Tyrod Gibson

You could have won point or two more and make my playoff round a bit easier tho

so, playoffs coming soon... here is my score so far, with all possible opponents
 
Vs Leopards 2-2
Vs Union 1-2
Vs Minuteman 4-0
Vs Duhawks 2-1
Vs Nightmares 1-3
Vs Red Tide 1-3
Vs Bulldogs 3-1
 
Too bad we don't have head to head info on versus page. I just can't seem to get going against some teams, Red Tide and Nightmares would be first to point out. Last season as well. Might be playstyle? Anyways, looking forward to playoffs

Just a friendly reminder that the transfer deadline is coming up on Day 66 (Round 60).
Roughly 10 days from now!

Just a friendly reminder that the transfer deadline is coming up on Day 66 (Round 60).
Roughly 10 days from now!

Same!
 
my next 11 are all current playoff teams >.

Yeah, SHL cup

Just a courtesy post to say that I'll be on vaca for the next 8 days.  Phone service will be limited.  Will respond to messages, offers when I can.

The next 8 or so games for me will show if my early success is fleeting or if I've truly turned the team around from last season's mess.  All 8 games are against teams currently in the playoffs and most in the top half of the standings.  Lost a weird one against Leopards last night.  We each had a SHG and he went 1/2 on PP against the #1 PK unit in the league (well, before last night, haha!) by getting three goals in the 3rd to win 4-2.  Didn't help I was short handed the last 3.5 minutes of the game either!  

"So, GM Erzac, how do you feel about your team's current performance?"

Not trash talk, quite the opposite in fact...
 
I love Tyrod's avatar.  Guy Fieri as a red dragon = classic!

not sure if it's just the summer months, but its been an odd start around the league.
 
hopefully things will start heating up here pretty soon...

Looks like the east is set to become a bloodbath again!

Here again for your viewing pleasure!
 
Eastern Conference
 
1. Deferiet Leopards (Paul T)
OFF: 89 DEF: 87 SG: 92 OVR: 87,9
 
2. Fairbanks Union (Eric T)
OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 87,5
 
3. Slaughterville Red Tide (Alexander Rasputin)
OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 92 OVR: 87,5
 
4. Lake Viking Bulldogs (Max Mol)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 94 OVR: 87,3
 
5. St. Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac Ray)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 96 OVR: 87,3
 
6. Sault Ste Marie Battlin Bears (Joe Leconte)
OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 85 OVR: 87,3
 
7. Netherhill Nightmares (Tyrod Gibson)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 87,2
 
8. Sheshegwaning Dragons (Ives Pa)
OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 87 OVR: 87,2
 
9. Mango Duhawks (Dr. Jones)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 90 OVR: 86,9
 
10. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard Armour)
OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 88 OVR: 86,2
 
11. Bergland Tigers (Pat Wyson)
OFF: 86 DEF: 86 SG: 84 OVR: 85,8
 
12. Becancour Patriots (Nick Menard)
OFF: 85 DEF: 84 SG: 86 OVR: 84,8
 
13. Bodmin Bangers (Sakari Lindholm)
OFF: 82 DEF: 86 SG: 85 OVR: 84,0
 
14. Mount Airy Savage Storm (Jason New)
OFF: 81 DEF: 84 SG: 92 OVR: 83,1
 
 
Western Conference
 
1. Kegashka Prairie Stars (Ferris Mason)
OFF: 87 DEF: 91 SG: 94 OVR: 89,1
 
2. Ithaca Ricochet (Marc S)
OFF: 85 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 87,7
 
3. West Chicago Hawks (Richard Feynman)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 94 OVR: 87,6
 
4. Brass Castle Berzerkers (Matt H)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 86 OVR: 87,3
 
5. Vauban Tomahawks (Ben \)
OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 92 OVR: 87,3
 
6. Enigma Rage (Wendel Clark)
OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 87 OVR: 87,1
 
7. Scandinavia Steelers (J Jono)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 89 OVR: 87,0
 
8. Eastern Outlaws (The Champ)
OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 89 OVR: 86,9
 
9. Yonker Wolverines (Jiri Heikkala)
OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 87 OVR: 86,9
 
10. Eldred Elite (Steven Bennett)
OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 86 OVR: 86,2
 
11. Blenheim Pirates (Martin J)
OFF: 85 DEF: 86 SG: 86 OVR: 85,3
 
12. Red River Red Bulls (Marko Vuoto)
OFF: 82 DEF: 84 SG: 88 OVR: 83,4
 
13. Pittsboro Plastic Attack (Makate Naekfor)
OFF: 82 DEF: 84 SG: 87 OVR: 83,3
 
14. Rocky Mountain House Owls (Garry Brodersen)
OFF: 81 DEF: 80 SG: 83 OVR: 80,8
 
 
 
Calculated on day 7 of S2, 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

Breaking News!
 
“Welcome to Hockey Night here on channel 684, in Blakely. I’m your Host Billy-Bob Bobbs with co-anchor Tina Bertha. We have some breaking news coming from the Black Flag’s stadium “Pandamanium” - It looks like this season is starting out with a pre-season delay due to a beer shortage!”
 
“This is a tragic scene Bobbs. Concessions stands are being raided and at least 5 servers walking the stairs have already died due to head trauma from ‘accidental falls’.”
 
“It sure is Bertha, how are we supposed to watch a game without some ale?!”
 
“Firefighters are on the scene fighting the blazes on the south end but we have seen some semis from Beerfilder heading North on I-75 towards the stadium.”
 
