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Anytown Spider Goats
[edit]The Anytown Spider Goats are an ice hockey team in the Original Hockey League (OHL). They play in Anytown, Ontario, at Rod Dallman Memorial Civic Arena.
| Anytown Spider Goats | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nickname | The Goats |
| City | Anytown, Ontario |
| League | Original Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | Great Lakes |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Home arena | Rod Dallman Memorial Civic Arena |
| Colours | Hockey Violet, Sampler Blue, Goat Yellow (This is what the team calls the colors, not what you think they are.) |
| Owner(s) | John Doe, Jane Doe |
| General manager |  Bruce Landon |
| Head coach | Reggie Dunlop |
| Captain | Rob Murray |
| Media | Akwesasne Tribune CKON-FM radio |
| Affiliates | Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL) |
| Website | Anytown Spider Goats official web site |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000-2002 | Oldtown Samplers |
| 2002 - present | Anytown Spider Goats |
| Championships | |
| Division titles | 2003–04, 2004–05 |
| Conference titles | 2004–05 |
| Colonial Cups | 2013–14 |
 Current season | |
History
[edit]Add history here. The history should include the origins of the team – for example, if they came from another league or city – and a chronological recap of important team events. Include a brief overview of key seasons, with greater detail for those vital to the team's history. Don't overemphasize recent seasons if they are undistinguished relative to the rest of the team's past. If the team's history is sufficiently lengthy to warrant a separate article, you can create a History of the Anytown Spider Goats article. In this case, include a precis of important events in the "History" section, with a {{Main}} template at the start linking to the "History of..." article.
Oldtown Samplers
[edit]This is an example of a sub-section used to break up what might be an overly long history section. It should be of significance to the team -- periods in league history, changes in franchise, the peak career of a preeminent star -- and be both simple and follow NPOV policies.
The Oldtown Samplers were granted a franchise on July 16, 2000, and began playing in the 2000–01 season. Original owner Bruce McFinley, who ran a chain of auto parts stores with the colors, chose kelly green, dark violet and canary yellow for the team colors, a combination that was unpopular with fans.[1]
Despite acquiring All-Star goaltender Homer Itolja from the Bakersfield Irregulars, the Samplers finished last in the league. With a notable lack of offence and defence -- Oldtown was worst in the league in both goals scored and goals allowed -- the team resorted to the trap and to physically wearing down their opponents, and in doing so set a league record in penalty minutes with 2008 in only 54 games. The end of the 2002 season was marked by the defenestration of owner McFinley by those remaining players who hadn't been suspended, to the acclaim of the season ticket holders.[2]
Etc etc etc ...
Relocation to Anytown
[edit]By the beginning of the 2002–03 season, McFinley's estate -- with the help of the league offices -- sold the franchise to Jane and John Doe, brother and sister entrepreneurs and owners of the Rod Dallman Memorial Civic Arena in Anytown. The Does infused the franchise with new money and relocated the team to Anytown, with the intention to fill vacant dates at the Civic Arena. [3]. Blah blah blah and the team finished first in their division and went on to win the championship blah blah blah.
Season-by-season record
[edit]For team articles, generally only the last five seasons are listed, but it's acceptable to list them all, especially if the team has a short history. Boldfacing is generally used on a season to indicate that the team won the league championship in that year.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2010–11 | 54 | 6 | 45 | 3 | — | 15 | 105 | 329 | 3008 | 6th, True North | Out of playoffs |
| 2011–12 | 54 | 20 | 28 | 6 | — | 46 | 214 | 253 | 2089 | 5th, True North | Out of playoffs |
| 2012–13 | 54 | 21 | 23 | 10 | — | 52 | 213 | 206 | 1719 | 4th, Great Lakes | Lost in quarterfinals |
| 2013–14 | 62 | 37 | 19 | 6 | — | 80 | 296 | 218 | 876 | 1st, Great Lakes | Won League Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 5 | — | 71 | 251 | 216 | 387 | 1st, Great Lakes | Lost in finals |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Note: following standard NHL and Wikipedia practice, the country of birth listed is that which existed at the time of the player's birth. Therefore, entries such as "USSR," "Czechoslovakia," "West Germany" and "Yugoslavia" are correct for players born before the breakup of those nations (or, in Germany's case, its unification). For players from the United States or Canada, it's common practice to list the state/province instead of the nation. Flag icons reflect a player's current citizenship or, where this is dual, the country for which the player has played internationally, or his own sourced statements on the subject.
