ECL Elite 16 in 16 is a season preview series we're implementing ahead of ECL 7. The idea was conceived by @chavelski, but due to time constraining the man himself, the project is now being carried out by the rest of our Elite writing team. The series will be released in 16 parts, one article for each team. The teams have been ranked by all team captains, and articles are being released in order from predicted last place finish to predicted champion of ECL 7. The objective of this series is to give an idea to the community of who is representing which team, added by a small insight into the team with an interview of the team captain.
Sjukstugan, Carlsberg (now Radical), Kattiautomaatti, Silver Sword Griffins, Unlucky Boys, Evolution, Falun Coal Miners, Pata Hellalla, Monarchs, Filadelphia, Almost Famous, White Trash (now Team Frosty), Rusty Blades, Nordic Stars, & Gotham Knights. What do all of these teams have in common? The more astute of those reading will undoubtedly already know, but for those not always keeping up to date with the to-and-fros of Elite, the list details each and every team that has been promoted to the highest division over the past three seasons. Of said teams only five have remained in Elite after their initial inclusion, four have made the playoffs at least once, and only one has progressed past the first round and won the division title. What this shows is the true difference in skill between Pro and Elite, and that getting promoted does not mean that you can rest on your laurels or that your job as a captain or as a team is done, as in order to stay up and be competitive every game you need to constantly improve and identify areas that need practice. Sjukstugan is a team that perfectly embodies this concept due to their consistent results. As such, to hopefully key us in on how Sjukstugan are approaching their third season in Elite we would like to introduce 112s captain @Bjono who has answered some questions for us at the end of this article, enjoy!
IN
I-Maise-I <-- Break from NHL
Tacterz <-- Monarchs
Edhoolm97 <-- Monarchs
PajenC32 <-- Monarchs
juniorzalaz <-- Monarchs
IFKPEKING2k15 <-- Monarchs
OUT
Patovic_ --> Stories will be told, banners will be raised - a legend retires
JaikenK --> N/A
Nampa77 --> Almost Famous
Current Roster:
Forwards
IbjonoI @Bjono
PajenC32 @pajenc
Tacterz @Tacterz
juniorzalaz @Zalaz
Edhoolm97 @Edhoolm97
Norpee @Norpee
Defensemen
Klingen45 @Klingen45
Gustafsson7 @Gustafsson7
I-Maise-I
Goaltenders
I-Pippo-I @Pippo
IFKPEKING2k15 @IsakTuvesson
Hullued @Hullued
Since joining Elite two seasons ago Sjukstugan has been on a slow, but nevertheless upward trend, moving up from 11th in ECL 5 to a very respectable 6th place finish in ECL 6. Do you feel like your team can reach loftier heights for the upcoming ECL 7 and if so, how have you gone about trying to achieve it?
We can absolutely do it better but we need to be patience and give this new game some time. And also give time to play all New players in to the team. But the team is more motivated than we have been for a long time.
We are also delighted that we have l-Maise-l back and motivated for this game. Also it warms my heart that JAIKEN is back at home.
*Jaiken has since left the team.
In continuation of the last question, are you done tooling with the team now or are you still looking for some extra pieces? If you are indeed finalised, what will your starting line-up look like?
Time will show, but as you know we've made quite a few acquisitions and I believe all of our players are capable of handling responsibilities at the Elite level. There will be some rotation for sure. Make a guess
With all of this in mind, what are your expectations for the upcoming season? And who do you think are the current favourites to win it all?
Our expectations this season is to get to know the game and make it to the semi finals, from there on we just hope for the best :) Really hard to say anything at the moment because it's still such a new and different game than the previous one.
We haven't even played half of the teams yet so it's hard to say anything about who would be favourites, but The SKY People in Written In The Stars have looked really dangerous.
Thanks Bjono and have a nice one! Good luck for the upcoming season!
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________
6. _______________
7. Sjukstugan
8. Northern Stars
9. Unlucky Boys
10. Rusty Blades
11. Almost Famous
12. _____________ (To be released)
13. SIKA
14. Gotham Knights
15. Falun Coal Miners
16. Team Frosty
Starting tomorrow, we'll be getting into the real top teams, votes were very tight among the top contenders and come the season, anyone could take the title. Can you guess who's next? (HINT: They're not Finnish)
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