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⛏️ Falun Coal Miners [FCM] - ECL Elite ⛏️ OUT: @minokin to Sektion K (ECL Pro) IN: To Be Announced... Full story on FCM Facebook 😔

Haha, fun stuff. @HelsinkiHazards - Are you guys planning on participating in one of the NHLGamer leagues come this October?

[From our Facebook] 🎮 FCM ANNOUNCEMENT: Sunday Night Stream 🎮 At Coal Miner Central - yes, that is what we call our headquarters - we enjoy consistency. We value keeping a roster together for an extended period of time, we enjoy knowing exactly when the shows and movies we like are released and we like it when there is a set schedule for when to tune in to our favorite streamers. As we were discussing the matter, a realization dawned on us… perhaps other people enjoy consistency too? Yes we know. Clever, huh? Anyway, in the name of consistency we are introducing "Sunday Night Stream", live every week on our Twitch channel CoalMinersTV. With this new weekly feature, you won't have to feel bad if you miss out on an ECL Elite game on Monday or some Pro Clubs action on Tuesday, because you'll know: "Oh well, I'll at least catch some FCM action on the Sunday Night Stream". Sunday Night Stream will always go live at 20.00 CEST on Sundays and feature gameplay from NHL 18/19, FIFA 18/19 or whatever other games we decide to play. Sometimes there'll be competitive games (ECL, for example) broadcasted as well but usually, this weekly feature will be a relaxed-type stream where we can hang out and talk hockey, football, gaming and coal mining. Oh and, there'll be a professional streaming webcam present - so you'll be able to see and interact with whoever is streaming on CoalMinersTV. The premiere is THIS SUNDAY (July 22nd) at 20.00 CEST and the destination is, as always, https://twitch.tv/CoalMinersTV See you there!

Nice! 112 vs. FCM - classic battle. We try and play with 6+ players, 'ANY' active to minimize bot influence and goalkeeper optional to control or not 😊

INTRODUCING... FC MINERS So, we happened to start a FIFA Pro Clubs team as well. We're not very good yet - hey, YOU try kicking a ball around a pitch black coal mine! - but we are determined to get better. Like, really determined. "Neymar diving his way to a penalty"-determined. Anyway... ...that's why we've decided to issue a public challenge to any and all e-sports teams out there in the community to face us in a Best of-7 series, broadcasted on CoalMinersTV. What do you say gamers - is it time to show those pesky, annoying Mineboys how soccer (*football) is played? Check the FB post for more details ⛏️⚽🎮

"We have an announcement to make..." Check out the Facebook link for a short interview with FCM's most recent player aquisition, left winger @selänne8. Welcome to The Mine, sir!

⛏️ Falun Coal Miners [FCM] - ECL Elite ⛏️ IN: LW BiggestEight ( @selänne8 ) from Arctic Full announcement - with interview - on FCM Facebook 😁

With regards to the Bugimir comeback: can we never again use the "RETIRE" expression unless said person actually decides to sell his/her PS4 and never play the game again? Otherwise it is called "taking a break", not "retiring"... 😎

Good topic @jtorro1233. Throwing cheap shots and making thinly veiled threats is not the best way to get your point across, but discussion is never a bad thing. More info should be coming but here is a little nugget of information NHLGamer actually posted on March 15 that I am not sure everyone saw. It was in the News story "NHLGamer, esports & You":

Cama @sibeelius! Lets go!

Very impressive guys, good luck in the Stockholm regionals! Me and @LastMandalorian might be at the studio so if you're over 18 (Plee, Flyer ), beers for the Winners are on us

11 people signed up already! Lets go, still a few hours left 😎

Just like last year, I created a bracket challenge on the NHL.com website called "NHLGamer Bracket", this time with the password "nhlgamer2018". Creative, I know. This link should work to take you there: https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/leagues/nhlgamer-bracket Google "NHL Bracket Challenge" if the link doesn't work or if you can't find the bracket section on the regular NHL website. Join the NHLGamer league and invite everyone you know on these forums to see if you can beat me (most likely) & the rest of the NHLGamer community when it comes to predicting the Stanley Cup winner Make sure to name your bracket using your Playstation Network gamertag so we know who we are up against! I've already entered my bracket so naturally you'll find me under The_Alpha_Furyan. Cheers!

