Atd#8-ML The James Creighton Cup Finals: Cincinnati Stingers vs. New York Americans
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Kuzmenkshow
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Say Hey Kid
War, it's just a shot away
VanIslander
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Game one postponed a day due to scheduling conflict.
Rarely happens but sometimes a pre-booked Rolling Stones concert just can't be moved.
We are all about real world simulation here in the ATD-ML.
Rarely happens but sometimes a pre-booked Rolling Stones concert just can't be moved.
We are all about real world simulation here in the ATD-ML.
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Eddie Oatman Leads Stingers to Game One Win
Powered by Eddie Oatman's two goals, the Cincinnati Stingers took a 1-0 lead in the James Creighton Cup Finals last night with a 3-1 win over the New York Americans.. In front of a capacity crowd draped in gold and black the home side came out flying. Eddie Oatman began his 1st star night with a goal midway through the first period to put his team up 1-0. The Americans would tie the game up in the 2nd period on the Powerplay when Boris Mayorov scored on a wrap around that just squeaked through the pads of Jim Henry. The teams would go back and forth until the midway point of the 2nd period when it was once again Eddie Oatman, this time on a breakaway who put the Stingers in front, this time for good when he snapped a shot five-hole on Paddy Moran. Although the Americans would go on a late flurry they couldn't get anything else past Jim Henry who was stellar in goal. Gord Roberts would round out the scoring with an empty netter with less than 10 seconds remaining.
Final: 3-1 Stingers
Cincinnati leads series 1-0
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Americans Even It Up
It was a big night for Battleship Leduc whose stellar defensive play and game winning goal put New York over the top in Game 2 and tied the Cup finals up at a game apiece. It would be the Stingers however who opened the scoring. Gord Roberts opened the scoring from Datsyuk and sent the home crowd into a frenzy as thoughts of sweeping the first two games began to spring from the minds of the Cincinnati faithful. However it was not to be, in fact the Stingers fans wouldn't have many more reasons to get up and cheer the rest of the night. New York pulled themselves up by their skate laces and controlled the play the rest of the way. Early in the third it would be Bill Thoms finally getting the equalizer when he put a quick wrist shot over the blocker of Jim Henry. Things would get tense from here on out with each shot and each save leading to a gasp from the crowd and the respective benches. However, in a late flurry a big rebound would go through a few sets of legs and onto the stick of a pinching Leduc who slammed the puck past Henry, giving his team a 2-1 win.
Final: 2-1 New York
Series Tied 1-1
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Road Warriors! Stingers Take 2-1 Series Lead
A packed New York crowd watch helplessly last night as the Cincinnati Stingers dominated from start to finish and came out on top in a 1-0 win over the New York Americans last night. The score made the Americans look good on this night, but this game was anything but competitive. The Stingers weren't going to be stopped even though Paddy Moran tried to, and did on all but one shot. Cincinnati was helped by having 7 Powerplays through 2 periods and would capitalize on their last PP of Period #2 when Harry Hyland took a pass from Uwe Krupp and fired home the first goal and only goal of the game. A part from the one goal, Moran was spectacular. While the winning team is usually the story, it was Moran who had everyone's tongues wagging after the game with his 44 saves on 45 Cincinnati shots. "We let Paddy down tonight. You see a performance like that, in this game, in this series and it goes for naught. Simply put, that can't happen" was the only quote coach Patrick gave to the media post game.
Final: 1-0 Stingers
Stingers lead series 2-1
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Baker Leads New York to Win
Captain Hobey Baker notched a goal and an assist last night in leading his New York Americans to a 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Stingers, tying the series at two heading into tomorrow nights tilt in Ohio. New York opened the scoring on the powerplay in the 2nd period when Baker found Billy Taylor for a one-timer to put the Americans up 1-0. New York turned up the pressure with a solid forecheck combined with astute defensive zone awareness the rest of the way. Paddy Moran stopped everything that came his way last night continuing his fantastic play in this series. Jim Henry was no slouch either stopping 32 of 34 shots but it wasn't enough. He would be beaten a 2nd time, this time by Hobey Baker on a point shot that went of the leg of a Stinger defender and in to put New York up 2-0.
"It was a huge win for us. We're tied after four games, and that's right where we expected this series to be" Moran said post-game after being asked where he saw the series at this point.
Final 2-0 New York
Series tied 2-2
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Stingers One Win Away
The Cincinnati Stingers are 1 win away from becoming champions after a 4-3 win over the New York Americans in Game 5 of the James Creighton Cup Finals. The Americans would be the ones to open the scoring when Hobey Baker would score on the Powerplay. It would stay 1-0 until the 2nd period when the Stingers would take the lead on back to back goals by Gord Roberts. This 48 second flurry got the hometown crowd on their feet sensing a big win in the offing. New York however wasn't about to go away quietly and Baker would tally is second consecutive multi point game when he assisted on the game tying goal tallied by Rick Kehoe. Cincinnati was ready to play in the 3rd and came out firing on all cylinders. By the time the final frame had reached the midway point it was 4-2 Stingers on goals by Harry Hyland and the hattrick goal by Gord Roberts. As Stingers hats littered the ice, the Americans called a timeout to compose themselves and get back on track. The timeout would work as 3 minutes later Harry Oliver scored his first of the finals cutting the deficit in half and giving New York a fighting chance of notching the equalizer with 6 minutes remaining. The equalizer would never come however as Jim Henry turned away 9 shots in the final 6 minutes to preserve a Cincinnati win.
