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Game 131: Halifax 21st vs. Las Vegas Aces Game 132: Houston Bulls vs. Ottawa Lynx Game 133: Mexico City Kings vs. Saskatoon Wild Game 134: Mississauga Hounds vs. San Diego Marlins Game 135: Miami Marauders vs. Philadelphia Reapers Game 136: Ottawa Lynx vs. Mississauga Hounds Game 137: Mexico City Kings vs. Las Vegas Aces Game 138: Philadelphia Reapers vs. Houston Bulls Game 139: Saskatoon Wild vs. Halifax 21st Game 140: San Diego Marlins vs. Miami Marauders Go to Standings

Game 207: Moscow Menace vs. Riga Reign Game 208: London United vs. Vancouver Wolves Game 209: HC Davos Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Stars Game 210: Warsaw Predators vs. New York Americans Game 211: Prague Phantoms vs. Chicago Phoenix Game 212: Toronto Legion vs. Calgary Wranglers Game 213: Malmo Nighthawks vs. Helsinki Titans Game 214: Seattle Bears vs. London United Game 215: D.C. Dragons vs. Warsaw Predators Game 216: Moscow Menace vs. HC Davos Dynamo Game 217: Prague Phantoms vs. Vancouver Wolves Game 218: New York Americans vs. Riga Reign Game 219: Los Angeles Stars vs. Toronto Legion Game 220: Chicago Phoenix vs. Malmo Nighthawks Game 221: Calgary Wranglers vs. Seattle Bears Game 222: Helsinki Titans vs. D.C. Dragons Game 223: London United vs. Moscow Menace Go to Standings

