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| Webs
August 28, 2024
4:11:11 PM
Entry #: 4356883
| Welcome to a new season and the start of another Prediction Pool. Once again, the first week does not count toward the season total but you can feel free to include your two cents worth. Season officially starts with the week 2 slate of games.
The rules:
$20 get you in for the year, every week you select the teams you think will win and the person with the most points at the end wins the pot. I will collect the money starting week 22 or 23, I do not want to be paid before then.
If you enter picks any week during the year you are considered entered for the year.
You can pick a straight win which gets 1 point if correct in regulation or shootout, a regulation tie which is 2 points if correct, a shootout win which gets you 3 points if correct.
If there is a tie at the end of the regular season the pot will be split amongst the winners.
Picks must be entered by game time each week this means if you miss the 8pm game you can still enter the other games if it is to me by 9pm or 10pm respectively. Once you have entered your picks on the website they cannot be changed after 9pm on Friday unless changed on the website and must be done before each gametime that you are changing, not what time the game starts Martin Taiani, but the time the game is listed as starting.
If you forget to make picks you automatically get a point if your own team wins if you selected your own every other week you entered picks.
There are 2 ways to enter picks, post them on the website or text me @ 902-471-0013. The preferred way is on the site. Preferably with a bit of a writeup explaining your selections.
I will mention player achievements and blunders throughout the year, if you wish to not have you name posted to be praised or humiliated let me know and I will exclude you.
Good luck and enjoy your season!!
Wolfpack (0-0-0) vs Flames (0-0-0)
Well here we go again and to start on a positive note I played against the Pack in the exhibition game and even though they were missing two of their top 5 selections they were still much improved from last season. It does my heart good to see my old franchise in the hands of competent leadership who are looking to bring the storied franchise back to it’s former glory, McNeil and Hill if you run this program right you will reap many rewards, chicks love hockey players. Right off the bat I can tell you that if they stick with the Bray/Ingraham duo that they have a line that no one is going to like playing against, strong fast and scoring touch, what more could you want. Throw big brother LeBlanc on the wing and you add another big body that can put the puck in the net. That leaves a second line that would normally be a first line. Fougere and Baxter have a history together from Hockey Helps the Homeless, showing they are not only top notch players but also have their hearts in the right place raising money for our vets. I am going to toss Pudge on this line to give them a solid nose tackle and now you have a line that can win net front battles and score with any second line in the league. Now we get to the Wolfpack’s question mark. 4 guys left, all forwards by trade so who drops back to aid the three D men including captains Hill and McNeil along with first time Pack member Curl, and who makes up the third line. I am going young LeBlanc for the fourth D and a solid third line of MacEachern, Pecarski and Strong. Teddy is a beast if front of the net, MacEachern has posted improved numbers every year and Strong is the biggest draft steal in the league. Add Logan in nets coming off a Vezina nominated season and you have the makings of a solid contender to win it all. Enjoy your improved team and your hour long showers boys, bring lots of body wash. The Flames have a couple of big questions early as the injury bug has hit preseason. Coombs tried to cut off his hand and while he failed at that he did manage a pretty good laceration. Will he be ready to play the season opener? Straight from the Flames first picks wife’s mouth and I quote “he can barely walk, you might have wasted a first round pick on him”, Burgess tried to keep her quiet, but it was too late, cat is out of the bag. Unless of course she was trying to make it seem like he was injured so he would have an advantage. The third injury that the Flames must deal with is Doctor Powell, with a broken wrist. No early season stitches for anyone until Joel is healed. Right off the bat the Flames could be running just 10 guys out there, they better run a vigorous training camp to get in top shape. Good news for the Flames is they have three of the hardest workers in the league in Ross, Dempsey and Taylor, all three come in fit and raring to go. Priest returns after taking a year off and he brings top end scoring touch with him. Chappy is coming off a great season on a not so great team, can he repeat those numbers or even improve on them? We likely will have to wait and see as Chappy tends to spend the first few weeks of the season on PEI. Can Flemming earn his seventh overall draft spot, it would require dominating and winning the Calder, some sources say he is up to the task. Stoney is back with big brother Murphy and in his happy place so look for another solid year from a guy who seems to get better with age and is versatile enough to play any position. The Flames are another team that get an absolute steal in the final round grabbing Currie who may not have put up his twenty goals a season that he promised at his inaugural draft, but his years of coaching means he knows the game and makes the right plays. Matty is the tendy for the Flames this season and while he is disappointed that he moved up a round in the draft he offers unmatched size between the pipes and that does seem to be the way the position is trending. He also can offer a unique branding sense as seen by his summer league Stewtennials brand. Kerr and Murphy return as leaders of this Flames group and if Strong from the Pack isn’t the steal of the draft, then it could be Kerr, who are the clowns that rank this guy so low, this needs some fixing next season.
