Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

[Lihis]

This isn't your usual dynasty or bap story or beagm. This might be a stupid idea but I'm going to do this wannabe bap story as a way to motivate myself into exercising. I have made a created player with horrible stats and I get to improve them by exercising.
As my guy improves he moves up the team lines and as my created team improves (I'm gonna update the players once in a while) we get to face tougher competition. I will be playing tournament mode and if my team wins it advances on to the next level and gets to battle harder teams.

#16 Severi Salo, Capital City Knights
Offensive Defenseman
178cm / 72kg
Shoots: Right
Overall: 50
Stats:
Discipline: 60
Endurance: 65
Speed: 52
Acceleration: 52
Passing: 51
Def. Awareness: 51
Off. Awareness: 51
Everything else: 50

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Salo's strengths are in the offensive zone. He likes to join the attack. Has good hockey sense and can make clever passes.
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Size. Has trouble on physical parts of the game.
Defense. Salo sometimes looks lost in his own end and often gets out of position. He needs to work on his defensive play.
Salo sometimes takes too big risks in the offensive zone, resulting in dangerous plays on the other end of the ice.

Role: 3rd pairing defenseman

CAPITAL CITY KNIGHTS LINEUP
M. Dubuc (65) - C. Ferraro (66) - Couture (66)
J. Campbell (66) - K. Doell (66) - S. Hynes (66)
J. Taylor (66) - J. Guerriero (66) - Rheault (64)
B. Zancanaro (64) - S. Collymore (65) - E. Neilson (65)
Yaworski (65)

J.D Forrest (65) - T. Roche (66)
J. Hunt (65) - T. Milam (65)
R. Rawlyk (64) - S. Salo (50)
S. Langdon (64)

J. Martin (63)
K. Jones (63)
K. Mayotte (62)

I have allready played 4 'preseason' games, just to see if I can manage with a 50 OVR guy and a dman (I mostly play RW in BAP). For future games I will have more detailed stats.

ALLTIME:
9 1 + 4 = 5 -1 4min

PRESEASON:
CCK 1 - Poland 3
0 + 0 = 0 -1 2min

Great Britain 1 - CCK 5
0 + 0 = 0 +1 0min

Belarus 3 - CCK 1
0 + 0 = 0 -2 0min

CCK 4 - Italy 0
1 + 1 = 2 +2 0min

I'll have some games from the first tournament up soon.

EDIT: I play NHL09, Allstar 7min periods with default sliders.

[Lihis]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

BEGINNER TOURNAMENT:

Italy 3 - CCK 1
Salo: not in lineup
1st period:
9.13 1 - 0 M. Di Cola (L. Emmer, G. Fini)
15.47 2 - 0 M. Cavallo (G. Fini, L. Emmer)
Penalties: CCK 6min, ITA 4min
Shots: CCK 7, ITA 7
2nd period:
30.11 2 - 1 M. Dubuc (J. Hunt, T. Roche)
Penalties: CCK 8min, ITA 2min
Shots: CCK 4, ITA 4
3rd period:
50.50 3 - 1 G. Vegetti (M. Cavallo)
Penalties: CCK 14min, ITA 2min
Shots: CCK 3, ITA 8
60.00 3 - 1 L
Penalties: CCK 28min, ITA 19min
Shots: CCK 14, ITA 19

Belarus 2 - CCK 3
Shots: 17 / 25
Hits: 28 / 26
Faceoffs: 17 / 7
Time on attack: 7.14 / 6.17
Penalty min: 4 / 6
Powerpla: 1 of 2 / 0 of 2

S. Salo 0 + 1 = 1 -1 0min 1shot 4hits 10.35

Goalies:
BEL O. Kebich 22 / 25 88% 3.02
CCK K. Jones 15 / 17 88.2% 2.00

Game summary:
1st period:
2.59 0 - 1 Troy Milam (E. Neilson)
Neilson steals the puck from a team Belarus defenseman, passes it back to the point and Milam shoots a wristshot past Kebich.
4.42 CCK Rawlyk 2min tripping (Leonov)
6.20 Penalty shot for CCK
6.20 0 - 2 Taylor (Penalty shot)
Nice deke to the backhand and lifts it past Kebich.
2nd period:
27.11 1 - 2 S. Latypov
Salo looses the battle along the boards, Latypov skates to the net and puts the puck to the back of the net.
31.43 1 - 3 Louis Robitaille (S. Collymore, S. Salo)
Breakout pass by salo, shot by Collymore and Robitaille puts in the rebound.
32.17 BEL M. Skvortsov 2min Crosschecking (Dubuc)
3rd period:
40.33 CCK Travis Roche 2min tripping (Koltsov)
40.37 2 - 3 Yriy Sluka (K. Koltsov, A. Sinitsin) PP
After the faceoff the puck is passed to the point. Sluka fires a rocket past Jones, who is screened by own defenseman Salo.
49.39 BEL Sergei Malevich 2min Holding (Forrest)
59.02 CCK Travis Roche 2min Tripping (Koltsov)
Delayed penalty and a shot off the post!
60.00 2 - 3 W

