Well, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that this was coming. After celebrating our success from last season, myself and the rest of the San Diego Marlins were
able to enjoy a wonderful video that was shared among the VHL community. In this video, we saw a squabbling, sniffling, sore loser, in a way... eating his words.
At the beginning of S77, Yuck-on Rush General Manager, Juice, issued a challenge to myself and the San Diego Marlins.
After complaining for quite some time, calling me a thorn in his side, and even insulting the quality of my previous videos, Juice challenged me to war.
He claimed that his team would easily conquer us and that we should be trembling in our skates.
Well, Juice, how'd that work out for you? (probably still finding pie in that ridiculous Wolverine lookin' haircut)
But, lo and behold, Juice decided that it would be smart to challenge me again for another season of beating. You may be wondering, "what's different this season?"
This season, Juice has a bit of a confidence boost. He realized that he couldn't beat us without help, so he enlisted the help of a few notable VHL alums.
Now, I don't blame them for stepping up and helping Juice out, as we've all got to be nice to "that one guy" every once in a while. That's what happens when you feel really bad for them.
I was really hoping, for Juice's sake, that he would settle down with that little man temper he has, but it seems that losing only fueled his fire.
Instead of admitting his inferiority after this last season he's decided to come at me and the Marlins again.
Well, as it turns out Juice, we aren't afraid of you or your Yuck-on lackeys.
In fact, I feel bad for them, being assigned to a team who's GM probably considers himself a "very stable genius."
To the members of the Yuck-on Rush team, I hold no personal vendetta against you.
I'm sorry that you've been roped into this by your "leader" and that he can't fight his own battles.
If at any time you need to get away from that toxicity, demand a release and we'll talk about picking you up on a team that'll care about you.
Since Juice has, yet again, decided to bring our own teams into this wager,
I have no choice but to defend the honor of the people who lace up their skates and call themselves Marlins.
Those who do so presently, and those who have done so in the past.
So, without any further delay, I officially ACCEPT the bet you placed in your sniveling post.
Whoever has the better record between our two teams (in games we play against each other) is the winner of the S78 war between the Yukon Rush and San Diego Marlins.
I look forward to watching you mumble your way through any number of songs I can think of, and so will the rest of the VHL community.
So, until then, I hope you start warming up those pipes. I'd hate to see you crack under the pressure and run off camera crying and sniveling like you do when you write these "challenges."
Here's a preview of the VHL is in store for at the hands of Juice's next video...
What is up VHL! Welcome back to another article of Under 250, where we cover everything VHLM. Make sure you're caught up with all the recent VSN news updates, articles, and podcasts here:
In this volume of Under 250, we’ll be looking at the S77 VHLM Playoffs. I’ll be summarizing the quarters and semis, then go into a full breakdown of the finals. It was a fun write-up, so I hope y’all enjoy.
While this postseason didn’t necessarily provide the exciting, edge-or-your-set action we have come to expect, that doesn’t mean it didn’t give us a championship to remember. The Mississauga Hounds, led by general manager of the year Zetterberg, steamrolled the competition and held a very strong case for a Founder’s Cup, while the entire Western Conference was lacking in truly playoff caliber teams. It made for an interesting first few matchups, which carried through the rest of the playoffs.
Quarter Finals
This was another one of those seasons where we could tell what the seeds were even at midway through the season. The VHLM is not a league abundant with parity, so we could even tell which teams would probably be going far in the playoffs soon after the draft. This season, those teams were the Mississauga Hounds, the Saskatoon Wild, and the Miami Marauders. They quickly distanced themselves from the rest of the pack in the regular season, and secured optimal positions in the playoffs. The other 5 teams may not have had as battle-ready rosters, but managed to confirm playoff berths nonetheless.
In the first series, the top seeded Hounds faced off against a barren Houston Bulls squad that took advantage of an unusually weak Western Conference to sneak into the postseason. On contrary to the widely predicted sweep, the Bulls stole game 1 but were manhandled by the dominant force that was the S77 Mississauga Hounds. The series ended 4-1, with Mississauga maintaining the primary spot in the next rounds’ reseeding
The second sequence was between the second seed Saskatoon Wild and the sneaky good Las Vegas Aces. The Wild had been riding a confusingly strong season despite a very strong team, and the Aces, with the help of their key deadline pickups Kjell Nilsson and Shaggy Tipton, exploited their weaknesses en route to a jaw-dropping 4-1 victory for the Sin City players. It was the first major upset of the playoff.