Wolfpack 4 – Flames 2
Lions (0-0-0) vs Jets (0-0-0)
The Lions wanted to bring back their same championship team, but the Stars ruined that right away by making Havey the number one overall pick. They did grab Playoff MVP Grease in the third. Who will be the lucky bastard that gets to play alongside Glazebrook and Munden? These two go back to when they were just two little guys trying out for Squirt B where they clicked for 349 goals combined. Desi score 348 of them and Jabs had 1 with 348 apples, no Desi didn’t assist on Jabs’ goal, he doesn’t pass. Could be magic in the air. Tracey has been the best producing second liner in the HRHL for a few years, yes, he deserves a top line billing but you could spread the wealth a bit and have 2 great lines if you were to pair him up with McNeil and Mitchell. Toss Brad MacDonald on that top line as a grinder/puck retriever and you are set. That leaves Taiani, Bent and Hartnett to make up the line that leads the league in speed discrepancy, I expect Hartnett and Taiani to be doing the line drills after every game to get in Stefan like shape. With Sto and Walshy to lead the D and stay at home anchors Oliver and Hype Train this Lions team is ready to compete. Maybe not at last season’s pace but who knows. Late breaking news is Taiani is broken so bad he may miss a summer playoff game. I change my mind, Lions are done. Captain Croke is shining up the cup after just a single exhibition game. Seems like yesterday that Ritcey and Messervey were top three overall picks and now as they gently age, they are drafted onto the same squad. This team has two team MVP’s from last season with Parsons and Ritz. Those three together would make one hell of a line. States can center MacQueen and Ashley and they would be a line that can shut down any line in the league while still providing a good amount of offence. Orser, Morry and Holt will be a tight third line that give a lot of flexibility as Orser and Morry both can play up or back on any given night. Holt may look slow, but those hands are sweet in tight. Findlay is happy to be backstopping a team that doesn’t shower together for the entire night and will have a bounce back year justifying being the second goalie selected. A solid but aging D group is led by co-captains Duke and Croke with Mousek and Proctor making it a tough group to play against. These games are always tough to pick as we don’t know how well teams will gel but we do know that Munden and Glazebrook will be great together and Grease rarely lets in 3 goals. Mousek and Walshy likely both miss game one if history is any indicator.