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(Graphic Credit: @LucyXpher) VSN Presents: S96 World Juniors Championship Recap Welcome, dear readers, to yet another VSN Edition of (better late than never) the World Juniors recap! The medal round is all said and done and what a historic WJC it was! We had upsets, we had heartbreak, and this was certainly one for the record books! Without further ado, let’s jump straight into the WJC and finally make a VSN post for the first time in like 3 months. Round Robin: Team Asia: Asia had a very misleading round robin showing. Despite only putting up a 3-5 record, we all know what ended up happening down the line, but we won’t spoil it for those who somehow haven’t heard the news! Led by Boris Bone-Breaker @RileyL, the team had very little offensive production in its 8 game showing. Boris was the only player to reach a point-per-game production and the next highest scorer on the team only racked up 4 points. The story of this team, however, has to be it’s incredible goaltending tandem in Draw Mac @okochastar & Vladimir Trunov @qripll. This duo managed to put up a .935 & .920 save percentage, as well as a 2.16 & 2.76 GAA respectively. I’ve always been one of the loudest voices in the VHL that goaltending wins championships, and Asia with this tandem could do anything it wanted (except give a forward more than a 0.5 PPG average). Time would tell if this tandem would be able to hold its own against the juggernaut offensive firepower of the teams yet to be mentioned. Team Canada: In the round robin, Canada went on to show the rest of the tournament just how well-rounded of a team it truly was! Canada’s top four scorers were all defensemen, putting up just under or just over a point per game pace! This is good and bad in multiple ways, but we’ll cover the obvious one first. While you love to see your defensemen getting involved in the play, they shouldn’t be the *only* ones doing so. The first forward on the scoring list to show up only had 6 points and was a -1 through the tournament's round robin. This was actually a problem for the entire team, high scoring D-men included. The highest +/- rating on the entire team was only a +2 and it came from a depth scoring winger. When you struggle 5 on 5 in those regards, you need to get bailed out-- and yet again we have another goalie going above and beyond for their team, this time in the form of Kendra Cavill @Firekiss. While the numbers are fantastic with a .926 save percentage and a 2.2 GAA, there’s a major glaring issue with this. Kendra started all 8 games in the round robin, which means Canada would have to start their cold backup in the medal round games. It’s a serious gamble, and we’ll see later on in this article if it paid off for them! Team Europe: Europe came out of the round robin absolutely guns blazing! Led in points by defenseman Einar Mathiesen @xsjack & left winger Filip Zinek @FiZi, the Europeans had arguably one of the most well-rounded teams going into the medal round. While they didn’t have the absolutely lights-out goaltending of previous teams mentioned, they followed Canada’s trend of starting a single goalie for every game of the round robin, forcing them to play their backup in the medal rounds. While the gamble is exactly that for Canada, a gamble, the Europeans have a much deeper team and had a much better showing in the first 8 games of the tournament. Having 3 players be produce at a point-per-game and all playing at different positions definitely helps, but their 5v5 numbers leave room for improvement, no doubt. We’ll see later down the line how well the Europeans did in their own medal games too, but so far, very, very interesting teams are coming into this tournament. Team USA: Up next on our list we have the first place round robin finisher, Team USA! They put on an absolute clinic this round robin, and the numbers match the standings across the board-- three players at 10 points in three games, five players at nearly a point-per-game or over! This was an offensive team, through and through. Their top EIGHT scorers were all forwards, so let that go to show just which way Team USA went in their team building. Despite the heavy tilt towards one end of the ice for point production, don’t let it elude you just how good the defense was too. Jon Webber III @Webberj started all 8 games for Team USA and was an absolute brick wall in those games. Posting a .929 save percentage and a 2.33 goals against average, Webber made sure to keep the USA in every single game he played, and more than earned his starting spot for the team. As has been the trend so far in this tournament, however, with him starting all 8 games, their backup is going to have to start off the medal round for them (but I’m saving a nice little reveal later in the article as to why that happened ) Team World: Onto the last team of the round robin alphabetically, we have Team World. World certainly struggled with keeping the puck out of their net at five-on-five this tournament, despite really solid numbers from both their goalies in the 5 and 3 games they played respectively. Onyekachukwu Chidieber Oluwaseun @TenIQ went 1-3-1, posting a .916 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average, which is commendable and an incredibly strong showing considering the team he had in front of him. The big surprise, however, came in their backup, Brian S @Bigb33. In only three games-- and despite posting a 1-1-1 record-- Brian posted an outstanding .936 save percentage and a WHOPPING 1.63 goals against average. For this rookie goaltender, having numbers like that and losing more games than you win is just diabolical. Team World struggled immensely with scoring, having only two players at or above a point-per-game average. While leaning on your goalies is a pretty tried and true method to win games, it’s usually on the back of a solid offense, or a strong defense as the stopgap between the goalies being the only show worth watching during the games. With a goaltending battle happening in net, it’s interesting to see which way Team World decided to go once we enterthe medal round in this article, which according to my calculations, is right now! Medal Round: Quarter-Finals: Team Asia vs. Team World : We had an absolute nail biter to get started in the medal round as Team Asia faced off against Team World. It was a far cry from the goaltending battle that we expected and alluded to in the round robin coverage as 7 goals were scored between both teams. Sidney Sheppard @GoodLeftUndone set the pace 19 seconds into the game with a quick wrister from the slot. On the powerplay, two minutes later, Jean-Pierre Devote on a masterclass tic-tac-toe play gets Asia up to 2-0 early. Team World answered back 6 minutes later with an absolute bomb from the right side from Youre Not Fucking Retiring @twists and we end the period at a score of 2-1. Team World must’ve had a very strong speech by the coach or captain in the locker room because they came into the second with fire. Cj Daniels @xNJDevilsFanx and