S94 Prague Phantoms Jersey Retirement

[Tetricide 679]

Hey everyone! Welcome to my first ever jersey retirement ceremony posting, and hopefully will have another to do in a somewhat distant future as I'm in a rebuild. Season 90 was the year the Prague Phantoms finally brought home the Continental Cup under the wing of @Acydburn. Perry Laperriere is already in our rafters, but it's time to add a few more incredible players that have since retired after my GM appointment. Starting with probably the most obvious.

 

#19 John Jameson @Frank

Seasons 86 - 93

Accolades:

S86 - Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy

S89 - Scotty Campbell Trophy

S89 - Scott Boulet Trophy

S93 - Alexander Beketov Trophy

S93 - Mike Szatkowski Trophy

S93 - Scott Boulet Trophy

S88 Victory Cup

S90 Continental Cup

 

John Jameson will go down in history as the best forward for Prague for a very long time. Outside of his individual awards, he has topped the franchise charts for most goals (328), assists (433), points (761), plus/minus (+262), PIMs (1097), hits (1821), shots (3622), and GWGs (59). Truly a phenomenal player on the ice and in the locker room. It would be tragic to see a player of this caliber not be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the future.

 

#20 Nikolas Kauppi @Tetricide

Seasons 87 - 93

S88 Victory Cup

S90 Continental Cup

504 Games Played, 243 Goals, 308 Assists, 551 Points, +190, 2937 SOG, 287 PIM, 563 Hits, 190 Shots Blocked, 44 Game Winning Goals

 

If there was a Leon Draisaitl on the Phantoms, it was Nikolas Kauppi to accompany the "McDavid" John Jameson. Despite no awards to back up his performance (a couple nominations but not enough votes for a W, and his last season he was down a goal for the Kevin Brooks), Kauppi would prove time and time again to be an excellent supporting wingman, especially in the Cup winning playoffs series with a total of 18 points. 

 

#72 Velociraptor Greg @samx

Seasons 87 - 92

S88 Victory Cup

S90 Continental Cup

432 Games Played, 95 Goals, 280 Assists, 375 Points, +178, 725 PIMs, 941 Hits, 1318 SOG, 831 Shots Blocked, 20 Game Winning Goals

 

Velociraptor Greg may not have started with the Phantoms, but certainly was a key piece in their successes. A heavy hitting defenseman with great hockey sense and an uplifting spirit in the locker room, it's a no brainer that Greg would eventually earn their A and was well respected on-and-off the ice. Greg's defensive prowess and grit in the season 90 playoffs was monumental in Prague's success to lifting the Cup and their name will be forever engraved on it to remind future playoff contenders what it takes to be named a Champion.

 

#00 Matt Murdock @Acydburn

Seasons 89 to 93

Accolades:

S87 - Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy (MOS)

S90 - Daisuke Kanou Trophy

S90 Continental Cup

320 Games Played, 177 Wins, 0.928 Save Percentage, 14 Shutouts, 11,017 Shots Against vs 797 Goals Allowed

 

Matt Murdock is another player that didn't have a full career with Prague, but the trade to get him here couldn't have come at a better time. His first season with the organization proved he could be the goalie to get the Phantoms their first ever Cup with some adjustments in his training and also the right players in front. ...And he did just that. In season 90, not only did the Prague Phantoms finally win their first ever Continental Cup, but Murdock was awarded the playoff MVP. Murdock was a pivotal goalie, shifting Prague from just a playoff contender to playoff champions.

 

Congratulations to our new jersey retirees! Thank you all for your time, contributions, and sacrifices to Prague.  

[Frank 5,180]

What a team it was. 

 

 

[Tetricide 679]

4 minutes ago, Frank said:

What a team it was. 

 

 

Maybe Thorvaldsson will be Soju's defender one day

[ace_five_ 416]

1 hour ago, Tetricide said:

 

 

[Gaikoku-hito 2,069]

Nice to see well deserved Jersey going to the rafters!! Congrats!!!

[Scurvy 1,471]

Congrats all.  Well deserved 

[Doomsday 4,126]

Well done, #Phamily!! Congratulations on this tremendous honor!