The third matchup pitted the Miami Marauders, who had mapped out their success throughout their last few seasons, against the San Diego Marlins, who were still reeling from past pick deficits. In an astonishingly narrow finish, the Marauders emerged victorious from an exhilarating game seven triumph. It proved the gritty and resilient mindset the Floridians would operate for the duration of the playoffs.
The fourth and final series was initially bound to be the tightest series of them all. However, a slight turn of events proved otherwise. The Halifax 21st and the Minnesota Storm had similar teams and similar situations during the S77 season. The Storm had established themselves as perennial contenders and were looking to pull off some miracle work in S77, while the 21st made clear that they wanted a cup sooner rather than later with their deadline acquisitions. After going down 3-0 in the first 3 games, the Storm roared back with two straight elimination wins before the boat gang finished them off in game 6.
Semi Finals
With the Aces the only real underdog heading into the semi finals, the results of the postseason were relatively uncertain, with all of the squads still alive having winning qualities. The Hounds remained the odds-on favourite for most, but the Marauders presented a strong case as a battle tested team from the previous few seasons.
Following the realignment of the seeds, the Hounds ended up opposed to the 21st in their semi final matchup. Once again, Mississauga was the heavy favourite and a quick and quiet series was expected. It was a back and forth tussle, with each team trading 2 wins in a row until the Hounds pulled off a critical blow in game 6 to send the Nova Scotians home.
The second series had the Marauders countering the Aces. The Aces, coming off a massive upset of the Wild, may have been unprepared for a tougher, more talented opponent. The Marauders won the first two games by a combined score of 9-4, setting the pace of the series. The Aces held on to force the next two games into overtime but Delving Mackey in game 3 and Alexander The Great in game 4 came in clutch for the South Beach boys, clinching the sweep and their advancement to the Founder’s Cup finals.
Founder’s Cup Finals
Mississauga Hounds vs. Miami Marauders
This was it. The two dominant pillars of the Eastern Conference meet again, with the stakes higher than ever before. Their head to head in the regular season is mind-blowing, with the Hounds winning 7 out of their 8 clashes. However, the Marauders were flying high with the nail-biter of a series with the Marlins to the confidence-building demolition of the Aces. For VHL onlookers, a tense, fight-till-the-end hell of a series was anticipated. But what derived from the finals was nothing short of incredible.
Game 1
Guy Lambert for Mississauga and Trevor Wallace for Miami (Noah Mashford was ejected from the draw) faced off at center ice to commence the S77 Founder’s Cup finals. Lambert got his stick under Wallace’s, cut him off, and kicked the puck back to Hard Markinson. Markinson took a few strides up ice, then lofted the puck into the Marauders’ corner. Jan Hlozek retrieved the puck, and what followed was what had worked for the Marauders the last eleven games.
By moving the puck quickly and effectively, they took control of the Hounds’ defensive zone and set up their lethal offensive drive. It was only a matter of time before the puck found mesh. Napoleon Bonaparte finished the slick passing play with a rocket of a slapshot from the half wall to put the Marauders up 1-0 less than two minutes into the game. Roughly 3 minutes later, hotshot rookie sensation Tyler Reinhart fired a wrist shot off the blocker of ClapbombsRUs off of an offensive zone faceoff, then busted his butt to the front of the net where he tapped in his own rebound. 5 minutes into the first frame, and it was already tied at 1.
For the ensuing 7 minutes or so, the game played out, with both teams generating around an equal amount of scoring chances. It wasn’t until 13 minutes into the first that, after regaining the puck in the offensive zone, 4 consecutive Marauders missed the net in rapidfire fashion. They just kept getting the puck back until, after a shot from Alexander The Great was blocked, Damien Salducci reached into the slot and wired a snapshot over the shoulder of Luke Spinelli. 2-1, Marauders,
The second frame also started out with a bang. This time around, it was the Hounds who were all over their opponents from the get-go, dominating the faceoff circle and pummeling Clapbombs with a barrage of shots until Jonny Pacheco was able to find a loose puck off a wild one timer from the point and tuck it under the goaltender’s left pad to once again make the game even. Following that goal, there was an unnerving quiet in the arena as the teams traded chances. It wasn’t until Markinson let go a booming slapshot from the point that was blocked by a very brave Vasiliy Grigorev, but bounced right back to Markinson, who took advantage of the fast moving play to slide a low wrister into the bottom corner of the net, giving the Hounds the lead. The Marauders once again gained total control of the play, looking for a marker to not go into the third down a goal. They shelled Spinelli with shot after shot, still managing to miss the net a large chunk of the time, but they got a lucky bounce after Jah Coon, on the receiving end of a thundering hit from Chris P Bacon, took a whack at the puck, which sailed over Spinelli’s right shoulder and into the net. Thirty seconds before the end of the period, with one player from each team returning from the penalty box, the Marauders lost an offensive zone faceoff but their ferocious forecheck regained it, and it was Coon threading it through the slot to find the wide open Delving Mackey for an easy tap in. The South Beach boys went into the room full of adrenaline and the ice was tilted their way.
