1 2013 ICEHL RANKING COMMITTEE POWER Matt McElroy, IceHL logo designer INSIDE RANKINGS Tony Pomposelli, Snipers GM 4 Jon Wold, Wave GM FROM THE GROUND UP... Matt Riegler, Mammoths GM 6 13 WEEKS OF R&R During the summer, a small group sat down to hash out the first Mike Kelly, Chargers GM 8 TWITTER & ever IceHL Power Rankings. But these rankings aren’t about how Ryan Laden, Archers GM THE PODCAST good the fantasy teams are. Naturally, they’re all about branding. 9 LAGERS JERSEY The committee was asked to consider each team’s uniform set, Daniel Raposo, Winterhawks GM 2013 YEARBOOK use of logos and overall design flow. The scoring scale is 0 to 100. Simon Sweeney, IceHL fan 10 ICEHL WEST 2012-13 Thomas Ogilvie, Mariners GM SEASON REVIEW 13 ICEHL WEST NORTH CAROLINA SALT LAKE CITY 2013 AWARDS 93 NIGHTHAWKS 50 SCORPIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONER... 14 KODIAKS 16 SALT LAKE CITY SCORPIONS MILWAUKEE PORTLAND Hello IceHL fans! LAGERS PIONEERS 18 NEW ORLEANS GATORS 75 49 When the IceHL Project began five years ago, I never 20 ALASKA HUSKIES imagined it would become the beacon it has for so many CALIFORNIA NORTHWEST 22 talented and dedicated people from around the world. Every LUMBERJACKS 74 WAVE 48 NARWHALS year it grows and develops in great and unexpected ways. 24 TEXAS OUTLAWS 26 SNIPERS HAMILTON BALTIMORE In 2008, the Icethetics community engaged in a design- STEELCATS BLUE CRABS by-democracy process to build and brand a hockey league 28 CALIFORNIA WAVE 69 48 from the ground up. Readers suggested ideas and submit- 30 SEATTLE AVIATORS ted artwork while voting on every aspect, from names to 32 PORTLAND PIONEERS VANCOUVER NEW ORLEANS logos and jersey designs. LUMBERJACKS GATORS 34 NORTHWEST NARWHALS 69 47 Over the past two years, we’ve added two expansion teams 36 HOUSTON HELLCATS and rebranded 11 others. And still the project is as strong 38 EDMONTON WINNIPEG as ever with more and more people participating in the WINTERHAWKS 67 OLYMPIQUES 47 KODIAKS various facets of the league. 40 STALLIONS 42 PHILADELPHIA ACES WINNIPEG CALGARY In 2010, life was breathed into the IceHL when we began an ESPN fantasy league built around our teams — a league 44 BOULDER BEASTS 65 WINTERHAWKS 46 STALLIONS which even an NHL lockout couldn’t stifle. It’s amazing to 46 ON THE MAP think we’re now embarking on our fourth season. The fact 48 ICEHL EAST 2012-13 WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA that nine of our original 20 general managers are still with SEASON REVIEW 59 SENTINELS 44 ACES us today is astounding. 51 ICEHL EAST 2013 AWARDS The remarkable commitment and enthusiasm from fans is TAMPA BAY 52 MINNESOTA MAMMOTHS what drives me to find new ways to involve more people 54 QUEBEC ARMADA 59 BARRACUDAS 43 ARMADA and to keep the project constantly moving forward. 56 ST. LOUIS ARCHERS SASKATCHEWAN SEATTLE With that, I sincerely hope you enjoy this third edition of the 58 HAMILTON STEELCATS and the 2013-14 IceHL season! 57 SNIPERS 43 AVIATORS IceHL Yearbook 60 HALIFAX DRAGONS 62 MILWAUKEE LAGERS ST. LOUIS HALIFAX 64 BALTIMORE BLUE CRABS 55 ARCHERS 41 DRAGONS 66 NORTH CAROLINA Chris Smith NIGHTHAWKS ALASKA BOSTON IceHL Commissioner 68 WASHINGTON SENTINELS 54 HUSKIES 38 COLONIALS www.icethetics.info 70 MONTREAL OLYMPIQUES 72 DETROIT CHARGERS HARTFORD NEW YORK P.S.—Don’t confuse me with the talented IceHL logo artist who 74 BOSTON COLONIALS shares my name and whose work you’ll see throughout this book. 53 MARINERS 38 GUARDIANS 76 HARTFORD MARINERS 78 CHICAGO HITMEN The IceHL is an Icethetics endeavor. DETROIT HOUSTON 80 TAMPA BAY BARRACUDAS Icethetics.info debuted in 2007 and tracks branding 82 52 CHARGERS 29 HELLCATS and marketing trends in the world of pro hockey. NEW YORK GUARDIANS ©2013 ICETHETICS.INFO • CHRIS SMITH 84 CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT TEXAS BOULDER 86 2013-14 PREVIEW 88 51 OUTLAWS 26 BEASTS BOOK DESIGN & LAYOUT ICETHETICS Chris Smith YEAR IN REVIEW

MINNESOTA CHICAGO SPECIAL THANKS 90 2014 & BEYOND... Jacob Born | Matt McElroy | Tony Pomposelli | Matt Riegler | Jon Wold MAMMOTHS HITMEN 91 AUTOGRAPH PAGE 2 51 15 3 FROM THE FROM THE GROUND UP... ALIGNMENT OPTIONS Below are the original division options CITY SELECTIONS GROUND UP... which where intended to avoid teams becoming clustered in certain areas. 07.15.08 PROJECT: IHA 08.24.08 08.30.08 ORIGINAL 30 The IceHL’s story begins with a guy wondered if there would be any inter- ALIGNMENT OPTION A • 33% PACIFIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION named Nicolas Dallaire. He came to est in branding his fictional teams. As Next, voters were presented with Vancouver, B.C. 15.6% Chicago, Illinois 14.7% Icethetics in the summer of 2008 with it turns out, there was. a handful of divisional alignment an idea for a unique project. Seattle, Washington 15.0% Detroit, Michigan 14.2% Project: IHA was born on July 15, 2008. options to determine how the Los Angeles, California 11.4% Minneapolis, Minnesota 12.6% Dallaire had created a simulation Artists of all stripes — amateurs and teams would be spread out. Anchorage, Alaska 10.5% St. Louis, Missouri 9.9% hockey league of 30 teams, each of even professionals looking to hone A offered the most equal geo- Portland, Oregon 9.9% Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8.6% which already had names and distinct their craft — submitted some amazing graphical spread, placing no Las Vegas, Nevada 9.7% Kansas City, Missouri 7.5% color schemes, but no logos. After logo artwork as their fellow readers emphasis any particular region. San Francisco, California 8.7% Cleveland, Ohio 7.3% seeing the impressive talent on display voted for their favorites over the next Kelowna, 6.0% Sudbury, 6.5% in concept posts on Icethetics, Dallaire three months. B placed an emphasis on north- San Diego, California 5.6% Indianapolis, Indiana 5.7% ern cities and would have limited Spokane, Washington 3.2% Cincinnati, Ohio 4.5% 08.10.08 PHASE I the inclusion of southern markets. OPTION B • 11% Boise, Idaho 2.6% Grand Rapids, Michigan 4.3% Flashback to 2008: This is how Icethetics looked during the early phase of the project. Missoula, Montana 1.8% Columbus, Ohio 4.1% C would have restricted western A few weeks into Project: IHA, a new was wasted in getting the new project, cities while putting more focus on 09.21.08 PHASE II idea was floated to Icethetics readers. “From The Ground Up,” off the ground. those east of the Mississippi River NORTH DIVISION NORTHEAST DIVISION What if we built an entirely new league Winnipeg, Manitoba 18.2% Montreal, Quebec 14.2% With cities selected and teams named, original logos for the Icethetics reader- When asked whether the new league but would have provided for more from the ground up using input from every Edmonton, Alberta 16.0% Toronto, Ontario 12.7% it was time to start the process of ship judge over several weeks. should be based in North America or teams based in Canadians cities. member of the Icethetics community? Calgary, Alberta 15.8% Quebec City, Quebec 10.5% creating visual identities. the entire world, 59% expressed a It was determined the logo voting D was primarily centered on Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 11.1% Boston, Massachusetts 10.3% The response was overwhelmingly desire to move forward with a North One division at a time, team logo would be handled in two parts. and the northeastern Regina, Saskatchewan 9.2% New York, New York 9.6% positive. The community was eager American league. designs were accepted. Artists were United States — areas where Yellowknife, Northwest Terr. 6.7% , Ontario 8.3% First, all eligible logo entries were to move forward. With that, no time given three weeks to design and sub- hockey tends to be most popular. Fargo, North Dakota 5.4% Hartford, Connecticut 7.1% put through a two-week rating period mit artwork, which was subsequently It would have limited teams in the Omaha, Nebraska 5.4% Halifax, Nova Scotia 6.8% where every design could be evaluated put up to a community vote. 08.18.08 HOW MANY TEAMS? southern and western states. OPTION C • 13% Sioux Falls, South Dakota 4.6% Buffalo, New York 6.5% on its own. Then the three highest-rat- Bismarck, North Dakota 2.8% Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5.6% Dozens of extremely talented design- ed logos would be pitted head-to-head The next step was to determine the league’s size. Voters were given five options. E was a mix of B and C as it Cheyenne, Wyoming 2.7% Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5.5% ers submitted hundreds of exceptional in individual team logo polls. 24 TEAMS 27 TEAMS both focused on northern cities Lincoln, Nebraska 2.2% Providence, Rhode Island 2.9% and would have allowed for more 11.01.08 THE HIATUS teams in Canada with four divi- SOUTH DIVISION SOUTHEAST DIVISION sions spread across the country. Denver, Colorado 14.6% Washington, D.C. 15.2% In November, Icethetics relaunched But before the new format could be One week and 2,208 votes later, Salt Lake City, Utah 12.4% Baltimore, Maryland 13.4% with an all new website designed to fully realized, the entire site lapsed readers had selected Option A. Dallas, Texas 12.3% , Georgia 11.2% include a special section intended into an extended five-month hiatus New Orleans, Louisiana 10.1% Tampa, Florida 9.5% solely for The IceHL Project. from February until June of 2009. Houston, Texas 10.1% Charlotte, N. Carolina 8.4% 08.30.08 Phoenix, Arizona 9.1% Miami, Florida 8.1% 07.21.09 THE REVIVAL CITIES OPTION D • 27% Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7.8% Raleigh, North Carolina 7.8% Colorado Springs, Colo. 5.6% Nashville, Tennessee 6.6% Twelve cities from within each In July, as Icethetics returned to action, The finalists were voted out two at a 30 TEAMS San Antonio, Texas 5.0% Orlando, Florida 6.5% divisional boundary were eligible The IceHL Project kicked back into time until the league was left with its Albuquerque, New Mexico 4.9% Hampton Roads, Viriginia 4.9% gear with the unveiling of the three 30 winning logo designs. 32 TEAMS to become home to teams. Wichita, Kansas 4.3% Birmingham, Alabama 4.8% finalist logos on July 23 and 24. The top five cities in each divi- Little Rock, Arkansas 3.7% Greenville, South Carolina 3.5% The project had reached its initial sional poll were awarded fran- On July 25, the final voting process but there was much more to be done. chises (see opposite page). 02.23.12 LEAGUE EXPANSION began and ran through mid-September. Each poll ran for one week and all To balance the schedules and avoid bye weeks in future fantasy hockey 09.28.09 A FALSE START city voting concluded on Sept. 20. seasons, one expansion team was added in each conference. To complete the branding efforts, an floundered and was forced back to the WEST EXPANSION EAST EXPANSION ambitious jersey design contest was drawing board. 09.06.08 OPTION E • 15% Yellowknife, N.W.T. 33.9% Hartford, Connecticut 35.3% launched. But due to highly technical The project entered another hiatus. 36 TEAMS TEAM NAMES San Francisco, Calif. 26.9% Ottawa, Ontario 28.3% demands on submissions, the contest Las Vegas, Nevada 25.6% Kansas City, Missouri 16.1% City selections and name nomina- Oklahoma City, Okla. 10.5% Cleveland, Ohio 12.5% tions took place concurrently for Phoenix, Arizona 3.0% Miami, Florida 7.9% 09.27.10 FANTASY LAUNCH many divisions as the project reached blistering speeds. 04.28.13 2013 RELOCATION Days before the 2010-11 NHL season Over two days, more than 100 readers began, the IceHL returned with new applied to be one of 20 general man- Nominations were accepted Two teams were selected for relocation in 2013. Halifax, Nova Scotia won vigor in the form of fantasy hockey! agers in the inaugural season. 27 for one week for each both polls. The Arsenal had a higher percentage so they headed north while team, followed by a rat- the Renegades moved to the city that came in second in their poll. 10.21.11 PHASE III ing period that ran for 30 two weeks each. ATLANTA ARSENAL REGINA RENEGADES The buzz created by the start of sands of votes throughout the spring TEAMS The IceHL Halifax, Nova Scotia 38.8% Philadelphia, Penn. 26.4% 24 The top-rated another season of fantasy hockey until the final winning uniform was Philadelphia, Penn. 33.0% Halifax, Nova Scotia 28.4% spawned a renewed interest in design- unveiled on June 19, 2012. names won their On Sept. 21, 2008, it was announced There was a clear preference for a larger league with Ottawa, Ontario 14.9% Ottawa, Ontario 26.0% ing uniforms for the IceHL. polls and before the league had a name: The IceHL. It The IceHL was back and bigger than an even number of teams. Ultimately, the decision was Toronto, Ontario 13.3% Toronto, Ontario 19.3% long it was time to stands for Icethetics Hockey League Phase III was built around a simplified ever. The summer of 2012 saw the to cut right down the middle as 34% of the community 36 32 move on to Phase II but was inspired by Victor DiGiovanni, Since the Renegades, now the Philadelphia Aces, moved to a city within the jersey design contest that brought in league add two new teams. Then opted for a league of 30. (Four years later, the league — the much-awaited who suggested the Icethetics Conti- IceHL EAST’s geographic boundaries, they will transfer for the 2014-15 fanta- hundreds of original designs and thou- came the legendary summer of 2013... expanded to the 32-team format seen above.) sy season. At the same time, the last-place IceHL EAST team in 2013-14 will logo design process. nental Elite Hockey League. 4 relocate to a western city and transfer to the IceHL WEST. 5 13 WEEKS OF R&R CITY VOTING 13 WEEKS OF R&R BOSTON 54% BRANDING COMMITTEE New England 36% 04.08.13 04.13.13 04.28.13 Mike Burmeister, Mariners AGM 06.10.13 Massachusetts 10% Brandon Hebert, Dragons GM PHASE IV WEEK 1 WEEK 3 WEEKS 9–10 Mike Kelly, Chargers GM As the IceHL Project entered its fifth The next phase of the project of- Voters were asked to make some geo- CALGARY 68% All the submissions were in and it was Matt Marczel, IceHL advisor year of existence, it was about to get a ficially kicked off on April 13 with graphical decisions in the third week. Alberta 21% time for the real voting to start. At final considerable facelift with the launch of seven polls to determine which Foremost was where the relocated Lethbridge 11% Matt McElroy, IceHL logo designer count, 94 new logos were entered into the 13 Weeks of R&R project. IceHL franchises would have new teams would land. The Arsenal packed Thomas Ogilvie, Mariners GM the competition. homes next season. A bonus poll up and went to Halifax, Nova Scotia MAKING It was announced that as many as 13 DALLAS 44% Andy Petzold, IceHL advisor After a week of voting, clear winners allowed voters to select the desti- while the Renegades left for Philadel- franchises would undergo relocation emerged for six of the 11 teams. The nation cities for these teams. phia, Pennsylvania. Texas 41% Tony Pomposelli, Snipers GM and/or rebranding over the course of Fort Worth 15% other five got an extra week of polls HIS MARKS 13 weeks of the 2013 offseason. Who In the end, two teams were ap- The other nine polls involved deciding Ed Power, Kodiaks GM featuring the frontrunners. ever said 13 was an unlucky number? proved for relocation with 73% of how the rebranded teams would be Matt Riegler, Mammoths GM Matt McElroy made a big The Boston Colonials ended up with an voters opting to move the Arsenal named — whether they’d keep their DETROIT 59% splash this summer as the Based on commissioner selections, 13 Dan Roesch, Aces GM updated look from original designer from Atlanta. existing moniker or go another way. Motor City 25% IceHL’s breakout star. of the 32 teams were made eligible for Michigan 16% Ross Taylor, IceHL logo designer Eric Poole while the Calgary Stallions changes to their identities. Of those 13, Only 56% voted to move the Rene- Saskatoon became Saskatchewan’s kept their original logo, which still fit For some people, design abilities seven would be eligible to relocate to gades, but the new Saskatchewan team while Dallas and Texas were too with the new nickname. come naturally. For Matt McElroy, HAMILTON 61% 05.18.13 new cities as well. rule mandated the team’s move. close to call and needed a run-off. it’s something else entirely. But that Toronto 23% WEEK 6 Slavo Kiss had the winning design for ELIGIBLE TEAMS RELOCATION REBRANDING the Detroit Chargers, his fourth. Kiss is wasn’t always the case. Ontario 16% As 13 Weeks of R&R neared its Atlanta Arsenal 73% voted in favor; relocation approved — the only designer with winning logos Matt wouldn’t describe his first midpoint, the project began to suffer in all three IceHL branding projects. Icethetics experience as a pleasant Boston Colonials — 63% voted in favor; rebranding approved MONTREAL 86% creatively. Perhaps the design-by- He designed the Huskies and Archers one. A concept he submitted for the Drummondville 8% democracy notion on which the league logos in 2008 as well as the Narwhals Calgary Cavalry 77% voted against 71% voted in favor; rebranding approved in 2009 didn’t get Sorel 6% was founded was beginning to show logo during the 2012 expansion. Dallas Outlaws 50.1% voted in favor 76% voted in favor; rebranding approved its weaknesses. the positive feedback he was hoping Francis Matte, an IceHL first-timer, for — especially from me. Detroit Motorheads 72% voted against 83% voted in favor; rebranding approved Saskatchewan 59% In an effort to ensure the community contributed three winning designs for But instead of giving up, Matt used Ultimately, Matt ended up with five Hamilton Steelcats — 77% voted in favor; rebranding approved SASKATOON 41% was certain about its decisions, a se- the Halifax Dragons, Texas Outlaws and ries of polls provided second chances. Montreal Olympiques. the disappointment to his advan- winning logos, making him the new Minnesota Mammoths — exempted by IceHL EAST championship tage. It fueled his determination to leader among IceHL designers. With Voters elected to change the Saskatch- But it was Matt McElroy who wowed improve his design skills. A few his Steelcats logo, he helped unseat Montreal Olympiques — 63% voted in favor; rebranding approved ewan Sharpshooters name to Snipers. the crowd with winning designs for the VANCOUVER 64% short years later, he’s become one the previous leader, who had six. They upheld the Detroit Chargers and other five teams, the New York Guardians — 52% voted against; rebranding approved British Columbia 27% Hamilton Steel- of the most popular logo designers Vancouver Lumberjacks names and cats, Philadelphia Aces, Saskatchewan With talent like this, it might seem Burnaby 9% associated with Icethetics. Regina Renegades 56% voted in favor; relocation mandated — even Hamilton Steelcats, proving that Snipers, Vancouver Lumberjacks and Matt is headed for a lucrative career Saskatoon Sharpshooters 55% voted against 76% voted in favor; rebranding approved a desire for a Toronto-named team Washington Sentinels. In 2012, he made his first mark on in logo design. Not quite. WASHINGTON 57% wasn’t as widespread as once thought. the IceHL Project by designing the In fact, the California native is a Vancouver Lumberjacks — 67% voted in favor; rebranding approved D.C. 24% 06.24.13 winning uniforms for the Narwhals. Ultimately, voters were not satisfied mechanical engineering major at Washington Sentinels 67% voted against 54% voted in favor; rebranding approved Capital City 19% with the names selected for the newly WEEKS 11–12 During the IceHL’s 13 Weeks of R&R, Northern Arizona University. relocated franchises now in Halifax The final weeks of the IceHL’s summer Matt was the only designer to cre- As with all previous phases of the 04.20.13 05.04.13 “That doesn’t add up,” he admits. “I and Philadelphia. project were dedicated to deciding ate and enter logos for all 11 teams IceHL Project, the Icethetics communi- want to design rides for Disney. It’s what the uniforms would look like for ty would be voting on every aspect. To WEEK 2 WEEKS 4–5 — the Calgary Stallions and Detroit To make swift and final decisions, the — and then some! He made two the newly rebranded teams. been my dream since I was four.” relocate, a team would require 60% of The following week voters had to The next two weeks of the project were Chargers — while voters still needed IceHL Branding Committee was formed for both the Outlaws and Steelcats a vote in favor. Rebranding would only decide which teams would be re- combined to cover more ground. For to choose between Dallas Outlaws and on May 19. The group consisted of 12 Once again, designers were given two (though only entered one for each) While Matt plans for his future, the require a simple majority of 51%. branded — a term which referred the first three days, name nominations Texas Outlaws. hand-picked individuals with close ties weeks to create and submit their work and helped Gators GM Tim Stoeckle IceHL’s future is brighter for his to changing a team’s name, logo were accepted for all 11 teams. to the league. After several days of as a July 6 deadline loomed. develop a few designs. involvement. —Chris Smith Among other rules, any team that had Names were selected for the relo- and/or uniform designs. deliberation, the committee decided on More than a thousand names were cated franchises — Halifax Acadians ever been an IceHL fantasy league Halifax Dragons and Philadelphia Aces. Jersey Design Kits were provided for 2013 LOGO CHANGES champion would be exempted from the The community voted in favor of suggested, but only a handful of final- and Philadelphia Patriots — but these each team giving designers access to possibility of rebranding or relocation. rebranding all but one team — the ists could be selected to move on. names ultimately proved unpopular and The IceHL Branding Committee may colors and logos to properly prepare Also, voters were encouraged to con- Guardians. But the Mammoths Initial polls included six choices plus would be dealt with in Week 6. be called on again in the future to help their artwork, which materialized in sider the name as well ended up safe as well when the an option for a write-in vote. make decisions on the direction of the Calgary Cavalry The remaining five teams kept the record numbers.   as whether to rename the fantasy team won the 2013 IceHL league’s branding efforts. Hamilton After four days of voting, each team same names that were decided when for Toronto. EAST Championship a day after Steelcats was down to three finalists. Four more the IceHL was formed in 2008. the polls closed. 05.25.13 07.08.13 The seemed des- days of voting yielded winning names Regina Renegades An extra week was taken to finalize the tined to die. That team was involved Based on feedback in the polls, which were then announced in the WEEKS 7–8 WEEK 13   new team names. The logo submission in two special rules: 1) Either the the Detroit Motorheads were middle of Week 5. With all 11 team names settled, it was As promised, everything was settled in period was pushed back a week to ac- Renegades or would required to undergo a “full brand- time to turn things over to the talented the final week. Voters were presented Dallas Outlaws Two teams emerged with new names commodate the new schedule. be forced to rebrand as their identities ing reboot.” This meant sweeping logo designers who enjoy making with 301 individual uniform designs for were too similar; 2) Either the Ren- changes to the team identity and contributions to the IceHL. the 11 teams and were given five days   egades or Saskatoon Sharpshooters the immediate retirement of the to cast their last ballots of summer. For two weeks, submissions were ac- would be forced to relocate since two Motorheads name. cepted. The deadline was June 8. On July 13, three months after it all teams in Saskatchewan was overkill. With the first two weeks of voting started, the winning jerseys were The rules required at least a primary The 13-week project was scheduled to complete, 11 IceHL teams were unveiled, bringing an end to the IceHL’s   logo and wordmark for every team. Al- begin on April 13 with the initial polls designated for some kind of second most ambitious project. ternate secondary marks were optional and wrap up on July 13 with the unveil- changes. But first, the community this time around. In all, more than 100 Plans for a third jersey design contest ing of the final winning jersey designs. needed to reconsider locales. designs were entered in the contest. were postponed at that time.   6 Original photo credits: Oliver Fluck (Flickr), Kevin Jordan, cleversignchick.blogspot.com 7 TWITTER & TWEET THEM! THE PODCAST As of the 2013-14 season, every IceHL GM has Twitter account for his team.

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JOINED 8/29/12 www.icethetics.info/IceHLpodcast This is one of them. @IceHL_Steelcats JOINED 10/4/11 Episode Release Topics Guests Time On Aug. 25, 2012, Tony Pomposelli @HarMariners Keepers, IceHL Yearbook, The Milwaukee Lagers left Episode 1 9/22/12 Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) 48:11 JOINED 8/26/12 NHL Lockout was named GM of the Saskatoon the realm of fantasy when Sharpshooters, as they were known @HoustonHellcats All About the , Jon Wold (Wave GM) JOINED 10/6/10 Episode 2 10/2/12 58:31 then. Not 24 hours later, Tony had a Geeky Jerseys manufac- Postseason Predictions Robert Brown (Beasts GM) @LagersHockey proposal for me. JOINED 9/25/12 AND THIS! tured its first IceHL jersey. 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Within a few short weeks, the first Special Edition: Robert Brown (Beasts GM) @NYGuardians In the fall of 2012, Episode 6 1/7/13 16:53 episode was recorded and posted, End of the NHL Lockout Jacob Born (Blue Crabs AGM) JOINED 9/5/11 Icethetics was to rave reviews from fellow GMs. @NCNighthawks NHL is Back!, approached by Episode 7 1/28/13 Eric Scheib (ex-Outlaws AGM) 24:55 JOINED 9/4/11 Dealing with Injuries Over the past year, it’s become a RinkGear, a com- @NWNarwhals Conferences Races, regular feature with new episodes JOINED 8/29/12 pany that produces Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) Episode 8 3/13/13 Midseason Awards, 42:00 produced every few weeks. custom-designed Ed Power (Kodiaks GM) @IceHLAces Chris’ Secret Project JOINED 9/4/12 hockey jerseys, about Tony creates topics and books Playoff Predictions, Player Dan Raposo (Winterhawks GM) @PioneerIceHL partnership possbilities. Episode 9 4/11/13 39:29 guests to talk about what’s happen- Tracker, 13 Weeks of R&R Thomas Ogilvie (Mariners GM) JOINED 9/5/11 ing in the league. From draft day RinkGear, later renamed Geeky Episode 10, IceHL/AHL Experiment Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) @QuebecArmada 5/14/13 24:05 digests to design contest recaps, JOINED 9/25/11 Jerseys, agreed to put an IceHL Part 1 Season Recap Jim Hayden (Lumberjacks GM) the IceHL Podcast covers it all. @SLCScorpions jersey on sale for a limited time. But Episode 10, Return to the NHL Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) 5/18/13 22:14 JOINED 9/3/11 we had to decide which one of the Part 2 Season Recap Jim Hayden (Lumberjacks GM) New episodes are posted to Sound- @SaskSnipers 64 designs would get the nod. Episode 10, Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) Cloud and archived on Icethetics. JOINED 8/29/12 5/21/13 Postseason and Beyond 19:07 So we did what we always do. Part 3 Jim Hayden (Lumberjacks GM) Since its inception, the podcast has @AviatorsIceHL JOINED 9/12/13 We voted. A veritable tournament Episode 11, New Looks of Matt McElroy been played or downloaded more 6/12/13 20:06 of IceHL jerseys was held. After Part 1 Dallas and Carolina (IceHL logo designer) than a thousand times. And at 15 @StLouisArchers JOINED 9/1/12 six rounds of polls, the Milwaukee Episode 11, Matt McElroy episodes and counting, there’s no SLOPPY POSSE TAKES “BEER LEAGUE” TO A NEW LEVEL 6/14/13 13 Weeks of R&R Project 15:59 @TBBarracudas Lagers’ blue jersey was picked with Part 2 (IceHL logo designer) sign of slowing down. A rec team based in Brossard, Quebec hired Lagers logo designer Joshua Frederick to give their uniforms an upgrade. JOINED 9/3/11 the Winterhawks’ finishing second. 13 Weeks of R&R Recap, Eric Scheib (Colonials GM) Episode 12 8/12/13 21:46 “This project was something that @TX_Outlaws IceHL Third Jerseys Jon Bravard (Pioneers GM) JOINED 9/4/11 In January 2013, the finished product I never would have thought would started arriving at fans’ doors. And New Fantasy Scoring, Mike Kelly (Chargers GM) @IceHLumberjacks Episode 13 9/17/13 20:31 have taken off in the way that it did,” Keeper Considerations Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) JOINED 8/24/13 it wasn’t just those directly involved Tony said. “I look forward to continu- @IceHLSentinels with the IceHL buying the jersey Simon Cable (Sentinels GM) ing the show as long as we can!” JOINED 10/6/10 either. Many other Icethetics readers Episode 14 9/21/13 IceHL EAST Draft Recap Jacob Born (Olympiques GM) 27:17 Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) The podcast is an excellent example @WPGWinterhawks also placed orders. JOINED 10/20/10 of how the IceHL Project has built a Matt Riegler (Mammoths GM) @IceHLin140 Geeky Jerseys remains open to the Episode 15 9/24/13 IceHL WEST Draft Recap Dan Roesch (Aces GM) 32:24 great community of hockey fans. JOINED 4/18/13 idea of producing more IceHL sweat- 8 Jon Wold (Wave GM) ers in the future. Stay tuned! —C.S.9 2012-13 2012-13 HIGHS & LOWS SEASON REVIEW Take a quick look at the teams that had SEASON REVIEW the best and worst scores each week throughout the season. 2013 FINAL STANDINGS & STATISTICS DIVISION RANKINGS 2013 PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT BRACKET AHL SEASON OVERALL POINTS AHL NHL ARCTIC Due to the split season brought about by the NHL lockout, #1 WEEK 1 WEEK 7 TEAM W-L PCTG FOR AGAINST +/- G A PIM W SO G A PP SH GW BLK W SO 11 Narwhals 4-2 .667 WINTERHAWKS all 16 teams entered the playoff tournament bracket. 10/15 – 10/21 (7) 11/26 – 12/2 Seedings were based on overall standings which included 1 Kodiaks 16-10 .615 2,414 2,302 +4 45 90 94 3 0 109 248 37 3 16 628 36 5 7 Sharpshooters 3-3 .500 | Renegades | Renegades #16 74 71 #16 games played during both halves of the season. 4 Huskies 3-4 .429 9 | Sharpshooters 16 | Beasts SCORPIONS SCORPIONS 2 Scorpions 9-17 .346 2,126 2,391 -10 31 57 75 12 4 123 212 33 4 17 542 25 2 15 Renegades 3-4 .429 WEEK 2 WEEK 8 3 Gators 9-17 .346 2,261 2,294 -1 45 51 112 5 0 109 256 31 5 23 554 33 6 10/22 – 10/28 12/3 – 12/9 #8 #8 CENTRAL | Wave | Cavalry AVIATORS 4 Huskies 14-12 .538 2,374 2,346 +1 34 50 161 15 2 142 190 41 3 16 633 28 5 71 83 AVIATORS 6 Outlaws 5-2 .714 25 | Scorpions 22 | Renegades #16 5 Lumberjacks 13-13 .500 2,408 2,241 +6 28 70 116 10 1 142 244 37 5 30 586 28 6 #9 SCORPIONS 13 Winterhawks 3-3 .500 WEEK 3 WEEK 9 PIONEERS 6 Outlaws 17-9 .654 2,272 2,168 +4 31 74 101 12 4 133 195 38 2 19 546 33 3 10/29 – 11/4 12/10 – 12/16 12 Hellcats 3-4 .429 55 | Kodiaks 70 | Wave 3 Gators 2-4 .333 | Lumberjacks | Narwhals #5 7 Sharpshooters 12-14 .462 2,259 2,310 -2 21 77 143 8 2 104 214 34 1 19 621 33 7 6 22 #4 WEEK 4 WEEK 10 OUTLAWS 8 Wave 17-9 .654 2,491 2,252 +9 27 63 223 10 0 132 192 35 9 25 738 28 6 MOUNTAIN HUSKIES 11/5 – 11/11 12/17 – 12/23 #12 #5 9 Aviators 14-12 .538 2,249 2,139 +4 41 65 237 8 0 117 264 30 1 18 438 17 5 1 Kodiaks 6-2 .750 67 | Aviators 85 | Lumberjacks HELLCATS OUTLAWS 25 | Kodiaks 9 | Huskies 10 Pioneers 14-12 .538 2,123 2,174 -2 43 68 137 5 1 139 233 41 2 27 374 17 2 14 Cavalry 4-3 .571 16 Beasts 3-3 .500 WEEK 5 WEEK 11 #4 #4 11 Narwhals 14-12 .538 2,296 2,305 0 28 51 114 13 0 129 237 35 2 19 578 33 4 11/12 – 11/18 12/24 – 12/30 HUSKIES 2 Scorpions 1-6 .143 HUSKIES #16 92 | Pioneers 80 | Wave SCORPIONS 12 Hellcats 11-15 .423 2,095 2,212 -5 19 59 162 15 1 122 206 26 2 25 419 33 4 PACIFIC 30 | Hellcats 16 | Gators #13 13 Winterhawks 17-9 .654 2,394 2,221 +7 52 85 112 5 0 155 233 50 3 25 415 33 3 WEEK 6 WEEK 12 RENEGADES 9 Aviators 7-2 .778 11/19 – 11/25 12/31/12 – 1/6/13 14 Cavalry 9-17 .346 2,199 2,274 -3 25 36 263 11 4 112 193 33 3 22 600 25 1 8 Wave 4-2 .667 84 | Aviators 78 | Aviators #3 15 Renegades 10-16 .385 2,050 2,350 -12 35 64 154 11 3 108 200 33 2 13 454 24 2 10 Pioneers 3-5 .375 30 | Pioneers 27 | Scorpions KODIAKS #3 KODIAKS 5 Lumberjacks 1-6 .143 16 Beasts 12-14 .462 2,249 2,275 -1 34 60 157 13 0 144 224 41 2 26 453 22 5 NHL SEASON #14 #3 CAVALRY KODIAKS CHAMPION! KEY: +/-average weekly differential; PIM- minutes; PP-power play goals; SH-shorthanded goals; GW-game-winning goals; BLK-blocked shots; W-goalie wins; SO-. Includes postseason stats. WEEK 13 WEEK 18 1/19 – 1/27 (9) 2/25 – 3/3 #6 256 | Wave 146 | Lumberjacks #11 DODGING THE LOCKOUT BEASTS SHARPSHOOTERS FANTASY LEAGUE NHL KEEPERS 144 | Hellcats 95 | Hellcats SETTINGS #3 GMs were permitted to retain up to For most fantasy hockey leagues, the week, the rosters were smaller. But at WEEK 14 WEEK 19 #11 KODIAKS four players from the previous season. NHL lockout in 2012 put everything on least the league was in action. 1/28 – 2/3 (7) 3/4 – 3/10 SHARPSHOOTERS AHL WEEKS 1–12 hold. Not for the IceHL. 159 | Kodiaks 184 | Lumberjacks AVIATORS NARWHALS* GMs who felt they weren’t as knowledg- 94 | Narwhals 67 | Renegades Anze Kopitar James Neal #7 In order to avoid delaying the season — able on the WEEK 15 WEEK 20 NARWHALS #15 F Duncan Keith Phil Kessel GATORS G 2/4 – 2/10 3/11 – 3/17 D G Marc-Andre Fleury or not having one — IceHL GMs opted to turned their rosters over to an assistant #10 W 138 | Sharpshooters 137 | Lumberjacks #10 Cory Schneider Jordan Staal open the season with AHL rosters and general manager (AGM) for those early LUMBERJACKS F 71 | Scorpions 63 | Scorpions LUMBERJACKS D A BEASTS OUTLAWS use them for as long as necessary. Since weeks. AGMs were the first to be offered WEEK 16 WEEK 21 Evgeni Malkin Zach Parise #2 F + stats had to be entered manually each open GM positions during the offseason. 2/11 – 2/17 3/18 – 3/24 #15 Jonathan Quick Rick Nash PIM WAVE GATORS SO Jamie Benn Shea Weber 159 | Winterhawks 137 | Narwhals Each team had a roster of six Matt Moulson Tyler Seguin 73 | Aviators 75 | Scorpions #15 shows acquired players players, including 3 forwards, TRADE TRACKER WEEK 17 WEEK 22 GATORS 2 defensemen and a . Teams CAVALRY RENEGADES Jonathan Toews Ryan Miller 2/18 – 2/24 3/25 – 3/31 were also afforded a modified IR slot. WEEK 14 Ryan Suter Brad Richards WAVE WINTERHAWKS 166 | Sharpshooters 155 | Beasts/Aviators Goals were worth 4 points, assists worth Pascal Dupuis R. Nugent-Hopkins 80 | Aviators 86 | Renegades 3 and each penalty minute was worth GATORS KODIAKS WITH TONY POMPOSELLI Ilya Bryzgalov Martin Havlat Daniel Alfredsson BY THE NUMBERS a as well. A goalie win received 6 PIONEERS Henrik Sedin POSTSEASON Joe Thornton and shutouts were 4 each. GATORS Jarome Iginla Alexander Semin Henrik Lundqvist WEEK 23 WEEK 25 Many fantasy hockey Henrik Lundqvist Patrick Kane Miikka Kiprusoff NARWHALS PIONEERS Claude Giroux Filip Kuba 4/1 – 4/7 4/15 – 4/21 enthusiasts are driven 42 12/10 14 NHL WEEKS 13–26 Joe Thornton Chris Kunitz Brad Marchand Jordan Staal 165 | Huskies 157 | Scorpions by number-crunching. Henrik Zetterberg OUTLAWS NARWHALS 76 | Pioneers 95 | Winterhawks The New Orleans Gators Half of the league finished The surprising Salt Lake SCORPIONS So what were the im- WEEK 24 WEEK 26 made a record 42 player the regular season 12-10 City Scorpions jumped 14 F F HELLCATS Corey Perry Michael Del Zotto WEEK 21 portant numbers in the 4/8 – 4/14 4/22 – 4/28 transactions during the or 10-12. Curiously, the places in the standings D D Pavel Datsyuk Kris Letang Marc-Andre Fleury Semyon Varlamov league this year? Zdeno Chara Kari Lehtonen KODIAKS WAVE 138 | Huskies 139 | Sharpshooters regular season, employ- league’s regular season during the four weeks of F F G ing 62 different players was split up by the NHL the postseason. The team Derek Stepan Gabriel Landeskog 73 | Cavalry 71 | Pioneers Tony Pomposelli, GM D D + WEEK 17 Teemu Selanne Nail Yakupov between the NHL and AHL. lockout into 12 weeks of started in 16th place and of the Saskatchewan SHARPSHOOTERS NOTEWORTHY That number includes 23 AHL action to start followed finished 2nd after losing F F HUSKIES Daniel Sedin GATORS SHARPSHOOTERS Snipers and host of individual . by 10 weeks of NHL play. the championship. Alex Ovechkin Jimmy Howard NARWHALS RENEGADES The AHL season was rather unpre- Dan Girardi Patrick Sharp John Mitchell Brad Boyes the IceHL Podcast, Each team had a roster of 11 active players dictable. A frequent occurrence was each night, including 6 forwards, 4 defense- Jason Spezza Matt Carle Ladislav Smid Sergei Gonchar Jason Pominville Chris Stewart came up with these a team scoring the fewest points the men and a goaltender. Teams were also Ryan McDonagh key stats to tell some 4 1,053 3 WAV E week after scoring the most. afforded 4 bench positions and an IR slot. Steven Stamkos WEEK 18 CAVALRY PIONEERS intriguing stories from KODIAKS The The 16 teams of the Pacific Division champion Goals were worth 4 points, assists worth 2 Henrik Sedin Ryan Callahan Seattle Aviators IceHL CAVALRY BEASTS During the NHL season, the Lumber- the regular season. and power play, shorthanded and game-win- Alexander Edler Jarome Iginla David Clarkson defeated the Portland WEST combined to score California Wave had three ning goals were worth a point each as were Nicklas Backstrom Ilya Kovalchuk jacks had an incredible stretch that Pioneers four times this 1,053 more points than more regular season wins Jeff Carter Jonathan Toews Take a good look at all blocked shots. Goalie points were the same. Eric Staal saw them scoring the most points year. The Pacific Northwest their IceHL EAST brethren than the runner-up in their WEEK 22 of the numbers on the WINTERHAWKS rivals met twice during the during the regular season. division, the Seattle Avia- Sidney Crosby for three consecutive weeks. LUMBERJACKS GATORS WAVE SHARPSHOOTERS WAV E team pages to get a regular season and twice The West tallied 28,814 tors. This was the widest G A PPG SHG GWG BLK none selected John Tavares The Wave scored the most points in feel for how everything during the postseason — total fantasy points while margin within any IceHL W SO Erik Karlsson David Krejci Teemu Selanne Devin Setoguchi David Backes a single week with 256 in Week 13. went down in 2012-13. more than any other pair of the East countered with divison, East or West. IceHL teams. just 27,761. * Denotes expansion draft selections. 10 11 2012-13 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 SEASON REVIEW PRESTIGE AWARDS

