RIP

Rest in Peace.

Searching players for NHL14!

Hey

We are currently looking for a couple of new players to join us and be a part of the woodhands in the future. You can send me psn-messages (Raisinger) if you are interested. We are playing at this summer too, so you might get a chance to impress us already. :)

Thanks and have a great summer!

Update

It has been a really interesting first six months of the year 2013 for Woodhands.

But before we get to that, we have to go back in time to October 2012. Woodhands had been broken down because of activity issues, everybody went to different directions. Only three weeks before PS3 NHL13 EHL tournament. Some guys still stayed in touch and talked how great the time in Woodhands had been. Maybe it was those good memories that got me thinking that maybe there is hope and maybe Woodhands can come back. We talked with CiciStar and he gave me strenght with his positive thinking to start the process of getting our guys back home. I can assure to you that it wasnt an easy task to do. Everybody had already found themselves a new club. It takes a lot of promising and convincing and scouting to build the team once again. First there was me and CiciStar with new guy Jansku. Then Kookasi came back and shortly after that Maskuta, Sluibailija, SinCosTan and Kohmelo77  joined too. Last pieces were octobussy and pqohi, those guys and a couple of new dudes and we were good to go.

EHL was a great success. We lost only 1 game in the group stage and in the playoffs we took out DPH, WDD, CAR and FwH. We were PS3 NHL13 EHL Champions. It felt great! Especially after the struggles with activity issues and rebuilding problems.

After the EHL tournament our activity hit rock-bottom. Many of us had a full stomach. Team began to split in half to those who still wanted to play daily and to those who just didnt have the drive to play actively. I tried to boost our activity and motivation by bringing in two new guys from Carlsberg HC. It affected but it didnt last for long. EHL success pretty much destroyed our daily games, which is complitely understandable, but it split us apart. Active members kept asking for new players or some other actions that could have helped us, but we already were a big club and since we had many guys in woodhands that were and still are friends with each other, kicking some guys werent an option. And if you want to keep some consistence and quality in games, you cant have too many players in the team. We were in trouble.

After a while I had enough. I tried to wake the team up and keep both sides happy but it didnt end well. It felt like the other side didnt really care at the time and the other side were waiting for someone to be the first guy who jumps out of the boat so that everyone else can follow. I reached the breaking point. I didnt have the motivation to spend so much time worrying about this situation and both sides. This is just a videogame after all. I did my decision and left with some other active members. Im not saying that I made the right decision but it felt like I had to do something and staying in Woodhands didnt feel like an option at the time.

Anyhow, Im glad that Woodhands didnt die away complitely and now they are already playing actively, with some rent-players but still. I have only good memories from Woodhands and there are many guys that I like very much as a person and as a teammate. I got nothing but respect and love towards them!

Only time will tell if I come back in NHL14 or not. Now it is time to enjoy  the summer and try to find the motivation for comeback. It is a long way to the next fall. Have a great summer!

Peace and love!

- Boris Raisinger

EHL Playoffs: Woodhands vs Face Wash Hockey

EHL Finals!

1. Woodhands - Face Wash Hockey   3-0
2. Woodhands - Face Wash Hockey   2-0
3. Face Wash Hockey - Woodhands   0-1
4. Face Wash Hockey - Woodhands   2-6

Game 1 (consolehockey.net)
Game 2 (consolehockey.net)
Game 3 (consolehockey.net)
Game 4 (consolehockey.net)

Woodhands won this series 4-0.

PS3 NHL13 EHL CHAMPIONS - WOODHANDS !

More stuff coming soon!

EHL Playoffs: Woodhands vs Carlsberg HC

Only 4 teams left. Woodhands, Carlsberg HC, Team Komarov & Face Wash Hockey. Finland rules!

Woodhands - Carlsberg HC
Team Komarov - Face Wash Hockey

Winners go to the EHL Finals! Oh my god! This is as good as it gets!

