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Luleå Hockey highlights from Matchup 2 & 3 in ECL 9, against PARRU and Brayce Phantoms.
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19/11 vs. PARRU
20/11 vs. Brayce Phantoms
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Editing by @pentsaa (Kanelipena), Music by Hinkik ("Time Leaper") and posted at Luleå Hockey Youtube.
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LULEÅ HOCKEY
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As I'm sure most of you have seen, Northern Ascendancy has recently become Luleå Hockey 🐻
Announcement in Swedish: https://www.luleahockey.se/artikel/xikwak2vu-30c4d/lulea-hockey-startar-e-sportlag
Announcement in English: https://nhlgamer.com/community/news/nhlgamer/welcome-luleå-hockey-to-nhl-esports-r535/
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HIGHLIGHTS
Here are the highlights from our first matchup in ECL 9 Elite, vs. Miracle. Video edited by our very own @pentsaa (Kanelipena):
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I🦀I What's next for NOR - NHL 20 and ECL 9 I🦀I
Long time, no see... said the Crabo to his knife 🔪
Anyway. We have something to share.
With NHL 19 coming to an end, we would like to announce that Northern Ascendancy and ECL Elite team Northern Stars will be merging for NHL 20. The team will retain the Northern Ascendancy name, abbreviation and colour scheme, while taking up Northern Stars' spot in Elite for the ECL 9 season.
With this merger, long-time NOS stalwarts @cHIIMEERa and @ma0niii will be joining a NOR roster consisting of team founder @MartindalexC; Swedes @eyebiz, @Tacterz, @The_Alpha_Furyan and Finns @Supreex, @pentsaa (Kanelipena) & @Tehh (TehhAhola).
The captain for the new-look team will be cHIIMEERa, with MartindalexC and The_Alpha_Furyan acting as the assistant captains.
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We’d also like to give thanks to our "loan" players who’s worn the Crab for SCL, Spring League and FCL but won’t be back this fall.To @David McSavid (Rundqviiist), @jtorro1233, @minokin, @ICappeI, @Supremski, @Aze and @Nampa77 – Stabo salutes you all.
Good luck in your future teams, it was a genuine pleasure having you with us!
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6 timmar sedan, Jesus säger:
Have there been any team who has done the journey from Lite to Elite with the same team?
6 timmar sedan, Obagol säger:Almost famous?
Bucketeers?
Two recent ones.. But i dont know?
... aaaand the legendary Falun Coal Miners 😍
Although to be fair FCM was somewhat of a special case as the promotion Lite -> Pro came by way of application and "strength of roster".
But yeah, afaik those three teams have made that journey - with teams like GHETTO FIREBIRDS and Supernatural candidates to do the same in the near future (imo).
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Battle Royale.
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🦀 SCL PLAYOFFS 🦀
Tonight at 20.45 CEST, we have a shot at advancing to the SCL Quarterfinals: https://twitch.tv/NorthernAscendancy
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🦀 SPRING LEAGUE HERE WE COME 🦀
The time has come for Northern Ascendancy to enter the NHLGamer Spring League of 2019 and for Stabo the Crabo to hunt and kill some butterflies (Butterfly Effect, we are looking at you).
For #NGSpringLeague (phew that's a mouthful - who came up with that hashtag, @Kenu?), we are tweaking our roster a bit to include some of that Finnish Flavour all the big-time teams seem to enjoy.
We kick things off right away by taking on SOPPAJENGI tonight at 21.00 CEST. As always, our games are broadcasted at https://twitch.tv/NorthernAscendancy.
TONIGHTS LINEUP
#26 @MartindalexC – #10 @Tehh(Ahola) – #4 @pentsaa
#77 @The_Alpha_Furyan – #55 @eyebiz
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How is this going for everyone? 😂
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6v6
- Practice mode
- Spectator mode (!!!)
