Season 45 Draft picks signed
Pos Name Age STM SHT SKT TGH DEF SVG OVR
G Willie Makethesave 17 74 - - - - 63 61.1
D Dr Pepper 18 75 26 52 70 61 - 50.7
C Alf Myllypuro 17 57 47 62 63 46 - 50.3

Season 45 trades – None

Season 45 All Stars – None

Season 45 Cape Breton Highlanders 40-30-8-4 92 226 212 4-4-2

Season 45 Wrap up – Season 45 is best described as a building year for the Highlanders. Only 2 players are lost to retirement at the end of the season and many young players started to develop as full season players. The team ended middle of the pack with 92 points and lost in the first round to expansion cousins Tecumseh Cheifs. The move towards youth and balanced statistics continues into season 46

Season 45 Retirees
[C] Tod Rantalaiho
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
22 89 78 74 1 - 73


[RW] C.J. Mettinen
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
22 76 83 74 1 - 68

Season 46 Draft Picks signed
Pos Name Age STM SHT SKT TGH DEF SVG OVR
RW Mountain Dew 17 63 38 45 56 47 - 48.6
LW Cream Soda 17 62 20 52 41 35 - 42.7
LW Ginger Ale 18 64 33 34 39 34 - 45.4

Season 46 trades – None

Season 46 All-stars – None

Season 46 Awards – Carl Rimm, runner up in Calder Trophy voting

Season 46 Cape Breton Highlanders 39-30-13-0 91 267 219 3-4-3

Season 46 Wrap up – Season 46 saw continued development of players through the regular season. Finishing with 91 points gave the Cape Breton the number 7 seed going into the playoffs. In the playoffs the Highlanders were the surprise team in season 46, first knocking off the number 2 seed Portland Pond Pucks, followed by defeating the number 1 seed Tecumseh Chiefs. Their Cinderella run ended in the semi-finals losing to Encinitas blades. Season 46 saw the retirement of franchise player Lyle Mankola who finishes third in career points for the Highlanders. Barclay Ulven and cartoon hero Peter Puck were also lost to retirement. Season 46 also saw the emergence of youngsters Carl Rimm and Dr Pepper, who finished number 2 and number 6 in Calder Trophy voting.

Season 46 retirees
[D] Barclay Ulven
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
19 78 69 54 55 - 72

[D] Lyle Mankola
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
21 100 90 80 1 - 100

[D] Peter Puck
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
21 84 76 87 1 - 83


Now entering his 16th season in the MLD Doug Antero takes over as the Highlanders Franchise Player

Season 47 Draft picks signed
age Stamina Shooting Skating toughness Defense overall
RW The hulk 17 49 32 41 46 35 40.8
RW Iron Man 17 62 50 27 44 30 47.9
RW Thor Odinson 17 74 43 32 62 43 50.7

Season 47 trades
Logan Lake Ice Holes - Rimeswith Mulva for Brandon Sarasola and Corrie Ryth

Season 47 All Stars – C Carl Rimm
D Vern Garland
D Pentti Sahakoski

Season 47 Awards – Prince of Whales Trophy
Vern Garland – Tie for lead in Defenceman scoring, third overall in points scored

Season 47 Cape Breton Highlanders 42-30-7-3 94 305 247 2-7-1 paul71

Season 47 Wrap up
Season 47 was a further season of growth for the Cape Breton Highlanders. 94 points in the regular season was good enough for the 7th seed in the Prince of Whales Conference. But in the playoffs the team took off, with a first round victory over Tecumseh chiefs, second round victory over Pontiac Firebirds, and a third round victory over Yorba Linda Yowlers. In the finals the Highlanders could not match the New York Junk Yard Dogs falling in 6 games.

Season 47 retirees
[LW] Brandon Sarasola
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
18 87 100 84 47 - 88

[D] Sylvio Parhi
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
22 80 77 75 20 - 100

[C] Leo Linnasaari
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
22 81 55 78 49 - 75

[C] Eric Clapton
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
19 97 67 75 1 - 66

Season 48 Draft picks signed
age stamina shooting skating defense toughness saving overall
Ferris Bueller 17 60 42 13 70 68 - 48.5
You're MyHero 17 70 29 39 64 45 - 46.2
Car Gameon 17 79 - - - - 62 62.6

Season 48 trades
NY Junk Yard Dogs – Carl Rimm and Al K Seltzer for Lefty Sallstrom, Toe Tahkovarra and NY third round selection in upcoming draft

Season 48 All Stars
LW Cream Soda
D Connor MacLeod

Cape Breton Highlanders 44-31-5-2 95 306 264 5-3-2 paul71

Season 48 Wrap up
Cape Breton had the #5 seed going into the playoffs. First round victory over Okanagan Ogopogoes, Second round victory over Tecumseh Chiefs, Third round loss in 7 games to Yorba Linda Yowlers. Other highlights include Dr Pepper finishing second in goal scoring with a new Highlanders single season goal scoring record of 35. Duncan MacLeod was second in rookie voting.