W00 vs CAR should be an "even steven" series. Maybe six or seven games. Two tough teams!
KOM vs FwH is tough to predict. I think FwH is the favourite but who knows, Team Komarov has made it to this point so no underestimating anymore. Let the best team win!

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First three games against Carlsberg HC on wednesday and two games on thursday.

1. Woodhands - Carlsberg HC   3-1
2. Woodhands - Carlsberg HC   3-1
3. Carlsberg HC - Woodhands   1-3
4. Carlsberg HC - Woodhands   3-2 ot.
5. Woodhands - Carlsberg HC   2-1 ot

Game 1 (consolehockey.net)
Game 2 (consolehockey.net)
Game 3 (consolehockey.net)
Game 4 (consolehockey.net)
Game 5 (consolehockey.net)

Series ends 4-1 and Woodhands continues to the EHL FINALS! Great games, Carlsberg - Easily the toughest team yet. Tight games, all of them. Extra thanks goes to our amazing goaltender, Mr Punda. We love you. :3

EHL FINALS: Woodhands vs Face Wash Hockey !

EHL Playoffs: Woodhands vs Wrong Door Danglers

Hello guys! It´s the second round of the EHL playoffs! Only 8 teams left!

We are going against Wrong Door Danglers. They have a really good goalie and they play solid teamplay with good passing. It´s going to be a tough series. Once again, we have to bring our A-game to these games.

First three games on thursday the 6th and the rest of the games on monday the 10th.

That´s about it for a preview! :)

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We weren´t able to get our top scoring winger on ice for the first three games, but we decided that it´s not going to be a problem. Besides, we have some solid back-ups.

1. Woodhands - Wrong Door Danglers  5-2
2. Woodhands - Wrong Door Danglers  1-2
3. Wrong Door Danglers - Woodhands  0-1

Game 1 (consolehockey.net)
Game 2 (consolehockey.net)
Game 3 (consolehockey.net)

Good three games. I´m not really lying if I say that their goalie won that second game for them. Anyways, nothing wrong with that, it´s a privilege to have a goalie like that on your side. We know that too. ;) 2-1 lead after 3. We are not going to let this slip to game seven!

4. Wrong Door Danglers - Woodhands   2-5
5. Woodhands - Wrong Door Danglers   1-2
6. Wrong Door Danglers - Woodhands   0-5

Game 4 (consolehockey.net)
Game 5 (consolehockey.net)
Game 6 (consolehockey.net)

Woodhands wins the series 4-2. Thanks Wrong Door Danglers for great games!

Next up: Carlsberg HC! Those guys just sent RtN (rank 1 team) off the tournament, so it´s going to be tougher than ever! Will see what happens.

Woodhands vs Carlsberg HC
Team Komarov vs IIONEII / Face Wash Hockey

EHL Playoffs: Woodhands vs Deadly Phantoms HC

Round 1 games against these solid germans. We played three games on monday and the rest of the games on thursday. We were a bit nervous because DPH is actually a really good team. These guys play really well together. Their defence is solid and they make these quick turnovers from defence to attack. They are also very creative. They can finish in many different ways.

1. Woodhands - Deadly Phantoms HC   2-3
2. Woodhands - Deadly Phantoms HC   3-2
3. Deadly Phantoms HC - Woodhands   2-6
4. Deadly Phantoms HC - Woodhands   4-5 OT
5. Woodhands - Deadly Phantoms HC   6-2

Series 4-1 to the Woodhands. Games were actually really tight. Thanks DPH! Respect!

Game 1 (consolehockey.net)
Game 2 (consolehockey.net)
Game 3 (consolehockey.net)
Game 4 (consolehockey.net)
Game 5 (consolehockey.net)

Game 1 video (youtube.com)
Game 2 video (youtube.com)
Game 3 video (youtube.com)

Thanks to Deadly Phantoms HC for uploading these videos!

Woodhands continues to the second round of the EHL-playoffs. Next up: Wrong Door Danglers! Oh yeah!