This section is often omitted for low minors or amateur teams, where it may be unlikely that the frequent revisions necessary can be maintained.
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 40 | 
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Finnish Player | L | 2011 | Savonlinna, Finland |
| 30 | 
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American Player | L | 2011 | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | ||
| 4 | 
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Swedish Player | L | 2014 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 6 | 
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Slovak player | R | 2019 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 10 | 
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Czech player | L | 2008 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| 26 | 
|
Ukrainian Player | L | 2015 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 28 | 
|
Russian Player | L | 2014 | Moscow, U.S.S.R. | |
| 37 |
|
Canadian Player (A) | R | 2012 | L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 7 | 
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Lithuanian player (C) | L | C | 2018 | Valkininkai, Lithuania |
| 8 | 
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British Player | L | RW/LW | 2008 | Wolverhampton, United Kingdom |
| 16 | 
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German Player | R | C/RW | 2011 | Bonn, West Germany |
| 17 | 
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Latvian Player (A) | L | RW | 2014 | Rīga, Latvia |
| 18 | 
|
Estonian Player | R | RW | 2015 | Narva, Estonia |
| 19 | 
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Belarussian player | L | LW | 2006 | Minsk, U.S.S.R. |
| 20 | 
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Austrian player | R | C | 2014 | Vienna, Austria |
| 21 | 
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French Player | L | RW/LW | 2011 | Laon, France |
| 22 | 
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Swiss Player | L | LW | 2009 | Bern, Switzerland |
| 24 | 
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Slovenian Player | L | LW/RW | 2001 | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia |
| 33 | 
|
Micronesian Player | L | C | 2012 | Truk, Micronesia |
Honored Members
[edit]Retired numbers
[edit]Note: This should be for numbers retired officially by the team in question, during the team's existence. Unofficial efforts –- a frequent example being the Hartford Whalers players whose numbers were "retired" by the minor league Hartford Wolf Pack, years after the Whalers relocated –- do not count. For relocated teams, numbers subsequently brought back into circulation by the successor teams – examples being J.C. Tremblay's #3 retired by the Quebec Nordiques and returned to circulation by the relocated Colorado Avalanche, and John McKenzie's #19 retired by the Whalers and returned to circulation by the relocated Carolina Hurricanes –- are still listed with the original team that retired them. Retired numbers not honoring a person but a group of people or an institution -- an example being the Vegas Golden Knights retiring #58 in honor of the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting -- are included in the table.
Other instances: where retired numbers are brought back into circulation by the same team – examples being the Phoenix Coyotes bringing Bobby Hull's #9 out of retirement for Brett Hull or the Toronto Maple Leafs bringing Ace Bailey's #6 out of retirement for Ron Ellis – can be listed in the section as an afterword. Beyond that, it's acceptable to cite noteworthy instances of numbers that are not retired but not reissued, which often happen after the untimely death of a player during his playing career, such as the Carolina Hurricanes not subsequently issuing Steve Chiasson's #3 or the Atlanta Thrashers not subsequently issuing Dan Snyder's #37. Examples of both are given below.
Banners honoring non-players – for an example, see the New York Islanders honored members section – don't go in the table, but often are mentioned in a separate paragraph afterwards. The "Career" section reflects the years the player spent with the team, not the total of his professional career.
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Date of ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eddie Shore | D | 2000–06 | January 1, 2010 |
| 3 | Toe Blake | LW | 2001-07 | January 1, 2010 |
| 5 | Dit Clapper | LW, D | 2002-08 | February 12, 2010 |
| 77 | Old-time hockey | -- | -- | May 18, 2015 |
Homer Itolja's #29 has not been reissued by the Spider Goats since he was carried off by aliens in 2006. The team, controversially, reissued Dit Clapper's retired #5 to Guy Lafrappe in 2013, against the wishes of Clapper's family [4]; the #5 banner remained in the rafters. Lafrappe wore the number until his retirement at the end of the 2013 season, and the number has not subsequently been reissued.
One other banner hangs with the retired numbers, honoring Jacko Butterball, the retired President and founder of the Original Hockey League and a long-time resident of the Anytown area; the banner displays Butterball's name and the years he was President of the league.