Final: 4-3 Stingers
Cincinnati leads series 3-2
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Taylor's Overtime Heroics Sends This One to Game 7
Billy Taylor's goal 5 minutes into the second overtime gave his team new life and a chance at winning the James Creighton Cup tomorrow night. The two teams fought hard for over four periods, but it was the New York Americans coming out on top with a 3-2 win sending the series back to Cincinnati for one more game in this magnificent season. Bill Ezinicki scored for the Stingers to open things up midway through the first period. It would be the Paddy Moran show the rest of the period when the Stingers thought they smelt blood and attempted to put the game and series away. This game however was not to be put away for awhile. Boris Mayorov scored his 2nd of the series early in the 2nd period to tie things up and 5 minutes later it was Bruce MacGregor putting New York up 2-1 when he fired a wrist shot over the glove of Jim Henry. It would stay that way until the dying moments of regulation. With the net empty and a flurry of action in the New York end, it was, who else, Gord Roberts scoring to tie the game up, sending it to overtime. After chance after chance the first overtime period came to and end. Martin Straka would tip and puck that would beat Moran but ding off the post as everyone, both Stingers and Americans exhaled...for different reasons. Everything finally came to an end in the 2nd overtime when Billy Taylor's breakaway goal sent his teammates over the bench to mob him
Final: 3-2 Americans
Series Tied 3-3
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Stingers Emerge as Champions
Game 7 of the finals, overtime. It was fitting that this game, this series, this playoff and this season boiled down to a next goal wins, sudden death overtime. It would be the Cincinnati Stingers winning and emerging as the James Creighton Cup Champions with a 3-2 win last night on an overtime goal by Gord Roberts. This one was a barn burner from start to finish. The Stingers opened the scoring in the 2nd period on a goal by Bob Gracie. The homecrowd went nuts with visions of a Cup champonship within reach. Those dreams became even more vivid later on when Andrei Markov fired a shot from the point that was tipped in by Eddie Oatman. The Stingers were up 2-0 and looked to be in control of the game and the series. But this one still had some drama left. With 7 minutes remaining Hobey Baker scored a goal to cut the lead in half and with just 45 seconds left and the Americans on their last breath, Rick Kehoe scored and sent the final game of the season to overtime, where......
Down the side boards come the Stingers, Eddie Oatman fires it and around the New York goal. Al Arbour pinches in and fires the puck on goal, it hits the side of the net. Leduc goes in behind the net to get it and fires it around, kept in by Brad Maxwell, he shoots, oh a big save there by Paddy Moran, out come the Americans, WAIT! no puck is stolen again by Cincinnati. In comes Datsyuk to Roberts, SCORES!!!!!! GORD ROBERTS!!!! AND THE CINCINNATI STINGERS HAVE WON THE CREIGHTON CUP!! WHAT A GAME, WHAT A SERIES, WHAT...A....SEASON!!!!!!
Final 3-2 Cincinnati
Cincinnati wins series 4-3
3 Stars
Roberts
Moran
Baker
The Cincinnati Stingers Win the Creighton Cup!
Congrats to the Stingers and a congrats and a big thank you to all GMs. It's been a great MLD and I had a blast!!!
AGAIN I lost to the eventual champion. Just my luck.
Congrats Stingers.
I think that Roberts has made a good place for himself in main ATD.
OT: are we going to have an all-star team?
Congrats Stingers.
I think that Roberts has made a good place for himself in main ATD.
OT: are we going to have an all-star team?
papershoes
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congratulations to both teams for making the finals! both teams were incredibly well-built.
congrats to the stingers for winning the cup!
also, phenomenal write-ups tc - a real pleasure to read!
congrats to the stingers for winning the cup!
also, phenomenal write-ups tc - a real pleasure to read!
Say Hey Kid
War, it's just a shot away
Congrats MXD and Jungosi! I knew it was a matter of time before MXD put together a winning team and considering how closely Jungosi has followed the drafts it doesn't surprise me that he fit in so seamlessly. Cincinnati had a heck of a team.
Thanks for doing such a great job on writeups TC. They were a great read.
Thanks for doing such a great job on writeups TC. They were a great read.
Hockey Outsider
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Congrats to MXD, Jungosi and Pitseleh. I haven't participated too much in the minor-league draft but I enjoyed reading the discussions. This proves how many great hockey players there are, that are worth remembering.
ck26
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Pretty decent-sized upset from my perspective, but congratulations to the Stingers as well as the Amerks.
I was MIA for the last 2 rounds (work sucks sometimes) and didn't vote, but I've enjoyed reading the writeups (thanks, TC). The differences between teams at this level is always razor-thin. Congrats to those who walked on the right side of it.
I was MIA for the last 2 rounds (work sucks sometimes) and didn't vote, but I've enjoyed reading the writeups (thanks, TC). The differences between teams at this level is always razor-thin. Congrats to those who walked on the right side of it.
Jungosi
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Wow! I didn't exspect this when I decided to participate. At first I really want to thank my partner MXD for being my co-gm,making the picks and being online at unuasual times . Then I want to thank JJF and VanIslander for running this draft. A special thanks goes out to TC for doing most of the write-ups and taking over for me when I lost track a bit. And of course thanks to everyone else participating the draft or the discussions , the draft has been a great expirience.
And last but not least congratulations to piseleh for making it to the finals and assembling a great team.
. Then I want to thank JJF and VanIslander for running this draft. A special thanks goes out to TC for doing most of the write-ups and taking over for me when I lost track a bit. And of course thanks to everyone else participating the draft or the discussions , the draft has been a great expirience.And last but not least congratulations to piseleh for making it to the finals and assembling a great team.
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