Detroit Gearheads
The Detroit Gearheads (DET) are tied for 24th of 45 teams in Brudvig Hockey at 78 OVR. Built, not born. Some assembly required.
- Overall
- 78 OVR, tied for 24th of 45
- Style
- Crash and bang: dump it in, hit everything
- Speed
- 2 / 5
- Hitting
- 5 / 5
- Size
- 2 / 5
- Goalie
- Lugnut #31
How they play
Crash and bang. Dump it in, chase it, hit whoever has it. When the computer plays the Gearheads, that's what it does: the style sets how often it shoots, passes, cycles, forechecks, stretches the ice and hits. Same style: St Paul Norsemen, British Bulldogs, German Barbarians, Philadelphia Jawns, Mexican Mariachi, Boston Beans, Newark Layovers, Alaska Moose, Maine Lobstahs.
- Speed 2/5. Below average. They arrive. Not first. 8 other teams have it.
- Hitting 5/5. The heaviest hitters. People fly. Hitting is weight in collisions: who flies and who stays up.
- Size 2/5. Small. The game draws them that way, too.
- Shooting is the same for every team. A Gearheads 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torque | #4 | Skater | 1.28 | 0.97 | 2.25 |
| Piston | #88 | Skater | 0.94 | 1.10 | 2.04 |
| Chassis | #55 | Skater | 0.78 | 1.08 | 1.86 |
| Lugnut | #31 | Goalie | Save % .784 · Goals against 3.18 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 Gearheads won 10 (1%) and reached the Championship 31 times. Here is where every run ended:
| How far | Cups | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Won the Challenge Cup | 10 | 1% |
| Lost the Championship | 21 | 1% |
| Out in the Semifinals | 59 | 3% |
| Out in the Quarterfinals | 217 | 12% |
| Out in the Round of 16 | 554 | 29% |
| Out in the Round of 32 | 1,017 | 54% |
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 Gearheads into a cup, you play your own games, and the computer gets harder every round. Challenge Cup guide.