Lions 4 – Jets 3
Stars (0-0-0) vs Oilers (0-0-0)
Well Havey, you made it to the top of the HRHL draft board, no where left to go but down in your hockey career. Enjoy the view from the top. Havey selects Perry and Longo to be his linemates but Timmy vetoes it and put his scoring skill alongside the top guy. Longo stays as Havey has a soft spot for him. Perry takes top end work ethic and speed to the second line with Corky and JB to form a terrific second line. Poirier and Flinner get centered by whichever D they drafted gets put up front, Giles seems to be the logical fit. Rumour has it that the young Billard kid is going to challenge Turple for the Norris, if he does that goes a long way towards making the Stars great again. Redden was hand selected by Havey as his top D, add the surprising rookie with two beasts on the back end in Myrick and Clark and you have a top end D group. Glennie can be up or down but as we speak he is the current summer league William Jennings winner so it is up today. Will the cottage dust up between him and Timmy have any lasting effects on their relationship. Mostly Timmy has drank away the hard feelings one beer of the week at a time and Glenn has gummied his way out. The Oilers go as far as the vast skill set of Veinot can take them and now being paired with a true sniper like Bent it looks like the sky is the limit. Tough to talk about the Oilers without mentioning that they have 15 of the last 19 Norris winners on board with two retired. FYI, Walshy and Murphy had the other two. Turple, d’Entremont and Webber have their name all over the trophy and each one aims to keep it in the family, Cleveland will join this illustrious group and that should be as solid a D core as there is. The rookie to watch on the Oilers is Huebert, even if he doesn’t dominate the league has a new leader in great hair, I though I was passing to Troy Polamalu out there this week. Sorry Josh your reign has ended. The LeBlanc twins dumped their illegitimate brother so he faces the world alone this season but combined with Polamalu and Gallant we have the makings of a great second line. Rookie LaPointe snipes one in the preseason to secure an opening day spot on the top line, a rare feat for a fourteenth round selection. That put Skinner, Flemming and Coates together on the leagues top third trio. With rookie tender Theuerkauf being pushed for hard the Oilers look like the team to beat, only thing that could drag them down is poor water boy skills, lets go Young Skin.
Oilers 7 – Stars 2
Pre-season Award Picks
Norris – Turple, long live the king
Art Ross – Haverstock, life at the top is great for a third season in a row
Rocket Richard – Haverstock, who beats 38
Vezina – Grease, to be the man you got to beat the man
Hart – Veinot, a rebound happy season
Calder – Billard, if the first reports are accurate
Selke – MacIsaac, engine never stops
Lady Byng – Bright, nicest gut you will ever meet
Jack Adams – McNeil, takes the entire load at the draft with Eddie MIA and builds a contender
King Clancy – Glenn Ingraham every year, he is a better person that you.
Ted Lindsay – Grease, players understand what management doesn’t, you win with tendies
Jennings – Theuerkauf, and as a rookie
Messier – Ingraham, tough, big, bit of a nasty streak if he needs to
Jim Gregory – Veinot/Skinner, build a team from the back out
Masterton – Fougere, dominates 25lbs lighter
Presidents Trophy – Oilers, top team from game 1
Conn Smyth – Veinot, best player on the best team
Stanley Cup – Oilers, first for this duo
I wish each of you a great season and I am always available to chat HRHL. Anything you would do to improve the league we would like to hear it. Just not before noon on weekends!!!
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| tim r
September 3, 2024
9:11:14 PM
Entry #: 4356923
| Notes…….
- welcome back to another season of high quality HRHL hockey. And welcome to all the new birds . I remember many years ago my debut , crowd was hyped, I was nervous and still playing
Let’s go!!!
- Joey chestnut ate 88 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes to defeat longtime rival Kobayashi
Watching that makes me wanna fuckin puke , gross
I got liquored up one night ate about 7 hotdogs got sick and didn’t eat a weiner for a long time
Ahh that didn’t sound right
-congrats to the Matt Robinson Darren Macqueen run Stewtennials on their first summer league championship. Maybe the greatest team ever assembled in summer hockey. Any coaches in HRHL get fired these two are ready to step up.
- why the fuck isn’t Crosby signed yet?
He should get 30 million for two years and be the highest paid player. It’s a joke, unless they plan on trading him.
- as far as tent encampments go the one on quinpool road by horseshoe island is top fuckin notch. A lovely washroom with pictures on the wall, patio sets clotheslines etc.
I’m gonna inquire on the rental costs for my wife.
- draitsatl gets paid. If he didn’t McDavid was gone in two years. However in two years he’ll be getting 16 million and then the oilers are a special kind of fucked.
- not sure about too many of the HRHL rookies but I know a few things. Justin Leblancs is clearly the better brother of the three.
Phil Leblanc?
Phil Leblanc?
Phil Leblanc?
