Norwegian Fjords
The Norwegian Fjords (NOR) are 6th of 45 teams in Brudvig Hockey at 86 OVR. Deep, cold and very patient.
- Overall
- 86 OVR, 6th of 45
- Style
- Patient cycle: low to high, wait for it
- Speed
- 5 / 5
- Hitting
- 3 / 5
- Size
- 3 / 5
- Goalie
- Aurora #30
How they play
Patient cycle. Low to high, high to low, until somebody gets bored and leaves a lane open. When the computer plays the Fjords, that's what it does: the style sets how often it shoots, passes, cycles, forechecks, stretches the ice and hits. Same style: Pittsburgh Pierogies, Swedish Sharks, African Elephants, Austrian Yodelers.
- Speed 5/5. The top speed rating. Gone. 4 other teams have it.
- Hitting 3/5. League average. Hitting is weight in collisions: who flies and who stays up.
- Size 3/5. League average.
- Shooting is the same for every team. A Fjords slap shot is as hard as anybody's.
The 86 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. Above the league average, so against them the computer is quicker to punish mistakes.
Roster
| Player | No. | Plays | Goals / game | Assists / game | Points / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fjordsen | #18 | Skater | 1.34 | 1.07 | 2.40 |
| Glacier | #5 | Skater | 1.07 | 1.14 | 2.21 |
| Troll | #66 | Skater | 0.86 | 1.18 | 2.04 |
| Aurora | #30 | Goalie | Save % .777 · Goals against 2.87 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 Fjords won 69 (4%) and reached the Championship 173 times. Here is where every run ended:
| How far | Cups | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Won the Challenge Cup | 69 | 4% |
| Lost the Championship | 104 | 6% |
| Out in the Semifinals | 187 | 10% |
| Out in the Quarterfinals | 292 | 16% |
| Out in the Round of 16 | 506 | 28% |
| Out in the Round of 32 | 632 | 35% |
One simulated game: 27% against the Milwaukee Pucks (94), 71% against a 79 team, 92% against the California Gold (66). That's the computer's games. When you take the Fjords into a cup, you play your own games, and the computer gets harder every round. Challenge Cup guide.