The third period carried the momentum attained by Miami with Mackey’s goal in the second. It was a relatively uneventful frame, with both sides exchanging offensive attacks. It was 7 minutes in when penalties from Miks Sunish and Joe Madison had the Marauders on a 5 on 3 power play, where they had a significant scoring advantage, and it was Declan Wolf who capitalized, putting the final nail in the Hounds’ coffin. The Marauders would hold on to take game 1 by a score of 5-3.
Game 2
Game 2 of the series had fans on the edge of their seats from less than a minute in. Owen Taylor was penalized for hooking a mere 3 seconds into the game, and on the power play, Hlozek’s blistering point shot that rang off the post was the only sign of offensive threats for a good portion of the first. Spinelli expertly fended off the initial man advantage, and Clapbombs showed off his striking ability to absorb pucks without a rebound, stifling all attempts to gain momentum. Later, when it was the Hounds’ turn to buzz around the O zone, Clapbombs was a rock wall in net until he was caught off guard by a Pacheco shot off of a brilliant royal road pass from Miles Johnson. Pacheco fanned on the one timer, but it hit a skate of a Marauder defenceman and trickled through the five hole of the goalie. 1-0, Hounds.
The rest of the period was also dictated by the netminders, who faced a total of 18 shots. In the second frame, the pace of the game was at its peak, with players streaking down the ice at full speed and the puck going from end to end to end faster than it had all game. A critical point in the game was when Noah Mashford was cruising into the Hounds zone when he lost control of the puck, only for it to be picked up by Alexander The Great, who used his teammate as a screen to nestle a shot in the top right corner of the net. The subsequent celebration from the Marauders bench was louder than all the fans in the building as the line went to high five their teammates. It showed what kind of team Miami was, and their fierce determination to capture a championship.
Slightly over a minute later, the hyped up Marauders were flying around the Hounds’ zone, exchanging the puck at a VHL level. This time, Wallace was the star, as he received a drop pass, took a stride through the extended stick of his defender, and flung the puck at the net. A screened Spinelli was unable to track the puck, and it bounced off his pad and right back onto the tape of Wallace, who flicked it top shelf to score the eventual winning goal of the game to put the Marauders up 2-1.
The remainder of the period was largely controlled by the Hounds, who outshot the Marauders 15-9 in those 20 minutes. In the final frame, Miami was able to wrestle back the momentum and successfully repel the Hounds’ attacks until, with just over a minute remaining, Grigorev was boxed for hooking. The Hounds pulled Spinelli, and it was a 6 on 4 for the rest of regulation. Unfortunately for Mississauga, they were unable to find a tying goal, and the Marauders went back to their home rink with a 2-0 lead in the series.
Game 3
The air inside the rink was electric. The hometown Miami Marauders had a chance to take a chokehold on the Hounds, which is going up 3-0 in a best of seven series. It’s one of the most coveted positions in sports history, and almost always spells doom for the victimized franchise. As always, Mashford and Lambert met in the faceoff circle to commence game 3 of the Founder’s Cup finals.
The first five minutes of the contest went without a major turning point, until Coon was boxed for tripping, putting the Hounds on the man advantage. After some scrambling which even involved Madison icing it on the power play, the Hounds finally managed to set up their PP system, which resulted in a Miles Johnson snap shot from the top of the circle, in a similar style to Nick Suzuki.
A few minutes later, something very strange took place. With a delayed penalty to Mackey for tripping, Owen Taylor flipped it over the boards in his own end, signaling a delay of game penalty. A four on four occurred, with two completely different penalties happening at the same time. One important faceoff and a zone entry later, Wolf deflects a shot from Alexander The Great and it’s all tied up. 3 minutes later, The Great picks off a pass, dishes it to Wolf, then to Sportsboy57, back to The Great, who unleashes a wrister that finds twine behind Spinelli. Suddenly, Miami is leading 2-1. The first ended without any more goal scoring action.