That’s gresy fuckin Rollie fingers wannabe at stationn6 cracked me the fuck up
Bro Phil bounced
Oldest bro Mark took care of shit
I did same thing at last years draft, team owner bright picked me up
Shit happens
- I do know Billard runs to every game with his gear on his back so his cardio should be fine.
- goalie Dan is a huge believer in the R.V.D goalie method and the five star frog splash.
- I love reading bobs picks till he predicts the games then the rails fall the fuck off.
- as the only wire to wire winner of this pool when I started off suspended . Many people simply copy my picks . I’ll always post
- rumour has it we are getting a return of a very special poster.
- jays are bad but goddamn they picked up some good young pieces in trades.
- white Sox are putrid
- ohtani is having a monster year. Saw a stat it would be Barry bonds 11 th best year
Put that man in the HOF
- herring cove road is a freeway now
New crosswalk going by the wave pool
- I’m glad I don’t rent , shits gone mad
- favourite to win thr HRHL title Stars
- longest showers and romantic talks as they whisper sweet nothings to each other. Wolfpack management
Why do you two shower that long?
Is there still hot water left?
Shrinkage?
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| tim r
September 4, 2024
9:13:36 PM
Entry #: 4356941
| Notes cont……
- Phillies look like the team to beat in the national league after watching this mini series with the jays
- Kyle schwarber is definitely not your traditional lead off man . Guy just crushes dingers
- my son bought his first car today a Volkswagen Golf 2011. Pisses me off that you have to pay tax on a vehicle everytime it’s sold in this province
Hmmm if only I knew an MLA who could look into changing this.
Wait Gerard Bray is running for this position in Halifax chebucto . Get out and vote for him if you’re in this riding!
This ad was paid for with two beer by the party to elect bray campaign
- song of the week…… my champion by Alter bridge. A criminally underrated band in the 2010 era. Myles Kennedy has one of the best voices on rock.
- football starting up, it’s fun betting on this even though I never ever win
- beer of the week…….. Stewtennial pale ale by Lunn Mills, they created this beer for our summer team and it’s a doozy. If you have 3 you may need an Uber home cause this fuckers got some bite . Matt may have some available for purchase Friday night if you’re nice to him .
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| The Awesomeness
September 5, 2024
9:21:42 AM
Entry #: 4356943
| Notes:
1. I really wanted to do something special for the return of this segment, but this stupid fucking site won’t allow me to add gifs or even pics. Was gonna be a Y2J “Break the walls down” Millenium Countdown. But, what am I doing, its dumb as fuck trying to explain what I wanted to do. Anyways, sorry guys that you never got to experience it. I experienced it so many times in my head, was gonna be epic.
2. The Fucking Ohtani talk being best ever nauseats me to no end. Making a big deal about this 50/50 guy, and so they should. But Bonds is a 500/500 guy and nobody else is even 400/400. Absolute GOAT, end Discussion. Not Even Close. So, stop with these dumb conversations. Until, this 7 time MVP, 8 time Gold Glover, 14 time All Star, All time Home Run champ, 500/500 man is in the Hall and being touted the greatest player of all time, don’t even bother having a discussion on such matters.
3. Who is playing Defence for the Wolfpack? I hear Dan is forcing Ballsy to play D.
4. So, after last years ridiculous MLB post season, I decided to boycott the Jays until Shapiro and Atkins were removed. And as expected the Jays shit the bed because of the direction these 2 dummies are taking them. So, I’m like, “Great!! Perhaps these changes will happen sooner than later, and I can watch baseball again. Problem that I didn’t realize until now was that Toronto Sports fans are the dumbest sports fans in the entire world. And make no fucking wonder that the leafs haven’t won anything in 100 years. Fans continue to support their team and media don’t ask the tuff questions. Allowing management to continue to live theirpretty fucking lives knowing they don’t have to win, just fill these dumb fuckers heads with sweet nothings and they will believe every word.
5. Sorry about that guys. I really had to voice this opinion, because there are some of these said fans in our league, and they need to be told how fucking dumb they are. I really can’t go back to watching and cheering for the Jays, if these are the fucking clowns I’m working with.