ECL 6 Elite - END OF THE SEASON ***** After maintaining a somewhat consistent level during our final two weeks of the season - going 3-1-4 for a total of 10 points in 8 games versus Gotham Knights, Dynasty, Sjukstugan and Carlsberg HC - Falun Coal Miners managed to secure our contract in Elite by finishing 12th overall. FCM's total record ended up being 12-14-4 for 28 points, with a vast majority of those points coming in the second half once the team managed to get up to speed with the level of competition. Next season you can be sure we will practice harder, come out strong right out of the gate and in the end be right in the thick of it when the playoff spots are decided. This journey of ours... has just begun To celebrate our ultimate survival, we decided to throw a giveaway/lottery at our Facebook page! The rules were simple, once we got to 160 Likes we would give away a fine-looking FCM t-shirt. Now, we've already hit 160 Likes (yay!) but the t-shirt draw wont be until later tonight, so if you want in - click your way onto this post of ours, follow the instructions and be among the contenders to win the draw:

Choices reflect this season only, not performances historically: SKY: joukki13 SJK: Dominointi DYN: TehhAhola CAR: Penatski NOR: Foppatofflan NOS: tbnantti UB: Anhel_Kuru 112: Hullued CAT: janbonator EVO: SepiDN PTH: kungenkurwa SSG: ProMinx24 RB: Lamsa NS: Kookasi BAT: ReDMisTi

ECL 6 Elite - Season report *** ⛏️ Week 1 (1-3-0 vs. NOR, NOS): After winning our first game versus Northern Ascendancy 2-1 in OT, we were riding high. "Is this what the season is going to be like?", we thought. Spurred on by positive comments around the community, we suddenly realized we had a shot at making a statement as a newcomer to Elite. "We're just as good as these guys right, why wouldn't we be?", we started to believe. Then, after splitting the games with NOR, we came across NOS and got shellacked 8-1 and 2-1. Tough second matchup for sure, and not one we're particularly proud of. Still, the first week left us cautiously optimistic we could steal a few points here and there and maybe fly under the radar. ⛏️ Week 2 (0-6-0 vs. SJK, SKY & RB): "Is this what the season is going to be like?", we thought once more - this time with our cheeks red of embarrasment and our eyes locked in empty stares. FCM got "lit the fuck up", as the cool kids say, in the second week of our Elite rookie season. I mean, we're not talking games that were close either. At least, not that close. Losses by 1-3 and 1-6 to SJK were followed by similar scores (1-3, 0-4) against Written. We simply could not score, nor could we keep the puck out of our own net. After starting the season 1-7-0, our final games of the week versus Rusty Blades were seen as a potential turning point for the season. "We've beaten these guys before - lets get to work on another hollywood comeback story!", we told each other. The results? 0 points through 0-1 and 2-3 losses. ⛏️ Week 3 (3-3-0 vs. PTH, SSG & NS): Panic started to creep in. The way things were going, our 1-9-0 start had all but ensured that we would have no shot at the playoffs, but now another fear started to manifest itself: What if we didn't win another game this season? Screw being relegated, what if we end up with the worst record in Elite history? Would we prove that a team built slowly through player development and friendship just wasnt cut out for Elite or would we do something about it? Drastic measures were needed and drastic measures were taken. RW iscojr94 was shifted to RD, LastMandalorian from C to RW, PatzyDrake from LW to C and defender Meeertz put at LW with specific orders to crash the net and make us hard to play against. Against Pata Hellalla, we finally tasted the sweet nectar of victory again as we gained 4 out of a possible 4 points. It felt like a new dawn was emerging and that our drastic measures had worked. Then came SSG where we barely escaped with a total 2 points (1-0, 0-3) after scoring just 1 goal throughout the matchup. Then, against Nordic Stars, another incredibly humbling defeat. Nordic Stars dismantled us completely by scores of 5-1 and 3-1 and all the optimism gained after the Pata wins were slowly evaporating. ⛏️ Week 4 (5-1-0 vs. Evo, CAT & UB): The captains gathered for another meeting. "Did we right the ship last week or are further adjustments needed?", was the hotly debated topic. "We did finally manage some wins and changing things up again could mean a loss of security and comfort." Ultimately, it was decided further changes were required if we were to have a chance at surviving relegation and salvaging what was left of the season. PatzyDrake stayed at C but LastMandalorian was shifted a second time - this time to RD. Meanwhile Berger-88, a complete rookie to ECL competition but with some previous 6v6 experience, was thrown into the lineup with little preparation. In the first few EASHL games with the new constellation, things appeared to be clicking. Still, it wasn't until we surprised ourselves by defeating reigning Pro champions Evolution through scores of 3-0 and 4-0 in the ECL, that we started to realize we might have something good on our hands. We then proceeded to battle our way past Katti with identical 2-1 wins. Finally, we managed to snag one more win against Unlucky Boys in our final matchup of the week. That was yesterday and here we are now, stuck in the no-mans land purgatory that is spots 9-12 in the standings. Are we happy with where we are? All things considered, yeah I would say we are. With such an up-and-down season, it is safe to say we will never know the answer to the question "Is this what the season is going to be like?" because in Elite there simply isn't a way to predict what any new day or matchup will bring. All we know is that we have four opponents remaining and with our backs to the wall, we are going to make life as difficult as we possibly can for those guys. *** This has been your FCM mining report from ECL 6 Elite. For more on our season, Like us on Facebook. // Cap'n