Hockey Hall of Famers
[edit]Note: This is for Honoured Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame only. Where this doesn't apply -- for teams in the low minors, or amateur or college hockey -- this can be changed to a league or team honor, or simply omitted. The date range given is when the player played for this team, not the whole of his career.
- Tim "Dr. Hook" McCracken, C, 1929–35, inducted 1965
- Reggie Dunlop, RW, 1935–52, inducted 1996
Notable alumni
[edit]Note: this section is common for minor league and amateur teams, to denote players who've reached the NHL. In higher minor leagues (such as the American Hockey League), where callups are frequent, there may be limitations such as 100 games played both in the NHL and for the team in question. In lower minor or amateur leagues, it usually reflects a player with *any* service with the team seeing *any* NHL time.
List of team captains
[edit]Note: this is for players officially named team captain. For situations where there are no team captains appointed, list "No captain." Where there are co-captains, list them both. A captain suffering a long-term injury is still the team's captain, unless the team officially announces otherwise or makes a long-term interim appointment. See Minnesota_Wild#Team_captains for an example of an unusual system of rotating captains; other systems, as when the Boston Bruins designated Ray Bourque as captain for away games and Rick Middleton as captain for home games in the mid 1980s -- or as is common on minor league teams with shared affiliations, each parent team chooses one -- can simply be described as "co-captains." When there is any doubt, rely on the team's official website for verification.
- Ned Bradon (2000–02)
- No captain (2002)
- Kerry Clark & Jeff Hanson (2002-2003; co-captains)
- Jeff Hanson (2004–present)
Miscellany
[edit]Note: Don't name this "Miscellany," of course, but this is where other sections involving players or personnel would go: lists of coaches or general managers, lists of winners from the team of significant league trophies or honors (such as season-ending All-Star Teams), and the like.
Other independent sections could include Logos, Uniforms, Rivals, Arenas and the like. These sections still need to be sourced, and still need to be encyclopedic -- a section on Rivals, for instance, should involve widely-recognized perennial rivals, and not include teams just because the most recent playoff series was hard fought.
Team records
[edit]Note: single season and goaltending records are often also listed, as well as other leaders such as all-time penalty minutes.
Career
[edit]These are the top five scorers in Spider Goats' history.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Eddie Shore | D | 228 | 90 | 152 | 242 |
| Toe Blake | LW | 401 | 61 | 157 | 218 |
| Dit Clapper | C/D | 169 | 88 | 129 | 217 |
| Tim McCracken | C | 317 | 86 | 114 | 200 |
| Reggie Dunlop | RW | 305 | 94 | 86 | 180 |
Penalty minutes: Ogie Oglethorpe, 5280
See also
[edit]This section is for related articles that might be of interest which aren't otherwise linked in the article, such as a previous (or subsequent) team in the same city, or major events concerning the team prominent enough to have standalone articles. Examples include Miracle on Manchester (a historic playoff comeback by the Los Angeles Kings), Richard Riot (the infamous 1955 riot in Montreal after the suspension of Canadiens star Maurice Richard) and Swift Current Broncos bus crash (an accident that killed four members of the team).
External links
[edit]This section is for important and pertinent non-Wikipedia links. These are governed by WP:EL, rather strictly: in particular, blogs and fansites don't qualify. Acceptable examples include official team, alumni and booster club sites. Please read WP:EL for more information.
Anytown Spider Goats official web site
References
[edit]- ^ Frizell, Cathy (October 5, 2000). "Hockey Fans Gouge Their Eyes Out In Protest". Silver Lake News. Oldtown, Ontario.
- ^ Nelp, Jake (May 17, 2002). "McFinley Takes the McFall". Silver Lake News. Oldtown, Ontario.
- ^ Wensink, John (September 1, 2002). "Sale of Infamous Franchise to the Does Near To Hand". Akwesasne Tribune. Anytown, Ontario.
- ^ Sousa, Frank (October 5, 2013). "Hall of Famer's Legacy Trampled In The Slush". Springfield Union-News. Springfield, MA.
Diacritics
[edit]In accordance with the provisions of WP:COMMONNAME, Diacritics shall not be shown for player names on team pages for North American sports leagues for which they're unused. Wiki-linked player names shall have their diacritics hidden. Diacritics are generally used in leagues where they're commonly displayed on uniforms and in media reports, such as European hockey leagues and the Canadian minor league LNAH, an all-Francophone loop.