I'm  beginning to think that these guys do NOT in fact, know hat the hell owning a hockey team encompasses entails. Please please please, for the love of DOG tell me I'm wrong!

Vegas is definitely the most bizarre team on here! Bring on 1954-55!

ThisIsFine wrote:

After seeing Darknes, I’m quite worried about if I’ll be portrayed, and how.

 
Nah don’t worry. Darknes was just the front of the horse, Eoghan is also wearing his costume in the image.

Osgiliath Guard wrote:

Dude. Stop! I'm..... I'm.... Ooooh, I'm dyin agin!


Man, I love the story. Btw, Darknes, I've got a race coming up. Ottawa to Montreal on foot. I'll give you 49% of the earnings. Whatcha say?

How about Barrow, Alaska to Key West, Florida? Give you 100 million dollars if you make it

1954/55 WCEHL Season

     The buzz by the media about the start of the WCEHL season was far more than any league representative had expected. After witnessing the storylines of the previous year, the public had caught curiosity, putting a lot of pressure on the Bees and Grizzlies in the opening game of their campaigns. Unlike last year, the two would receive the approval from spectators, presenting a game that had a combined 9 goals and a late third period game winner by, league favorite, Billy McGorrie. This game would be the ribbon cut on a season that will go done in WCEHL history… much like any other season played in the league, because that is kind of how history works.
 
     Last year was headlined by McGorrie’s maniac scoring, and this year Anastasio Moran would pick up where the other left off. Although the Flamingos would have a rollercoaster season, dealing with 5 losses and 2 ties in the first month of play, Moran carried the shaky Flamingos during this uncertain time. The Vegas captain showed a 13-game point streak to start the season, putting up 13 goals and 19 assists during the span of time. The Flamingos would fluff their feathers, storming to the finish line, ending the season at first with a ten-point gap between them and second.
 
     In second, leading for a majority of the season, was the Arizona Tribe. All the usual suspects were found pushing the squad, with Benoit taking on a larger role in the point category than last year, but the true standout was 19-year-old, Frank Olesen. The 14th overall pick in the 1954 draft claimed the second highest scoring spot from both Riekstins and Zimmerman, tallying 30 on the year. At Arizona’s highest point, both Vegas and them had a 12-point lead over the rest of the league. Unfortunately, lighting would strike twice for the desert boys, when they pulled off another steep decline in the final stretch, despite having a four headed monster this time around. Luckily, Vegas would spare them, cutting off Oakland’s 8 game win streak at the end of the season to slam the door on any hopes the Patriots had to make the finals.
 
     Speaking of this year’s team to be on the back end of the one-point joke, Oakland made a ginormous leap over the offseason. Sgt. Johnson might not know hockey, but he knows drills, and the workouts put together for his team were something unheard of for the time. Kenny Corderey, who's now 24, was full of piss and vinegar, running his team like a machine… and gaining a less than ideal UTI from the mixture… but that’s ok! The good ol’ boys would stick with the big two the whole year, gaining the right to claim best of the second-tier clubs.
 
     California would drop a spot, showing signs their team might not be what they introduced the previous year. McGorrie was fourth in points and second in scoring, but it would not be enough when factoring in his lack of support. The largest disappointment would come from their big ticket resign, Shawn Urbair. The goalie was not able to replicate his production, making the club feel uneasy about his lengthy contract.
 
     Usually a pair of twos is not ideal, but Salt Lake removed their “laughing stock” label by riding their second-round picks from the previous seasons straight to the bank. The duo of Cory Hornbury and Larry Rogers combined for 73 points, being enough to land Rogers a Rookie of the Year award. 
 
     Two Towns rightfully struggled due to an inept roster, but San Diego was an oddity. The Canners had the strongest goalie tandem on paper, a prospect pool regarded as the best in the league, and Hal Tapping maturing into a leader, but nothing came of it. The final game of the season was the first time anyone had seen anger from Tin Canton. After the loss, many witnesses said he threw his handkerchief on the ground, and exclaimed, “FUDGE”! This was followed by 15 minutes of fetal positioned sobbing.
 
     Different story, same result. Who will be the one to cause devastation in the desert? Is it the circus, circus coming out of Vegas, or the 4 headed monster that makes folklore beasts look like children’s tales?