“Hopefully we can get this delay worked out as there is only 1 ref still alive and we would love to see a game sometime tonight!”
 
“You betcha Tina - let’s get those taps open! Have a great night everyone and remember, ‘when you need hockey news we’re the only ones in the 600s that’s still broadcasting at 3AM!’ Go get em Black Flag!”

Thanks!
 
Really couldn't have asked for a more exciting series. The slumbering top lines finally woke up for the 5th game to bring it home.

Here comes the aforementioned Reverse Sweep!

Big game for the Cats.... nice to see the final going into 5 games. 

market might be rough, people desperate to compete with a lot of cap space overspending

Posing this question because I am not exactly sure how to train specific attributes. Spirit and endurance are the ones I am most unsure of but I was reading another tread that proposed some basic idea of which training settings trains what particular attributes.
 
I would like one of the developers to have some input on this. If this game is attempting to be realistic there should not be confusion on how to develop your players. As in real life if a player in an organization had a clear deficiency they would focus on developing that area of the players game. Player development should not be a trial and error procedure when we only have three criteria of player training. 

Does offensive training target: Speed, passing, puck control and shooting.
Does defensive training target: Defense, physicality, spirit and endurance.
Is general training an even distribution of all attributes?
 
Again, when skill development in real life is a concise and deliberate initiative it should not be a guessing game.

Excellent choice - he will grow into a top 6 forward, no question. 

Pretty interesting GHL draft, a few last second deals, a few interesting selections.  The Nightmares ended up with Albert Massi at 18th overall, a slightly underrated sniper ranked 25th at the final draft rankings.
https://gameplanhockey.com/player?gpid=11687-A

Oohhhhhhhh.  Well this is awkward.  We are also planning to win in the next 3-4 seasons.
Of course we first need to figure out what those balls are that you speak of.

Good luck to the remaining teams in the playoffs.  The Leopards will be watching from the golf course.  Actually, I hate golf. 
 
Just be aware that the 1st round exit has lit a fire under our a$$es are the Leopards are angry heading into Season 2.
You've all been warned.

Since (most) of us can take a good joke on here, it'd be great to also see more creative awards.  For instance, rookie of the year would be a good legit one for a player that is in his first season in GHL (no matter the age) who leads in points or whatever stats you want to toss in.
 
Some other funny ones could be:
Best/Worst Goals Per $ spent
Worst Plus/Minus
Swiss Cheese Award for Goalie that meets minimum games played requirement (~10) and lowest Save %
Broken Stick Award for the player with the most Giveaways
 
Open to other suggestions, but whatever award people come up with, please explain your methodology just so we know.  

With the end of the season here, I decided to create an awards list for best players in GHL Cage, using NHL template as example - to make it more of a lived-in world, and simply because I think the players deserve some individual recognition for all the work they have done for us this season.
Calculations are shown where relevant. Runner-ups for each category are also included. Enjoy!
 
 
 
ART ROSS TROPHY (Most League Points)
 
IAN FREROT (Wolverines) - 91 points    (https://gameplanhockey.com/player?gpid=10043-A)
 
Elouan Scott (Red Tide)
Jeremie Cline (Stray Cats)
 
 
 
ALEX OVECHKIN TROPHY - (Top Goalscorer)

ELOUAN SCOTT (Red Tide) - 46 goals                  (https://gameplanhockey.com/player?gpid=3196-A)
 
Ian Frerot (Wolverines)
Jeremy Lawhorn (Wolverines)
 
 
 
SILVER PLATTER TROPHY (Best Playmaker) 
 
PATRICK GORNELL (Red Tide) - 56 assists           (https://gameplanhockey.com/player?gpid=1776-A)
 
Jeremie Cline (Stray Cats)
Marek Koch (Prairie Stars)/Ian Frerot (Wolverines)
 
 
 
VEZINA TROPHY (Best Goaltender)
 
KWESI CUTTER (Prairie Stars)                (https://gameplanhockey.com/goalie?gpid=324-A)
 
Gregoire Wright (Stray Cats)
Renaud Pettigrew (Hawks)
 
 
 
NORRIS TROPHY (Best Defenceman)
 
TENHO SUOMI (Ricochet)                       (https://gameplanhockey.com/player?gpid=4037-A)
 
Marek Koch (Prairie Stars)
Clemens Andresen (Union)
Calculated with the following formula among D: [PTS + Plus/Minus + BKS - GVA + TKA], PER also taken into consideration  
 
SELKE TROPHY (Best Defensive Forward)
 
WESLEY SOUDERS (Leopards)                   (https://gameplanhockey.com/player?gpid=8314-A)
 
Elouan Scott (Red Tide)
Jeremie Cline (Stray Cats), 
Calculated with the following formula among F: [PTS + Plus/Minus + BKS - GVA + TKA]  
 
LADY BYNG TROPHY (Most Gentlemanly Player)
 
IAN FREROT (Wolverines)               (https://gameplanhockey.com/player?gpid=10043-A)
 
Jeremie Cline (Stray Cats)
Ondrej Valabik (Hawks)
Calculated with the following formula [PTS - PIM]  
 
HART TROPHY (League MVP)
 
KWESI CUTTER (Prairie Stars) - 80 PER        (https://gameplanhockey.com/goalie?gpid=324-A)
 
Elouan Scott (Red Tide)
Clemens Andresen (Union)
 
 
 
 
*Notes: Calculations may not be entirely accurate due to limited visibility and inability to sort by position in GPHM stats format - if anyone sees mistakes, let me know and I will fix.