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NOVEMBER 1 • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • LEAGUE @PioneerIceHL GRIN & BEAR IT CHAMPION arctic central mountain pacific Renegades took all the candy. New division division division division goalie added, hoping for new results as well. Losing sucks! by CHRIS SMITH CHAMPION CHAMPION CHAMPION CHAMPION

NOVEMBER 4 In a year as bizarre as this In an incredible demonstration of from continuing its full speed sprint. @Ed_Kodiaks one, winning a champion- dedication, just four of the league’s But as the new year began, the Just met face to face with 16 teams were operated by AGMs NHL’s off-ice battle ended. @WPGWinterhawks GM! First ship was no easy feat. during the first half of the season. meeting in #IceHL history I think? Week 13 brought a new series of This was a season to remember. Not Then, 13 of the 16 managers either #StartTheTradeRumours challenges for teams finally finding because it was split into two parts participated live in the online draft their rhythm in the AHL. NOVEMBER 11 by the NHL lockout. Not because or submitted pre-draft player rank- @Ed_Kodiaks the defending champion finished ings after days of studying the avail- Some teams met those challenges My last week in Yellowknife in last place. Not even because of able talent pool. coincides with my match up against the many upsets that opened an the Narwhals. Ironic. Do I get a home By the end of the field advantage? unusual playoff tournament that saw BRAVO! first month, the This was a season all 16 teams seeded. These awards recognize the NOVEMBER 18 Winnipeg Winter- teams and players who left their • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • @Ed_Kodiaks This was a season to remember hawks and Regina to remember mark on the season. Leaving Narwhal city today. On my because of the . the Edmonton Kodiaks Renegades were Team with most outstanding way to Halifax... Possible expansion? Taylor Award taylor fighter commissioner’s They were an absolute powerhouse still undefeated because of the general #IceHL #LongAssDayComing total fantasy points; named for award manager award award when it really mattered. They lost as the Calgary logo designer Ross Taylor california wave ed power kyle grossman tony pomposelli NOVEMBER 19 only twice during the first six weeks Cavalry and Sas- Edmonton Kodiaks. Outstanding GM Best overall GM @HoustonHellcats of season and battled back after a katoon Sharpshoot-“ as selected by his peers Strange #IceHL fact: Hellcats (1-4) rough patch late in the season to ers continued to Fighter Award GM who best have scored a single point more than and excelled, like the Sharpshoot- claim ultimate victory. search for their first victories. handled adversity (peer vote) @DALOutlawsIceHL, who are 5-0. ers who won four of five to start, #searchingforpositives The Commissioner’s Award As the dispute between owners and The AHL portion of the season was and some sputtered, like the Seattle #strawgrasping Outstanding involvement as players started forcing the cancella- filled with ups and downs for many Aviators who lost six straight. @escheib1 (Outlaws AGM) selected by commissioner @HoustonHellcats We don’t like to tion of NHL games, the IceHL WEST teams but it was always brimming And still some teams were entirely Player Awards Individuals with waste points and just score enough didn’t miss a beat, counting on AHL with excitement. Not even a lockout outstanding performances with to win. Ha. unaffected, like the Winterhawks, players to fill out its rosters. could prevent this fantasy league a single team; Unsung Hero who continued to dominate, losing recognizes top-scoring un- DECEMBER 31 P L AY ER S TAT IS T ICA L BONUS just twice during the final 10 weeks drafted player; All-Around Star AWARDS AWARDS (TEAM & INDIVIDUAL) AWARDS @PioneerIceHL TOTAL WINS vs POINTS PER WEEK of the regular season. recognizes top-scoring player to Pioneers took a bite out of crime, in contribute points in all areas This graph compares each team’s average weekly perfor- capturing the Outlaws, and throwing The new playoff tournament also BEST OFFENSE GOALS GOALS REVOLVING 100 mance to its overall victories during the 2012-13 season. Bonus Awards Good-natured ALEX OVECHKIN ALEX OVECHKIN DOOR AWARD them in the pokey! #whosnext provided new opportunities and WINTERHAWKS Points are represented on the y-axis, wins along the x-axis. jabs at some of the league’s HUSKIES HUSKIES GATORS challenges, but it proved that one MARCH 15 unique management styles week of low production could end @DALOutlawsIceHL Revolving Door Award Most BEST DEFENSE ASSISTS ASSISTS DRAFT & DONE 95 an entire season. JOHN CARLSON MARTIN ST. LOUIS AWARD Some Dallas Outlaws merch. Should transactions by team not elimi- KODIAKS be in the team store soon! Hopefully nated in first round of playoffs WAVE SCORPIONS AVIATORS can add a division champs tee later. The No. 1 Winterhawks and No. 2 Draft & Done Award Fewest Wave learned this the hard way as BEST GOALIE SPECIALTY SPECIALTY FUTILITY transactions by team not elimi- GOALS 90 ANTTI NIEMI GOALS AWARD they were eliminated in the first nated in first round of playoffs ALEX OVECHKIN WAVE WINTERHAWKS CAVALRY round by the 16th and 15th seeds, HUSKIES Futility Award Most transac- respectively. tions by team eliminated in first BLOCKED BEST ROOKIE BLOCKED SHOTS VEGETABLE 85 round of playoff tournament J. HUBERDEAU SHOTS AWARD But for the Kodiaks, an upset was DAN GIRARDI RENEGADES WAVE RENEGADES no way to end a season. And as the Vegetable Award Fewest trans- HUSKIES highest seed remaining, they rode actions by team eliminated in first round of playoff tournament UNSUNG HERO GOALIE WINS GOALIE WINS MIKE MILBURY 80 decisive victories right to the top. P.A. PARENTEAU ANTTI NIEMI AWARD APRIL 5 KODIAKS Mike Milbury Award Team with BEASTS WAVE RENEGADES @DALOutlawsIceHL If every season was this exciting, fewest total fantasy points You know your team is struggling Credit: Jon Wold the IceHL WEST would have to start Team with ALL-AROUND when Luke Schenn is your top scorer. Lucky Stars Award STAR SHUTOUTS SHUTOUTS LUCKY STARS 75 selling tickets. And good luck get- fewest total fantasy points JIMMY HOWARD AWARD 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 RYAN GETZLAF SHARPSHOOTERS SHARPSHOOTERS AVIATORS ting your hands on any. against; new this year LUMBERJACKS 12FOLLOW @theIceHL ON TWITTER! 13 EDMONTON STANDINGS TREND KODIAKS BEST WORST AVG 3rd 12th 6th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 There’s good. And then NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Edmonton, Alberta 9/14 Team established there’s fiercely good. PACIFIC DIVISION 5 F K Henrik Sedin in Edmonton, Alberta In one sense, the Edmonton Kodiaks’ 21 D K Alexander Edler GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/15 Edmonton Kodiaks season ended exactly where it began 37 F K Nicklas Backstrom (48-23) name nominated — with a victory over the Scorpions. Ed Power 53 F K Eric Staal by Mark C. Anderson ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 69 D Niklas Kronwall EDMONTON (as markcanderson) Veteran GM Ed Power was the driving — force behind his club’s first IceHL 92 G Mikka Kiprusoff 10/5 Name announced INAUGURAL SEASON WEST championship victory. 101 F Nail Yakupov KODIAKS 10/14 Logo package designed 124 F Alexander Semin 2010-11 by “Had a blast yet again,” said an excited Ross Taylor 133 D Dennis Wideman ALL-TIME RECORD Power. “Topped [the season] off with a 1st 16-10 156 F James van Riemsdyk 48-23 (.676) 2009 championship. What’s not to love?!” 165 F Radim Vrbata 9/16 Logo package unveiled 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS Following fifth place finishes in each of 188 D Sheldon Souray SECONDARY WORDMARK 2010 the last two seasons, the Kodiaks have 197 F Erik Cole AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON been consistently among the league’s 220 D Justin Schultz OPPONENT RESULT 9/30 named GM PLAYER PTS AVG Ed Power 229 G Jose Theodore most promising franchises. By going all F Taylor Hall 149 14.9 1 Scorpions W 41-28 the way, they now join an elite group. 2012 AHL SELECTIONS F Nino Niederreiter D 124 10.3 2 @ Hellcats L 37-69 D Tyson Barrie D 117 9.8 5/23 Uniforms designed After a strong first half led by Taylor 5 F Sven Baertschi 3 Beasts W 55-37 D Mark Barberio D 83 6.9 by Stefan Lundrigan Hall, Edmonton took a winning record 28 F Nino Niederreiter 4 @ Outlaws L 25-29 F Mark Arcobello 39 13.0 6/19 Uniforms unveiled into the second half of the season 37 D Mark Barberio 5 Narwhals W 67-37 60 F Krys Kolanos G Eddie Pasquale 12 3.0 where Eric Staal starred with 18 goals 6 Hellcats W 54-42 2013 and an impressive 174 points. 69 G F Sven Baertschi D 53 5.9 7 @ Cavalry L 39-48 92 D Tyson Barrie 4/28 Won 1st championship But this club made its magic happen F Krys Kolanos D 12 6.0 8 Pioneers L 31-41 on the blue line. Dennis Wideman, Nik- LIVE DRAFT EVENTS G Ben Scrivens D 6 2.0 9 @ Scorpions W 57-50 SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET las Kronwall and Alexander Edler were NHL G Kevin Poulin — — AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 Winterhawks W 34-27 among the team’s top five scorers. ROSS TAYLOR + 1 OTHER PLAYER UNLISTED 11 @ Sharpshooters W 68-58 Even goaltending was strong, account- NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Beasts L 54-56 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Wave 176-256 F \ 47% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 7–5 RECORD 9–5 F Eric Staal K 48 174 3.6 14 @ Renegades W 159-123 D \ 40% F 47 WK AVG 132 D Dennis Wideman D 45 159 3.5 15 Renegades W 111-84 G \ 13% D Niklas Kronwall D 48 155 3.2 45 GOALS 109 D 16 @ Gators W 126-110 F Nicklas Backstrom K 48 151 3.1 17 Huskies L 116-145 90 ASSISTS 248 D Alexander Edler K 45 146 3.2 18 Lumberjacks L 127-146 595 POINTS 1,852 G James Reimer 24 100 4.2 19 @ Narwhals L 141-177 11 PLAYERS 46 G Henrik Lundqvist  31 100 3.2 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Aviators 106-108 F Radim Vrbata D 31 94 3.0 L STEFAN LUNDRIGAN F Joe Thornton  42 78 1.9 21 Gators W 109-104 ing for 13% of the team’s total points BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Brendan Gallagher 26 77 3.0 22 Cavalry W 147-135 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL during the NHL half of the season. D Steven Oleksy 15 31 2.1 Edmonton, Alberta was the second city selected for the original North Division 8 17 HOCKEY OPERATIONS Late in the year, things looked rough WEST 42-19 EAST 6-4 F Paul Stastny 8 17 2.1 in 2008. The Kodiaks name received a 74% rating from voters. Other names POSTSEASON 3rd SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS for the Kodiaks when a four-game los- Aces 4-1 Archers 2-0 F Jussi Jokinen 4 13 3.3 considered for the team included Alberta Highlanders, Edmonton Blades, SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Ed Power (48-23, .676) #14 Cavalry W 151-121 General Manager 2010— ing streak left their fate in question. But Aviators 2-1 Armada 1-0 D Marc Methot 1 4 4.0 Edmonton Energy, Edmonton Klondikes and Edmonton Wolverines. IN 2008 IN 2008 #11 Sharpshooters W 115-72 back-to-back wins in the final weeks Beasts 3-1 Barracudas 0-0 F Jakob Silfverberg 1 0 0.0 BRANDING & DESIGN #15 Gators W 133-96 ensured strong positioning heading Gators 4-0 Blue Crabs 0-0 #16 Scorpions 135-103 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Ross Taylor into the postseason. Hellcats 4-1 Chargers 0-0 D Ron Hainsey 27 85 3.1 W Logo Designer 2008— Huskies 1-4 Colonials 1-0 F Cory Conacher 38 72 1.9 The third-seeded Kodiaks watched Lumberjacks 2-1 Dragons 0-0 Stefan Lundrigan D Justin Schultz D 32 60 1.9 the first and second seeds drop in Narwhals 1-1 Guardians 0-0 Uniform Designer 2012— F Nail Yakupov D  27 52 1.9 the opening round. But a solid win Outlaws 1-1 Hitmen 0-1 D Jan Hejda 14 34 2.4 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) over their provincial rival in Calgary let Pioneers 2-1 Lagers 0-1 D Mike Weber 10 23 2.3 Sean Cox, Dave Delisle, Ernie Matchan, Edmonton escape unscathed. Scorpions 5-1 Mammoths 0-0  Rik Oko, Scott Robbins, Craig C. Wheeler, Snipers 5-1 Mariners 0-0 F Teemu Selanne 12 20 1.7 Jason Usher Their commanding victories throughout Stallions 5-1 Nighthawks 0-0 F Andrew Cogliano 14 20 1.4 the playoff tournament left no question Wave 1-2 Olympiques 1-0 D Mike Kostka 8 19 2.4 of the Kodiaks’ new place as the abso- Winterhawks 2-2 Sentinels 0-1 + 22 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED lute best in the West. Steelcats 1-1 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @Ed_Kodiaks

—Chris Smith includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER RIK OKO SEAN COX SCOTT ROBBINS K 57 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 14 IR INJURED RESERVE 15 SALT LAKE CITY STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG SCORPIONS 8th 16th 13th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 Never underestimate an NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Salt Lake City, Utah 9/21 Team established insane amount of luck. Some- CENTRAL DIVISION 6 F K Corey Perry in Salt Lake City, Utah times it’s all that’s required. 22 D K Kris Letang GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/22 Salt Lake City Scorpions It’s depressing to watch that white line 38 G K Kari Lehtonen name nominated Kyle Grossman (35-36) touch the top half of the IceHL WEST 54 F K Gabriel Landeskog by Corey Hyne ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) standings just once all season long. 70 D Dan Boyle SALT LAKE CITY (as seejay14) — One has to wonder, then, how did the 91 F Martin St. Louis 10/19 Name announced INAUGURAL SEASON Salt Lake City Scorpions manage to 102 F Ryan Kesler SCORPIONS 11/7 Logo package designed end such a season by competing for 123 F Milan Michalek 2010-11 by Scott Robbins the league championship? 134 G Anders Lindback ALL-TIME RECORD 2nd 9-17 2009 155 D James Wisniewski 35-36 (.493) It was unclear where things were 166 F Tomas Fleischmann 8/25 Logo package unveiled headed at the beginning. The Scorpi- 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 187 D Travis Hamonic SECONDARY ons erased a dismal 0-3 start with four 2010 198 F Brayden Schenn AHL ROSTER & STATS straight wins, led by solid production AHL REGULAR SEASON 219 F Peter Mueller OPPONENT RESULT 10/1 named GM from forward Brayden Schenn. PLAYER PTS AVG Kyle Grossman 230 D F Brayden Schenn K 116 9.7 1 @ Kodiaks L 28-41 “My strategy was to draft NHL-level 2011 AHL SELECTIONS F D 106 8.8 2 @ Winterhawks L 25-67 players,” said GM Kyle Grossman of his G Curtis McElhinney 88 8.8 11/20 Uniforms designed 6 F K Brayden Schenn 3 Aviators L 26-52 promising AHL picks. However, “that F Zach Boychuk 61 7.6 by Chance Waddell 27 D K Travis Hamonic 4 @ Gators W 51-40 strategy imploded as we finished the D Travis Hamonic K 38 3.2 38 F Adam Henrique 5 Renegades W 67-65 AHL portion with a 4-8 record.” 2012 59 F Nazem Kadri D Marc-Andre Gragnani 28 2.8 6 Narwhals W 49-40 2/12 Uniforms unveiled The second half was built around 70 G F Adam Henrique D 18 4.5 7 @ Beasts W 38-16 Corey Perry and Kris Letang, though 91 D Matt Taormina D Matt Taormina D 3 1.5 8 Cavalry L 45-83 draftees Martin St. Louis and Dan Boyle LIVE DRAFT EVENTS G Leland Irving D 0 0.0 9 Kodiaks L 50-57 did most of the heavy lifting. And with NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET — 10 Hellcats L 33-42 only two wins over the next 10 weeks, AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET SCOTT ROBBINS ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Huskies 19-62 things never seemed more bleak. L NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Wave L 27-32 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Lumberjacks 201-220 F \ 55% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 4–8 RECORD 5–9 F Martin St. Louis D 48 191 4.0 14 @ Narwhals W 110-94 D \ 36% 38 WK AVG 119 D F D Kris Letang K 35 147 4.2 15 Gators L 71-134 G \ 9% D Dan Boyle D 46 140 3.0 31 GOALS 123 16 @ Outlaws L 113-143 D Travis Hamonic D 48 137 2.9 17 Sharpshooters L 151-166 57 ASSISTS 212 F Jiri Tlusty 36 132 3.7 18 @ Cavalry L 110-132 458 POINTS 1,670 F Corey Perry K 44 130 3.0 19 @ Renegades W 145-67 PLAYERS F James van Riemsdyk 45 112 2.5 9 35 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Pioneers 63-73 D James Wisniewski D 29 90 3.1 L CHANCE WADDELL F Gabriel Landeskog K 36 88 2.4 21 Outlaws L 75-105 “When the playoffs rolled around, I BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Ryan Kesler D 17 50 2.9 22 Beasts L 103-155 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL made some major changes,” said G Brian Elliott 9 46 5.1 Salt Lake City, Utah was the second city selected for the original South Divi- 6 18 Grossman, who opted to rebuild and be WEST 31-31 EAST 4-5 HOCKEY OPERATIONS F Justin Williams 18 42 2.3 POSTSEASON 16th SEED sion in 2008. The Scorpions name received a 59% rating from voters. Other LOGOS UNIFORMS patient with injured players. Aces 4-0 Archers 0-1 F Ryane Clowe 8 11 1.4 names considered for the team included Salt Lake City Fog, Salt Lake Ser- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Kyle Grossman (35-36, .493) #1 Winterhawks W 144-120 General Manager 2010— “By an insane amount of luck,” he Aviators 3-1 Armada 1-1 D Chris Phillips 4 4 1.0 pents, Utah Hornets, Utah Extreme and Utah Union. IN 2008 IN 2012 #8 Aviators W 124-102 added, “that strategy paid off.” Beasts 2-3 Barracudas 0-0 G Pekka Rinne 4 0 0.0 BRANDING & DESIGN #4 Huskies 155-148 Gators 3-1 Blue Crabs 0-0 W As last-place Salt Lake City suited up #3 Kodiaks 103-135 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Scott Robbins Hellcats 2-2 Chargers 0-0 G Kari Lehtonen K 27 82 3.0 L for first-place Winnipeg in the playoff Logo Designer 2008— Huskies 2-3 Colonials 1-0 F Brayden Schenn D 28 55 2.0 tournament’s opening round, the Win- Kodiaks 1-5 Dragons 0-0 Chance Waddell D Kevin Bieksa 20 43 2.2 terhawks had just been smacked with Lumberjacks 3-2 Guardians 0-0 Uniform Designer 2012— F Tomas Fleischmann D 26 42 1.6 a loss that abruptly ended a six-game Narwhals 2-0 Hitmen 1-0 F Milan Michalek D 15 33 2.2 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) winning streak. Luck, indeed. Outlaws 2-2 Lagers 1-0 G Anders Lindback D 11 30 2.7 Rik Oko, Jeff Troy, Jason Usher, Pioneers 0-3 Mammoths 0-0 Craig C. Wheeler, John Wriston The Scorpions seized convincing Snipers 1-2 Mariners 0-0 F Peter Mueller D 11 24 2.2 victories from the 1st, 8th and 4th Stallions 1-4 Nighthawks 0-0 D Matt Irwin 12 23 1.9 seeds before meeting the Kodiaks. For Wave 2-1 Olympiques 0-1 D Jared Spurgeon D 3 5 1.7 Grossman, it may have been a regular Winterhawks 3-2 Sentinels 0-1 + 11 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED season to forget. But it became post- Steelcats 0-1 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @SLCScorpions

