Official NHL 11 CAG Team - CheapyD All Stars - Hockey Nights Tue @ 10e / Fri @ 8e

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdLJDQV7aD0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgeK5UeVcrY
That's right, folks! It's that time again! Welcome to the official thread for your CheapyD All Stars!

Club History
This will be the team's 3rd season of play, starting with a rollercoaster season in 2008-2009, a rocky start to the 2009-2010 season, but a very strong finish down the stretch that saw the team learn to work together and even eclipse the .500 mark. Looking to continue their progression toward greatness, the 2010-2011 CAG team is sure to be a powerhouse, hopefully having raised some banners by the time the season's over!

How We Play
This is a team for people who wish to compete at a high level and learn the correct way to play their position and hockey in general. Your play will be critiqued, and your contributions to the team will be evaluated. This is not to deride anyone for the way they play, but to improve the team and to give us a better chance of winning games and possibly winning a banner someday.

If you become a detriment to the team, there is a possiblity you could be cut. Not saying this to scare anybody off...but we're looking for smart, skilled, and committed players. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, please see the information on the CheapyD All Stars below.

When We Play
We have two official Hockey Nights each week. These fall on Tuesday and Friday, and usually start around 8 PM EST and end in the wee hours of the morning. These hockey nights can be filled with ranked games against other EASHL clubs, team practices to improve on basic skills and fundamentals, or even intrasquad games to compete against each other. There are also other random times throughout the week that we play, but Tuesday and Friday are the definite times you can find the team. If you'd like to play, please feel free to join us! If you'd like your information posted on the team roster, please see the "How to Sign Up" section below. See you on the ice!


CheapyD All Stars
***IMPORTANT***
One thing that we strongly recommend is that you do not use the "Be a Pro" or "Action" camera types. While these angles can be exciting for single player modes, they do a poor job of showing you the ice and which teammates may be open (especially players behind you). Since we strive to play strong team hockey and get everyone involved, it makes sense to be able to see the entire zone as you play. The CAG team advises that you use the "Ice", "Classic", or even "Overhead" cameras.


Pro Finish - October 2010 / Elite Finish - January 2011 / Amateur Champs - March 2011

Amateur Champs - April 2011 / Pro Finish - June 2011 / Elite Finish - July 2011

Webpage
http://www.easportsworld.com/en_US/clubs/562A0001/6036/overview

Sortable Player Stats
*stats for FO%, OFF, Give and Take may be skewed due to the inclusion of drop-in games toward your total
September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
December 2010
January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011
May 2011
June 2011
July 2011
August 2011

How To Sign Up
Keep in mind, we have official weekly Hockey Nights on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8PM EST - UNTIL (usually 12-1AM EST), and do play other random times as well. The more time you put into the team, the better we'll be and the more you'll get out of it.

If you're interested in taking part in these fun and awesome community gatherings, just find the team in the game (search "CAG" or "CheapyD All Stars"), and send a join request. And be sure to post in the thread and include the following information:
Number | CAG Name | XBL Gamertag | Skater Name | Preferred Position

Roster
Number | CAG Name | XBL Gamertag | Skater Name | Preferred Position | Hockey Card
#2 | Vulcan2422 | Vulcan7905 | Thehornay Butrocketer | Right D | #9 | DestroVega | DestroVega | Duke Silver | Left Wing/Center | #10 | KasterDB | KasterDB | Kieran Shaw | Anything, but prefer LD/RD
#11 | Ltor | Ltor | Vanilla Pudding | LW/C | #21 | moojuice | moojuiced | Domingo Ayala | Left Field (more like left out, m i rite) | #24 | DarkTower80 | DarkTower80 | Chesty McHooters | Right Wing/Right Defenseman | #39 | n8rockerasu | n8rocker82 | Harry Chinballs | Center/Left Defenseman/Left Wing |

Spoiler

#71 | jza1218 | statnut28 | Robert Loggia | LW |

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Inactive Roster (players who have not played in the past four weeks)

