Notable Events
- Pylons season record: 51-25-6
- Rivermen season record: 36-33-7
- The custom Pylon players start retiring!
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- K. Smith and J. Allen get new contracts!
- Jeff Skinner tries to exact revenge on the Pylons… and is successful.
- J. Allen gets injured 5 games into the playoffs, leaving Lahti between the pipes!
Trades/Acquisitions During the Season
Only one trade occurred this season. I traded LW M. Rupert and D R. Hoyle to Anaheim in exchange for a ’24 4th round pick purely to clean out my roster a bit.
Player Season Stats
| # | Pos | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIMS |
| 1 | C | R. Johanson | 82 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 61 |
| 2 | LW | T. Giesbrecht | 82 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 153 |
| 3 (+1) | LW | K. Smith | 82 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 76 |
| 4 (+3) | C | E. Locke | 75 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 12 |
| 5 (+1) | LW | S. Iginla | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 10 |
| 6 (+2) | D | Y. Racine | 82 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 124 |
| 7 (+3) | D | O. Baldwin | 81 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 10 |
| 8 (-5) | C | J. Staal | 82 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 54 |
| 9 (-4) | RW | A. Zlobin | 82 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 17 |
| 10 (+2) | C | F. Beauvillier | 62 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 24 |
| 11 (N) | LW | D. Haskins | 82 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 |
| 12 (N) | C | L. Conklin | 82 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 |
| 13 (+2) | D | V. Nikitin | 82 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 140 |
| 14 (N) | RW | T. Skille | 82 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 |
| 15 (-2) | D | Y. Chartrand | 76 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 39 |
| 16 (N) | LW | R. Janik | 81 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
| 17 (N) | D | C. Stuart | 79 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| 18 (-1) | D | E. Roy | 80 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 99 |
| 19 (N) | D | M. Shipley | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 (-4) | RW | K. Shaw | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 21 (N) | D | D. Peat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Damn Iginla is decent!
Lineup Entering the Playoffs
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
| K. Smith (PWF; 92) | R. Johanson (SNP; 98) | T. Giesbrecht (PLY; 93) |
| S. Iginla (SNP; 85) | E. Locke (PLY; 87) | J. Staal (TWF; 88) |
| D. Haskins (TWF; 79) | F. Beauvillier (PLY; 83) | A. Zlobin (PLY; 83) |
| K. Shaw (TWF; 83) | L. Conklin (SNP; 76) | T. Skille (SNP; 74) |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Y. Racine (DFD; 84) | V. Nikitin (TGH; 85) |
| O. Baldwin (OFD; 81) | E. Roy (DFD; 83) |
| C. Stuart (TWD; 79) | Y. Chartrand (TWD; 81) |
J. Allen (HYB; 93)
J. Lahti (BUT; 84)
The Playoffs
The Pylons lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Columbus Blue Jackets (which also happens to be Jeff Skinner’s new team. Grrr…). L 3-2; L 3-1; W 4-3; W 3-1; W 3-5; L 1-3; L 2-1. At least we got it to game 7 
Jake Allen was injured during game 5 in the midst of a Pylon comeback, and Lahti was unable to get the one win necessary to win the series. DAMNIT LAHTI.
The Stanley cup was won by the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Calder cup won by the Binghampton Senators. Jeff Skinner has gotten his revenge
2023 Draft
- C Yves St. Denis (25th overall) 73C … signed for 3 years @ $0.920
- RW Gary Barrie
- G Lucas Beardsmore (71B-) … signed for 3 years @ $0.865
- C Luke Tokarski
- D Ruslan Zyuzin
- C Shawn Segal
- RW Ladislav Zubrus (71B-) … signed for 3 years @ $0.865 … and RW Nick Liles
Re-Signed
- LW K. Smith – 5 years @ $7.450
- C J. Staal – 3 years @ $5.260
- RW A. Zlobin – 2 years @ $3.990
- D E. Roy – 3 years @ $2.345
- C D. Baier – 3 years @ $1.410
- D Y. Chartrand – 4 years @ $2.205
- D M. Battaglia – 3 years @ $0.835
- LW T. Goldmann – 3 years @ $1.125
- G J. Allen – 4 years @ $7.685 (32 years old today)
- LW D. Haskins – 2 years @ $0.805
- LW I. Pavelski – 3 years @ 0.920 (73B-)
- C A. Bolland – 2 years @ 0.890 (77C)
- D M. Shipley – 3 years @ $0.735 (78C)
Notable Retired Players
- R. Getzlaf (ANA)
- R. Kesler (CGY)
- E. Staal (CAR)
- J. Toews (CHI)
- B. Seabrook (DET)
- C. Clutterbuck (DET)
- K. Myers (NSH)
- M. Santorelli (NJ)
The end of the custom Pylon era is nearing… KASS MYERS HAS RETIRED!
