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NHLGamers, What a weekend it's been at GameXpo and the IS Cup 4 finals! We were treated to the absolute maximum amount of games possible as all of the series were extended to the max three, five or seven games possible for each series. The reigning IS Cup Champion FILADELPHIA was dethroned, but the juggernaut HAVU Gaming went on racking up championships by adding the IS Cup to their trophy case. What a final series we had, it seemed like HAVU was going take it and run but Delusion put up an impressive fight. HAVU Gaming 🏆 Group stage record: 12-0-0 (1st) Round 1: vs We Kings 3-0 Round 2: vs Vaxjo Lakers HC 3-0 Quarterfinals: vs Roots 3-0 Semifinals: vs Butterfly Effect 3-2 Finals: vs Delusion XXX LW #6 Ilmari @Buantso Lehkonen C #13 Risto @Dominointi Järvi RW #91 Tuukka @FlyerKungen Kuha LD #78 Kristian-Mikael @Nassustelija Katajisto RD #43 Wille @willekunq Juntunen G #88 Hannes @Hansulinho Kettunen Other players on roster: FWD Kristian @kriketski17 Veijola D Vesa @VesKuLiNe Voutilainen G Reittu @Roisto999 Hynynen Delusion 🥈 Group stage record: 14-0-0 (2nd) Round 1: vs Shooting Stars 3-0 Round 2: vs Reality Check 3-0 Quarterfinals: vs POGGERS 3-0 Semifinals: vs FILADELPHIA 3-2 LW #9 Joakim @Joukki Nyholm C #96 Perttu @Beniittto Kemppainen RW #21 Tuukka @Tuukka.R Röpelinen LD #82 Janne @Janzuh Nyqvist RD #63 Ilmari @Ilmari_30 Töyrylä G #25 Casper @ICappeI Lundgren Other players on roster: G Janne @JanneK. Komsa FILADELPHIA 🥉 Regular season record: 11-1-0 (5th) Round 1: vs Oton Letkutemppu 3-0 Quarterfinals: vs Vesa Pompa HC 3-0 Semifinals: vs TIKI TALK 3-0 Bronze Game: vs Butterfly Effect 2-1 LW #44 Paul @PleeMaker Arontie C #86 Joonas @Juunas Paatiala RW #25 Erik @Eki Tammenpää LD #40 Joel @jtorro1233 Tourunen RD #7 Aleksi @vatalisti Loimuvirta G #8 Mika @FinKonna Paasinkontu Other players on roster: D Joonas @SUPERVIRTA Virta G Oskari @sibeelius Grönroos Butterfly Effect Regular season record: 11-1-0 (6th) Round 1: vs GHETTO FIREBIRDS 2-0 Quarterfinals: vs Unlucky Boys HC 2-0 Semifinals: vs HAVU Gaming 2-3 Bronze Game: vs FILADELPHIA 1-2 LW #89 Vili @Vilupoika Häkkinen C #91 Jere @jergelii Jortama RW #23 Niklas @NikkeDangles Tukiainen LD #27 Aaro @xDoumi Ruuhinen RD #39 Ville-Petteri @vviljo Särmä G #92 Petri-Christian @PCJP Pelkonen Other players on roster: D Teemu @Xteemuz Polttila G Rami @ramseyy2 Rissanen We would like to extend a warm thank you to all participants and viewers, congratulations to HAVU Gaming on yet another championship! Stay tuned for a more detailed review and more soon!