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Number | CAG Name | XBL Gamertag | Skater Name | Preferred Position
#3 | Pure Apathy | Pure Apathy | Not sure | LW/LD
#5 | azngtlman | MsStinkyBotoms | *undecided* | Anything but Goalie
#6 | adawg555 | BigRedNY | Anthony Martinez | Right Defenseman
#7 | Chubacca | bumonkee | Hau Chu | W/LD
#8 | seasonalbrew | IRON Terps | Bob Woods | D
#9 | striker199 | sTRIKER1999 | Kyle Rivera | LW/RW or whatever is open
#13 | Gillums | Gillums | Jay Gillums | Center/Left Wing
#15 | iamthekiller | emdkay | thatswhat shesaid | Center
#16 | Regian | Regian | Shaun Uno Seis | Right Defenseman
#20 | Wiz2020 | Demeo20 | Mark Demeo | LD or RD
#23 | Droogs | DroogsDontRun | Paul Reubens | Defense
#24 | supra97 | gsxroo7 | Colonel Angus | any position except Goalie
#25 | FrankySox | FrankySox | Michael Scofield | RW
#37 | Matt Young | X Matt Young X | Filthyqueer Wienerlover | Anything but goalie, really. |

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#41 | Panther1484 | ShadyMarino | Shady Marino | LW/G |

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#41 | iambeaker | iambeaker | *Undecided...Not Sure | RW or RD
#44 | ajh2298 | ajh2298 | Anthony Handlovitch | Left Wing
#77 | Lokki | Deathtrip07 | Evgeni Crosby | Right Defenseman
#85 | SeanAmI | S3anami | Turtle Power | The Batman Position

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#93 | Slickkill77 | NinjaPenguin777 | Alex Foster | Left Defense, Left Wing, Goalie

(It should be noted that we don't assign specific positions to people. Players are encouraged to learn multiple positions to maximize their value to the team and provide us with added flexibility. But stating your preferred position lets everyone know what you feel you're best at, not to mention, enjoy.)

2009-2010 CheapyD All Stars
2009-2010 Sex Panthers
2009-2010 Crotch Sharks
2008-2009 CAG Hockey Team

Coach Alan's Corner

CAG Hockey Breakdown Videos
Zone D:
and:
Working the puck out of the corner:
Example of a good breakout play:

Getting The Most Out of Your Player
The following guide will show you how to best distribute your points and which boosts you should apply based on the cost of raising each attribute. Setting your player up wisely will give you an edge over the competition!

http://www.operationsports.com/eashl/forum/showpost.php?p=188081&postcount=10


Custom Soundpack
As you may or may not know, NHL 11 allows people to set their own custom playlists for in game events (team intros, goals, penalties, etc.). The great thing about this is you can stream the music from your computer and have the playlists pre-set. All you have to do is assign them to the specific events in game. You can find the pack here, along with full instructions on how to install it.

http://www.thebreakaway.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21508

Reserved...just in case.

n8rocker not here yet? Can't wait for next Tuesday, 9-7

LOL, that is Nate.

Number | CAG Name | XBL Gamertag | Skater Name | Preferred Position
#37 | Matt Young | X Matt Young X | Matt Young | Anything but goalie, really.

On the positions: Center was my main position before, but I switched to D later on in the season. Been trying some wing when playing NHL 10 with you guys. You all know this. I'm willing to try anything (that's what she said).

Guess who's back, back again. Gary's back Gary's back Gary's back.

#2 / Vulcan2422 / Vulcan7905 / Gary Russell / Right D

#21 |moojuice | moojuiced | [][][][][][][] ',',;';,'' | Left Field (more like left out, m i rite)

Oh god at the pic for the video.

So, you got off the fence, Alan? haha. It would have been weird had you not gotten NHL this year though. I'm really pumped for the new game. Even if it's not perfect, as long as nothing is fundamentally broken, it should be a lot of fun.

