| VanillaAcid | |
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| Tier Level | Tier 2 |
| League Number | League 12 |
| Date Founded | September 2005 |
| Season Founded | Season 3 |
| City | Brooks, Alberta |
| Home Arena | The Arena |
| Colours | Black, White, Grey |
| General Manager | Jamie Lindstedt |
| Head Coach | Emery Agins |
| Captain | Milford Boulton |
| Play-off Wins | Seasons 5, 17 |
| Play-off Finalists | Seasons 3, 7 |
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History[]
The VanillaAcid franchise was brought into the ever expanding GHL just after Season 3 began. They started off in League 50 in Tier 3, but have moved around a lot since then. They have seen action in 9 different leagues spanning across 4 different tiers, doing so because of various promotions and demotions.
They have definetly seen their share of ups and downs. They have been promoted on three separate occasions, and relegated four times. They have run the gamut between being a small market team bringing in profits, a high profile team losing money, and everything in between. In the good times they have had as much as $50 million rotting in the coffers, and in the bad times they were pennies away from declaring bankruptcy. The staff had pretty much seen it all, but they were not prepared for what had happened next.
After the end of season 14, with the team poised to go far in the playoffs, the management had mysteriously disappeared. The team took an early exit, and never looked back. With nobody to run the team, the franchise went into a downhill spiral. The players were not getting payed, and many of them left the team. Some of those who remained refused to play, instead just watching the games from the stands with the diminishing fans. Season 15 saw the first losing year in 5 years, and resulted in a demotion to tier 3. Even more players left or refused to play, including starting goalie Sakarias Olsby. With no goalie the team racked up an embarrassing 30 losses in season 16 and yet another demotion. The team seemed to be ready to close its doors and run with its tail between its legs, when out of nowhere the manager stumbled back into the arena.
Within days the team underwent a needed overhaul. With many new faces and the revival of the returning veterans, Season 17 has been a lifesaver for both the franchise and its fans. Still a strong team but now in a weak league, VanillaAcid dominated all season long. Setting a franchise record high 36 wins, the team rolled through the playoffs equally as strong. The only loss coming when the entire team got food poisoning and had to dress their most hardcore fans. Winning the final game, VanillaAcid took the promotion, and were able to bring the championship trophy home for the first time in 12 seasons.
Season 18 sees the team returning to Tier 3, this time in league 76. The league is nearly full of active managers and therefore will be much more competitive than the previous season. Will Olsby and Boulton carrying the team, they hope to do well once again.
Standings[]
As of May 3rd, 2009
| Team Statistics | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | League | Season | Rank | Games | Wins | Losses | OTLs | Points | Win % | GF | GA | PP % | PK % | Home | Away |
| 3 | 50 | 3 | 5th | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 74% | 125 | 53 | 27% | 88% | 15-3-0 | 12-6-1 |
| 3 | 50 | 3 - Playoffs | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 79% | 34 | 22 | 41% | 75% | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | 15th | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 43% | 85 | 93 | 16% | 80% | 9-6-4 | 5-13-1 |
| 2 | 9 | 4 - Playoffs | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 | 86 | 5 | 3rd | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 82% | 143 | 50 | 32% | 85% | 15-3-1 | 14-2-3 |
| 3 | 86 | 5 - Playoffs | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 86% | 25 | 12 | 37% | 81% | 3-1-0 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | 11 | 6 | 3rd | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 72% | 110 | 67 | 21% | 81% | 12-3-4 | 13-5-1 |
| 2 | 11 | 6 - Playoffs | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 10 | 11 | 22% | 87% | 1-0-1 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | 1st | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 78% | 143 | 54 | 33% | 90% | 12-4-3 | 16-3-0 |
| 2 | 11 | 7 - Playoffs | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 67% | 21 | 15 | 29% | 78% | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 7th | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 59% | 103 | 79 | 23% | 79% | 9-9-1 | 12-5-2 |
| 1 | 1 | 8 - Playoffs | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 70% | 17 | 17 | 40% | 61% | 1-0-1 | 1-0-2 |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | 16th | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 46% | 114 | 80 | 31% | 74% | 9-9-1 | 7-10-2 |