- Goalie controls 6th skater with goalie pulled (actually makes it effective!) and on delayed penalties
- More customization for the club
- No more dressing room errors
- Quicker, smarter menus
- Quicker cuts between whistles to next faceoff - dont need the option to shoot the puck after the whistle and cause a fight-
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🦀 SCL OPENING MATCHUP 🦀
We open our season against Bockens Ehockey tonight at 20.30 CEST. The games will be broadcasted at https://twitch.tv/NorthernAscendancy
#16 @Tacterz - #60 @anrh17 - #26 @MartindalexC
#77 @The_Alpha_Furyan - #40 @jtorro1233
#50 @David McSavid
Oh, and in case you missed it - check this thing out (made by the ever more talented video wiz Tacterz):-
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🦀 New year, new mascot 🦀
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7 hours ago, Hullued said:
Normally this have been made by @The_Alpha_Furyan, but since he didn't yet this year, I decided to help him.
I guess no need to explain this more, you already know how this roll! If you don't, just Google it.
Remember to use your psn id as name, so we know who is who
So... here comes the NHLGamer Bracket Challenge 2019!
https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/leagues/nhlgamer
password: nhlgamer2019
Thanks man! Had been meaning to do it but just kept putting it off. Hope many people join again
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I🦀I The murderous crabos from the North are back I🦀I
Northern Ascendancy returns to the competitive EASHL scene after a brief absence. There's been some changes since the last iteration of NOR took to the ice... yet some things remain the same. The team still employs an up-tempo, fast-paced style of hockey, it is still anchored by a Brexit-loving Brit whose one desire in life is to finally experience snow and it still features the best logo in the show: the Stabbing Crabo. Credit to Mr. @Juizki for the masterpiece you see below.
You will hear more from the newly risen NOR as we slowly pull back the curtain to reveal things like our lineup and our new mascot (!), but what we can say is that we will be participating in the SCL and (hopefully) any and all 6v6 EASHL tournaments that follow it in the future.
We've also joined Twitter (@nor_eashl) and Twitch (@NorthernAscendancy) so check those out and drop a Follow if you'd like! Or don't, either way is fine. But if you don't, we cant guarantee that some day, somewhere, somehow you won't get stabbed by a psychotic crab wielding a knife… so why take that chance?
We leave you now with the official song (and dance!) of our people:
/ Northern Ascendancy PR Department
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Is the process to change ISP complicated in Finland? Genuine question as I am curious.
In Sweden it is usually (depending on circumstances of course) quite easy and can be accomplished in the span of a few days, if not quicker.
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I mean… tough to answer the way I'd like so I'll just put it in writing instead:
Yes, we are having dressing room errors. No, no one on our team uses DNA. However, the sole reason we are having dressing room errors (it seems) is because a lot of the teams we get matched up against keep dropping players. So would that make our team technically not have dressing room errors for the purposes of this poll...? 🤔-
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22 hours ago, Jesus said:
Like that idea. Could also go with groups of 16 if we want to extend the fun a little bit. One elite team in each group, two pro teams and fill the rest with lite and new teams. Will probably be 16 groups with around six teams in every group. Top two in every group goes to the round of 32.
Might not be that much fun for Elite teams in the begining lol. But oh well. It's a good expierence for most at least.
This is a great fuckin' idea for an ECL Cup, IMO.
16 separate groups anchored by 1 Elite team and 2 Pro teams per group. Rest is open registration. If we end up with 96ish teams, then its 6 teams per group. Say its 112 teams, that makes 7 teams per group. Top-2 makes the playoffs or - if you want to add the chance for the third team to make it - have the group winner make the playoffs directly and have seed #2 and #3 play each other in a quick BO3 "play-in".
Heck, if you want to make the season longer for everyone, add like a "lower bracket playoff" where seeds #3 and #4 get a chance to win the "B Cup playoffs".
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Only tried it in Versus but...
Before: 20-22
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Södertälje, Sweden (about 40 minutes from Stockholm).
Felt good.
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3 minutes ago, Mikka said:
Best solution would imo be "- Kimbo_Slice", just have the PSN-ID as a surname and leave first name empty
Yeah, this is where I am at.
