Henry Eagles retires a champ

[Greg_Di 1,024]

The final chapter of this seasons biggest question has finally been answered.

What was the question you might ask? The question was asked at the start of Free Agency....Why did Henry Eagles sign for Seattle?

Entering his final season, many thought that Henry would sign with one of the predicted contenders but shocked the league when he signed with Seattle. A team that missed the playoffs the season before and was not expected to make the playoffs once again. No one could understand the reasoning as Henry was getting older and entering his final season. Why wouldn't he go to a contending team to help him improve his chances at getting one more Continental cup?

Fast forward to a few days ago and the question was answered as Henry Eagles is retiring as a VHL champion and also achieved his career goal of hitting 100+ points in the season.

In a hard fought series against London where Seattle was down 3-2 in the series at one point, they managed to bounce back and win 4-3. 

Henry had an OK playoffs putting up 13 points in 19 games but his biggest asset was on the defensive side of the game, where he put his body on the line. 

 

"I don't think you can end your career any better then this, leaving as a champion" Henry said " I think this was a great storyline with what happened in free agency and the questions asked of me as to why I chose where I did. A lot of teams spoke to me and I was honest with each GM. Some teams had a very good chance and one team in particular I was leaning towards until I had a discussion with Seattle. It just seemed like the right fit for my final season and we made it work. The GM made some great moves after FA to ensure the team was competitive and we are now reaping those rewards"

 

When asked what other teams were close or what GM Bana said to get him to join Seattle Roger said "The one team that was close knows who they are, I won't be publicly saying at this time. Other teams also know where they stood as I responded and talked with every GM before making my choice. As far as what Bana said, I won't say that either....All I will say though is everything he said was done and it ended perfectly with a Continental cup win. I think an Eagles had to play in Seattle and it ended up working out"

 

Another plus to Henry was that he achieved what he couldn't achieve in 8 previous season with any of the teams he played for. When he stepped foot into the league, his goal was to hit 100+ points in a season. He was close when he played for Malmo at 96 points but didn't get close at any other point. Joining a high flying Seattle offense, Henry achieved 101 points to end his career.

 

"Makes you wonder if I started earlier in Seattle how many points could I have achieved when I was a bit faster and younger, who knows maybe some personal awards would have come my way" Henry said " I am happy with how my career turned out, sure it would have been great to win some awards but you can't complain with 2 continental cups and 2 victory cups. After we finish celebrating here in Seattle my attention will turn to Roger and ensure that he is ready for his upcoming E season and help guide him to be an all-star VHL goalie."

[KaleebtheMighty 1,509]

Congratulations on getting that cup, it was awesome to see you succeed in your final season!!

[Banackock 8,060]