NorthwayNative

I'm in it to win it.

I want in, but I can't pick my 10 teams...do i drag and drop them? Won't let me click em at all.

Thanks a ton C4 and everyone else who made this happen! Testing it out right now.

My roster looks good but I'd like to request a change to my 1st line: I'd like LW - Bure C - Sanderson RW - Klima. Thanks c4

Hey northway, where you at. I'm in fort Collins. I'm ten or so miles outside of Nederland, nice to see a fellow Colorado dweller although I'm an Alaskan at heart. I just noticed there's no penalties as well, that makes things interesting. I'm ok with no BS interference penalties.

Sc. 1 RW - Bure C - Simpson LW -Sanderson RD - Chelios LD - Kravchuk Sc.2 RW Bradley C Pivonka LW Klima RD Numminen LD Whoever my last D is, i cant bid on anyone because they're all locked, I asked Hali to assign me a random at 1mill/1year...yep. LD Tom Kurvers G1 - Roy G2 - Waite

NCAA: UAA Seawolves They sported an impressive record of 2-20 season. Hard to compete with all the powerhouse D1 teams like St. Cloud, Minnesota, N. Dakota, etc. It's like rooting for the cubs in baseball I guess.

C'mon suckers, who's your money on? I'm gonna go ahead and put $5 g's on myself ala Pete Rose, and then I'm gonna put $3,500 on Oilers, as well as $1,500 on C4. If Oilers wins I'll get $750, If C4 wins I get $1000. If they both lose I'm screwed!

