Seattle Bears: A Brief History (S1-S19)

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The Seattle Bears have always been located in Seattle but for 1 season, the Seattle Bears were known as the Seattle Everblades. After being rebranded in Season 2, the Seattle Franchise has more or less been the same.

 

Continental Cup Banners

Season 4 Championship Roster
C - Scotty Campbell (A)
LW - Matt Defosse
LW - Derek Harland
LW - Anders Heissman
RW - Alex McNeil
RW - Dust'n Funk
D - Patrice Reynaud (A)
D - Danny Tremblay (C)
D - Steve Kent
G - Adrian McCreath

Season 5 Championship Roster
C - Scotty Campbell (A)
LW - Derek Harland
LW - Anders Heissman
RW - Alex McNeil
RW - Brannan Anthony
RW - Dust'n Funk
D - Danny Tremblay (C)
D - Patrice Reynaud (A)
D - Steve Kent
G - Adrian McCreath

Season 12 Championship Roster
C - Zacky Vengeance (A)
C - Jonathan Matthias
C - Bob Loblaws
LW - Josh Vestiquan (C)
LW - Alexander Beketov
LW - Peter Payne
RW - Pavel Dubnikov
RW - Sandro Desaulniers
D - Gunnar-Rune Rorvik (A)
D - Markus Sedin
D - Mike Kloepfer
D - Sebastian Ball
G - Steve LaFramboise

Season 17 Championship Roster
C - Grimm Jonsson (A)
C - Devon De La Soul
LW - Fayt Leingod
LW - Markus Strauss
RW - Sandro Desaulniers
RW - Keyvan Kljk (A)
D - Emerson Hrynyk (C)
D - Baron Von Jonsson
D - Virgil Quincey-McDienenburg
G - Alex Young

The Seattle Bears won the Continental Cup 4 times from Season 1 to Season 19. The Bears won in back to back seasons in S4 and S5. Won again in S12 before winning in S17. The S4 and S5 rosters had some of the VHL's best at the time including the greatest player ever in Scotty Campbell. Alex McNeil and Dust'n Funk were also pretty big names on that team as well as goalie Adrian McCreath. The S12 team had Zacky Vengeance, Jonathan Matthias, Josh Vestiquan, Alexander Beketov and Steve LaFramboise who anchored that team. Finally, in S17, Grimm Jonsson, Fayt Leingod, Markus Strauss and Emerson Hrynyk. Overall, the 4 Cup teams had quite a few HoFers as well as some solid 1st line talent.

 

Regular Season/Playoff Record

Unfortunately, there are no records which are available to break down the teams for the first 19 Seasons in the VHL for any of the teams which is a crying shame.

 

Awards

Victory Cup (Best Regular Season Record) - 3 Times

S4 - 53 W | 14 L | 5 OTL | 111 P

S5 - 63 W | 7 L | 2 OTL | 128 P

S6 - 57 W | 9 L | 6 OTL | 120 P

 

The Seattle Bears won the Victory Cup 3 times all in back to back to back seasons. The pinnacle win for the Bears was in S5 when they won 63 games and lost just 9 games including 2 in OT or SO. 

 

Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy (North American Champions) - 6 times

S4, S5, S11, S12, S15, S17

 

The Bears made it to the finals, 6 times in the first 19 seasons with all 6 almost being back to back showings as they made it in S4 and S5, S11 and S12 and then S15 and S17.

 

Scotty Campbell Trophy (MVP) - 5 Times

S4 - Scotty Campbell - 87 G | 87 A | 174 P | +99

S5 - Scotty Campbell - 89 G | 101 A | 190 P | +122

S15 - Grimm Jonsson - 60 G | 72 A | 132 P | +48

S16 - Grimm Jonsson - 52 G | 63 A | 115 P | +51

S17 - Grimm Jonsson - 57 G | 70 A | 127 P | +59

 

The Scotty Campbell Trophy has been home to the Seattle Bears 5 times in history won by just 2 men. Scotty Campbell, the man himself won in S4 and S5 including a historical season in S5 in which he scored 89 G and assisted on 101 G for 190 P. Grimm was able to win the award in 3 straight seasons with a 60 G season and a 132 P season.

 

Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding Player, as voted on by the members) - 1 Time

S15 - Grimm Jonsson - 32 Votes

 

Grimm is the only winner of the Slobo in the first 19 seasons winning with a massive 32 votes which was about as landslidish as you can get in the early days.

 

Daisuke Kanou Trophy (Playoff MVP) - 4 Times

S4 - Scotty Campbell - 13 G | 10 A | 23 P | +6

S5 - Scotty Campbell - 10 G | 20 A | 30 P | +12

S12 - Jonathan Mathias - 5 G | 12 A | 17 P | +5

S17 - Devon De La Soul - 10 G | 9 A | 19 P | +7

 

The Kanou Trophy was able to come to the Pacific Northwest 4 times with back to back seasons in S4 and S5 when Scotty Campbell won. He scored a combined 23 goals and assisted on 30 goals for 53 points. Most players these days are happy to get that in our VHL Playoff careers, Campbell was able to do that in just 2 runs. Mathias won the Kanou in S12 with 17 P and DDLS won with 10 G and 19 P in S17.

 

Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Top Point Scorer) - 5 Times

S4 - Scotty Campbell - 174 Points

S5 - Scotty Campbell - 190 Points

S6 - Scotty Campbell - 155 Points

S15 - Grimm Jonsson - 132 Points

S16 - Grimm Jonsson - 116 Points

 

The Bears have taken home the Szatkowski Trophy 5 times in franchise history with Campbell taking 3 in a row from S4 to S6 and Grimm taking it in back to back seasons in S15 and S16.