season he never will. —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER RIK OKO CRAIG C. WHEELER JOHN WRISTON K 44 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 16 IR INJURED RESERVE 17 NEW ORLEANS STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG GATORS 11th 16th 15th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 Upset (n.) An unexpected re- NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER New Orleans, La. 9/21 Team established sult or situation, especially in CENTRAL DIVISION 4 G K Henrik Lundqvist in New Orleans, Louisiana sports competition. 20 F K Claude Giroux GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/21 New Orleans Gators For the second year in a row, upsets 36 F K Joe Thornton name nominated Tim Stoeckle (18-19) were the name of the game in the 52 F K Henrik Zetterberg by Michael Taylor ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) IceHL WEST. And once again, the New 68 F Marian Gaborik NEW ORLEANS (as Mykl and Kevin) (3-9) Orleans Gators were happy to help 93 D P.K. Subban Toby Marks 10/19 Name announced lead the charge. 100 D Jack Johnson INAUGURAL SEASON GATORS 10/23 Logo package designed An upset is only possible with the 125 F Teemu Selanne 2011-12 by Chris Smith disappointing slump that precedes it. 132 D Ryan Whitney ALL-TIME RECORD 3rd 9-17 2009 That’s what happened in the first half 157 F Olli Jokinen 21-28 (.429) of the season. 164 F Drew Stafford 8/21 Logo package unveiled 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 189 D Sergei Gonchar SECONDARY In spite of some savvy selections by 2011 196 G James Reimer AHL ROSTER & STATS AGM Toby Marks at the AHL Supple- AHL REGULAR SEASON 221 F OPPONENT RESULT 9/4 named GM mental Draft, the Gators sank into a PLAYER PTS AVG Tim Stoeckle 228 D Tomas Kaberle F Jordan Eberle D 188 15.7 1 @ Outlaws L 21-30 12/3 Uniforms designed rather deep hole, going 1-7 early on. D Garrett Stafford 43 4.3 by AHL SELECTIONS 2 @ Cavalry W 58-57 Stefan Lundrigan The perpetual problem of securing 4 F Jordan Eberle F Richard Panik 36 12.0 3 Huskies L 44-46 dependable goaltending plagued the F 35 5.8 2012 29 F 4 Scorpions L 40-51 Louisiana club, which endured seven G Martin Jones 6 2.0 2/12 Uniforms unveiled 36 F Jon Matsumoto 5 @ Wave L 44-54 straight weeks without a point from the 61 D Victor Bartley D Adam Clendening 5 2.5 position between the pipes. 6 @ Lumberjacks L 41-54 68 G Eddie Pasquale D Kevin Connauton D 59 5.9 7 @ Hellcats L 21-34 “The Gators were last place in the AHL 93 D Kevin Connauton F Chris Terry D 55 6.1 8 Narwhals L 41-43 portion of the season,” said GM Tim LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Jon Matsumoto D 22 3.7 9 Outlaws W 56-37 Stoeckle, who returned in Week 13, NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET G Eddie Pasquale D 12 6.0 10 Beasts L 30-44 “putting us at a disadvantage heading AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET CHRIS SMITH + 2 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 Aviators 16-44 into the NHL portion.” L NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Winterhawks W 64-55 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Renegades 196-200 F \ 52% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 3–9 RECORD 6–8 F Claude Giroux K 48 160 3.3 14 Wave L 126-149 D \ 36% 40 WK AVG 128 F D P.K. Subban D 42 154 3.7 15 @ Scorpions W 134-71 D G \ 12% D Jack Johnson D 44 142 3.2 45 GOALS 109 16 Kodiaks L 110-126 F Henrik Zetterberg K 46 139 3.0 17 @ Pioneers W 141-103 51 ASSISTS 256 F Alexander Semin  38 122 3.2 18 Winterhawks L 101-123 475 POINTS 1,783 F Henrik Sedin  40 108 2.7 19 Lumberjacks L 181-184 PLAYERS F Marian Gaborik D 47 102 2.2 12 50 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Sharpshooters 128-96 G Viktor Fasth 19 88 4.6 W STEFAN LUNDRIGAN D Ladislav Smid  31 79 2.5 21 @ Kodiaks L 104-109 Unfortunately, the slide didn’t end there. BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F David Krejci  29 66 2.3 22 Hellcats L 114-116 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL New Orleans won only three times in D Brooks Orpik 23 55 2.4 New Orleans, Louisiana was the fourth city selected for the original South 7 21 those 10 weeks, settling at 15th place WEST 21-28 EAST 0-0 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Barret Jackman 15 38 2.5 POSTSEASON 15th SEED Division in 2008. The Gators name received a 70% rating from voters. Other LOGOS UNIFORMS when the playoff tournament began. Tim Stoeckle (18-19, .486) Aces 2-1 Archers 0-0 D Carl Gunnarsson 8 22 2.8 #2 Wave W 136-133 names considered for the team included Baton Rouge Boomers, Louisiana SUBMITTED SUBMITTED But that’s where things took that unex- General Manager 2011— Aviators 1-1 Armada 0-0 G Jean-Sebastien Giguere 3 6 2.0 Pelicans, New Orleans Magik and Shreveport Buccaneers. IN 2008 IN 2012 #10 Lumberjacks W 105-99 pected twist. The Gators met the Wave, Beasts 0-4 Barracudas 0-0 F Josh Bailey 3 5 1.7 #3 Kodiaks 96-133 Toby Marks (3-9, .250) who were coming off a skid that saw Hellcats 2-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 L Asst. General Manager 2012-13 Huskies 113-103 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) them drop three of their last four. Huskies 2-1 Chargers 0-0 F Michael Grabner D 23 52 2.3 W BRANDING & DESIGN Kodiaks 0-4 Colonials 0-0 D Sheldon Souray 20 49 2.5 “The revolving goalie strategy worked Lumberjacks 2-2 Dragons 0-0 F Teemu Selanne D  18 47 2.6 Chris Smith just like last season,” said Stoeckle, af- Narwhals 0-1 Guardians 0-0 Logo Designer 2008— D Sergei Gonchar D 14 42 3.0 ter utilizing a league-high 20 netmind- Outlaws 2-2 Hitmen 0-0 F Joe Thornton K  6 40 6.7 Stefan Lundrigan ers, “and we upset the second seed.” Pioneers 2-1 Lagers 0-0 F John Mitchell  18 34 1.9 Uniform Designer 2012— Scorpions 1-3 Mammoths 0-0 The Gators powered through the Snipers 1-1 Mariners 0-0 G Evgeni Nabokov 6 28 4.7 postseason, ultimately falling to the LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Stallions 2-0 Nighthawks 0-0 F Curtis Glencross 15 24 1.6 Sean Cox, Scott Robbins, eventual champs in the semifinals. Wave 2-3 Olympiques 0-0 G Miikka Kiprusoff  9 24 2.7 Shawn Steadman, Jeff Troy, “Despite our poor record,” Stoeckle Winterhawks 2-2 Sentinels 0-0 + 26 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Craig C. Wheeler, John Wriston @NOLAGators added, “we proved that we were a Steelcats 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER SCOTT ROBBINS SHAWN STEADMAN threat. Geaux Gators!” —C.S. K 62 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 18 IR INJURED RESERVE 19 ALASKA STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG HUSKIES 4th 13th 8th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 With a championship pedi- NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Anchorage, Alaska 9/6 Team established gree, it’s hard to prepare for a PACIFIC DIVISION 2 F K Alex Ovechkin in Anchorage, Alaska season dogged by injuries. 18 F K Dan Girardi GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/6 Alaska Huskies When a fourth place overall finish is a 34 F K Jason Spezza name nominated Steve Sonricker (42-17) franchise worst, that’s a franchise still 50 D K Ryan McDonagh by logocruncher ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) in pretty fine shape. 66 G Mike Smith ALASKA 9/21 Name announced Austin Ell (5-7) “I consider the season to have been a 95 F 9/21 Logo package designed INAUGURAL SEASON successful one,” said Alaska Huskies 98 F Thomas Vanek HUSKIES by Slavomir Kiss GM Steve Sonricker. “But like 14 of the 127 F Paul Stastny 2010-11 2009 15 other teams in the IceHL WEST, the 130 D Jason Garrison ALL-TIME RECORD 4th 14-12 ultimate goal wasn’t reached.” 159 G Corey Crawford 47-24 (.662) 8/18 Logo package unveiled 162 F Matt Read Sonricker left AGM Austin Ell in charge 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 191 F Ryan Malone SECONDARY WORDMARK of the club for the first half of the 194 D Jamie McBain AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 10/1 Steve Sonricker named GM season. He managed a talent-laden 223 D Erik Johnson OPPONENT RESULT AHL roster of future NHL stars like Cory PLAYER PTS AVG 226 F Valtteri Filppula F Cory Conacher D 123 10.3 2011 Conacher and Zack Kassian. 1 @ Sharpshooters W 59-9 F Zack Kassian D 123 10.3 4/10 Won 1st championship AHL SELECTIONS 2 Wave L 33-71 Though even that kind of offensive F J. Audy-Marchessault 118 10.7 2 F Cory Conacher 3 @ Gators W 46-44 firepower couldn’t overcome an early G D 98 8.2 2012 31 F Zack Kassian 4 @ Aviators L 30-67 five-game losing streak. The Huskies D Tomas Kundratek 54 5.4 3/11 Uniforms designed 34 G Dustin Tokarski 5 @ Pioneers L 66-92 were looking haggard when Sonricker D Chad Billins 24 3.0 by Justin Nahhas 63 D Eric Gelinas took back the reins in Week 13. 6 @ Beasts L 57-78 66 D Dylan McIlrath 4/9 Uniforms unveiled D Alex Grant D 5 2.5 7 Renegades L 36-71 With big NHL names like Alex Ovech- 95 F Brandon Saad 10/12 Austin Ell named AGM D David Kolomatis 0 0.0 8 Winterhawks L 33-36 kin, Thomas Vanek and Corey Craw- LIVE DRAFT EVENTS D Patrick McNeill D 0 0.0 9 Hellcats W 49-44 2013 ford, the Anchorage club was poised NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET F Brandon Saad D 0 0.0 10 Lumberjacks L 9-85 to be dominant in the second half. And AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET ALL PLAYERS LISTED SLAVOMIR KISS 6/18 Logo package revised 11 Scorpions W 62-19 with just three losses, they were. NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Outlaws W 65-54 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Sharpshooters 185-192 F \ 64% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 5–7 RECORD 9–5 F Alex Ovechkin K 48 214 4.5 14 Cavalry W 112-96 D D \ 26% 45 WK AVG 131 F Dan Girardi K 46 158 3.4 15 @ Lumberjacks W 130-104 G \ 10% F Thomas Vanek D 38 138 3.6 34 GOALS 142 F 16 Pioneers W 114-87 F Pascal Dupuis 39 131 3.4 17 @ Kodiaks W 145-116 50 ASSISTS 190 D Ryan McDonagh K 47 125 2.7 18 @ Narwhals L 109-138 545 POINTS 1,829 F Max Pacioretty D 43 124 2.9 19 Beasts W 154-133 10 PLAYERS 39 D Eric Brewer 47 119 2.5 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Narwhals L 101-111 G Corey Crawford D 22 98 4.5 @ JUSTIN NAHHAS G Mike Smith D 26 90 3.5 21 Cavalry W 119-110 But a previous league champion like BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Tomas Kopecky 28 59 2.1 22 @ Renegades W 106-86 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Sonricker isn’t satisfied with any- F Andrew Ladd 9 42 4.7 Anchorage, Alaska was the fourth city selected for the original Pacific Division 12 22 thing less than perfection. In fact, his WEST 38-24 EAST 9-0 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Nick Schultz 15 39 2.6 POSTSEASON 4th SEED in 2008. The Huskies name received a 74% rating from voters. Other names LOGOS UNIFORMS penchant for adding players just before Aces 4-1 Archers 1-0 D Jared Spurgeon 16 35 2.2 considered for the team included Alaska Aurora, Alaska Mystery, Anchorage SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Steve Sonricker (42-17, .712) they heat up has been envied within #13 Renegades W 165-115 General Manager 2010— Aviators 2-2 Armada 1-0 F Jason Spezza K IR 5 17 3.4 Axmen and Anchorage IceQuakes. IN 2008 IN 2012 the league from the start. #5 Outlaws W 138-120 Beasts 2-2 Barracudas 0-0 F Kyle Turris 2 10 5.0 Austin Ell (5-7, .417 ) #16 Scorpions L 148-155 “I think the main shortcomings for the Gators 1-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 F Nikolai Kulemin 7 7 1.0 Asst. General Manager 2012-13 Gators 103-113 OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) team were injuries and consistency,” Hellcats 3-1 Chargers 0-0 L BRANDING & DESIGN Sonricker said, citing Jason Spezza as Kodiaks 4-1 Colonials 1-0 F Paul Stastny D 30 81 2.7 Lumberjacks 3-2 Dragons 0-0 the worst loss of the season. D Jason Garrison D 21 42 2.0 Slavomir Kiss Narwhals 0-2 Guardians 0-0 Logo Designer 2008— F Matt Read D 17 37 2.2 “Many of the players had very streaky Outlaws 3-0 Hitmen 1-0 D Erik Johnson D 10 31 3.1 Justin Nahhas seasons,” he added, “which left me not Pioneers 3-2 Lagers 1-0 F Martin Hanzal 13 30 2.3 Uniform Designer 2012— knowing what to expect.” Scorpions 3-2 Mammoths 0-0 Snipers 3-2 Mariners 0-0 F Valtteri Filppula D 17 26 1.5 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) That volatility ultimately burned the Stallions 3-1 Nighthawks 0-0 F Vinny Prospal 13 25 1.9 Emilis Acus, Will Baker, Dave Delisle, Huskies in the postseason as they Wave 3-2 Olympiques 1-0 D Braydon Coburn 13 24 1.8 Michael Ewalt, Stephen Griesmer, Anthony were eliminated by the tournament’s Winterhawks 1-2 Sentinels 1-0 + 15 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Lardie, Scott Robbins, Chris Smith, Brad Steelcats 2-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @AlaskaHuskies J.A. Stoll, Dan Stover, Craig C. Wheeler lowest-seeded team, losing by just seven points. —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER SLAVOMIR KISS DAN STOVER EMILIS ACUS K 49 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 20 IR INJURED RESERVE 21 VANCOUVER STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG LUMBERJACKS 6th 13th 9th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 The sudden rise from zero to NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Vancouver, B.C. 9/6 Team established hero usually demands radical PACIFIC DIVISION in Vancouver, B.C. tactics. Challenge met. 15 F Logan Couture 31 F Ryan Getzlaf 9/6 GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Vancouver Lumberjacks It’s no small feat leading a team out name nominated 47 F Bobby Ryan Jim Hayden (13-13) by daebreak80 of the depths. But that was exactly the 63 F Joe Pavelski task of rookie GM when he ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 9/21 Name announced Jim Hayden 79 G Tuukka Rask VANCOUVER took over the Vancouver Lumberjacks, — 9/25 Logo package designed 82 D Keith Yandle INAUGURAL SEASON by Emilis Acus fresh off a last-place finish. 111 D Kevin Shattenkirk LUMBERJACKS 114 F Matt Duchene 2010-11 2009 “I assumed that everything he did was wrong,” Hayden said of his predeces- 143 F Andy McDonald ALL-TIME RECORD 8/4 Logo package unveiled 5th 13-13 sor. Right or wrong, he had a radical 146 D Christian Ehrhoff 31-39 (.443) 2010 plan of action on draft day. 175 G Devan Dubnyk 178 F Cody Hodgson 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS SECONDARY WORDMARK 10/1 James Walker named GM “I opted to drop all players,” Hayden 207 D Luca Sbisa AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 2011 said. “No keepers.” His strategy was 210 F Travis Zajac OPPONENT RESULT an IceHL first and allowed him to draft PLAYER PTS AVG 9/8 Sean Hallaren named GM 239 D Slava Voynov F T.J. Hensick D 143 11.9 four consecutive players while the rest 1 @ Wave L 41-46 F Gustav Nyquist 84 9.3 2012 of his fellow GMs waited for their Keep- AHL SELECTIONS 2 @ Sharpshooters W 47-38 D Slava Voynov D 73 6.1 ers to be claimed. 15 F K Cody Hodgson 3 Pioneers L 6-26 3/11 Uniforms designed G Robin Lehner 58 6.4 by Justin Nahhas 18 F T.J. Hensick 4 Renegades W 59-32 With his NHL tactics in place, Hayden’s F Bracken Kearns 44 5.5 47 F 5 Hellcats W 47-30 4/9 Uniforms unveiled season began with a half-dozen AHL 50 D Slava Voynov D Zach Redmond 30 6.0 8/24 Jim Hayden named GM players. That meant tracking the pro- 6 Gators W 54-41 79 G Brad Thiessen gression of up-and-coming talent. D Jason DeSantis D 30 4.3 7 @ Aviators L 26-63 2013 82 D Jason DeSantis F Cody Hodgson K 28 7.0 8 @ Beasts L 36-49 5/24 Logo package redesigned “It was great to be able to pick up LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Ryan Potulny D 6 2.0 9 Wave L 34-70 by Matt McElroy (6/23) Slava Voynov and follow him in the AHL NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET G Brad Thiessen D 6 2.0 10 @ Huskies W 85-9 6/28 Uniforms redesigned [through] to the NHL,” Hayden said of AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET MATT McELROY ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Hellcats 22-25 by Colin Magee ( 7/13) Vancouver’s top AHL blue-liner. L NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Pioneers L 45-51 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Scorpions 220-201 F \ 59% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 5–7 RECORD 8–6 F Ryan Getzlaf D 44 180 4.1 14 Outlaws W 153-110 D \ 31% 42 WK AVG 136 D F Logan Couture D 48 179 3.7 15 Huskies L 104-130 G \ 10% F F Matt Duchene D 47 172 3.7 28 GOALS 142 16 @ Narwhals L 127-128 F Joe Pavelski 48 148 3.1 D 17 Winterhawks L 105-110 70 ASSISTS 244 D Christian Ehrhoff D 47 138 2.9 18 @ Kodiaks W 146-127 502 POINTS 1,906 G Tuukka Rask D 29 128 4.4 19 @ Gators W 184-181 PLAYERS F Cody Hodgson D 48 127 2.6 10 21 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Cavalry W 137-82 D Keith Yandle D 46 121 2.6 COLIN MAGEE D Kevin Shattenkirk D 48 117 2.4 21 Sharpshooters L 107-127 Despite opening the year 4-2, the BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS D Slava Voynov D 48 113 2.4 22 Aviators L 127-155 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Lumberjacks dipped to 5-7 by the time F Bobby Ryan D 43 110 2.6 Vancouver, British Columbia was the first city selected for the original Pacific 8 31 the NHL returned to action. From there, WEST 27-35 EAST 4-4 HOCKEY OPERATIONS F Troy Brouwer 32 103 3.2 POSTSEASON 10th SEED Division in 2008. The Lumberjacks name received a 58% rating from voters. LOGOS UNIFORMS they quickly improved to .500 with Aces 2-2 Archers 0-1 F Andy McDonald D 36 72 2.0 Other names considered for the team included B.C. Captains, Vancouver Edge, SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Jim Hayden (13-13, .500) back-to-back victories before being #7 Narwhals W 146-106 General Manager 2012— Aviators 3-3 Armada 0-1 G Devan Dubnyk D 23 64 2.8 Vancouver Orcas and Vancouver Velocity. IN 2013 IN 2013 bested in three straight. #15 Gators L 99-105 Beasts 0-2 Barracudas 0-0 D Nicklas Grossmann 15 47 3.1 Sean Hallaren (7-15, .318) IR Aviators 138-119 Gators 2-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 W General Manager 2011-12 Of particular torment during that D Kyle Quincey 6 9 1.5 Outlaws 113-80 OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) stretch was when James Neal led the Hellcats 4-1 Chargers 0-0 W James Walker (11-11, .500) Huskies 2-3 Colonials 1-0 General Manager 2010-11 Narwhals with 19 points to a narrow F Matt Stajan 9 26 2.9 Kodiaks 1-2 Dragons 0-0 Week 16 win that had to be decided by D Luca Sbisa D 12 19 1.6 BRANDING & DESIGN Narwhals 1-1 Guardians 0-0 a tie-breaker point. F Travis Zajac D 11 14 1.3 Outlaws 3-1 Hitmen 1-0 Matt McElroy D Douglas Murray 5 13 2.6 Logo Designer 2013— Hayden reflected, “I can’t help but think Pioneers 2-3 Lagers 0-1 D Derek Morris 3 6 2.0 Neal might have been worth [keeping]. Scorpions 2-3 Mammoths 0-0 Colin Magee — Uniform Designer 2013—­ Oh, the irony.” Snipers 1-3 Mariners 0-0 Stallions 3-1 Nighthawks 0-0 — Emilis Acus Payback, however, came when the Wave 0-5 Olympiques 1-0 — Logo Designer 2008—2013 Lumberjacks eliminated the higher- Winterhawks 1-3 Sentinels 1-0 ALL PLAYERS LISTED Justin Nahhas seeded Narwhals in the first round of Steelcats 0-1 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @IceHLumberjacks Uniform Designer 2012-13 the playoff tournament. —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER EMILIS ACUS CHRIS SMITH DAVE DELISLE K 31 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 22 IR INJURED RESERVE 23 TEXAS STANDINGS TREND OUTLAWS BEST WORST AVG 2nd 8th 4th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 Transforming the league’s NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Dallas, Texas 9/21 Team established worst record into its best: a CENTRAL DIVISION in Dallas, Texas how-to guide from Texas. 11 F K Zach Parise 27 F Rick Nash 9/22 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Dallas Outlaws Keith Aucoin. Sean Couturier. Braden name nominated 43 D K Shea Weber Ryan Haslett (9-5) by Mark C. Anderson Holtby. This is the kind of trio around 59 F K Tyler Seguin ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) (as markcanderson) which an NHL franchise can be built. 75 D Michael Del Zotto TEXAS Eric Scheib (8-4) 10/19 Name announced Lucky for the Dallas Outlaws, they 86 F Jeff Skinner INAUGURAL SEASON 10/23 Logo package designed started the season in the AHL, giving 107 F Mike Richards OUTLAWS by Chris Smith AGM Eric Scheib the tools with which 118 D Alex Goligoski 2011-12 2009 to assemble a roster worth envying. 139 G Braden Holtby ALL-TIME RECORD 6th 17-9 150 F Sean Couturier 24-24 (.500) 8/7 Logo package unveiled Paying immediate dividends, Couturier 171 G Semyon Varlamov tallied a goal and seven assists in his 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2011 182 D Zach Bogosian first three weeks, while Holtby earned SECONDARY 203 F David Perron 9/4 Ryan Haslett named GM AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON a and two wins in that span. 241 F Carl Hagelin 12/7 Uniforms designed PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 235 D Dan Hamhuis by Mike Szalay The Outlaws were undefeated through F Keith Aucoin D 152 12.7 1 Gators W 30-21 five games, stunning opponents with F Sean Couturier 101 8.4 2012 AHL SELECTIONS K 2 @ Beasts W 52-39 regularity just a season after posting G Braden Holtby 88 7.3 11 G K Braden Holtby K 3 @ Sharpshooters W 42-19 2/12 Uniforms unveiled the league’s worst record. The feat F Jerome Samson D 80 6.7 22 F K Sean Couturier 4 Kodiaks W 29-25 10/12 Eric Scheib named AGM landed Scheib a new gig as he took D David Rundblad 57 6.3 43 F Keith Aucoin 5 @ Cavalry W 45-43 over the GM role for the Boston Colo- 2013 54 D Dmitry Orlov D Andre Benoit 17 8.5 nials during the offseason. 6 @ Aviators L 51-84 75 D Nick Leddy 5/17 Team rebranded as D Dmitry Orlov D 35 3.5 7 @ Winterhawks W 57-36 Texas Outlaws “After [Scheib] got the Outlaws off to 86 F Jerome Samson D Nick Leddy D 5 1.7 8 @ Renegades W 46-22 5/30 Logo package designed a great 8-4 start I felt the pressure to LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 @ Gators L 37-56 by Francis Matte (6/16) build on that,” said GM Ryan Haslett. NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET — 10 Cavalry W 61-59 7/6 Uniforms designed AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET As the second half got underway, FRANCIS MATTE by Gary Beatman ( 7/13) ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Pioneers L 31-42 Haslett could see goaltending would be NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Huskies L 54-65 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Narwhals 181-166 F \ 51% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 8–4 RECORD 9–5 D Shea Weber K 48 168 3.5 14 @ Lumberjacks L 110-153 D \ 37% 45 WK AVG 124 F F Zach Parise K 48 164 3.4 15 @ Pioneers L 99-106 D G \ 12% F Rick Nash K 44 158 3.6 31 GOALS 133 16 Scorpions W 143-113 G Marc-Andre Fleury  27 130 4.8 17 Aviators W 123-80 74 ASSISTS 195 D Dan Hamhuis D 47 120 2.6 18 Hellcats W 117-95 535 POINTS 1,737 D Luke Schenn  40 116 2.9 19 @ Wave W 168-162 PLAYERS F Mike Richards D 47 110 2.3 8 28 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Hellcats 99-112 F Tyler Seguin K 48 108 2.3 L GARY BEATMAN D Jay Harrison 35 100 2.9 21 @ Scorpions W 105-75 his club’s Achilles’ heel. So he wasted BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Jeff Skinner 38 84 2.2 22 Winterhawks W 140-100 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL little time in taking big action. D G Jonas Hiller 11 46 4.2 Dallas, Texas was the third city selected for the original South Division. The 13 30 HOCKEY OPERATIONS “I made a franchise-changing trade,” WEST 24-24 EAST 0-0 D Sheldon Souray 18 43 2.4 Outlaws name received a 71% rating from voters. In 2013, the team was POSTSEASON 5th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS Haslett said. “Bringing in Marc-Andre Ryan Haslett (16-20, .444) Aces 2-1 Archers 0-0 F Tyler Bozak 11 28 2.5 #12 Hellcats W 130-126 rebranded to help distinguish its identity from the Hellcats. Other names con- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Fleury finally gave the Outlaws a true General Manager 2011— Aviators 1-2 Armada 0-0 F Devin Setoguchi 5 12 2.4 sidered included Dallas Bandits, Forth Worth Assassins and Texas Lawmen. IN 2013 IN 2013 #4 Huskies L 120-138 superstar.” Beasts 2-1 Barracudas 0-0 F Brad Boyes 2 1 0.5 Sharpshooters 122-118 Eric Scheib (8-4, .667) Gators 2-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 W Asst. General Manager 2012-13 In 27 starts, Fleury notched a remark- OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2013) Hellcats 2-3 Chargers 0-0 F Dustin Brown 38 95 2.5 Lumberjacks L 80-113 able 21 wins. But while he soared, the BRANDING & DESIGN Huskies 0-3 Colonials 0-0 F David Perron D 40 78 2.0 rest of the Dallas core struggled. Kodiaks 1-1 Dragons 0-0 D Alex Goligoski D 24 48 2.0 Francis Matte Lumberjacks 1-3 Guardians 0-0 Logo Designer 2013— “This year, [Shea Weber] got off to a D Michael Del Zotto D  7 25 3.6 Narwhals 1-0 Hitmen 0-0 slow start,” said Haslett. “Tyler Seguin G Braden Holtby D 7 24 3.4 Gary Beatman Pioneers 1-2 Lagers 0-0 was a mystery all season.” F Colin Wilson 8 18 2.3 Uniform Designer 2013— Scorpions 2-2 Mammoths 0-0 “All of this inconsistent play seemingly Snipers 2-1 Mariners 0-0 D Wade Redden 8 18 2.3 Chris Smith Stallions 3-0 Nighthawks 0-0 F Sean Couturier D 11 17 1.5 Logo Designer 2008—2013 caught up to us,” Haslett added, after his team came up short in the second Wave 1-2 Olympiques 0-0 G Semyon Varlamov D  4 10 2.5 Mike Szalay round of the playoff tournament. “You Winterhawks 3-1 Sentinels 0-0 + 4 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Uniform Designer 2012-13 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @TX_Outlaws need to get a bit lucky to have success Steelcats 0-0 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CHRIS SMITH SCOTT ROBBINS MATT McELROY to the end.” —C.S. K 36 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 24 IR INJURED RESERVE 25 SASKATCHEWAN STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG SNIPERS 8th 16th 13th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 It was a wild and crazy sea- NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Saskatoon, Sask. 9/14 Team established in son that set the stage for a CENTRAL DIVISION Saskatoon, Saskatchewan club with a bright future. 8 F K Daniel Sedin 24 G Jimmy Howard 9/14 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Saskatoon Sharpshooters “This season was particularly wild,” name nominated 40 F K Patrick Sharp Tony Pomposelli (12-14) by a snowballs chance said Saskatoon Sharpshooters rookie 56 D K Matt Carle GM . But that’s putting ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 10/5 Name announced Tony Pomposelli 72 F David Backes SASKATCHEWAN it somewhat mildly. — 10/25 Logo package designed 89 F Joffrey Lupul INAUGURAL SEASON by Dave Delisle From a season split in two by the NHL 104 G Martin Brodeur SNIPERS 121 D Francois Beauchemin 2010-11 2009 lockout to a playoff tournament that in- vited everyone along, Pomposelli found 136 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic ALL-TIME RECORD 8/12 Logo package unveiled 7th 12-14 his season to be a “mixed bag.” 153 F Michael Ryder 36-35 (.507) 2010 168 D Andrew MacDonald The Sharpshooters were stunned in 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 185 F Wayne Simmonds SECONDARY 10/1 Brian Hagan named GM opening week action, failing to top dou- 200 D Ladislav Smid AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 2012 ble digits on the scoreboard and losing 217 F Brooks Laich OPPONENT RESULT by 50 points — all while facing the very PLAYER PTS AVG 5/11 Uniforms designed 232 F Curtis Glencross F Chris Bourque D 118 9.8 foe that defeated them for the IceHL’s 1 Huskies L 9-59 by Bastian Schmülling D Radko Gudas D 95 10.6 inaugural championship in 2011. AHL SELECTIONS 2 Lumberjacks L 38-47 6/19 Uniforms unveiled 8 F Chris Bourque D Sami Vatanen 76 6.9 3 Outlaws L 19-42 8/25 Tony Pomposelli named GM “I got absolutely crushed,” Pomposelli F Ondrej Palat 74 6.7 25 F Matt Fraser 4 @ Pioneers L 38-47 said. “Guys who looked like they would F Jeff Taffe 68 9.7 2013 40 D Radko Gudas 5 @ Beasts W 46-40 perform well faltered.” 57 G Danny Taylor G Niklas Svedberg 30 6.0 5/26 Team rebranded as 6 @ Cavalry W 52-31 Four straight losses left the Saskatoon 72 F Emerson Etem Saskatchewan Snipers G Danny Taylor D 26 3.7 7 Narwhals L 40-42 club reeling. But just as hope was 89 D 5/31 Logo package designed D Danny Syvret D 12 6.0 8 @ Hellcats W 65-51 by Matt McElroy (6/23) fading, Radko Gudas intervened with LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Chris Conner 9 3.0 9 @ Winterhawks L 42-68 7/6 Uniforms designed an effort in Week 5 that propelled the NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET F Matt Fraser D 4 2.0 10 Wave L 42-47 by Jon Wold ( 7/13) team to its first of back-to-back wins. AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET MATT McELROY + 3 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 Kodiaks L 58-68 NHL BREAKDOWN The first half of the season may have AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Renegades W 65-33 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Huskies 192-185 F \ 47% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 4–8 RECORD 8–6 D Francois Beauchemin D 48 172 3.6 14 Beasts L 97-99 D \ 40% F 43 WK AVG 125 D Andrew MacDonald D 48 155 3.2 15 @ Wave W 138-110 G \ 13% D Matt Carle K 48 143 3.0 21 GOALS 104 D 16 Aviators W 117-73 G Jimmy Howard K 33 140 4.2 17 @ Scorpions W 166-151 77 ASSISTS 214 F Michael Ryder D 46 131 2.8 18 @ Renegades W 125-112 514 POINTS 1,745 F Wayne Simmonds D 45 120 2.7 19 Cavalry L 132-155 F Daniel Sedin K 47 117 2.5 13 PLAYERS 37 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Gators 96-128 D Sergei Gonchar  28 79 2.8 L JON WOLD F Patrick Sharp K 28 66 2.4 21 @ Lumberjacks W 127-107 ended in disappointment, but that taste BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Johan Franzen 6 29 4.8 22 @ Narwhals L 97-142 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL of triumph spurred the Sharpshooters. F Brandon Saad 11 19 1.7 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the fourth city selected for the original North 4 23 HOCKEY OPERATIONS “We had a really solid turnaround,” WEST 31-31 EAST 5-4 F Milan Michalek 8 16 2.0 Division. The Sharpshooters name received a 65% rating from voters. In 2013, POSTSEASON 11th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS said Pomposelli. His club won five of Tony Pomposelli (12-14, .462) Aces 5-0 Archers 2-0 D Stephane Robidas 3 7 2.3 #6 Beasts W 129-102 the team was rebranded. Other names considered for the team included Sas- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED six on the NHL’s return, a stretch which General Manager 2012— Aviators 1-2 Armada 0-1 G Robin Lehner 1 6 6.0 katchewan Prairie Dogs, Saskatoon Isotopes and Saskatoon Rapids. IN 2013 IN 2013 #3 Kodiaks L 72-115 included a four-game winning streak. Beasts 3-1 Barracudas 0-0 F Vernon Fiddler 5 2 0.4 Outlaws 118-122 Brian Hagan (24-21, .533) Gators 1-1 Blue Crabs 0-0 L General Manager 2010—2012 Jimmy Howard was rock solid in net OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Hellcats 2-2 Chargers 0-0 G Martin Brodeur 24 80 3.3 Wave W 139-134 while a blue-line trio, oddly, led the D BRANDING & DESIGN Huskies 2-3 Colonials 1-0 F Saku Koivu 38 74 1.9 Sharpshooters in scoring. Kodiaks 1-5 Dragons 0-0 F David Backes D  31 71 2.3 Matt McElroy Lumberjacks 3-1 Guardians 0-0 Logo Designer 2013—­ “The postseason was crazy as well,” F Curtis Glencross D 21 56 2.7 Narwhals 0-2 Hitmen 0-1 the GM added. As if cosmic compensa- D Ladislav Smid D  16 49 3.1 Jon Wold Outlaws 1-2 Lagers 1-0 tion for that Week 1 catastrophe, the F Brad Boyes  23 49 2.1 Uniform Designer 2013—­ Pioneers 1-2 Mammoths 0-0 Shooters opened the playoff tourna- Scorpions 2-1 Mariners 0-0 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic D 19 42 2.2 Dave Delisle ment by eliminating the defending Stallions 4-1 Nighthawks 0-0 D Fedor Tyutin 10 25 2.5 Logo Designer 2008—2013 champion Beasts. Only then did they Wave 4-4 Olympiques 0-1 F John Mitchell  9 22 2.4 Bastian Schmülling lose to the eventual champion Kodiaks. Winterhawks 1-4 Sentinels 1-0 + 13 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Uniform Designer 2012-13 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @SaskSnipers Pomposelli said further, “We expect to Steelcats 0-1 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER DAVE DELISLE SCOTT ROBBINS EDDIE RAY do even better next year.” —C.S. K 50 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 26 IR INJURED RESERVE 27 CALIFORNIA STANDINGS TREND WAVE BEST WORST AVG 1st 6th 3rd AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 “My job is to get us to the NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Los Angeles, Calif. 9/6 Team established playoffs. What happens after PACIFIC DIVISION 3 F K Steven Stamkos in Los Angeles, California that is f— luck.” —Billy Beane 19 F K Ryan Callahan GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/7 California Wave For the second year in a row, a domi- 35 G K Antti Niemi name nominated Jon Wold (49-22) nant regular season for the California 51 F K Ilya Kovalchuk by Reid Foose ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) Wave culminated in a dismaying play- 67 F Patrick Marleau CALIFORNIA 9/21 Name announced off ejection that came down to goalies. 94 D Brent Seabrook — 10/12 Logo package designed INAUGURAL SEASON “Last season, I think I proved the Wave 99 D Josh Gorges WAVE by Joshua Frederick were undeniably elite,” said veteran GM 126 G Brian Elliott 2010-11 2009 Jon Wold. There was no question that 131 D John Carlson ALL-TIME RECORD 8th 17-9 was still true as the new year began. 158 F David Krejci 49-22 (.690) 8/29 Logo package unveiled 163 F Patrik Elias Yet even Wold himself was surprised 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 190 D Zbynek Michalek WORDMARK to watch his club obliterate its compe- 195 D Joni Pitkanen AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 9/30 Jon Wold named GM tition in the first half, going 9-3. 222 F Daniel Alfredsson PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 227 F Alexander Steen 2012 “I say that was surprising because I F Patrick Maroon D 163 13.6 1 Lumberjacks W 46-41 didn’t feel I put in the necessary home- F James Sheppard D 111 9.3 3/3 Uniforms designed AHL SELECTIONS 2 @ Huskies W 71-33 work to be doing that well,” admitted D Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 92 7.7 by Chance Waddell 3 F Patrick Maroon 3 @ Cavalry W 20-14 Wold, who credited a fellow hockey 30 F Magnus Paajarvi F Magnus Paajarvi D 69 5.8 4/9 Uniforms unveiled 4 Narwhals L 26-38 writer with some key advice. D Sena Acolatse 64 8.0 35 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson 5 Gators W 54-44 62 F James Sheppard G Alex Stalock 36 4.5 “Thanks to him,” Wold said, “I was able 6 Renegades W 61-55 to get the scoop on James Sheppard, 67 G Kevin Poulin G Kevin Poulin D 24 6.0 7 @ Pioneers L 46-60 Sena Acolatse and Alex Stalock.” 94 D Danny Groulx D Danny Groulx D 21 5.3 8 Aviators L 27-33 With Patrick Maroon leading the way, LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 @ Lumberjacks W 70-34 NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET the California club couldn’t have been — AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 @ Sharpshooters W 41-42 JOSHUA FREDERICK in a better position, holding the best ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Winterhawks W 80-58 record in the league after 12 weeks. NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Scorpions W 32-27 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Kodiaks 256-176 F \ 51% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 9–3 RECORD 8–6 F Steven Stamkos K 48 201 4.2 14 @ Gators W 149-126 D \ 39% 48 WK AVG 137 F D John Carlson D 48 179 3.7 15 Sharpshooters L 110-138 D G \ 10% F Ryan Callahan K 44 170 3.9 27 GOALS 132 16 @ Renegades W 139-90 D Brent Seabrook D 47 163 3.5 17 @ Hellcats W 128-111 63 ASSISTS 192 G Antti Niemi K 42 160 3.8 18 @ Aviators W 105-96 580 POINTS 1,911 D Josh Gorges D 47 131 2.8 19 Outlaws L 162-168 F Patrick Marleau D 48 119 2.5 8 PLAYERS 41 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Beasts 90-97 F Patrik Elias D 47 117 2.5 L CHANCE WADDELL D Dennis Seidenberg 30 112 3.7 21 Hellcats L 119-136 From there, the Wave’s NHL core dem- BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Ilya Kovalchuk K 36 107 3.0 22 Pioneers W 137-125 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL onstrated it wasn’t as robust as before. D Ron Hainsey 6 22 3.7 Los Angeles, California was the third city selected for the original Pacific Divi- 9 18 Steven Stamkos was still indomitable, WEST 44-18 EAST 5-4 HOCKEY OPERATIONS G Craig Anderson 4 16 4.0 POSTSEASON 2nd SEED sion in 2008. The Wave name received a 57% rating from voters. Other names LOGOS UNIFORMS but cracks began to appear during Aces 4-0 Archers 0-1 F Scott Hartnell 4 6 1.5 considered for the team included Anaheim Rage, California Gold Rush, Long SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Jon Wold (49-22, .690) a franchise-worst three-game losing #15 Gators L 133-136 General Manager 2010— Aviators 5-1 Armada 0-1 D Andrew Ference 1 2 2.0 Beach Lizards, Los Angeles Flash and Loso Angeles Magic. IN 2008 IN 2012 streak late in the season. Beasts W 107-95 Beasts 2-1 Barracudas 0-0 F Jamie McGinn 1 0 0.0 BRANDING & DESIGN Narwhals W 142-140 Then came the playoffs where, as Wold Gators 3-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 Sharpshooters 134-139 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Joshua Frederick said, “anything can happen.” Despite Hellcats 3-1 Chargers 0-0 F Alexander Steen D 33 68 2.1 L Logo Designer 2008— entering as the No. 2 seed, the Wave Huskies 2-3 Colonials 1-0 D Zbynek Michalek D 22 62 2.8 Kodiaks 2-1 Dragons 0-0 Chance Waddell were upset in a nail-biting defeat. F David Krejci D 16 50 3.1 Lumberjacks 5-0 Guardians 0-0 Uniform Designer 2012— F Daniel Alfredsson D  17 38 2.2 Wold noted that shootouts starring Narwhals 1-1 Hitmen 1-0 D Joni Pitkanen D 11 28 2.5 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Antti Niemi and the Gators’ Viktor Outlaws 2-1 Lagers 1-0 D Mark Giordano 8 26 3.3 Emilis Acus, Christopher Gunn, Lucas R., Fasth were the deciding factor. Pioneers 4-1 Mammoths 0-0  Chris Smith, Ross Taylor, Jeff Troy, Scorpions 1-2 Mariners 0-0 F David Backes 11 23 2.1 Jason Usher, Craig C. Wheeler He added: “It was heartbreaking to see Snipers 4-4 Nighthawks 0-0 F R.J. Umberger 11 23 2.1 that the Wave would go on to outscore Stallions 3-0 Olympiques 1-0 G Jaroslav Halak 6 16 2.7 every one of their potential playoff Winterhawks 3-0 Sentinels 1-0 + 17 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED opponents on the way to a would-be Steelcats 0-2 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @IceHLCalifornia

championship.” —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER ROSS TAYLOR EMILIS ACUS K 49 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 28 IR INJURED RESERVE 29 SEATTLE STANDINGS TREND AVIATORS BEST WORST AVG 1st 9th 4th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 “It was the best of times, it NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Seattle, Washington 9/6 Team established was the worst of times.” PACIFIC DIVISION 14 F K Anze Kopitar in Seattle, Washington —Charles Dickens 30 D K Duncan Keith GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/6 Seattle Aviators It wouldn’t be unreasonable to describe 46 F K Jordan Eberle name nominated Dave White (21-28) the Seattle Aviators’ year as a tale of 62 G K Cory Schneider by Mike ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) two seasons. Very different seasons. 78 F Taylor Hall SEATTLE 9/21 Name announced — During the first half, the Aviators went 83 D Tobias Enstrom 10/1 Logo package designed INAUGURAL SEASON from being an enigmatic force to a 110 D Mike Green AVIATORS by Craig C. Wheeler force to be reckoned with. 115 F Blake Wheeler 2011-12 142 F Mike Ribeiro ALL-TIME RECORD 2009 Aviators GM drafted his six 9th 14-12 Dave White 147 F Teddy Purcell 34-37 (.479) AHL players and, in a unique strategy, 9/11 Logo package unveiled 174 F Adam Henrique never had to lift a finger over the next 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 179 D John-Michael Liles WORDMARK 12 weeks while his team dominated. 206 F AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 10/2 Andrew Ethier named GM 211 D Adam Larsson Whether through clear insight or sheer PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 238 D Dougie Hamilton 2011 luck, he sat back as Kris Newbury, Pe- F Kris Newbury D 169 14.1 1 @ Pioneers W 52-38 ter Holland and Tyler Johnson averaged F Peter Holland D 151 12.6 2 @ Narwhals 46-67 9/4 Dave White named GM AHL SELECTIONS L double-digit points on a weekly basis. F Tyler Johnson 131 10.9 14 F Kris Newbury D 3 @ Scorpions W 52-26 D Matt Donovan D 93 7.8 2012 Their supremacy led the Seattle club 19 F Tyler Johnson 4 Huskies W 67-30 D Cameron Gaunce D 52 4.3 3/9 Uniforms designed to win after win, placing them atop the 46 F Peter Holland 5 Winterhawks L 34-57 51 D Matt Donovan G Peter Mannino D 48 4.0 by Peri Strathearn league as the NHL finally returned. 6 Outlaws W 84-51 78 D Cameron Gaunce 4/9 Uniforms unveiled But that meant they had the farthest to — 7 Lumberjacks W 63-26 83 G Peter Mannino fall. Following a Week 13 win over their — 8 @ Wave W 33-27 2013 rival, the Pioneers, the Aviators col- LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 Beasts L 32-42 NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET 9/12 Jared Pozzobon named GM lapsed, suffering defeats in six straight. — AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 @ Renegades W 59-30 CRAIG C. WHEELER “I did kind of fall off the map for a ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Gators W 44-16 NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Cavalry W 78-61 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Pioneers 190-163 F \ 58% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 9–3 RECORD 5–9 F Mike Ribeiro D 44 142 3.2 14 @ Winterhawks L 113-152 D D \ 35% 54 WK AVG 115 D Mike Green D 31 131 4.2 15 Narwhals L 116-122 G \ 7% F F Taylor Hall D 38 131 3.4 41 GOALS 117 16 @ Sharpshooters L 73-117 F Blake Wheeler D 40 128 3.2 17 @ Outlaws L 80-123 65 ASSISTS 264 F Sam Gagner D 46 128 2.8 18 Wave L 96-105 644 POINTS 1,605 D Duncan Keith K 45 126 2.8 19 Hellcats L 92-120 G Cory Schneider K 30 122 4.1 6 PLAYERS 20 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Kodiaks 108-106 F Anze Kopitar K 45 120 2.7 W PERI STRATHEARN F Teddy Purcell D 46 101 2.2 21 Renegades L 119-124 couple of weeks,” White admitted. It BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Jordan Eberle 40 97 2.4 22 @ Lumberjacks W 155-127 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL resulted in points left on the bench and K D Tobias Enstrom 21 78 3.7 Seattle, Washington was the second city selected for the original Pacific 10 23 disregard for a stagnating roster. D HOCKEY OPERATIONS WEST 29-33 EAST 5-4 D Dougie Hamilton D 38 75 2.0 Division in 2008. The Aviators name received a 71% rating from voters. Other POSTSEASON 8th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS A core built on Duncan Keith, Anze Jared Pozzbon (0-0, .000) Aces 3-2 Archers 0-2 D Sami Salo 36 74 2.1 #9 Pioneers W 136-76 names considered for the team included Olympia Gods, Seattle Grind, Seattle SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Kopitar and Jordan Eberle underper- General Manager 2013— Beasts 1-2 Armada 1-0 D Kevin Klein 11 34 3.1 Stealth, Seattle Tsunami and Washington Olympians. IN 2008 IN 2012 #16 Scorpions L 102-124 formed while Cory Schneider was the Gators 1-1 Barracudas 0-0 F Vinny Prospal 8 17 2.1 Lumberjacks 119-138 Dave White (21-28, .429) only man minding the net all season. Hellcats 2-3 Blue Crabs 0-0 L General Manager 2011—2013 Pioneers 106-71 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Meanwhile, middle-round draft picks Huskies 2-2 Chargers 0-0 F Adam Henrique D 20 44 2.2 W Andrew Ethier (13-9, .591) led the team in scoring. Kodiaks 1-2 Colonials 1-0 D John-Michael Liles D 17 39 2.3 General Manager 2010-11 Lumberjacks 3-3 Dragons 0-0 F Brandon Dubinsky 9 12 1.3 By playoff time, the Aviators had fallen Narwhals 0-2 Guardians 0-0 BRANDING & DESIGN F Lee Stempniak 7 6 0.9 from the top of the league to the No. 8 Outlaws 2-1 Hitmen 1-0 D Adam Larsson D — — — Craig C. Wheeler seed entering the playoffs. Pioneers 7-2 Lagers 1-0 — Logo Designer 2008— Scorpions 1-3 Mammoths 0-0 “Thanks to my poor management,” Snipers 2-1 Mariners 0-0 — Peri Strathearn White confessed, “the team didn’t do Uniform Designer 2012— Stallions 2-1 Nighthawks 0-0 — particularly well.” Wave 1-5 Olympiques 0-1 — LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Winterhawks 1-3 Sentinels 0-1 ALL PLAYERS LISTED Dave Delisle, Christopher Gunn, Anthony White stepped down in the summer. AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @AviatorsIceHL Lardie, Stephen O’Connell, Steven Pace, Eddie Jared Pozzobon, former Armada AGM, Steelcats 1-0 Ray, Tim Schellenberg, Jeff Troy, Jason Usher includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER DAVE DELISLE ANTHONY LARDIE TIM SCHELLENBERG will take his place in 2013-14. —C.S. K 26 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 30 IR INJURED RESERVE 31 PORTLAND STANDINGS TREND PIONEERS BEST WORST AVG 4th 14th 7th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 Like their namesake, the Pio- NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Portland, Oregon 9/6 Team established neers are making a slow and PACIFIC DIVISION 13 F K Jarome Iginla in Portland, Oregon steady progression toward a 29 F K Patrick Kane GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/6 Portland Pioneers new and better place. 45 D K Filip Kuba name nominated Jonathan Bravard (21-27) Coming off a season of dissatisfac- 61 F K Chris Kunitz by Daniel Hogue ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) tion, the Portland Pioneers reveled in 77 G Jaroslav Halak PORTLAND (as Warrior19) the opportunity for a clean slate as GM 84 F Marian Hossa — 9/21 Name announced Jonathan Bravard convened a roster of 109 F Johan Franzen INAUGURAL SEASON PIONEERS 9/30 Logo package designed AHL stars at the top of their game. 116 F Ray Whitney 2010-11 by Chris Smith “It was better than last year,” Bravard 141 F Brad Marchand ALL-TIME RECORD 10th 14-12 2009 said plainly. At least it started that way. 148 D Kimmo Timonen 26-44 (.371) 173 F Stephen Weiss 9/18 Logo package unveiled 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS While the Pioneers’ first draft pick in 180 F Alex Burrows SECONDARY WORDMARK goalie Jeremy Smith turned out to be 2010 205 F Derek Roy AHL ROSTER & STATS a dud, the next four all surpassed the AHL REGULAR SEASON 212 D Marek Zidlicky OPPONENT RESULT 10/1 named GM PLAYER PTS AVG Darryl Climan 100-point mark in the first half. 237 D Brendan Smith D Mike Kostka D 140 11.7 1 Aviators L 38-52 2011 Mike Kostka, Cam Atkinson and Kyle AHL SELECTIONS F Cam Atkinson D 137 11.4 2 @ Renegades L 36-59 Palmieri led the way, averaging double- F Kyle Palmieri D 121 10.1 9/4 Jonathan Bravard 13 G Jeremy Smith 3 @ Lumberjacks W 26-6 digit point totals on a weekly basis, F Trevor Smith D 102 8.5 named GM 20 F Trevor Smith 4 Sharpshooters W 47-38 and powering the Portland club to a G Dan Ellis 34 3.4 45 F Kyle Palmieri 5 Huskies W 92-66 2012 pair of three-game winning streaks. 52 F Cam Atkinson D Jason DeSantis 4 1.0 6 Winterhawks L 30-52 3/7 Uniforms designed Thus, the Pioneers had a leg up on the 77 D Mike Kostka D Cade Fairchild D 9 1.1 7 Wave W 60-46 by Brendan Nashman competition, heading into the second 84 D Cade Fairchild G Jeremy Smith D 0 0.0 8 @ Kodiaks W 41-31 4/9 Uniforms unveiled half in a strong position. Add to that, LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 Cavalry W 51-41 SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET this club had an NHL core to covet. NHL — AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 @ Narwhals L 33-37 CHRIS SMITH Jarome Iginla, Patrick Kane and Chris ALL PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 @ Outlaws W 42-31 NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT Kunitz seemed poised to keep Portland 12 Lumberjacks W 51-45 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Aviators 163-190 F \ 63% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 8–4 RECORD 6–8 D F Patrick Kane K 47 176 3.7 14 @ Hellcats W 131-95 D \ 30% 46 WK AVG 113 F Chris Kunitz K 47 165 3.5 15 Outlaws W 106-99 G \ 7% D Kimmo Timonen D 44 150 3.4 43 GOALS 139 F 16 @ Huskies L 87-114 F Marian Hossa D 37 116 3.1 17 Gators L 103-141 68 ASSISTS 233 D Jay Bouwmeester 41 99 2.4 18 @ Beasts W 133-123 547 POINTS 1,576 D Paul Martin 29 94 3.2 19 @ Winterhawks L 147-161 F Ray Whitney D 29 94 3.2 8 PLAYERS 30 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Scorpions 73-63 F Derek Roy D 36 90 2.5 W BRENDAN NASHMAN D Marek Zidlicky D 48 89 1.9 21 Narwhals L 134-137 vital through the rest of the season. BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Alex Burrows 40 76 1.9 22 @ Wave L 125-137 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL And yet after a few weeks, the wins D F Jordan Staal  28 52 1.9 Portland, Oregon was the fifth and final city selected for the original Pacific 6 19 were harder to come by. HOCKEY OPERATIONS WEST 25-35 EAST 1-9 G Evgeni Nabokov 14 48 3.4 Division in 2008. The Pioneers name received a 75% rating from voters. Other POSTSEASON 9th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS The Pioneers dropped five of their last Jonathan Bravard (21-27, .438) Aces 1-3 Archers 0-1 F Martin Erat 21 37 1.8 #8 Aviators L 76-136 names considered for the team included Oregon Cascades, Portland Explor- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED seven as the playoffs neared. During General Manager 2011— Aviators 2-7 Armada 1-0 G Semyon Varlamov 15 28 1.9 ers, Portland Loggers, Portland Shock and Salem Slash. IN 2008 IN 2012 Cavalry W 83-73 that stretch, Bravard traded Iginla to Beasts 1-1 Barracudas 0-0 D Andy Greene 14 26 1.9 Winterhawks 144-95 Darryl Climan (5-17, .227) the Cavalry for David Clarkson in Week Gators 1-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 W Asst. General Manager 2010-11 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) 21 in an effort to boost scoring. Hellcats 1-2 Chargers 0-0 F David Clarkson  17 24 1.4 Aviators L 71-106 BRANDING & DESIGN Huskies 2-3 Colonials 0-3 F Jarome Iginla K  26 61 2.3 “Since I have been labeled as a bad Kodiaks 1-2 Dragons 0-0 F Brad Marchand D  15 59 3.9 Chris Smith trader by some experts,” Bravard joked Lumberjacks 3-2 Guardians 0-0 Logo Designer 2008— F Johan Franzen D 11 27 2.5 on Twitter, “I shall continue to make Narwhals 0-2 Hitmen 0-1 G Tomas Vokoun 6 22 3.7 Brendan Nashman trades that only make sense to me.” Outlaws 2-1 Lagers 0-1 Uniform Designer 2012— Scorpions 3-0 Mammoths 0-0 G 4 12 3.0 But the Pioneers’ comeback season Snipers 2-1 Mariners 0-0 D Filip Kuba K 5 10 2.0 came to an early end on an all-out as- LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Stallions 3-2 Nighthawks 0-0 D Brendan Smith D 8 10 1.3 Dave Delisle, Jeff Pudio, Ross Taylor, sault at the hands of the Aviators. Wave 1-4 Olympiques 0-1 F Ryane Clowe 10 7 0.7 Jeff Troy, Jason Usher “Outmanned, outgunned,” Bravard Winterhawks 2-3 Sentinels 0-1 + 6 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @PioneerIceHL lamented via Twitter. “No chance at all. Steelcats 0-1 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER ROSS TAYLOR DAVE DELISLE JEFF TROY Sad but still proud!” —C.S. K 38 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 32 IR INJURED RESERVE 33 NORTHWEST STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG NARWHALS 7th 14th 11th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2012) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY ALTERNATE SECONDARY 2012 An unusual inaugural season NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Yellowknife, N.W.T. 3/8 Team established became a banner year for the PACIFIC DIVISION 16 F K James Neal in Yellowknife, league’s newest member. 32 F Phil Kessel Northwest Territories K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) The IceHL WEST welcomed the remote 48 G K Marc-Andre Fleury 3/13 Northwest Narwhals Mathew Hyland (14-12) Northwest Territories to the league as 64 F K Jordan Staal name nominated ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) it expanded to Yellowknife in 2012. 80 D Mark Streit NORTHWEST by Ben M. — So what better way for a new team 81 D 4/16 Name announced INAUGURAL SEASON and its new GM to get their feet wet 112 G Niklas Backstrom NARWHALS 4/18 Logo package designed than with a split season and an experi- 113 F Mike Fisher 2012-13 by Slavomir Kiss mental playoff tournament? 144 F Vincent Lecavalier ALL-TIME RECORD 11th 14-12 5/28 Logo package unveiled 145 D Victor Hedman 14-12 (.538) But the Northwest Narwhals dove in 8/19 Uniforms designed 176 F Brandon Sutter tusk first without hesitation. Despite 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS by Matt McElroy 177 D Kevin Bieksa WORDMARK being saddled with the last pick in the 8/27 Mathew Hyland named GM 208 D Luke Schenn AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON draft, GM Mathew Hyland collected a 209 F Devin Setoguchi 9/23 Uniforms unveiled PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT solid group of AHL players — the first 240 F Bryan Little F Tomas Tatar D 122 10.2 to ever be called Narwhals. 1 Renegades L 29-74 AHL SELECTIONS D Thomas Pock 79 6.6 2 Aviators W 67-46 The “Twin Tommys” were a dependable 16 F Jonathan Audy-Marchessault G Carter Hutton D 78 6.5 3 Winterhawks L 35-40 duo throughout the first half. Tomas F 40 5.7 17 F Matthew Ford 4 @ Wave W 38-26 Tatar led the team by a wide margin F Tim Kennedy 24 4.8 48 F Tomas Tatar 5 @ Kodiaks L 37-67 while teammate Thomas Pock was the 49 D Garnet Exelby D Matt Gilroy 17 2.8 only player to post points every week. 6 @ Scorpions L 40-49 80 D Matt Irwin F Cody Eakin 40 5.7 7 @ Sharpshooters W 42-40 A handful of tough losses left the Nar- 81 G Carter Hutton D Garnet Exelby D 32 5.3 8 @ Gators W 43-41 whals sinking below .500, but as the LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Devante Smith-Pelly 25 5.0 9 @ Renegades L 22-27 NHL suddenly reared back to life, so NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET — 10 Pioneers W 37-33 did this resilient team. AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET SLAVOMIR KISS ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Cavalry L 27-48 After trading a few wins and losses, NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Hellcats L 40-72 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Outlaws 166-181 F \ 51% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 5–7 RECORD 9–5 F Phil Kessel K 48 177 3.7 14 Scorpions L 94-110 D \ 37% 38 WK AVG 131 F D Dion Phaneuf D 48 169 3.5 15 @ Aviators W 122-116 D G \ 12% D Mark Streit D 45 147 3.3 28 GOALS 129 16 Lumberjacks W 128-127 F Nazem Kadri 46 142 3.1 17 @ Beasts L 141-161 51 ASSISTS 237 G Niklas Backstrom D 39 140 3.6 18 Huskies W 138-109 457 POINTS 1,839 D Victor Hedman D 44 132 3.0 19 Kodiaks W 177-141 PLAYERS F James Neal K 39 130 3.3 9 40 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Huskies 111-101 F Vincent Lecavalier D 39 102 2.6 W MATT McELROY D Michael Del Zotto  36 82 2.3 21 @ Pioneers W 137-134 the Yellowknife club won five in a row BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Brad Marchand  28 69 2.5 22 Sharpshooters W 142-97 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL in one final push toward better posi- G Ray Emery 10 68 6.8 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories was one of two cities selected during the 11 16 tioning in the playoff tournament. HOCKEY OPERATIONS WEST 14-12 EAST 0-0 F Jason Pominville  17 46 2.7 IceHL’s 2012 expansion. The Narwhals name competed against 24 others, POSTSEASON 7th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS “Nazem Kadri was a massive bright Mathew Hyland (14-12, .538) Aces 0-2 Archers 0-0 D Johnny Oduya 21 36 1.7 #10 Lumberjacks L 106-146 including Arctic Rush, Northwest Freeze, Yellowknife Arurora, Yellowknife Min- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED spot,” Hyland said. The undrafted General Manager 2012— Aviators 2-0 Armada 0-0 D Mark Giordano 10 35 3.5 ers, Yellowknife Vikings and Yellowknife Yetis. IN 2012 IN 2012 Winterhawks W 121-79 rookie finished fourth on the team in Beasts 0-1 Barracudas 0-0 F Brandon Sutter D 7 11 1.6 BRANDING & DESIGN Wave L 140-142 scoring during the second half. Gators 1-0 Blue Crabs 0-0 F David Backes 2 5 2.5 CONTEST ENTRY (2012) CONTEST ENTRY (2012) CONTEST ENTRY (2012) Slavomir Kiss Hellcats 1-1 Chargers 0-0 Hellcats W 116-98 “My team had some letdowns and Logo Designer 2012— Huskies 2-0 Colonials 0-0 F Mike Fisher D 22 54 2.5 some great successes,” he added. But Kodiaks 1-1 Dragons 0-0 Matt McElroy F Jordan Staal K  20 52 2.6 by the time postseason began, their Lumberjacks 1-1 Guardians 0-0 Uniform Designer 2012— F Mike Cammalleri 18 48 2.7 biggest successes were behind them. Outlaws 0-1 Hitmen 0-0 D Marc Staal 11 32 2.9 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2012) Pioneers 2-0 Lagers 0-0 The Narwhals were ousted by the F Chris Stewart  4 28 7.0 Scorpions 0-2 Mammoths 0-0 Aaron Bailey, Micah Loyed, Ben lower-seeded Lumberjacks in the MacDonald, Nick Marks, Brad McKinnon, Snipers 2-0 Mariners 0-0 D Kevin Bieksa D 9 20 2.2 opening round. A few extra postseason Liam Peacock, Eric Poole, Ross Taylor, Stallions 0-1 Nighthawks 0-0 D Chris Phillips 9 16 1.8 Wesley Willis, Johnny Woods wins did keep their heads above water. Wave 1-1 Olympiques 0-0 F Artem Anisimov 6 15 2.5 “I feel I had a strong team,” Hyland Winterhawks 1-1 Sentinels 0-0 + 16 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @NWNarwhals added, “and look forward to seeing Steelcats 0-0 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER MICAH LOYED ROSS TAYLOR LIAM PEACOCK what happens next year.” —C.S. K 49 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 34 IR INJURED RESERVE 35 HOUSTON STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG HELLCATS 6th 16th 13th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 Success has a lot to do with NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Houston, Texas 9/21 Team established timing. And for the Hellcats, it CENTRAL DIVISION 10 F K Pavel Datsyuk in Houston, Texas just wasn’t on their side. 26 D K Zdeno Chara GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/22 Houston Hellcats To start, the timing of the NHL’s new 42 F K Derek Stepan name nominated James Leggett (33-38) CBA forced the league to open its sea- 58 G K Cam Ward by Joshua Frederick ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) son with AHL rosters. That presented 74 F Scott Hartnell HOUSTON (as Puddleglum81) its own problem for veteran Houston 87 F Mikko Koivu — 10/19 Name announced Hellcats GM James Leggett. 106 G Craig Anderson INAUGURAL SEASON HELLCATS 11/7 Logo package designed “My knowledge of the AHL is limited,” 119 F Nathan Horton 2010-11 by Scott Robbins Leggett said. “I’ll be the first to admit 138 D Brent Burns ALL-TIME RECORD 12th 11-15 2009 that I made some mistakes with my 151 F Jaromir Jagr 33-38 (.465) draft picks.” 170 D Dennis Seidenberg 9/9 Logo package unveiled 2012-13 STATISTICS 183 D Marc Staal SECONDARY Indeed, the Houston club struggled to 2010 202 F Shane Doan AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON find forwards that could produce with 215 D Justin Faulk PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 9/30 James Leggett named GM regularity and ended up with top scor- 234 F Mikael Samuelsson D Ryan Stanton D 97 8.1 ers from behind the blue line. 1 @ Winterhawks L 32-62 2011 AHL SELECTIONS G David Leggio D 94 7.8 2 Kodiaks W 69-37 “I finally got my team competitive — D Justin Faulk D 84 7.0 11/28 Uniforms designed 10 D K Justin Faulk 3 Renegades L 35-47 albeit by filling the roster with goons,” F Alexandre Bolduc 78 11.1 by Justin Nahhas 23 F Marek Hrivik 4 Beasts L 3-40 Leggett cracked, “right in time for the F Marek Hrivik 43 7.2 42 G David Leggio 5 @ Lumberjacks L 30-47 lockout to end.” 2012 55 F Ben Holmstrom F 18 18.0 6 @ Kodiaks L 42-54 2/12 Uniforms unveiled The Hellcats rode a three-game win- 74 D Ryan Stanton F Geoff Walker D 49 4.5 7 Gators W 34-21 ning streak into the second half of the 87 F Geoff Walker F Ben Holmstrom D 27 5.4 8 Sharpshooters L 51-65 season. But that’s where it came to an LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Marek Hrivik D 19 3.8 9 @ Huskies L 44-49 abrupt and devastating end. NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET F Nick Tarnasky 0 0.0 AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 @ Scorpions W 42-33 SCOTT ROBBINS The club suffered through six straight ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Lumberjacks W 25-22 weeks of disappointing defeats, com- NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Narwhals W 72-40 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Winterhawks 144-233 F \ 57% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 5–7 RECORD 6–8 F Pavel Datsyuk K 47 172 3.7 14 Pioneers L 95-131 D \ 29% 42 WK AVG 113 D F F Derek Stepan K 48 163 3.4 15 @ Beasts L 89-105 G \ 14% D Zdeno Chara K 48 121 2.5 19 GOALS 122 16 Cavalry L 114-119 F Mikko Koivu D 48 117 2.4 17 Wave L 111-128 59 ASSISTS 206 F Jaromir Jagr D 42 117 2.8 18 @ Outlaws L 95-117 509 POINTS 1,586 G Braden Holtby 18 92 5.1 19 @ Aviators W 120-92 D Justin Faulk D 34 83 2.4 10 PLAYERS 33 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Outlaws 112-99 F Shane Doan D 44 81 1.8 W JUSTIN NAHHAS F Nathan Horton D 42 77 1.8 21 @ Wave W 136-119 ing within striking distance only once. BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS D Brent Burns D 30 73 2.4 22 @ Gators W 116-114 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL The cause? A few key injuries. G Sergei Bobrovsky 12 48 4.0 Houston, Texas was the fifth and final city selected for the original South 7 14 WEST 26-37 EAST 7-1 HOCKEY OPERATIONS “I [waited] too long to pull the trigger F Brian Gionta 21 45 2.1 POSTSEASON 12th SEED Division in 2008. The Hellcats name received a 57% rating from voters. Other LOGOS UNIFORMS on any moves to replace these play- Aces 2-2 Archers 1-0 F David Legwand 9 12 1.3 names considered for the team included Houston Apollos, Houston Bulls, SUBMITTED SUBMITTED James Leggett (33-38, .465) #5 Outlaws L 126-130 General Manager 2010— ers,” Leggett conceded, timing again Aviators 3-2 Armada 1-0 D Patrick Wiercioch 7 6 0.9 Houston Galaxy, Houston Mustangs and Texas Raiders. IN 2008 IN 2012 Renegades W 97-60 his foe. “This cost me dearly.” Beasts 1-4 Barracudas 0-0 F Colin Greening 1 0 0.0 BRANDING & DESIGN Beasts 133-132 Gators 2-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 W Then in a rare stroke of good timing, Narwhals 98-116 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Scott Robbins Huskies 1-3 Chargers 0-0 G Craig Anderson D 14 50 3.6 L the Cats won four in a row and looked Logo Designer 2008— Kodiaks 1-4 Colonials 1-0 D Alex Goligoski 13 46 3.5 promising entering the postseason. Lumberjacks 1-4 Dragons 0-0 Justin Nahhas D Raphael Diaz 14 44 3.1 Narwhals 1-1 Guardians 0-0 Uniform Designer 2012— Reliable scoring from Pavel Datsyuk D Dennis Seidenberg D 14 42 3.0 Outlaws 3-2 Hitmen 1-0 and Derek Stepan was peaking. F Carl Hagelin 25 40 1.6 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Pioneers 2-1 Lagers 1-0 D Stephane Robidas 19 39 2.1 Sean Cox, Jeff Henderson, Rik Oko, Unfortunately, that was just as they Scorpions 2-2 Mammoths 0-0 F Daniel Winnik 17 26 1.5 Chris Smith, Jeff Troy, Craig C. Wheeler faced their in-state rival, the red-hot Snipers 2-2 Mariners 0-0 G Cam Ward K 8 24 3.0 Outlaws, resulting in an early exit. Stallions 2-3 Nighthawks 0-0 Wave 1-3 Olympiques 1-0 F Scott Hartnell D 18 23 1.3 “Another disappointing year for the Winterhawks 2-2 Sentinels 0-1 + 8 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Hellcats,” said Leggett, “but I’m deter- Steelcats 1-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @HoustonHellcats

