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Thanks HPP for all of the hard work during your term. You put a lot of time into running the U21 team, and did a good job of trying to keep the community involved. My own interest level in the national teams has risen a lot over the past 2 seasons, and you were very active in terms of writing about / discussing the U21 team. I really appreciated that, and I'm sure that many others did as well.

Great work HPP...I (and I know the rest of Canada) appreciate your hard work and dedication to the team and to keeping us all informed.

HPP I think you have done an outstanding job as manger of the U21s. Without a doubt you have been somewhat cursed with bad luck throughout your reign. I also think you have been slightly harsh on yourself on the results of the U21s. I think you got an awful lot out of this team and you have also run the scouting very well too.

I hope you enjoyed your time as manager and on behalf of Canada I salute you!

I only really started paying attention to the NT and U21 team during the time when you were elected so I can't compare you to other managers, but I will say that I was really pleased with the job you did. You always answered my bb-mail messages and questions and offered excellent advice and were super welcoming which I think is an underrated part of the job. You did an excellent job scouting, too. You just fell victim to some absolutely terrible luck and no amount of coaching accumen could have overcome the bizarre number of in game injuries to the u21 PGs.

I was really impressed with how quickly the 18 year old player pool was scouted after the draft this season. If we could have a similar effort going into season 12, it occurred to me that we could potentially save a ton of players.

The off-season schedule has been posted today, and the following dates stand out:
Monday, March 22 - draft, elections start for U21 manager
Monday, March 29 - freshly retired prospects hit the transfer list, if placed on the U21 roster before this
Tuesday, March 30 - new U21 manager takes over
Monday, April 5 - enthusiasm reset for U21 team (with additional saved prospects hitting the transfer list)

It looks to me like the entire roster could be filled with prospects immediately after the draft, allowing 18 players that would be retired to go up for sale. It would probably make sense to include some higher potential 19 year olds in this group, along with any interesting 18 year old. HPP would need to add the prospects, and if he was willing to help with this, then a nice infusion of young Canadian talent could be placed in the pipeline (at least in theory).

For the Monday, April 5th date, the new U21 manager would also have the opportunity to save some prospects. I think that the maximum to be saved on this date would be 3 or so, as was done in the past, and these players would be on the roster all season.

Does all of that sound right? Let me know what you guys think. :)

~The Mogul

Last edited by The Mogul at 2/25/2010 2:10:23 PM

Monday, April 5 - enthusiasm reset for U21 team (with additional saved prospects hitting the transfer list)

I would have to check the schedule, the enthusiasm reset is actually on the weekend:

At the start of continental competitions and the consolation tournament, the enthusiasm reset will take place between 18:00 server time on the Saturday before the start of the competition and the tipoff of the first game

Although technically the NT could probably save 18 players, depending on where it is in the competition (if it goes directly to the consolation tournament, for example, there are a couple of weeks before the reset).

I would be surprised if the BBs did nothing to close this loop-hole, though. I suggest not drawing too much attention to it. ;-)


Last edited by HeadPaperPusher at 2/25/2010 2:35:01 PM

I added a few fringe U21/NT prospects to the team who are about to go bot. Once they hit the transfer list, I will post their relevant information here. I will continue this until the end of the season, as I get info. on players about to go bot.

I added a few fringe U21/NT prospects to the team who are about to go bot. Once they hit the transfer list, I will post their relevant information here. I will continue this until the end of the season, as I get info. on players about to go bot.

Awesome, great work. :)

By the way, I just saw a different schedule posted by a GM:

Mar. 22 (M): We begin off-season processing... Draft completed sometime during the processing.
Mar. 29 (M): Enthusiasm reset for national teams in the repechage.
Mar. 30 (Tu): Elections conclude at the end of the day (EST).
Mar. 30 (Tu): Second league game day of the new season.
Mar. 31 (W): First BuzzerBeater's Best game of Season 11.
Apr. 1 (Th): First Tournament game of Season 11.
Apr. 5 (M): Enthusiasm reset for national teams not in the repechage, before the consolation tournament.

So if you are right, as it seems that you are, it will fall on me to save the 18 players.

Note that the NT could also save another 18 players if they go straight to the consolation tournament. But that is getting to be overkill.

Last edited by HeadPaperPusher at 3/1/2010 2:41:03 PM

Aww Pusher, I really wanted you to stay :(... But you did a fantastic job :D