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THE NATHAN WALKER. The greatest Australian in the NHL!

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SUMMARY

Life Of A Backup
 
This is the story of a Austrian goaltender who has made a career as a backup in the VHL. In S66 Clayton Park was drafted 27th overall by a rebuilding Seattle team. Due to the fact the team was in a rebuild with a promising young goaltender they made him the starter in his first season. It was a tough season for the Rookie as his record was 19-30-9 with a 3.59 GAA.
 
The following offseason he waved his no trade clause & was dealt to Riga. However, Riga had a starter they believed in so Park was rewarded the backup position. In his first season with Riga he showed slight improvement as his GAA decreased to 3.01. In S68 he had his best year putting up a incredible 2.01 GAA & getting slightly more opportunities to play.
 
Coming off his best season of his VHL career he decided to part ways with Riga & signed with Malmo! That brings us to this season (S69), where Park saw a huge decrease in playing time & finished the season with a 3.05 GAA. However, Malmo did make that playoffs so he will have an opportunity to be part of a potential cup run.
 
In terms of Park’s VHL career it’s been a struggle with lots of ups & downs. It would appear that the Austrian only has 2-3 more seasons left, but he says he determined to keep improving & earn a starting position. Will Park remain a backup for the rest of his VHL career? Will he finally earn a starting position again? Will he be part of a championship winning team? Who knows... time will tell but I know one thing this guy doesn’t quit! 

I am! I decided I want to make the best of Park’s remaining 2-3 seasons! My goal is to work on my TPE & hopefully earn a starting job by my last season! Also chasing after the cup dream lol

Realistically, I wish you the best of luck. Tons of great goalies in the league and tons up and coming. 

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Life Of A Backup
 
This is the story of a Austrian goaltender who has made a career as a backup in the VHL. In S66 Clayton Park was drafted 27th overall by a rebuilding Seattle team. Due to the fact the team was in a rebuild with a promising young goaltender they made him the starter in his first season. It was a tough season for the Rookie as his record was 19-30-9 with a 3.59 GAA.
 
The following offseason he waved his no trade clause & was dealt to Riga. However, Riga had a starter they believed in so Park was rewarded the backup position. In his first season with Riga he showed slight improvement as his GAA decreased to 3.01. In S68 he had his best year putting up a incredible 2.01 GAA & getting slightly more opportunities to play.
 
Coming off his best season of his VHL career he decided to part ways with Riga & signed with Malmo! That brings us to this season (S69), where Park saw a huge decrease in playing time & finished the season with a 3.05 GAA. However, Malmo did make that playoffs so he will have an opportunity to be part of a potential cup run.
 
In terms of Park’s VHL career it’s been a struggle with lots of ups & downs. It would appear that the Austrian only has 2-3 more seasons left, but he says he determined to keep improving & earn a starting position. Will Park remain a backup for the rest of his VHL career? Will he finally earn a starting position again? Will he be part of a championship winning team? Who knows... time will tell but I know one thing this guy doesn’t quit! 

Life Of A Backup
 
This is the story of a Austrian goaltender who has made a career as a backup in the VHL. In S66 Clayton Park was drafted 27th overall by a rebuilding Seattle team. Due to the fact the team was in a rebuild with a promising young goaltender they made him the starter in his first season. It was a tough season for the Rookie as his record was 19-30-9 with a 3.59 GAA.
 
The following offseason he waved his no trade clause & was dealt to Riga. However, Riga had a starter they believed in so Park was rewarded the backup position. In his first season with Riga he showed slight improvement as his GAA decreased to 3.01. In S68 he had his best year putting up a incredible 2.01 GAA & getting slightly more opportunities to play.
 
Coming off his best season of his VHL career he decided to part ways with Riga & signed with Malmo! That brings us to this season (S69), where Park saw a huge decrease in playing time & finished the season with a 3.05 GAA. However, Malmo did make that playoffs so he will have an opportunity to be part of a potential cup run.
 
In terms of Park’s VHL career it’s been a struggle with lots of ups & downs. It would appear that the Austrian only has 2-3 more seasons left, but he says he determined to keep improving & earn a starting position. Will Park remain a backup for the rest of his VHL career? Will he finally earn a starting position again? Will he be part of a championship winning team? Who knows... time will tell but I know one thing this guy doesn’t quit! 

SUMMARY

Sorry it didn't workout in Vancouver all the best!

Greatest goalie in Wolves history?

1) I believe it’s great because we can draft young talent and work towards a strong future.
 
4) I think we’re a young team that will get better and you will see a better bears team this season.
 
5) I think there’s a cup in the next 3 seasons!

Appreciate the opportunities that Seattle gave me and excited for my future in Vancouver!

In the S67 draft the Seattle Bears drafted Rays Funk 2nd overall. It was at that point that Clayton knew big changes were coming. After waving his no trade clause he began to come up in a lot of trade rumours. The most popular rumour was Vancouver. Then late last night Seattle traded Clayton Park to Vancouver in exchange for Chase & a 4th round S48 draft pick. Here what Clayton had to say about the trade and leaving Seattle. 
 
“ As soon as they drafted Funk 2nd overall I knew something was probably in the works. My former GM in Seattle was great through the process and continued to keep me in the loop. It was definitely tough because I thought I was part of the long term plan in Seattle. The Seattle Bears are building a team for a quik cup run and I didn’t fit into their plan. I appreciate all the opportunities Seattle gave me and I wish the organization the best of luck.”
 