Also, I don't know if this has been posted, but a new developer blog was put up on 8/27 that outlines the new features of the EASHL. I figured I'd just post it in here since it directly relates to the CAG team.

http://www.easports.com/blogs/inthecrease/post/slug/eashl-improvements-for-nhl-11
Some of the highlights
*The Elite, Pro, and Amateur divisions are something you place into...and not something you choose. So, we should be competing with similarly skilled teams basically all the time. Each division also has its own trophies and awards
*Apparently there will be team specific arenas this year. That's not confirmed, but it mentions other teams knowing when they're in "your rink"
*Team Practice mode does allow you to take 6 players (or less) and practice against the AI. This is huge for me because it encourages improving as a team, and not just exploiting each other's weaknesses
*Jersey customization appears to be WAY more in depth than any of us gave it credit for. I'm sure it's still not at the "upload your logo" level...but there are a lot of options

I can't wait for this game!

Yeah, I remembered I had a $30gc for gamestop, figured I might as well. Hell, the Avs have to be rated at least a little better this year.

As for team specific areas letting others know who's ice is who's, I'd imagine it's probably just crowd noise.

And I figure this might be beneficial since it's hard to explain this and play at the same time:

Zone D:
and:
Working the puck out of the corner:
Example of a good breakout play

#44 | ajh2298 | ajh2298 | Anthony Handlovitch | Left Wing

p.s.

Any interest in a small single player per team league maybe aim for 10-12 players and each team would play each other 2-3 times?

Those videos are great, Alan! Although, I would have enjoyed them more if you made them yourself, haha. Like "Coach Alan's Corner", with your little hockey rink marker board. That would be epic! Definitely stuff people should make note of. I don't have a lot of technical hockey knowledge, and most of my defensive strategies are rooted in basketball (though zones work essentially the same way), but these types of things will definitely give me a better understanding of where I need to be on any given play. That kind of stuff has me really looking forward to team practice mode.

#7 l Chubacca l bumonkee l Hau Chu l W/LD

Touching video, really sums up last season.

[quote name='ajh2298']#44 | ajh2298 | ajh2298 | Anthony Handlovitch | Left Wing

p.s.

Any interest in a small single player per team league maybe aim for 10-12 players and each team would play each other 2-3 times?[/QUOTE]

I'd be all for that. The sooner, the better, though... I will have less time to play once the regular season starts. Not that I won't still be playing then, but I'll be going to all the Ontario Reign home games starting October 23rd, and I've been averaging about 7 Kings home games each of the past 2 seasons.

I've got to PM CravinTacoBell, Captain_Obviou5, KasterDB, and mr_hockey. We need those guys back (amongst others).

[quote name='Magicking610']Touching video, really sums up last season.[/QUOTE]

Those were basically all the relevent videos that had anything to do with the CAG team. I found it amusing that 3 separate people have your shot off Alan's ass uploaded though, haha.

[quote name='Matt Young']I'd be all for that. The sooner, the better, though... I will have less time to play once the regular season starts. Not that I won't still be playing then, but I'll be going to all the Ontario Reign home games starting October 23rd, and I've been averaging about 7 Kings home games each of the past 2 seasons.[/QUOTE]



haha, see In my head, I'm convinced that you exchange sexual favors to get tickets to all these events. I mean, how else could one person do so much? lol

I didn't expect the picture, but I figured you'd say something, LOL. I'm actually home a lot of nights. I explained my increased social activity over the past couple months in the MLB league thread.

I've actually been treated for social anxiety and used to take medication for it... it's just that I'm comfortable around certain people/groups of friends- acting as I do with you guys. I'm much more quiet around a majority of people, and at hockey games and wrestling shows, I'm just an anonymous face in a crowd of 6,000-ish (Reign), 18,118 (Kings), or between 20,000-72,000 for wrestling shows.