3 stars:
1. CCK Troy Milam 1 + 0 = 1 +1
2. CCK Louis Robitaille 1 + 0 = 1 +1
3. CCK Justin Taylor 1 + 0 = 1 0

Coach feedback:
+Nice assist.
+You made some good passes out there
-Your turnover caused the 1 - 2 goal.
-You were out there for two goals against.

[Bleeblah]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

[Lihis]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

CCK 2 - Denmark 0
Salo: Healthy scratch
1st period:
13.36 1 - 0 C. Ferraro (E. Neilson, B. Zancanaro)
14.16 2 - 0 C. Ferraro (R. Rawlyk, S. Langdon)
Penalties: DEN 2min, CCK 8min
Shots: DEN 5, CCK 4
2nd period:
Penalties: DEN 6, CCK 4
Shots: DEN 7, CCK 4
3rd period:
Penalties: DEN 6, CCK 16min
Shots: DEN 8, CCK 12

2 - 0 W
Penalties: DEN 14min, CCK 28min
Shots: DEN 20, CCK 20

Japan 3 - CCK 1
(I forgot to take the stats on this)
Shots: 17 / 34
Penalty min: 8min / 10min

S. Salo 0 + 0 = 0 0 2min 0 shots 0 hits 8.12

Goalies:
JAP Y. Fukufuji 33 / 34 97.1% 1.00
CCK J. Martin 10 / 13 76.9% 3.36
CCK K. Mayotte 4 / 4 100% 0.00

Game summary:
Japan - CCK
1st period:
0.59 CCK Kevin Doell 2min Holding (Yoshida)
1.17 1 - 0 Takeshi Ishihara (K. Sugihara, S. Serizawa) PP
Nice pass through the penalty killing unit and a one timer.
8.05 CCK Michael Dubuc 2min Tripping (Morita)
9.16 JAP Makoro Sasaki 2min Holding (Roche)
15.58 JAP Katsunori Sugihara 2min Crosschecking (Milam)
17.22 CCK J. D. Forrest 2min Holding (Komachi)
2nd period:
27.07 JAP Yoichi Tamura 2min Holding (Salo)
39.05 CCK Severi Salo 2min Interference (Mura)
3rd period:
40.59 2 - 0 Takeshi Ishihara (K. Murata, M. Takashi) PP
Salo in the penalty box.
40.59 CCK Timeout
41.34 CCK Breakaway for Ferraro, amazing save by Fukufuji
47.02 CCK Travis Roche 2min Tripping (Irizawa)
47.14 JAP Mitsuharu Yoshida 2min Tripping (Salo)
54.25 3 - 0 Yoichi Tamura (M. Sasaki, M. Tanaka)
A weak shot from just below the blue line slips past Martin.
54.25 CCK changes goalie Martin <-> Mayotte
55.30 3 - 1 Travis Roche (J. Forrest)
Fukufuji fumbles the shot into his own goal. Probably would have gone wide.
60.00 3 - 1 L
Japan Continues to the next round, CCK is out of the tournament.

3 stars:
1. JAP Yutaka Fukufuji 33 / 34 97.1%
2. JAP Takeshi Ishihara 2 + 0 = 2 -1
3. CCK Travis Roche 1 + 0 = 1 +1

Coach feedback:
+You drew two penalties.
-You took a stupid penalty that cost us.

[bthomp05]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

Different idea, but interesting.

[Lihis]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

TEAM LEADERS
Goals: C. Ferraro 2 (Salo 0)
Assists: E. Neilson 2 (Salo 1)
Points: C. Ferraro 2+0=2, T. Roche 1+1=2, E. Neilson 0+2=2 (Salo 0+1=1)
Penalty min: P. Morency 16min (Salo 2min)
+/-: C. Ferraro +3 (Salo -1)
Shots: M. Dubuc 9, J. Rheault 9 (Salo 1)
Hits: T. Milam 22 (Salo 4)

GAA: K. Mayotte 0.00
Wins: K. Mayotte 1, K. Jones 1
Save percentage: K. Mayotte 100%
Shutouts: K. Mayotte 1

TOURNAMENT CHAMPION: Poland

Interview of mysterious Mr. Coach

Losing on the first round of the playoffs must have been a huge disappointment?
Yes, it was. Doing well in the first three games raised our expectations, especially the wins against Belarus and Denmark, who were ranked among the best teams in the tournament.

