Batista

Batista is a team in the GHL based in Fremont, California. They currently play in League 82 of Tier 3. They play their home games at the Wofner Arena in Fremont, CA.
==Franchise History==
===The New Beginning===
A new ownership group, led by Ismail Omar Guelleh, bought a really crappy team in the GHL's League 1483 in Tier 5 (which there are many of) for $25,000,000 USD in the middle of Season 11. Their hired general manager, Teddy Long, quickly remade the team to try and salvage the rest of the season. They finished out Season 11 going 14-21-3 and missed the playoffs.
===Championship Run===
During the offseason, the Batista made many moves in both the trade market and free agency. Key pickups included the signing of current team captain Collin Yusi and Evlampiy Nikolaev, both rookies at the time. They also made a trade for Porfiry Alexandriov. 
The Batista lost their third game against new rival TBaggers, which had also been formed recently. Afterwards, Batista lost just two more games, one in overtime, ending the season 35-2-1. One regular season highlight was their victory over the TBaggers, handing them their only outright loss in the season.
=====Playoffs=====
In the first round, the Batista swept an AI team, including a 13-0 win. They also swept their opponent in the second round. The Batista were destined to face their archrival TBaggers in the finals.
=====Finals=====
In Game 1, the TBaggers were able to eek out a victory over the Batista. However, energized by the crowd at Wofner Arena (then called The Oracle), the Batista won Game 2 with ease. In Game 3, the TBaggers got the lead early and held it for a long while. But, with 45 seconds left and an empty net for Batista, the TBaggers recieved two quick penalties, followed by a penalty against Batista's top goal scorer, Don Hogland. But, the advantage was enough for Kim Smirnov to score with 28 seconds left and send the game to overtime, which was won by Batista on a goal by Houston Rose.
===Movin' On Up===
The Batista were introduced into League 634 of Tier 4. Offseason moves included signing Jerrold Feather and Rueben Spencer. They also made a trade to get Stephan Esquivias. During the season, they made trades for Herman Ailsworth, Gail Terboss, Olin Boisselle, and Young Elsasser. 
The season went better than expected for the Batista, considering the new move up. They also were able to win a major upset against the Wakefield Warriors, which was their only loss of the season. The Batista ended the season 32-3-3. 
=====Playoffs=====
They swept the first series easily against an AI team. In the second round, they were swept by the Who Dares Wins.
===Championship Run, Part 2===
Before the season, one representative of the Batista said, "I believe we have a good number of pieces to get to the championship. With a couple more additions, we could make a real run for the trophy."
More moves were made in Season 14. Teddy Long brought in Edwardo Storz via free agency and Anibal Wooden, Michael Aleizar, and Prokl Voronov via trades. In a midseason trade, The Batista acquired Buster Trexler. They finished the season in first place after defeating DT, the Batista's main rival of the season.
=====Playoffs=====
The Batista scored a total of 20 goals in sweeping their first round opponent. They also swept their second round opponent, the Indy Rangers. This led to a matchup vs. DT in the finals. Unfortunetaly for the Batista, the also lost Vlas Chernyshev, a key defensemen, and Stefan Esquivias, their regular season top goal-scorer, to injury
=====Finals=====
The Batista swept DT in the final round. They won the first game easily, 8-3. In the second game, they were able to edge out DT 3-2, even with a game full of mistakes. "It feels great to have done this with the odds stacked against us," said Gail Terboss. "We could have folded after the injuries, but we hung in there and we were able to overcome them."
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	League	GP	W 	L 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA	Finish	Playoffs
Season 11	1483:5	38	14	21	3 	31 	67 	81	10th 	Missed Playoffs
Season 12	1483:5	38	35	2 	1 	71 	190	28	2nd 	Champions vs. TBaggers, 2-1
Playoffs 	1483:5	7 	6 	1 	0 	12 	35 	7 	 	
Season 13	634:4 	38	32	3 	0 	67 	223	48	3rd 	Lost in Semifinals vs. Who Dares Wins, 2-0
Playoffs 	634:4 	4 	2 	2 	0 	4 	23 	7 	 	
Season 14	634:4 	38	37	1 	0 	74 	274	23	1st 	Champions vs. DT, 2-0
Playoffs 	634:4 	6 	6 	0 	0 	12 	44 	8 	 	
Season 15	82:3 	38	24	12	2 	50 	128	93	7th 	Lost in Quarterfinals vs. allstars, 2-1
Playoffs 	82:3 	3 	1 	2 	0 	2 	7 	9 	 	
==Current Roster==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
# 	 	 	Age 	Catches 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	OA rating
50 	 	Anibal Wooden 	30 	Left 	Season 14 	St. Quentin, New Brunswick	82
86 	 	Evdokim Tikhonov	24 	Left 	Season 11 	Perm 	79
Defensemen	Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen	Defensemen	Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen
# 	 	 	Age 	Hand 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	OA rating
94 	 	Olin Boisselle 	29 	R 	Season 13 	Desbiens, Quebec 	88
38 	 	Young Elsasser A	27 	L 	Season 13 	Herbert, Saskatchewan 	85
43 	 	Michale Aleizar 	27 	R 	Season 14 	Elsmere, Delaware 	81
27 	 	Vlas Chernyshev 	31 	R 	Season 11 	Bryansk 	80
98 	 	Clark Menden 	24 	R 	Season 15 	Cartwright, Newfoundland	81
18 	 	Rueben Spencer 	25 	L 	Season 12 	New Dundee, Ontario 	76
