Unassisted Biography

[STZ 5,280]

UNASSISTED BIOGRAPHY

 

Early Childhood

 

The man we all have grown to know and love, Unassisted, wasn’t born with that name. Born and raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario, the VHL Superstar was born Ty Tucker. He’s the Nephew of Toronto Maple Leaf legend Darcy Tucker, and was a Maple Leaf fan growing up.

 

Minor League Days

 

Unassisted’s early playing career started in the Toronto region playing in the minor league system of the Greater Toronto Hockey League. He played in the GTHL with the Toronto Marlboros.The league is a hotbed for young hockey prospects, and proved to be a very valuable league for his development. Unassisted would prove to be a very high end prospect as he was selected first overall in the S47 VHLM Entry Draft by the Yukon Rush.

 

Pro Career

 

Season 47 -  Unassisted and Black Velvet absolutely tore up the VHLM with a combined 274 points in the regular season. In the playoffs the two lead the league in playoff points with a combined 58 points in 11 games played. And while they swept the Saskatoon WIld in the first round of the playoffs, Unassisted and the Rush would lose in seven games to the Ottawa Lynx in the North American Conference Finals. 

 

Season 48 - Unassisted would be drafted second overall to the Quebec City Meute. He had a very solid rookie season, that went rather unnoticed. While he posted 79 points in 72 games played he still wasn’t up for consideration for Rookie of the Year. He recorded 82 hits which would be his largest total until his massive breakout year for the Americans. Unassisted and the Muete would miss playoffs, as they were in a rebuild mode, but he would still gain experience playing in the World Cup. Unassisted skated for Team Canada in S48 and helped them achieve a Bronze Medal.

 

Season 49 - S49 was a season of redemption for Unassisted. He had over a point per game in his rookie season, but in his sophomore season he would record 107 points, and earn himself the Dustin Funk Award for most improved player. While doing this the Meute would earn a playoff spot, mainly due to the veteran additions of Aleksi Koponen, Greg Clegane, and Jeff Hamilton. They only lasted five games, with Unassisted recording five points. WHile it was a quick exit, it would prove to be a building block in chemistry between Unassisted and Tom Lincoln.

 

Season 50 - In Unassisted’s final season with Quebec City, he would take away some serious hardware. Unassisted, Lincoln, and Koponen would lead the entire league in points, and be the only three players to eclipse 100 points. Unassisted ran away with the lead in Points and Goal Scoring, as he proved that he was more than just a flash in the pan. While this was a big year for Unassisted personally, it was another disappointing loss for Quebec City, who once again didn’t even reach the Cup Finals. This would be the final year in Quebec, as Unassisted decided he wanted to get a Continental Cup, and that just wasn’t happening in his current situation. Unassisted represented Team Canada once again in the S50 off-season, but they failed to given get a medal.

 

Season 51 - The S51 season marked one of the more memorable Free Agent group signings in the history of the VHL. Three of the top S48 prospects and one of the more prominent free agent centers would all sign with the same team. Prior to the S51 seaons Unassisted along with Black Velvet, Tyson Kohler and Aleksi Koponen would all sign with the Calgary Wranglers. Their hopes were to win a cup with the team, after assembling one of the most fierce super-teams in the current era. Unassisted scored a whopping 106 points playing on the second line behind Koponen. While this wasn’t preferred by Unassisted, he knew he wanted to win. The Wranglers however fell short, and the super team had to be adjusted.

 

Season 52 - The year following the Wranglers signing, Unassisted decided that he really needed to get a better understanding of who he was and what his role in the league was. Yes, he wanted a cup, hell, he wanted more than one. But he wanted to be the player that was relied upon. He wanted to be the go-to guy in the high pressure situations. The Wranglers were tight against the cap and decided to part ways with Unassisted who once again, but for the last time, would his Free Agency. This time the decision was made with his own personal and long term needs in consideration. Unassisted decided to join an up-and-coming team in the New York Americans. He would also reunite with Tom Lincoln whom he had he career year alongside. Unassisted recorded his career best with 137 points on the year, and then 28 points in the playoffs. He would win Season MVP, Playoff MVP, and Most Outstanding Player. Most importantly Unassisted would hoist his very first Continental Cup with the New York Americans. During the off-season Unassisted would represent Team Canada as they won the World Cup Gold Medal, to add to one of the most fairytale seasons one player could have.

 

Season 53 - The Americans were the defending champions, and they had a lot of expectations to do the same in S53. Unassisted and Lincoln were back together, and this year the top-end prospect Dianna Maxwell would be added to their line. Maxwell blew up with a huge season, and their line would combine for 377 regular season points. Unassisted put up 135 points, almost reaching his career high from the year before. The Americans would take their momentum into the playoffs where Unassisted recorded 20 points in 19 games. After being taken to seven games in the North American Finals with the Seattle Bears, the Americans were once again taken to game seven in the Continental Cup Finals with the Stockholm Vikings. The New York Americans were able to shut out the Vikings in game seven to earn their second straight Continental Cup. Unassisted had completed his personal goals and now had two team awards to show off as well. With two more seasons signed with the Americans, the feeling is he isn’t done yet.

 

Legacy

It is hard to say what someone’s legacy will be before their career is over. Unassisted was a top end prospect who everyone knew could score, however adapted his game with each team he went to. He made the right decisions both on and off the ice. He gave himself the best opportunity to succeed both in personal awards as well as team awards. It was a storybook career, that you can’t replicate. He has MVP Awards, Gold Medals, Continental Cups, and is on pace to break some serious scoring records. His legacy has already been written as one of the best player in VHL History, and he still has two seasons to play. Before Unassisted the STZ Player Agency had a single cup to show for two HOF Players. Thanks to Unassisted he made that three cups, and quite possible three HOF Players.
 

Edited April 5, 2017 by STZ

[Phil 5,014]

'bout time. 

[Exlaxchronicles 415]

Darcy Tucker was one of my favourite TO players.

[Beaviss 4,949]

Review:

 

Well written and laid out with headers with great formatting. I only have a couple knocks on your biography the first being you could have added more information with more in depth details in your "Early childhood" section.

The graphic at the top of your biography was a nice touch as it adds a lot more depth.

 

To sum it up great biography 5/5

 

 

[Da Trifecta 1,896]

25 minutes ago, Beaviss said:

Review:

 

Well written and laid out with headers with great formatting. I only have a couple knocks on your biography the first being you could have added more information with more in depth details in your "Early childhood" section.

The graphic at the top of your biography was a nice touch as it adds a lot more depth.

 

To sum it up great biography 5/5

 

 

 

Isn't bio 10/10

[Beaviss 4,949]

25 minutes ago, KGR said:

 

Isn't bio 10/10

 

I do believe that there is no set grading system none that I can find at least.

[DollarAndADream 3,356]

On 7/24/2017 at 11:37 AM, KGR said:

 

Isn't bio 10/10

Well, you still claim 10 TPE. I think he was just rating it a 5 out of 5 stars.