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| IICC IQ Test Proves Costly For An IICC Team IICC Associated Press - April 25/04 10:00pm EST In what can only be described as HUGE NEWS, IICC officials were forced to oust a playoff bound team earlier today based on the results of a simple IQ Test. All the IICC playoff bound teams' managers were subjected to a fairly easy IQ test yesterday. Everyone passed with flying colors EXCEPT for one sorry manager. The manager was none other than the USA's 1st place divisional finisher, Vbretton, manager of Team Medusa. Not only did he not pass the IICC's basic IQ test, but he was the only person to ever finish with a negative score! I still don't know how he even managed to pull that one off, but this is the IICC and ANYTHING can happen. Just how bad did he perform you ask? Well for starters at the top of the test where managers were asked for their sex, Vbretton's reply was a very confusing "not since Martha the goat". Even more scary was when managers were asked for the eye colour, his response was "the walls in my bedroom pink" Lastly, not only did he fail to write down an answer for the question "weight?", but it seems this is where he ended his test, as the rest of his paper was left unanswered. I am not sure what he thought "weight" meant, but one must think this is truly a case of the elevator not reaching the top floor. What does this mean for the USA Playoff picture? IICC officails have informed me that they will be extending an invite to participate in the IICC Playoffs to the USA's 3rd place finisher, the Lincolnshire Lincs. At the time of this writing, it is unknown if they will be accepting the invite, stay tuned for further details on this shocking story. Tank Heavens IICC Associated Press |
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| What Is Up With That Zamboni? IICC Associated Press - March 23/04 4:20pm EST Just when you thought you had seen it all in the IICC, this little clickable zamboni link pops up on the front page and leaves many fans with a big "?" hovering over their heads. What does it mean? The last time we saw something like this pop up on the front page, the IICC turned around and announced plans for the well received "Trophy Room". But what could it be? This reporter is once again stumped. It's not fair if you ask me, us reporters are supposed to be the ones with all the 'inside info'. Yet I find myself feeling as clueless as a Rangers fan at a home game. Except in my case, I could shout 'Sather Sucks" for an eternity and I doubt it'd help me to figure out this zamboni mystery any sooner. Well in an effort to not seem totally clueless, I did some dirt digging and came up with the following tidbits of information. Not sure what it means though, maybe you will have better luck with it than I did. While pretending to be waiting for a bus outside the IICC Headquarters at 3 in the morning,, (hey, ya gotta do what ya gotta do in this biz) I spotted another truck dropping off lighting supplies and all sorts of electrical equipment. Take that for what its worth, not much. Well after discovering the bus route was out of service for the night, I had to wait awhile for service to resume the next morning. While waiting, I saw the coach of the Beekman Moose visiting the IICC's Headquarters at around 6am. Since they have yet to play an IICC game, i'm guessing this was some sort of meeting that had to do with scheduling or something. My bus finally got there at 8am (LATE!) so i'm gonna wrap this up and hit the pillow for some z's. This reporting is a tough job but somebodys gotta do it. Tank Heavens IICC Associated Press |
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| Zamboni Mystery Unveiled! IICC Associated Press - March 24/04 2:00pm EST I am just returning from an impromtu IICC press conference in which they had big news concerning this year's tournament. They announced there would be a new feature on the IICC home page titled....... "Hockey Night In The Spotlight" (HNITS) The new "HNITS" will feature a new team from the IICC every 1-2 days and will allow other teams, as well as fans to learn more about all their favorite IICC teams. Officials stated the order HNITS would be using would be an alphabetical one to avoid accusations of favoritism over certain teams. It promises to be an exciting feature which will give IICC teams the chance to have their moment in the spotlight, as well as write a few words of their own for the masses to see. Once a team has had its "Spotlight" moment, their profile would be moved to the "Spotlight" archives to make way for new teams to enter the "Spotlight". These archives will become a key area to learning about all the IICC teams once the "Spotlight" profiles have been completed. So without further ado, here is the first installment of "Hockey Night In The Spotlight" with today's feature team, the Beekman Moose!!! (alphabetically 1st) The IICC wanted me to add that they would be putting a link to HNITS on the front page shortly. They also wanted me to let IICC Teams know their participation is not required, but would be appreciated. Teams will be notified in advance when it'll soon be their time in the Spotlight. |