mined to do better next season!” —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CHRIS SMITH RIK OKO CRAIG C. WHEELER K 43 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 36 IR INJURED RESERVE 37 WINNIPEG STANDINGS TREND WINTERHAWKS BEST WORST AVG 1st 3rd 2nd AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 Regular season supremacy is NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Winnipeg, Manitoba 9/14 Team established futile in the face of postsea- CENTRAL DIVISION 7 F K Sidney Crosby in Winnipeg, Manitoba son failure. Take two. 23 G K Carey Price GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/15 Winnipeg Winterhawks A regular season record of 16-6 paired 39 F K John Tavares name nominated Daniel Raposo (32-17) with a 13th overall ranking? These 55 D K Erik Karlsson by Corey Hyne ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) numbers don’t quite match up. In fact, 71 D Drew Doughty WINNIPEG (as seejay14) these numbers are indicative of a mas- 90 F Dany Heatley — 10/5 Name announced sive postseason collapse. 103 F INAUGURAL SEASON WINTERHAWKS 10/23 Logo package designed That’s a sad but familiar story for the 122 G Ondrej Pavelec 2010-11 by Craig C. Wheeler Winnipeg Winterhawks, who took a 135 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson ALL-TIME RECORD 13th 17-9 2009 similar record into the playoffs a year 154 F Andrew Ladd 36-35 (.507) earlier only to suffer a swift elimination. 167 D Andrei Markov 8/11 Logo package unveiled 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 186 D Jordan Leopold WORDMARK Of course it never starts out that way. 2010 199 F Martin Havlat AHL ROSTER & STATS The Winterhawks began with one of AHL REGULAR SEASON 218 F Tomas Plekanec PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 10/1 Scott Kocienda named GM the league’s strongest AHL rosters 231 F Patric Hornqvist D Justin Schultz D 159 13.3 straight out of the Supplemental Draft. 1 Hellcats W 62-32 2011 AHL SELECTIONS F Brett Connolly D 131 10.9 2 Scorpions W 67-25 “I enjoy following rookies, prospects F Marcus Foligno D 112 9.3 8/31 Daniel Raposo named GM 7 F Marcus Foligno 3 @ Narwhals W 40-35 and the minor leagues in general,” said D Tim Erixon D 90 7.5 26 D Justin Schultz 4 Cavalry W 47-41 2012 GM Daniel Raposo, “so starting off in F Charlie Coyle D 83 6.9 39 G Eddie Lack 5 @ Aviators W 57-34 the AHL was a great experience.” 58 F Brett Connolly G Eddie Lack D 30 2.5 5/23 Uniforms designed 6 @ Pioneers W 52-30 by The Winnipeg club was absolutely 71 F Charlie Coyle Brendan Nashman — 7 Outlaws L 36-57 unbeatable through the first six weeks 90 D Tim Erixon 6/19 Uniforms unveiled — 8 @ Huskies W 36-33 of the season. But in the next six, they LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 Sharpshooters W 68-42 won only twice. NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET — AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 @ Kodiaks L 27-34 CRAIG C. WHEELER “Just as we started to falter in the ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Wave L 58-80 AHL,” Raposo said, “the NHL started.” NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Gators L 55-64 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Hellcats 233-144 F \ 59% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 8–4 RECORD 9–5 F John Tavares K 48 186 3.9 14 Aviators W 152-113 D \ 29% 50 WK AVG 128 D F Sidney Crosby K 36 164 4.6 15 @ Cavalry L 102-128 G \ 12% F D Andrei Markov D 48 152 3.2 52 GOALS 155 16 Beasts W 159-126 G Carey Price K 34 126 3.7 17 @ Lumberjacks W 110-105 85 ASSISTS 233 F Tomas Plekanec D 46 115 2.5 18 @ Gators W 123-101 605 POINTS 1,789 D Drew Doughty D 47 105 2.2 19 Pioneers W 161-147 F Patrik Berglund 42 97 2.3 6 PLAYERS 29 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Renegades 114-82 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 47 91 1.9 W BRENDAN NASHMAN G Ondrej Pavelec D 27 84 3.1 21 @ Beasts W 129-128 Good timing too, and one look at the BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Milan Lucic 41 73 1.8 22 @ Outlaws L 100-140 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL roster explains why. Despite his injury, D F Daniel Alfredsson  27 67 2.5 Winnipeg, Manitoba was the first city selected for the original North Division in 12 16 Sidney Crosby still averaged more WEST 35-27 EAST 1-8 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Erik Karlsson K 17 59 3.5 POSTSEASON 1st SEED 2008. The Winterhawks name received a 76% rating from voters. Other names LOGOS UNIFORMS points per game than anyone. Daniel Raposo (32-17, .653) Aces 5-0 Archers 0-1 F Brenden Morrow 6 26 4.3 #16 Scorpions L 120-144 considered for the team included Manitoba Mastodons, Manitoba Rebellion, SUBMITTED SUBMITTED “The big surprise was the strong goal General Manager 2011— Aviators 3-1 Armada 0-1 F Antoine Vermette 3 14 4.7 Winnipeg Ice, Winnipeg Grey Owls and Winnipeg Wizards. IN 2008 IN 2012 Narwhals L 79-121 production from Andrew Ladd,” said Beasts 2-1 Barracudas 0-0 F Gregory Campbell 1 1 1.0 Pioneers 95-144 Scott Kocienda (4-18, .182) Raposo. But his club was about to be Gators 2-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 L General Manager 2010-11 Cavalry 112-91 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) demolished by injuries to Erik Karlsson, Hellcats 2-2 Chargers 0-0 F Andrew Ladd D 39 119 3.1 W BRANDING & DESIGN Milan Lucic and Dany Heatley. Huskies 2-1 Colonials 0-1 F Dany Heatley D 35 85 2.4 Kodiaks 2-2 Dragons 0-0 F Patric Hornqvist D 23 50 2.2 Craig C. Wheeler Winnipeg lost only twice after the NHL Lumberjacks 3-1 Guardians 0-0 Logo Designer 2008— D Roman Josi 18 48 2.7 returned to action, making them No. 1 Narwhals 1-1 Hitmen 1-1 D Jordan Leopold D 13 37 2.8 Brendan Nashman entering the playoffs, where they were Outlaws 1-3 Lagers 0-1 F Martin Havlat  16 26 1.6 Uniform Designer 2012— quickly stung by the Scorpions. Pioneers 3-2 Mammoths 0-0 D Scorpions 2-3 Mariners 0-0 F Bryan Little 6 18 3.0 Raposo attributed the late breakdown LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Snipers 4-1 Nighthawks 0-0 D Jason Garrison 4 14 3.5 Dave Delisle, Christopher Gunn, Mike Ivall to injuries as much as “some bad luck Stallions 3-4 Olympiques 0-1 F Steve Ott 7 10 1.4 & Ross Taylor, Anthony Lardie, Rik Oko, and bad decisions.” Wave 0-3 Sentinels 0-1 + 5 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Steven Pace, Eric Poole, Scott Robbins, Steelcats 0-1 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @WPGWinterhawks Tim Schellenberg, Chris Smith, Jeff Troy “It was our best and worst year,” includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER SCOTT ROBBINS CHRIS SMITH DAVE DELISLE Raposo said. “Amazing!” —C.S. K 35 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 38 IR INJURED RESERVE 39 CALGARY STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG STALLIONS 12th 16th 14th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008/2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 Pro tip: It’s easier to raise NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Calgary, Alberta 9/14 Team established eyebrows than records. PACIFIC DIVISION 9 F K Jonathan Toews in Calgary, Alberta As last season ended, the Calgary Cav- 25 D K Ryan Suter GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/14 Calgary Cavalry alry were poised to become one of the 41 F K Pascal Dupuis (9-17) name nominated league’s most promising teams. After Jason Field 57 G K Ilya Bryzgalov by Daniel an exciting late-season run, they were ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 73 D Alex Pietrangelo CALGARY 10/5 Name announced the only team apart from the champion 88 F Patrice Bergeron — to win all three postseason games. INAUGURAL SEASON 10/16 Logo package designed 105 F Loui Eriksson STALLIONS by Chris Smith Then the GM resigned. And the NHL 120 F T.J. Oshie 2010-11 2009 lockout forced roster renovations. 137 F Dustin Brown ALL-TIME RECORD 14th 9-17 152 G Jonas Hiller 29-42 (.408) To open the season, the Cavalry had to 9/7 Logo package unveiled 169 D Ian White rely on a young crop of AHL talent as 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 184 D Jake Gardiner WORDMARK (REV. 2013) well as rookie GM Jason Field. 201 F Jakub Voracek AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 9/30 Joshua Schroeder “Definitely a learning experience,” Field 216 F Justin Williams OPPONENT RESULT named GM PLAYER PTS AVG 233 D Ryan Ellis said after the season. He added, “I feel D T.J. Brennan 106 9.6 1 Beasts L 21-66 like we did better than [our] record.” 2012 AHL SELECTIONS F Bobby Robins 88 14.7 2 Gators L 57-58 F Eric Tangradi 87 8.7 8/24 Jason Field named GM Unfortunately, records are all that mat- 9 D K Ryan Ellis 3 Wave L 14-20 ter. The team went winless in the first 24 D Jake Gardiner F Brett Gallant 65 10.8 5/11 Uniforms designed K 4 @ Winterhawks L 41-47 41 F Alex Burmistrov D Jake Gardiner K 59 4.9 by Bastian Schmülling six weeks before turning to the fantasy 5 Outlaws L 43-45 equivalent of intimidation tactics. 56 G Martin Jones G Ben Scrivens 40 10.0 6/19 Uniforms unveiled 6 Sharpshooters L 31-52 73 F Taylor Hall “I discovered the enforcers were a reli- F Alex Burmistrov D 45 7.5 7 Kodiaks W 48-39 2013 88 F Andrew Shaw able source of PIM points,” said Field, G Martin Jones D 42 5.3 8 @ Scorpions W 83-45 5/15 Team rebranded as who earned his first win of the season LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Tyler Toffoli 6 3.0 9 @ Pioneers L 47-51 SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET Calgary Stallions thanks to penalty-related points from NHL F Casey Cizikas 6 3.0 AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 @ Outlaws L 59-61 6/27 Logo package revised Bobby Robins and Brett Gallant. The CHRIS SMITH + 3 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 @ Narwhals W 48-27 Cavalry went on to lead the IceHL NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Aviators L 61-78 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Beasts 184-146 F \ 52% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 3–9 RECORD 6–8 D Alex Pietrangelo D 47 161 3.4 14 @ Huskies L 96-112 D \ 38% 46 WK AVG 118 F D Ryan Suter K 48 150 3.1 15 Winterhawks W 128-102 D G \ 10% F Jakub Voracek D 39 137 3.5 25 GOALS 112 16 @ Hellcats W 119-114 D Niklas Hjalmarsson 45 113 2.5 17 Renegades L 100-102 36 ASSISTS 193 F Patrice Bergeron D 39 112 2.9 18 Scorpions W 132-110 553 POINTS 1,646 F Loui Eriksson D 48 106 2.2 19 @ Sharpshooters W 155-132 PLAYERS F Jeff Carter  31 98 3.2 13 45 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Lumberjacks 82-137 G Ilya Bryzgalov K 33 90 2.7 L BASTIAN SCHMÜLLING D Greg Zanon 27 85 3.1 21 Huskies L 110-119 WEST in total time in the box. BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Jarome Iginla  15 47 3.1 22 @ Kodiaks L 135-147 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Calgary took just three wins into the F Mike Fisher 9 34 3.8 Calgary, Alberta was the third city selected for the original North Division in 7 13 WEST 24-38 EAST 5-4 HOCKEY OPERATIONS second half where penalty minutes G Ben Bishop 7 34 4.9 POSTSEASON 14th SEED 2008. The Cavalry name received a 67% rating from voters. In 2013, the name LOGOS UNIFORMS became irrelevant again. Aces 4-2 Archers 0-1 D Andrej Sekera 15 32 2.1 was changed to Stallions, but the logos and uniforms were retained. Other SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Jason Field (9-17, .346) #3 Kodiaks L 121-151 General Manager 2012— Aviators 1-2 Armada 1-0 F Frans Nielsen 11 27 2.5 names considered included Alberta Highlanders and Calgary Cavaliers. IN 2013 IN 2013 But with a core built around Jonathan Pioneers L 73-83 Beasts 1-2 Barracudas 0-0 F Jarret Stoll 15 26 1.7 Toews and Ryan Suter, they looked Renegades 119-118 Joshua Schroeder (20-25, .444) Gators 0-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 W General Manager 2010—2012 ready to pick up where last season left Winterhawks 91-112 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Hellcats 3-2 Chargers 0-0 F T.J. Oshie D 30 82 2.7 L off. An emphatic win over the defend- BRANDING & DESIGN Huskies 1-3 Colonials 0-1 F Jonathan Toews K  19 55 2.9 ing champs seemed to bear this out. Kodiaks 1-5 Dragons 0-0 F David Clarkson  27 50 1.9 Chris Smith Lumberjacks 1-3 Guardians 0-0 Logo Designer 2008— Then came the trade that stunned the D Kevin Klein 15 31 2.1 Narwhals 1-0 Hitmen 1-1 league. Field dealt Jonathan Toews to F Kyle Turris 18 29 1.6 Bastian Schmülling Outlaws 0-3 Lagers 1-0 the Beasts in exchange for Jeff Carter. D Fedor Tyutin 16 27 1.7 Uniform Designer 2012— Pioneers 2-3 Mammoths 0-0 F Antoine Vermette 12 18 1.5 “This trade might come back and bite Scorpions 4-1 Mariners 0-0 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Snipers 1-4 Nighthawks 0-0 F 7 14 2.0 Dave Delisle, Scott Robbins, me,” he said on Twitter. “But right now, Wave 0-3 Olympiques 1-0 D Andrej Meszaros 3 12 4.0 Brad J.A. Stoll, Jason Usher I see it as if I won.” Winterhawks 4-3 Sentinels 0-1 + 21 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Field next plans to make a splash in Steelcats 1-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @CalgaryCavalry

the 2013 draft. Stay tuned. —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER SCOTT ROBBINS DAVE DELISLE JASON USHER K 58 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 40 IR INJURED RESERVE 41 PHILADELPHIA STANDINGS TREND ACES BEST WORST AVG 1st 13th 7th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 Things in Regina ended a lot NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Philadelphia, Penn. 9/14 Team established like they began. The bottom. CENTRAL DIVISION in Regina, Saskatchewan But there’s hope in Philly. 12 G K Ryan Miller 9/14 Regina Renegades name 28 F K Brad Richards GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Before they headed east, there was a nominated by Canis 44 F K Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Dan Roesch (10-16) 10/5 Name announced team known as the Regina Renegades. 60 D Dustin Byfuglien ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) And they often had trouble winning. 76 D Brian Campbell PHILADELPHIA 10/22 Logo package designed — by Ross Taylor Then like a wizard from some faraway 85 G Roberto Luongo INAUGURAL SEASON 2009 land, rookie GM Dan Roesch swooped 108 F Tyler Ennis ACES in to turn it all around. Or so it seemed. 117 F Jason Pominville 2010-11 8/27 Logo package unveiled 140 D Tyler Myers ALL-TIME RECORD The Renegades opened the season 15th 10-16 2010 149 F Danny Briere 21-50 (.296) with three straight wins, including the 172 D Lubomir Visnovsky 10/1 Cody Reisig named GM widest margin of victory in Week 1. 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 181 F Mike Cammalleri SECONDARY WORDMARK 2011 Roesch counted on Martin St. Pierre’s 204 F Alex Tanguay AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 213 F Brian Gionta 9/4 David Wisa named GM offensive finesse as much as Mark PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT Borowiecki’s penchant for penalties. 236 D Tom Gilbert 2012 F Martin St. Pierre D 128 10.7 1 @ Narwhals W 74-29 D Mark Borowiecki D 107 8.9 2 Pioneers W 59-36 5/20 Uniforms designed However, that superb stretch was AHL SELECTIONS F Mark Mancari 84 8.4 by Gary Beatman (6/19) erased in the following three weeks. 12 F K Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 3 @ Hellcats W 47-35 G Jeff Zatkoff D 78 6.5 8/24 Dan Roesch named GM From there, the Renegades alternated 21 F Travis Morin 4 @ Lumberjacks L 32-59 D Brian Connelly D 73 6.1 wins and losses through the end of the 44 F Martin St. Pierre 5 @ Scorpions L 65-67 2013 53 D Mark Borowiecki F Ben Smith 12 4.0 season’s AHL run. 6 @ Wave L 55-61 5/24 Team rebranded as 76 D Brian Connelly As the NHL went back to work, the F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins K 74 8.2 7 @ Huskies W 71-36 Philadelphia Aces by 85 G Jeff Zatkoff IceHL Branding Committee Regina club turned its focus to a core F Travis Morin D 8 4.0 8 Outlaws L 22-46 5/24 Logo package designed centered on Ryan Miller, Brad Richards LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 Narwhals W 27-22 NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET by Matt McElroy (6/23) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. But to — AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET 10 Aviators L 30-59 7/2 Uniforms designed MATT McELROY Roesch’s chagrin, this trio of reputable ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Beasts W 49-44 by Matt McElroy ( 7/13) talent was not having a banner year. NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Sharpshooters L 33-65 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Gators 200-196 F \ 55% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 6–6 RECORD 4–10 D Brian Campbell D 48 143 3.0 14 Kodiaks L 123-159 D \ 35% 47 WK AVG 106 D F F Brad Richards K 46 137 3.0 15 @ Kodiaks L 84-111 G \ 10% D Dustin Byfuglien D 43 125 2.9 35 GOALS 108 16 Wave L 90-139 F 47 108 2.3 17 @ Cavalry W 102-100 64 ASSISTS 200 F Alex Tanguay D IR 39 107 2.7 18 Sharpshooters L 112-125 564 POINTS 1,486 G Ryan Miller K 37 102 2.8 19 Scorpions L 67-145 PLAYERS F Tyler Ennis D 44 90 2.0 8 24 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Winterhawks 82-114 D Lubomir Visnovsky D 33 83 2.5 L MATT McELROY F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins K 36 73 2.0 21 @ Aviators W 124-119 Roesch’s first draft picks were de- BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Vladimir Tarasenko 36 53 1.5 22 Huskies L 86-106 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL fensemen Dustin Byfuglien and Brian G Roberto Luongo 12 50 4.2 Regina, Saskatchewan was the fifth and final city selected for the original 15 22 Campbell, who ultimately led the team D WEST 19-43 EAST 2-7 HOCKEY OPERATIONS F Nail Yakupov 9 41 4.6 POSTSEASON 13th SEED North Division. The Renegades name received a 72% rating. In 2013, the fran- LOGOS UNIFORMS in fantasy points. Dan Roesch (10-16, .385) Aviators 2-3 Archers 0-1 D Justin Schultz 13 41 3.2 #4 Huskies L 115-165 chise was relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and renamed the Aces by SUBMITTED SUBMITTED But rare victories only served to split General Manager 2012— Beasts 2-1 Armada 0-1 F Chris Stewart  19 36 1.9 the IceHL Branding Committee. (The name Patriots won the original vote.) IN 2013 IN 2013 Hellcats L 60-97 up multi-game losing streaks down Gators 1-2 Barracudas 0-0 F Alex Galchenyuk 19 33 1.7 David Wisa (8-15, .348) Cavalry L 118-119 the stretch, where Roesch described Hellcats 2-2 Blue Crabs 0-0 F Cory Conacher 2 2 1.0 General Manager 2011-12 OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) himself as “really frustrated.” Huskies 1-4 Chargers 0-0 Beasts W 123-96 Cody Reisig (3-19, .136) Kodiaks 1-4 Colonials 0-1 F Jason Pominville  30 90 3.0 While attempting to refine his roster, he D General Manager 2010-11 Lumberjacks 2-2 Dragons 0-0 D Tom Gilbert D 29 64 2.2 gave up a prime waiver position, losing Narwhals 2-0 Guardians 0-0 BRANDING & DESIGN D Tyler Myers D 26 48 1.8 out on a just-released Pekka Rinne. Outlaws 1-2 Hitmen 1-1 F Danny Briere D 22 37 1.7 Matt McElroy Pioneers 3-1 Lagers 1-0 “I was too loyal to players,” Roesch Logo & Uniform Designer 2013— Scorpions 0-4 Mammoths 0-0 D Erik Johnson 5 10 2.0 regretted. “I gave them too much of a Snipers 0-5 Mariners 0-0 D Jan Hejda 4 9 2.3 Ross Taylor leash to break out of a slump.” Logo Designer 2008—2013 Stallions 2-4 Nighthawks 0-0 F Mike Cammalleri D 5 4 0.8 To his credit, Roesch became the first Wave 0-4 Olympiques 0-1 F Tyler Johnson 2 0 0.0 Gary Beatman Winterhawks 0-5 Sentinels 0-1 ALL PLAYERS LISTED Uniform Designer 2012-13 GM to lead the Renegades to a season AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @IceHLAces of double-digit wins. Perhaps better Steelcats 0-1 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER ROSS TAYLOR FRANCIS MATTE CRAIG C. WHEELER luck is to be had in a new city. —C.S. K 32 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 42 IR INJURED RESERVE 43 BOULDER STANDINGS TREND BEASTS BEST WORST AVG 2nd 10th 7th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 How the mighty have fallen is NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Denver, Colorado 9/21 Team established an appropriate sentiment. But CENTRAL DIVISION 1 F K Evgeni Malkin in Denver, Colorado it doesn’t tell the whole story. 17 G K Jonathan Quick GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/23 Boulder Beasts In the season after winning a champi- 33 F K Jamie Benn name nominated Robert Brown (27-22) onship, a team is supposed to defend 49 F K Matt Moulson by a snowballs chance ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) that title. So how would GM Robert 65 G Pekka Rinne BOULDER 10/19 Name announced Brown describe the Boulder Beasts’ 96 F Evander Kane — 11/5 Logo package designed championship follow-up? 97 F Jeff Carter INAUGURAL SEASON BEASTS by Shawn Steadman “In a word — rough.” That’s how. 128 D Mark Giordano 2011-12 129 D Cam Fowler ALL-TIME RECORD 2009 After claiming Chris Kreider first overall 16th 12-14 160 D Nick Leddy 27-22 (.551) in the AHL draft, the Beasts certainly 8/18 Logo package unveiled 161 D Dmitry Kulikov MATT McELROY battled through a rough start. 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2011 192 F Kris Versteeg SECONDARY “The [players] that I drafted struggled 193 F David Clarkson AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 9/4 Robert Brown named GM 224 F David Booth and/or got injured,” Brown said. PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 11/28 Uniforms designed 225 F Sven Baertschi D Brendan Smith D 111 9.3 1 @ Cavalry W 66-21 by Boulder relied heavily on blue-liner Patrik Gustafsson F Mike Sgarbossa 83 10.4 Brendan Smith until snapping up Mike AHL SELECTIONS 2 Outlaws L 39-52 G Yann Danis 78 6.5 2012 Sgarbossa in Week 5. 1 F K Chris Kreider D 3 @ Kodiaks L 37-55 F Mikael Granlund D 76 9.5 32 G Yann Danis 4 @ Hellcats W 40-33 2/12 Uniforms unveiled When Mikael Granlund finally healed, 33 F Mikael Granlund D Bobby Sanguinetti D 68 5.7 things were looking brighter for the 5 Sharpshooters L 40-46 64 D Brendan Smith F Ryan Johansen 42 7.0 Beasts, who won four of their last five 6 Huskies W 78-57 65 D Bobby Sanguinetti before the lockout ended. F Chris Kreider K 79 7.2 7 Scorpions L 16-38 96 F Chris Mueller F Chris Mueller D 14 14.0 8 Lumberjacks W 49-36 But the champs’ troubles weren’t over LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Rob Klinkhammer 0 0.0 9 @ Aviators W 42-32 yet. The Beasts’ NHL roster returned to NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET F Louis Leblanc 0 0.0 10 @ Gators 44-30 action in less than top form. AHL SUN., OCT. 14 8PM ET W SHAWN STEADMAN ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Renegades L 44-49 “Malkin didn’t have the year he had the NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Kodiaks W 56-54 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Cavalry 146-185 F \ 63% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 7–5 RECORD 5–9 F Matt Moulson K 45 149 3.3 14 @ Sharpshooters W 99-97 D D \ 28% 46 WK AVG 121 F P.A. Parenteau 48 143 3.0 15 Hellcats W 105-89 G \ 9% F Jamie Benn K 40 124 3.1 34 GOALS 144 F 16 @ Winterhawks L 126-159 F Evander Kane 45 117 2.6 D 17 Narwhals W 161-141 60 ASSISTS 224 F Jonathan Toews  28 112 4.0 18 Pioneers L 123-133 551 POINTS 1,698 F Evgeni Malkin K 29 95 3.3 19 @ Huskies L 133-154 PLAYERS D Nick Leddy D 46 89 1.9 10 32 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Wave 97-90 D Cody Franson 26 85 3.3 W PATRIK GUSTAFSSON D Zach Bogosian 32 85 2.7 21 Winterhawks L 128-129 previous season,” Brown lamented. BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS G Jonathan Quick K 24 82 3.4 22 @ Scorpions W 155-103 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL “Neither did Jonathan Quick. [And] for a F Joffrey Lupul 12 69 5.8 Denver, Colorado was the first city selected for the original South Division 8 16 goalie with his reputation, Pekka Rinne WEST 27-22 EAST 0-0 HOCKEY OPERATIONS F Ryan O’Reilly 28 66 2.4 POSTSEASON 6th SEED in 2008. The Beasts name received a 64% rating from voters. Other names LOGOS UNIFORMS doesn’t win nearly enough games.” Aces 1-2 Archers 0-0 D Johnny Boychuk 14 23 1.6 considered for the team included Colorado Chill, Denver Dreadnoughts, Denver SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Robert Brown (27-22, .551) #11 Sharpshooters L 102-129 General Manager 2011— That got the netminder dropped in the Aviators 2-1 Armada 0-0 F Matt Calvert 8 14 1.8 Dynamite and Denver Stallions. IN 2008 IN 2012 Wave L 95-107 first round of the playoff tournament, Gators 4-0 Barracudas 0-0 F Sven Baertschi D 4 13 3.3 BRANDING & DESIGN Hellcats L 132-133 where the sixth-seeded Beasts were Hellcats 4-1 Blue Crabs 0-0 G Jake Allen 2 6 3.0 Renegades 96-123 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Shawn Steadman eliminated right out of the gate. Huskies 2-2 Chargers 0-0 L Logo Designer 2008— Kodiaks 1-3 Colonials 0-0 D Mark Giordano D 26 65 2.5 “I went from having a team where I Lumberjacks 2-0 Dragons 0-0 Patrik Gustafsson G Pekka Rinne D 24 64 2.7 thought I’d be leaning on goalie points,” Narwhals 1-0 Guardians 0-0 Uniform Designer 2012— F Damien Brunner 28 61 2.2 said Brown, “to one where I was fight- Outlaws 1-2 Hitmen 0-0 F Jeff Carter D  17 59 3.5 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) ing to win despite goaltending.” Pioneers 1-1 Lagers 0-0 D Brooks Orpik 12 42 3.5 Sean Cox, Ernie Matchan, Eric Poole, Scorpions 3-2 Mammoths 0-0 Scott Robbins, Chris Smith, Keenan Alas, the Beasts were unable to notch Snipers 1-3 Mariners 0-0 D Dmitry Kulikov D 20 42 2.1 Sutherland, Craig C. Wheeler a single win the rest of the way. Stallions 2-1 Nighthawks 0-0 D Andy Greene 8 14 1.8 Wave 1-2 Olympiques 0-0 F Zack Kassian 9 14 1.6 “They say it’s tough to repeat as Winterhawks 1-2 Sentinels 0-0 + 8 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED champions,” Brown reflected after the Steelcats 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @Beasts71 season ended. “They ain’t lying.” includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER ERIC POOLE SCOTT ROBBINS —C.S. K 42 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 44 IR INJURED RESERVE 45 ON THE MAP ON THE MAP

