BlueBuffaloPowder

Overview
BlueBuffaloPowder "Blue" is a RPHL defenseman and veteran, playing in the league since Season 1. He has spent his career on a variety of teams, starting on the New Jersey Devils in Season 1, to most recently serving as the captain for the Saskatoon Bison in Season 9, a team which he founded in Season 8. Blue also represented and served as Captain for Team Panama at the RPHL 2020 World Cup of Hockey Tournament.

BlueBuffaloPowder has quite the résumé, as he currently sits at 6th place in RPHL career points, and leads all defesenmen, with 81. Blue is also the all-time leader in assists, with 58. BlueBuffaloPowder has won a variety of accolades, including one Premium Cup championship, which happened in Season 4 as a member of the Corpus Christi Blue Angels. He has won the Defender of the Season Award the most in league history, with 3 times (Season 1, Season 4, Season 8). He won the Most Dynamic Teammate Duo Award with hedguy in Season 1, and he also won the Developer of the Season Award twice, in Season 4 and Season 7 for his contributions on the staff-side of things. He was elected to a RPHL First All-Star Team three times, in Season 1, Season 4, and Season 8. He was elected to a RPHL Second All-Star Team twice, in Season 2 and Season 9. He was listed to all of these All-Star Teams as a Defenseman. Blue holds multiple official RPHL records. Perhaps most notably, he holds 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place for the "Most Assists In a Season" record.

Blue has achieved the 20 Point Season milestone once, in Season 9 [exact date unknown]. He achieved the 50 Point Career milestone during Season 8 [exact date unknown]. He has achieved the 50 Games Played Career milestone during Season 9 on 8/14/2021.

Widely regarded as one of the best defensemen of all-time, Blue is currently on the RPHL Player Hall of Fame ballot for the class of 2022 as an official Player HoF candidate.

Playing Career
Season 1

Blue's career started in Season 1, as he signed with the New Jersey Devils on an unknown date. He officially recorded 3 points (2-1-3) this season, although this number was likely higher. After a successful campaign, Blue won the Defender of the Season Award as well as the Most Dynamic Teammate Duo Award (with hedguy). He lost in Round 1 of the Premium Cup Playoffs in 6 games to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Devils won Game 2 and Game 4 of this series, with Blue being very helpful with these efforts, on the defensive side of things.

Season 2

Blue founded and was the owner of the Seattle Hornets as Season 2 began. This was the first season of the franchise's existence, as they later went on to participate in other seasons as well (S5 and S7). Blue officially recorded 15 points (9-6-15) this season, although this number was likely higher. The Seattle Hornets qualified for the Premium Cup Playoffs with 18 points and a record of 9-7-0, but they were swept in the Western Series against the Utah Vipers, after losing 4 games straight.

Season 3

Blue had a player rating of 3 stars, and he signed to the Utah Vipers, the team that beat him in the previous season. Blue did not play this season, as he recorded 0 games. It's uncertain if he played in the Playoffs, but the Vipers lost in the first round to the San Antonio Hawks en route to the Hawks' S3 Premium Cup title.

Season 4

Season 4 was a highlight season of Blue's career, as he was a core member of the Corpus Christi Blue Angels and an integral defender through the Premium Cup Playoffs in their Cup-winning run. This was the first season that Blue was drafted. He was taken by the Springfield Thunderbirds, with the 16th overall pick (Round 3, Pick 4). He had a star rating of 2, although he ended with 3. He scored 16 points (2-14-16) through only 8 games, recording 2.0 P/GP!

Season 6

BlueBuffaloPowder was drafted by the Winnipeg Polars with the 9th overall pick in the S6 draft (Round 2, Pick 3). He played just one game, not scoring any points. He was drafted as a Tier 2 player, but finished the season as Tier 3. He ended the season as a Free Agent.

Season 7

Blue's activity returned in Season 7, where he finished his regular season as an Alternate Captain for the Jacksonville Pythons. He recorded 9 Points (3-6-9) in 17 Games Played. Season 7 was Blue's most active season-to-date, as he played more games than any of his other previous seasons (Season 1 & Season 2) did not record Games Played for stats. Despite this, the Jacksonville Pythons did not qualify for the Premium Cup Playoffs, narrowly missing the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference, as they trailed the Long Island Red Wolves by just 1 point!

Season 8

Entering Season 8, Blue founded and was the owner of the Saskatoon Bison, as a Tier 2 player. It marked the first time in 6 seasons that Blue founded or owned a RPHL franchise. He led the team to a dominant King's Cup winning season of 16 points and a 8-2-0 record (Season 8 only featured a season of 10 games/team). He drafted superstar forward MonkSvardo to his team, as he owned the first overall pick in the S8 Draft. Monk, along a stacked team of RPHL players including his own defensive skills, led the Bison to their success and uprise. At the conclusion of the Regular Season, Blue made history as he won his third Defender of the Season Award.

Season 9

This season set new heights for Blue's personal bests. It was the first time he achieved the 20 Point Season milestone, as well as the highest point season for himself, as he scored 21 points (7-14-21). It was also his most active season of all-time, as he played 18 games.