6. So, how long do you get to keep your high school reputation? From what I can see on the lions, you get at least 30 years. Great combo Guys!!! LMFAO. If that’s the case, I won high school provincials and had 30 points in 5 games to win the tourney in 1997. 4 goals and 3 assists in the championship game. I have all games on VHS if you would like to watch.
7. Bent & Veinot should be an interesting combo this year, can’t wait to see that manifest.
8. Is it true that last year during a wolfpack shower party, Josh came into the dressing room and got 6 beers before proceeding to go back into the shower with said 6 beers?
9. Hopefully we can get a big crowd to join into the survivor pool. Get your picks in guys!!!
10. There are a lot of shit teams this year based on what I can see from the Home Page and looking at the draft board. Its going to be hard to separate 2nd from 6th. Possibly a 5 way tie for last.
11. Pretty sure the Stewtennials were the greatest combination of men since the Spartans 300. Only Difference, we won!!!!
12. Longo’s fantastic work at the draft was something to behold.
LEGEND:
WOLFPACK = PUSSYPACK
FLAMES = THE PYLONS
LIONS = THE SOUP CANS
STARS = THE ASS HATS
OILERS = TEAM SHIT
JETS = THE GREATEST SHOW ON ICE
PUSSYPACK VS THE PYLONS
Holy Fuck folks what a shit game we have here. LMFAO. Possibly the 2 worst teams I have ever seen square off in this PrimeTime game. I don’t think you could get a decent team if you combined the 2. However, these teams will actually play ( Maybe someone should suggest to Stuart to have this game cancelled for lack of talent). With that said, if this game does go ahead, I expect the PUSSYPACK to win a close one.
PUSSYPACK 2 – THE PYLONS 1
THE SOUP CANS VS THE GREATEST SHOW ON ICE
LMFAO WTF??? What a beatdown coming here folks!! Jesus, if you want to see a beatdown this is the game for you. Look for the offense of the JETS to go completely off. Double digits all day. And than the JETS D and Findlay will just clean what little shit up that they have t clean up. Keep the kids home for this one folks. You don’t want them to see this massacre.
THE SOUP CANS 0 – THE GREATEST SHOW ON ICE 12
THE ASS HATS VS TEAM SHIT
I take back what I said in the first game. This is the 2 worst teams that I have ever seen square off for an HRHL game. Does there have to be a winner?? Actually, this game is so fucking bad, I am not even going to attempt to pick a winner. Fuck.
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| Prediction Guy
September 5, 2024
5:36:55 PM
Entry #: 4356952
| Here. We. Go.
It’s. All. Happening.
Bring. It. On.
Believe it or not, we’re barely 24 hours away from puck drop and the start of the 2024-2025 HRHL beer league season and its twists and turns.
Which of the new fellas will make the most memorable debut on Friday evening under the glare of the Stewtennial lights? Will the league’s stars (both new and returning) shine bright or barely flicker? Who will get chastised by Stewie for leaving a key in the dressing door first? Will Tim Ryan bring out the “good” chips for week one?
So. Many. Questions.
While the season will get underway this Friday at 8:00pm, the prediction pool is still in its pre-season and only starts for real on… checks notes… Friday the 13th. As such, this will be a truncated treatise. A short report, as it were. Brevity, with a touch of levity.
In any case, if you HRHL types have been living under rocks of some sort, I’m happy to advise you that there’s been buzz-worthy news in the rock-and-roll world. After a contentious 15-year break, bombastic Brit brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher are reforming Oasis. As you might expect, this reunion and their subsequent 2025 tour announcement has driven fans back to the fractious Britpop-rock pioneers’ catalog: Spotify is reporting a 690 percent increase in streams of Oasis music. (For context, that’s about the same amount Bray’s chorus of Instagram posts have increased since he announced he was running for King of the West End in the upcoming provincial election.)
In honour of the mercurial Mancunians, here’s a tune from the Oasis back catalog that represents their upcoming HRHL season at this point.
