Higgins 3,618 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Helsinki's 99 Overall Leadership The Helsinki Titans have a new core of leaders that are ready to represent the sacred teal jerseys into the future. It has been a rough few seasons in Helsinki with the surprise retirement of then captain Svoboda after only two seasons in the VHL. When a team faces adversity the true leaders will step up and will fill the void and bring more than the predecessor ever did to the team. The young players on the Titans are ready to step up and provide more than just points this season. This article will be a tribute, and an introduction, to part of the new leadership group of the Helsinki Titans. Oskars Harumpf - Center - 'A' Harumpf is taking the next step in his career after joining the Titans organization in the Season 40 VHL Entry Draft where he was selected 6th overall. He spent last season in the minors playing for the Bratislava Watchmen. During the regular season Harumpf dominated the competition while putting up 34 goals and an outstanding 130 assists for 164 points. The Titans are loaded with players who can put the puck in the back of the net so the addition of a potentially elite playmaker have Titans fans excited. In the playoffs Harumpf scored 24 points and more importantly led the Watchmen to a Founder's Cup championship. Bringing a winning mentality to the dressing room for the Titans will be a huge asset for Harumpf. The winning didn't stop there for the young center though, in the off-season he picked up the Oates Trophy for leading the minors in assists. Harumpf joined the Titans for training camp this year and immediately fit into the locker room. He was selected by management and his fellow players to represent the team as an alternate captain for Season 41. Chris Raymond - Defense Raymond had found himself a comfortable niche on the Helsinki Titans playing on the second line in Season 40 as a left winger. He scored 24 goals and added 32 assists for a total of 56 points last season and looked to be fitting in perfectly on Helsinki. In the playoffs, Raymond seemed to struggle to find his game from the regular season and had 3 assists throughout the seven game series with Riga. During the off-season Raymond worked hard on his two-way game and vowed to play better defensively in his own end to bring a new dynamic to the Titans second forward line. At the start of training camp, Raymond was approached by the Titans coaching staff and asked if would be willing to switch to defense. Raymond showed no hesitation in having to completely change his playing style that he had honed since playing minor hockey. He accepted it as a challenge, the Titans needed a fourth defenseman and Raymond had the team's best interests in mind when he made the switch from the left wing to defense. As a role model in the Titans locker room it sets an example that this is a team game and sacrifices are willing to be had for the greater success of everyone. STZ, Phil and Harumpf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STZ 5,339 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nice write up, two class acts! Harumpf and Higgins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins 3,618 Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thanks STZ. They sure are. Harumpf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nice write up Higgins. Thanks for the kind words about Raymond I appreciate it. Also Harumph is an op beast who needs to be patched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harumpf 313 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thanks Higgins! I'm proud to be part of this team and leadership group. Props to Raymond for being a great team player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pxzero 65 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Content: 3/3 Nice overview, we'll see how the new captains do in Helsinki. Grammar: 2/2 I think I saw a few spots missing commas but whatever Appearance: 1/1 Very effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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