Season 48 retirees
[D] Vern Garland
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
23 100 81 100 1 - 95


[C] Hakan Alougie
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
20 78 87 78 4 - 80


[G] Blaine Kankainen
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
24 67 - - - 100 -

Season 49 Draft picks
Pos Name Age STM SHT SKT TGH DEF OVR
RW Hechose Poorly 17 74 34 47 61 44 49.8
C Noiam Yourfather 18 63 36 48 41 44 49.2
LW Pentti Valkeila 19 53 59 48 64 35 49
D Justabit Outside 18 67 19 38 95 58 41.7

Season 49 Trades
Portland Pond Pucks – Mountain Dew + Pentti Valkeila for Landon Tuoriniemi

Season 49 All Stars
C Ganton Putko
RW Buckytooth Beaver
LW Lefty Sallstrom
D Doug Antero

Cape Breton Highlanders 47-23-10-2 106 354 223 5-5-0 paul71

Season 49 Wrap up
Season 49 saw the Highlanders finish with 106 points and the 5th seed in the Prince of Whales conference. It was a tough 1 goal loss in game seven in the first round to Encinitas Blades. Car Gameon won the rookie of the year for goalies. In his final season franchise player Doug Antero was second overall in points scored and set a new Highlanders best with 37 goals in season 49. Antero retires as the all-time points leader for the Highlanders with 555 points in 772 games having played from seasons 31-49. Highlanders new franchise player is Pentti Sahakoski.

Season 49 retirees
[C] Muzz Savia
Skill Ratings
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
20 98 81 75 14 - 84


[D] Doug Antero
Skill Ratings
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
22 89 95 94 1 - 100


[LW] Corrie Ryth
Skill Ratings
Age Stamina Shooting Skating Toughness Saving Defense
18 98 89 50 27 - 77

Season 50 draft picks

Pos	Name	Age	STM	SHT	SKT	TGH	DEF	OVR
RW	Thing Two	17	50	39	26	30	37	43.7
D	Cat Inthehat	17	58	12	32	58	84	45.2
C	Thing One	17	44	48	42	6	34	48

Season 50 trades – none

Season 50 All Stars
D Connor MacLeod
D Duncan MacLeod

Cape Breton Highlanders 58-11-9-4 129 350 153 7-2-1

Season 50 Wrap-up
Season 50 saw the Highlanders finish with a franchise record 129 points in the regular season, good enough for the 4^th seed in the conference. First round victory against Wyandotte Hurons, second round defeat to Tecumseh Chiefs in 7 games. Franchise player Pentti Sahoski retires, the final player from the previous franchise Manchester Storm. New franchise player Connor MacLeod – the first Cape Breton Draft pick to take on the franchise player role.

Season 50 retirees

[D] Pentti Sahakoski
Age	Stamina	Shooting	Skating	Toughness	Saving	Defense
20	100	71	93	1	-	100
[LW] Lefty Sallstrom
Age	Stamina	Shooting	Skating	Toughness	Saving	Defense
17	88	100	100	1	-	98
[LW] Toe Tahkovaara
Age	Stamina	Shooting	Skating	Toughness	Saving	Defense
17	100	100	100	3	-	100

Season 51 Draft Picks

C	Zenith Ruuhola	17	Stamina:50 Shooting:25 Skating:53 Toughness:71 Defense:58
D	Arron Ulvi	20	Stamina:76 Shooting:28 Skating:37 Toughness:68 Defense:61
D	Poul Pitkalampi	17	Stamina:58 Shooting:15 Skating:21 Toughness:45 Defense:56

Season 51 Trades
Tecumseh Chiefs – Victor Kruger + Iron Man for Kirk Metsanoja, Claude Ikajala, Chad Hynonen
Tecumseh Chiefs – Chad Hynonen for Filip Noroluoto + a third round pick

Season 51 All Stars
LW Cream Soda
RW Buckytooth Beaver
RW Marcus Aurelius
D Knicker Bockers
D Connor MacLeod
D Duncan MacLeod
D Dr Pepper

Cape Breton Highlanders 55-20-6-1 117 432 261 7-3-0 paul71

Season 51 Wrap up
Season 51 was a record setting year for the Highlanders. Team records were set with 432 goals, 7 all-stars, and twelve 20 goal scorers. Connor MacLeod set team records for goals with 42 and points with 104. For the first time Highlanders were first in the Patrick division and their 432 goals led the league. Lost in the Finals to Halifax in the first all Nova Scotia final.

Thanks to Paul Seasons 55 and 56 were great seasons for the Cape Bretton franchise which relocated to Washington DC.
Paul's excellant GM skills made this team stocked with young talent. In season 55 we went to the finals but lost to the Winnipeg Ice Knights formerly Kigoma Hippos. but in Season 56 we brought home the franchises 2 nd Stanley Cup by beating my other team the NY Junk Yard Dogs