| 1 | 1 | 9 - Playoffs | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 1st | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 92% | 152 | 48 | 31% | 83% | 16-3-0 | 19-0-0 |
| 2 | 12 | 10 - Playoffs | 6th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 4 | 16% | 90% | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 |
| 2 | 12 | 11 | 6th | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 68% | 122 | 52 | 22% | 82% | 13-6-0 | 12-5-2 |
| 2 | 12 | 11 - Playoffs | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 60% | 12 | 15 | 22% | 79% | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | 5th | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 67% | 121 | 77 | 30% | 79% | 11-6-2 | 12-4-2 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 - Playoffs | 7th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33% | 3 | 7 | 14% | 78% | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | 12 | 13 | 6th | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 67% | 174 | 70 | 31% | 82% | 12-5-2 | 11-5-3 |
| 2 | 12 | 13 - Playoffs | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 50% | 8 | 11 | 31% | 77% | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 |
| 2 | 12 | 14 - | -- | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 74% | 174 | 63 | 40% | 81% | 15-3-1 | 11-5-3 |
| 2 | 12 | 14 - Playoffs | -- | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25% | 2 | 6 | 0% | 75% | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 |
| 2 | 12 | 15 - | -- | 38 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 39% | 84 | 79 | 21% | 85% | 7-11-1 | 7-11-1 |
| 2 | 12 | 15 - Playoffs | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 | 60 | 16 | -- | 38 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 20% | 29 | 198 | 5% | 67% | 3-16-0 | 4-14-1 |
| 3 | 60 | 16 - Playoffs | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 369 | 17 | 1st | 38 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 95% | 223 | 31 | 41% | 91% | 19-0-0 | 17-2-0 |
| 4 | 369 | 17 - Playoffs | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 86% | 31 | 26 | 39% | 63% | 4-0-0 | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | 76 | 18 - Current | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Totals | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Wins | Losses | OTLs | Points | Win % | GF | GA | PP % | PK % | Home | Away |
| 621 | 380 | 192 | 49 | 809 | 65% | 2067 | 1242 | 25% | 75% | 195-95-22 | 187-97-26 |
Full Roster[]
As of May 3rd, 2009
| Coaches | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Abililty | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | Overall |
| -- | Emery Agins | -- | Head | Season 7 | Elsa, Yukon | 104 |
| Goalies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Abililty | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | Overall |
| 55 | Sakarias Olsby | -- | G | Season 3 | Borås, Sweden | 105 |
| 21 | Stefan Vorobev | -- | G | Season 17 | Moscow, Russia | 55 |
| Defence | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Abililty | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | Overall |
| 0 | Harald Basta - Assistant Captain | -- | LD | Season 5 | Södertälje, Sweden | 95 |
| 96 | Coy Misumi | -- | LD | Season 12 | Cavendish, PEI | 87 |
| 86 | Hollis Hornshaw | Power Shot | LD | Season 13 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 86 |
| 78 | Graham Townzen | Power Shot | RD | Season 11 | Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia | 86 |
| 51 | Willard Tessman - Assistant Captain | -- | RD | Season 3 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | 84 |
| 20 | Merrill Hillary | -- | RD | Season 17 | Waco, Texas | 73 |
| 56 | Maynard Vedia | -- | LD | Season 17 | College Park, Maryland | 72 |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Abililty | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | Overall |
| 77 | Milford Boulton - Captain | Lightning | C | Season 6 | Grand Manan, New Brunswick | 106 |
| 17 | Zack Boatwright | Power Play | RW | Season 17 | Sitka, Alaska | 90 |
| 88 | Morgan Meiers | Power Play | C | Season 18 | Katrineholm, Sweden | 81 |
| 68 | Bradford Saraiva | -- | LW | Season 17 | Hamilton, Ontario | 80 |
| 19 | Guiseppe Mattlin | -- | C | Season 17 | Palo Alto, California | 75 |
| 87 | Gerhard Sept | -- | RW | Season 17 | Eksjö, Sweden | 74 |
| 3 | Jeff Litten | -- | RW | Season 18 | Belcarra, British Columbia | 74 |
| 70 | Chester Wickings | -- | C | Season 17 | Hartford, Connecticut | 73 |
| 71 | Marek Perra | Power Play | RW | Season 17 | Banska Bystrica, Slovakia | 72 |
| 34 | Lynn Champman | Power Play | LW | Season 18 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 72 |
| 42 | Elton Kreh | -- | LW | Season 17 | Lake Louise, Alberta | 71 |
| 29 | Caleb Villot | -- | LW | Season 17 | Cardinal, Ontario | 69 |
| 81 | Valentin Melnikov | -- | RW | Season 17 | Gorno-Altaysk, Russia | 68 |
| 13 | Lauren Borys | -- | C | Season 17 | Cartwright, Newfoundland | 67 |
