Buffalo Lake Effect
The Buffalo Lake Effect (BUF) are tied for 24th of 45 teams in Brudvig Hockey at 78 OVR. Six feet overnight. Then more.
- Overall
- 78 OVR, tied for 24th of 45
- Style
- The trap: clog the middle, pounce on mistakes
- Speed
- 2 / 5
- Hitting
- 3 / 5
- Size
- 5 / 5
- Goalie
- The Plow #31
How they play
The trap. They clog the middle and wait for you to make a mistake. Patience is their whole personality. When the computer plays the Lake Effect, that's what it does: the style sets how often it shoots, passes, cycles, forechecks, stretches the ice and hits. Same style: Moscow Mules, Toronto Raccoons, Chinese Wall, Colorado Yetis, Swiss Cheese, Slovak Slowpokes.
- Speed 2/5. Below average. They arrive. Not first. 8 other teams have it.
- Hitting 3/5. League average. Hitting is weight in collisions: who flies and who stays up.
- Size 5/5. Huge. The biggest players in the league.
- Shooting is the same for every team. A Lake Effect slap shot is as hard as anybody's.
The 78 OVR is how sharp their computer players are: how fast they read the play, how true they pass, how clean their sticks are. It doesn't touch how hard anyone shoots. Below the league average, so the computer makes a few more mistakes with them.
Roster
| Player | No. | Plays | Goals / game | Assists / game | Points / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowdrift | #26 | Skater | 1.22 | 0.98 | 2.20 |
| Whiteout | #72 | Skater | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1.99 |
| Shovel | #14 | Skater | 0.77 | 1.08 | 1.84 |
| The Plow | #31 | Goalie | Save % .780 · Goals against 3.22 a game | ||
Jerseys
Light, Dark and Alt. If nobody picks, the home team wears Light and the away team wears Dark, and if the two would look too alike the away team changes. Pick one in Choose teams or in the online lobby.
In the Challenge Cup
In 2,000 simulated cups the Lake Effect won 10 (1%) and reached the Championship 29 times. Here is where every run ended:
| How far | Cups | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Won the Challenge Cup | 10 | 1% |
| Lost the Championship | 19 | 1% |
| Out in the Semifinals | 72 | 4% |
| Out in the Quarterfinals | 195 | 10% |
| Out in the Round of 16 | 531 | 28% |
| Out in the Round of 32 | 1,079 | 57% |
One simulated game: 12% against the Milwaukee Pucks (94), 47% against a 79 team, 82% against the California Gold (66). That's the computer's games. When you take the Lake Effect into a cup, you play your own games, and the computer gets harder every round. Challenge Cup guide.