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| UK Rumors Running Wild Like A Bunch Of Misfit Chickens IICC Associated Press - March 28/04 2:00pm EST Speculation has begun to run wild over ramblings that were heard earlier today. The Stanningly Misfits, currently of the UK Divisionhad its owner declare he was shopping the team around for potential new owners. The owner, who manages more than 1 team claims to be overworked and is looking to ditch the Misfits. Poor Misfits, no wonder they are a struggling team. The players must sense the ongoing lack of commitment from the managerial side of the team and as a result, their performance suffers. One can only hope that the Misfits can land a manager dedicated to renewing the success of the once powerhouse team. The Stanningly Misfits are currently 0-4-0-0 in the IICC's UK Division and are on pace to set a dubious achievement for the most consecutive losses in a row. The new owners will have a lot of work on their hands should they try to rebuild the Misfits back to their winning form. The Misfits have had a fairly successful history which includes a Beer Cup, 5 League Cups, 5 Playoff Cups as well as 2 Champions Shields. Centerman Marc Ragusso who has been playing for the team the longest with 8 seasons under his belt was noticeably upset over the news. "We just want to play hockey and these managerial problems are a huge distraction to the guys in the dressing room." Ragnusso's career could very well be over once new owners are found for the team. "This organization has given me and my family so much that I wouldn't mind stepping aside if it was for the benefit of the team" added Ragusso. I don't think Ragusso or the Misfits fans realize that new owners could see the Misfits relocating to another city in possibly another country. Managers nowadays seem to be only out to make money and if the team is not doing well financially in Stanningly, then relocation seems like it would be the quickest and easiest solution. I feel bad for the Misfits fans who love their team dearly. This must be hard news for them to swallow. If there is anything good about this situation, its the fact nothing has been made official and the current owner might have a change of heart in the next few days. Only time will tell how this sad story plays out. |
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| IICC Reaches Milestone On Their Homepage IICC Associated Press - April 7/04 1:00pm EST The IICC's website hit a milestone last night. The site's main home page received it 1000th viewing yesterday(as seen on the site counter). IICC officials were seen celebrating the feat at a local pub last night. When we asked some of them to comment, they did, however I think they'd had too much to drink because I couldn't really understand what they were trying to say. I think they said something like "Happy we are and we wanna celebrate to drink and how much does it cost for a whole chicken in this place?" Now you know why I wasn't sure what they were talking about. I was able to later find a computer nerd at the IICC Headquarters leaving for the night, and approached him to for questioning. After scaring the crap out of him and him nailing me with his laptop thinking I was a mugger, he agreed to answer some of my questions. ME: You almost took my eye out with your laptop man! IICC Geek: Yeah well it serves you right for being in this alley at 3am in the morning. ME: I'm a reporter damnit! I have to do what is necessary to get the dirt on IICC happenings. So just answer a few questions starting with this one, I'm aware of the 1000th hit on the main page, but how many hits in total does the site get? IICC Geek: Well I don't have that info on me right now, but I am guessing in total, there have been about 2000 in total if you included all the pages. ME: WOW! thats not so bad! Another question, which team are you cheering for to win the IICC? IICC Geek: I don't even like hockey, I am just here to collect a paycheck, which reminds me, I am not getting paid to answer your questions so if you don't mind, I have a frisky wife waiting for me at home and that doesn't happen too often, so another words, take a hike! ME: What an ass!! Oh well, thats all for today, this is Tank Heavens from the IICC AP signing off. |
| IICC Receives SLH "Super Site Award" IICC Associated Press - April 20/04 3:00pm EST In the IICC's debut season, IICC officials were notified earlier today that they would be receiving a special award. What kind of award you ask? Hold on a second and I will tell you, geez don't be so pushy. The IICC staff were contacted by Catgames and will be one of the first ever recipients of Senior League Hockey's "Super Site Award" for their work and contributions to the IICC website.. The announcement came as a shock to IICC officials as they were caught off-guard as they were at the time busily making IICC playoff arrangements when they first learned of their impending award. "Its a great honour" stated the bewildered IICC president. "I created this tournament because of my love for the game, and to receive this honour, well, words cannot express how I feel right now, wait a second!!! yes they can! I'm ecstatic!!" added the smiley IICC President. While he was very happy and joyous to receive the highly coveted award, he was quick to add "although the IICC site is receiving this award, I wanna make sure everyone knows that all of the teams participating in the IICC deserve credit, for without them, the IICC would not exist. And not just the 20 teams that qualified for this edition of the IICC either, ALL 30 teams who applied helped make the IICC the success it has become." I attempted to get further details from IICC officials but it seems they all left work early to hit the local pub to celebrate. I asked the IICC's resident receptionist if she could tell me what pub they all went to so that I could tag along and possibly get more on the story, but she turned me down. I then asked her for her phone number and again, she turned me down. Nothing like the life of a reporter. You help promote the tourney through your writing and then get shafted when they receive honours. What a bunch of....... hey now, i'm still writing, gotta watch the tongue. Back to the topic, congrats to the IICC for the award, and good luck to all IICC Playoff bound teams. It should be an awesome end to what has been an awesome tournament. I personally cannot wait for IICC2! Tank Heavens IICC Associated Press |