It helps broadcasters (Finnish or International) to quickly identify who scored and assisted by the names that show up next to the scoreboard right after a goal. My in-game name right now says "Riddick" and has for years and, sure, most people (in the community) can connect that to "The_Alpha_Furyan" because I've been around for a long time, but for a broadcaster coming in with no knowledge and just "The_Alpha_Furyan, LD #77" written down in his note - he's gonna wonder who the hell "Riddick" is.
It's really just to simplify.
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1 minute ago, gzell60 said:
Poll adjusted, please cast another vote if you did already
Yeah, re-voted. Chose PSN ID's as its the most esports-leaning option available.
3 minutes ago, tbnantti said:What is wrong with identifying players by their PSN ID? I agree with what everyone else said about broadcasts using the username.
Would you be "Teh-Beh-Nantti" or "TB n' Antti" on an international broadcast? 😏
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This really comes down to the divergence between hockey and "(e)-Sports" ( @MartindalexC), in my opinion.
If you want to embrace the hockey aspect of EASHL and 6v6 gaming, you enforce player names. If you want to lean NHLGamer more towards esports, you have the players skate with their PSN-IDs on their backs.
Personally, I don't care either way (and voted as such) but it is an interesting discussion. Good topic @gzell60
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If you're a member of the NHLGamer community, you've played against Rusty Blades.
I considered writing "chances are" at first, but really - if you've been around the community for more than a few months you will have come across Rusty Blades in the matchup screen.
Since the teams inception sometime before ECL 3, RB has been known - among other things - for its high level of activity. Annually at the top of the EASHL 6v6 leaderboards for games played, the Blades gradually started to climb those same leaderboards in the "Win" column as well.
Practice makes perfect, they say, and it is my firm belief that no team - North American or European - played more games of EASHL 6v6 than Rusty Blades between their debut season in ECL 3 (18-25-3) and their next season; ECL 4 Pro. That season, they surprised many in the community by finishing third in their conference behind eventual Elite promotees Sjukstugan and Carlsberg HC. By also earning their promotion to Elite that season, RB proved that they were for real and that they were here to stay.
Throughout their six-season run, the team has been led by the same man; @Tanski87 . For those of you who don't know Tanski, he's the hard-hitting, fast-passing #13 RD (and occasional C) you quickly learn to hate if you try to skate up the left wing against RB. A builder by trade, Tanski took his passion for constructing things and applied it to the construction of what eventually became a 6v6 EASHL team.
Tanski87 aggressively barking orders as he skates up the ice, with a terrified MartindalexC looking on.
With him for the duration of RB's ECL journey, Tanski has had his two lieutenants @Lamsa and @Supreex. Both known today to be top players at their respective positions RW and G, back when they started out they were just a group of guys trying to have fun by playing some EASHL."Well, I have always believed that there should be no drama in a team", says Tanski as he returns from one of his customary smoke breaks between EASHL games.
On this particular night - a few days before the start of ECL 8 - a disconnected matchup has paved the way for a longer break, allowing Tanski to answer some of my questions.
"We have had success in this and I do believe we have made everyone feel comfortable playing in Rusty. Much of that is due to Lamsa and Supreex."
I ask the RB captain to tell me a bit more about his two longest-tenured players.
"Lamsa I have actually known each other since 7th grade in school. So my friendship with him reaches deeper than just this game we are playing together. As a player, Lamsa loves to score those goals. And he does have some unreal talent to score. It seems like he has no space and then boom - it's a goal."
Long-time friends Lamsa and Tanski "comparing sticks"
"He is also a fun guy in voice chat while playing. I do believe everyone who has played with him can agree with that."What about the man selected by all four Rusty Blade players interviewed so far to be the teams MVP?
"Well, when talking about Supreex it would be foolish not to mention his skills as a goalie. One of the best, if not the best in this game. It seems like many agree with this. He was actually recruited from a Finnish gaming forum without having any 6v6 experience beforehand. He learned really quickly as he was not happy allowing goals."
A man who does not like to allow goals.
