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"Play with your instinct," he would say. There I was, in a drop-in game as left winger. I'd like to think I scored some points, but I can't remember for sure. After the game, an invite popped up on my screen. It was for a party chat. It came from one of my random teammates. I joined and said hello. A brief moment of awkward silence was interrupted by a brisk cheery voice. The guy had seen EA advertise my stats during the game. He thought I had racked up an impressive point total. That was JParola, whose team I then joined. I ended up playing thousands of games by his side in a defensive partnership that would last years. In our first team together, Parola actually started out on offense. During one particular game he kind of flared about our defense. If memory serves, our RD at the time was on the puck. Instead of making the obvious pass that would have kept our offense going, he chose to shoot the puck and cause a turnover. Parola decided he had seen enough. He said he'd switch to defense for a game to show us how it's done. He thought he'd get right back to being a forward after that, but it was not meant to be. He was far too good down there. We always knew each other on the ice, but our approach was different. The more confident Parola trusted his instinct to guide his game. He knew he had a high sense for making the right moves. I tried to analyze every little thing I did and react accordingly. In hindsight, Parola's game philosophy makes more sense to me than ever. I have only recently begun to adopt it. There's no point trying to force order into something that's chaotic at its core. In any situation on the ice, you can never control for all the variables. Maybe that's possible in offline with bots but not in 6 vs. 6. That's why it makes sense to react to whatever happens, when it happens. And that's best done by instinct rather than conscious decision. That will always be quicker and more effective. I mean, as long as you're good. Like Parola.

Kattiautomaatti is looking for a RD. You would be our third defender as we already have player who plays LD and player who is capable of playing LD/RD(preferred pos. LD). So alot of ECL time is guaranteed. If you can play other positions also its a plus since we might need you as a forward or goalie to get ECL games scheduled easier. We hope to find a player who speaks finnish or english and can join our whatsapp group. What comes to activity, we have usually played 2 or 3 times in a week plus weekends. As a team our only goal is to get back to elite after disappointing last season which got us relegated to pro. Contact me in here or in psn: jimmiNOhands or contact sumppi in psn: Isumppi90I or contact hoigga in psn: hoiggaa

Goalie here. Looking for pro division club.

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POLAR BEERS In: Kojowaa from Butterfly Effect

Looking club to Nhl 19! (Finally) Pos: Lw, C, Rw Can play both handed. ps. Still something to give this game! contact: here or psn: debi85

I learned that this player is currently a free agent. My own team has enough defenders but maybe someone else's doesn't. Jyrkkis entered my awareness in 2010. He and his friend TehhAhola joined my EASHL club at the time. A lot of his traits that have carried over to this day were already evident. The 15-year-old kid was a relaxed, even docile person, which I thought a bit unusual for a guy his age. My conception of most teen boys was a petulant and disagreeable guy hopped up on Euroshopper energy drinks. If memory serves, it was only once that I ever really witnessed a truly testy jyrkkis. He'd been assigned the task of babysitting some relative, a little girl I think it was. You know how those really young kids can get, especially if you're just trying to chill with some EASHL, so it was understandable even if out of character for jyrkkis. Jyrkkis was always a very mentally predictable guy. He's not stupid, not in the least, but with him you always know what you're going to get. He's never petty and he steers clear of any drama. He has never let ego get in the way. He can be stern when needed, but never in a way that's offensive or annoying to others. All that makes him one of the best team players I've ever encountered. It's not just the persona, though, that inspired me to write this and try to convince some good team out there to give jyrkkis a try. He has developed into an excellent player. He's a small name in the community, but I truly believe he's an elite player who belongs in some of the toughest matchups in the ECL. I don't think he's the flashiest defender. That sounds like something you might say about someone who's actually not that good, but that's not the case here. Jyrkkis at his best, which is amazingly often, brings a similar predictability in his game that he does in his character. He's predictably solid. My latest season with him was with Gotham Knights. I'm known to make plenty of thoughtless decisions that cost a penalty or a goal against my team. Countless times jyrkkis was there to patch things up. Like a guardian angel he'd descend upon the play and stop our team from suffering the consequences of my actions. As a defensive partner, you always know what he's up to because he's right where you want him to be. While I've focused on defense, jyrkkis's offensive contribution deserves to be considered. "Optimal" is the first word that comes to mind. To be blunt, jyrkkis doesn't really come up with the sort of game changing moves you'll see from the very top-end defenders like vatalisti and such. But he has an excellent knack for getting his team across the offensive blue line and once there, his decisions on the puck are intelligent. I would have to say defense is the standout part of jyrkkis's game but you'll definitely appreciate his offense as well. So there you have it. That's jyrkkis, the guy and the player I've had the pleasure of knowing for all these years. Wherever he ends up, I hope to one day see all that ability translate into recognition in the community. Because to me, that's long overdue with this guy.

Looking for a backup role in any division for next ECL as I won't have time to play much. Positions: C, Lw, Ld PSN: MonkeyHeadAF

EA has been very kind to me.

Hi, This active finnish man-child is looking for bunch of people to play with in next ECL Pro/Elite. Primarily looking for finnish team. I've played in all ECL seasons this far and last season in elite. Positons: C, LW and (maybe RW) Pref right-handed. Msg me here or PSN: Nakkertoni

Rusty Blades(elite) In: Migo_boo99 from Shameful Knights

COWABUNGA HOCKEY In: MAYZIIX from Arctic/VHT Destiny 💣💥

With an application like this you could probably get into Harvard 😃

RD (LD) Searching for a team, can also take a backup spot. 27 y/o Swedish I will be AFK for a couple of weeks this autumn (W.36-37 + 49-04), because of work (military duties). LITE or PRO doesn't matters. PM