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
# 	 	 	Position	Age 	Hand 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	OA rating
42 	 	Gail Terboss 	RW 	27 	L 	Season 13	Cannington, Ontario 	94
92 	 	Buster Trexler 	LW 	29 	L 	Season 14	Danvers, Massachusetts 	89
17 	 	Edwardo Storz 	C 	29 	L 	Season 14	Inukjuaq, Quebec 	92
2 	 	Collin Yusi C 	C 	25 	L 	Season 12	Niverville, Manitoba 	88
82 	 	Jerrold Feather 	LW 	32 	R 	Season 13	Val-Morin, Quebec 	84
14 	 	Herman Ailsworth 	C 	29 	L 	Season 13	Göteborg 	85
39 	 	Stefan Esquivias A	RW 	33 	L 	Season 13	Motala 	83
58 	 	Baltasar Liebe 	RW 	27 	L 	Season 11	Vänersborg 	80
24 	 	Evlampiy Nikolaev 	RW 	23 	L 	Season 12	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy	82
13* 	 	Prokl Voronov 	C 	23 	L 	Season 14	Kurgan 	80
Inactive List	Inactive List	Inactive List 	Inactive List	Inactive List	Inactive List	Inactive List	Inactive List 	Inactive List
# 	 	 	Position 	Age 	Hand 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	OA rating
21 	 	Raymundo Henigan 	F 	21 	L 	Season 14 	Brooks, Alberta 	69
6 	 	Elmer Battershell	LW 	35 	L 	Season 12 	Aklavik, Northwest Territories	73
32 	 	Kafka Sagaser 	RW 	20 	L 	Season 15 	Zvolen 	71
Coaches	Coaches	Coaches 	Coaches 	Coaches	Coaches	Coaches 	Coaches 	Coaches
# 	 	 	Position 	Age 	Hand 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	OA rating
-- 	 	Marquis Midgette 	Coach 	52 	R 	Season 11	Richmond Hill, Ontario 	90
-- 	 	Sergio Romo 	Ass. Coach 	40 	R 	Season 11	Los Angeles, California 	73
-- 	 	Nathanial Lieberman	Ass. Coach 	69 	L 	Season 13	Vancouver, British Coloumbia	76
-- 	 	Kim Smirnov 	Special Teams Coach	37 	L 	Season 11	Tolyatti 	64
Staff	Staff	Staff 	Staff 	Staff	Staff	Staff 	Staff 	Staff
# 	 	 	Position 	Age 	Hand 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	OA rating
-- 	 	Abel Calvelo 	Equipment Manager 	35 	L 	Season 11	Kalamazoo, Michigan	67
-- 	 	Augus Bruker 	Stadium Manager 	32 	L 	Season 11	Norrtälje 	62
-- 	 	Scot Monterrano 	Locker Room Assistant	21 	L 	Season 13	Killarney, Manitoba	70
-- 	 	Konstantin Gerasimov	Zamboni Driver 	19 	L 	Season 14	Novosibirsk 	64
-- 	 	Mauricio Beydler 	Stadium Announcer 	27 	L 	Season 11	Dubuque, Iowa 	70
==Captains==
Werner Doose- Season 11-12
Collin Yusi- Season 13-Present
==Head Coaches==
Marquis Midgette- Season 11-Present
==Feuds==
There have been many feuds in the Batista's locker room.
=====Batista vs. TBaggers=====
These two teams were rivals during season 12 in League 1483 at the top two teams in the league by far. Both temas knew that they would probably have to face the other in the championship series. In the first game, a brawl occured in the second period that led to 160 penalty minutes being handed out. In the second game, many one-on-one fights took place, resulting in a total of 22 penalties. During on of the fights, the league's leading scorer, Noak Auland, was injured and out for a month. In the end, the Batista came out on top.
=====Don Hogland vs. Kim Smirnov=====
They were both players on the Batista for its first three seasons of existence. Their rivalry began as a competetion for the title as the top goal scorer on the team. Don Hogland ended up winning this both times, earning him bragging rights. However, Kim Smirnov has the distinction of being the one who scored the game-tying goal in Game 3, something Hogland did not appreciate. Hogland said he "could have scored that goal if that ref didn't call that high stick." The rivalry boiled over, and the two had a fist fight on the bench. After season 13, Teddy Long traded Don Hogland away. "We appreciate Don's services to the team." When asked why Hogland and not Smirnov, he simply said, "He has more value. Period." 
=====Edwardo Storz vs. Baltasar Liebe=====
These two openly didn't like each other. Liebe felt that his spot on the team is threatened by Storz, and that he is a puckhog. Storz believed Liebe is just being an a**hole, and that Liebe can't accept the fact that he is less talented than Storz. Liebe and Storz appeared to have settled their differences for the time being.
=====Collin Yusi vs. Werner Doose=====
Yusi and Doose were the top two candidates to become the team's captain for season 13. Doose had been the captain for the past two seasons, but many players felt that Yusi was better suited for the job after what he had done during the past season. The vote turned out to be won by just two votes for Yusi. The result did not please Doose, and his production went down almost immediately. He was not chosen as an assistant captain either, making him even angrier. Insiders report that he has not really gotten over the fact, and has even asked to be traded down to tier 5.
==Wofner Arena==
*Originally known as The Oracle, Mobius Stadium, and EjamTV Arena.
*The old Wofner Arena seats 7,800 people. The new Wofner Arena seats 12,000 people
*The beer served at the Wofner Arena is known as "the best beer in the 3rd tier."
*The scoreboard was donated by Mr. Edwards.
*Bob the Bull, a large mechanical head of a bull, hangs from the ceiling. Smoke blows out of its ears every time the Batista score and after ever victory. It is not to be confused with Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
*Wofner Arena is also the home of the professional wrestling company Wrestling of the Future. Two shows are taped every week- Saturday Morning Madness and Tuesday Night Temptation.
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