What are your comments on the game against Japan?
We took way too many stupid penalties, not only in this game, but in the whole tournament. That is one of the reasons we lost. Japan had great powerplay and we were lucky they didn't score more. Discipline is something we definately need to work on. I have to also give credit to the Japanese goalie Fukufuji, other than that one unlucky bounce, he was like a wall.

Do you have something to say about the play of individual players?
The experienced guys like Ferraro and Roche carried the team during hard times and scored important goals. Young defenseman Severi Salo played decent on the two games he was dressed to. I see great potential in him.
Our number one goaltender Joel Martin was a bit shaky, but we still have great confidence in him and our other goalies Jones and Mayotte.

Will you be making any changes to the roster before the next tournament?
We are searching for a couple of new players for the team. We already have a new center. We will release details later.

[Lihis]

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New knights join the team
The Capital City Knights have made a few additions to their roster, with the signings of three forwards.
The first new Knight is centre Jason Guerriero. Knights coach hopes that Guerriero can bring leadership and discipline, two attributes the team clearly needs. He is expected to center the third line.
The other two additions are wingers Shane Hynes and Jeff Campbell. Shane Hynes is a power forward who drives hard to the net and is very useful on the penalty kill. Campbell is a well disciplined player, who will hopefully set an example to the rest of the team. Hynes and Campbell are expected to play on the second line centered by Kevin Doell.
With these new additions wingers Estrada, Robitaille and Morency have had to move on.

[Lihis]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

BEGINNER TOURNAMENT, TAKE 2

A:
Ukraine
France
Poland
Great Britain

B:
Italy
CCK
Japan
Kazakhstan

Knights open with a overtime win over Kazakhstan
CCK 2 - KAZ 1
Shots: 20 / 20
Hits: 32 / 16
Faceoffs: 8 / 11
Time on attack: 10.09 / 8.12
Penalty min: 4 / 2
Powerplay: 1 for 1 / 1 for 2

S. Salo 0+1=1 +1 0min 2 shots 5 hits 19.29

Goalies:
CCK J. Martin 19 / 20 95% 0.98
KAZ V. Kolesnik 18 / 20 90% 1.97

Game summary:
CCK - Kazakhstan
1st period:
2.28 CCK C. Ferraro 2min Holding (Sundukov)
3.54 0 - 1 Sergia Zikov (Y. Feodorov, S. Madigozhin) PP
First they opened up the defense with a bunch of nice passes, then a cross crease pass and a goal.
9.40 CCK T. Roche shot off the crossbar!
2nd period:
31.12 1 - 1 Derek Couture (S. Salo, E. Neilson)
Salo pinches in, finds Couture in front of the net, Couture slides it under Kolesnik.
3rd period:
43.12 CCK Travis Roche 2min Slashing (Chubisov)
44.39 Amazing save by CCK Martin! KAZ had a wide open net!
59.39 KAZ Serikbolsyn Chubisov 2min Slashing (Roche)
Overtime:
60.57 2 - 1 Michael Dubuc (C. Ferraro, J. Forrest) PP
Dubuc drives hard to the net and beats Kolesnik blocker side (and this is where we learn that revenge is not a good thing, Mr. Chubisov).
2 - 1 W

3 stars:
1. CCK Michael Dubuc 1+0
2. CCK Joel Martin 19 / 20 95%
3. CCK Severi Salo 0+1

Coach feedback:
+Nice assist.
+You played with great confidence.
+Congratulations on getting 3rd star!
-Your man was left wide open on the 3rd period PK, luckily Martin was able to make the save!

[Lihis]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

Knights unable to get revenge; Japan scores three in under a minute
CCK 2 - Japan 3
Salo: healthy scratch
1st period:
10.57 1 - 0 C. Ferraro (M. Dubuc, J. Guerriero)
13.37 1 - 1 S. Serizawa (M. Takashi, M. Tanaka)
13.46 1 - 2 Y. Miura (K. Wakabayashi, M. Yoshida)
14.12 1 - 3 K. Sugihara (J. Komachi, K. Murata)
Penalties: JPN 4min / CCK 12min
Shots: JPN 11 / CCK 5
2nd period:
Penalties: JPN 0min / CCK 2min
Shots: JPN 8 / CCK 5
3rd period:
58.13 2 - 3 J. Rheault (J. Taylor)
Penalties: JPN 4min / CCK 4min
Shots: JPN 11 / CCK 11