Clayton Park had this to say about joining the Vancouver Wolves.
 
“ I am happy to be joining the wolves organization and look forward to my future with the team. It looks like we have a young talented team and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish! One of the most exciting things about this trade is that I am now on the same team as my good friend Hans Gruber! It’s been a tough 24 hours and I just can’t wait to put on a Wolves Jersey!!!”.

RIP @Banackock‘s cap if @Rayzor_7 is gonna want max like he did with Malmo.

All Star Game Teams
 
Team @Quik:
 
Matt Thompson @Beketov
Julian Borwinn @Jubo07
Rauno Palo @jRuutu
Jake Davis @Josh.
John Madden @Thranduil
Dan Wilinsky @oilmandan
Kallis Kriketers @hedgehog337
Sidney Crosby @SidTheKid87
Jesse Wilson @monkeywrench15
Dan Montgomery @BarzalGoat
Samuel Gate @street
Clayton Park @leafssteen
 
 
 
Team @Beaviss:
 
Beau Louth @Beaviss
Ryan Kastelic @Enorama
Edwin Preencarnacion @Tagger
Sebastian Ironside @DollarAndADream
Alexander Pepper @Sonnet
Maxim Kovalchuk @Banackock
Brick Wahl @BladeMaiden
Shawn Glade @ShawnGlade
Hunter Hurst Helmsley @Beaviss
Tzuyu @tfong
Jet Jaguar @gorlab
Teagan Glover @Bucky___lastard
 
 

S66 ALL STARS:
 
GENERAL MANAGERS:
@Quik
@Beaviss
 
FORWARDS:
 
Sebastian Ironside @DollarAndADream
Julian Borwinn @Jubo07
Jake Davis @Josh.
Matt Thompson @Beketov
Beau Louth @Beaviss
Edwin Preencarnacion @Tagger (*tied with Peace but finished with more points*)
Hunter Hurst Helmsley @Beaviss
Rauno Palo @jRuutu
Dan Wilinsky @oilmandan
John Madden @Thranduil
Jet Jaguar @gorlab
Teagan Glover @Bucky___lastard
 
 
DEFENSE:
 
Maxim Kovalchuk @Banackock
Dan Montgomery @BarzalGoat
Samuel Gate @street
Ryan Kastelic @Enorama
Shawn Glade @ShawnGlade
Sidney Crosby @SidTheKid87
Jesse Wilson @monkeywrench15
Tzuyu @tfong
 
 
GOALIES:

Kallis Kriketers @hedgehog337
Alexander Pepper @Sonnet
Clayton Park @leafssteen
Brick Wahl @BladeMaiden
 

Nooooo

Ehhhhh

When I think back to the off-season, what the Bears transitioned from to what we became, we're basically exactly where I expected us to be. Right now we're sitting in last place with a record of 10-29-5 and a very dismal 25 points (11 less than second last). BUT, it's exactly where I thought we'd be. The league is incredibly full of talent and good teams at the moment and it's a really fun thing to watch. This off-season when we pulled off all those moves, it clearly was the perfect time to kick things into a rebuild, regrow and jump on the opportunity that could be a good land mine. It's the cycle and thanks to solid recruitment drives and possibly expansion, the resources for the taking have changed too. Lots of teams are keeping, so it wasn't too hard to sell off the assets and even in the end, we ended up with some nice, veteran or prime players.
 
Into the mix, we've added a solid core of younger players. @Spade18 has been busy lately but as we were shown with previous players and his hot start with his new player, Shane Mars means business and could very well be the next Gabriel Mcallister - a player to dominantly lead the Bears and myself to another cup win. Flop over to his partner, Morozov @Dangles13 hasn't had quite the season I was hoping for, but I know what I got when I grabbed Dangles in the draft. It feels like I've known him for way longer than I have - even though it's been sometime too. For some reason we always end up managing one another players in other leagues which is actually kind of fun. I've owned him with I think 3 players in the VHL and he's had me as a player in the SMJHL AND the GOMHL. This is going to be his best player yet with me and while going through a busy time in life, he's gonna be a great Bear! @leafssteen amazed me with his message and interest in the Bears conversation and with further conversation, I knew he'd be a great pick for the Bears. I've told him countless times how shitty it can be to be a goalie on a  rebuilding team but if he sticks it out, stays active - man, I feel as though he has a lot of hardware coming his way. Thomas Kennedy was our stud of the draft. @Walter Fizz I just want everyone to know he was selected in something like the 8th round or something and was the 78th player picked overall. If you stacked his TPE up against all of those 78 players, I'd imagine it's a pretty quik climb much more high. He's active as shit, has a solid young player on his hands and if he finds a way to stay active... remember the damn VHL  ... and yeah... then he's easily probably the best steal ever on this season. 
 
Pretty nice start for the Bears if all continues on this path. Another good feeling they have in their pockets moving forward is the fact that they're active players in the upcoming drafts. In the following one, they own CGY's (3rd right now), New York's (5th right now), and their own 1st rounder (last place). Then, they also have 4 2nd round picks and very well could land some solid players. At the moment, the draft is looking pretty good and the Bears have already contacted a good portion of players who will be drafted. There's quite a few players who were extremely excited about who, if they were added, would be huge core players that would play a big part in the teams future. It's obvious, the Bears have many holes to fill - but this draft could be the one to fill in the cracks and the following one to really make them contenders. 
 
Anyway, I've been incredibly busy at work (long stretch with longer hours) so that was extremely painful  
 
Double week for Ambrose Stark