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| OUSTED IICC TEAM REPLACED & APOLOGY IICC Associated Press - April 26/04 8:45pm EST In an update to yesterday's HUGE story concerned the USA's ousted Team Medusa, a replacement team has been announced and will take the controversial Medusa team to represent the good ole USA. That team is none other than the highly skilled Lincolnshire Lincs who finished 3rd in the ultra tough USA division behind the highly destructive NY JunkYard Dogs and IQ test failing Medusa team. The Lincs, managed by Jeff, will be in tough as they were unable to beat the JunkYard Dogs during the divisional portion of their IICC schedule. In other news, In the wake of yesterday's blockbuster announcement concerning the failed Medusa IQ test, it seems a verbal dung war has been initiated between the manager of the Medusa team, Bretton, and the creator/organizer of the IICC, onekrazypuck, manager of the Toronto Buzz. On behalf of onekrazypuck and the IICC, I would like to take this time to voice apologies to a few people. First, as crazy as this may sound, the IICC would like to apologize to Bretton for the article that started the verbal brawl. The article in question was the result of angry emotions cause by your departure from the IICC. I thought you'd be able to take a joke, but I guess I was wrong with that prediction. With all the effort that has gone into the IICC, your complaints and subsequent dropout was a severe annoyance to all the work that had and has been done. The rules of the IICC were established prior to the first game and to hear you complaining over the planned schedule was very frustrating from this side of the fence. Despite what you claim, nobody forced you to enter/apply for the IICC, you were simply invited. Furthermore, your demands to make the IICC playoff process a one-game-take-all format went against the very reason why I created the IICC. When 19 out of 20 teams are satisfied with the tournament and its format, it is hard to understand why you refused to take part in what promises to be an interesting race to the finish line. Apologies are also due to Corbs for the uncertainty surrounding his upcoming playoff round. I trust you understand the situation was out of my control and the problem seems to have been solved by Jeff's coming to the rescue. Apologies are also due to the IICC teams. As the Prez, I should have remained cool and calm during this unfortunate situation. Instead I gave people a glimpse into my "Krazy" side and for that, I apologize. I'd just like everyone to know that everything that has been said by me, was said out of anger. I understand that this is no excuse for the abrasive material I have been spewing, but in my defence, I was and still am angry at him for mucking up my tournament creation. In the future, I will try to remain calm and deal with these issues in a calm respectful manner. Please note, I will still carry my ill-feelings towards Bretton, as his actions, along with my own have sparked a rivalry that is sure to linger for many seasons to come. Lastly, I'd like to apologize to the folks at Catgames, creators of the SLH. In the period of one week, it seems I went from the high of receiving the highly coveted "Super Site Award" to the low of being caught up in this verbal fiasco. I'm well aware that this is not the kind of behaviour expected from a "SLH Super Site" and for that, I apologize. Sincerely, Onekrazypuck creator and president of the IICC. |
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| IICC Issues Awards, Wawatosa Moose Grabs Them All IICC Associated Press - April 29/04 12:00am EST The IICC announced the winners of the 3 performance based divisional trophies earlier today and the UK's mighty Wawatosa Moose took home all the hardware. Here are the awards. IICC Super Sniper Trophy Awarded to the IICC team(s) with the most goals at the conclusion of divisional play. (UK) Wawatosa Moose 37 goals in 8 games (4.63 avg) IICC Brickwall "Roy" Memorial Trophy Awarded to the IICC team(s) with the fewest goals allowed at the conclusion of divisional play. (UK) Wawatosa Moose 7 goals in 8 games (0.88 avg) IICC "Wayne Gretzky" Memorial Trophy Awarded to the IICC team(s) that have the most points at the conclusion of divisional play. (UK) Wawatosa Moose 16 points earned in 8 games (2 avg per game) |