Do you like to gamble? Well here's your chance to make some big money betting on the greatest tournament in all of sports, the SNES "A" league playoffs. SNES "A" is STACKED this year, featuring a ton of great veterans, some new school smashers, and dark horse contenders lurking in the shadows. If you're new to betting, I'll give a quick breakdown on how the odds work: If someone has - odds, they are considered a favorite and the return on your money will be less than what you bet. For instance, if someone has odds of -200 (or 1:2), you must bet $200 to win $100 (or $20 to win $10, $2 to win $1) if they are -1000 you have to bet $1000 to win $100 (or $100 to win $10, $10 to win $1). If someone has + odds, they are considered an underdog and you will receive more than your initial bet if you win. For instance if someone has odds of +200 (2:1) , you will win $200 off of a $100 bet (or $20 off of $10, $2 off of $1) if they are +1000 you win $1000 off of $100 (or $100 off of $10, $10 off of $1). Simple enough? Let's get down to the betting lines. A1 - What most consider to be the premier SNES league, this division is jam-packed with talent and features some of the greatest players to ever play the game. Oilers442 -150 Annatar +125 Boknows +185 C4outlaws +300 Nhltrippin +650 McMarkis +1200 Matticefire +1500 Stheds2000 +4000 With a record of 31-9 and an absolutely ludicrous 2.42 GAA (for some perspective, the next best GAA in A1 was 3.82) Oilers442 not only boasts the best record in all of "A" but also the most staunch defense (led by Dave "Charlie" Manson) and goaltending. Couple that with his amazing puck-movement, scoring skills, and Craig Simpson domination, you have the odds-on favorite to hoist the cup. Not far behind him are two offensive gunslingers in Annatar and Boknows, each putting up an insane amount of goals this year, with Mike Gartner and Alex Mogilny causing anti-depressant prescriptions amongst goalies to skyrocket. I give Annatar the edge due to superior winning % (.725 vs .600) but both of these guys are offensive masters and a dangerous matchup for most everyone in the league. C4outlaws is a wily, well-rounded veteran who can beat anyone on any given day and is a great value bet at +300. Can he overcome Cassels puck-bobbling tendencies and Burke's swiss cheese glove hand to shock the world? He has a tough road ahead of him as he meets Annatar in the 1st round. Nhltrippin and McMarkis both had solid seasons and are looking to ruin someones special night. They come into the playoffs riding 5 and 4 win streaks respectively which means these mofo's are coming into the playoffs HOT. If you're looking for a big return on your bets, look no further. Matticefire and Stheds2000 both had respectable, yet still sub .500 seasons, hence their long odds. They are not to be counted out though, and could make you rich if you're willing to gamble on the big dogs here. Regular season stats are all out the window, and as the 2012 LA Kings proved, even the #8 seed can step it up when all the chips are on the table. A2 - While not as deep as the A1 division, A2 is not to be underestimated and features several elite players, as well as numerous less experienced players who are improving at a frenetic pace and will be a force to be reckoned with in years to come. Pondhcky -110 JBalicki +100 NorthwayNative +150 Matticefire +375 BlackDevil19 +620 Joe Baker +900 Omega-Red +4250 Boasting a record of 29-11, Pondhcky ruled over A2 with an iron fist this season. His well-rounded Bruins proved to be too much for most teams in the league and his offensive line of Ruzicka, Neely, and Oates was firing on all cylinders throughout the year. Add to that his Bobby Orr-like puck rushing ability with Ray Bourque and you've got one fearsome opponent. He also put up the best GAA in A2 with a 3.21 He comes in as a slight favorite over his two biggest rivals, Jbalicki and NorthwayNative. Balicki did his fair share of smashing this year, finishing with an impressive 28-9 record. His GFA (4.93) and GAA (3.59) prove that he can score a lot while keeping the puck out of his net, which is always a recipe for success. His Nordique team put up great numbers throughout the year, and the stats for his forwards speak for the fact that he likes to move the puck around (104 pts for Sundin, 93 for Sakic, and Nolan with 84) instead of relying on one star player to provide all his offense. He comes in at even money ($100 bet wins you $100). NorthwayNative proved that he likes to make goalies cry, as his 5.93 GFA with Hartford was 2nd in all of "A" behind Boknows. He also put up the best winning % in the league with a .788, although he only completed 33 games. Sadly, Balicki and Northway weren't able to play their games as one works during the day and the other works at night. This makes a potential matchup between the two exciting as they have no idea what the other guys style is lie. The return on him is +150 as he comes into the playoffs motivated to avenge his regular season losses at the hands of Pondhcky's Bruins. Matticefire and Blackdevil19 are looking to turn things around after respectable, yet somewhat disappointing seasons. Both players have an offense-centric attack (each putting up a +4 GFA) but need to tighten up their defense if they hope to go deep in the playoffs. Matt's Devils and Black's Sabre's have their eyes on the prize, and are looking for the big upset over the favorites, which they can definitely achieve as they are both very intelligent and skilled players. Matt had the better win % with a 23-17 record, so he comes in at a +350 dog while BD was a bit below .500 and comes in at +620. Can they bring their squads together and overcome the heavy favorites? Scott Stevens and Mogilny say yes. Joe Baker and Omega-Red both struggled a bit during the regular season, but also showed signs of brilliance. Both teams put up a lot of goals but their downfall was giving up too many, so they have a lot of work to do on the defensive side of the puck if they want to pull off the big upset. Baker is coming in at +900 while Omega comes in as the biggest dog of the bunch at +4250. ***I didn't include Etevans (who made the playoffs) since he and Northway already played their playoff series, which Northway won. However, he had a nice year as the Habs, with a record of 23-17. He had a fantastic 124 point season with Kirk Muller which deserves mention, and is a very tough and highly skilled offensive-minded player. I would've put his odds at around +500 since he had a very good year and had an offense capable of smashing any player in the league. Look for him to come back even stronger next year. There you have it! I say we all start with a hypothetical $10,000 and post our bets in the thread. Whoever makes the most money wins bragging rights as the most savvy bettor on the site. If I could afford some kind of prize to get the winner I would, but alas, Northway is a poor son of a B despite working all the damn time. If you have a problem with any of my odds, feel free to suggest what you'd change about them. Friendly trash talk is encouraged but please keep any bickering or drama the hell out of this thread. Good luck everybody!

I think Hali is right, he should probably play in a classic league to see how he likes it. This is a pretty complicated and involved league to start as your first. Why do you want me to take a different team? I live right outside of Denver, I'm rolling with the Avs.

