{ "schema": "asn.weekly-awards.v1", "title": "ASN Athlete of the Week", "categories": [ "Fictional", "Historic" ], "weekConvention": "Monday–Sunday, by Universal calendar date", "firstWeekStart": "1900-01-01", "criteria": [ "Standout performance", "Importance of the contest", "Records and milestones", "Dominance within the sport", "Narrative significance" ], "eligibility": "Completed canonical ASN results within the award window; no TEST, practice, exhibition, pending results or historical season carry-in totals. A completed multi-day continuation may be considered once, with carried figures labelled. Category follows the competition, not whether an athlete’s name is real.", "awards": [ { "id": "ASN-POW-1900-W01-FICTIONAL", "category": "Fictional", "name": "Steve Semmes", "sport": "XHL", "affiliation": "Cleveland Ironclads", "weekStart": "1900-01-01", "weekEnd": "1900-01-07", "awardDate": "1900-01-08", "status": "Awarded", "inaugural": true, "selection": "User confirmed", "headline": "Five goals. Six points. The first name in the book.", "summary": "Semmes led the XHL with six player points and scored in both Cleveland victories. His four-goal opener included a two-point goal, supplying five of the Ironclads’ six scoring points against Cincinnati.", "metrics": [ [ "5", "Goals" ], [ "6", "Player points" ], [ "2–0", "Cleveland record" ] ], "details": [ [ "January 2", "Cincinnati Sabercats", "4 goals · 1 two-point goal · 5 points", "Cleveland won 6–4", "../sports/xhl/game-XHL-S1-001.html" ], [ "January 6", "Baltimore Blackfins", "1 goal · 1 point", "Cleveland won 4–2", "../sports/xhl/game-XHL-S1-014.html" ] ], "reason": "The week’s XHL points leader delivered its defining individual scoring performance, then added another goal in Cleveland’s second win. Dominance and winning impact earn Semmes ASN’s first Fictional Player of the Week award.", "profile": "../players/xhl-xhl-2025-p11-c01.html", "provenance": { "performances": "Observed game scoring ledgers", "weeklyTotals": "Derived from the two eligible January 1–7 results", "selection": "Editorial award; winner confirmed by Scott" } }, { "id": "ASN-POW-1900-W01-HISTORIC", "category": "Historic", "name": "Charles “Kid” McCoy", "sport": "Boxing", "affiliation": "Coney Island Sporting Club", "weekStart": "1900-01-01", "weekEnd": "1900-01-07", "awardDate": "1900-01-08", "status": "Awarded", "inaugural": true, "selection": "ASN editorial selection", "headline": "An eighth-round finish opens a sporting era.", "summary": "McCoy knocked out Peter Maher in Round 8 on January 1. A decisive finish in the first official event of ASN’s permanent Universal sporting record earns the inaugural Historic honour.", "metrics": [ [ "KO", "Victory" ], [ "8", "Decisive round" ], [ "Jan 1", "Replay date" ] ], "details": [ [ "January 1", "Peter Maher", "Knockout · Round 8", "McCoy won", "https://boxing.cavsn2017.workers.dev/fight-USE-000001.html" ] ], "reason": "McCoy combines a decisive knockout with the significance of opening ASN’s canonical sporting record. He receives the first Historic Player of the Week award for his performance in the ASN replay.", "profile": null, "provenance": { "performance": "Official ASN result UBX-000001 / USE-000001", "selection": "ASN editorial selection", "scope": "ASN historical replay result; not a statement of the real-world historical outcome" } }, { "id": "ASN-POW-1900-W02-FICTIONAL", "category": "Fictional", "name": "Brett Morrow", "sport": "XHL", "affiliation": "Cleveland Ironclads", "weekStart": "1900-01-08", "weekEnd": "1900-01-14", "awardDate": "1900-01-15", "status": "Awarded", "inaugural": false, "selection": "ASN editorial selection", "headline": "Four goals. A Sunday hat trick. Cleveland stays perfect.", "summary": "Morrow led the XHL week with four goals and added one assist. His five player points tied the weekly lead; his January 14 hat trick closed Cleveland’s 7–1 victory as the Ironclads reached 4–0.", "metrics": [ [ "4", "Goals" ], [ "1", "Assist" ], [ "5", "Player points" ] ], "details": [ [ "January 10", "Toronto Northstars", "1 goal · 1 assist · 2 points", "Cleveland won 6–0", "../sports/xhl/game-XHL-S1-026.html" ], [ "January 14", "Sunshine State Barracudas", "3 goals · hat trick · 3 points", "Cleveland won 7–1", "../sports/xhl/game-XHL-S1-038.html" ] ], "reason": "Morrow combines the week’s outright XHL goal lead with a share of its points lead and a decisive closing hat trick. Cleveland won both of its games in the award window and finished the week 4–0 for the season. The award is an editorial judgment across fictional competitions, not a claim that hockey and Fury statistics share a numeric scale.", "profile": "../players/xhl-xhl-2025-p10-c29.html", "provenance": { "performances": "Observed canonical XHL scoring ledgers XHL-S1-026 and XHL-S1-038", "weeklyTotals": "Derived only from January 8–14 game dates; 4 physical goals + 1 assist = 5 points, no two-point goals or pregame credit", "selection": "ASN editorial recommendation prepared in response to owner request for the Monday newspaper and POW announcement; not labelled owner-confirmed" } }, { "id": "ASN-POW-1900-W02-HISTORIC", "category": "Historic", "name": "Russell", "sport": "Hockey", "affiliation": "New