Now that the NHL’s regular season is over and Websim’s admins have had time to input attributes for players who will play in Websim for the first time, we can get a pretty clear look at the future, especially in a virtual evolution league like the EURO League. Along with Owen Power, Matty Beniers and…
Number 3 in the league Belfast eliminated #2 Oslo and will set its sights on #1 Helsinki in this round. During the regular season, these teams met 3 times with the Giants beating the Jokerit 5-2 and 6-3 in Northern Ireland, while Helsinki won 7-3 in Finland. Helsinki will have the home ice advantage in…
The two series in the Northern Conference will be great. Get the popcorn ready, make sure there are no sharp objects near the couch, and watch one of these games. Record the other one and watch it after the first one because you won’t be able to sleep anyway. You will be too jacked up.…
Northern Conference Vienna fans get to see their team in the playoffs in their first season in Austria, but they have to go up against a Goliath. Augustiner goalie Braden Holtby will get stern test but he remains the team’s best chance to advance in an upset against one of the highest-scoring teams in history.…
Helsinki teammates Karri Ramo and Zach Bogosian both set new league records this season, playng for the league’s top team. The veterans are both in their first season with the Jokerit. Both can probably give team defense partial credit for their records. Ramo, who played a decade in Frankfurt/Lisbon, compiled a 2.09 goals against average…
Vienna has just one regular season game to play. Berlin – the league’s slow tortoise – has 6 games left. So it’s time to start thinking about season trophies that will be voted on during the playoffs. How about the Rookie of the Year Trophy? There is a formula Websim uses to determine which five…
For sure, general managers in the EURO League will have five good choices to vote for when it comes time to award the Player of the Year Trophy at the end of Season 12. It’s possible goalies Matt Murray (Oslo) and Kari Ramo (Helsinki) will be among the choices. Many believe they deserve to be…
Eighteen of 24 general managers voted in this year’s all-star voting slecting 4 forwards at each position, 8 defensemen and 3 goalies per conference. Twelve players, including the top goalie in each conference, are on the all-star team for the first time in their careers. At the other end of the spectrum are Erik Karlsson…
The Best Goalie Trophy in the EURO this season is likely to find its way to Scandinavia. Oslo’s Matt Murray and Helsinki’s Kari Ramo are putting up superhero statistics this season. Either would be a worthy choice. Paris’ Philipp Grubauer should also get some attention, but his very good numbers aren’t at the same great…
Helsinki won’t come close to breaking Minsk’s Season 6 record for points in the standings, but the Jokerit could end the year as the highest-scoring team in league history. They should also have a goaltending record to boast about. With 4 games remaining to play, they need to score 19 times to tie Belfast’s record…