Fast forward to 4 minutes into the second. Gustislav Nasherov of the Hounds is serving a two minute minor for hooking, and the Marauders are on the power play. Hlozek is rushing the puck up through the neutral zone, but loses control. Sportsboy is there to tap it back to him, so he glides into the zone and unloads a clapper from the blueline. Amazingly, it wedges in between the blocker and chest of Spinelli, and the score is 3-1 Miami.
The rest of the stretch was a replay of game 2, with Clapbombs and Spinelli both being extremely solid in between the pipes. The third period began and continued with players from both sides being sent to the sin bin, and both power play units having nothing to show for it. That was before Jah Coon took a fateful trip to the box for high-sticking. Lambert won a crucial faceoff, and the puck was cycled around the O zone before Hounds defenceman Joakim Lund saw Lambert loitering in the slot, so he purposefully missed the net. The puck bounced off the boards beside the net and into Lambert’s area. He took a swing at it, and it skidded through Spinelli and into the back of the net to lower the lead to one goal. The Hounds played out the final few minutes in desperation, pulling Spinelli for an extra attacker, but it once again failed as the Marauders came away with a narrow victory.
Game 4
Game 4. The Marauders had a chance to finish it off right here, inside their home rink, in only 4 games. When they stepped on the ice, they were greeted by a sea of pink in the stands. I could only imagine what was going through the minds of the poor Mississauga players. The vibe was tense among everyone in the building. This was true playoff hockey!
The Hounds had brought their best game, that was clear from the moment they stepped on the ice. They were up against a wall, and they had no choice but to fight until they couldn’t anymore. They peppered Clapbombs with shot after shot, looking for cracks. Ultimately, after a long minute of moving the puck around the outside of the Marauders’ zone, Gaspar Zakrevsky received a feed from JaredN Jr. and rifled it on the ice through the five hole of Clapbombs to break the ice and give the Hounds the push they needed. Unfortunately for them, the ecstasy didn’t last long. Miami roared back, poking and prodding the Hounds’ defense when Mackey fired a wrister wide of the net, only to be picked up by Coon, who danced behind Spinelli for a moment before stepping out and roofing it to make the game even.
The time remaining went by quickly, with no real dangerous scoring chances or rushes. In the second, it carried on that way, with Tynan Sylvester of the Hounds and Declan Wolf of Miami coming close but not being able to breach the netminders. Then, it happened. With Salducci in the box for tripping, there was a faceoff in the Hounds’ end because of an icing. The Great knocked it back to the point, where it was fed to a winding-up Trevor Wallace, who fired a slapshot that rang off the right post before dribbling in. A shorthanded goal is the last thing you want to give up while tied in an elimination game, yet the Hounds managed to accomplish just that. It seemed to motivate the Hounds, however, who pounced on the Marauders but could not finish the play. The period ended with a dominant effort from the Hounds, who doubled the Marauders’ shot totals.
In the third, the period felt like it went by in an instant. Both teams were playing with crazy levels of adrenaline and desperation, and they traded scoring chances frequently. It wasn’t until 3 minutes left in the contest when, on the man advantage, Zakrevsky tipped a wayward puck around Clapbombs to tie the game up. What followed was one of the biggest heartbreaks for the Hounds maybe ever. Paralysed with happiness, perhaps too focused on not letting them score instead of scoring themselves, they allowed themselves to fall shorthanded; needless to say Alexander The Great ended their championship hopes with slightly more than a minute left in the final game. The Miami Marauders had won the Founder’s Cup!
That brings this edition of Under 250 to a finale. Thank you for reading, and make sure you’re all caught up with all the latest VSN coverage.
Before we begin, I have to give a big shoutout to all our GMs, players, and fans who made this tournament possible. You make this happen. I might build the hype but you are all the passengers and conductors. Thank you!
Our Legendary GMs: Team Canada - Cowboy Prout
Team USA - Nic Mariani
Team World - Tina
Team Asia - Alex J
Team Europe - N0HBODY!
On that note, let me present the first award of the night:
The Cheerleader Award The Cheerleader Award is something I invented because of the support and awareness needed to make this tournament successful. The Cheerleader Award is for the team who builds the best hype train, screams the loudest, and obsessively cares about the WJC. This year’s Cheerleader was a GM who pumped up their team in and out of the tournament with hype graphic announcements and pumping players’ tires at draft time. Your S77 Cheerleader Award winner is:
Round Robin: The round robin set the tone for the whole tournament. Team Europe came out swinging, losing only one game in regulation on their way to a first place finish. They weren’t flashy or high-scoring and won games because of their strong defensive play - a theme we will see continue into the medal round.