I'm able to do this stuff because I don't have many expenses, I live 60 miles from LA where all kinds of events take place, and I have some connections with the right people. As far as the Reign games go, a friend of mine has been a season ticket holder since the team formed (2008) and he purchased 2 seats. I go for free to those games. I could not even afford my own season tickets at the moment, if I had to pay for them.

EDIT: Turns out the draft is at 8 P.M. Pacific. I thought it was set for 8 P.M. Central- Devin's time zone. I guess that means I won't be able to get on NHL right after the Packers game after all.

[quote name='Matt Young']I didn't expect the picture, but I figured you'd say something, LOL. I'm actually home a lot of nights. I explained my increased social activity over the past couple months in the MLB league thread.

I've actually been treated for social anxiety and used to take medication for it... it's just that I'm comfortable around certain people/groups of friends- acting as I do with you guys. I'm much more quiet around a majority of people, and at hockey games and wrestling shows, I'm just an anonymous face in a crowd of 6,000-ish (Reign), 18,118 (Kings), or between 20,000-72,000 for wrestling shows.

I'm able to do this stuff because I don't have many expenses, I live 60 miles from LA where all kinds of events take place, and I have some connections with the right people. As far as the Reign games go, a friend of mine has been a season ticket holder since the team formed (2008) and he purchased 2 seats. I go for free to those games. I could not even afford my own season tickets at the moment, if I had to pay for them.[/QUOTE]

I know, homie. You don't have to explain yourself to me. I'm just razzin ya (see Magic, you're not the only one who gets it, hahaha). I'm kinda the opposite (or maybe the same, depending on how you look at it). I think most people are tards and can't stand being around them, which is why I don't go out. Even friends I've had for awhile tend to be flakey and have their own lives to live, so with Xbox Live, it's nice to be able to be "social" from the comforts of my own home. At the end of the day, whatever makes your dick hard! lol

I'm the same way. I have a small group of friends that I hang out with regularly here in California. Most of my good friends are in Illinois. Too many people- friends or otherwise- have screwed me over or let me down, so that coupled with the anxiety means I stay home a lot (and my other medical problems exacerbated that).

I'm totally bipolar about social activity. Sometimes, I won't be home for several days. Other times, I won't leave my property (I do go outside, at least!) for days at a time.

As for what makes my dick hard- the lesbo stuff between Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning in The Runaways.

#93
Slickkill77
NinjaPenguin777
Alex Foster
Left Defense, Left Wing, Goalie

Awesome that we've got 7 people signed up already! I just hope we get a lot who show up regularly. Hopefully having a second hockey night during the week will make a difference for people who weren't available on Fridays.

http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/34093882
Weird glitcvhes, but look how much open ice we had

I totally Facebook "liked" that video.

Great times tonight, even with several soul crushing 1 goal losses.

hey hey hey... can't wait.

Destrovega, don't know my new skater name yet. Left Wing and I can try to play more center if needed. I thought I did alright last week.

I'll be there the first Tuesday and have to miss the next Friday. I am getting married in 4 weeks, it will be a bit bumpy until Oct. 22nd.

very excited to play hockey

All right, #28 holds too many bad memories, so does #2, time to combine them to be at my worst! But seriously, I don't know when I'll be starting, I could end up getting the game any time this month, so I'll let you guys know when I do.

#14 | Magicking610 | Magicking610 | Alexandre Wocheski | Anything, preferring Wing again

You just tell her that Friday Night is hockey night, and if she doesn't like that well, you can get penalties that last for five minutes for fighting. I think you get my drift.

I can't find my old pic of the Miss USA and Penalty Box with Tissues picture dang it.

I'm in, same info as last year. I will have a few days to play this before I go back to work once I get back from PAX.

http://www.easports.com/media/play/image/33967465 And this isn't a goal because...?

[quote name='Magicking610']http://www.easports.com/media/play/image/33967465 And this isn't a goal because...?[/QUOTE]

Cause it hasn't or did not cross the red goal bars.