NHLGamers, (1) HAVU Gaming vs Delusion (2) Group stage record: 12-0-0 Round 1: vs We Kings 3-0 Round 2: vs Vaxjo Lakers HC 3-0 Quarterfinals: vs Roots 3-0 Semifinals: vs Butterfly Effect 3-2 Top scorer (Playoffs): @Buantso 14GP, 12+24=36 (3rd) Goaltender (Playoffs): @Hansulinho 14GP, 12W, 79,62 SV%, 1,57 GAA, 3 SO (2nd) It was not a walk in the park type of outing for HAVU this time around. Friday started off with games one and two between HAVU Gaming and Butterfly Effect and boy, was that a show! The first game saw a total of ten goals being scored, among those some great plays and beautiful efforts, but we also have to make note of the fact that the goalies weren't quite ready for the barrage they faced early on. HAVU managed to dominate the first half of the series despite being down early in both game 1 and 2. The break during the day did wonders for the play of Butterfly Effect though, which gave HAVU some trouble. Be it fatigue or whatever, let's hope that's all gone by Saturday morning cause that's when the real big games start. @Hansulinho reads @jergelii perfectly and keeps HAVU's dreams alive late in game 5: Group stage record: 14-0-0 Round 1: vs Shooting Stars 3-0 Round 2: vs Reality Check 3-0 Quarterfinals: vs POGGERS 3-0 Semifinals: vs FILADELPHIA 3-2 Top scorer (Playoffs): @Joukki 14GP, 23+16=39 (1st) Goaltender (Playoffs): @ICappeI 14GP, 12W, 84,90 SV%, 1,14 GAA, 5 SO (1st) For the longest time it's seemed like no one could dethrone FILADELPHIA or HAVU Gaming, but maybe these long-time top teams have finally met their match in the form of Delusion. The semifinal matchup against FILA really showed what Delusion are made of as @Joukki scored several beautiful goals as a result of incredible individual efforts. Delusion seemed to enjoy the vibe at GameXpo and had an overall good buzz going all day long, as the guys cheered each other on and celebrated wildly (for Finns) when scoring goals. @Joukki does a well-timed spin move to equalize game 4: Having seen the games live and experiencing the great atmosphere surrounding Delusion at the event, they could be a strong candidate to overtake the throne this year. We knew the offensive power that these guys possess, but in the semifinals we also saw that they can shut down a high level opponent effectively. HAVU has been a top team for as long as some of us can remember and that's speaking volumes about what caliber of team they are. It is highly doubtful that we've seen all the tricks they have up their sleeve yet. A reborn and refueled HAVU is expected to show up Saturday morning, hungry for another title. Preliminary schedule for Saturday, 16th of November: 11.00 CET FILADELPHIA vs Butterfly Effect - BRONZE GAME 12.45 CET Finals, games 1-2 13.55 CET Intermission 15.00 CET Finals, games 3-4 16.15 CET Finals, game 5 * 17.00 CET Finals, game 6 * 17.30 CET Finals, game 7 * *If required. All games will be streamed on IS Streamcorner Twitch. Who do you think will win?

Image credit: Estudios Zürich NHLGamers, It’s yet another beautiful day as we get to announce another traditional sports franchise solidifying their presence in the rapidly growing esports environment. This time the Swiss hockey powerhouse ZSC Lions are making an entry into NHL esports by signing Swiss-based team The Black Jacks. The team, led by captain Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi has been competing at the ECL stage for three total seasons now, being promoted to the pro level to cap off a championship run in ECL 7. The three founding members SnuS, Mike @burban26 Müller and Mario @Cami_7 Camenzind are still proudly sporting the teams colours after transitioning over from Xbox in late 2017. Besides ECL competition the former The Black Jacks have played GCL rather successfully, amassing three seasons worth of experience but never managing to overcome their arch nemesis BRAYCE Phantoms in the finals. Is that the hottest non-scandinavian rivalry in the scene? "I met our manager Hakan Pazarcikli at a Call of Duty tournament some time ago, we had a short chat and I asked about the possibility to host an NHL tournament, which he showed some interest in. The tournament was held and with 124 participants signing up, we had proven the potential of NHL esports even in a non-traditional market like Switzerland. Negotiations ensued and Hakan managed to get us in touch with ZSC Lions about a 1 year engagement in NHL esports. We are happy to act as pioneers in the Swiss NHL community and eager to collect valuable experience with this project." - Captain Sven “Original_SnuS” Julmi on the negotiation process Image credit: Estudios Zürich & NHLGamer We had a short chat with captain @Original-SnuS about his feelings on the new partnership: ZSC Lions is one of the more prestigious Swiss clubs and seems to have the urge to be pioneers on many fronts (Case Matthews). Now heading into esports, how does it feel to represent an organisation like ZSC Lions? We are honoured to represent this club on the virtual ice. I am very happy that one of the best Swiss clubs showed interest in taking this step. We will proudly represent the colour of ZSC Lions in every game. You’ve now established yourselves as a Pro level team - what are your goals going into your second season at that level? Well, we only have one season behind us. The first one was decent but showed a lot of our weak points. Rest assured those quirks have been worked out and the next step is reaching playoffs. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves by setting bigger goals than that. The team didn’t give us any specific performance related goals to meet. ZSC Lions eSports will play their first games on Sunday, 3rd of November in a friendly matchup against Växjö Lakers. The puck drops at 20:00 CET and the action can be followed at www.twitch.tv/zscesports. Team captains Mike @burban26 Müller (A), Sven @Original-SnuS Julmi (C) and Reto @afc_Tschitsch Ulrich (A) Image credit: Estudios Zürich ZSC Lions ZSC Lions is a hockey club hailing from the Swiss city of Zürich. The club was founded in 1930 and is one of the most prestigious clubs in the country with a total of eight national championships and several other accomplishments such as a CHL championship in 2009. The club is also known for being Auston Matthews’ home for the 2015-2016 season when the superstar got his first taste of pro hockey after going through the US National Team Development Program. ZSC Lions is the first Swiss organisation to venture into NHL esports.