Hello whiplash! But hell yeah, we're back baby! Looking forward to this again and it looks like you're off to a cracking start already! Are you doing more simulating or player tracking this time around? I believe I'll bestow my loyalty to St. Paul Athletic Club in these early days, though I'm feeling an affinity to the Mill boys as well.

1993 Marcotte Cup Championship Finals
1 Kirkenport Captains vs 3 Sina Serpents

An original stalwart of the league matches up with a more recent addition and first-time championship participant as the Captains square off against the Serpents for the 34th Marcotte Cup. The Sina Serpents joined the league in 1983 as part of a two-team expansion and took their lumps as a new team, surviving eight years before finally making three consecutive playoffs starting in 1991. Owned by Fred Winkler, the Serpents play at the EverStar Center in Sina, Galateptra. Meanwhile the Captains are an original team formed in 1960, still owned by the Giordano family and play at the venerable Kirk Coliseum in Kirkenport, Alrene Isles. The Kirk Boys have won three Marcotte Cups and contended for several more as one of the premier franchises in the league.

The Serpents are led by young phenom center Patrick Quinn, entering his third season in the league as an All-Torland caliber player and new alternate captain. He is flanked by wingers Rens Nylund and Stefan Sorensen on a very powerful top line. The Swedish winger Nyland in particular is a very underrated scoring star in the league. Serbian center Stan Milosevic pivots a capable second line. New addition Jan Mikulec is a valuable veteran blueliner with loads of experience, paired with team captain Robbie Lovejoy to form an excellent top tandem on defense. The Serps are served by Nick Casselman in net, a capable veteran with plenty of playoff experience. They are coached by the “Larrys” in Larry Barker and Larry Weatherford.

The Captains are led by reigning League MVP and hometown kid John Roszak, considered by most to be at least a top-3 player in the league. Roszak is joined on a top line by fellow hometown kid Eric Jorgensen and Finnish winger Davi Martikainen. The Captains have excellent depth starting with versatile forward Tony Small and veteran center Fabian Fryer. The blue line is

1993 THL REGULAR SEASON

WILLARD DIVISION: The Sina Serpents picked up where they left off, cruising again to the top of the Willard, riding tight team defense and a stingy goaltending unit as the offense tapered off a bit. The Portarra Whales struggled out of the gate and had no chance to make the postseason for the first time since the start of the Bill Bronkowski era in 1984, and with his contract expiring, it feels like a bad omen for Portarra. Meanwhile in the north side of Portarra, the Pioneers were energized by young #1 pick phenom Toby Von Otto who juiced the Pios to the second-most team goals scored and locked in the second spot in the division in a huge splash to return to the playoffs for the first time since '89. It was the Fort Bevin Rockets who regressed after losses such as Fletcher Phelan in free agency, and seem likely for a top lottery pick. The Port Alrene Anchors also found themselves on a downward trajectory, placing the pressure on the brass to come up with a new plan to rebuild the team. The Quebel Crusaders felt heartbreak as their bid for the final playoff spot came down to a tiebreaker with the Glaciers, who had one more regular season win than Quebel, leaving the financially struggling team out in the cold.

HATCH DIVISION: The Alko Barbarians continued their patented dominating defensive style, this time behind Rick McCombs who leveled up to elite status in goal, who took home plenty of hardware. But it was free agent addition from Fort Bevin in Fletcher Phelan who elevated the Barbs to high level offensive output as well, making them a dangerous team. The Dosa City Snappers punched their return ticket to the playoffs to avenge their Cup loss behind Tennfjord & Co.'s balanced team attack. It was defenseman Ernie Powers who powered the Alko Wizards to the playoffs in a Most Impr

We now go to the final city!



The final franchise of the inaugural eight, owned by Bruno Poulin, was named the Winnipeg Ice Bears, somewhat to the dismay of some of the other owners who felt the name was too amateurish. The Ice Bears will play their home games at the Winnipeg Arena which seats approximately 10,100 people for ice hockey. Poulin only signed a 2-year deal with the arena due to being uneasy about the future success of the new league, but decided to go all-in on the identity which features a polar bear and will sport the colors of red, navy, and white.

The Ice Bears will sport navy primary jerseys with red pants. Mixed-width quad striping is featured throughout on the hems, sleeves, and socks. The away jersey will feature a shoulder yoke. The polar bear logo with a north star will adorn the fronts. The jersey and TV numbers are a classic slab with single strokes, while the NOBs will be flat.



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MitchSwanson94 wrote:

Wow, didn’t know this existed until now! Anyhow, the Aeros look very modern and yet very 70s. Great job!

Thanks! Modern 70s is exactly what I was going for!

ZO82 wrote:

Totally forgot the WHA revision

Same. That's why it felt like a good time to resurrect the project!