Victory Hockey League @TheHockey_pro put World up 3-2 entering the third, and this game looked like it’d come down to the absolute wire as to who would prevail. As the time started ticking down, with 4:06 left in the game, Narnia Shaw @Dabnad, on the powerplay, ties the game up for Team Asia and we were headed to overtime! Special teams for Asia were pulling through, but it was an even strength blueline cannon of a shot from Armas Jortikka @Kavadar that won the game for Team Asia! With a three point night from Jean-Pierre Devote and a solid showing from their goalie, Asia put the tournament on notice that they don’t go down easy anymore, and we move on to the semi finals! Semi Finals: Team Asia vs. Team USA : The true David vs. Goliath showdown you’ve been waiting for, it’s up-and-coming Team Asia versus the juggernaut, Team USA, and what an absolutely incredible game it was. The score stayed even in the first 20 minutes and it was a game of physicality as both teams were just trying to wear the other down to get an opportunity to present itself-- and opportunity did exactly that. 33 minutes into the game, the first goal was scored by Ocean Codoller @FreshOceanCod and Team USA found itself up 1-0 entering the third. It’d been a game of goaltending so far as well, as Jon Webber III (who was meant to sit out this game, but due to an error beyond the teams control was allowed to play) put on an absolute clinic of a goaltending showing! Here’s where it gets fun though, as we entered the third, Team Asia tied the game 50 seconds in off of an absolute snipe from Jean-Pierre Devote. Keep an eye out for this guy, as he had a knack for showing up right when the team needed him most. The Americans came back 2 minutes later on the powerplay and Ocean Codoller scored his second of the night to put Team USA in the lead once more! Boris Bone-Breaker recorded his second assist of the night on a close up tap-in by Michael Lee Jr @blueredloverto tie the game for Asia once more, and as the time started ticking down, it was anybody's game! Who would step up and be the hero for their team and nation/continent? As it turns out, who else but Boris Bone-Breaker himself off an absolute dot of a pass from Narnia Shaw to put Team Asia up with just over 4 minutes remaining! The time ticks down and Team Asia wins! They’re off to the Gold Medal game! Team Canada vs. Team Europe : With a game like the Team Asia and USA game, it was going to be hard to match the energy, but it was a great game nonetheless! In this one, it was another neck and neck game, defined pretty aptly by special teams, special plays, and special players! The first period got started and we got 4 goals out the gate, including a game tying goal from Ty Duke @TheDuke with only 32 seconds remaining in the first period to make it a 2-2 game at the break. Despite the high scoring first, the second was completely silent, apart from the high sticking minor penalties for both teams! As the third started, it was another showcase of the Canadian powerplay as 3 minutes apart, Canada puts up 2 more power play goals to make it 3 on the night, running up the score to 4-2 with 10 minutes remaining. Despite a last minute rally by Team Europe with a goal from Taavetti Jokinen @Ahma, the Europeans fell to the Canadians and the stage was set for the two medal games! Medal Games: Bronze Medal Game : Team USA vs. Team Europe : In the bronze medal game, we finally got that goaltending battle that we’d been waiting for all tournament. Deadpanda @Alex and the Europeans faced off against Jon Webber III and the Americans to walk away from the tournament with some hardware. After being upset by Team Asia, Team USA came into this game with every intent to ensure that didn’t happen again, but Team Europe had other ideas. 5 minutes into the first, Einar Mathiesen put the Europeans up 1-0. With only a couple of penalties called in the period, it was otherwise quiet. A true goaltending battle had begun. 11 minutes into the second, the only goal scored in the period came from Inker Belle @WildfireMicro to get the game tied up at one apiece. A combined 51 shots on goal from both teams at this point of the game just goes to show how serious both these goalies were about keeping their team in it until the end. With another 13 shots on goal in the third, one squeaked past Webber during a breakdown play with 3:28 remaining in the game, and Deadpanda shut the door to win the game and the Bronze Medal for the Europeans! This was an absolutely amazing game, and when the goalies put up a .962 and a .955 save percentage respectively, it’s no wonder it was such a low scoring game. It could’ve gone either which way, and just goes to show how good these two teams truly were when it comes down to it-- but beware the wrath of juggernaut teams who walk away with nothing because they’re gonna be back with a vengeance, as has been proven time and time again in these WJC tournaments! Gold Medal Game : Team Asia vs. Team Canada : The big one, the one for all the marbles, the final game. Team Asia and Team Canada met each other for all the glory and bragging rights, and I’d argue this game was by far the best of the entire tournament. Without further ado, let’s take a look at how the final game shaped up to be. After the first, it was merely a 1-0 Team Asia game. Vladimir Trunov came to win and he was perfect after 20. 40 minutes go by and it was a 2-1 game. Trunov was still holding strong with 21 saves, but the pressure was starting to mount. Early in the third, Nikita Yolishev @Joel Main potted his second of the night to tie the game, and the goalies held the scored in a deadlock until the end of regulation. This Gold Medal game was going to overtime, one golden goal to win it all. Team Asia had a chance to make history in the WJC, but who would step up for them? Boris Bone-Breaker took the puck into the zone on the powerplay, skating around, but didn't find anything he liked so he whipped a shot on goal to keep up the offensive zone pressure. The puck bounced off Kendra Cavill’s pad and straight onto the stick of Kazuma Satou @Spartan ! Time stopped. The entire history of Team Asia in the WJC had been nothing but heartbreak and blowouts, but this golden opportunity had come, and Satou wasn't going to miss. Kazuma Satou let the shot off towards the open goal--back of the net, buzzer, game! Team Asia won the Gold Medal in overtime for the first time in tournament history! The arena erupted in cheers and the blaring of the goal horn. History was made and Team Asia are your S96 WJC Gold Medal Champions! This was such a fantastic WJC, and I sincerely apologize for the amount of time it took for me to get this article out. Work has been a massive headache, but I decided to sit down over these last couple days and really try to hammer it out while I have some free time. A historic WJC like this deserves the best coverage possible, so I hope I was able to give it the love and care it deserves. Thank you to anybody who read this far, here’s to an incredible WJC and history being made!

