Reply With QuoteWow... can't say I'm not teary eyed. That was such a touching speech and life story; I had no clue his childhood was that difficult!Originally Posted by TeamRamrod
Thanks for sharing this Ramrod, I have a newfound respect for Bobby Ryan.
Bobby Ryan - Dear Mom
Nice piece by Bobby Ryan , penned for his deceased mother. I didn't see it in the forum, and thought I'd share.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/bobby-ryan-dear-mom/
F-Jarvis,Aho,Mittlestadt,Byfield,Berggren,Brink,Chyt il,Dach,Kakko,Kaliyev,
Cooley,Newhook,Macelli,Marchenko,Meier,Michkov,Per fetti,Reichel,Stankoven
D-Bean,Hutson,Mateychuk,Mintyukov,Seider,Addison,Kor chinski
G-Kotchetkov,Oettinger,Wallstedt,Dostal,Knight,Taras ov
F-G,A=1pt (14 count)
D-G,A=2pt,+- (8 count)
G-Win=2pts,T=1,SO=1,G,A=1 (3 count)
12 Team Dynasty
Re: Bobby Ryan - Dear Mom
Wow... can't say I'm not teary eyed. That was such a touching speech and life story; I had no clue his childhood was that difficult!
Thanks for sharing this Ramrod, I have a newfound respect for Bobby Ryan.
Keeper league 14 teams (H2H, 20 active players keep 16 NHLers, 16 minors)
Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Strome, Cooley, Fantilli
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Neighbours, Marchenko, Drouin, Sherwood
D- Carlson, Rielly
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Vejmelka, Merzlikins
Minors:
F: Perreault, Cowan, Greentree, Blake, Unger Sorum, Bourgault, Goyette, Iskhakov
D: Parekh, Evans, Brzustewicz, Simashev, Willander, Solberg
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, Murashov, DiPietro, Gaudreau
Re: Bobby Ryan - Dear Mom
Wow! that's all I can come up with is Wow!
Thanks for sharing.
Re: Bobby Ryan - Dear Mom
She sounds like an amazing women. RIP and F cancer!
10 team H2H !Y League (4 keepers - at least 1 must be a D-man OR Goalie)
Start - 2C, 2L, 2R, 1U, 3D, 2G, 6Bench, 2IR, 2IR+ (Daily) (5 moves per week)
Skaters - G, A, +/-, PPP, PIM, HITS, BS, GWG, SOG
Goalies - Wins, Saves, S%, GAA (Min. 4 starts)
Championships 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019*, 2023
C-McDavid, Crosby, Suzuki, Bennett
L-B.Tkachuk(C/L), Stutzle(C/L), Keller(L/R)
R-Thompson(C/R), Wilson, Dorofeyev(L/R), Lehkonen(L/R)
D-Dahlin, Josi, Sergachev, Theodore
G-Kuemper, Gustavsson, Daccord
IR-Rust,
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Gomez drops a great poem on Mrs. Hockey.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/sco...ye-mrs-hockey/
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A great piece about Jim Rutherford and how he put together the Cup winning Pittsburgh team last year:
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/jim...ut-being-a-gm/
Yahoo! 1 year league, 9 teams, Points only [G (3pts), A (2pts), PPP (1pt), Hits (0.1pt) *** W (4pts), Goals Against (-2pts), SV (0.2pt), SO (3pms)
C: McDavid, Couturier, Kopitar, D.Strome
LW: Guentzel, Connor, Miller, Kaprizov
RW: Stamkos, Stone, Teravainen, Tatar
D: Dahlin, Theodore, Andersson, Dumba
G: Shersterkin, Talbot
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John Scott officially retired yesterday. He wrote about the reasons why.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/john-scott-retirement/
12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.
League champ in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.
We keep 15 players (any position) plus two rookies.
Forwards: Panarin, Ovechkin, Kopitar, Crosby, Hagel, Marchessault, Duchene, Miller, Kovalenko, Kurashev, Trochek, Kent Johnson, Malkin, Nyquist, Gabe Perreault
Defence: Hedman, Josi, Matheson, Rielly, Doughty, Thrun
Goalies: Bobrovsky, Georgiev, Tarasov
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WOW VERY INSPIRING STORY ABOUT
Jed Ortmeyer
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/jed...ud%20Die%20For
Roster & League Details:
https://www.docdroid.net/D7q33mW/rostera.docx
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Jan 10: Henrik Lundqvist - "Letter to My Younger Self"
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/hen...-younger-self/
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That was a good one.
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Mikko Koivu: Finnish Born, Minnesota Raised
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/mik...d-finland-nhl/
Well said, Mikko.Hockey is beautiful chaos
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Brent Sopel "Lost in my Mind"
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/br...ysgraphia-nhl/
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Players' Tribune: Why Not Us? - Bobby Ryan
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/bo...fs-why-not-us/
Good read about Ottawa in general.
Evansville Icemen District-5 Ducks LOEGM - 12 GM H2H Keeper
G A PT SOG STA STG PIM+H BLKS FOW
W GA SV SV% SOWHL - 24 GM H2H Salary
G A +/- PIM SOG PPP HIT BLK FOW
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Re: Players' Tribune: Why Not Us? - Bobby Ryan
That was a good read - thanks for sharing.
FYI, I moved the post to this thread.
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Here's one on Marc Savard and all he went through.
https://theplayerstribune.com/marc-s...hell-and-back/
12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.
League champ in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.
We keep 15 players (any position) plus two rookies.
Forwards: Panarin, Ovechkin, Kopitar, Crosby, Hagel, Marchessault, Duchene, Miller, Kovalenko, Kurashev, Trochek, Kent Johnson, Malkin, Nyquist, Gabe Perreault
Defence: Hedman, Josi, Matheson, Rielly, Doughty, Thrun
Goalies: Bobrovsky, Georgiev, Tarasov
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