Eh, it looked like it crossed, the guys on the other team said it crossed. Whatever, everyone gets shots like that, don't they?

anyways, if we are playing tonight, I can only hope that Nate, Alan, and Darktower decide to change their names back.

[quote name='Magicking610']Eh, it looked like it crossed, the guys on the other team said it crossed. Whatever, everyone gets shots like that, don't they?

anyways, if we are playing tonight, I can only hope that Nate, Alan, and Darktower decide to change their names back.[/QUOTE]

And we can only hope that Michael Richards doesn't decide to show up again. Not sure if you realize this, but a lot of people were seriously offended by that outburst. It's one thing to talk shit or call somebody a jackass, but that kinda crossed a line. Just something to think about.

For Gary...and possibly Destro, I guess, lol
and...just for old times sake
oh, and also

HA HA HA HA! Man those bring back some Good memories. Is anybody up for playing tonight? Seriously, I will rent it if anybody wants to get a game going tonight only, and maybe sunday night as well.

You know guys, now that last week has been brought up a couple times to me, I finally forced myself to think about it. Alright, it's not the first time I've fought you guys, but it was the farthest I've ever gone. I'm sorry that I offended you guys, and I hope it's not too late to try to put it behind us and minimize the impact from it.

I don't really expect any of you to care, and I don't blame you, but don't let it affect the way we play tonight. If you want to bitch at me, do it after the games, not in the middle when I can't leave.

So, who is playing tonight's final NHL 10 game? Gary Russell want's to make an appearance and send off before he goes to the new arena Monday Night/ Tuesday Morning

I'll be there. Come on boys, let's end this year on a high note!

[quote name='Vulcan2422']So, who is playing tonight's final NHL 10 game? Gary Russell want's to make an appearance and send off before he goes to the new arena Monday Night/ Tuesday Morning[/QUOTE]

Ooh...this excites me! Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. This is our last official NHL 10 CAG Hockey Night (well, unless the EA servers get overloaded on Tuesday and crash...which isn't unheard of). It will be pretty crazy switching to 11 and feeling like everybody is moving at half speed though. Going from a legend card, 86 speed guy in 10 to a Amateur card, 70 speed guy in 11 is going to SUCK, haha.

Sounds like The Band is getting back together! SWEET!

So in the final night in the CAG arena, Gary Russell scored 2 slap shot goals near the blue, went 1/1 in fighting and had 15 penalty minutes!! Good night I would say!!

And made lots of references to male genitals!

Yeah, I had a pretty good time last night. The only distinction I think needs to be made is playing for shits and giggles vs. playing to win. I know we all enjoy joking around and talking about different stuff, but if it starts to take away from the focus of playing hockey, you have to question why you're playing. I mean, we could all play Uno and do the same thing.

I think a lot of it comes with experience though. And over the past couple weeks, we've had several people come back to the game after not having played in a long time, so it wasn't a big deal. But that's why I hope with NHL 11, having two nights a week will have people playing more often. I can say for me, with as many OTP games as I've played, just goofing off for 4 hours two nights a week won't hold my interest very long. I hope everybody else has this same desire to be a good team as well.

Good to be back

#13 | Gillums| Gillums| Jay Gillums | Center/Left Wing

Probably didn't help that I was running on four hours of sleep either in a 24 hour period. :/

[quote name='n8rockerasu']Yeah, I had a pretty good time last night. The only distinction I think needs to be made is playing for shits and giggles vs. playing to win. I know we all enjoy joking around and talking about different stuff, but if it starts to take away from the focus of playing hockey, you have to question why you're playing. I mean, we could all play Uno and do the same thing.

I think a lot of it comes with experience though. And over the past couple weeks, we've had several people come back to the game after not having played in a long time, so it wasn't a big deal. But that's why I hope with NHL 11, having two nights a week will have people playing more often. I can say for me, with as many OTP games as I've played, just goofing off for 4 hours two nights a week won't hold my interest very long. I hope everybody else has this same desire to be a good team as well.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, as I said, I only got on to play because I had a shitty day and figured talking to/playing with you guys would cheer me up. I know I sucked, especially after doing pretty well the night before.