32 CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA IceHL WEST IceHL EAST Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Maryland Calgary, Alberta Boston, Massachusetts FARM TEAMS & MARKETING SLOGANS Dallas, Texas Charlotte, North Carolina In the fall as the AHL fantasy season was about to begin, a few GMs killed some time on Denver, Colorado Chicago, Illinois Twitter by coming up with club slogans as well as names for their imaginary farm teams. Edmonton, Alberta Detroit, Michigan Houston, Texas Halifax, Nova Scotia TEAMS SLOGAN Los Angeles, California Hartford, Connecticut Alaska Huskies — Shooting Out the Northern Lights New Orleans, Louisiana Milwaukee, Wisconsin Atlanta Arsenal — We Bring an Arsenal Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* Minneapolis, Minnesota Boulder Beasts — Be Bould! Portland, Oregon Montreal, Quebec Calgary Cavalry Manitoba Mustangs Rally the Cavalry Salt Lake City, Utah New York, New York California Wave San Diego Tsunami / San Francisco Shockwave Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Quebec City, Quebec Seattle, Washington St. Louis, Missouri Detroit Chargers Windsor Two Strokes — Vancouver, British Columbia Tampa, Florida Edmonton Kodiaks Mount Pearl Vikings — Winnipeg, Manitoba Toronto, Ontario Hartford Mariners New Haven Navigators Hart and Soul Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Washington, District of Columbia Houston Hellcats Beaumont Bombers — *—transfers to IceHL EAST in 2014-15 Minnesota Mammoths — Only for the Wild at Heart New Orleans Gators Little Rock Lizards Geaux Gators! North Carolina Nighthawks Raleigh Ravens Night Hawkey LEAGUE HISTORY Portland Pioneers — Pioneer Pride PAST FANTASY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Salt Lake City Scorpions — Feel the Sting Saskatoon Sharpshooters Halifax Gunfighters Iron Sights on Victory Tampa Bay Barracudas West Palm Piranhas Hockey That Bites! Winnipeg Winterhawks — Wings of Winter • 2011 • • 2012 • • 2012 • LEAGUE LEAGUE LEAGUE CHAMPION CHAMPION CHAMPION

LOGOS BY FANTASY SEASON The IceHL is represented by teams 2010 in 22 American states and 8 Cana- /2011 dian provinces and territories. Texas is the only state with multiple teams while Alberta and Quebec are the 2011 only provinces. See the new divi- /2012 sional alignments on page 86 in the 2013-14 season preview section. 2012 /2013 IceHL EAST Cities 2013 IceHL WEST Cities /2014 46 Map designed by Chris Smith 47 2012-13 2012-13 HIGHS & LOWS SEASON REVIEW Take a quick look at the teams that had SEASON REVIEW the best and worst scores each week throughout the season. 2013 FINAL STANDINGS & STATISTICS DIVISION RANKINGS 2013 PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT BRACKET AHL SEASON OVERALL POINTS AHL NHL ATLANTIC Due to the split season brought about by the NHL lockout, #1 WEEK 1 WEEK 7 TEAM W-L PCTG FOR AGAINST +/- G A PIM W SO G A PP SH GW BLK W SO 7 Blue Crabs 4-2 .667 NIGHTHAWKS all 16 teams entered the playoff tournament bracket. 10/15 – 10/21 (7) 11/26 – 12/2 Seedings were based on overall standings which included 1 Mammoths 14-12 .538 2,233 2,177 +2 24 34 86 12 0 140 219 39 6 27 591 34 3 9 Sentinels 3-3 .500 | Barracudas | Guardians #16 63 87 #16 games played during both halves of the season. 4 Steelcats 3-4 .429 15 | Mammoths 15 | Lagers ARSENAL ARSENAL 2 Armada 13-13 .500 2,181 2,292 -4 18 54 214 9 2 122 227 33 1 28 461 31 5 16 Guardians 3-4 .429 WEEK 2 WEEK 8 3 Archers 15-11 .577 2,350 2,171 +7 51 82 128 6 0 121 221 47 1 21 539 29 7 10/22 – 10/28 12/3 – 12/9 #8 #8 MIDWEST | Colonials | Colonials STEELCATS 4 Steelcats 14-12 .538 2,133 2,128 0 30 71 94 5 3 135 238 45 4 28 397 27 3 61 52 STEELCATS 14 Hitmen 4-2 .667 16 | Mariners 23 | Blue Crabs #18 5 Arsenal 9-17 .346 2,044 2,244 -8 17 66 98 13 0 130 190 31 6 29 534 15 3 #9 STEELCATS 1 Mammoths 4-3 .571 WEEK 3 WEEK 9 GUARDIANS 6 Lagers 12-14 .462 2,393 2,483 -3 41 65 72 11 3 164 248 43 2 25 436 33 7 10/29 – 11/4 12/10 – 12/16 6 Lagers 3-4 .429 53 | Nighthawks 73 | Archers 11 Motorheads 2-4 .333 | Blue Crabs | Mammoths #5 7 Blue Crabs 17-9 .654 2,507 2,212 +11 40 67 185 6 1 144 245 42 1 26 596 27 7 13 24 #12 WEEK 4 WEEK 10 SENTINELS 8 Nighthawks 17-9 .654 2,493 2,220 +11 49 83 179 8 0 118 226 33 4 18 654 30 2 NORTHEAST MAMMOTHS 11/5 – 11/11 12/17 – 12/23 #12 #12 9 Sentinels 16-10 .615 2,324 2,201 +5 25 37 135 11 2 139 207 41 5 19 646 33 6 12 Colonials 4-3 .571 82 | Blue Crabs 71 | Archers MAMMOTHS MAMMOTHS 12 | Colonials 26 | Steelcats 10 Olympiques 10-16 .385 2,089 2,148 -2 37 63 190 10 1 111 175 36 2 21 477 26 3 2 Armada 4-3 .571 13 Mariners 3-3 .500 WEEK 5 WEEK 11 #4 #4 #12 11 Motorheads 11-15 .423 1,991 2,217 -9 24 63 92 8 2 114 210 35 4 19 456 26 3 11/12 – 11/18 12/24 – 12/30 LAGERS 10 Olympiques 3-5 .375 LAGERS MAMMOTHS 82 | Nighthawks 108 | Guardians 12 Colonials 13-13 .500 2,144 2,288 -6 28 68 132 8 2 110 270 32 2 20 498 16 3 SOUTHEAST 16 | Mammoths 10 | Sentinels #13 CHAMPION! 13 Mariners 11-15 .423 2,135 2,300 -6 25 48 165 12 1 105 251 35 2 7 504 28 3 WEEK 6 WEEK 12 MARINERS 5 Arsenal 4-3 .571 11/19 – 11/25 12/31/12 – 1/6/13 14 Hitmen 11-15 .423 2,164 2,231 -3 43 67 83 15 1 99 192 19 2 15 604 30 4 3 Archers 3-3 .500 81 | Colonials 90 | Nighthawks #3 15 Barracudas 15-11 .577 2,273 2,146 +5 45 63 119 15 2 107 219 30 4 15 594 26 5 15 Barracudas 3-3 .500 28 | Sentinels 34 | Steelcats COLONIALS #11 8 Nighthawks 3-4 .429 16 Guardians 10-16 .385 2,120 2,118 0 41 61 208 13 4 111 199 25 2 16 446 22 2 NHL SEASON #14 #14 ARMADA OLYMPIQUES OLYMPIQUES KEY: +/-average weekly differential; PIM-penalty minutes; PP-power play goals; SH-shorthanded goals; GW-game-winning goals; BLK-blocked shots; W-goalie wins; SO-shutouts. Includes postseason stats. WEEK 13 WEEK 18 1/19 – 1/27 (9) 2/25 – 3/3 #6 259 | Sentinels 162 | Lagers #11 FANTASY LEAGUE NHL KEEPERS BARRACUDAS ARMADA TRADE TRACKER shows acquired players 124 | Colonials 89 | Barracudas SETTINGS #11 GMs were permitted to retain up to WEEK 14 WEEK 19 #11 ARMADA four players from the previous season. PRESEASON 1/28 – 2/3 (7) 3/4 – 3/10 ARMADA MOTORHEADS ARCHERS AHL WEEKS 1–12 161 | Blue Crabs 178 | Blue Crabs ARCHERS LAGERS ARSENAL ARCHERS | Motorheads | Guardians Ales Hemsky Patrick Sharp 57 90 #7 Alex Ovechkin Anze Kopitar #7 F Niklas Kronwall O. Ekman-Larsson Martin Erat WEEK 15 WEEK 20 ARCHERS Marian Gaborik Kris Letang Milan Michalek ARCHERS G Lubomir Visnovsky 2/4 – 2/10 3/11 – 3/17 D G Alex Pietrangelo Rick Nash #7 W 159 | Archers 118 | Armada #10 Pavel Datsyuk James Neal ARSENAL MARINERS ARCHERS F WEEK 13 65 | Arsenal 79 | Olympiques HITMEN ARMADA MAMMOTHS Patrick Marleau D A Ryan Getzlaf WEEK 16 WEEK 21 Daniel Sedin Marc-Andre Fleury ARSENAL MAMMOTHS Dan Boyle #2 F + 2/11 – 2/17 3/18 – 3/24 #2 Dustin Byfuglien Ryan Callahan BLUE CRABS PIM 142 | Blue Crabs 160 | Sentinels BLUE CRABS SO Henrik Lundqvist Matt Moulson Derek Stepan Danny Briere WEEK 19 Each team had a roster of six Ryan McDonagh Jonathan Toews 78 | Guardians 67 | Lagers #15 players, including 3 forwards, WEEK 14 ARCHERS GUARDIANS WEEK 17 WEEK 22 MOTORHEADS 2 defensemen and a goaltender. Teams ARSENAL MARINERS* jeff Carter Brad Richards 2/18 – 2/24 3/25 – 3/31 were also afforded a modified IR slot. MOTORHEADS ARCHERS Scott Hartnell Loui Eriksson Patrick Marleau Ilya Bryzgalov 148 | Lagers 175 | Blue Crabs Goals were worth 4 points, assists worth Duncan Keith Johnny Oduya Tomas Fleischmann Jeff Skinner 88 | Hitmen 87 | Barracudas 3 and each penalty minute was worth Michael Grabner Martin Brodeur Mike Smith WITH TONY POMPOSELLI Pekka Rinne Shea Weber Jason Spezza BY THE NUMBERS a point as well. A goalie win received 6 Adam Henrique POSTSEASON MAMMOTHS OLYMPIQUES and shutouts were 4 each. BARRACUDAS MOTORHEADS Many fantasy hockey Martin St. Louis Miikka Kiprusoff WEEK 16 WEEK 23 WEEK 25 Dan Boyle Phil Kessel Ilya Kovalchuk J. Huberdeau 4/1 – 4/7 4/15 – 4/21 enthusiasts are driven MAMMOTHS BARRACUDAS Tyler Seguin Michael Ryder 14 0 38 NHL WEEKS 13–26 Jonathan Quick James Wisniewski 160 | Arsenal 173 | Lagers Scott Hannan Jordan Eberle by number-crunching. Ryan Suter 96 | Colonials 104 | Colonials On average, the Baltimore In spite of an even number The four Midwest Division NIGHTHAWKS Dan Boyle Matt Frattin Jonas Hiller Pekka Rinne So what were the im- Blue Crabs and North of games during the regu- teams combined for just F F BLUE CRABS Eric Staal WEEK 24 WEEK 26 portant numbers in the WEEK 20 4/8 – 4/14 4/22 – 4/28 Carolina Nighthawks each lar season, not a single 38 wins and none entered D D Sidney Crosby Jamie Benn WEEK 17 league this year? Zach Parise Josh Gorges 119 | Mammoths 130 | Blue Crabs beat their opponents by IceHL team finished with the postseason with a win- F F G HITMEN NIGHTHAWKS BARRACUDAS MAMMOTHS 14 points every week. No an even .500 record. And ning record, including the Keith Yandle Brent Seabrook 61 | Mariners 82 | Guardians Tony Pomposelli, GM D D + John Tavares other team even came during the AHL portion of eventual league champion Jonas Hiller Jonathan Quick of the Saskatchewan OLYMPIQUES Thomas Vanek Henrik Zetterberg NOTEWORTHY close to a plus-minus the season, not one trade Mammoths — who didn’t F F COLONIALS Corey Perry Snipers and host of performance like this. was executed. even win their division. Evgeni Malkin Ilya Kovalchuk WEEK 21 The AHL season was dominated by Nicklas Backstrom Jonas Hiller WEEK 18 the IceHL Podcast, Each team had a roster of 11 active players the Colonials, who topped the league each night, including 6 forwards, 4 defense- Claude Giroux Alexander Edler NIGHTHAWKS MAMMOTHS MAMMOTHS SENTINELS came up with these three times. This trend reversed men and a goaltender. Teams were also Jaroslav Halak key stats to tell some 3 2,004 238 SENTINELS Matt Moulson Jamie Benn P.K. Subban Patrice Bergeron itself once the NHL returned. afforded 4 bench positions and an IR slot. Steven Stamkos intriguing stories from GUARDIANS Matt Carle Jordan Eberle The week they won the The stacked was not Goals were worth 4 points, assists worth 2 Ryan Miller Logan Couture North Caro- Pascal Dupuis Danny Briere Josh Gorges The Blue Crabs made six total ap- the regular season. and power play, shorthanded and game-win- Duncan Keith Jimmy Howard championship, the Min- lina Nighthawks were the drafted until the the final Marc-Andre Fleury Devan Dubnyk pearances in the top position, more had only ning goals were worth a point each as were Erik Karlsson Gabriel Landeskog Take a good look at all nesota Mammoths only team to cross the round, 238th overall by the blocked shots. Goalie points were the same. Max Pacioretty than another other IceHL team. three players remaining 2,000-point threshold Chicago Hitmen. He fin- of the numbers on the STEELCATS MAMMOTHS ARSENAL from their draft day roster. during the regular season. ished as the highest scorer Henrik Sedin HITMEN The Sentinels scored 259 points team pages to get a The team was involved in They were edged out for for the Hitmen and 30th G A PPG SHG GWG BLK David Backes Zdeno Chara F. Beauchemin Dan Boyle R. Nugent-Hopkins Jaroma Iginla Milan Michalek Nail Yakupov in Week 13 — more than any other feel for how everything seven of the 13 trades that the points title in the final overall in the league among W SO Henrik Zetterberg Johan Franzen Pekka Rinne Devan Dubnyk team in the IceHL, West included. went down in 2012-13. took place in the league week of the postseason by forwards. Jonas Gustavsson during the season. the Baltimore Blue Crabs. 48 49 *–Expansion draft selections 2012-13 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 SEASON REVIEW PRESTIGE AWARDS

MEMORABLE • 2013 • TWEETS • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • LEAGUE OCTOBER 15 MAMMOTH MAYHEM CHAMPION @NCNighthawks atlantic midwest northeast southeast With the #IceHL season starting division division division division tomorrow, Nighthawks fans were by CHRIS SMITH treated to a banner raising ceremony CHAMPION CHAMPION CHAMPION CHAMPION this afternoon. An absolute free-for-all as Riegler returned to find his club playoffs, my new mission became to gave rise to one incredible with a 2-10 record upon the NHL’s simply build the best core possible.” resumption in January. season of fantasy hockey. The tumultuous turnaround seemed He went on to demonstrate his destined for futility as the Mam- Chaotic. That’s an appropriate word expertise of NHL talent and powers moths faced the strongest team to describe the 2012-13 season in of persuasion by engaging in more of the NHL half of the season. The the IceHL EAST. From start to finish, trades than any other IceHL GM en Washington Sentinels were an it will likely go down as the most route to an 8-2 record that nearly unparalleled 9-1 in those final 10. So chaotic season in league history. OCTOBER 27 erased the deficits @BostonColonials We watched in awe as the Minne- that besieged the I didn’t realize we had bye weeks sota Mammoths battled back from team during the BRAVO! in this league. @HarMariners 0-28. We watched in awe Couldn’t that have been last week?!? incredible adversity to steal their AHL portion of the These awards recognize the first-ever league championship. season. as the Minnesota teams and players who left their • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • • 2013 • OCTOBER 31 mark on the season. It started with the real-life mayhem Riegler said of outstanding the @LagersHockey Taylor Award Team with most taylor fighter of Hurricane Sandy. Long Island his wheeling and Mammoths battled general commissioner’s Lagers have dropped @HarryZ87 and total fantasy points; named for award manager award award added Drayson Bowman resident and Mammoths GM Matt dealing philosophy: logo designer Ross Taylor Riegler learned firsthand how incon- baltimore blue crabs matt riegler brandon hebert mike kelly @HarryZ87 () “Trading is a lot incredible adversity. Outstanding GM Best overall GM @LagersHockey poor management sequential fantasy hockey can truly like flea markets “ as selected by his peers decision be as he and his family sheltered before money was GM who best once again, the Mammoths did the Fighter Award NOVEMBER 29 friends and neighbors displaced by established as a baseline for value. handled adversity (peer vote) crazy thing. They won. And they kept the disastrous storm. Everything is relative to preference @jpozz1996 (Armada AGM) winning. For four solid weeks, the The Commissioner’s Award @eddielack how long are you out and need, so it’s important to be Outstanding involvement as For that reason, the Mammoths Mammoths were unbeatable. All the for? I need to know for my hockey persistent and haggle. selected by commissioner pool. @theIceHL were left in the hands of multiple way to the end. Player Awards Individuals with @eddielack (Eddie Lack) AGMs over the early weeks of the “And so in a season with a draft In the split season, the club’s split outstanding performances with @jpozz1996 @theicehl day to day season. But it cost the team dearly gone awry and all teams making the a single team; personality was more pronounced Unsung Hero recognizes top-scoring un- P L AY ER S TAT IS T ICA L BONUS JANUARY 25 than that of any of its opponents. TOTAL WINS vs POINTS PER WEEK drafted player; All-Around Star AWARDS AWARDS (TEAM & INDIVIDUAL) AWARDS @MattyMammoths But on the other side of the volatile recognizes top-scoring player to @RinkGear @icethetics contribute points in all areas This graph compares each team’s average weekly perfor- coin were the Tampa Bay Bar- @LagersHockey #SillyRiegler BEST OFFENSE GOALS GOALS REVOLVING 100 mance to its overall victories during the 2012-13 season. racudas, who, after leading the Bonus Awards Good-natured ALEX OVECHKIN ALEX OVECHKIN DOOR AWARD #LagerLove #IceHLPride LAGERS Points are represented on the y-axis, wins along the x-axis. standings for most of the season, jabs at some of the league’s ARCHERS ARCHERS MAMMOTHS collapsed when it counted, finishing unique management styles second from the bottom. Revolving Door Award Most BEST DEFENSE ASSISTS ASSISTS DRAFT & DONE 95 JOHN CARLSON MARTIN ST. LOUIS AWARD transactions by team not elimi- COLONIALS Meanwhile, the Baltimore Blue Crabs nated in first round of playoffs SENTINELS BARRACUDAS STEELCATS and North Carolina Nighthawks were Draft & Done Award Fewest BEST GOALIE SPECIALTY SPECIALTY FUTILITY astounding throughout the year, transactions by team not elimi- GOALS 90 HENRIK LUNDQVIST GOALS AWARD nated in first round of playoffs ALEX OVECHKIN amassing points like no one else. ARMADA STEELCATS NIGHTHAWKS ARCHERS They were neck and neck through Futility Award Most transac- APRIL 5 the regular season. The Nighthawks tions by team eliminated in first BLOCKED BEST ROOKIE BLOCKED SHOTS VEGETABLE 85 round of playoff tournament BRENDAN GALLAGHER SHOTS AWARD @StLouisArchers held the edge until the two met in JOHN CARLSON 15 BS tonight... bruises for the cause. LAGERS NIGHTHAWKS MARINERS the final week of the postseason, Vegetable Award Fewest trans- SENTINELS #skateboysskate #IceHLPlayoffs when the Blue Crabs took the points actions by team eliminated in first round of playoff tournament UNSUNG HERO GOALIE WINS MIKE MILBURY crown with one final victory. GOALIE WINS APRIL 7 80 NAZEM KADRI HENRIK LUNDQVIST AWARD MAMMOTHS Mike Milbury Award Team with SENTINELS ARMADA MOTORHEADS @HarMariners These kinds of stories are too First a jersey vote, now the playoffs. fewest total fantasy points absurd to be made up. They’re the ALL-AROUND SHUTOUTS The Mariners lose another nailbiter Credit: Jon Wold Lucky Stars Award Team with SHUTOUTS LUCKY STARS reason this season will be remem- STAR 3 LAGERS/ to the @LagersHockey. 75 fewest total fantasy points TUUKKA RASK AWARD 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ERIC STAAL TEAMS ARCHERS/ bered by everyone involved. TIED BLUE CRABS GUARDIANS against; new this year NIGHTHAWKS BLUE CRABS 50FOLLOW @theIceHL ON TWITTER! 51 MINNESOTA STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG MAMMOTHS 12th 16th 15th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 The only thing missing from NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Minneapolis, Minn. 9/6 Team established this one is the glass slipper. LAKES DIVISION 4 G K Marc-Andre Fleury in Minneapolis, Minnesota Sports fans love a good Cinderella 20 F K Ryan Callahan GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/6 Minnesota Mammoths story. There’s almost nothing as inspi- 36 F K Matt Moulson (28-13) name nominated rational as watching that rare journey Matt Riegler 52 F K Jonathan Toews ASST. GENERAL MGRS. (AHL) by Srini from worst to first. 68 F Patrice Bergeron Chris Gregorio (0-5) MINNESOTA 9/27 Name announced And for GM Matt Riegler, life imitated 93 F Joe Pavelski Matthew Henderson (1-2) 10/1 Logo package designed fantasy as he guided the Minnesota 100 D Matt Carle INAUGURAL SEASON MAMMOTHS by Chris Smith Mammoths out of the depths to their 125 D Jason Garrison 2011-12 ALL-TIME RECORD 2009 first IceHL EAST championship. 132 D John-Michael Liles 1st 14-12 157 F Nail Yakupov 29-20 (.592) Early in the hockey season, the north- 8/22 Logo package unveiled 164 G Anders Lindback eastern United States was devastated 189 F Derek Stepan 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2011 by a mammoth storm that had a major SECONDARY WORDMARK 196 D Jay Harrison personal impact on Riegler, a Long AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 9/4 Matt Riegler named GM 221 F Ryan O’Reilly Island resident. PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 12/26 Uniforms designed 228 D Mark Stuart D Tim Erixon D 90 7.5 1 Lagers L 15-54 by Alex Gerwitz “Hurricane Sandy helped change me a AHL SELECTIONS G Robin Lehner 48 6.0 2 Steelcats L 32-51 lot,” Riegler said, “especially in terms F Roman Horak 32 4.0 2012 4 F J.T. Miller 3 @ Hitmen L 31-42 of what it means to be responsible.” 29 F Christian Thomas F Brendan Gallagher 25 8.3 3/3 Uniforms unveiled 4 @ Arsenal W 35-34 D Derek Meech 16 5.3 While he pitched in to help his 36 F Andrew Yogan 5 Armada 16-40 11/7 Chris Gregorio L neighbors, the Mammoths got new 61 D Tim Erixon F Brandon Kozun 4 2.0 named AGM 6 Motorheads L 29-36 temporary leadership as Chris Gregorio 68 D Dylan McIlrath 12/16 F Christian Thomas D 43 4.8 7 Blue Crabs L 22-47 Matthew Henderson assumed the AGM role in Week 5. 93 G Cameron Talbot named AGM G Cameron Talbot D 24 6.0 8 @ Colonials L 40-52 But unable to find a victory, Gregorio LIVE DRAFT EVENTS D Eric Gryba 20 6.7 9 Archers L 24-73 2013 handed the team off to AGM Matthew NHL SUN., SEPT. 23 7PM ET F J.T. Miller D 18 4.5 10 Mariners 39-44 Henderson in Week 10. AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET L CHRIS SMITH 4/28 Won 1st championship + 4 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 @ Sentinels W 35-10 When Riegler returned to the helm NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Barracudas L 38-71 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Guardians 197-170 F \ 58% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 2–10 RECORD 12–2 F Ryan Callahan K 45 172 3.8 14 @ Lagers W 137-117 D \ 31% 30 WK AVG 134 D F Jonathan Toews K 47 167 3.6 15 @ Steelcats W 106-85 G \ 11% F F Joe Pavelski D 47 145 3.1 24 GOALS 140 16 @ Nighthawks L 132-137 D Francois Beauchemin  31 108 3.5 17 @ Olympiques L 97-128 34 ASSISTS 219 D Lubomir Visnovsky 34 87 2.6 18 Barracudas W 99-89 356 POINTS 1,877 D Josh Gorges  29 81 2.8 19 Hitmen W 151-127 PLAYERS F Jamie Benn  26 76 2.9 14 50 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Guardians 110-100 F Ryan O’Reilly D 27 69 2.6 W ALEX GERWITZ G Sergei Bobrovsky 15 68 4.5 21 Arsenal W 135-98 in Week 13, the ship seemed too far BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS D P.K. Subban  19 65 3.4 22 @ Motorheads W 162-128 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL off course to right. But that’s not how F Tyler Seguin  26 54 2.1 Minneapolis, Minnesota was the third city selected for the original Central Di- 5 16 Cinderella stories end. WEST 0-0 EAST 29-20 HOCKEY OPERATIONS G Jonathan Quick  11 40 3.6 POSTSEASON 12th SEED vision in 2008. The Mammoths name received a 71% rating from voters. Other LOGOS UNIFORMS From that point on, the Mammoths Aces 0-0 Archers 0-3 F Ilya Kovalchuk  13 36 2.8 names considered for the team included Minneapolis Timber, Minnesota Rush, SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Matt Riegler (28-13, .683) #5 Sentinels W 143-118 General Manager 2011— lost only twice. But the season would Aviators 0-0 Armada 2-1 F Milan Michalek  9 16 1.8 Minnesota Meltdown and St. Paul Freeze. IN 2008 IN 2012 #4 Lagers W 119-96 still have been a net loss without the Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 2-1 F Patrick Sharp 2 6 3.0 Matthew Henderson (1-2, .333) #8 Steelcats W 166-131 unique tournament-style playoff format Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 1-1 Asst. General Manager 2012-13 #11 Armada 123-99 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) instituted following the NHL lockout. Hellcats 0-0 Chargers 3-2 F Matt Moulson K 19 83 4.4 W Chris Gregorio (0-5, .000) Huskies 0-0 Colonials 2-1 F Patrice Bergeron D 26 81 3.1 “I appreciated that everyone was going Kodiaks 0-0 Dragons 4-0 Asst. General Manager 2012 D Matt Carle D 18 63 3.5 to make the playoffs,” Riegler said, Lumberjacks 0-0 Guardians 2-1 BRANDING & DESIGN G Marc-Andre Fleury K 11 54 4.9 “and I took advantage of that.” Narwhals 0-0 Hitmen 3-1 F Nail Yakupov D 18 45 2.5 Chris Smith Outlaws 0-0 Lagers 3-2 By season’s end, half of Minnesota’s G Anders Lindback 12 42 3.5 Logo Designer 2008— Pioneers 0-0 Mariners 0-1 D roster was built on trades, resulting in D James Wisniewski 12 41 3.4 Alex Gerwitz Scorpions 0-0 Nighthawks 0-3 Uniform Designer 2012— a most impressive postseason run. Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 1-1 D John-Michael Liles D 15 39 2.6 Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 3-1 F Danny Briere  14 25 1.8 “This season was a tumultuous one,” LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Wave 0-0 Steelcats 3-1 + 26 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Riegler concluded. “But I wouldn’t Michael Ewalt, Anthony Lardie, Winterhawks 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @MattyMammoths Ernie Matchan, Craig C. Wheeler change a thing.” includes all regular and postseason meetings K 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER ANTHONY LARDIE MICHAEL EWALT —Chris Smith 64 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 52 IR INJURED RESERVE 53 QUEBEC STANDINGS TREND ARMADA BEST WORST AVG 2nd 11th 6th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 “I guess there’s something to NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Quebec City, Quebec 9/14 Team established be said for getting hot at the LAKES DIVISION 12 F K Daniel Sedin in Quebec City, Quebec right time.” 28 D K Dustin Byfuglien GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/15 Quebec Armada The words of veteran Quebec Armada 44 G K Henrik Lundqvist name nominated Curtis Lanton (29-30) GM Curtis Lanton have a stark ring of 60 D K Ryan McDonagh by Burzum ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) truth. He knows that a season with so 76 F Jordan Staal QUEBEC 10/11 Name announced (7-5) many twists and turns rarely results in 85 F Marian Hossa Jared Pozzobon 10/18 Logo package designed a visit to the league championship. 108 G Braden Holtby INAUGURAL SEASON ARMADA by Craig C. Wheeler The Armada got off to a strong start 117 F Mike Ribeiro 2010-11 2009 under AGM Jared Pozzobon. But three 140 F Erik Cole ALL-TIME RECORD 2nd 13-13 straight wins gave way to a shocking 149 F Dustin Brown 36-35 (.507) 8/26 Logo package unveiled defeat at the claws of the Blue Crabs. 172 D Dougie Hamilton 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 181 F David Krejci WORDMARK Pozzobon was one of the league’s 204 D Carlo Colaiacovo AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 10/1 Curtis Lanton named GM most active AGMs, constantly jockey- 213 F Valtteri Filppula OPPONENT RESULT ing for a better lineup of AHLers. But PLAYER PTS AVG 236 F Sven Baertschi F Zack Kassian 89 8.9 2011 after Week 4, it was an unpredictable 1 Olympiques W 31-30 D Kevin Connauton D 65 5.4 10/29 Uniforms designed rollercoaster ride for the Quebec club. AHL SELECTIONS 2 Arsenal W 44-41 D Sena Acolatse 64 8.0 by Alex Gerwitz 12 F K Sven Baertschi 3 Motorheads W 46-21 Still, the team eked out a winning 21 G Braden Holtby G Cristopher Nilstorp 38 12.7 12/9 Uniforms unveiled K 4 @ Blue Crabs L 25-82 record in the first half before Lanton F Brandon Bollig 31 31.0 44 F Nazem Kadri 5 @ Mammoths W 40-16 returned to take over in Week 13. 2012 53 D Matt Donovan F Brett Gallant 27 6.8 6 Colonials L 59-81 He hoped his core, led by by Daniel Se- 76 D Kevin Connauton 10/12 Jared Pozzobon F Nazem Kadri D 76 8.4 7 @ Arsenal W 50-23 din, Dustin Byfuglien, Henrik Lundqvist 85 F Landon Ferraro named AGM F Sven Baertschi K 53 6.6 8 @ Mariners W 31-29 and Ryan McDonagh, would demon- LIVE DRAFT EVENTS G Eddie Lack 24 3.0 9 Guardians L 44-57 strate its immense value. NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET D Matt Donovan D 19 6.3 AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET 10 @ Hitmen L 39-43 CRAIG C. WHEELER Unfortunately, things only got worse + 5 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 @ Nighthawks L 40-54 NHL BREAKDOWN for the Armada. Losing six of the final AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Steelcats W 61-34 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Archers 173-213 F \ 57% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 7–5 RECORD 6–8 F Mike Ribeiro D 46 154 3.3 14 @ Olympiques W 98-90 D \ 31% 43 WK AVG 119 D F G Henrik Lundqvist K 40 152 3.8 15 Barracudas W 143-74 G \ 12% D Dustin Byfuglien K 43 125 2.9 18 GOALS 122 16 @ Sentinels L 124-126 D Ryan McDonagh K 47 125 2.7 17 Mariners L 100-130 54 ASSISTS 227 F Marian Hossa D 38 118 3.1 18 Blue Crabs L 105-118 510 POINTS 1,671 F Sam Gagner 44 116 2.6 19 Lagers L 146-174 D Sheldon Souray 42 111 2.6 15 PLAYERS 36 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Nighthawks 118-93 F Daniel Sedin K 46 109 2.4 W ALEX GERWITZ D Jay Harrison 36 107 3.0 21 Sentinels L 99-160 seven games of the season put the BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Dustin Brown D 42 100 2.4 22 @ Colonials L 93-132 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL club in a tough position heading into F David Krejci D 41 96 2.3 Quebec City, Quebec was the third city selected for the IceHL’s original North- 11 22 the playoff tournament. WEST 6-7 EAST 30-28 HOCKEY OPERATIONS F Chris Stewart 24 56 2.3 POSTSEASON 11th SEED east Division in 2008. The Armada name received a 65% rating from voters. LOGOS UNIFORMS But like Lanton said, the wins came at Aces 1-0 Archers 2-2 G Viktor Fasth 12 54 4.5 Other names considered for the team included Quebec Celtics, Quebec Ice, SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Curtis Lanton (29-30, .492) #6 Barracudas W 134-129 General Manager 2010— the right time as the Armada catapult- Aviators 0-1 Barracudas 3-2 D Douglas Murray 6 19 3.2 Quebec Voyageurs and Quebec City Sailors. IN 2008 IN 2012 #14 Olympiques W 99-91 ed from 11th place to compete for the Beasts 0-0 Blue Crabs 0-3 F Kyle Turris 3 10 3.3 Jared Pozzobon (7-5, .583) #7 Archers W 140-128 league championship. Gators 0-0 Chargers 2-0 Asst. General Manager 2012-13 #12 Mammoths 99-123 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Hellcats 0-1 Colonials 1-4 F Jordan Staal D 30 77 2.6 L “I was pleasantly surprised to have BRANDING & DESIGN Huskies 0-1 Dragons 4-0 F Alexander Steen 18 43 2.4 made it all the way to the champion- Kodiaks 0-1 Guardians 0-3 F Lee Stempniak 16 25 1.6 Craig C. Wheeler ship,” said Lanton. Lumberjacks 1-0 Hitmen 1-2 Logo Designer 2008— F Daniel Winnik 9 20 2.2 Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 3-1 Perhaps it’s these surprises that make D Dougie Hamilton D 10 16 1.6 Alex Gerwitz Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 1-2 the IceHL so appealing. F Brad Boyes 3 9 3.0 Uniform Designer 2012— Pioneers 0-1 Mariners 1-1 F Erik Cole D 6 7 1.2 “Most of my other [fantasy] leagues are Scorpions 1-1 Nighthawks 1-3 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) F Carl Hagelin 3 6 2.0 money leagues with something to play Snipers 1-0 Olympiques 5-1 Patrick Bouchard, Jeff Henderson, Stallions 0-1 Sentinels 3-3 D Kevin Bieksa 2 5 2.5 Ernie Matchan, Eric Poole, Eddie Ray, for,” Lanton added. “This one isn’t, yet I Wave 1-0 Steelcats 3-1 + 12 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Scott Robbins, Chris Smith, Keenan continue to come back year after year Winterhawks 1-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @QuebecArmada Sutherland, Jeff Troy, Jason Usher because it’s so unique.” includes all regular and postseason meetings K 2012 KEEPER SCOTT ROBBINS ERIC POOLE CHRIS SMITH —C.S. 51 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 54 IR INJURED RESERVE 55 ST. LOUIS STANDINGS TREND ARCHERS BEST WORST AVG 1st 7th 4th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 A roster teeming with talent NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER St. Louis, Missouri 9/6 Team established or a history of postseason LAKES DIVISION 6 F K Alex Ovechkin in St. Louis, Missouri collapses. Which will it be? 22 F K Marian Gaborik GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/6 St. Louis Archers Second place has been a common 38 D K Alex Pietrangelo name nominated Ryan Laden (46-25) place for the St. Louis Archers. In each 54 F K Pavel Datsyuk by Michael ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) of their first two seasons, the club hit 70 G Cory Schneider ST. LOUIS 9/27 Name announced the playoffs at No. 2. And each time, 91 G Mike Smith — 10/13 Logo package designed they suffered a first-round upset. 102 F Loui Eriksson INAUGURAL SEASON ARCHERS by Slavomir Kiss Veteran GM Ryan Laden hoped the third 123 D Nikita Nikitin 2010-11 2009 time would be the charm. And like ev- 134 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson ALL-TIME RECORD 3rd 15-11 eryone else, in 2012-13, he was forced 155 F Adam Henrique 46-25 (.648) 9/17 Logo package unveiled to lay the groundwork with AHL talent. 166 F Milan Michalek 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 187 D Sheldon Souray WORDMARK “Having [drafted] Oliver Ekman-Larsson 198 F Vladimir Tarasenko AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 10/1 Ryan Laden named GM and Justin Schultz helped tremendous- 219 F David Desharnais OPPONENT RESULT ly,” said Laden. “They gave me the best PLAYER PTS AVG 230 D Justin Schultz D Justin Schultz K 159 13.3 2012 defensive pair in the IceHL.” 1 @ Nighthawks W 59-31 F Cam Atkinson D 137 11.4 1/8 Uniforms designed AHL SELECTIONS 2 @ Mariners W 56-16 The Archers opened with a pair of D Oliver Ekman-Larsson K 92 7.7 by Justin Nahhas 6 F K Adam Henrique 3 Arsenal L 22-47 substantial victories and closed out the 27 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson F T.J. Hensick 83 11.9 3/3 Uniforms unveiled K 4 Hitmen W 39-37 first half 7-5. The second half, however, G Alex Stalock 36 4.5 38 D K Justin Schultz 5 @ Barracudas L 53-66 left them hunting for the bullseye. 59 G Ben Bishop F Matt Frattin 33 6.6 6 Guardians W 64-59 “Ultimately, I think I had a champion- 70 F Casey Cizikas F Adam Henrique K 41 5.9 7 Mariners L 35-38 ship-caliber team that could have won 91 F Cam Atkinson F Richard Clune 30 7.5 8 @ Arsenal W 46-35 it all with a more productive set of LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Casey Cizikas D 3 3.0 9 @ Mammoths W 73-24 secondary scorers,” said Laden. He got NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET G Ben Bishop D 0 0.0 10 Blue Crabs W 71-54 what he needed on the roster, but not AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET SLAVOMIR KISS ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Olympiques 51-62 on the scoresheet. L NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Motorheads L 45-48 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Armada 213-173 F \ 51% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 7–5 RECORD 8–6 F Alex Ovechkin K 48 214 4.5 14 Nighthawks L 93-137 D \ 37% 51 WK AVG 124 F F Pavel Datsyuk K 47 172 3.7 15 @ Colonials W 159-96 D G \ 12% D Alex Pietrangelo K 47 161 3.4 51 GOALS 121 16 Lagers L 97-106 D Niklas Kronwall  48 155 3.2 17 @ Steelcats W 114-99 82 ASSISTS 221 F Marian Gaborik K 47 102 2.2 18 @ Lagers L 128-162 614 POINTS 1,736 G Cory Schneider D 24 100 4.2 19 @ Sentinels L 133-161 PLAYERS D Duncan Keith  24 67 2.8 10 47 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Olympiques W 97-79 F Vladimir Tarasenko D 37 55 1.5 JUSTIN NAHHAS G Brian Elliott 9 46 5.1 21 @ Hitmen L 112-122 Twice the Archers snagged poten- BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Devin Setoguchi 20 38 1.9 22 Barracudas W 105-89 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL tially elite scorers via trades with the F Jordan Staal 10 20 2.0 St. Louis, Missouri was the fourth city selected for the IceHL’s original Central 6 19 Motorheads. Jason Spezza and Patrick WEST 9-6 EAST 37-19 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Mark Fraser IR 7 18 2.6 POSTSEASON 7th SEED Division in 2008. The Archers name received a 77% rating from voters. Other LOGOS UNIFORMS Sharp each came in only to be put out Aces 1-0 Armada 2-2 F Alex Burrows 6 7 1.2 names considered for the team included Missouri Madmen, St. Louis Gate- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Ryan Laden (46-25, .648) of commission by untimely injuries. #10 Hitmen W 137-116 General Manager 2010— Aviators 2-0 Barracudas 1-2 D James Wisniewski 2 5 2.5 keepers, St. Louis Rapids and St. Louis Soul. IN 2008 IN 2012 #2 Blue Crabs W 99-80 “Ovie came through,” Laden said of Beasts 0-0 Blue Crabs 2-1 D Trevor Daley 1 2 2.0 BRANDING & DESIGN #11 Armada L 128-140 Alex Ovechkin. He was also impressed Gators 0-0 Chargers 1-2 F Jason Spezza  0 0 — CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Slavomir Kiss by Pavel Datsyuk and Brian Elliott. Hellcats 0-1 Colonials 4-0 Steelcats W 121-94 Logo Designer 2008— Huskies 0-1 Dragons 2-1 D O. Ekman-Larsson D  20 60 3.0 The efforts put the team in seventh — a Kodiaks 0-2 Guardians 2-1 Justin Nahhas F Saku Koivu 30 59 2.0 far cry from its typical regular season Lumberjacks 1-0 Hitmen 4-2 Uniform Designer 2012— F Loui Eriksson D  22 54 2.5 finish. But unlike in years past, the Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 3-2 D Justin Schultz D 30 53 1.8 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Archers found postseason success, Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 3-0 D Ron Hainsey 16 47 2.9 Scott Robbins, Ross Taylor, Jeff Troy, pushing all the way to the semifinals. Pioneers 1-0 Mariners 1-1  Vlad Usatyuk, Craig C. Wheeler Scorpions 1-0 Nighthawks 1-2 G Mike Smith D 13 44 3.4 So for that reason, the St. Louis GM Snipers 0-2 Olympiques 3-2 F Ales Hemsky  14 41 2.9 chooses to see the glass as half full. Stallions 1-0 Sentinels 3-1 F Brad Boyes 16 40 2.5 “I’ll take it and consider it progression Wave 1-0 Steelcats 5-0 + 23 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @StLouisArchers on the rise to an IceHL championship.” Winterhawks 1-0 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER ROSS TAYLOR SCOTT ROBBINS —Chris Smith K 57 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 56 IR INJURED RESERVE 57 HAMILTON STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG STEELCATS 8th 15th 11th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 Can disappointing talent be NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Toronto, Ontario 9/14 Team established in eclipsed by a lucky break in LAKES DIVISION Toronto, Ontario the calendar? Ask these guys. 10 F K Henrik Sedin 26 D Zdeno Chara 9/14 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Hamilton Steelcats Through a dozen games, what record name nominated 42 F K Jarome Iginla Aaron Diggle (25-24) by Marc would you expect from a team boast- 58 F K Johan Franzen ing the talent of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 10/11 Name announced 74 F Mikko Koivu HAMILTON Emerson Etem and Marcus Foligno? — 10/16 Logo package designed 87 D Brian Campbell INAUGURAL SEASON by Chris Smith You probably wouldn’t expect the Ham- 106 G Roberto Luongo STEELCATS 119 F T.J. Oshie 2010-11 2009 ilton Steelcats to settle at .500 given those AHL VIPs leading the charge. 138 F James van Riemsdyk ALL-TIME RECORD 4th 14-12 9/1 Logo package unveiled 151 F David Perron 38-33 (.535) But name brands aren’t always all 2010 170 D Sergei Gonchar they’re cracked up to be. It was a 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 183 F Brad Marchand SECONDARY WORDMARK 10/2 Daniel Raposo named GM lesson GM Aaron Diggle continued to 202 F Martin Havlat AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 2011 learn in the second half of the season 215 D Marek Zidlicky OPPONENT RESULT as a core built around Jarome Iginla, PLAYER PTS AVG 9/6 Aaron Diggle named GM 234 D Paul Martin F Marcus Foligno 94 8.5 Henrik Sedin and Zdeno Chara failed to 1 @ Blue Crabs L 21-52 11/11 Uniforms designed F Nino Niederreiter 88 9.8 impress. The trio combined for a paltry AHL SELECTIONS 2 @ Mammoths W 51-32 by Ryan Hawkes D Brian Connelly D 73 6.1 2.6 average points per game. 10 F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 3 @ Nighthawks L 34-53 12/9 Uniforms unveiled F Brett Connolly 28 9.3 23 F Kirill Kabanov 4 Olympiques W 49-21 “Through the first half of the NHL sea- D Adam Clendening 22 4.4 2013 42 F Emerson Etem 5 Guardians L 38-62 son we were terrible,” Diggle admitted. 55 D Brian Connelly G Braden Holtby 20 6.7 5/25 Logo package redesigned The Steelcats opened with a win before 6 Barracudas L 38-44 by 74 D Nicky Leddy Matt McElroy losing four straight. F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins D 74 8.2 7 @ Lagers W 38-15 87 G Jacob Markstrom 6/16 Logo package unveiled D Nick Leddy D 24 3.4 8 @ Sentinels W 31-30 But their luck started to turn around 7/6 Uniforms redesigned LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Alexandre Bolduc 24 12.0 9 @ Colonials W 40-32 as the Cats were able to capitalize on NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET by Daniel Otters G Martin Jones 16 2.7 AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET 10 Sentinels L 26-31 7/13 Uniforms unveiled their schedule — and the second few- MATT McELROY + 3 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 Hitmen 69-42 est points against in the league. W NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Armada L 34-61 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Motorheads 198-150 F \ 54% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 6–6 RECORD 8–6 D Brian Campbell D 48 143 3.0 14 Blue Crabs L 127-161 D \ 35% 39 WK AVG 119 D F D Mike Green 29 127 4.4 15 Mammoths L 85-106 G \ 11% D Sergei Gonchar D 42 121 2.9 30 GOALS 135 16 Mariners L 99-117 D Zdeno Chara K 46 115 2.5 17 Archers L 99-114 71 ASSISTS 238 F Henrik Sedin K 44 114 2.6 18 @ Hitmen W 132-111 469 POINTS 1,664 F Mikko Koivu D 47 113 2.4 19 @ Arsenal W 148-141 PLAYERS G Evgeni Nabokov 31 112 3.6 13 20 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Mariners 111-98 F James van Riemsdyk D 44 112 2.5 W DANIEL OTTERS F Brad Marchand D 37 110 3.0 21 @ Olympiques W 117-92 As if a pilot light was finally relit, they BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Jarome Iginla K 40 108 2.7 22 @ Guardians W 102-89 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL rattled off five straight wins to close F Johan Franzen K 35 104 3.0 Toronto, Ontario was the second city selected for the original Northeast Divi- 6 29 out the regular season. Key to the one- WEST 9-6 EAST 29-27 HOCKEY OPERATIONS F David Perron D 45 85 1.9 POSTSEASON 8th SEED sion in 2008. The Steelcats name defeated Toronto Tritons in a run-off poll. In LOGOS UNIFORMS eighty were timely match-ups as much Aces 1-0 Archers 0-5 D Slava Voynov 32 77 2.4 2013, the team was selected for rebranding. Other names considered for the SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Aaron Diggle (25-24, .510) as hot streaks from Evgeni Nabokov, #9 Guardians W 117-106 General Manager 2011— Aviators 0-1 Armada 1-3 F Mike Richards 31 75 2.4 team included Ontario Tomahawks, Toronto Skyliners and Toronto Towers. IN 2013 IN 2013 Sergei Gonchar and Slava Voynov. #16 Arsenal W 104-81 Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 1-1 G Robin Lehner 1 6 6.0 Daniel Raposo (13-9, .591) #12 Mammoths L 131-166 The Steelcats’ 12-10 finish earned them Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 0-5 General Manager 2010-11 Archers 94-121 OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) the eighth seed in the playoff tourna- Hellcats 0-1 Chargers 1-1 F T.J. Oshie D 24 64 2.7 L BRANDING & DESIGN ment, where they advanced to the Huskies 0-2 Colonials 3-1 G Roberto Luongo D 14 56 4.0 Kodiaks 1-1 Dragons 4-0 semifinals before falling to the eventual F Martin Havlat D 13 18 1.4 Matt McElroy Lumberjacks 1-0 Guardians 3-2 Logo Designer 2013— champion Mammoths. D Marek Zidlicky D 2 4 2.0 Narwhals 0-0 Hitmen 4-1 G Anton Khudobin 0 0 — Daniel Otters “We were definitely a team that flew Outlaws 0-0 Lagers 3-0 — Uniform Designer 2013— under the radar,” Diggle said of his Pioneers 1-0 Mammoths 1-3 Scorpions 1-0 Mariners 1-1 — Chris Smith crew’s seven consecutive victories. Snipers 1-0 Nighthawks 0-2 — Logo Designer 2008—2013 “Looking forward to next year,” he Stallions 0-1 Olympiques 4-1 — Ryan Hawkes added, “to try to add that missing piece Wave 2-0 Sentinels 3-1 ALL PLAYERS LISTED Uniform Designer 2012-13 for a championship run.” Winterhawks 1-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @IceHL_Steelcats

