Pittsburgh Pierogies
The Pittsburgh Pierogies (PIT) are tied for 14th of 45 teams in Brudvig Hockey at 80 OVR. Pinched shut. Pan fried. Hard to crack.
- Overall
- 80 OVR, tied for 14th of 45
- Style
- Patient cycle: low to high, wait for it
- Speed
- 2 / 5
- Hitting
- 4 / 5
- Size
- 4 / 5
- Goalie
- Dumpling #35
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 Pierogies, that's what it does: the style sets how often it shoots, passes, cycles, forechecks, stretches the ice and hits. Same style: Norwegian Fjords, Swedish Sharks, African Elephants, Austrian Yodelers.
- Speed 2/5. Below average. They arrive. Not first. 8 other teams have it.
- Hitting 4/5. Heavy. Their hits move people. Hitting is weight in collisions: who flies and who stays up.
- Size 4/5. Big, and they look it on the ice.
- Shooting is the same for every team. A Pierogies slap shot is as hard as anybody's.
The 80 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. Right at the league average.
Roster
| Player | No. | Plays | Goals / game | Assists / game | Points / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potato | #66 | Skater | 1.29 | 1.03 | 2.32 |
| Onion | #12 | Skater | 1.01 | 1.09 | 2.10 |
| Kielbasa | #58 | Skater | 0.78 | 1.13 | 1.91 |
| Dumpling | #35 | Goalie | Save % .779 · Goals against 3.17 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 Pierogies won 8 (0%) and reached the Championship 49 times. Here is where every run ended:
| How far | Cups | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Won the Challenge Cup | 8 | 0% |
| Lost the Championship | 41 | 2% |
| Out in the Semifinals | 86 | 5% |
| Out in the Quarterfinals | 253 | 13% |
| Out in the Round of 16 | 518 | 28% |
| Out in the Round of 32 | 973 | 52% |
One simulated game: 15% against the Milwaukee Pucks (94), 53% against a 79 team, 85% against the California Gold (66). That's the computer's games. When you take the Pierogies into a cup, you play your own games, and the computer gets harder every round. Challenge Cup guide.