Great story - best of luck to the team! Well written @jahajaha93 .

Dem Edmonton picks 😂

Helluva job putting this together guys, helluva job. I barely contributed - huge credit to those of you who put in a lot of work to make this awesome preview happen!

ECL 6 Elite Tonight FCM makes its ECL Elite debut against veteran ECL franchise Northern Ascendancy. We are confident NOR will give us a taste of what it takes to play at the highest level of EASHL right from the first puck drop. The games are set to be played at 21.30 CET and will be broadcast at https://twitch.tv/CoalMinersTV. If you find yourself watching the game while signed in to a Twitch account, do feel free to comment on the game and subscribe to our channel. Our lineup this evening: #54 PatzyDrake - #17 LastMandalorian - #97 iscojr94 #77 The_Alpha_Furyan - #15 minokin- #2 onecorner95 See y'all 21.30 tonight at.......

The man, the myth, the legend!

ECL 6 Elite So... we ended up surpassing 60 followers on Twitch. Yay! We also lost in the Pro playoffs semifinals to Unlucky Boys by a series score of 2-4. Boo. But we got promoted to Elite anyway. Yay! Now we have to try and survive a full season against the best teams in all of Europe. Shit. Anyway, we're back. FCM that is. Falun Coal Miners that is. We are returning to the ECL for a sixth straight tournament! By our count, with Aapon Taikasauva folding, that makes us one of just 11 teams to have competed in all six ECL tournaments - joining TIKI TALK, Gotham Knights (Refuse To Lose), Silver Sword Griffins, Northern Stars, Sjukstugan, Kattiautomaatti, Synergy Hockey, SIKA, Dynasty, Northern Ascendancy. That is cool! It also suggests we are huge nerds. Which is also cool in a nerdy way. Anyway, here is our roster for ECL 6 (Spoiler alert: we barely made any changes): ------------------------------------------ G onecorner95 G IFKPEKING2k15 LD The_Alpha_Furyan RD minokin- RD/W Meeertz LW PatzyDrake C LastMandalorian C/W pentsaa RW iscojr94 W Berger-I88I ------------------------------------------ Finally, we again have a few "unlikely to reach"-social media goals for this season - namely reaching 150 Likes on Facebook (we currently sit at 129) and 100 subscribers on Twitch (chillin' at 73 currently). If you want to help keep the dream alive for a group of delusional guys with virtual ice hockey dreams, you know what to do. Much love, gents.

I think its awesome you guys came over to the PS4 side to compete. A great presentation of your team - welcome!

Another story on a Finnish prospect ahead of the Olympics, this time Eeli Tolvanen of Jokerit: http://www.eliteprospects.com/article.php?id=257

Great player, great person! Had Bigi as my captain for ECL Summer Cup 1, good captain too. Good times