No, don't feel bad at all guys. Last night was just the final NHL 10 hockey night, and I know people are getting reacquainted with the game, and it's not like our record matters anyway. So, just playing and having a good time was great. I just really think we can make a run for at least one of the Amateur division banners if we try to take things seriously in NHL 11.

I know Alan and myself put in a lot of time in NHL 10 learning how to defend cheap tactics that other teams use, and for the most part, we did learn how to stop them (my favorite moments were when we made glitching teams quit...there's really not a more satisfying feeling playing the game than that). So, with 11, if more people take things seriously and learn how to shut teams down, I guarantee we win at least 60% of our games.

I see a lot of skill in pretty much every person that plays with the CAG team, and there's really nobody who flat out "sucks". It's just a matter of keeping your skills sharp and being able to adjust to how the other team is playing. I'm excited about the new game. It will put everybody back to square one and give everyone a chance to start fresh...but with 2 years of OTP experience under their belts. We can make some good things happen.

New to the league, as I mentioned in the demo thread I play a lot with my wife online vs. Now we have to adjust to OTP.

We'll try to make it on Friday nights as much as possible but with both of us working we don't get home until half the hockey night is over... and with a toddler at home it'll be tough. We'd like to jump in whenever we're available and a spot needs to be filled.

#5 | azngtlman | MsStinkyBotoms | *undecided* | Anything but Goalie

Captain Obvious says he's going to try to join us on Tuesday. Oh, and Venom, if anyone knows him from the Madden league. Well, Gary knows him from our days at another forum.

This in' demo, guys... I love it, but I can't get past the semifinals of the Ultimate Team tournament. I have to restart the tournament, then my players' contracts expire, then I have to exit the mode and remake *team name censored so no one takes it*. I just want that bonus card pack for the full game.

azngtlman, I am in California as well, so I am available to play later than some people who are in other time zones. I'd be glad to team up with you, and I'm sure other will be on later, especially for the first week (probably more than 1 week, but there is that one game coming out on the 14th... something Reach, I think).

Guys, I've joked with some of you about how I could make a ton of money filling in for the guy who used to be in Boyz II Men who does the spoken word interlude parts, as long as no one saw what I looked like. Now, I'm listening to some of heir music right now, and I thought about that.

Does this not sound similar to my voice? First 3 lines spoken, and then interlude at 3:36:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CRY_0krxrg&feature=related

Guys, I haven't played much Online Team Play, but I would like to play (or try to play as Fridays are my "real" hockey league night")

#41/iambeaker/iambeaker/*Undecided...Not Sure/RW or RD

I just remembered a piece of conversation that came up when Alan (moojuiced), Magicking, and myself were playing last night. Magic was wondering why my shots always seem to hit him in the ass as he stands in front of the net. This is what followed:

Magicking: "Well, why don't I turn around and you can hit me in the nuts?"
n8rocker82: "That sounds good."
Magicking: "But we won't win if you hit me in the nuts."
In swoops Alan, not missing a beat
moojuiced: "We ALL win if he hits you in the nuts."
n8rocker82: *fighting back laughter* "Yeah, Darwin wins if I hit you in the nuts."
Magicking: "Ahhhh...dammit!"

LOL, I had to share that because that makes me laugh again even now. Magic set it on a tee for him, and Alan knocked it out of the park. Well played, sir. Well played, indeed.

And yes, Matt, you sound exactly like Michael McCrary. It's even funnier now that I listen to that actually thinking about it, haha.

^hilarious.

but if Magic wants to deflect shots, you kind of have to be moving slowly towards the net or sort of stand sideways, that's what works for me anyway.

Wish the game was out today!


What was going on in OTP Friday night? just a bunch of goofing around?