Claimed:AIM-11 and Travis Willcox to Lead the Blades [Final: 6/6]

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 Willcox and AIM-11 to Lead the Blades

 

 

BRAMPTON - With the beginning of season forty-one rapidly approaching, the Brampton Blades will once again look to make their way into a playoff spot to compete for the Founder's Cup. Last season ended in disappointment for the Blades, as they were taken out in five games by the Minot Gladiators in the opening round of the VHLM playoffs. After a rough start to the season for the Blades, young guns A.C. Savage, Travis Willcox, and AIM-11 were able to end the season hot and push the Blades into a playoff spot. After losing A.C. Savage to the Turku Outlaws, the Blades will rely heavily on Travis Willcox and AIM-11 to make a repeat appearance in the VHLM playoffs. 
 

Forwards Travis Willcox and AIM-11 will be leaders for the Blades

 

AIM-11 will be extra motivated to have a good season for the Blades, as he was selected by HC Davos with the thirteenth pick in the season forty-one VHL draft. A good performance will secure him a spot with the big club next season. In seventy-two games with the Blades last season, AIM-11 finished with 110 points, ranking him amongst the top of the club lead. This off-season he has also developed a defensive game to go hand in hand with his dynamic offence. He can now be relied on to be a factor on the penalty kill, making him a candidate for the top two-way forward in the league. With another full season under his belt and a plenty of practice hours accumulated in the off-season, AIM-11 will be the heart of the Blades' offence.

 

Travis Willcox, who is is eligible for the season forty-two VHL draft, will be looking to rise in the draft rankings with a strong season with the Blades. The eighteen year old started strong with the Blades last season, but tapered off at the end of the season, where he saw his ice time fall to the lowest on the team. He finished with fifteen points in twenty-two games, but showed a more defensive style of game as he adjusted to the VHLM. Willcox has trained his offensive game heavily in the off-season, and with the play-making ability of AIM-11, Willcox will be sure to add more to the Blades' offense. Still, Willcox will be relied on to play a physical style of play and wear down the opposing team's forwards.

 

" AIM-11 and Travis Willcox will be crucial to our success this upcoming season. AIM-11 will anchor our top line and provide the bulk of our offense. He is a dynamic puck handler who has his home behind the net where he has one of the best passes in the league. Willcox is a player who is a great net front presence, so with AIM-11's passing ability and Willcox's strong net front play, we will look for plenty of goals within four feet of the net. Both players are also very responsible defensively, so both will be expected to also go head to head against other team's top lines and keep their chances to a minimum. " - General Manager Terrence Fong

 

AIM-11 will be the key to the Blades' offense

 

Brampton will be fighting for a playoff spot from from the get go, having to compete against Minot and Saskatoon for the final two playoff spots behind Yukon. The loss of A.C. Savage will be a hard bullet to take, but Travis Willcox and AIM-11 are two players that will be capable of carrying the team into the promise land.

Edited December 7, 2014 by twillcox94

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Content: 3/3

Good breakdown of the challenges the Blades face this year.  Good luck this season... but not too much luck (Yukon 2 gud).

 

Grammar: 2/2 Nothing major. 

• full season under his belt and [a] plenty of practice hours - unnecessary article
• in the off-season, and, with the play-making ability - missing a comma*
•  behind the net, where he has - missing a comma*
  *these might be debatable

Appearance: 1/1

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