DC Dragons S97 PC #5 Answer 6 to get 2 tpe 1. DC Dragons made a trade with Riga Reign. There was a lot of discussion around it. How would you rate this trade? 2. Ben Laas, true dragon and cup winner with DC in S92, will make his last run for the cup before retirement. Say a few words and wish him the best with the new club! 3. There is a plenty of time till the deadline. What team is definitely in need of some roster shake up? 4. NA conference is tight as it's supposed to be. Who do you think will make the conference final? 5. VHFL updates came out. Did you take part in it this season? If so, how has your squad been so far? 6. How was your New Year holidays? Did you relieve stress? 7. At the moment, there are 5 tanking and rebuilding teams. Which of them do you think will truly be a cup contenders? 8. Do you follow any VHLM news sources? Who is the best player in that league right now in your opinion?

1) Is your player doing as well as you wanted him to be doing so far this season? Why? 2) What one trade would you make if you were GM of your team, to help your team have a better shot at the cup? 3) If you could eliminate one fear from your life, what would it be?

In a recent discovery, Houston Bulls RW and third round draft pick, Alex Bridges IV, was found to allegedly have wrote a letter - addressed to his mother, titled "Dear Houston, I'm Sorry." The letter started off by Bridges IV stating his regret to his mother on his inability to score in the VHLM. After coming out in an interview and stating that it didn't bother him last week, this is big news. After having a 1.9% shot percentage throughout his first 26 games, clearly it has bothered Bridges IV so far. The letter continued to ramble about his personal and professional life for a few paragraphs before ending it off with the following quote: "My knees are weak, my arms are heavy, there might even be vomit already - I think its your spaghetti? Mom, I can't score." Rather confusing if you ask me - but best of luck to Bridges IV and his season. Hopefully the young bright spot can fight his way out of the current slump he's in. Word Count 169