"Also, Supreex is a really competitive guy who hates to lose. Hates it. He has that in common with me. But his passion for the game is unmatched. I still vividly remember the ECL4 playoffs. We had just lost game 7 in overtime and Supi said that he would be out at least a week... but there he was the next day between the pipes of the Rusty net. That's passion, that's Supreex and that's Rusty Blades."At once, we are joined by a third player. With a voice deeper than the mariana trench, Lamsa announces his arrival.
"Hello", he gravels.
I ask the high-scoring RW some questions about previous seasons and his expectations for ECL 8. By utilizing a surprisingly effective mix of English, Finnish and profanity - with some translation help from his captain - Lamsa digs into the questions.
The time spent playing EASHL has given Lamsa plenty of grey hairs.
"Last season was quite a disappointment. The expectations were big after quite a good eSM tournament. Start of last season was really awkward for us. We didn't play as good as a team as we were able to and it kinda destroyed our chances that season. My own game was slow to get going and felt like a ride on a rollercoaster. Sometimes it felt like it was my first time on the ice and everything was new and difficult.What about this season?
"I hope we can play a good season without too many bad phases. Expectations are high and I believe that we will be a playoff team.
Even with so many roster changes?
"Yeah. The changes have felt good. And big changes they are. I, of course, miss my old teammates but this new Rusty has been lots of fun to play with."
Tanski chimes in.
"I had a really good time with the old Rusty roster. Great guys and great times. But I am really thrilled about this new roster and change. And also really motivated off and on the ice. Only negative is that with this really short offseason we are still getting to really know each others on the ice. But still I have positive vibes."
Just like @Foppatofflan and @MartindalexC, Lamsa is asked which ECL defenders he considers difficult to play against. After mentioning @DieCutterMC, @jtorro1233, @vatalisti, @Janzuh and @FakiiR1 he admits he's probably leaving a lot of skilled defenders out.
"I'm really bad at remembering names, I can barely even remember the names of my own teammates."
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Suddenly, the rest of the team is back.
It is time to return to the EASHL grind - the same grind that has turned Rusty Blades and its longest-tenured members Tanski87, Lamsa and Supreex into forces to be reckoned with in the ECL community.
The same grind that gives the trio hope that the sixth chapter in the Book of Rusty Blades will be the most successful one yet.
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Falun Coal Miners (FCM)
@The_Alpha_Furyan ---> Rusty Blades [Elite]
@LastMandalorian ---> Speedy Bros Hockey [Pro]
@pentsaa ---> Rusty Blades [Elite]
@Panserhagen ---> Spartans [Lite]
@PatzyDrake ---> Free Agent
@selänne8 (BiggestEight) ---> Free Agent
@Asche (Aschebas4hor) ---> Free Agent
@Berger l88l ---> Free Agent
@Onecorner95 ---> Retiring
@iscojr94 ---> Retiring
@Meeertz ---> Retiring-
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On 12/29/2017 at 8:03 AM, The_Alpha_Furyan said:
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Well, the reason I won't have as much time to dedicate towards writing about virtual hockey is that I am trying my hand at writing about actual hockey. About two months ago, I quit my regular 9 to 5-job to start my own business and try to make it as a hockey writer.
To be honest, making that leap scared the living shit out of me and every day since I made the decision has been a solid mixture of "what the hell am I doing" and "this might actually work". We'll have to wait and see which side of that particular coin ends up on top.
******5So far, so good. One year later and I am still alive, haha. "This might actually work"
I wanted to take the time to share the latest story I wrote for EP Rinkside (Eliteprospects); a lengthy, somewhat personal piece on my hometown of Södertälje and its local hockey club "SSK" - a true talent factory that has helped develop NHL players like Anze Kopitar and David Pastrnak. You might like it!
Here it is:
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Posted · Edited by The_Alpha_Furyan
Luleå Hockey highlights from Matchup 4 & 5 in ECL 9, against Butterfly Effect and the first ever SHL matchup against Färjestad BK (NHLGamer broadcast with commentary by F5Penguin and @SUPERVIRTA).
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24/11 vs. Färjestad BK
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Editing by @pentsaa (Kanelipena), published at Luleå Hockey Youtube.