—Matt Riegler includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CHRIS SMITH ROSS TAYLOR CRAIG C. WHEELER K 34 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 58 IR INJURED RESERVE 59 HALIFAX STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG DRAGONS 9th 16th 14th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 Atlanta’s final season of IceHL NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Halifax, Nova Scotia 9/21 Team established hockey certainly endured its ATLANTIC DIVISION in Atlanta, Georgia share of twists and turns. 15 F K Jeff Carter 31 F Patrick Marleau 9/21 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Atlanta Arsenal Before relocating to Nova Scotia, the name nominated by 47 F K Tomas Fleischmann Brandon Hebert (9-17) sean12445 Atlanta Arsenal had some unfinished 63 G K Pekka Rinne ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) business to tackle. 79 D Mark Streit HALIFAX 10/26 Name announced — 11/16 Logo package designed Under new management, he team was 82 D Niklas Kronwall INAUGURAL SEASON by Joe Legere eager to shake off the sting of a last- 111 F Mike Fisher DRAGONS 114 G Brian Elliott 2011-12 2009 place finish in their inaugural season. 143 D Francois Beauchemin ALL-TIME RECORD “My first time as GM was pretty in- 5th 9-17 9/10 Logo package unveiled 146 F Ryan Malone 12-35 (.255) tense,” said Brandon Hebert, “but in a 2011 175 D Jay Bouwmeester good way.” 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 178 D Lubomir Visnovsky WORDMARK 9/4 Eric Thompson named GM In spite of a low draft position, the 207 D Andrei Markov AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 2012 210 F Danny Briere Arsenal still managed to secure the PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 239 F Andy McDonald 4/9 Uniforms designed talented Jonathan Audy-Marchessault F Jonathan Audy-Marchessault D 130 10.8 1 @ Barracudas L 30-63 by Ricky Hajduk (4/30) in the first round. He ended up leading AHL SELECTIONS G Yann Danis D 78 6.5 2 @ Armada L 41-44 8/28 Brandon Hebert named GM the team in points. F Francis Wathier 75 6.3 15 F Jonathan Audy-Marchessault D 3 @ Archers W 47-22 F Travis Morin D 63 5.3 2013 But the rest of the roster struggled. 18 F Travis Morin 4 Mammoths L 34-35 47 F Francis Wathier D Danny Syvret D 49 4.1 5/10 Team relocated Through the first half of the season, the 5 @ Blue Crabs L 32-53 D Tyson Barrie 47 6.7 to Halifax, Nova Scotia Arsenal won only three times, including 50 G Yann Danis 6 Nighthawks W 80-59 an outstanding performance against 79 D Danny Syvret 5/24 Halifax Dragons named by D Patrick McNeill D 0 0.0 7 Armada L 23-50 IceHL Branding Committee the defending champion Nighthawks. 82 D Patrick McNeill — 8 Archers L 35-46 6/7 Logo package designed So Hebert was eager to put his NHL LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 @ Hitmen L 28-43 by Francis Matte (6/16) NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET talent to work. Jeff Carter, Patrick Mar- — 10 @ Guardians L 31-52 7/6 Uniforms designed AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET leau and Pekka Rinne were primed to FRANCIS MATTE by Derek Heilmann ( 7/13) ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Colonials L 20-23 lead the Arsenal’s comeback season. NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Lagers W 41-38 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Mariners 167-191 F \ 54% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 3–9 RECORD 6–8 D Dennis Seidenberg 44 156 3.5 14 Barracudas L 111-149 D \ 40% 37 WK AVG 114 D F F Jeff Carter K 47 155 3.3 15 Olympiques L 65-109 G \ 6% D Mark Streit D 46 154 3.3 17 GOALS 130 16 Motorheads W 109-103 F Derek Stepan  39 142 3.6 17 Sentinels L 96-122 66 ASSISTS 190 F Cody Hodgson 45 109 2.4 18 @ Motorheads W 116-112 442 POINTS 1,602 D Jay Bouwmeester D 40 99 2.5 19 Steelcats L 141-148 PLAYERS F Ryan Getzlaf  23 95 4.1 7 33 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Colonials 81-92 F Alex Galchenyuk 41 84 2.0 L DEREK HEILMANN F Nail Yakupov  27 68 2.5 21 @ Mammoths L 98-135 “I thought my team was stacked,” BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS D Dougie Hamilton 27 47 1.7 22 @ Nighthawks W 106-100 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Hebert said. “Wow, was I wrong.” G Devan Dubnyk  19 46 2.4 Atlanta, Georgia was the third city selected for the original Southeast Division. 14 31 WEST 0-0 EAST 12-35 HOCKEY OPERATIONS As his roster failed to meet expecta- F David Desharnais 24 38 1.6 POSTSEASON 16th SEED The Arsenal name received a 64% rating. In 2013, the franchise was relocated LOGOS UNIFORMS tions, Hebert quickly began to rebuild, Aces 0-0 Archers 1-2 G Martin Brodeur 3 16 5.3 to Halifax, Nova Scotia and renamed the Dragons by the IceHL Branding Com- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Brandon Hebert (9-17, .346) #1 Nighthawks W 160-115 General Manager 2012— deciding Marleau was no longer part of Aviators 0-0 Armada 0-4 F Brandon Sutter 7 16 2.3 mittee. (The name Acadians won the original vote.) IN 2013 IN 2013 #8 Steelcats L 81-104 the equation for the Arsenal. Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 1-3 D T.J. Brodie 2 1 0.5 Olympiques 142-114 Eric Thompson (3-18, .143) Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 1-2 W General Manager 2011-12 “I made a blockbuster deal to land OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2013) Hellcats 0-0 Chargers 2-1 D Zach Bogosian 24 69 2.9 Lagers W 129-122 team MVP Ryan Getzlaf,” Hebert BRANDING & DESIGN Huskies 0-0 Colonials 0-3 F Patrick Marleau K  18 66 3.7 boasted after the Week 18 trade. Kodiaks 0-0 Guardians 1-1 D F. Beauchemin D  16 54 3.4 Francis Matte Lumberjacks 0-0 Hitmen 0-2 Logo Designer 2013— The work paid off as the last-place D Stephane Robidas 17 43 2.5 Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 2-1 Arsenal went on to dethrone the first- F Travis Zajac 31 38 1.2 Derek Heilmann Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 0-4 seeded Nighthawks with back-to-back F Milan Michalek  11 26 2.4 Uniform Designer 2013— Pioneers 0-0 Mariners 0-1 victories in the regular season finale Scorpions 0-0 Nighthawks 3-2 G Pekka Rinne K  11 22 2.0 Joe Legere and opening round of the playoffs. Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 1-2 F Tomas Fleischmann K 6 14 2.3 Logo Designer 2008—2013 Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 0-3 F Mikael Granlund 14 14 1.0 If nothing else, the newly-minted Ricky Hajduk Wave 0-0 Steelcats 0-4 + 9 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Dragons can ride these successes Uniform Designer 2012-13 Winterhawks 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @Halifax_Dragons to their new home in 2013-14. —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER JOE LEGERE CHRIS ROSINSKI JESSE FELTNER K 40 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 60 IR INJURED RESERVE 61 MILWAUKEE STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG LAGERS 1st 14th 9th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 They say, “third time’s the NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Milwaukee, Wisconsin 9/6 Team established charm.” For the Lagers, that LAKES DIVISION 13 F K Anze Kopitar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was true in multiple ways. 29 D K Kris Letang GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/6 Milwaukee Lagers Under their third manager in as many 45 F K Rick Nash name nominated Ted Enarson (12-14) years, the Milwaukee Lagers were 61 F K James Neal by Michael Ewalt ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) keen to turn their misfortune around. 77 F Patrick Kane MILWAUKEE (as llp02) Previous finishes of 13th and 14th over- 84 G Antti Niemi — 9/27 Name announced all weren’t going to satisfy this time. 109 D Kevin Shattenkirk INAUGURAL SEASON LAGERS 10/18 Logo package designed That in mind, first-year GMTed Enarson 116 G Corey Crawford 2010-11 by Joshua Frederick grabbed Justin Faulk and Justin Peters 141 F Ryan Kesler ALL-TIME RECORD 6th 12-14 2009 at the Supplemental Draft (AHL) and 148 D Cam Fowler 28-42 (.394) swapped in Zach Boychuk just before 173 F Jakub Voracek 8/28 Logo package unveiled 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS the season kicked off. 180 D Justin Faulk WORDMARK 2010 205 F Kyle Okposo AHL ROSTER & STATS The Lagers looked invincible as they AHL REGULAR SEASON 212 D Tom Gilbert PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 10/1 Robby Ciarrocca powered through three decisive 237 F Devin Setoguchi F Zach Boychuk 105 8.8 named GM victories — winning by a combined 77 1 @ Mammoths W 54-15 D Justin Faulk K 84 7.0 points in the first two weeks alone. AHL SELECTIONS 2 Sentinels W 61-23 2011 G Justin Peters 78 6.5 13 D K Justin Faulk D 3 @ Mariners W 46-32 But in Week 4, the Lagers began to F Mikael Granlund D 76 8.4 9/4 David Streeter named GM 20 F Mikael Granlund 4 Barracudas L 37-41 go flat. A roster built mainly around D Bobby Sanguinetti D 68 5.7 12/17 Uniforms designed 45 F Harry Zolnierczyk 5 Hitmen L 39-51 players stumbled F Drayson Bowman 61 6.1 by Matt Madore 52 G Justin Peters just as the AHL franchise did. Five con- 6 Olympiques L 55-79 77 D Bobby Sanguinetti secutive losses piled up and eclipsed F Brett Connolly 18 9.0 7 Steelcats L 15-38 2012 84 F Jeremy Walsh the brilliance of the early weeks. F Harry Zolnierczyk D 10 5.0 8 Motorheads L 32-42 3/3 Uniforms unveiled LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Jeff Taffe 9 9.0 9 @ Nighthawks W 67-66 “The result,” Enarson noted, “was that NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET 8/25 Ted Enarson named GM — 10 Colonials L 41-44 the Lagers were a step behind when AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET JOSHUA FREDERICK 10/25 Dark jersey goes on sale ALL PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 @ Guardians 24-108 the NHL season started.” L NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Arsenal L 38-41 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Sentinels 208-259 F \ 64% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 4–8 RECORD 8–6 F Patrick Kane D 47 176 3.7 14 Mammoths L 117-137 D D \ 24% 42 WK AVG 135 F Rick Nash K 43 152 3.5 15 @ Blue Crabs W 125-110 G \ 12% F Jakub Voracek D 46 152 3.3 41 GOALS 164 F 16 @ Archers W 106-97 D Kris Letang K 35 147 4.2 17 @ Motorheads W 148-120 65 ASSISTS 248 F James Neal K IR 39 130 3.3 18 Archers W 162-128 509 POINTS 1,884 F Anze Kopitar K 47 130 2.8 19 @ Armada W 174-146 PLAYERS F Jiri Tlusty 33 123 3.7 9 37 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Blue Crabs L 92-109 D Kevin Shattenkirk D 48 117 2.4 MATT MADORE G Corey Crawford D 26 114 4.4 21 Nighthawks L 67-142 Still, with a core starring Rick Nash, BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS G Antti Niemi 31 112 3.6 22 @ Hitmen W 153-141 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Anze Kopitar and Kris Letang, the D F Brendan Gallagher 34 100 2.9 Milwaukee, Wisconsin was the fifth and final city selected for the original 5 25 Milwaukee club had a much better WEST 4-8 EAST 24-34 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Justin Faulk D 32 71 2.2 POSTSEASON 4th SEED Central Division in 2008. The Lagers name received a 58% rating from voters. LOGOS UNIFORMS disposition entering the second half. Ted Enarson (12-14, .462) Aces 0-1 Archers 2-3 F Brent Burns 17 43 2.5 #13 Mariners W 141-136 Other names considered for the team included Milwaukee Foxes, Milwaukee SUBMITTED SUBMITTED “The Lagers performed very well,” General Manager 2012— Aviators 0-1 Armada 1-3 F Brandon Saad 16 42 2.6 Frost, Milwaukee Malts and Wisconsin Warriors. IN 2008 IN 2012 #12 Mammoths L 96-119 Enarson said, “and climbed their way Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 1-2 F Jussi Jokinen 7 27 3.9 David Streeter (8-14, .364) Blue Crabs W 173-130 up in the standings.” Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 2-2 F Brandon Dubinsky 2 10 5.0 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) General Manager 2011-12 Hellcats 0-1 Chargers 1-3 Arsenal L 122-129 The team rode a five-game winning Robby Ciarrocca (8-14, .364) Huskies 0-1 Colonials 0-3 F Kyle Turris 23 47 2.0 streak into the final weeks where, General Manager 2010-11 Kodiaks 1-0 Dragons 1-2 D Raphael Diaz 16 45 2.8 despite some losses, they grabbed the Lumberjacks 1-0 Guardians 1-1 BRANDING & DESIGN D Jake Muzzin 13 21 1.6 No. 4 seed heading into the playoffs. Narwhals 0-0 Hitmen 5-2 F Nathan Horton 18 18 1.0 Joshua Frederick Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 2-3 The Lagers advanced to the second F Ryan Kesler 6 15 2.5 Logo Designer 2008— Pioneers 1-0 Mariners 2-0 D round where they fell to the eventual Scorpions 0-1 Nighthawks 1-2 D Mike Weber 5 14 2.8 Matt Madore league champion Mammoths. Uniform Designer 2012— Snipers 0-1 Olympiques 3-2 F Zack Kassian 9 13 1.4 “I was able to revive the franchise,” Stallions 0-1 Sentinels 2-3 F Kyle Okposo D 7 12 1.7 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) said Enarson of his club’s respectable Wave 0-1 Steelcats 0-3 + 13 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Kris Nissen, Eddie Ray, AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @LagersHockey finish, “and turn them in the right direc- Winterhawks 1-0 Scott Robbins, Craig C. Wheeler includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER SCOTT ROBBINS EDDIE RAY tion heading into next season.” —C.S. K 46 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 62 IR INJURED RESERVE 63 BALTIMORE STANDINGS TREND BLUE CRABS BEST WORST AVG 2nd 11th 5th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 Banking on a marquee player NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Baltimore, Maryland 9/21 Team established has its risks and rewards. But ATLANTIC DIVISION 9 F K Sidney Crosby in Baltimore, Maryland for the Blue Crabs, it’s been 25 F K Zach Parise GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/21 Baltimore Blue Crabs downright frustrating. 41 D K Keith Yandle name nominated Bobby Erlichman (22-15) Normally, the Baltimore Blue Crabs 57 F K John Tavares by Canis ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) lean on star power. Sidney Crosby and 73 G Tuukka Rask BALTIMORE 10/26 Name announced (7-5) John Tavares can singlehandedly turn 88 F Taylor Hall Jacob Born 11/16 Logo package designed around entire match-ups. 105 D Dennis Wideman INAUGURAL SEASON BLUE CRABS by Joe Legere 2011-12 Of course, you won’t find them on 120 G Semyon Varlamov 2009 any AHL roster, so that presented a 137 D Brent Burns ALL-TIME RECORD 7th 17-9 152 F Matt Read challenge for AGM Jacob Born. But a 29-20 (.592) 9/8 Logo package unveiled few astute draft selections kept the 169 F Paul Stastny 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2011 Maryland club on top of its game. 184 D Erik Johnson WORDMARK 201 F Tomas Plekanec AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 9/4 Bobby Erlichman Kris Newbury and Mike Kostka each 216 D Luke Schenn OPPONENT RESULT named GM PLAYER PTS AVG averaged around a dozen points per 233 D Ryan Ellis F Kris Newbury D 169 14.1 1 Steelcats W 52-21 week for the full minor league cam- 2012 D Mike Kostka D 140 11.7 paign, helping the Blue Crabs to a solid AHL SELECTIONS 2 @ Colonials L 49-61 F Chris Terry D 80 6.7 3/30 Uniforms designed 7-5 launching pad for the second half. 9 F Kris Newbury 3 @ Guardians L 13-14 D Slava Voynov 73 6.1 by Bastian Schmülling 24 F Chris Terry 4 Armada W 82-25 Born’s efforts also earned him a new F Richard Panik 71 11.8 4/30 Uniforms unveiled 41 F Jeremy Morin 5 Arsenal W 53-32 job as he was named GM of the Mon- 56 D Garnet Exelby G Calvin Pickard 40 4.0 10/15 Jacob Born named AGM 6 Sentinels W 42-28 treal Olympiques in the offseason. 73 D Mike Kostka F Jaden Schwartz 13 3.3 7 @ Mammoths W 47-22 88 G Kevin Poulin “My NHL season started well,” said F Taylor Beck 0 0.0 8 Guardians L 23-40 Blue Crabs GM Bobby Erlichman after LIVE DRAFT EVENTS G Cedrick Desjardins 0 0.0 9 @ Mammoths L 47-55 winning seven of his first eight, “and NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET — 10 @ Archers L 54-71 continued to get better as I made AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET JOE LEGERE ALL PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 Motorheads W 46-37 some good additions via free agency.” NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Olympiques W 78-72 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Hitmen 224-158 F \ 61% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 7–5 RECORD 10–4 F John Tavares K 48 186 3.9 14 @ Steelcats W 161-127 D D \ 29% 49 WK AVG 137 F Sidney Crosby K 36 164 4.6 15 Lagers L 110-125 G \ 10% F F Zach Parise K 48 164 3.4 40 GOALS 144 16 Colonials W 142-130 D Dennis Wideman 46 161 3.5 D 17 Nighthawks W 138-132 67 ASSISTS 245 F Taylor Hall D 45 160 3.6 18 @ Armada W 118-105 586 POINTS 1,921 G Tuukka Rask D 34 134 3.9 19 @ Barracudas W 178-147 PLAYERS D Keith Yandle K 48 128 2.7 9 40 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Lagers W 109-92 F Tomas Plekanec D 47 117 2.5 @ BASTIAN SCHMÜLLING F Matt Read D 37 93 2.5 21 Motorheads L 89-91 But even Alex Tanguay and Travis Ham- BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS D Luke Schenn 18 59 3.3 22 @ Sentinels W 175-143 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL onic couldn’t cover the loss of Crosby. D G Semyon Varlamov 19 56 2.9 Baltimore, Maryland was the second city selected for the original Southeast 12 19 D “It’s been frustrating having him on IR WEST 0-0 EAST 29-20 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Travis Hamonic 16 53 3.3 POSTSEASON 2nd SEED Division in 2008. The Blue Crabs name received a 68% rating from voters. LOGOS UNIFORMS two straight years when the games Bobby Erlichman (22-15, .595) Aces 0-0 Archers 1-2 F David Backes 11 21 1.9 #15 Motorheads W 137-107 Other names considered for the team included Baltimore Bats, Baltimore Bul- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED count the most,” Erlichman said. “I General Manager 2011— Aviators 0-0 Armada 3-0 D Sami Salo 8 12 1.5 lets, Baltimore Claws, Baltimore Railriders and Maryland Majors. IN 2008 IN 2012 #7 Archers L 80-99 heavily considered trading him.” Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 3-1 F Martin Hanzal 9 11 1.2 Lagers 130-173 Jacob Born (7-5, .583) Gators 0-0 Chargers 2-3 L It’s easy to understand why he’s been F Brad Boyes 5 8 1.6 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Asst. General Manager 2012-13 Hellcats 0-0 Colonials 1-2 Nighthawks W 130-105 both tempted and resolute with Crosby. Huskies 0-0 Dragons 2-1 BRANDING & DESIGN Despite the injury, he led the IceHL, F Alex Tanguay 40 108 2.7 Kodiaks 0-0 Guardians 0-4 F Paul Stastny D 31 81 2.6 Joe Legere averaging 4.6 points per game. Lumberjacks 0-0 Hitmen 2-0 Logo Designer 2008— D Tom Gilbert 18 36 2.0 Despite tying for the league’s best Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 2-2 D Erik Johnson D 13 33 2.5 Bastian Schmülling regular season record, the Blue Crabs Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 1-1 Uniform Designer 2012— D Greg Zanon 6 25 4.2 were shot down by the Archers in the Pioneers 0-0 Mariners 0-1 Scorpions 0-0 Nighthawks 3-1 F Brent Burns D 9 19 2.1 playoffs’ second round. LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 2-0 D Ryan Whitney 8 16 2.0 Emilis Acus, Jon Bieda, Sean Cox, Rik Oko, Still, brighter days certainly lay ahead Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 2-2 F Derek Roy 3 13 4.3 Scott Robbins, Chris Smith, Julianna So, for Baltimore and with a healthy Crosby Wave 0-0 Steelcats 5-0 + 16 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Shawn Steadman, Keenan Sutherland, Winterhawks 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @BALBlueCrabs Jeff Troy, John Wriston in tow, Erlichman says he “has faith he’ll lead us to a title.” —M.R./C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CHRIS SMITH SCOTT ROBBINS EMILIS ACUS K 49 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 64 IR INJURED RESERVE 65 NORTH CAROLINA STANDINGS TREND NIGHTHAWKS BEST WORST AVG 1st 9th 3rd AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 “We are what we repeatedly NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Charlotte, North Carolina 9/21 Team established in do. Excellence, then, is not an ATLANTIC DIVISION 1 F K Eric Staal Charlotte, North Carolina act, but a habit.” —Aristotle 17 F K Jamie Benn GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/21 North Carolina Nighthawks The North Carolina Nighthawks’ inau- 33 D K Josh Gorges name nominated Brendan Anderson (38-11) gural season championship was excel- 49 D K Brent Seabrook by Mike Burmeister ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) lence in action. A 12-0 start morphed 65 F Jordan Eberle NORTH CAROLINA (as mburmy) into an astonishing 21-2 finish. That’s 96 F Thomas Vanek — 10/26 Name announced material from which to study. 97 G Kari Lehtonen INAUGURAL SEASON NIGHTHAWKS 11/13 Logo package designed True to form, Nighthawks GM Brendan 128 G Devan Dubnyk 2011-12 by Nick Matarese Anderson led his club through the first 129 F Nathan Horton ALL-TIME RECORD 8th 17-9 2009 half of its sophomore effort to a sensa- 160 F Patrik Elias 38-11 (.776) tional 8-4 record. He then opened the 161 D Filip Kuba 8/12 Logo package unveiled 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS second half undefeated in four straight 192 F Jaromir Jagr WORDMARK 2011 with Eric Staal, Jamie Benn and Brent 193 D Andrew MacDonald AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 224 D Dennis Seidenberg Seabrook at the franchise’s core. PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 9/4 Brendan Anderson 225 D Kevin Klein F Jordan Eberle K 188 15.7 1 Archers 31-59 named GM Teams were put on notice: NightHawkey L F Keith Aucoin D 152 12.7 was back! And yet not quite the im- AHL SELECTIONS 2 Hitmen W 55-48 2012 F Kyle Palmieri D 121 10.1 movable object it was a year earlier. 1 F K Jordan Eberle 3 Steelcats W 53-34 D Brendan Smith D 111 9.3 4/10 Uniforms designed 32 F Keith Aucoin 4 @ Motorheads W 46-34 “I must be starting to think like a real F Mark Fraser 40 6.7 by Ben MacDonald 33 G Brad Thiessen 5 Sentinels W 82-52 GM,” Anderson admitted, “since I was G Niklas Svedberg 36 6.0 4/30 Uniforms unveiled 64 D Brendan Smith disappointed in my year, despite having 6 @ Arsenal L 59-80 65 D Alex Grant the best regular season record in the D Marco Scandella 12 2.4 7 Colonials L 43-63 96 F Kyle Palmieri East for the second straight year, and G Kevin Poulin 6 2.0 8 Barracudas W 48-36 the most points in the IceHL.” LIVE DRAFT EVENTS G Brad Thiessen D 6 2.0 9 Lagers L 66-67 NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET D Alex Grant D 0 0.0 10 @ Barracudas W 45-37 Phenomenal stats aside, the wins AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET NICK MATARESE ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Armada 54-40 weren’t coming as easily in 2012-13. W NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Hitmen W 90-75 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Olympiques 204-140 F \ 52% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 8–4 RECORD 9–5 F Eric Staal K 48 174 3.6 14 @ Archers W 137-93 D \ 37% 56 WK AVG 130 F D Brent Seabrook K 47 163 3.5 15 Mariners W 154-107 D G \ 11% D Andrew MacDonald D 48 155 3.2 49 GOALS 118 16 Mammoths W 137-132 F Patrik Elias D 46 115 2.5 17 @ Blue Crabs L 132-138 83 ASSISTS 226 F Jaromir Jagr D 39 102 2.6 18 @ Mariners W 116-97 672 POINTS 1,821 G Kari Lehtonen D 26 82 3.2 19 @ Guardians W 133-90 PLAYERS D Matt Carle  30 80 2.7 10 42 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Armada 93-118 F Mike Fisher 27 79 2.9 L BEN MacDONALD F Henrik Zetterberg  29 76 2.6 21 @ Lagers W 142-67 Even after acquiring Henrik Zetterberg, BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS G Marc-Andre Fleury  16 72 4.5 22 Arsenal L 100-106 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Matt Moulson and Marc-Andre Fleury, F Matt Moulson  28 71 2.5 Charlotte, North Carolina was the fifth and final city selected for the original 13 20 the dreaded L came more frequently as — WEST 0-0 EAST 38-11 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Matt Irwin 13 31 2.4 POSTSEASON 1st SEED Southeast Division in 2008. The Nighthawks name received a 77% rating from LOGOS UNIFORMS the season reached the home stretch. Brendan Anderson (38-11, .776) Aces 0-0 Archers 2-1 F Ryan Kesler 10 30 3.0 #16 Arsenal L 115-160 voters. Other names considered for the team included Carolina Current, Caro- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED— General Manager 2011— Alas, the defending champs ran into Aviators 0-0 Armada 3-1 F Vinny Prospal 11 26 2.4 lina Wildcats, Charlotte Cannon and Charlotte Trax. IN 2008 IN 2012 Sentinels W 115-113 the sudden buzz saw that was the Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 4-0 D Raphael Diaz 2 4 2.0 BRANDING & DESIGN Colonials W 138-104 Arsenal and lost consecutive tilts, in- Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 1-3 Blue Crabs 105-130 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Nick Matarese cluding the opening round of the playoff Hellcats 0-0 Chargers 2-0 D Brooks Orpik 35 100 2.9 L Logo Designer 2008— tournament, by a combined 51 points. Huskies 0-0 Colonials 1-2 F Thomas Vanek D  17 81 4.8 Kodiaks 0-0 Dragons 2-3 Ben MacDonald F Damien Brunner 31 63 2.0 “To be honest, I don’t think I’d [have Lumberjacks 0-0 Guardians 3-0 Uniform Designer 2012— D Josh Gorges K  19 57 3.0 done] anything different,” said Ander- Narwhals 0-0 Hitmen 4-0 F Jamie Benn K  14 48 3.4 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) son. “My team just stopped performing Outlaws 0-0 Lagers 2-1 F Jordan Eberle D  18 44 2.4 Emilis Acus, Jon Bieda, Patrick Bouchard, when it mattered.” Pioneers 0-0 Mammoths 3-0 Jeff Henderson, Todd Lorenc, Ernie Scorpions 0-0 Mariners 2-0 D Nicklas Grossmann 9 30 3.3 Matchan, John Mattingly, Rik Oko, Lucas R., The Nighthawks’ season may not have Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 3-0 G Devan Dubnyk D  8 18 2.3 Scott Robbins, Chris Smith, Jeff Troy ended as planned, but with an all-time Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 4-0 D Johnny Oduya 5 16 3.2 record of 38-11, plenty of success Wave 0-0 Steelcats 2-0 + 18 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED through excellence is sure to follow. Winterhawks 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @NCNighthawks

