once named after the 80s Metal band Def Leppard, which embodied their gritty play, and displaying a cat-like logo that emphasized team speed - the team has moved toward a more physically imposing name and logo with the words Big and displaying a rugged Viking looking fella wearing Steel on his head.  This begs one question... will the team shift from a faster style play (Transition) to a bigger, rougher style of play (Crash the Net)?  Only time will tell.  (but probably not)
 
The team also slightly modified their black and gold colors, which represented their manager's love for the Boston Bruins and are now ditching the bright yellow for darker, duller colors.  Below is a first look at the team's new primary and secondary uniforms.
 

Hahaha those 2 got me, Well done Alex!
 
Edit: Also how about the Tiger Williams Trophy instead of roid rage lol

Hahaha those 2 got me, Well done Alex!
 
Edit: Also how about the Tiger Williams Trophy instead of roid rage lol

To celebrate the beginning of the 2019/20 NHL season today, the second annual Cage Awards are up!

I added some categories based on feedback from last year, split the D-men awards, and adjusted ratings for others (i.e. removing +/-). 
 
It was once again tough to get into detail, as it is impossible to sort lists bottom up, and only top 20 players by each category are visible, but this should be accurate nevertheless. Including runner-ups as usual. 
 
Scoring was down this season in general, so competition was tighter than last, but goalies still seem to rule the Cage world. 
 
Have at it.


 
 
 
 
ART ROSS TROPHY (Most League Points)
 
SAMUEL LUMPKIN (Nightmares) - 75 points    
 
Vendelin Jaros (Minutemen)
Tintin Petterson (Minutemen)
 
 
 
OVECHKIN TROPHY (Top Goalscorer)
 
ELOUAN SCOTT (Red Tide) - 38 goals - RETAINED TITLE               
 
Theodore De-Nobile (Leopards)
Quinton Goff (Battlin Bears)
 
 
 
GRETZKY TROPHY (Best Playmaker) 
 
YAN SHARSHIN (Red Tide) - 47 assists           
 
Joaquim Harter (Union)
Jeremy Lawhorn (Wolverines) / Riyad Lassiseraye (Minutemen)
 
 
 
VEZINA TROPHY (Best Goaltender)
 
KWESI CUTTER (Prairie Stars) - RETAINED TITLE              
 
Philipe Haywood (Union)
Renaud Pettigrew (Hawks)
 
 
 
ORR TROPHY (Best Offensive Defenceman)
 
YAN SHARSHIN (Red Tide)                        
 
 
NORRIS TROPHY (Best Defensive Defenceman)
 
MAREK KOCH (Prairie Stars)                       
 
ORR - Points leader among defencemen
NORRIS - Calculated with the following formula among D: [PLUS/MINUS + BKS - GVA + TKA], PER also taken into consideration 
 
 
 
SELKE TROPHY (Best Defensive Forward)
 
ALEKSANDAR SCHALLER (Prairie Stars)                   
 
Elouan Scott (Red Tide)
Chad McGraw (Dragons) 
Calculated with the following formula among F: [PTS + BKS - GVA + TKA]
 
 
 
LADY BYNG TROPHY (Most Gentlemanly Player)
 
TINTIN PETTERSON (Minutemen)               
 
Ian Frerot (Wolverines)
Cherif Jackson (Union)
Calculated with the following formula [PTS - PIM]
 
 
 
HART TROPHY (League MVP)
 
KWESI CUTTER (Prairie Stars) - RETAINED TITLE      
 
Samuel Lumpkin (Nightmares)
Philipe Haywood (Union)
 
 
 
CALDER TROPHY (Best Rookie)
 
RADOVAN GIERTL (Steelers)
 
 
 
GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD (Most Giveaways)
 
ADOLFO DURHAM (Owls)   
 
 
 
ROID RAGE TROPHY (Most Hits + PIM + MP)
 
RICHARD YILDIRIM (Tigers)  

It's draft day ladies and gentleman! Goodluck to everyone. Hopefully your guy goes with your pick, unless it's someone I'm aiming to take in which case I hope your draft list bugs out. 
Starting the season 5 general chat at the draft since I always view that as the first point leading into the new season. Mainly because I haven't sniffed a playoff game in the new version of GPHM.
 
I'm gonna try and have Buzzer a bit more engaged next season. Won't go to the extent of power rankings like in Howitzer but I'll think of things here and there to stimulate discussions. 

Im expecting a tight, hard fought, 5 game series. (Instead of me getting swept again lol)