 

 Kevin Brooks Trophy (Top Goal Scorer) - 5 Times

S4 - Scotty Campbell - 87 Goals

S5 - Scotty Campbell - 89 Goals

S6 - Andreas Heissman - 71 Goals

S15 - Grimm Jonsson - 60 Goals

S17 - Grimm Jonsson - 57 Goals

 

The Brooks Trophy was home to Seattle 5 times with Campbell taking it in back to back seasons with a total of 176 goals. Heissman had a career season in S6 with 71 goals taking home his Brooks Trophy. In S15 and S17, Grimm took home the Brooks Trophy with a 60 goal and 57 goal season.

 

Alexander Beketov Trophy (Top Assists) - 5 Times

S4 - Scotty Campbell - 87 Assists

S6 - Scotty Campbell - 87 Assists

S11 - Alexander Beketov - 88 Assists

S15 - Grimm Jonsson - 72 Assists

S17 - Emerson Hrynyk - 86 Assists

 

Scotty was able to take 2 Beketov's with 87 assists in both years. The namesake Alexander Beketov won in S11 with 88 assists. Grimm took the Trophy home with 72 assists in S15 before Hrynyk took the trophy home in S17 with 86 Assists.

 

Sterling Labatte Trophy (Top Defenseman) - 4 Times

S4 - Patrice Reynaud - 21 G | 83 A | 104 P | +49 | 80 H | 147 SB

S6 - Patrice Reynaud - 26 G | 78 A | 102 P | +81 | 107 H | 119 SB

S16 - Emerson Hrynyk - 25 G | 75 A | 100 P | +48 | 85 H | 98 SB

S17 - Emerson Hrynyk - 30 G | 86 A | 116 P | +45 | 138 H | 114 SB

 

The Labatte Trophy was won 4 times in Seattle between 2 defenseman. Patrice Reynaud in S4 and S6 and then Emerson Hrynyk in back to back seasons in S16 and S17.

 

Aidan Shaw Trophy (Top Goaltender) - 3 Times

S6 - Adrian McCreath - 53 W | 6 L | 6 OTL | 2.18 G.A.A | .936 SV% | 3 SO

S7 - Adrian McCreath - 44 W | 20 L | 6 OTL | 2.53 G.A.A | .935 SV% | 3 SO

S11 - Steve LaFramboise - 52 W | 10 L | 2 OTL | 1.65 G.A.A | .938 SV% | 12 SO

 

The Bears goalies have won 3 Shaw's over 19 seasons with McCreath taking it in back to back seasons in S6 and S7. LaFramboise had one of the best seasons in VHL History for a goalie with a 1.65 G.A.A and a .938 SV% with 12 SO.

 

Scott Boulet Trophy (Best Defensive Forward) - 2 Time

S4 - Alex McNeil - 47 G | 79 A | 126 P | +77 | 94 H | 35 SB

S17 - Keyvan Kljk - 45 G | 69 A | 114 P | +64 | 219 H | 28 SB

 

In S4, McNeil took home the Boulet with a 126 P and 94 H season. It took 13 seasons before a Seattle Bear was able to take home the trophy once more as Kljk won the Boulet with a 114 P, 214 H season.

 

Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy (Top Rookie) - 4 Times

S7 - Jonathan Matthias - 27 G | 34 A | 61 P | -28

S8 - Zacky Vengeance - 25 G | 44 A | 69 P | -9

S13 - Cameron Stephens - 19 G | 58 A | 77 P | -55

S14 - Emerson Hrynyk - 24 G | 52 A | 76 P | -17

 

4 times the Seattle Bears have won the Stolzy Trophy in franchise history. Both in back to back seasons with Matthias in S7 and Vengeance in S8 then Stephens in S13 and Emerson in S14.

 

David Knight Trophy (Top GM) - 4 Times

S4 - Danny Tremblay

S12 - Mike Kloepfer

S15 - Alex McNeil

S17 - Sandro Desaulniers

 

The Knight Trophy also belonged in Seattle a total of 4 times in S4 with Danny Tremblay winning, S12 with Mike Kloepfer, S15 with Alex McNeil and S17 with Sandro. Interesting that 4 different GM's won this award for Seattle.

 

Grimm Jonsson Trophy (Top Leader) - 2 Times

S4- Patrice Reynaud

S15 - Emerson Hrynyk

 

The Grimm Jonsson was home to Seattle 2 times as Reynaud would win it in S4 followed by Emerson Hrynyk in S15.

 

Mikka Virkkunen Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player) - 3 Times

S7 - Derek Harland

S10 - Josh Vestiquan

S12 - Pavel Dubnikov

 

Derek Harland was able to win the Virkkunen in S7 followed by Vestiquan in S10 and Dubnikov in S12.

 

Trophy Total: 60

 

The Seattle Bears won a massive 60 trophies total from S1 to S19 which places them 2nd in the VHL just behind the Calgary Wranglers.

 

Calgary Wranglers

HC Davos Dynamo

Helsinki Titans

New York Americans

Riga Reign

 

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Seattle's the first team I ever made the pros with as an active member in sim leagues (not counting the baseball leagues I was in before, but those were such a different format I don't really count them nor do I remember much about them). The team will always have my heart. 

[animal74 1,809]

@Beketov We won in S12 together.

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50 minutes ago, animal74 said:

@Beketov We won in S12 together.

I definitely thought that was the case.