—M.R. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER SCOTT ROBBINS CHRIS SMITH EMILIS ACUS K 52 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 66 IR INJURED RESERVE 67 WASHINGTON STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG SENTINELS 4th 14th 10th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 A veteran GM has assembled NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Washington, D.C. 9/21 Team established in an overwhelming offense. ATLANTIC DIVISION Washington, D.C. This is going to be legendary. 3 F K Steven Stamkos 19 F Logan Couture 9/21 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Washington Sentinels The Washington Sentinels have been name nominated 35 G K Jimmy Howard Simon Cable (40-31) by Erik Geib slowly and quietly accumulating a 51 F K Gabriel Landeskog ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) (as rugbysevens) deadly arsenal. And once all the pieces 67 D P.K. Subban WASHINGTON 10/26 Name announced are in place, they’ll be unstoppable. 94 G Carey Price — INAUGURAL SEASON 11/16 Logo package designed Opponents in the IceHL EAST got a 99 D John Carlson SENTINELS by Rik Oko first taste as the D.C. club won its 10th 126 F Jason Pominville 2010-11 2009 straight game late this season. Though 131 D Dan Girardi ALL-TIME RECORD 9th 16-10 it certainly didn’t start that way. 158 D Travis Hamonic 40-31 (.563) 8/3 Logo package unveiled 163 F Michael Ryder Third-year GM tried to rec- 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 Simon Cable 190 F Jonathan Huberdeau reate his NHL roster at the AHL draft. SECONDARY WORDMARK 195 D Jake Gardiner 9/30 Simon Cable named GM AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON And it almost worked out. 222 F Mikhail Grabovski PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 2012 227 F Chris Kreider Chris Kreider and Jake Gardiner turned F Chris Kreider K 84 7.0 1 Guardians W 40-21 4/3 Uniforms designed in solid efforts and the late addition of F Joe Colborne D 79 6.6 2 @ Lagers L 23-61 by AHL SELECTIONS Patrik Gustafsson Mike Sgarbossa was essential. F Mike Sgarbossa 62 10.3 3 F K Chris Kreider 3 Barracudas L 32-38 4/29 Uniforms unveiled D Jake Gardiner K 59 4.9 Even so, the Sentinels followed every 30 D K Travis Hamonic 4 Colonials W 50-12 2013 G Ben Scrivens D 28 5.6 win with a pair of defeats. One step 35 D K Jake Gardiner 5 @ Nighthawks L 52-82 62 G Ben Scrivens D Andre Benoit 8 8.0 5/24 Logo package redesigned forward and two steps back won’t get 6 @ Blue Crabs L 28-42 by Matt McElroy anyone very far. 67 F Joe Colborne G Jeff Zatkoff 46 6.6 7 @ Motorheads W 38-37 6/23 Logo package unveiled 94 F Mika Zibanejad Cable toed the line knowing that when D Travis Hamonic K 38 3.5 8 Steelcats L 30-31 6/30 Uniforms redesigned the NHL returned, he could rely on an LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Mika Zibanejad D 16 4.0 9 @ Olympiques L 28-69 by Caleb Fuller NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET epic line-up of powerhouse players F Chris Conner 0 0.0 10 @ Steelcats W 31-26 7/13 Uniforms unveiled AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET MATT McELROY which included Steven Stamkos, Logan ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Mammoths L 10-35 Couture and Jimmy Howard. NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Mariners W 59-53 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Lagers 259-208 F \ 51% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 5–7 RECORD 11–3 F Steven Stamkos K 48 201 4.2 14 @ Guardians W 145-87 D \ 37% 35 WK AVG 136 F F Logan Couture K 48 179 3.7 15 Hitmen W 85-81 D G \ 12% D John Carlson D 48 179 3.7 25 GOALS 139 16 Armada W 126-124 D Dan Girardi D 45 153 3.4 17 @ Arsenal W 122-96 37 ASSISTS 207 D Andrei Markov 46 148 3.2 18 @ Colonials W 137-131 421 POINTS 1,903 F Jason Pominville D 47 136 2.9 19 Archers W 161-133 PLAYERS F Nazem Kadri 44 134 3.0 10 38 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Hitmen 108-96 G Carey Price D 34 120 3.5 W CALEB FULLER G Jimmy Howard K 29 102 3.5 21 @ Armada W 160-99 From Week 13 on, Washington was an BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Gabriel Landeskog K 35 85 2.4 22 Blue Crabs L 143-175 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL unparalleled juggernaut, winning hand- D Barret Jackman 17 42 2.5 Washington, District of Columbia was the first city selected for the original 2 25 ily week after week. WEST 8-4 EAST 32-27 HOCKEY OPERATIONS F Patrice Bergeron  14 27 1.9 POSTSEASON 5th SEED Southeast Division in 2008. The Sentinels name received a 59% rating from LOGOS UNIFORMS Even trading P.K. Subban for Patrice Aces 1-0 Archers 1-3 D Carl Gunnarsson 9 26 2.9 voters. Other names considered for the team included D.C. Destroyers, D.C. SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Simon Cable (40-31, .563) #12 Mammoths L 118-143 General Manager 2010— Bergeron didn’t slow them down, in Aviators 1-0 Armada 3-3 F Paul Stastny 2 3 1.5 Power, D.C. Smash, Washington Commanders and Washington Revolution. IN 2013 IN 2013 Nighthawks L 113-115 spite of Bergeron’s inferior output. Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 1-2 F Michael Grabner 3 0 0.0 BRANDING & DESIGN Hitmen 121-120 Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 2-2 W The record streak was finally stopped Olympiques 105-86 OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Matt McElroy Hellcats 1-0 Chargers 2-0 D P.K. Subban D  23 89 3.9 W in its tracks by a similarly talent-laden Logo Designer 2013— Huskies 0-1 Colonials 4-2 F Troy Brouwer 21 57 2.7 Blue Crabs club in the final week. Kodiaks 1-0 Dragons 3-0 Caleb Fuller D Travis Hamonic D 22 56 2.5 Lumberjacks 0-1 Guardians 3-0 Uniform Designer 2013— Unfortunately, the Sentinels succumbed F Andy McDonald 18 38 2.1 Narwhals 0-0 Hitmen 5-0 to the eventual champion Mammoths in F Michael Ryder D 16 34 2.1 Rik Oko Outlaws 0-0 Lagers 3-2 the opening round of the playoffs, leav- Logo Designer 2008—2013 Pioneers 1-0 Mammoths 1-3 F Mikhail Grabovski D 12 21 1.8 ing their incredible run behind them. F Tyler Bozak 9 13 1.4 Patrik Gustafsson Scorpions 1-0 Mariners 1-0 F Andrew Cogliano 11 11 1.0 Uniform Designer 2008—2013 “All that aside, I really did have a great Snipers 0-1 Nighthawks 0-4 Stallions 1-0 Olympiques 2-3 D Stephane Robidas 7 10 1.4 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) time this year,” Cable said. “Hands Wave 0-1 Steelcats 1-3 + 14 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED down, the best fantasy league I’ve ever Todd Lorenc, Scott Robbins, Chris Smith, Winterhawks 1-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @IceHLSentinels Jeff Troy, Craig C. Wheeler been involved in.” —C.S./M.R. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER RIK OKO CRAIG C. WHEELER SCOTT ROBBINS K 48 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 68 IR INJURED RESERVE 69 MONTREAL STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG OLYMPIQUES 6th 14th 10th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 Known for resilience, the NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Montreal, Quebec 9/14 Team established in Olympiques couldn’t live up to LAKES DIVISION Montreal, Quebec last year’s grand comeback. 2 F K Corey Perry 18 F Ilya Kovalchuk 9/14 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Montreal Olympiques Fresh off an unlikely rally that saw the name nominated 34 G K Jonas Hiller Chris Stephens (26-35) by Marty seventh seed make a run to the cham- 50 D K Alexander Edler pionship final, the Montreal Olympiques ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 10/11 Name announced 66 F Tyler Seguin MONTREAL appeared to have the tools to make it Tony Krogen (6-4) 10/14 Logo package designed 95 F Teemu Selanne INAUGURAL SEASON by Craig C. Wheeler happen again a season later. 98 D Drew Doughty OLYMPIQUES 127 G Ondrej Pavelec 2010-11 2009 But they had to reestablish themselves with an assortment of AHL talent. To 130 F Drew Stafford ALL-TIME RECORD 8/19 Logo package unveiled 10th 10-16 that end, GM Chris Stephens drafted 159 D Tyler Myers 32-39 (.451) 2010 Cory Conacher and Peter Holland to 162 D Dmitry Kulikov 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS drive the team forward. 191 F David Clarkson WORDMARK 10/1 Chris Stephens named GM 194 F Kris Versteeg AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 2011 But following consecutive losses to 223 D Slava Voynov OPPONENT RESULT start the year, Stephens turned the PLAYER PTS AVG 226 F Cody Hodgson 10/31 Uniforms designed F Peter Holland D 151 12.6 1 @ Armada 30-31 wheel over to AGM Tony Krogen, who L by Jon Wold F Taylor Hall 149 14.9 made an immediate impact acquiring AHL SELECTIONS 2 Barracudas L 44-50 12/9 Uniforms unveiled F Cory Conacher D 123 10.3 Taylor Hall and Thomas Pock. The up- 2 F Cory Conacher 3 Colonials W 51-27 D Thomas Pock 64 6.4 2012 shot was Holland and Hall alone tallied 31 F Peter Holland 4 @ Steelcats L 21-49 34 F Ben Holmstrom D Garrett Stafford 30 3.8 10/25 Tony Krogen named AGM enough points to win in Week 3. 5 @ Mariners W 66-34 63 D Eric Gelinas G Matt Hackett 30 6.0 Momentum continued to build on the 6 @ Lagers W 79-55 2013 66 D Cameron Gaunce back of the a three-game winning G Carter Hutton D 24 6.0 7 @ Barracudas W 40-39 5/28 Logo package redesigned 95 G Carter Hutton G Dan Ellis 10 3.3 8 Hitmen L 26-34 by Francis Matte (6/23) streak before stiffer competition gave the Olympiques a case of the yips. LIVE DRAFT EVENTS F Ben Holmstrom D 5 2.5 9 Sentinels W 69-28 7/1 Uniforms redesigned NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET D Marc-Andre Gragnani 3 1.5 10 @ Motorheads L 31-38 by Colin May ( 7/13) Stephens was back in the driver’s seat AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET FRANCIS MATTE + 2 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 @ Archers 62-51 8/13 Jacob Born named GM as the second half began. But an NHL W NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Blue Crabs L 72-78 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Nighthawks 140-204 F \ 54% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 6–6 RECORD 4–10 D Alexander Edler K 45 146 3.2 14 Armada L 90-98 D \ 35% 49 WK AVG 107 D F F Corey Perry K 44 130 3.0 15 @ Arsenal W 109-65 G \ 11% D Drew Doughty D 48 105 2.2 37 GOALS 111 16 @ Guardians W 89-78 F David Clarkson D 46 95 2.1 17 Mammoths W 128-97 63 ASSISTS 175 G Ondrej Pavelec D 30 90 3.0 18 Guardians L 95-127 591 POINTS 1,498 F Teemu Selanne D 44 86 2.0 19 @ Colonials L 143-159 F Michael Ryder  21 72 3.4 12 PLAYERS 29 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Archers 79-97 F Jordan Eberle  25 72 2.9 L COLIN MAY F John Mitchell 36 70 1.9 21 Steelcats L 92-117 roster headlined by Corey Perry, Alex- BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Lars Eller 26 67 2.6 22 Mariners L 119-150 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL ander Edler and Ilya Kovalchuk got off D Nick Schultz 23 64 2.8 Montreal, Quebec was the first city selected for the original Northeast Divi- 6 29 to a slow start. Once they found their WEST 6-6 EAST 26-33 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D Marc Methot 24 57 2.4 POSTSEASON 14th SEED sion in 2008. The Sentinels name received a 69% rating from voters. In 2013, LOGOS UNIFORMS footing, the Montreal club put together Aces 1-0 Archers 2-3 F Jonathan Huberdeau  24 50 2.1 the team was selected for rebranding. Other names considered for the team SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Jacob Born (0-0, .000) another string of solid victories. #3 Colonials W 123-96 General Manager 2013— Aviators 1-0 Armada 1-5 D Zbynek Michalek 16 44 2.8 included Montreal Dukes, Montreal Imperials and Montreal Mystiques. IN 2013 IN 2013 #11 Armada L 91-99 Then came devastation. Stephens took Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 2-2 G Pekka Rinne 19 44 2.3 Chris Stephens (26-35, .426) Arsenal 114-142 Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 0-2 L General Manager 2010—2013 to Twitter to express his team’s needs. Sentinels 86-105 OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2013) Hellcats 0-1 Chargers 1-2 F Ilya Kovalchuk K  24 71 3.0 L Tony Krogen (6-4, .600) “With Perry suspended 4 games, oth- Huskies 0-1 Colonials 5-2  Asst. General Manager 2012-13 F Tyler Seguin D 21 54 2.6 ers will need to pick up their game,” he Kodiaks 0-1 Dragons 2-1 D Marc Staal 15 39 2.6 BRANDING & DESIGN wrote. “Clarkson, now would be a good Lumberjacks 0-1 Guardians 3-1 G Jonas Hiller K  8 34 4.3 time to bust the slump.” Narwhals 0-0 Hitmen 2-1 Francis Matte D Scott Hannan  16 22 1.4 Outlaws 0-0 Lagers 2-3 Logo Designer 2013— It didn’t happen for David Clarkson and Pioneers 1-0 Mammoths 1-1 F Steve Ott 15 20 1.3 Colin May the Olympiqes dropped five straight Scorpions 1-0 Mariners 1-1 D Derek Morris 7 15 2.1 Uniform Designer 2013—­ leading into the postseason, where Snipers 1-0 Nighthawks 0-3 F Drew Stafford D 19 15 0.8 they followed up a first-round upset Craig C. Wheeler Stallions 0-1 Sentinels 3-2 D Dmitry Kulikov D 6 12 2.0 Logo Designer 2008—2013 with a series of defeats. Wave 0-1 Steelcats 1-4 + 5 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Jon Wold AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @MTLOlympiques is excited to take over the Winterhawks 1-0 Uniform Designer 2012-13 Jacob Born includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER CHRIS SMITH MATT McELROY GM role in Montreal next season. —C.S. K 41 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 70 IR INJURED RESERVE 71 DETROIT STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG CHARGERS 12th 16th 14th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 A series of ups and downs NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Detroit, Michigan 9/6 Team established in shaped an unusual season of LAKES DIVISION Detroit, Michigan transformation in Detroit. 8 G K Miikka Kiprusoff 24 F Phil Kessel 9/6 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Detroit Motorheads Fate got to have its way with the name nominated 40 D K James Wisniewski Mike Kelly (23-26) by raj_b99 Detroit Motorheads before the season 56 F Jason Spezza started as GM was unable to ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 9/27 Name announced Mike Kelly 72 F Patrick Sharp DETROIT attend the Supplemental Draft (AHL). — 10/19 Logo package designed 89 D Dion Phaneuf INAUGURAL SEASON by Rik Oko “Left it in the hands of the hockey gods 104 D Mark Giordano CHARGERS 121 F Mike Cammalleri 2011-12 2009 due to family commitments,” Kelly said on Twitter as he awaited his roster. 136 F Alex Burrows ALL-TIME RECORD 11th 11-15 8/18 Logo package unveiled 153 D Sami Salo 23-26 (.469) With Chris Bourque, he lucked out in 2011 168 F Wayne Simmonds the first round, but less so later on. To 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 185 G Tomas Vokoun SECONDARY 9/6 Mike Kelly named GM shore things up, he added T.J. Brodie 200 F Martin Erat AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 2012 and Patrick Cehlin ahead of Week 1. 217 F Shane Doan PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 232 D Jared Spurgeon 1/5 Uniforms designed Kelly stood by his group throughout the F Chris Bourque D 118 9.8 1 @ Hitmen L 26-54 by Ricky Hajduk first half of the season despite weak AHL SELECTIONS F Jon Matsumoto D 76 6.3 2 Guardians L 49-59 3/3 Uniforms unveiled performances and an 0-4 start. D T.J. Brodie 72 6.0 8 F Chris Bourque 3 @ Armada L 21-46 F Patrick Cehlin 64 5.3 2013 “Between work and family,” Kelly 25 F Jon Matsumoto 4 Nighthawks L 34-46 40 F Geoff Walker G Eddie Pasquale D 56 4.7 5/15 Team rebranded admitted after the season, “getting to 5 Colonials W 36-31 57 D Mark Borowiecki D Jason DeSantis D 47 3.9 as Detroit Chargers know the AHL took a distant third.” 6 @ Mammoths W 36-29 72 D Jason DeSantis 5/28 Logo package designed Fortunately, the Motorheads’ NHL — 7 Sentinels L 37-38 by Slavomir Kiss 89 G Eddie Pasquale roster looked excellent with Phil Kessel — 8 @ Lagers W 42-32 6/16 Logo package unveiled and Miikka Kiprusoff at the core and LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 @ Barracudas L 29-60 7/1 Uniforms designed NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET draft picks like Jason Spezza and Dion — 10 Olympiques W 38-31 by Stefan Lundrigan AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET SLAVOMIR KISS Phaneuf supporting. But early in the ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Blue Crabs L 37-46 7/13 Uniforms unveiled second half, in an effort to go younger, NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Archers W 48-45 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Steelcats 150-198 F \ 54% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 5–7 RECORD 6–8 F Phil Kessel K 48 177 3.7 14 Hitmen L 57-146 D \ 35% 36 WK AVG 111 D F D Dion Phaneuf D 48 169 3.5 15 @ Guardians W 118-90 G \ 11% D Mark Giordano D 46 130 2.8 24 GOALS 114 16 @ Arsenal L 103-109 G Braden Holtby 26 120 4.6 17 Lagers L 120-148 63 ASSISTS 210 F Wayne Simmonds D 45 120 2.7 18 Arsenal L 112-116 433 POINTS 1,558 F Mike Cammalleri D 44 107 2.4 19 @ Mariners W 134-119 F Adam Henrique  41 82 2.0 6 PLAYERS 34 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Barracudas 105-112 D Andy Greene 38 78 2.1 L STEFAN LUNDRIGAN F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 18 48 2.7 21 Blue Crabs W 91-89 the Detroit club sent dealt Spezza to BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS D Andrej Sekera 17 39 2.3 22 Mammoths L 128-162 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL the Archers for Michael Grabner and F Tomas Kopecky 20 37 1.9 Detroit, Michigan was the second city selected for the original Central Division 8 24 Adam Henrique. While neither lived up WEST 0-0 EAST 23-26 HOCKEY OPERATIONS D O. Ekman-Larsson  28 35 1.3 POSTSEASON 15th SEED in 2008. The Motorheads name received a 58% rating from voters. In 2013, the LOGOS UNIFORMS to Spezza’s potential, Kelly did avoid Aces 0-0 Archers 2-1 F Justin Williams 13 31 2.4 team was rebranded. Other names considered for the team included Detroit SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Mike Kelly (23-26, .469) having to deal with Spezza’s injury. #2 Blue Crabs L 107-137 General Manager 2011— Aviators 0-0 Armada 0-2 F Brenden Morrow 6 26 4.3 Boxers, Detroit Diesel, Detroit Drift, Detroit Rust and Michigan Cobras. IN 2013 IN 2013 Guardians W 97-78 “We had a much better all around NHL Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 2-2 G Joey MacDonald 3 6 2.0 BRANDING & DESIGN Barracudas W 142-106 season,” said Kelly, “with strong perfor- Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 3-2 Colonials 94-90 OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2013) Slavomir Kiss mances from a couple of guys.” Hellcats 0-0 Colonials 2-2 F Patrick Sharp D  20 50 2.5 W Logo Designer 2013— Huskies 0-0 Dragons 1-2 D Sami Salo D 22 49 2.2 Meanwhile, Kiprusoff’s weak showing Kodiaks 0-0 Guardians 2-3 Stefan Lundrigan D James Wisniewski K 15 44 2.9 in the crease got him booted from the Lumberjacks 0-0 Hitmen 2-2 Uniform Designer 2013— F Alex Burrows D 23 44 1.9 roster during the postseason. Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 3-1 F Michael Grabner  28 42 1.5 Rik Oko Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 2-3 “[We] got bumped early from the play- Logo Designer 2008—2013 Pioneers 0-0 Mariners 1-0 G Miikka Kiprusoff K 15 36 2.4 offs,” Kelly said, “and then went on a F Martin Erat  21 28 1.3 Ricky Hajduk Scorpions 0-0 Nighthawks 0-2 D  Uniform Designer 2012-13 tear after being eliminated.” Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 2-1 F Jason Spezza D 5 17 3.4 Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 0-2 F Shane Doan D 9 12 1.3 Kelly hopes the robust wins in those LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2013) Wave 0-0 Steelcats 1-1 + 10 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED Jake Bartol, Anthony Calisto, John Elbert- waning weeks will set the stage for an Winterhawks 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @DetChrgrsIceHL son, Adam Hainsfurther, Matt McElroy, impressive renamed Chargers team. Liam Peacock, Johnny Woods includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER RIK OKO CRAIG C. WHEELER MATT McELROY —C.S. K 40 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 72 IR INJURED RESERVE 73 BOSTON STANDINGS TREND COLONIALS BEST WORST AVG 3rd 15th 9th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 Another division champion- NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Boston, Massachusetts 9/14 Team established in ship is marred by an untimely ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston, Massachusetts postseason breakdown. 7 F K Evgeni Malkin 23 F Nicklas Backstrom 9/14 K GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) Boston Colonials Every year, some IceHL teams will do name nominated 39 F K Claude Giroux Marc Brown (28-21) by motleybrent better than they did the year before. 55 G K Jaroslav Halak Some will do worse. And some will do ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) 10/11 Name announced 71 G Cam Ward BOSTON exactly the same thing. — 10/31 Logo package designed 90 D Jack Johnson INAUGURAL SEASON by Eric Poole The Boston Colonials fit into that final 103 F Dany Heatley COLONIALS 122 D Alex Goligoski 2010-11 2009 category as they once again took a Northeast Division title and No. 3 seed 135 F Brayden Schenn ALL-TIME RECORD 8/3 Logo package unveiled 12th 13-13 into the playoffs only to watch it all be 154 D Christian Ehrhoff 35-36 (.493) 2010 wiped away by a first-round upset. 167 F Chris Kunitz 186 D Joni Pitkanen 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS SECONDARY WORDMARK 10/1 Josh Hedland named GM “It was an interesting season from 199 F Matt Duchene AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 2011 start to finish,” said GMMarc Brown. 218 F Derek Roy OPPONENT RESULT He described it as “one of the toughest PLAYER PTS AVG 9/4 Marc Brown named GM 231 D Adam Larsson F Brayden Schenn K 116 9.7 leagues with [every] team in the mix 1 Mariners L 27-40 11/11 Uniforms designed F Sean Couturier D 101 8.4 until the end of the season.” AHL SELECTIONS 2 Blue Crabs W 61-49 by Kevin Dallatore D Sami Vatanen 72 7.2 7 F K Brayden Schenn 3 @ Olympiques L 27-51 12/9 Uniforms unveiled The Colonials had trouble finding a F Alexandre Bolduc 67 11.2 26 D K Adam Larsson 4 @ Sentinels L 12-50 foothold as the season began, despite D Mark Borowiecki 44 5.5 2013 39 F Cody Hodgson 5 @ Motorheads L 31-36 having drafted Brayden Schenn and 58 F Sean Couturier G Chad Johnson 30 5.0 1/26 Logo package revised Sean Couturier. The pair did finally help 6 @ Armada W 81-59 71 D Ryan Ellis 6/16 Logo package unveiled Boston heat up toward the midpoint of F Cody Hodgson D 28 4.7 7 @ Nighthawks W 63-43 90 G Danny Taylor 6/26 Uniforms redesigned the season, winning six of their last G Danny Taylor D 26 4.3 8 Mammoths W 52-40 by Alan John Herbert seven before the NHL’s return. LIVE DRAFT EVENTS D Adam Larsson K 20 5.0 9 Steelcats L 32-40 NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET 7/2 Eric Scheib named GM D Ryan Ellis D 0 0.0 10 @ Lagers W 44-41 Then, once again, the Colonials were AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET ERIC POOLE 7/13 Uniforms unveiled ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Arsenal 23-20 stacked with offensive talent includ- W NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Guardians W 51-44 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Barracudas 124-235 F \ 59% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 7–5 RECORD 6–8 F Chris Kunitz D 45 168 3.7 14 @ Mariners W 151-112 D D \ 34% 42 WK AVG 117 F Claude Giroux K 47 158 3.4 15 Archers L 96-159 G \ 7% F F Matt Duchene D 45 152 3.4 28 GOALS 110 16 @ Blue Crabs L 130-142 F Nicklas Backstrom 48 151 3.1 K 17 Hitmen W 104-88 68 ASSISTS 270 D Christian Ehrhoff D 46 132 2.9 18 Sentinels L 131-137 504 POINTS 1,640 D Jack Johnson D 39 126 3.2 19 Olympiques W 159-143 PLAYERS D Alex Goligoski D 44 118 2.7 10 24 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Arsenal W 92-81 F Evgeni Malkin K 31 102 3.3 ALAN JOHN HERBERT F Teddy Purcell 42 88 2.1 21 @ Barracudas L 116-119 ing Evgeni Malkin, Claude Giroux and BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS D Fedor Tyutin 38 76 2.0 22 Armada W 132-93 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Nicklas Backstrom. If only they could D Dan Hamhuis 29 71 2.4 Boston, Massachusetts was the fourth city selected for the original Northeast 9 28 all remain healthy. HOCKEY OPERATIONS WEST 6-8 EAST 29-28 G Cam Ward D IR 14 48 3.4 Division in 2008. The Colonials name received a 77% rating from voters. In POSTSEASON 3rd SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS “The Colonials battled through some Eric Scheib (0-0, .000) Aces 1-0 Archers 0-4 G Jaroslav Halak K 11 28 2.5 #14 Olympiques L 96-123 2013, the logos and jerseys were redesigned. Other names considered for the SUBMITTED SUBMITTED tough injuries to Malkin [and] Giroux,” General Manager 2013— Aviators 0-1 Armada 4-1 G Jacob Markstrom 7 6 0.9 team included Boston Battalion, Boston Revolt and New England Liberty. IN 2013 IN 2013 Barracudas W 115-111 Brown said, “and every goalie I was Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 2-2 D Johnny Boychuk 1 2 2.0 Marc Brown (28-21, .571) Nighthawks L 104-138 able to pick up throughout the season.” Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 2-1 F Nikolai Kulemin 0 — — OFFICIAL LOGO (2008–2013) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2013) General Manager 2011—2013 Hellcats 0-1 Chargers 2-2 Motorheads L 90-94 The Boston club employed five different Josh Hedland (7-15, .318) Huskies 0-1 Dragons 3-0 F Dany Heatley D 32 73 2.3 star netminders in the final weeks, and Kodiaks 0-1 Guardians 2-1 General Manager 2010-11 F Brayden Schenn D 34 64 1.9 it helped to some extent. They were Lumberjacks 0-1 Hitmen 2-1 BRANDING & DESIGN D Joni Pitkanen D 12 32 2.7 triumphant in the final weeks, earning Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 3-0 G Tomas Vokoun 3 20 6.7 Eric Poole wins in three of their last four. Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 1-2 F Derek Roy 6 15 2.5 Logo Designer 2008— Pioneers 3-0 Mariners 1-1 D “Playoffs, on the other, hand weren’t Scorpions 0-1 Nighthawks 2-1 G Dan Ellis 4 6 1.5 Alan John Herbert as successful,” Brown added, “but we Uniform Designer 2013— Snipers 0-1 Olympiques 2-5 D Ryan Ellis 4 4 1.0 were able to battle every week.” Stallions 1-0 Sentinels 2-4 D Adam Larsson D 0 — — Kevin Dallatore Wave 0-1 Steelcats 1-3 ALL PLAYERS LISTED Uniform Designer 2012-13 Next season, the Outlaws’ exceptional AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @BostonColonials AGM, Eric Scheib, takes over as GM for Winterhawks 1-0 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER ERIC POOLE CHRIS SMITH FRANCIS MATTE the Colonials. —C.S. K 34 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 74 IR INJURED RESERVE 75 HARTFORD STANDINGS TREND AHL NHL BEST WORST AVG MARINERS 6th 14th 12th OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2013) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2012 New team. New GM. And a NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Hartford, Connecticut 3/8 Team established whole new set of problems. ATLANTIC DIVISION 16 F K Brad Richards in Hartford, Connecticut Hartford, Conn. joined the ranks of the 32 G K Ilya Bryzgalov GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 3/13 Hartford Mariners IceHL EAST in 2012, and along with it, 48 F K Jeff Skinner (6-8) name nominated a rookie GM from across the pond. Thomas Ogilvie 64 D K Shea Weber by Rich Lunghino ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) “This was not just my first year in the 80 F Joe Thornton HARTFORD 4/16 Name announced Mike Burmeister (5-7) IceHL,” said Thomas Ogilvie, “it was my 81 F Ryan Getzlaf INAUGURAL SEASON 4/30 Logo package I designed rookie year in fantasy hockey.” 112 F Alexander Semin MARINERS by Eric Poole 113 F Milan Lucic 2012-13 With that, Ogilvie and his Hartford 5/8 Logo package II designed 144 D Tobias Enstrom ALL-TIME RECORD Mariners got thrown straight into the 13th 11-15 by Micah Loyed 145 D Kimmo Timonen 11-15 (.423) deep end by the NHL lockout. 5/28 Original logos unveiled 176 D Ryan Whitney 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 8/17 Uniforms designed “It’s hard enough [watching] the NHL 177 F Radim Vrbata WORDMARK by Ian Dyck in the U.K.,” said Ogilvie, who left AGM 208 F Peter Mueller AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON to run the AHL roster. 209 F Justin Williams 8/25 Thomas Ogilvie named GM Mike Burmeister PLAYER PTS AVG OPPONENT RESULT 240 F Jiri Hudler 9/23 Uniforms unveiled In the draft, the Mariners landed rug- D Radko Gudas D 137 11.4 1 @ Colonials W 40-27 F Chris Mueller D 102 8.5 10/12 Michael Burmeister ged defenseman Radko Gudas, who AHL SELECTIONS 2 Archers L 16-56 F Jon DiSalvatore 91 7.6 named AGM thrived throughout the season. 16 F Matthew Ford D 3 Lagers L 32-46 G Jeremy Smith D 76 6.3 17 D Radko Gudas 4 @ Guardians W 67-46 2013 Burmeister made no roster changes D D 50 4.2 48 F Chris Mueller 5 Olympiques L 34-66 during his stint despite losing four of F Matthew Ford 29 2.4 4/12 Redesigned logos 49 G Jeremy Smith D six to start and poor performances 6 @ Hitmen L 37-51 and uniforms unveiled 80 D Jonathan Blum from Jonathon Blum and Matthew Ford. — 7 @ Archers W 38-35 81 F Jon DiSalvatore — 8 Armada L 29-31 The Mariners took a losing record into LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 Blue Crabs W 55-47 the second half and things weren’t NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET — @ looking much brighter from day one. AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET 10 Mammoths W 44-39 MICAH LOYED ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 @ Barracudas L 40-41 “I started the season with one hand NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 @ Sentinels L 53-59 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 Arsenal 191-167 F \ 52% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 5–7 RECORD 6–8 D Shea Weber K 47 161 3.4 14 Colonials L 112-151 D \ 37% 40 WK AVG 118 F D Kimmo Timonen D IR 44 151 3.4 15 @ Nighthawks L 107-154 D G \ 11% F Alexander Semin D 43 136 3.2 25 GOALS 105 16 @ Steelcats W 117-99 F Brad Richards K 44 131 3.0 17 @ Armada W 130-100 48 ASSISTS 251 F Joe Thornton D 48 118 2.5 18 Nighthawks L 97-116 485 POINTS 1,650 G Ilya Bryzgalov K 36 106 2.9 19 Motorheads L 119-134 PLAYERS D Cody Franson 29 92 3.2 6 23 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Steelcats L 98-111 F Radim Vrbata D 31 92 3.0 IAN DYCK D Dan Boyle  28 82 2.9 21 Guardians L 77-152 tied behind my back,” Ogilvie said, “by BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Jeff Skinner 40 82 2.1 22 @ Olympiques W 150-119 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL sleeping through the live draft — the K G James Reimer 19 74 3.9 Hartford, Connecticut was one of two cities selected during the IceHL’s 2012 11 16 challenges of being on U.K. time!” HOCKEY OPERATIONS WEST 0-0 EAST 11-15 F Milan Lucic D 41 70 1.7 expansion. The Mariners name competed against 24 others, including Con- POSTSEASON 13th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS Yet after the expansion draft yielded Thomas Ogilvie (6-8, .429) Aces 0-0 Archers 1-1 F Jiri Hudler D 33 60 1.8 #4 Lagers L 136-141 necticut Clippers, Connecticut Sea Wolves and Hartford Storm. In 2013, the SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Brad Richards and Shea Weber, autop- General Manager 2012— Aviators 0-0 Armada 1-1 F Patrick Marleau  28 46 1.6 logos were changed due to similarity to symbolism on the flag of Barbados. IN 2012 IN 2012 Hitmen L 61-109 icks like Joe Thornton and Ryan Getzlaf Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 0-1 D Andrew Ference 3 9 3.0 Mike Burmeister (5-7, .417 ) Guardians W 143-111 left the Mariners looking all right. Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 1-0 F Shane Doan 6 7 1.2 OFFICIAL LOGO (2012-13) CONTEST ENTRY (2012) CONTEST ENTRY (2012) Asst. General Manager 2012-13 Hellcats 0-0 Chargers 0-1 Hitmen W 112-92 But they earned only a handful of wins BRANDING & DESIGN Huskies 0-0 Colonials 1-1 F Ryan Getzlaf D  20 79 4.0 before being sunk by a losing streak Kodiaks 0-0 Dragons 1-0 D Tobias Enstrom D 17 58 3.4 Micah Loyed and traded away Ryan Getzlaf just as Lumberjacks 0-0 Guardians 2-1 Logo Designer 2013—­ D Kevin Bieksa 16 36 2.3 he started heating up. Narwhals 0-0 Hitmen 1-2 D Ryan Whitney D 12 27 2.3 Ian Dyck Outlaws 0-0 Lagers 0-2 “It’s hard to pinpoint the factors that F Brandon Dubinsky 11 19 1.7 Uniform Designer 2012— Pioneers 0-0 Mammoths 1-0 contributed directly to my failure,” Ogil- Scorpions 0-0 Nighthawks 0-2 F Justin Williams D 6 9 1.5 Eric Poole vie reflected, “but subpar performances Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 1-1 F Colin Wilson 5 5 1.0 Logo Designer 2012-13 from Milan Lucic, Jeff Skinner and Ilya Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 0-1 — Bryzgalov didn’t help.” Wave 0-0 Steelcats 1-1 ALL PLAYERS LISTED AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @HarMariners “I’ll be taking the lessons learned into Winterhawks 0-0 includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER ERIC POOLE JON WOLD MATT McELROY 2013-14,” he pledged. —C.S. K 29 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 76 IR INJURED RESERVE 77 CHICAGO STANDINGS TREND HITMEN BEST WORST AVG 3th 11th 6th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY 2008 The Hitmen may not be syn- NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Chicago, Illinois 9/6 Team established in onymous with success, but LAKES DIVISION 14 F K David Backes Chicago, Illinois there’s reason for optimism. 30 F K Ryan Nugent-Hopkins GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/6 Chicago Hitmen For a moment, it appeared things were 46 F K Henrik Zetterberg name nominated Jason Usher (15-24) finally turning around for the Chicago 62 G K Jonas Gustavsson by BK ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) Hitmen. Gustav Nyqvist and Tomas 78 F Bobby Ryan CHICAGO 9/27 Name announced Tatar helped get the club off to a solid 83 F Evander Kane — 11/3 Logo package designed start in the first half, which included 110 G Niklas Backstrom INAUGURAL SEASON HITMEN by Scott Robbins the longest winning streak in franchise 115 D Mike Green 2010-11 history at three games. 2009 142 D Kevin Bieksa ALL-TIME RECORD 14th 11-15 “As the AHL season progressed, we 147 F Ray Whitney 23-48 (.324) 9/15 Logo package unveiled did very well,” said Hitmen GM Jason 174 D Jordan Leopold 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2010 Usher. “Once the NHL season started, 179 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic SECONDARY WORDMARK we seemed to float to mediocrity.” 206 D Dan Hamhuis AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 10/1 Jason Martineau named GM 211 F Ryane Clowe OPPONENT RESULT The second half began with a tough PLAYER PTS AVG 238 F Pascal Dupuis F Gustav Nyquist D 123 10.3 2011 loss and a huge win. Then the next six 1 Motorheads W 54-26 F Tomas Tatar D 122 10.2 2 @ Nighthawks 48-55 9/4 Joey Langdon named GM weeks netted only a single victory. AHL SELECTIONS L 14 F Tomas Tatar G David Leggio D 94 7.8 3 Mammoths W 42-31 12/18 Jason Usher named GM “We were one good player away from a D Mark Barberio D 83 6.9 19 F Mark Stone 4 @ Archers L 37-39 winning season,” Usher said. “We just D D 77 6.4 2012 46 F Gustav Nyquist 5 @ Lagers W 51-39 couldn’t seem to get over that hump.” 51 D Mark Barberio F Mark Stone D 51 4.3 1/4 Uniforms designed 6 Mariners W 51-37 That thought likely prompted his deal- 78 D Paul Postma by Brendan Nashman — 7 Guardians L 30-87 ing of Henrik Zetterberg to the Night- 83 G David Leggio 3/3 Uniforms unveiled — 8 @ Olympiques W 34-26 hawks for Thomas Vanek in Week 17. LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 Arsenal W 43-28 Unfortunately, it was a bit of bad tim- NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET — 10 Armada W 43-39 ing. Zetterberg rebounded while Vanek AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET SCOTT ROBBINS ALL PLAYERS UNLISTED 11 @ Steelcats 42-69 cooled following a white hot start. L NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Nighthawks L 75-90 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Blue Crabs 158-224 F \ 52% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 7–5 RECORD 4–10 F Pascal Dupuis D 48 157 3.3 14 @ Motorheads W 146-59 D \ 36% 46 WK AVG 115 F G Niklas Backstrom D 39 140 3.6 15 @ Sentinels L 81-85 D G \ 12% F Evander Kane D 48 128 2.7 43 GOALS 99 16 @ Barracudas W 107-106 F Bobby Ryan D 46 114 2.5 17 @ Colonials L 88-104 67 ASSISTS 192 F Ray Whitney D 32 99 3.1 18 Steelcats L 111-132 550 POINTS 1,614 D Paul Martin 31 91 2.9 19 @ Mammoths L 127-151 D Jan Hejda 33 87 2.6 6 PLAYERS 38 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Sentinels 96-108 D Kevin Klein 25 69 2.8 L BRENDAN NASHMAN D Ron Hainsey 18 58 3.2 21 Archers W 122-112 “So many close games that ended BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Thomas Vanek  21 57 2.7 22 Lagers L 141-153 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL with us being defeated,” said Usher. G Ray Emery 9 56 6.2 Chicago, Illinois was the first city selected for the original Central Division 6 23 “Seemed to be the theme of our year.” — HOCKEY OPERATIONS WEST 6-9 EAST 17-39 D Chris Phillips 22 52 2.4 in 2008. The Hitmen name received a 71% rating from voters. Other names POSTSEASON 10th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS The Hitmen had six games that ended Jason Usher (15-24, .385) Aces 1-1 Archers 2-4 D Stephane Robidas 9 28 3.1 #7 Archers L 116-137 considered for the team included Chicago Blizzard, Chicago Butchers, Chicago SUBMITTED SUBMITTED— General Manager 2011— within 15 points and won just twice. Aviators 0-1 Armada 2-1 F Troy Brouwer 6 21 3.5 Gale, Chicago Towers, Illinois Lions and Rockford Rink Rats. IN 2008 IN 2012 Mariners W 109-61 Still, this club has seen worse. Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 1-1 F Jakob Silfverberg 1 0 0.0 Sentinels 120-121 Joey Langdon (0-10, .000) Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 0-2 L General Manager 2011 “All in all, a much improved season,” CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Hellcats 0-1 Chargers 2-2 D Niklas Hjalmarsson 40 98 2.5 Mariners L 92-112 said Usher after his his first full year Jason Martineau (8-14, .364) Huskies 0-1 Colonials 1-2 F David Backes K 32 65 2.0 as GM, a role he took on in Dec. 2011. Kodiaks 1-0 Dragons 2-0 General Manager 2010-11 F Henrik Zetterberg K  17 63 3.7 Lumberjacks 0-1 Guardians 0-3 BRANDING & DESIGN His first draft yielded Bobby Ryan, D Marc-Edouard Vlasic D 20 45 2.3 Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 2-5 Evander Kane and Niklas Backstrom D Dan Hamhuis D 14 34 2.4 Scott Robbins Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 1-3 among others. Plus, he easily had the F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 18 28 1.6 Logo Designer 2008— Pioneers 1-0 Mariners 2-1 K best final round selection in Pascal Du- F Joel Ward 16 26 1.6 Brendan Nashman Scorpions 0-1 Nighthawks 0-4 Uniform Designer 2012— puis, who led the team with 157 points. Snipers 1-0 Olympiques 1-2 F Tyler Bozak 10 20 2.0 Stallions 1-1 Sentinels 0-5 F Ryane Clowe D 9 11 1.2 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Given all the improvements, it’s no Wave 0-1 Steelcats 1-4 + 14 OTHER PLAYERS UNLISTED surprise Usher is optimistic. Gary Blaney, Anthony Lardie, John Ochtyun, Winterhawks 1-1 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @ChiTownHitmen Ross Taylor, Craig C. Wheeler “Playoffs, here we come!” —M.R./C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER ROSS TAYLOR JOHN OCHTYUN K 44 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 78 IR INJURED RESERVE 79 TAMPA BAY STANDINGS TREND BARRACUDAS BEST WORST AVG 1st 6th 2nd AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY WORDMARK 2008 Part of the fun of fantasy NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER Tampa, Florida 9/21 Team established in sports is constructing a roster ATLANTIC DIVISION 11 F K Martin St. Louis Tampa, Florida around your favorite team. 27 D K Dan Boyle GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/21 Tampa Bay Barracudas “As a fan, I’m 43 G K Jonathan Quick name nominated Chris Smith (25-24) most knowledgeable about players 59 D K Ryan Suter by Canis ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) who either have been or currently are 75 F Vincent Lecavalier TAMPA BAY 10/26 Name announced in that organization,” said Tampa Bay 86 F Stephen Weiss — 10/28 Logo package designed Barracudas GM Chris Smith. 107 G Craig Anderson INAUGURAL SEASON BARRACUDAS by Craig C. Wheeler Building his team on that basis was a 118 F Mike Richards 2011-12 2009 strategy that served him well, leading 139 D Ladislav Smid ALL-TIME RECORD 15th 15-11 to the league’s best record early on. 150 F David Booth 25-24 (.510) 8/18 Logo package unveiled 171 D Victor Hedman “As luck would have it, I ended up with 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2011 182 F Teddy Purcell SECONDARY a lot of recent AHL champions,” Smith 203 F P.A. Parenteau AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 8/31 Chris Smith named GM added. “Tyler Johnson and Trevor Smith 214 D Brett Clark OPPONENT RESULT were beasts and Dustin Tokarski was PLAYER PTS AVG 235 F Curtis Glencross F Tyler Johnson D 131 10.9 2012 better than I could’ve hoped.” 1 Arsenal W 63-30 F Trevor Smith D 102 8.5 3/28 Uniforms designed AHL SELECTIONS 2 @ Olympiques W 50-44 Championship players typically pro- G Dustin Tokarski D 98 8.2 by Alex Baumgardner 11 F Tyler Johnson 3 @ Sentinels W 38-32 duce a championship record, and with 22 F Trevor Smith D Tomas Kundratek D 78 6.5 4/30 Uniforms unveiled 4 @ Lagers W 41-37 an NHL core comprised of Martin St. F Jason Zucker 65 13.0 43 G Dustin Tokarski 5 Archers W 66-53 Louis, Vincent Lecavalier and Jonathan 54 D Ryan Stanton D David Savard 5 2.5 Quick, the Barracudas spent much of 6 @ Steelcats W 44-38 75 F Mark Mancari the season atop the standings. D Matt Taormina 54 5.4 7 Olympiques L 39-40 86 D Tomas Kundratek F Mark Mancari D 53 7.6 8 @ Nighthawks L 36-48 Two huge wins kicked off the second LIVE DRAFT EVENTS — 9 Motorheads W 60-29 half, but fortune can only favor the bold NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET — 10 Nighthawks L 37-45 when the right moves are made. AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET CRAIG C. WHEELER ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Mariners W 41-40 Before they knew it, the losses were NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Mammoths W 71-38 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Colonials 235-124 F \ 52% PLAYER GP PTS AVG W 9–3 RECORD 6–8 F Martin St. Louis K 48 191 4.0 14 @ Arsenal W 149-111 D \ 38% 49 WK AVG 121 F D Ryan Suter K 46 143 3.1 15 @ Armada L 74-143 D G \ 10% F P.A. Parenteau D 47 141 3.0 45 GOALS 107 16 Hitmen L 106-107 D Victor Hedman 43 131 3.0 D 17 Guardians W 114-111 63 ASSISTS 219 D Ladislav Smid D 46 123 2.7 18 @ Mammoths L 89-99 586 POINTS 1,687 D Eric Brewer 44 118 2.7 19 Blue Crabs L 147-178 PLAYERS F Frans Nielsen 45 116 2.6 8 25 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 @ Motorheads W 112-105 F Curtis Glencross D IR 40 103 2.6 ALEX BAUMGARDNER F Vincent Lecavalier D 39 102 2.6 21 Colonials W 119-116 mounting and the Barracudas were BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Patrik Berglund 42 97 2.3 22 @ Archers L 89-105 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL sinking like a carcass to the sea floor. F Cory Conacher 43 83 1.9 Tampa, Florida was the fourth city selected for the original Southeast Divi- 7 17 — HOCKEY OPERATIONS “I know exactly what went wrong,” WEST 0-0 EAST 25-24 G Craig Anderson D 20 78 3.9 sion in 2008. The Barracudas name received a 76% rating from voters. Other POSTSEASON 6th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS Smith said referring to the ill-timed Chris Smith (25-24, .510) Aces 0-0 Archers 2-1 D Greg Zanon 21 62 3.0 #11 Armada L 129-134 names considered for the team included Florida Rockets, Florida Suns, Sara- SUBMITTED SUBMITTED— General Manager 2011— trades of Quick and Dan Boyle. “That Aviators 0-0 Armada 2-3 G Ben Bishop 11 38 3.5 sota Stingers, Tampa Bay Navigators and Tampa Bay Tridents. IN 2008 IN 2012 Colonials L 111-115 was disappointing, but it was just an Beasts 0-0 Blue Crabs 1-3 F Josh Bailey 3 5 1.7 BRANDING & DESIGN Motorheads L 106-142 sign of misery to come.” Gators 0-0 Chargers 2-2 F Brian Gionta 3 3 1.0 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Craig C. Wheeler Hellcats 0-0 Colonials 2-2 Guardians W 107-82 As the season progressed, Tampa Bay Logo Designer 2008— Huskies 0-0 Dragons 3-1 G Jonathan Quick K  16 42 2.6 continued to fall prey to feast-or-famine Kodiaks 0-0 Guardians 3-0 Alex Baumgardner D Dan Boyle K  10 32 3.2 type outputs. The team fell short by Lumberjacks 0-0 Hitmen 1-1 Uniform Designer 2012— D Luke Schenn 14 29 2.1 just a few points several times, includ- Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 2-1 G Jonas Hiller  8 18 2.3 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) ing the opening round of the playoff Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 1-2 F Mike Richards D 9 11 1.2 Todd Lorenc, Rik Oko, Scott Robbins, tournament. Further losses forced a Pioneers 0-0 Mariners 1-0 F Matt Frattin  12 9 0.8 Chris Smith, Jeff Troy, Max Young struggle to dodge last place. Scorpions 0-0 Nighthawks 0-4 Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 2-2 F Teddy Purcell D 1 6 6.0 “As both a GM and league commis- Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 2-1 F Stephen Weiss D 3 2 0.7 sioner,” Smith remarked, “this league Wave 0-0 Steelcats 1-1 + 1 OTHER PLAYER UNLISTED and the people in it are always a blast Winterhawks 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @TBBarracudas

for me, win or lose.” —M.R. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER RIK OKO SCOTT ROBBINS CHRIS SMITH K 33 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 80 IR INJURED RESERVE 81 NEW YORK STANDINGS TREND GUARDIANS BEST WORST AVG 1st 14th 7th AHL NHL OFFICIAL BRANDING