Were about one third the way through my players rookie season, and he has a couple points to show for it. 26 games in, and Bridges IV has recorded a solid 11 points. When I said I wanted around .35 points per game this season, this is a good start. Currently exceeding expectations, Bridges IV has around .42 points per game so far. This is all fine and dandy from the outside looking in, but lets head inside and take a deeper look into Bridges IV's contribution to his teams success so far into the S98 season. In S97 at the dispersal draft for the VHLM, Bridges IV was selected in the third round - 23rd overall in the draft. Underwhelming, Bridges IV swore to make everyone understand why passing on him was a mistake. Finally, with a chance to back it up - he has helped the Houston Bulls pave their way to leading the western conference. So far, Houston resides at an impressive record with sixteen wins (16-8-2), and has 34 points to their name at the moment. When looking at how Houston ranks amongst other teams in the league, we can say that they're doing quite well so far: Stat (Conference Rank) [League Rank] Wins (T-1) [T-4] Win% (1) [4] GF (1) [4] GA (2) [3] GD (1) [4] We can see the common pattern that obviously, Houston is in the weaker division - but overall they are doing what they need to do, thriving. When we take a deeper look into Bridges IV's season - and how that's playing out so far - we can sort of tell how he's contributing to the team, and in what ways. Bridges IV currently has 1 goal and 10 assists throughout the 26 game span. When we take that into the account of his teams success, it means Bridges has scored 1.5% of his teams goals this season, which is extremely low. He is tied for the least amount of goals on his team at the moment - which is also never great. In the assist column, he currently has 10 assists in 26 games, which is a much more presentable stat line. When we factor this in to the teams scoring, he currently assists about 15% of the teams goals so far into the season. In simpler terms, Bridges IV is active in about 16.5% of Houston's scoring plays in the current season. To put that in even simpler terms - for every 6 scoring plays that Houston has, Bridges IV is involved in one. For a third round pick, that's not too bad - but for a future star, concerning. When we look at how he ranks among his team, and other RW's drafted in S98 (5 OTHER, 6 TOTAL), he shows he has the potential: Stat (Whole Team Rank) [S98 RW Class Rank] Goals (T-11) [5] Assists (T-5) [T-1] Points (7) [3] +/- (T-4) [3] The data provided shows that although hes not the best at the moment, he definitely is one of the best right wingers in his class. His stats in his team average out to be the 7th best player on his team, and the 3rd best player in his draft class at his position. Hopefully Bridges IV can improve his stats and become the best in his draft class, although highly unlikely. Word Count 551

Hello, I need TPES so here I am writing again. For some reason, Pombo is doing oddly well this season. In 26 games played, he has 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points. I am pleasantly surprised by his performance. Moscow is doing really well this season overall. We are currently 19-3-4. We have had a pretty easy start to the season so this record may be a little inflated but I am very excited to see what happens with the rest of the season. I am also the head mod now, so that is cool. I am excited to implement these policies and hopefully make the league a better place for all involved. I am glad Bek gave you all tpe with that announcement so that when I inevitably mess something up I can remind you that in theory, I am the reason you got 2 uncapped tpe. Anyway, that is all from me. I hope you enjoyed.

The Toronto Legion have been putting up a strong fight in the North American Conference of the VHL, despite the incredibly tight and tough competition. With only 7 points separating the top team, the Calgary Wranglers, from the fifth place Toronto Legion, the race for the top spot is intense and surely will be interesting for the remainder of the season. The Calgary Wranglers lead the pack with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses, and 4 overtime losses in 26 games for a total of 40 points. Close behind them are the Vancouver Wolves with 39 points in 26 games, followed by the Seattle Bears with 37 points in 27 games. The Chicago Phoenix hold the fourth spot with 34 points in 25 games. Despite the stiff competition, the Toronto Legion have managed to get in a decent spot in the standings with 33 points from 16 wins, 9 losses, and 1 overtime loss in 26 games. Their performance has been consistent, showcasing their resilience and determination to remain contenders in this competitive conference. With the standings so close, every game is crucial and the Toronto Legion will need to maintain their momentum to climb up the ranks. 199 words

1. I feel like white out is just a spin off of an away jersey usually, blacked out is usually very cool to look at. 2. I like the goalie that Rory has for the Americans right now, WWW WWWWWW or whatever his name is. 3. Id hope we would buy and try and make a run, but who really knows at this point? Questions 1. Are you ready for the NFL playoffs? Will you be rooting for any specific team? 2. What’s your go to fast food restaurant, and your favorite meal? 3. Do you have any early childhood memories that you probably shouldn’t be able to remember?

