Last year was the first time in Capeside history that the Loons made it past the first round of the playoffs. However, Donut domination in round two showed us that we are still a long way from being championship contenders. Being towards the bottom of the CCHL financially along with a barren prospect pool, adding to the roster was not in the cards. Instead we decided to take a step back in order to hopefully move forward in a few years. Our goal was to bring in prospects that would be ready to help the Loons once Zegras, Beniers and Oettinger rebound from a down 2024.
Out the door went Makar, Coyle, Malkin, Teravainen, Orlov, Lindholm, Terry and Suzuki. Czepiel brought in Tyler Seguin, Frank Vatrano, Brady Skjei and JT Compher to stabilize the roster while a improved prospect pool of Faber, Will Smith, Ryan Leonard, Zeev Buium, Jimmy Snuggerud, Cam York, Cole Eiserman, Teddy Stiga and Ryan Ufko develop.
Our goal is to remain a playoff team this upcoming season, and with our current roster we think that is achievable. The CCHL went through contraction and realignment leaving the Loons in a division with former allies Halifax and Amos, previous rivals Seattle and Calgary and newcomer Baltimore. Navigating through this difficult division will be tough as Calgary and Seattle have strong rosters, Amos and Baltimore are retooling while Halifax is finishing up their rebuild.
With only a few players to go til we have a complete USA roster - this year will be fun with a bunch of players we like even if a championship is not a possibility
Capeside's projected lineup for 24/25
Kreider Eichel Boldy (all masshole line)
Vatrano Seguin Schmaltz
Caufield Beniers Compher.
Beecher Dowd Smith
Hanifin McAvoy
Skjei Faber
Werenski York
Daccord
Oettinger
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