LOGOS & UNIFORMS (2008) TIMELINE SEASON RECAP DRAFT RECAP TEAM INFORMATION PRIMARY SECONDARY 2008 In the sequel to their stellar NHL SELECTIONS PICK POS PLAYER New York, New York 9/14 Team established in inaugural season, luck was ATLANTIC DIVISION 5 G K Ryan Miller New York, New York not on the Guardians’ side. 21 D K Duncan Keith GENERAL MANAGER (NHL) 9/17 New York Guardians The 2012-13 campaign is destined to 37 D K Erik Karlsson name nominated Rich Lunghino (22-27) enter the history books with an aster- 53 F K Max Pacioretty by ardrvd420 ASST. GENERAL MGR. (AHL) isk. It was a true anomaly. 69 F Scott Hartnell NEW YORK 10/11 Name announced — The New York Guardians were one of 92 F Joffrey Lupul 10/21 Logo package designed INAUGURAL SEASON several teams unable to attend the 101 D Michael Del Zotto GUARDIANS by Ross Taylor AHL draft. But that didn’t stop GM Rich 124 G Martin Brodeur 2011-12 2009 Lunghino from constructing a spec- 133 F Olli Jokinen ALL-TIME RECORD 16th 10-16 tacular roster starring Patrick Maroon 156 F Blake Wheeler 22-27 (.449) 8/7 Logo package unveiled and Martin St. Pierre. 165 F Tyler Ennis 2012-13 STATISTICS 2012-13 RESULTS 2011 188 F Daniel Alfredsson WORDMARK He learned quickly from a bad opening 197 F Brandon Dubinsky AHL ROSTER & STATS AHL REGULAR SEASON 9/4 Rich Lunghino named GM week and immediately added T.J. Bren- 220 F Andrew Ladd OPPONENT RESULT nan and Curtis McElhinney. PLAYER PTS AVG 10/23 Uniforms designed 229 D Nick Leddy F Patrick Maroon D 163 13.6 1 @ Sentinels L 21-40 by Ben MacDonald “Honestly, the [first half of the] season AHL SELECTIONS F Martin St. Pierre D 128 10.7 2 @ Motorheads W 59-49 12/9 Uniforms unveiled could not have gone much better,” said 5 F Patrick Maroon D T.J. Brennan 106 9.6 3 Blue Crabs W 14-13 Lunghino, whose team spent a lot of F Andy Miele 98 9.8 28 F Martin St. Pierre 4 Mariners L 46-67 time toward the top of the standings. G Curtis McElhinney 94 8.5 37 F Matt Fraser 5 @ Steelcats W 62-38 60 D Victor Bartley D Matt Irwin D 56 4.7 Much of that success can be attributed 6 @ Archers L 59-64 to an impressive five-game winning 69 D Matt Irwin F Matt Fraser D 4 2.0 7 @ Hitmen W 87-30 streak, which included a dramatic but 92 G Leland Irving D Victor Bartley D 0 0.0 8 @ Blue Crabs W 40-23 lopsided 108-24 win over the Lagers. LIVE DRAFT EVENTS G Leland Irving D 0 0.0 9 @ Armada W 57-44 NHL SAT., SEPT. 29 9PM ET “However, as soon as the NHL geared — AHL SAT., OCT. 13 8PM ET 10 Arsenal W 52-31 ROSS TAYLOR back up, my team did not perform,” ALL PLAYERS LISTED 11 Lagers W 108-24 Lunghino said. “I ended up botching a NHL BREAKDOWN AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER WEEK DARK LIGHT 12 Colonials L 44-51 STATISTICAL COMPARISON G NHL ROSTER & STATS NHL REGULAR SEASON AHL vs NHL 13 @ Mammoths 170-197 F \ 60% PLAYER GP PTS AVG L 8–4 RECORD 2–12 F Blake Wheeler D 48 163 3.4 14 Sentinels L 87-145 D D \ 30% 54 WK AVG 105 F Andrew Ladd D 47 158 3.4 15 Motorheads L 90-118 G \ 10% F F Max Pacioretty K 43 124 2.9 41 GOALS 111 16 Olympiques L 78-89 D Michael Del Zotto D 46 113 2.5 17 @ Barracudas L 111-114 61 ASSISTS 199 F Daniel Alfredsson D 46 103 2.2 18 @ Olympiques W 127-95 649 POINTS 1,471 F Tyler Ennis D 43 99 2.3 19 Nighthawks L 90-133 PLAYERS G Ryan Miller K 25 66 2.6 9 23 FORWARD \ DEFENSE \ GOALTENDING 20 Mammoths L 100-110 F Joffrey Lupul D 15 63 4.2 BEN MACDONALD D Roman Josi 24 61 2.5 21 @ Mariners W 152-77 strong start to the IceHL season.” BRANDING HISTORY ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS F Derek Roy 23 54 2.3 22 Steelcats L 89-102 ALL-TIME PERSONNEL Even with a core centered on Ryan D Johnny Oduya  25 50 2.0 New York, New York was the fifth and final city selected for the original North- 8 18 — HOCKEY OPERATIONS Miller and Duncan Keith, New York WEST 0-0 EAST 22-27 D Erik Karlsson K IR 14 47 3.4 east Division in 2008. The Guardians name received a 60% rating from voters. POSTSEASON 9th SEED LOGOS UNIFORMS faced five straight losses to start.  Rich Lunghino (22-27, .449) Aces 0-0 Archers 1-2 F Loui Eriksson 21 39 1.9 #8 Steelcats L 106-117 Other names considered for the team included New Jersey Revolution, Long SUBMITTED SUBMITTED— General Manager 2011— Aviators 0-0 Armada 3-0 G Mike Smith  13 38 2.9 Island Avengers, New York Freedom and New York Force. IN 2008 IN 2012 In a last-ditch effort for Ws, he agreed Motorheads L 78-97 Beasts 0-0 Barracudas 0-3 F Patric Hornqvist 17 36 2.1 BRANDING & DESIGN to a blockbuster trade with the Archers Mariners 111-143 Gators 0-0 Blue Crabs 4-0 L which surrendered Keith. D Joni Pitkanen 7 16 2.3 CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) CONTEST ENTRY (2008) Ross Taylor Hellcats 0-0 Chargers 3-2 Barracudas L 82-107 Logo Designer 2008— Lunghino pinned some of the team’s Huskies 0-0 Colonials 1-2 D Duncan Keith K  23 61 2.7 Kodiaks 0-0 Dragons 1-1 Ben MacDonald woes on the devastating injury to Erik D Braydon Coburn 25 61 2.4 Lumberjacks 0-0 Hitmen 3-0 Uniform Designer 2012— Karlsson, who showed promise before D Nick Leddy D 24 39 1.6 Narwhals 0-0 Lagers 1-1 going down for the season. G Martin Brodeur D  9 36 4.0 LOGO DESIGN PARTICIPANTS (2008) Outlaws 0-0 Mammoths 1-2 F Olli Jokinen D 11 21 1.9 Rik Oko, Eddie Ray, Scott Robbins, The Guardians only won twice before Pioneers 0-0 Mariners 1-2 F Scott Hartnell D  6 12 2.0 Chris Smith, Jeff Troy, Jason Usher, the postseason and not once during it, Scorpions 0-0 Nighthawks 0-3 Craig C. Wheeler F Lauri Korpikoski 11 11 1.0 resulting in the last-place finish. Snipers 0-0 Olympiques 1-3 Stallions 0-0 Sentinels 0-3 — As for next season, Lunghino com- Wave 0-0 Steelcats 2-3 ALL PLAYERS UNLISTED mented, “I look forward to turning my Winterhawks 0-0 AVG \ AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME @NYGuardians

fortunes around.” —C.S. includes all regular and postseason meetings 2012 KEEPER CRAIG C. WHEELER RIK OKO SCOTT ROBBINS K 32 D 2012 DRAFTEE PLAYERS 82 IR INJURED RESERVE 83 CREATIVE CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT SPOTLIGHT

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We saw how Matt McElroy shaped the 13 Weeks of R&R Two of the IceHL’s 32 GMs live outside North America. Project with five winning logo designs. Here are the logos As the only Brits, Thomas Ogilvie (Mariners) and he submitted that didn’t make the cut. James Leggett (Hellcats) decided to compete for the “Britannia Cup” during the 2013-14 season. The GMs enlisted none other than prolific IceHL de- THE FAUXBACK SERIES signer Matt McElroy to create a logo to represent their A regular on Icethetics’ Concepts page gets his own space in special event. But since they play in different leagues, FROSTY CLASSIC the IceHL Yearbook’s Creative Spotlight. Bryan Dyck did more the Hellcats and Mariners will not actually meet. Johnny Woods set out to create a Winter Classic-type than design a few jerseys, he imagined historic throwbacks for event for the IceHL’s 2013-14 season, based in Vancouver, teams that have only existed for the last five years. UNUSED ART called the Frosty Classic. In his unique series, Bryan pits “longtime rivals” against one an- A largely forgotten episode in IceHL history Boston Colonials Calgary Stallions “Not only did I design vintage jerseys, I had to create other with “classic sweaters” the teams might have worn in the was the project’s first jersey design contest in COLLECT THEM ALL! vintage logos that the teams would have worn back then,” past. He even designed a couple of distinctive all-star jerseys. 2010. Unfortunately, the contest flopped. But Did you know the IceHL has its own trading cards? Not Johnny wrote. “No computer drawing programs or com- His work is clever and creative. And at some point, don’t be that didn’t stop Matt Marczel. Here are some never-before-seen IceHL jersey concepts that really. But if it did, they might look like this set created by puter printing in the ’60s and ’70s means logos could not surprised if Bryan is enlisted to help design faux historical looks he submitted back in October 2010. Daniel Otters, designer of the Steelcats’ new uniforms. have been too detailed or have too many colors.” for the entire IceHL. How far back can we go?

Detroit Chargers Hamilton Steelcats

PINK NIGHTHAWKS Note Johnny’s Lumberjacks logo. “One minute you’re look- ing at a green and blue axe,” he says, “the next you see is not just the GM of the North Carolina Brendan Anderson two white hockey sticks in the shape of an L and a J.” Nighthawks. He’s a concept artist extraordinaire with frequent concept contributions to Icethetics. In January, he came up with a “Pink in the Rink Night” jersey for his club. Halifax Dragons Montreal Olympiques

IMAGINARY HISTORY THE IceHL IN ACTION For this set of “throwbacks,” Matt McElroy didn’t simply Have you ever wondered what some of the IceHL’s many sweaters would design a couple of jerseys. He concocted entire histories look like in a game situation? Ben MacDonald did, so he fired up Photoshop for each team to explain them. Enjoy the read. and painted jerseys onto photos of a few players. Some of these images are better executed than others, but it’s neat to catch a glimpse of what real-life GO LAGERS! IceHL games might look like. When the Lagers jersey went on sale last fall, a handful Ben created these at the end of last season, so some players are now Texas Outlaws Texas Outlaws of Icethetics readers like Eric Andrews, who sent in these members of new teams heading into 2013-14. photos, previously participated only by voting. Now they Matt also submitted companion jersey concepts for his had the chance to own a piece of Icethetics history. Detroit Chargers logo, one he was particularly fond of.

The Aviators go back to their The Motorheads throw back inaugural 1922 season. The to 1952 and The Detroit Motor team was founded by World Company — the club’s original War I pilot William “Eyes in name. It was changed in 1974 the Sky” Monroe in hopes of to Detroit Motorheads when bringing hockey to the west. the IceHL banned teams from The logo was inspired by using corporate names. a medal Monroe received The darker shades of red and during the war. The colors yellow in this jersey were represented the forests of lightened in the 1974 rebrand. the northwest and the ice on In 1994 the Motorheads got which the game is played. a complete overhaul of their The Aviators added gold in logos and uniforms, introduc- 1964 and updated the logo ing the engine block logo and 84again in 2008. adding black to the palette. 85 2013-14 2013-14 SEASON PREVIEW FANTASTIC FOURTH SEASON PREVIEW The fourth season of IceHL hockey finds the league with all 32 general Follow the league online at managers participating on Twitter for the first time. The conversation is es.pn/IceHLeast 2 sure to be interesting all season. THE G.M. MAP ATLANTIC DIVISION LAKES DIVISION The IceHL’s general managers can be Nearly two-thirds of the league is found in three countries and across BALTIMORE BLUE CRABS CHICAGO HITMEN comprised of GMs who have been in 15 states and four provinces. Most of Bobby Erlichman 3RD YEAR Jason Usher 3RD YEAR the IceHL for more than two years. them are clustered in the northeast. British Columbia Vancouver, Coquitlam BOSTON COLONIALS DETROIT CHARGERS REALIGNMENT California San Jose, Buena Park Indiana Fort Wayne Eric Scheib 1ST YEAR Mike Kelly 3RD YEAR New this season is the divisional 3 realignment. While it may coincide Manitoba Winnipeg with the realignment in the NHL, Maryland Odenton HALIFAX DRAGONS HAMILTON STEELCATS 3 there’s a practical reason for it. Massachusetts Boston Brandon Hebert 2ND YEAR Aaron Diggle 3RD YEAR Michigan Detroit 2 The IceHL now has two divisions in Missouri St. Louis each conference made up of eight HARTFORD MARINERS MILWAUKEE LAGERS New Jersey Englewood Cliffs teams. This creates an ideal sched- Thomas Ogilvie 2ND YEAR Ted Enarson 2ND YEAR New York New York, Buffalo, Great Neck ule during the fantasy season. North Carolina Raleigh NEW YORK GUARDIANS MINNESOTA MAMMOTHS ESPN offers 25 weeks of head-to- Nova Scotia Halifax Rich Lunghino 3RD YEAR Matt Riegler 3RD YEAR head action. If IceHL teams play di- Ontario Toronto, Peterborough, Cambridge visional opponents twice (14 games) Pennsylvania Philadelphia, +3 more and all others once (8), that’s 22 NORTH CAROLINA NIGHTHAWKS MONTREAL OLYMPIQUES Rhode Island Providence games with three weeks left for an Texas Houston Brendan Anderson 3RD YEAR Jacob Born 1ST YEAR 8-team playoff format. United Kingdom London, Swindon Virginia Lake Ridge TAMPA BAY BARRACUDAS QUEBEC ARMADA GOALIE SCORING Washington Seattle Chris Smith 3RD YEAR Curtis Lanton 4TH YEAR Apart from some of the team names Wisconsin Milwaukee and logos, there are also big chang- The GMs WASHINGTON SENTINELS ST. LOUIS ARCHERS es to way the league operates. Simon Cable 4TH YEAR Ryan Laden 4TH YEAR On the opposite page are the new scoring settings, which value goalies very differently from past seasons. Follow the league online at It may seem like goalies are getting es.pn/IceHLwest points for merely starting a game. PACIFIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION On its face that’s true, but these points are theirs to lose since the Brendan Anderson Jacob Born Tony Pomposelli Matt Riegler Jon Wold Ted Enarson Thomas Ogilvie Ed Power NIGHTHAWKS OLYMPIQUES SNIPERS MAMMOTHS WAVE LAGERS MARINERS KODIAKS ALASKA HUSKIES BOULDER BEASTS league is re-introducing negative Steve Sonricker 4TH YEAR Robert Brown 3RD YEAR points for goals against. The new system assures that goal- To help each other CALGARY STALLIONS HOUSTON HELLCATS tenders who keep their GAA below start putting faces to names, several Jason Field 2ND YEAR James Leggett 4TH YEAR 3.00 each night have something to offer their team, whether they win or GMs sent in photos lose. The new goalie scoring system to be included in CALIFORNIA WAVE NEW ORLEANS GATORS was developed by IceHL GMs Ryan the yearbook. NHL Jon Wold 4TH YEAR Tim Stoeckle 3RD YEAR Laden and Jon Wold. Jon Bravard Daniel Raposo Rob Brown Brandon Hebert Ryan Haslett Ryan Laden James Leggett allegiances are on PIONEERS WINTERHAWKS BEASTS DRAGONS OUTLAWS ARCHERS HELLCATS display in some. Previously a goalie was worth 10, 6 EDMONTON KODIAKS PHILADELPHIA ACES or 0 points depending on whether he Ed Power 4TH YEAR Dan Roesch 2ND YEAR won and if he earned a shutout. The WHAT’S CHANGING THIS SEASON 2013-14 FANTASY SCORING GOAL 5 new system allows his earnings to NORTHWEST NARWHALS SALT LAKE CITY SCORPIONS vary almost as much as a skater’s. The IceHL continues to utilize ESPN’s values. To coun- F F ASSIST 3 2ND YEAR 4TH YEAR online fantasy hockey software for terbalance the ef- D D Mathew Hyland Kyle Grossman For example, a shutout win is now GAME-WINNING GOAL 1 the fourth straight year in 2013-14, fect, defensemen F F G worth 12 points. A win with two but there will be changes. will now earn an additional point for BLOCKED SHOT 1 PORTLAND PIONEERS SASKATCHEWAN SNIPERS goals allowed is 10. An overtime loss D D + any goal or assist scored. POWER PLAY POINT Jonathan Bravard 3RD YEAR Tony Pomposelli 2ND YEAR with one goal against earns 4 points. Revisions to the goalie scoring sys- F F 1 To earn no points on a given night, a tem were outlined on the previous The roster format remains the same DEFENSEMAN POINT 1 page, but some changes were also as last season. Teams will have an SEATTLE AVIATORS TEXAS OUTLAWS goalie would have to lose and allow GOAL ASST three goals. Any more, and he goes made to how skaters are scored. active roster of 11 plus four inactive GAME STARTED Jared Pozzobon 1ST YEAR Ryan Haslett 3RD YEAR 3 into the negative for his team. Goals are now worth five points and bench positions and an IR slot. DEF BLK PPP GWG an extra point is given for a goal or WIN 9 Also new this year, the IceHL intro- The final modification was a cosmet- VANCOUVER LUMBERJACKS WINNIPEG WINTERHAWKS assist earned on a power play. WIN OVERTIME LOSS duced offseason draft pick trading. ic one made by ESPN itself, in the 2 Jim Hayden 2ND YEAR Daniel Raposo 4TH YEAR 86 See the results of this on page 88. This change will increase forward form of a new fantasy hockey logo. GS OTL GA GOAL AGAINST –1 87 2013-14 ICETHETICS SEASON PREVIEW NEW STAR RISING YEAR IN REVIEW Icethetics began in 2007 as little more than a blog to talk about hockey logos and jerseys. For the KEEPERS KEEPERS most part, it still is. ACES ARCHERS Joe Thornton Alex Ovechkin Back then, I couldn’t have imag- Dustin Byfuglien Pavel Datsyuk ined receiving an invitation from Brian Campbell OFFSEASON TRADES Jason Spezza OFFSEASON TRADES an NHL team to cover the unveiling Roberto Luongo Alex Pietrangelo This offseason introduced draft pick trading for the The trading period was Sept. 1 through Sept. 11. The of a major rebranding effort. AVIATORS first time. Teams could improve their keepers and ARMADA IceHL EAST Draft was held on Sept. 15, 2013. Anze Kopitar Henrik Lundqvist The changed all that. draft positions from Sept. 1 through Sept. 15. The Duncan Keith Daniel Sedin Jordan Eberle IceHL WEST Draft was held on Sept. 22, 2013. Rick Nash 09.04.13 The flight from Seattle was going Sergei Bobrovsky Matt Duchene OLYMPIQUES MAMMOTHS to be expensive, but well worth 09.08.13 BEASTS BARRACUDAS Joe Pavelski Alexander Edler* it. Then one reader suggested I Evgeni Malkin SNIPERS WAV E Martin St. Louis involve the community at large. Jonathan Quick Ryan Suter 161st overall pick 87th overall pick* Brent Seabrook 103rd overall pick (Jaden Schwartz) Jonathan Toews Craig Anderson With a simple button on the home Jamie Benn 136th overall pick (Brad Richards) Niklas Kronwall (David Backes) 09.05.13 page, readers could contribute a GATORS BLUE CRABS few dollars to help offset my travel Henrik Sedin Sidney Crosby MAMMOTHS DRAGONS 09.13.13 expenses. In exchange, I’d email Claude Giroux John Tavares 69th overall pick Francois Beauchemin P.K. Suban KODIAKS ACES Tuukka Rask (Bobby Ryan) them a first-look photo from the Henrik Zetterberg Taylor Hall 87th overall pick* 114th overall pick Joe Thornton event in Dallas. HELLCATS CHARGERS (Loui Eriksson) ARCHERS GUARDIANS Pavel Datsyuk 160th overall pick Phil Kessel I was floored when the donations (Alex Galchenyuk) Braden Holtby Dion Phaneuf 81st overall pick Duncan Keith fully covered the costs of my flight Taylor Hall Braden Holtby (Marian Gaborik) 09.15.13 94th overall pick and hotel room. The generosity (Johan Franzen) HUSKIES COLONIALS was as incredible as the experi- Alex Ovechkin AVIATORS HELLCATS Evgeni Malkin 09.09.13 ence in Dallas itself. Jason Spezza Sergei Bobrovsky Taylor Hall Nicklas Backstrom Corey Crawford Claude Giroux On the night of June 4, 2013 at Thomas Vanek Dustin Byfuglien MAMMOTHS DRAGONS AVIATORS WAV E 95th overall pick Alexander Edler the AT&T Performing Arts Center, I LUMBERJACKS DRAGONS (Brent Seabrook) Logan Couture 153rd overall pick Blake Wheeler Ryan Getzlaf was able to report live on an NHL Ryan Getzlaf (Alex Goligoski) 233rd overall pick Antti Niemi unveiling event for the first time. Tuukka Rask (Milan Michalek) Francois Beauchemin LAGERS DRAGONS Matt Duchene Nail Yakupov 87th overall pick Antti Niemi On the blog, I set up the Icethetics KODIAKS SCORPIONS OUTLAWS GUARDIANS (Patrice Bergeron) TweetTracker, which not only col- Henrik Lundqvist Tyler Seguin 159th overall pick Ryan Miller lected relevant tweets, but allowed Eric Staal Erik Karlsson 09.11.13 230th overall pick (Marc Staal) me to chat with readers in real Nicklas Backstrom Max Pacioretty (Jeff Petry) Blake Wheeler LAGERS ARMADA time during the event. NARWHALS Phil Kessel HITMEN 98th overall pick Rick Nash Afterward, I posted three lengthy * Denotes asset later traded away. (David Backes) Niklas Backstrom Pascal Dupuis reviews to the blog, detailing my Dion Phaneuf All traded assets are listed beneath the acquiring team. Thomas Vanek 130th overall pick James Neal Paul Martin (Wayne Simmonds) experience as well as offering complete reviews of the Stars’ OUTLAWS LAGERS Marc-Andre Fleury Patrick Kane BARRACUDAS ARCHERS new logos and uniforms. Shea Weber Kris Letang Niklas Kronwall 82nd overall pick Zack Parise Corey Crawford It was a standout moment in the 190th overall pick (Niklas Backstrom) Rick Nash James Neal (Ryane Clowe) history of Icethetics and one I PIONEERS MAMMOTHS hope to be able to repeat at some Patrik Kane Jonathan Toews OLYMPIQUES COLONIALS point in the future. Chris Kunitz Jonathan Quick Kimmo Timonen P.K. Subban Jaroslav Halak 119th overall pick Evgeni Nabokov 140th overall pick (Jack Johnson) MARINERS THE REST OF 2013 (Radim Vrbata) 151st overall pick SCORPIONS Joe Thornton () Corey Perry Patrick Marleau As far as I’m concerned, the Dal- Martin St. Louis Shea Weber las trip defines Icethetics in 2013. Kris Letang Alexander Semin COLONIALS ARMADA Tyler Seguin However, plenty of other teams NIGHTHAWKS Dustin Byfuglien Matt Duchene SNIPERS Eric Staal 194th overall pick 149th overall pick launched new sweaters this year, Daniel Sedin Henrik Zetterberg (Seth Jones) (Michael Ryder) including the Hurricanes, Sharks, Patrick Sharp Kari Lehtonen Wild and even the Sabres, whose Jimmy Howard OLYMPIQUES DRAGONS MAMMOTHS Brent Seabrook new third jersey did not win many Corey Perry 128th overall pick 101st overall pick fans after its initial launch. STALLIONS Joe Pavelski (Sam Gagner) (Jason Pominville) Ryan Suter Jaroslav Halak 223rd overall pick For as long I’m able, I will con- Alex Pietrangelo Jonathan Huberdeau DRAFT CENTRAL (Dany Heatley) tinue to make Icethetics a hub for WAVE SENTINELS hockey jersey and logo enthusi- Steven Stamkos VIA @ED_KODIAKS Steven Stamkos ARMADA NIGHTHAWKS Antti Niemi Logan Couture asts — especially for those like 89th overall pick 66th overall pick John Carlson For the first time in IceHL history, all 16 GMs in the Jimmy Howard you who downloaded a book about (Jonas Hiller) (Jordan Eberle) Blake Wheeler IceHL WEST were present for the live online draft. John Carlson a fantasy hockey league! 121st overall pick 159th overall pick WINTERHAWKS STEELCATS Kodiaks GM Ed Power shared via Twitter a peek (Alex Burrows) (Dan Girardi) Sidney Crosby Henrik Sedin Thank you! —Chris Smith Carey Price at his “draft office,” which included a laptop, iPad Zdeno Chara 168th overall pick John Tavares and handy paper fantasy guide just in case. James van Riemsdyk (Troy Brouwer) 88Erik Karlsson Brad Marchand All photos by Chris Smith ©2013 89 2014 & BEYOND... THE G.M. ZONE AUTOGRAPH PAGE By JACOB BORN Montreal Olympiques GM As far as it’s come, there’s still so much more planned for The IceHL Project in the coming years. My IceHL story is one that pretty Here we take a look at what’s in the pipeiine in 2014 and beyond. much happened by chance. Hell, ALTERNATE UNIFORMS even how I discovered Icethetics was pretty much by chance. Following the summer’s rebranding project, While the project will remain open to all pos- Chance Waddell My younger brother Zack Wave, Scorpions 13 Weeks of R&R, the IceHL was supposed to sibilities, one option might involve an expansion Brandon Hebert Daniel Raposo Kyle Grossman told me about the website jersey designer Dragons GM Winterhawks GM Scorpions GM tackle alternate uniforms for a handful of teams. of the IceHL Branding Committee. a few years ago — talking However the project seems to have stalled A small group would be tasked with coming up about how cool it was creatively. Thus, rather than pursuing a design with a couple of concepts which would then be that a website was doing contest likely to yield substandard results, the presented to Icethetics readers for standard concepts for hockey jerseys. decision was made to suspend it and consider voting. It would be a more streamlined process He and I started religiously checking new strategies for creating third jerseys. that should enhance the final products. the Concepts page, enjoying all the Ryan Haslett Jared Pozzobon Matt McElroy Ed Power designs but paying special attention ONE MORE RELOCATION Outlaws GM Aviators GM IceHL logo & jersey designer Kodiaks GM to our Blues. Following the relocation of the Regina Ren- has been determined that the team which fin- When Chris started the jersey de- egades, it only makes sense, geographically ishes in last place overall in the IceHL EAST at sign project for the IceHL, both of us speaking, that the Philadelphia Aces should the end of the 2013-14 season will be targeted immediately went to work designing compete in the IceHL EAST moving forward. for relocation beginning in 2014-15. team jerseys. I loved being able to To make this happen, one team from the East The process for deciding the destination city put my own spin on jerseys. Alex Gerwitz Mammoths, Armada will have to relocate to a western city and and new team branding will be similar to what Brendan Anderson Matt Riegler Tony Pomposelli My favorite was a design I created uniform designer Nighthawks GM Mammoths GM Snipers GM transfer to the IceHL WEST fantasy league. It was done during 13 Weeks of R&R. for the Archers — unfortunately it didn’t get picked to move on, but no hard feelings. I cast votes for every 8 NEW TEAMS. team and immediately wanted to join the IceHL fantasy league.

A WHOLE NEW LEAGUE. My chance came when the NHL was Brendan Nashman Hitmen, Pioneers, Winterhawks Peri Strathearn Curtis Lanton Mike Kelly locked out last year. I saw Chris uniform designer Aviators uniform designer Armada GM Chargers GM THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON needed AGMs and I emailed him a little late in the process. Still on the docket for 2014 is the launch of delayed following a planned launch in the another ambitious project under the IceHL summer. The process of choosing cities for the Unfortunately at the time, all the umbrella. The IceHL WORLD Initiative was first league will likely begin in the winter. The goal teams were taken. A couple weeks announced in the IceHL 2012 Yearbook. would be the have the full branding process later I emailed him asking if any complete for each of the new teams by the AGM jobs had become available. It Francis Matte The undertaking will add eight new franchises middle of summer in 2014. just so happened the Baltimore Blue Jon Bravard Micah Loyed Dragons, Olympiques, Outlaws Thomas Ogilvie to the IceHL universe, including eight new Crabs had. I was able to take over Pioneers GM Mariners logo designer logo designer Mariners GM general managers to operate those teams in a The league will start small so that it has the the team on the first day of the sea- third fantasy hockey league set to begin play in opportunity to grow over the years with new son, create the team I wanted, and the 2014-15 season. teams and new GMs joining the IceHL family. earn the second best record in the Stay tuned to icethetics.info for details on it all. The start of the IceHL WORLD Initiative was league before the NHL came back.

Now, after pestering Chris to let Bastian Schmülling me know if a team opened up, I Toby Marks Ted Enarson Blue Crabs, Stallions Ross Taylor THANK YOU! Honoring everyone who has ever contributed to the IceHL over the years. finally became GM of the Montreal Gators AGM (2012) Lagers GM uniform designer Kodiaks, Guardians logo designer

Emilis Acus Marc Brown Andrew Ethier Connor Hanley A.A. Kling Nick Marks Daniel Otters Joshua Schroeder Harrison Thorpe Jeff Zucker Olympiques this season and couldn’t Dylan Alexander Robert Brown Rhys Evans Jerre Harangozo Scott Kocienda Toby Marks Jamie Owens Nick Sideris Adam Tremblay a snowballs chance be happier. Tyler Allen Simon Cable Michael Ewalt Ryan Haslett Nuno Kopio Jason Martineau Steven Pace Chris Smith Jeff Troy ardrvd420 Brendan Anderson Anthony Calisto Jesse Feltner Ryan Hawkes Torin Kowalenko Nick Matarese Liam Peacock Julianna So Jeremy Tuch BK I love managing the team’s Twitter Mark C. Anderson Brian Cerruti Jason Field Jim Hayden Tony Krogen Ernie Matchan Tim Pearce Steve Sonricker Vlad Usatyuk Burzum Eric Andrews Robby Ciarrocca Sean Flaherty Brandon Hebert Ryan Laden Francis Matte Adam Pekor Nick Spiteri Jason Usher Canis handle and being in a league that Aaron Bailey Darryl Climan Reid Foose Josh Hedland Joey Langdon John Mattingly Andy Petzold Bailey Spraggins Keven Vachon Celtic007 takes fantasy just as seriously — if Will Baker Sean Cox Alex Foster-Petrocco Derek Heilmann Curtis Lanton Colin May Eric Poole Matt St. Jean Ty Van Luven daebreak80 Jake Bartol Fraser Croall Joshua Frederick Jeff Henderson Mike Lapsley Al McCready Tony Pomposelli Shawn Steadman Derrick Vergolini Daniel not moreso — as the NHL. I actually Jim Hayden Marc Brown Patrik Gustafsson Ryan Laden Neil Baseley Nicolas Dallaire Caleb Fuller Matthew Henderson Anthony Lardie Matt McElroy Ed Power Jordan Stear Chance Waddell Joe K. feel like I’m managing a professional Lumberjacks GM Colonials GM (2011—2013) Beasts uniform designer Archers GM Alex Baumgardner Kevin Dallatore Erik Geib Alan John Herbert Anne Larson Brad McKinnon Jared Pozzobon Chris Stephens James Walker logocruncher Gary Beatman Dave Delisle Alex Gerwitz Ty Hill Joe Legere Brad McPelican Jeff Pudio Tim Stoeckle Ryan Watt Lucas R. hockey team. Jon Bieda Aaron Diggle Drew Goldfarb Daniel Hogue James Leggett Victor Modée Daniel Raposo Brad J.A. Stoll Craig C. Wheeler Marc Magnus Björk Victor DiGiovanni Chris Gregorio Jordan Howard Todd Lorenc Mark Morgan Eddie Ray Dan Stover Dave White Marty This season, I want the Olympiques Gary Blaney Devin Durocher Stephen Griesmer Mathew Hyland Joseph Loretz Ryan Muraro Cody Reisig Peri Strathearn Wesley Willis Michael to compete for a title. They’ve been Brad Blashko Arian Durst Kyle Grossman Corey Hyne Micah Loyed Justin Nahhas Matt Riegler David Streeter Justin Wiltron Mike Bill Blazina Bryan Dyck Christopher Gunn Mike Ivall Stefan Lundrigan Brendan Nashman Scott Robbins Brady Sufat David Wisa motleybrent underdogs in the past. This year, I’m Andrew Bourne Ian Dyck Patrik Gustafsson Korrey Jurosek Rich Lunghino Kyle Nicol Dan Roesch Keenan Sutherland Jon Wold raj_b99 gunning for the top and I don’t see Mike Burmeister John Elbertson Alex Hackert Matt Kelly Duncan Lyle Kris Nissen Chris Rosinski Simon Sweeney Johnny Woods sean12445 William Butala Austin Ell Brian Hagan Mike Kelly Ben MacDonald Stephen O’Connell Christian Ryder Mike Szalay John Wriston Srini any reason why I can’t make it. Jacob Born Bobby Erlichman Adam Hainsfurther David Kerr Matt Madore John Ochtyun Eric Scheib Michael Taylor Max Young Jason Usher Simon Cable Robert Brown Dan Roesch Patrick Bouchard Ted Enarson Ricky Hajduk Slavomir Kiss Colin Magee Thomas Ogilvie Tim Schellenberg Ross Taylor Ryan Yuck @OlympiquesMTL | @Jacob_Born Hitmen GM Sentinels GM Beasts GM Aces GM 90 Jonathan Bravard Nick Esposito Sean Hallaren Brendan Klein Matt Marczel Rik Oko Bastian Schmülling Eric Thompson Nick Zours 91 “Simply put: The best fantasy hockey league I’ve been a part of.”

—Ed Power

“I’m really proud to be a part of this great experience and to see it grow from a little concept on the website to the many layers it is now.”

—Daniel Raposo

“It remains an honor to be a part of something as big and innovative as the IceHL. It’s also amazing to be a contributor to this league as well.”

—Tony Pomposelli

“I’ve been in quite a few fantasy leagues, but The IceHL is the most competitive and entertaining one I’ve found. ”

—Jon Wold

“I’m so proud and honored to be back for another season. ”

—Robert Brown

“This is pretty much as close as I’m going to get to managing a real hockey team.”

—Jacob Born

“The high level of interactivity between GMs, designers and fans makes the IceHL unlike any other fantasy league out there, which is why it’s such a privilege to be a part of it. I can’t wait to see where the league goes from here!”

—Brendan Anderson

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