Team World was hot on the heels of Europe. The Everyone Elses finished one point behind Europe, 6-2-0 to the European 6-1-1. These two teams were neck and neck the whole, and both were in a tier of their own this tournament. Team World’s only two losses came at the hands of Team Europe in a pair of 4-2 decisions. Again, the round robin was a crystal ball for the medal round…
Hot off a spectacular S76 tournament which saw them come home with a silver medal, Team Asia continued to show the rest of the hockey world that they are no longer a laughingstock. The Asian squad this year channeled their inner DC Dragons and were aggressively average. The team finished 3-3-2 with a -1 goal differential. If there was a ninth game played, I’d bet the farm on them either losing in OT or winning 1-0.
Teams North America (they should just combine at this point) again struggled in the World Juniors. Team Canada and Team USA battled each other all tournament, knowing they were destined to meet in the quarter-finals. Team Canada finished ahead in the standings, but Team USA finished with more wins. Team Canada was fortunate to hang with the Europeans and Asians into overtime and pick up the two extra points, while Team USA struggled defensively and slipped to the bottom of the table.
Medal Round
Quarter Finals: As the prophecy foretold, The Battle of North America was the first game that mattered in the tournament. Despite allowing a tournament high 37 goals against, the Americans were able to out-score the lowest scoring team in the tournament. Team USA opened up the scoring in the first with a laser from Hard “AF” Markinson just three minutes into the game. The Americans ate their orange slices at intermission, and came back into the second scoring another early goal from Paul Webber. They didn’t lose that lead all game. Team Canada got back on the board with a Joseph Sharkton marker, but Jonny Pacheco got one back a few minutes later to keep the Americans ahead 3-1 going into the third. The two teams traded goals again in the final frame, and the Americans advanced to the semi-finals with a 4-2 win over Team Canada.
The Semi-Finals: First up, the top ranked Team Europe versus the only team that has won a medal round game so far, Team USA. This game wasn’t expected to be close, but ended up being an epic barn burner. The game was a wild back and forth. Olof Samuelsson started the game off for Team Europe before Paul Webber potted his second of the tournament one minute later to tie things up at 1. That tie stood for two half periods until Grapes gave the Americans the advantage over the favourites. Duncan Idaho got one back for the Europeans, and the two teams went into the third tied. Three minutes into the final frame, Druss Deathwalker gets one for Team Europe and forces the Americans onto their heels. The red white and blue fight and fight, and finally claw one back from a Sportsboy57 powerplay goal. Teams need their stars to play like stars in this tournament, and the big guns for Team Europe stepped up. Christian Stolzschweiger winner Duncan Idaho scored his second of the game with three minutes left in regulation to ice the game for Team Europe and advance to the final.
On the other side of the bracket were two well-rested and eager to play teams. Team World, angry that they weren’t the top seed, was ready to prove to the world that they came here to win gold. Team Asia knew they needed to come up big here if they wanted to reach the finals for a second season in a row. The first period set the tone for the rest of the game, as Team World stormed out to a 3-0 lead with goals from Reylynn Reinhart, Alexander the Great, and Joshooo. The teams traded goals in the third, but otherwise this game was finished after 20 minutes. Team World moves on to avenge their round robin losses to Team Europe, and Team Asia sets their sights on a bronze medal.
Bronze Medal Game Team USA and Team Asia met in their final game, each with something to prove. Team USA needed to medal after going so long without any hardware, and Team Asia needed a medal to show the world that they are a legitimate hockey powerhouse. Two desperate teams battled hard to provide a solid defensive game. Neither team wanted to make a mistake early on, and offense took the back seat. With seconds left on the clock in the first, Team Asia’s Jon Strider pots a powerplay marker to give his squad a 1-0 lead that would continue into the third. The Americans got more and more aggressive as the game went on, but with 18 shots in the second, they just couldn’t solve goalie Andrew Bowman. Early in the third, and after a silly ASA D1 penalty, Kyle Glass finally gets the Americans on the board. The Asians were having none of it though, and Braxton Hunter stormed back thirty seconds later to steal back their lead. Nicholas Mariani added another Asian goal with three minutes left to take a 3-1 lead. Despite a strong American push in the dying minutes, and a creed goal scored with a pulled goalie, Team Asia held on to take home their second consecutive medal with a 3-2 win over Team USA.
