Humboldt Strong (NHL21 Franchise - Fun Only)

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SASKATCHEWAN HOSTS MONTREAL; PIETRANGELO OUT WITH INJURY When the Saskatchewan Broncos take in the Montreal Canadiens in Elgar Petersen Arena, they'll have to do so without alternate Captain and #1 defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who is out until November 6 with a pulled groin. Many were wondering who was going to okay with Alexander Edler. The front runner appears to be Sami Vatenen, but Ethan Bear is also a potential option. In net, the team will go with Corey Crawford while Montreal will go with backup Linus Ullmark over starter Carey Price.

Montreal Canadiens @ Saskatchewan Broncos
Elgar Petersen Arena, October 22 2020
Game Lineups

Saskatchewan Broncos

Ovechkin-Strome-Gurianov
Palat-Byfield-Greenway
Iafallo-Koivu-Palmieri
Anderson-Brassard-Williams

Edler-Vatenen
Dermott-Bear
McCabe-Myers

Starter: Corey Crawford
Backup: Antti Raanta

Montreal Canadiens

Drouin-Domi-Toffoli
Lehkonen-Suzuki-Chiasson
Byron-Kotkaniemi-Lowry
Z Smith-Kuralu-Glendening

Petry-Weber
Edmunson-Chiarot
Kulak-Fleury

Starter: Linus Ullmark
Backup: Carey Price

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POWERPLAY PROVES FATAL TO CANADIENS; RAANTA STANDS TALL

After a last minute emergency forced Antti Raanta into the started role, he turned aside 52 shots to help the Saskatchewan Broncos defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4

Starter Corey Crawford had an emergency and was unable to arrive to the rink on time. Jusse Saros was dressed as his backup

Saskatchewans powerplay proved particularly effective, going 3 for 3. That proved enough to overcome a particularly tense 3rd period.

Next up is the New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning and October 25 & 26.

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OCTOBER 2020 RECAP

Monthly Record: 6-3-0
Overall Record: 6-3-0

Goal Leaders:
•Alexander Ovechkin: 9
•Denis Gurianov: 6
•Kyle Palmieri: 5

Points Leaders:
•Ondrej Palat: 15
•Alexander Ovechkin: 14
•Ryan Strome: 12

A month into the Franchise's first season and what a month it's been.

The team entered the League against the Vegas Golden Knights and the two teams combined for a whopping 25 goals in that game, with Saskatchewan coming out on top, 14-11.

Other big wins include 6-4 vs Montreal, 6-2 vs New Jersey and 8-3 vs Arizona

Rookie Quinton Byfield, in just 6 games, has 3 goals and 9 points with a +4, averaging 17.5 minutes a night

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HAMILTON HOSTS CLEVELAND; HEAVYWEIGHTS CLASH

The Hamilton Red Wings, 9-1-1, will host the equally strong Cleveland Monsters, 10-1-0, it'll be Goliath vs Goliath.

Hamilton, lead by Dylan Gambrells 6 goals & 10 points, have also got key contributions from depth forwards J.T. Brown (8 assists, 10 points) & Jayce Hawryluk (4 goals, 8 points). Rookie forward Semyon Der-Arguchintsev will play his first game in the AHL, playing on the second line

In net, Hamilton boasts one of the strongest pairings in the AHL. Backup Adam Werner, who will get the start tonight vs Cleveland, is a whopping 5-0-0 to start the season, including 2 Shutouts for an impressive 1.77 GAA. Starter Samuel Montembeault is 4-1-1 with a shutout and a 1.98 GAA

Cleveland's offense is heavily dependent on the top line of Nathan Gerbe (4-8-12), Liam Foudy (5-8-13) & Zac Dalpe (5-8-13). Rookie Kai Niskala has 5 goals and 8 points.

In net, the team has relied on starter Alex Nedeljkovic frequently. He's 9-1-0 with 3 shutouts. He also boasts an extremely impressive .946 Save Percentage and a 1.50 Goals Against Average.

