dolphins91 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I like the change for Montreal, but I feel the red outline on the away is a little jarring, Love the St. Paul look.Yeah, I didn't really like the outline either, but for consistency's sake I left it like it was. Glad you like St. Paul too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknes Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I like the change for Montreal, but I feel the red outline on the away is a little jarring, Love the St. Paul look.Yeah, I didn't really like the outline either, but for consistency's sake I left it like it was. Glad you like St. Paul too!I hope some New England Area teams get into the league! But this is good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphins91 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I like the change for Montreal, but I feel the red outline on the away is a little jarring, Love the St. Paul look.Yeah, I didn't really like the outline either, but for consistency's sake I left it like it was. Glad you like St. Paul too!I hope some New England Area teams get into the league! But this is good so farBoston is definitely getting a team, although it will be after 1945 because I have history already made up until then. Along with them will be New York, Philadelphia, and possibly Virginia/DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknes Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I like the change for Montreal, but I feel the red outline on the away is a little jarring, Love the St. Paul look.Yeah, I didn't really like the outline either, but for consistency's sake I left it like it was. Glad you like St. Paul too!I hope some New England Area teams get into the league! But this is good so farBoston is definitely getting a team, although it will be after 1945 because I have history already made up until then. Along with them will be New York, Philadelphia, and possibly Virginia/DCWoo-hoo, I wouldn't mind seeing other cities, like Hartford, Providence or even Montpeiler getting a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Look's like Halifax is our Maple Leafs in this timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphins91 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 1940-1941During the offseason, founder of the league, Ralph Walter suffered a stroke and passed away at the age of 73. The teams would all wear patches honoring and theNAPHL Champions Trophy was OFFICIALLY renamed the Ralph Walter Trophy. (In years past the trophy was officially known as the NAPHL Champions Trophy, and the Ralph Walter Trophy was a nickname.)The same 7 teams remained to start the new decade. Montreal powered their way to 1st place with a 36-16 record. 2nd place was Halifax coming in at 34-18. 3rd place was St. Paulwho finished 30-22. Michigan was 4th with a 26-26 record. 5th place was Kingston who finished 22-30. Toronto was 6th place with a 15-37 record. Last place was Manitobawho played horrible all year and as a result finished 10-42. In playoff action, Montreal beat Michigan 7-2 and St. Paul beat Halifax 6-4. Just a couple years into existence,the St. Paul Eagles now had a spot in the championship game. It was a hard fought contest after 2 periods, the Eagles were tied with the Saints 1-1 until Montreal scored a few minutes into theperiod and later added 2 more goals with under 5 minutes left to claim the Ralph Walter Trophy for a 3rd time. 1940-1941 Standings1. Montreal2. Halifax3. St. Paul4. Michigan-------------5. Kingston6. Toronto7. Manitoba Semifinals------------ Montreal-7Michigan-2 Halifax-4St.Paul-6 Championship-------------- Montreal-4St. Paul-1 Champion*: Montreal (3) MVP: LW, Vladimir Bolchetskov *NAPHL Champions Trophy Renamed Ralph Walter Trophy,In Memory Of Ralph Passing Away Uniform ChangesEvery team wore a black circular patch with the initials RW to honor the late Ralph Walter. The only true change was Manitoba. The team ditched the uniforms that were thrown together at the last minute , they now featured a large owl on the front, never before seen shoulder striping and numbers on the front. These uniforms were definitley unique, especially for their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknes Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 My only thing with the Owls is that where do the A and C go if they have the numbers there. Overall though, I love the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphins91 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 My only thing with the Owls is that where do the A and C go if they have the numbers there. Overall though, I love the look.Hmm... That's a good question. I think I'll just take off the front numbers for now. They might make an appearance again several years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknes Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Could they maybe go on the sleeve, or have not them have before moving them where the patch is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphins91 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Could they maybe go on the sleeve, or have not them have before moving them where the patch is?I think I'll just ditch the front numbers, I wasn't sure what I'd think of them at first and looking back I really don't like them. Also, since you brought up the C and A, I will add those to all the future uniforms starting this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphins91 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 1941-1942The 1941-42 season was a rough season for the whole league. At times teams' rosters would be down to less than 10 due to players leaving for war. Teams would have to sign teens anywhere from 15-18 years old many times in order to keep afloat. The league considered cancelling the season due to lack of players, but the teams didn't want that.They decided to go ahead with the standard 52 game season in which all but one team survived...Toronto. At one point, the team was down to just 7 men, including the youngest player in the league, Stuart Harvard at the age of 15. The players were on the ice for almost the whole game, which was a near impossible task to complete. The owner of theSnappers, Tom Mettle, decided it was best to fold the team after 29 games and with a league worst record of 5-24. Tho Toronto struggled, Michigan thrived. The club finished 1st with a tremendous record of 34-18. Montreal came 2nd with a 31-21 record, Halifax 3rd at 25-27, Manitoba 4th at 22-30, St. Paul came 5th at 19-33, Kingston was 6th at 15-37, and Toronto last at5-24. In the playoffs Michigan was stunned. They got knocked out in the first round by the 4 seed Manitoba. Montreal was also stunned, losing to Halifax 9-4. The championship would thencall Halifax home for the 5th time after they beat Manitoba 6-1. Standings1. Michigan2. Montreal3. Halifax4. Manitoba-------------5. St.Paul6. Kingston7. Toronto (Folded in late December) Semifinals------------ Michigan-3Manitoba-5 Montreal-4Halifax-9 Championship-------------- Halifax-6Manitoba-1 Champion: Halifax (5) MVP: G, Joseph Ontog Uniform Changes Each team now had to designate a Captain and Alternate Captain on jerseys. Halifax: The team would add outlines to everything and the striping became more consitent Michigan: The team ditched the black uniforms due to a new rule that stated each team must have a dark and light jersey. They also decided not to have white socks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknes Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Poor Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECUFan25 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I can help come up with some nicknames for when Toronto gets another team if you don't want to stay with Snappers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphins91 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 I can help come up with some nicknames for when Toronto gets another team if you don't want to stay with SnappersThat'd be great, they'll probably get a team back around 48-50ish so be thinking o some good names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSO94 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Toronto Metros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphins91 Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 Toronto MetrosI actually considered that when I originally made them, my top 3 choices were Metros, Metropolitans, and Snappers so I might actually use that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itskatlyndamnit Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Will this series continue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAN-CRC Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 No Ottawa team? Credit for logos goes to Veras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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