(graphic courtesy of Leandrofg) The New York Americans do not look like a contender at the moment, despite having had a ten win streak at one point this season. Of course their perennial bane, lack of production, does not help. And being in the NA conference where everyone but D.C. and LA can be considered playoff teams is another stepping stone to take. In Europe the lines between contenders and rebuilding/retooling franchises are drawn already and it would be a big surprise, if anything significant would change until the end of the regular season. There is a silver lining, though. NYA has still cap and may be able to snatch a fourth defender at the trade dead line. At the moment the Captain is shouldering a lot of ice time, when he is not occupied riding the pine as the league's most penalized player. Then there is the schedule. Not unlike last season, the Empire State outfit, has the 'easier' schedule at the back end of the regular season, for better or worse. Chances are therefore, that their record may improve compared to the first third of the season. Rookie winger Kevin O'Connor is still adapting to the higher level of performance in the VHL. The American journeyman has only scored one goal so far, but it was a game winner. We hope he can have a couple of them in the remainder of the season and continuously improving his play by taking advantage of the mentorship provided by his seasoned team mates. Callum is not there where he wants to be production wise, his physical play has taken a step forward though and opponents are not looking forward to get caught on open ice by the Swiss not-so-gentle Giant. An other point of contention is the lack luster performance of the special teams. Both powerplay as well as boxplay are par for the course at best and there is a lot of room for improvement. This is even more important in view of the fact that NYA has had the fourth-most penalty killing attempts in the league. 36W is the usual solid backstop of the team and is sixth in saving rate amongst starting netminder. The defense is weaker in comparison to the league's average than it used to be in the past seasons, but still solid. 157 year old veteran Gretzky is en route to a repetition of last season's production and leads his team in points and goals. It all boils down to the fact that the window for this franchise is closing and they need to make haste if they want to break the longest Continental Cup draught in recorded history. Maybe the mediocre performance so far is only an elaborate plot to deceive the rest of the league and to avoid to win the accursed Victory Cup. When all is said and done and the post-season starts, everything what happened during the regular season becomes irrelevant and all that counts is the next win in the series until the ultimate goal is achieved. But it is a long way there and it does not pay out to be complacent. The New Yorker's will have to grind and suffer and fight, to get into the playoffs and then they will have to grind and suffer and fight even more. CGY's stats for this season so far: 25gp, 3g, 19a, 22pts, -4, 110 PIM, 115 hits, 71sb, 3ppg, 1gwg, 1-1-2 fight record https://vhlforum.com/topic/150926-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxxv-a-meet-up-with-family/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/151348-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxxvi-a-post-season-review-and-outlook/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/151493-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxxvii-cgy-the-teacher/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/152936-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxxviii-post-season-interview-with-the-captain/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/153511-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xlix-interlude/

This is an informal, quick, midseason checkpoint or review for me. If you aren't an updater, make sure you don't stick around for the filibustering that's about to take place. After Josh's 2024 Holiday Celebration prize announcements were published, I thought this could be a great week to max out that TPE, write a Media Spot, and create a supporting graphic to be claimed as a dot com. Instead, I couldn't even give our backup an extra start in Calgary, creating a need to review the backup schedule. Back to the TPE. With that in mind, I thought it would be a great way to put an extra 18 TPE on the board. 6 from the Point Task, and another 6 from its Doubles, plus 2 from the dot com, with another 4 coming from the uncapped TPE Package I have going on with Maverick. I failed. No worries there! This will give me the extra TPE I need to increase Maverick's SH to 95. Next week, I shall create a PT for that sweet Holiday Celebration Doubles! At this point, I reckon I could extend this to 500 words, but no time! Maybe a podcast next week!

What's That Racket? With Phil Sakic #17 It may be an ungodly noise, but it's TPE! . Welcome back! Another shortie of an episode but maybe it's better that way? Remember to ask me questions for TPE in the thread below! What's that Racket Podcast Question Thread Songs: St Elmo's Fire - John Parr This is a division of KnightTime Radio. Run Time: 24 minutes

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/santeri-heino/episodes/Season-recap-so-far-e2taeds Claiming for weeks ending 12/1 19/1 26/1

Haven't heard it yet, hope you dedicated yourselves to DC for a few minutes

Spartan decides to bring in the plagiarizer yet again

Callum Gary Yannick Janser has accepted a Signing Offer from New York: S98: $1,500,000 S99: $1,500,000