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SportsGamers, Manos capped off their NHL 22 season in great fashion by securing their first ever SCL 6v6 Championship in a Finals series against the experienced Falun Coal Miners. The series was expected to be a tough battle, but eventually Manos were just too strong and ran away with the games in a sweep. Adam @esdor Ericson reached out to Melvin @Melguss Gustafsson after the finals for a few comments on their success: You had an amazing scoring explosion in the second period of game 2, what happened there? "Just quality by me, and by the entire team, nothing else to it." You managed to stay efficient with your scoring chances throughout, what's your secret? "We're the best team in Sweden, and honestly it's not a huge surprise that we came away with the win in the end. It's what we expected since the start, and finishing on a high note feels great." You really showed what you can do in the Finals, what are your thoughts on that? "It was almost too easy. We have so much depth in the roster with @Klangen and @Frompa-, just to mention a few guys. It's been magical." Manos' Championship roster: GOALTENDERS #3 Viktor @Klangen Klang #38 Erik @MrAllsvenskan Rotsenius DEFENSEMEN #27 Samuel @EDHOLMEN3 Edholm (A) #72 Adam @Frompa- Fromholz #89 Putte @Putteekiing Unasin FORWARDS #2 Johannes @Hockeyjohannes Hultmark (C) #4 Mikkel @Birkedal96 Birkedal (A) #31 Melvin @Melguss Gustafsson #91 Fredrik @Kattenj Jansson Let's take a look at Manos' road to the Championship: Group Stage: 12-0-0 in Group 3 (seed #2) Round 1 vs TROJANS (15) 3-0 Quarterfinals vs Garotta Di Ansjovis (7) 3-0 Semifinals vs Sankens Soldater (3) 3-1 Finals vs Falun Coal Miners (4) 3-0 Congratulations to Manos for their victory and thanks to all participating teams! We hope your transition to NHL 23 has been great and wish to see you all again soon!

SportsGamers, A couple of weeks ago, we truly witnessed greatness at work, when Henrik @Eken45jr Eklund continued his dominant reign over the Swedish 1v1 NHL community. The superstar hailing from the small hockey town Örnsköldsvik has with his most recent Championship now secured four consecutive SCL titles, not letting anyone else get a taste of the gold since the inaugural season of the national league. In the Finals, Eken managed to dismantle Robin @Rubituss Söderqvist in convincing manner with a 3-0 sweep, earning him an undefeated run on his way to the title. First of all, congratulations on the title. How did the Finals series go in your opinion? "The first game was very tight and I wasn't really haoppy with my performance there. Rubituss got too much space in my zone and I had trouble setting up my defense. Moving on, I made some strategic changes and played more aggressively in the second and third game, which yielded results for me. The last two games were the style of play I like to employ and I'm very happy with how I could control those." It looked like your defensive game really ended up winning you the Championship there, right? "You could say that, Rubituss had some great plays in the first game, which I'm not really happy about giving up, but I'm happy with my ability to adjust going into games two and three." How does it feel going into every series with the pressure to win? "It feels like that's been the case in every SCL thus far. It might sound a bit cocky, but I've grown used to it. Usually I'm a bit nervous going into games, but when the puck drops, I get in my zone and manage to turn everything into positives." What are some tips you'd give to players out there aspiring to reach your level? "Definitely analyze your game. I recommend recording some gameplay and looking back at it in order to understand what to improve moving forward. Play the best players you can as much as possible, and watch other players play on streams. Finally of course, practice a lot." Let's take a look back at @Eken45jr's road to the Championship: Group stage record: Bye RO32 Bye RO16 vs @DAFA_03 3-0 Quarterfinals vs @eBasstian 3-0 Semifinals vs @Ted Kempe (Smayk99) 3-0 Finals vs @Rubituss 3-0 The top 3 of the 2022 SCL 1v1 are: 🥇 Henrik @Eken45jr Eklund 🥈 Robin @Rubituss Södervqist 🥉 Ted @Ted Kempe (Smayk99) Kempe​​​​​​​ Once more, congratulations to Eken on his tremendous feat and thank you all for participating. We hope to see you again for the SCL next year!