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| Controversial Nordic Defenseman Retires IICC Associated Press - May 12/04 5:15pm EST Controversial TRE KRONERS defenseman, Al Kaholic, has officially retired from SLH. Some of those familiar with the IGGY Server and the IICC may remember Al as being the subject of an investigation prior to the start of the first IICC tournament. The TRE KRONERS team applied for a spot in the tournament to represent the Nordic Division. Their application was accepted and they were about to be given a spot on the Nordic roster when an IICC official expressed concern over the defenseman missing 1/3 of the team's games the prior season. Because the excuses Mr. Kaholoic used were lame for a hockey player, (i.e. a bad hair day or watching Oprah), the IICC decided that testing for banned substances was in order. The results of the testing caused the TRE KRONERS team to forfeit their spot on the Nordic roster to the HOEGSBO STREETCATS and landed Mr. Kaholic in a 4-week rehab center. Good things came out of this controversy though. The STREETCATS surprised a few managers by making it all the way to the IICC playoffs this season only to loose to the GARDEN WARRIORS in the best out of three series. More importantly, Al Kaholic successfully completed his rehab program and returned to lead the TRE KRONERS to a third place finish in the tough 3-1-4-Premier division on IGGY. Along the way, Al did not miss a single game and even played hurt for a few of them. He was near the top of the division in stars with 12, was called upon to shut down the opposition's top lines, and was even named interim captain for a few games. He also chipped in with 2 Game Winning goals and had a few helpers along the way. Amazingly, he only had 4 PIM for the season. TRE KRONERS' manager Kent Forsberg had this to say about his retiring defenseman: Al made a great comeback from adversary. We always knew he was a great player. Even in the season prior to the event, he was a leader on the ice. He may have only shown up for two thirds of the games, but he was one of the stars in half of the ones he did show up for. I regret not seeing that he had a problem before it escalated to where it did. Perhaps I was just so caught up in trying to get a good team out on the ice, I didn't see the problem. Besides, that season we had a lot of guys that missed a lot of games. The organization is very proud of what all has done for himself and the team. Al Kaholic, not being one for the limelight, read a prepared statement for the media present: I'd first like to thank my family, friends, Mr. Forsberg, Mr. Modo21, my teammates, and the entire TRE KRONERS organization for sticking by my side and helping me through some very difficult times. I would also like to thank the IICC officials for conducting their tests that led to me inevitably seeking help. I was in my 5th season in the league and feeling a lot of pressure to perform at a higher level since we were promoted to the Premier Region. I felt I needed to take something to help increase my intensity level. Looking back, it was a very stupid and selfish thing to do and I feel responsible for causing my team to be omitted from the Inaugural IICC. Thankfully, with everyone's support, I was able to complete my rehab prior to the start of last season. This enabled me to have a very productive season. As I entered this, my 7th season, I knew the end was near. As you all know, players in this league don't have long careers, usually between 6 and 9 seasons. I started my career here at the age of 29, which is late for SLH standards. I spoke with Kent and Mr. Modo and told them that I would like to stay around as long as I could be useful to the organization. With the world championships now over, Christian Backman was ready to join the team here. The only ones left on the team that have been around nearly as long as I have are Freddie (Modin) and Renny (Renberg) but I think they have a few seasons left in them. Now I will go and enjoy my retirement. However, Al won't be staying retired for long. After he returns from a few weeks vacation, he will assume duties for the TRE KRONERS as a scout in the Swedish Elite League and as director of player development for the team. As Team Owner Modo21 said: You can take the man out of hockey, but you can't take hockey out of the man! Al Kaholic is a good man and a good hockey man, so we want him involved in the organization for years to come. THE IICC WOULD LIKE TO THANK MODO21 FOR SUPPLYING THIS NEWS STORY AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. |
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| IICC Hockey Cards Preview & IICC2 Now Accepts Applications IICC Associated Press - May 16/04 2:15pm EST Well you've seen mention of it numerous times on the site, but today, we were finally given a sneak peak as to what the "Hockey Cards" are all about. When we asked IICC Officials why they waited so long after breaking the news a few weeks back, they replied "we were waiting until the final 4 teams was decided, to keep the records within these "Hockey Cards" all on an even playing field." Whatever the reason, these new "Hockey Cards" look interesting, and should ensure that any team to ever play in an IICC will be remembered, and will have their previous stats and results available for all to see. From winning streaks, to lop sided wins, teams will now have their historic IICC information available thru the IICC's website. Click here for a sneak peak at the "Hockey Cards" In IICC2 news, applications are now being accepted for what promises to be a very different tournament from the current IICC. Officials announced many changes earlier this week with the biggest change being the addition of an innovative Inter-Divisional schedule for the Divisional portion of IICC2. Plans were also announced to have 6 teams per division instead of the current 5 per division format. Sadly, it was also announced that the UK Division will no longer exist as it is to be replaced by a "World Division". All in all, IICC2 is looking very excited. Teams who are interested should check out the Iggy Forums to apply. |
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