Texas Ice Bandits
The Texas Ice Bandits (TEX) are tied for 17th of 45 teams in Brudvig Hockey at 79 OVR. They steal pucks. Mostly pucks.
- Overall
- 79 OVR, tied for 17th of 45
- Style
- Stretch passes and odd-man rushes
- Speed
- 4 / 5
- Hitting
- 3 / 5
- Size
- 2 / 5
- Goalie
- Lasso #39
How they play
Stretch passes and odd-man rushes. Long passes up the ice and odd-man rushes. Risky. Fun to watch. When the computer plays the Ice Bandits, that's what it does: the style sets how often it shoots, passes, cycles, forechecks, stretches the ice and hits. Same style: Jersey City Commuters, Latvian Lynx, Florida Hockettes, Tokyo Cranes, Winnipeg Mosquitoes, Seattle Drizzle.
- Speed 4/5. Quick. Few teams catch them in open ice. 11 other teams have it.
- Hitting 3/5. League average. 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 Ice Bandits slap shot is as hard as anybody's.
The 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbleweed | #11 | Skater | 1.26 | 1.00 | 2.26 |
| Rustler | #22 | Skater | 0.95 | 1.08 | 2.03 |
| Big Tex | #64 | Skater | 0.77 | 1.10 | 1.87 |
| Lasso | #39 | Goalie | Save % .786 · Goals against 3.11 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 Ice Bandits won 10 (1%) and reached the Championship 47 times. Here is where every run ended:
| How far | Cups | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Won the Challenge Cup | 10 | 1% |
| Lost the Championship | 37 | 2% |
| Out in the Semifinals | 75 | 4% |
| Out in the Quarterfinals | 242 | 13% |
| Out in the Round of 16 | 505 | 27% |
| Out in the Round of 32 | 1,032 | 54% |
One simulated game: 13% against the Milwaukee Pucks (94), 50% against a 79 team, 84% against the California Gold (66). That's the computer's games. When you take the Ice Bandits into a cup, you play your own games, and the computer gets harder every round. Challenge Cup guide.