York Hockey Club", "weekStart": "1900-01-08", "weekEnd": "1900-01-14", "awardDate": "1900-01-15", "status": "Awarded", "inaugural": false, "selection": "ASN editorial selection", "headline": "Five goals. Seven points. One remarkable opening statement.", "summary": "Russell scored five goals and supplied two assists in New York Hockey Club’s 8–2 victory over the US 1st Naval Battalion on January 11. He contributed directly to seven of New York’s eight goals.", "metrics": [ [ "5", "Goals" ], [ "2", "Assists" ], [ "7", "Points" ] ], "details": [ [ "January 11", "US 1st Naval Battalion", "5 goals · 2 assists · 7 points", "New York Hockey Club won 8–2", "../sports/hockey/aahl-nyhc-naval-1900-01-11.html" ] ], "reason": "Russell’s five-goal, seven-point performance is the week’s clearest single-match display of individual dominance in a historical competition. His direct involvement in seven of eight goals earns the Historic honour, with Dick Cavill’s two swimming titles and Kid McCoy’s second knockout among the strongest alternatives.", "profile": "../players/hockey-HIST1900-NY-RUSSELL.html", "provenance": { "performance": "Observed canonical ASN AAHL replay AAHL-19000111-NYHC-NAV", "identity": "Retains the supported name Russell; no first name or portrait inferred", "reconstruction": "Historical roster names with estimated abilities/roles and modern Hockey Blast adaptation; award recognises the ASN replay, not a real historical five-goal claim", "selection": "ASN editorial recommendation prepared in response to owner request; not labelled owner-confirmed" } }, { "id": "ASN-POW-1900-W03-FICTIONAL", "category": "Fictional", "name": "Lasse Petre", "sport": "XHL", "affiliation": "British Columbia Grizzlies", "weekStart": "1900-01-15", "weekEnd": "1900-01-21", "awardDate": "1900-01-22", "status": "Awarded", "inaugural": false, "selection": "ASN editorial selection", "headline": "Three goals. Four assists. The week’s seven-point standard.", "summary": "Petre led the XHL week with seven player points: three goals and four assists. His hat trick and three assists powered British Columbia’s 12–1 win at Atlanta; he added an assist in Sunday’s 5–3 win over Hartford.", "metrics": [ [ "3", "Goals" ], [ "4", "Assists" ], [ "7", "Player points" ] ], "details": [ [ "January 17", "Atlanta Firebirds", "3 goals · 3 assists · 6 points", "British Columbia won 12–1", "../sports/xhl/game-XHL-S1-048.html" ], [ "January 21", "Hartford Nightwatch", "1 assist · 1 point", "British Columbia won 5–3", "../sports/xhl/game-XHL-S1-060.html" ] ], "reason": "Petre’s outright XHL points lead and six-point performance in British Columbia’s defining win give him the Fictional honour. The Grizzlies won both games in the window and closed at 5–1. Saskatchewan’s Michal Kasparik had four goals and six points; Lone Star’s Spears supplied two touchdowns and three named conversion points. This is an editorial choice across sports, not a conversion of hockey points into Fury points.", "profile": "../players/xhl-xhl-2025-p08-c30.html", "provenance": { "performances": "Observed canonical scoring ledgers XHL-S1-048 and XHL-S1-060", "weeklyTotals": "January15–21 only: 3 physical goals + 4 assists = 7 player points; no two-point goals or pregame targets", "selection": "ASN editorial selection made for the owner-requested fourth weekly newspaper; not labelled owner-confirmed" } }, { "id": "ASN-POW-1900-W03-HISTORIC", "category": "Historic", "name": "Rube Ferns", "sport": "Boxing", "affiliation": "Hawthorne Athletic Club · Buffalo bout", "weekStart": "1900-01-15", "weekEnd": "1900-01-21", "awardDate": "1900-01-22", "status": "Awarded", "inaugural": false, "selection": "ASN editorial selection", "headline": "Twenty-five rounds. Three judges. One verdict.", "summary": "Ferns defeated Mysterious Billy Smith by unanimous decision over 25 rounds. He won 15 rounds by the judges’ majority and prevailed on cards of 238–233, 237–234 and 238–233, opening his ASN record at 1–0.", "metrics": [ [ "UD", "Victory" ], [ "25", "Rounds" ], [ "1–0", "ASN record" ] ], "details": [ [ "January 15", "Mysterious Billy Smith", "Unanimous decision · 25 rounds", "Ferns won · ASN 1–0", "../boxing/smith-ferns-1900-01-15.html" ] ], "reason": "Ferns sustained his advantage over the full 25-round distance and earned every judge’s verdict. That prolonged winning performance earns the Historic honour ahead of strong alternatives including Charlie Athersmith’s hat trick in Villa’s 6–3 win and Billy Walker’s three goals for Albion. The award recognises the ASN replay, not a claim about the real historical result.", "profile": "../players/boxing-rube-ferns.html", "provenance": { "performance": "Official ASN canonical result UBX-000007 / USE-000007; all25 rounds scored", "scorecards": "Ferns–Smith:238–233,237–234,238–233;15–10 rounds by judges’ majority", "scope": "ASN replay using owner-selected creator-estimated cards; no inferred punch counts, knockdowns or championship assignment", "portrait": "Existing owner-supplied historical portrait; photograph date and photographer unestablished", "selection": "ASN editorial selection for owner-requested newspaper; not labelled owner-confirmed" } } ] }