But the Monsters will instead start veteran backup Brad Thiessen. Thiessen, 34, is 1-0-0 with a .875 Save Percentage and a 3.24 Goals Against Average - not exactly stellar numbers.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Vettz25

HAMILTON HOSTS CLEVELAND; HEAVYWEIGHTS CLASH The Hamilton Red Wings, 9-1-1, will host the equally strong Cleveland Monsters, 10-1-0, it'll be Goliath vs Goliath. Hamilton, lead by Dylan Gambrells 6 goals & 10 points, have also got key contributions from depth forwards J.T. Brown (8 assists, 10 points) & Jayce Hawryluk (4 goals, 8 points). Rookie forward Semyon Der-Arguchintsev will play his first game in the AHL, playing on the second line In net, Hamilton boasts one of the strongest pairings in the AHL. Backup Adam Werner, who will get the start tonight vs Cleveland, is a whopping 5-0-0 to start the season, including 2 Shutouts for an impressive 1.77 GAA. Starter Samuel Montembeault is 4-1-1 with a shutout and a 1.98 GAA Cleveland's offense is heavily dependent on the top line of Nathan Gerbe (4-8-12), Liam Foudy (5-8-13) & Zac Dalpe (5-8-13). Rookie Kai Niskala has 5 goals and 8 points. In net, the team has relied on starter Alex Nedeljkovic frequently. He's 9-1-0 with 3 shutouts. He also boasts an extremely impressive .946 Save Percentage and a 1.50 Goals Against Average. But the Monsters will instead start veteran backup Brad Thiessen. Thiessen, 34, is 1-0-0 with a .875 Save Percentage and a 3.24 Goals Against Average - not exactly stellar numbers.

Cleveland Monsters @ Hamilton Red Wings
Game Lineups

Hamilton Red Wings

Athanasiou-Rodrigues-Grigorenko
Manhiapane-SDA-Gambrell
Martinook-Bjugstad-Hawryluk
Sutter-L'Esperance-Brown

Zadorov-Honka
Ryan-Methot
Daley-Polak

Starter: Adam Werner
Backup: Samuel Montembeault


Cleveland Monsters

Foudy-Gerbe-Helewka
Niskala-Dalpe-Moore
Gallant-Vigneault-Fix Wolansky
Barach-Hrabik-Preziuso

Karlsson-Peeke
Johnson-Christiansen
Fransson-Walfridsson

Starter: Brad Thiessen
Backup: Alex Nedeljkovic

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DER-ARGUCHINTSEV SCORED TWO; RED WINGS EDGE CLEVELAND

Rookie Semyon Der-Arguchintsev looked ready to play, scoring the teams first two goals in the second period to take a 2-1 lead en route to a 5-4 Hamilton victory over the Cleveland Monsters.

After Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the first courtesy of Terry Fix-Wolansky, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev got the team in the board and in the lead with two quick goals.

Hamilton would score 2 more goals compared to Cleveland's 1 in the second period. Cleveland would tie the game at 4, before Dylan Gambrell would score the game winner with 14 seconds left in the game to take the victory 5-4.

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HAMILTON HOSTS IOWA; SMID, GILBERT TO MAKE RED WINGS DEBUTS

The Hamilton Red Wings (10-2-1) will rest two of it's veterans and substitute them with two more veterans as they take on the 3-7-3 Iowa Wild. Defensemen Roman Polak and Trevor Daley will be given a maintenance day and veterans Ladislav Smid and Tom Gilbert will take their places in the third pairing

In net, the Red Wings will turn to Samuel Montembeault, who is 4-2-1. Iowa will likely counter with Dereck Baribeau.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Vettz25

HAMILTON HOSTS IOWA; SMID, GILBERT TO MAKE RED WINGS DEBUTS The Hamilton Red Wings (10-2-1) will rest two of it's veterans and substitute them with two more veterans as they take on the 3-7-3 Iowa Wild. Defensemen Roman Polak and Trevor Daley will be given a maintenance day and veterans Ladislav Smid and Tom Gilbert will take their places in the third pairing In net, the Red Wings will turn to Samuel Montembeault, who is 4-2-1. Iowa will likely counter with Dereck Baribeau.

Game Lineups
Hamilton Red Wings vs Iowa Wild

Hamilton Red Wings

Athanasiou-Rodrigues-Grigorenko
Mangiapane-SDA-Gambrell
Martinook-Bjugstad-Hawryluk
Sutter-L'Esperance-Brown

Zadorov-Honka
Ryan-Methot
Smid-Gilbert

Starter: Samuel Montembeault
Backup: Adam Werner

Iowa Wild

Ladd-Shaw-McLeod
Dewar-Khovanov-Lodnia
Tardif-Beckman-McGrath
McIndoe-Tarzwell-Bauman

Thompson-Gordeev
Register-Addison
Atkinson-Aebeschier

Starter: Derek Baribeau
Backup: Hunter Jones