eelee345Join Date: 2012-03-19
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To all the RHLers, I wish we could exist in harmony. I understand that the two leagues will never look eye-to-eye and we will always try to shoulder the blame of this parasitic co-existence on the other. We're all hockey fans, right...? Whatever. Flame this as you wish.
This past season in HHCL was my final one. I always intended for it to be so. After announcing my official retirement on 5/16/15, my final game would be on 5/17/15 due to the fact Dallas did not qualify for the playoffs. It's been a wonderful ride, and I hope this league continues to survive and thrive. It's just my time to move on from HHCL. I will, however, continue playing PGHL for a season or two longer, mainly because of the more lax schedules.
I was signed in Season 2 to the Colorado Avalanche-- little did I know that this team would begin to mean so much to me. I had a very productive season in the Public Servers, along with my best friend NYY2(NewYoloYork at the time,) we were both signed onto the Avalanche. I scored two hatricks in the scrimmages we had before the season begun, and I was expected to become a competitor for the Calder. However, I had a massive comedown from that, scoring just 7 points, and the pressure was on coming into the playoffs as the Alternate Captain, due to the fact Captain kkbronze146(kksilver at the time) was deposed as the captain, leaving rookie NYY2 to step in as skipper. I scored a goal to save our season in the dying moments of Round 1 of the playoffs, and we were eliminated in Round 2 by the Anaheim Ducks, who would go on to lose in the Stanley Cup Final, beginning what was known as the 'Colorado Curse.'
Goals: 2
Assists: 5
Points: 7
Playoffs: Loss in Round 2 in 4 games.(3-1)
In Season 3, I had to produce if I was going to prove I belonged in the league. I scored 27 points in 30 games, leading the Avalanche for the first time. I had an eight-point night and my first hatrick in this season, powering Colorado to a first round meeting with the Minnesota Wild. The Avalanche were forced onto the brink of elimination in the Best of 5 series, and were on the verge of being swept. I had to step up as Captain, due to the fact NYY2 could not make Games 3 and 4. I delivered, scoring four goals and five points, including a hatrick in the two games to push Colorado to a all-deciding Game 5. We would lose, and the Colorado Curse would bite the Wild, with them eventually losing in the finals to the Winnipeg Jets.
Goals: 5
Assists: 22
Points: 27
Playoffs: Loss in Quarter-Finals(R1) in 5 games.(3-2)
Taking on captaincy in Season 4, I played a captain's season, scoring another hatrick, getting another eight-point night and leading the Avalanche with 60 points in 30 games, and having us, for the first time in our team's young history, a meeting with a team we KNEW we could beat to advance. We dismantled the New York Islanders in a sweep, under the backing of our top 3, myself, Minnesotaburnzy10, and MulletBoi. We scored all the goals in that series, and that would come back to bite us against Toronto. We would lose that series, due to the fact in the critical games one, both or all of the Top 3 would miss the game, leading us to another disappointing exit. Toronto to this day remains the only team to have avoided the Colorado Curse.
Goals: 24
Assists: 36
Points: 60
Playoffs: Loss in Semi-Finals(R2) in 4 games.(3-1)
I elected to take the season off in Season 5, mainly due to the fact I was approaching finals and there was great conflict in the inner-workings of Colorado. I passed up the captaincy to my long-time alt captain Minnesotaburnzy10, and sat the season out, which saw Colorado fail to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Goals: N/A
Assists: N/A
Points: N/A
Playoffs: DNQ
In Season 6 I made a return to the league, and the season off, plus no longer having the burdens of captaincy(that duty now passed on to Awesomefishbobby,) I had a breakout year. Gearing Colorado's attempt to return to the playoffs with rookie emergence Supergamerboy1995(85 pts in 34 GP), we led the Avs yet again, with I racking up 96 points in 40 games, however, due to the system, and our luck, we fell short of the playoffs by a heartbreaking one point, due to the fact we were unable to beat Minnesota.
Goals: 38(Career High)
Assists: 58(Career High)
Points: 96(Career High)
Playoffs: DNQ
Coming into Season 7, the captaincy baton was passed back onto me by Awesomefishbobby, and we were back to the S4 format, our most successful season in history, with I captaining, Awesomefishbobby and Minnesotaburnzy10 alt captaining. However, I made two trades that were for the good of our team. Minnesota was dealt to, no, not Minnesota, but Winnipeg, in exchange for stoptrolol123, who in turn was dealt for AngelBaumz. Awesomefishbobby was dealt for my best friend, NYY2, to shore up our defensive corps. However, despite my 41 point season, in just 23 games, we would lose out to Nashville in the first round in 5, and they would fall to the Colorado Curse, losing to Montreal in the finals.
Goals: 20
Assists: 21
Points: 41
Playoffs: Loss in Quarter-Finals(R1) in 5 games.(4-1)
I had long decided this one to be my last season. Finally leaving Colorado after a massive six seasons with them, I stated my intentions to either go to Montreal, New York Rangers, or Dallas in the semi-finals of Season 7. However, I was selected first overall in the Season 8 draft, to Buffalo. There I met captain Drewski123 and Gh0strecon49, the big buff defenseman. Drewski and Gh0st gave me great support in the pre-season, allowing me to score at a fast-rate, powering us to a 8-2-0 record. However, I stumbled come the regular season, and after 3 games with Buffalo, with no points, we mutually agreed to part ways. I was dealt to Dallas, where I would play the rest of my career. In the 37 games there I mustered 40 points, including my 100th career goal and 150th career assist. Dallas did not qualify for the playoffs, ending a long career for me.
Goals: 14
Assists: 26
Points: 40
My final game is Dallas at Pittsburgh, due to the fact I won't be there for Boston at Dallas. It's been one amazing ride, thank you all. I think I played half-decently for most of my career, and I'll miss all of you.
Goals: 103
Assists: 168
Points: 271
GP: 170
Hatricks: 8
ASG: 4/5
The captains I played under:
kkbronze146
NYY2
Awesomefishbobby
drewski123
carlosaq
I hope that my #98 will be hung up in the rafters at the Pepsi Centre, but I don't know.
I don't know how long I'll be remembered, but I never was the brilliant all-star like Alkioini00Alt or the deposed novacookiemonster.
I want to be remembered through my leadership, if nothing else. Thank you to everyone on Colorado, Buffalo and Dallas in my time there.
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