Yeah I'd be interested in this, 3 v 3 tourney would be awesome.

I want in, Denver please.

Pretty cool! Why did you guys settle on 95' instead of 94'?

Good points, everything you said makes sense. I just want marchawg to stick around, seems like a cool guy and his sea-hag site is awesome. Didn't mean to make it sound like last season was ruined by people who jumped ship, I only ended up missing out on four out of the 40 which isn't too bad. I'd also like to say thank you for helping make the leagues happen, sorry if my post came off like I was complaining.

I think this is a valid complaint. He's an established player, why stick him in a league with almost all newbies? Too many of the new guys seem to join the site, play a couple exi's, join a league, get smashed and then quit midseason. I can see why E would be more appealing since it's all guys who actively play, though I've never actually played halifax, bo, or chaos so I could be wrong there, but I do know ku, pond, and c4 are all active. Seems like it would be easy to put him and keroshin into the E league and make it an 8 player while C would be 10. I don't know if it's too late to do that now but it's an idea.

I'd like to switch teams, Hartford instead of Philadelphia please.

I've never played anyone who could consistently score on blue line slappers, and I've only scored a handful of them in hundreds of online games. Usually they involved some kind of fluke like a guy falling down in the crease and blocking the goalie to one side. One of the members here (oilers442) wrote a little tutorial on using slappers in SNES94, i'll try to find it and link it, but it's mostly for slappers from the top of the circles, not the blue line. BTW if you want to get set up for online play add me on AIM: Northway Native or fromdacradle2dagrave@yahoo.com We need more SNES players!

-Found the site earlier this year, played my first game with C4outlaws, he crushed me by 10 goals or so but he was really helpful and gave me lots of pointers which made me want to keep playing. Manual goalie blew my mind. -I always play exi's with oilers442, grayto, and pondhcky. Those guys all rule and I've had a lot of amazing games with all of them, they've helped improve my game immensely -I made it to the semi's of SNES B in my first official league season, lost in 7 games to that unstoppable goal scoring bastard annatar. If that guy isn't in A next year then something is wrong. -I want to mail kingraph a box of my dogs s**t a thank-you card for coming into my classic league as a replacement and ruining my 22 game winning streak in the last game of the year. PM me your mailing address anytime bud! -I beat someone named Jed2491 (I made those numbers up but it was 4 random digits) by a score of 16-1 during classic and I believe he retired after that game. I still feel bad about it and wish he'd come back. -I once scored 8 goals with Eric Lindros against oilers442 in one exi game, this happened a few months after he dropped 9 on me with Big E. -I'm a part of the gens 2v2 group on AIM and am not really sure why since I only ever play SNES. GENS netplay is a laggy mess for me but I do like coming into that chat and sharing weird stories from my childhood. It's usually just me at 2AM telling Wittgenstein about how I saw a 117 year old man both alive and dead or how I smoked dope with my youth hockey coaches. -this site is amazing and I thank Roenick every night that I stumbled upon it!

I've been SNES'ing it up since 1994. I actually used to susbscribe to Beckett magazine, those were the days. That's cool that you write/have written for them.

Why make the net bigger when you could just make tighter restrictions on goalies pad sizes? Just bring back 80's pads:

You know you're talking to a little kid, right? Try to be a little less condescending next time. Well if AIM isn't "an 11 year old thing" how is posting on a forum any different? All I'm saying is that if you want to get good at this game you need to play other people online, and AIM is the platform for doing so.

I'd recommend playing SNES B first unless you've been playing a bunch of exhibitions with A guys already. I could beat the CPU All-Stars 20-0 with Ottawa but that didn't translate to success when I started playing online, in fact, I got my butt kicked by 10 goals or more at first. You should add all the guys from the SNES online list and start playing exhibitions with them, that way you can get a feel for what league you should be playing in depending upon how well you do. You can start by adding me, I'm Northway Native on AIM, I'll put you through the paces.

Give me Ottawa. I say this knowing full well that I will never own or play an Xbox 360.

Congrats Annatar, B1 represent!