On to the games (with last year’s stats in parentheses)…
Wolfpack (5-18-2 12 points 51GF / 94GA -43 6th place missed playoffs) vs Flames (13-10-2 28 points 73GF / 75GA -2 3rd place lost in HRHL finals)
While the first season under new management for the Wolfpack didn’t go as planned ON ICE, off ice the boys in green had one of the best rooms (and showers) in the league. In year two of the new regime, the Pack are hoping to continue to improve the on-ice product “Little by Little”:
“Little by little
You had to give it all in all your life
And all the time, I just ask myself why you're really here
Why am I really here?
Why am I really here?”
The Flames had another solid campaign last year, which ended with an HRHL finals loss to the juggernaut Lions. Management has taken some draft chances this year, including a big gamble on a hot shot rookie in the second round. The burning question for Red Hots this year is whether they still believe enough to win themselves a championship or if they will “Acquiesce” again and come up just short:
“Because we need each other
We believe in one another
And I know we're going to uncover
What's sleepin' in our soul
Because we need each other
We believe in one another
And I know we're going to uncover
What's sleepin' in our soul
What's sleepin' in our soul”
Flames 4 – Wolfpack 3
Lions (18-5-2 38 points 111GF / 59GA +52 1st place, 2023-24 HRHL Champions) vs Jets (12-11-2 26 points 79GF / 80GA -1 4th place lost in semi-final round)
The lions ran the league last year, finishing first in the regular season and winning the league title with relative ease in the playoffs. After this year’s draft, the question is whether they can run it back and repeat. Will they reach new heights or will it all crumble? Are they going “Champagne [or] Supernova”? Some day next year, we’ll know for sure:
“Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova
A champagne supernova“
The Jets squeaked into last year’s playoff on a tie-break, but ultimately fell short, losing in round one. Morale on the team is high after a solid exhibition game showing and there are rumours that Jets players and management both think the sky is the limit for their group. They expect to go “Supersonic” this HRHL season:
“I need to be myself
I can't be no one else
I'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic
You can have it all, but how much do you want it?
You make me laugh
Give me your autograph
Can I ride with you in your BMW?
You can sail with me in my yellow submarine”
Lions 4 – Jets 3
Stars (15-9-1 31 points 87GF / 83GA +4 2nd place lost in semi-final round) vs Oilers (12-11-2 26 points 93GF / 103GA -10 5th place missed playoffs on tie-breaker)
Stars management always runs an excellent room and the results usually follow. After a solid regular season in 2023-24, the Stars were disappointed to not make a little more noise in last year’s playoffs. The play of rookie phenom Billard has already struck a chord with Stars management. They feel like they may have hit the draft jackpot and discovered a true HRHL “Rock n’ Roll Star”:
“I live my life for the stars that shine
People say, “It’s just a waste of time”
Then they said, “I should feed my head”
That to me was just a day in bed
I’ll take my car and drive real far
They’re not concerned about the way we are
In my mind my dreams are real
Now you concerned about the way I feel
Tonight I’m a rock ‘n’ roll star
Tonight I’m a rock ‘n’ roll star”
The Veinbros didn’t end up as Skinner’s Winners last year, ultimately JUST missing the playoff dance based on a tie-break. Their draft approach was a bit different this year and they went after a stud D-man super early and then followed that up by grabbing newbie goaler Theurkauf relatively early as well as a part of their revised approach. The Oilers are Lilley to score, as is always the case they are also betting on Theurkauf and his d-corps serving as a “Wonderwall” all season too:
“I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
I said maybe (I said maybe)
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall”
Stars 4 – Oilers 3 in OT
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| skindawg
September 6, 2024
8:14:37 AM
Entry #: 4356962
| Welcome back Parsons
Pack
Jets
Oilers
This is the year of the Oilers. Bring on the championship
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| Jackhammer Jim XXX
September 6, 2024
12:09:40 PM
Entry #: 4356965
| Pack
Jets
Oilers
Welcome all the new guys!!
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