2 - 3 L
Penalties: JPN 8min / CCK 18min
Shots: JPN 30 / CCK 21


Knights having a scoring problem? Fall to Italy despite pure dominace
Italy - CCK
Shots: 16 / 31
Hits: 32 / 21
Faceoffs: 27 / 6
Time on attack: 5.43 / 10.47
Penalty min: 6 / 4
Powerplay: 1 for 2 / 1 for 3

S. Salo 0+0=0 -1 0min 1 shot 0hits 12.26

Goalies:
ITA G. Ravani 30 / 31 96.8% 1.00
CCK K. Mayotte 14 / 18 87.5% 2.07

Game summary:
ITA - CCK
1st period:
4.46 CCK K. Doell shot off the post!
7.44 ITA Abdon Pedretti 2min Tripping (Guerriero)
9.33 0 - 1 Travis Roche (J. Guerriero, R. Rawlyk) PP
10.24 CCK Rory Rawlyk 2min Holding (Colliva)
11.04 ITA Francesco Colliva 2min Holding (Milam)
2nd period:
22.22 CCK Michael Dubuc 2min Tripping (Fini)
23.53 1 - 1 Alberto Alberici (A. Scarabelli) PP
Bad turnover by Rawlyk behind his own net, a pass to the slot and a goal.
34.45 ITA Alberto Alberici 2min Holding (Milam)
3rd period:
51.58 2 - 1 Pietro Berganini (U. Ciroi)
A minus for Salo.
60.00 CCK Troy Milam 2min Interference (Trevisan)
60.00 2 - 1 L

3 stars:
1. ITA Gabriele Ravani 30 / 31 96.8%
2. CCK Travis Roche 1+0
3. ITA Alberto Alberici 1+0

Coach feedback:
-You were a bit too confident
-You were out there for a goal against

Capital City Knights finish 3rd in Pool B and will face Poland on the first round of the playoffs.

[Lihis]

Re: Career of Severi Salo - From nerd to allstar dman?

Changes in the line up!
1st: Dubuc - Couture - Ferraro
2nd: Guerriero - Doell - Rheault
3rd: Campbell - Hynes - Taylor
4th: Same as before

I'm tired of my guys losing faceoffs. When the center with a 51 faceoff rating is NOT your teams worst among centers, you are in trouble.


Knights advance to the next round; Forrest injured
CCK 4 - Poland 1
Shots: 22 / 20
Hits: 20 / 38
Faceoffs: 20 / 9
Time on attack: 10.29 / 8.46
Penalty min: 8 / 6
Powerplay: 1 for 4 / 1 for 4

S. Salo 0+1=1 0 2min 0 0 14.18

Goalies:
CCK J. Martin 19 / 20 95% 1.00
J. Karczewski 20 / 22 90.9% 2.10

Game summary:
CCK - POL
1st period:
1.26 POL Piotr Grzelak 2min Roughing (Forrest)
CCK Forrest injured!
14.45 CCK Severi Salo 2min Crosschecking (Bielas)
2nd period:
37.51 CCK Rory Rawlyk 2min Tripping (Godlewski)
3rd period:
40.16 1 - 0 Travis Roche (D. Couture, J. Hunt) SH
Roche all alone in front of the net. Shorthanded.
41.58 CCK Travis Roche 2min Tripping (Banasik)
47.21 POL Marek Adamski 2min Slashing (Rheault)
48.26 CCK Jon Rheault 2min High sticking (Rogalski)
50.16 1 - 1 Zbigniev Wohowski (J. Banasik) PP
Revenge is still a bad thing Jon Rheault.
53.22 POL Waldemar Traczyk 2min Crosschecking (Hunt)
58.49 2 - 1 Travis Roche (D. Couture, J. Guerriero)
Roche bats in rebound from a shot by Couture.
59.12 POL Tomasz Nawrocki 2min Holding (Hynes)
59.53 3 - 1 Jeff Campbell (J. Rheault, S. Salo) PP EN
Empty netter. Powerplay goal.
59.58 4 - 1 Michael Dubuc (J. Hunt, T. Milam) EN
Another empty netter.
60.00 4 - 1 W
CCK advances to the next round to face Ukraine. Ukraine has a perfect record so far and has a very dangerous top line, Fediuk leads the tournament in points with 7, Fedotenko is 2nd with 6.

3 stars:
1. CCK Travis Roche 2+0
2. CCK Jamie Hunt 0+2
3. CCK Derek Couture 0+2

Coach feedback:
+You filled Forrests role nicely on the powerplay. Good cycling of the puck.
+Nice assist.
-You took an undisciplined penalty.

CCK J. D. Forrest out for 20 days with a lower body injury. Out for the rest of the tournament.