Gold Medal Game The grande finale, for all the marbles. Two teams meeting in the gold medal game who have gold medal expectations. Team Europe and Team World finished one point apart from each other in the round-robin. But, in two meetings between the teams, Europe won 4-2 both times. Team World wasn’t bothered and came here ready to play. Case in point: Noah Mashford scores three minutes into the game to take a 1-0 lead. Stolzschweiger finalist Paul Atreides did superstar things a few minutes later to tie the game up 1-1 after 1. The game was decided in the second period. After successfully killing off two near-consecutive penalties to open the period, Team Europe superstar Duncan Idaho scores on the powerplay to take back a 2-1 lead. Less than a minute later, Noah Mashford sets up Joe Madison to get Team World back even with the Europeans. The final marker of the game came late in the second, three and a half minutes into a double minor penalty to Team World’s Zeedayno Chara, as Nils Tallinder scores the game winner for Team Europe. The Europeans locked things down for the last 20 minutes, and skated off the ice as repeat gold medallists.
GOLD MEDAL
🥇 Team Europe
GM: N0HBODY
SILVER MEDAL
🥈 Team World
GM: Tina
Captains:
C - Reylynn Reinhart
A - Noah Mashford
A - Napoleon Bonaparte
BRONZE MEDAL Team Asia GM: Alex J
Captains:
C - Andrew Bowman
A - Vasiliy Grigorev
A - Nicholas Mariani
--- Honourable Mentions
Team USA GM: Nic Mariani
Captains:
C - Nathan Steele
A - creed
A - Sportsboy57
Team Canada
GM: Cowboy Prout
TOURNAMENT MVP: From Team Asia, the tournament scoring leader with 16 points in 10 games, keeping the Asian medal streak alive:
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
F - Jon Strider, Team Asia (4-12--16
F - Duncan Idaho, Team Europe (8-4--12)
F - Alexander the Great, Team World (1-14--15)
D - Clinton Giftopoulos, Team World (7-8--15)
D - Reylynn Reinhart, Team World (6-6--12)
G - Aksu Maronen, Team Europe (0.940 SV%, 2.75 GAA)
And that’s a wrap on the S77 World Junior Championships! Thank you to everyone who made this happen, but especially the unsung heroes Josh and RJ. Without those two computer whizzes, none of this would happen.
Thanks everyone, see you next season, same time, same place!
Ah yes I forgot to post my original one so guess who’s creating not one but two for good ol Cowboy Prout? That’s right me.
After recording a decent 58 games played recording 10 goals and 37 assists for a total of 47 points it happened. Cowboy Prout requested a trade to get a new home. A fresh start. And the great @Jubis being in his last season took a chance on this kid like nobody else would. Being in his last season as a GM for the Calgary Wranglers Cowboy Prout coming in to help with the push to glory! His last trade will go down as one of his best. Cowboy Prout finished the season with Calgary and helping the aging core for one last ride getting a total of 13 games and five points being 2 goals and three assists. At this pace some fans thought this was a terrible trade. That Jubis lost his mind! (Which I think he did long before)
Cowboy Prout had what was to be a very good rookie season showing signs of promise for Calgary. Being the next big Defencemen in the pipeline getting experience in his rookie season. He loved this team. The team made it into the wild card series which knocked them out eventually which was disappointing as Cowboy looked to be of gaining confidence in his play as time went on. This was something Cowboy Prout couldn’t thank Jubis enough for making the move that nobody expected or thought was good at the time. He took a chance. It’s paying off to this day.
Being a rookie with being into a veteran leadership locker room it was surely without a doubt this experience and his play would on get better as time went on. He got to a place called home where he belonged up north. He loves the city the fans and the game. The Wranglers have treated this young prospect at the time so good.
When asked about his rookie experience in his press conference Cowboy Prout had to say a few things in the offseason.
“You know it was a easy transition from New York to Calgary. I really didn’t know anyone or the management at the time so when spoken to Jubis about the trade and how excited he seemed it made me feel welcome. I can’t thank him enough as well as everyone in the Lr at the time. I love it here. I think our new gm @Ricer13 will do great things and make Jubis proud. I want to show why this trade and his last was more special then it already is. I love Calgary. It’s home. “
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Ricer13 got a reaction from Da_Berr in S78 Calgary Wranglers Leadership Group
Ricer13 got a reaction from Prout in S78 Calgary Wranglers Leadership Group
Ricer13 got a reaction from Jubis in S78 Calgary Wranglers Leadership Group
Ricer13 got a reaction from diacope in S78 Calgary Wranglers Leadership Group
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Ricer13 got a reaction from gorlab in S78 - VHFL Group 2
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