Legends Sports Universe Hockey League

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Legends Sports Universe is a collection of sports dynasties I run gathering the greatest players from each sport in a fictional universe to create the ultimate "what if" scenario.

The Legends Sports Universe Hockey League is in its fourth season.
The LSUHL is a 12 team league with two six-team conferences

The overall LSUHL player pool boasts 1000 players.

Utilizing hockey-reference.com's Point Shares, the list includes the top 200 left wings, centers and right wings, the top 300 defensemen
and the top 100 goalies.

A random number generator was used to list the players randomly
at each position. The first 100 at each of the forward slots, the first 150 defensemen and the first 50 goalies listed were eligible for the inaugural draft.

The rest of the players will enter via subsequent entry drafts.

So, while most of the very top players will be in the league from the very beginning, some terrific talent won't enter the league right at the start.

As for the initial draft, each team selected 6 players at each forward position, 9 defensemen and 3 goalies for a 30 player roster.

As goalies tend to be high in point shares, my only limitation on the draft was that a team couldn't pick more than 2 goalies in the first 10 picks.

I'll begin chronicling the LSUHL here. You can see not only the LSUHL but the other sports in the Legends Sports Universe on my web site, just click the link in my signature.

GH

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Portland, Charlotte Dominate November!
The Pioneers (12 wins) and Pilots (10 wins) close out the month with double-digit winning streaks

November ended with a pair of huge winning streaks, both from perennial contenders in the LSUHL. One brought a struggling team to the top of the tightly packed Eastern Conference, while the other saw the leaders out West break away from the pack.
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At the end of October, the Charlotte Pilots were 6-10-1. But when the calendar flipped, so did the switch. The offense got on track, tallying seven goals in three games during a month that saw them win 10 straight games.

The leader of that attack is Bobby Hull, who leads the league in goals with 21, maintaining his spot as the LSUHL's leading goal scorer through its 3-plus seasons.
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The Portland Pioneers haven't lost since Nov. 3, and their hot stretch has gone on longer than that.
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San Diego dropped a 9-1 hammer on Portland Oct. 19 that seemed to trigger things for the Pioneers. They went 5-0-1 to close out October, fell to the Condors again in the opening game of November and then went 14 games without a loss, going 12-0-2, including a 3-0 win over the rival Condors on Nov. 12.
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Portland's defense has gotten straightened out, led by the top defensive pair of Brian Leetch and Dion Phaneuf. Mike Vernon has been terrific in goal and is getting the bulk of reps over Felix Potvin.
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But the Pioneers are led by the league's best top line. Frank Mahovlich (14-31-45), Pierre Turgeon (13-24-37) and Jaromir Jagr (14-18-32).

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GH

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Scary injury may cost Stars' Tony Tanti the season

Of all the injuries to ever occur on the ice, the one suffered by Chicago's Tony Tanti on November 18 is the scariest one of all. Thankfully, Tanti avoided the worst outcome.

The Stars' 22-year-old right wing suffered what was termed a "severe neck laceration" when he was struck by a skate blade in a game against the Montreal Magnficents.

Tanti is expected to miss 3-4 months, but many think it will be longer.

With Chicago since the beginning, Tanti has averaged 19-28-47 over his first three seasons and is a significant loss for a Stars team that has scored the fewest goals in the packed Eastern Conference, where it currently sits in last place.

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Gretzky's point streak ends at 24

He's the best player in the league and everyone knows it. Yet he keeps on doing things to wow everyone.

The Calgary center was kept off the board by the league's worst team, the Houston Cottonmouths, to end his point streak at 24 games.

Gretzky's streak began last season and ended Nov. 9. He has tallied a point in six of Calgary's eight games since then.

Gretzky has been absolutely dominant since being taken first overall in the inaugural LSUHL draft, notching 136, 118 and 136 points in his three seasons. With 17-20-37 in 21 games this season, he may well reach a career high as he tries to lift the Stampede back to a championship.

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November standings & leaders

[johnstone1987]

Is this a program you're using?