Higgins

And that little boy smile? 

Player Information
Username: Higgins
Player Name: Blacker Velvet
Recruited From: Member (scotty)
Age: 18
Position: D
Height: 75 in.
Weight: 215 lbs.
Birthplace: Canada

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@VHLM GM

Hey minor GMs, I'll try the VHL again. I'll be a 6 affil welfare per week guy, probably do some press conferences as well. That's all from me

After 489 days the indefinite ban on @boubabi has been lifted.
 
Let's all move on from the past - for a better future.
 
For more details on the ban and the member listen to the podcast interview here.

After 489 days the indefinite ban on @boubabi has been lifted.
 
Let's all move on from the past - for a better future.
 
For more details on the ban and the member listen to the podcast interview here.

After 489 days the indefinite ban on @boubabi has been lifted.
 
Let's all move on from the past - for a better future.
 
For more details on the ban and the member listen to the podcast interview here.

After 489 days the indefinite ban on @boubabi has been lifted.
 
Let's all move on from the past - for a better future.
 
For more details on the ban and the member listen to the podcast interview here.

After 489 days the indefinite ban on @boubabi has been lifted.
 
Let's all move on from the past - for a better future.
 
For more details on the ban and the member listen to the podcast interview here.

After 489 days the indefinite ban on @boubabi has been lifted.
 
Let's all move on from the past - for a better future.
 
For more details on the ban and the member listen to the podcast interview here.

Change entry level contracts to 2 VHL seasons!! that way if they stay in the minors they still have to play 2 seasons.

Change entry level contracts to 2 VHL seasons!! that way if they stay in the minors they still have to play 2 seasons.

With two more teams being added to the VHL we will almost certainly see a reduction across the league in terms of the TPA of the average player. Just using S67 data, we get that VHL teams roster, on average, 3.9 centres, 4.5 wingers, 4.9 defensemen, and 1.5 goalies. The addition of the expansion teams should open up close to 30 new player spots. I thought I would look at what this might translate to in terms of quality of play, by looking at how big of a drop off there would be in average player TPE had two more teams existed in S67.
 
For this to actually be a good measure of what to expect in S68 we would need to make some pretty big assumptions:
the quality/quantity of newly drafted players and retiring players is similar to years past the players that will fill the new spots will be "below average" players (relative to what we think "average" is now). the TPE opportunities for members are held relatively constant (i.e no significant "TPE inflation") the number of players per team will be kept mostly the same  
All of these seem pretty reasonable, except maybe the 1) and 2) . Just as a sanity check, the table below shows how the VHLM has grown from season 60 to 67. We can see that S67 is very close to S66 in terms of the number of players and the average TPA of them. The supply of new players should be pretty similar as to what we had this past season, making assumption 1) seem fair.
 

 
Assumption 2) makes a lot of intuitive sense (if you are above VHL average, you'd probably already be playing in the VHL), but there are always outliers for rookies. For example: the highest end-of-season TPA by a rookie (since at least season 60) was Hunter Hearst Helmsley in S66 with a TPA of 551. This put him in the 66th percentile of all players his season, well above average. Since I don't imagine assumption 2) will hold perfectly, my calculations below end up working more as estimates of the lower bound of what league average could look like, rather than on-point measures
 
Because there are only 10 teams in the VHL presently, it actually makes the math pretty easy to figure out what the median player TPA might be next season:
- the current average player is the median (aka 50th percentile)
- two more teams added (out of 10) translates into ~20%  more players per position
- assuming the new players compare closer to the lower end of active VHL players instead of the middle (assumption 2), then the median of the S68 players would be the 40th percentile of the S67 ones.
 
Here's what that looks broken down by position. NOTE: in all of this, I've only looked at players with min 60 GP in the season and goalies with min 10 GP


 
The biggest drop-offs will be noticed at goalie and left wing and the smallest drop-off at RW. None of this is really unexpected honestly (although I was surprised to see a much higher quality in RW players versus LW ones), but it does provide a new benchmark for what teams can aim for if they want to be above average post-expansion. Overall, the best thing about this is that the drop-offs are not too large, which is important for league expansions in general; you don't want quality too suffer too much just to get a few more teams in.

what can i do to help?

You didn’t include 2013 as an option? Probably could have gotten a few people on that one
 
youre slipping @Victor

As I was not active when he was hired I have decided not to vote 

GG goin Larry King reference @Higgins
 

As I was not active when he was hired I have decided not to vote 

As I was not active when he was hired I have decided not to vote 

As I was not active when he was hired I have decided not to vote 

As I was not active when he was hired I have decided not to vote 

VHL Talks #1
featuring @boubabi
Run time: 1h36m
Please leave feedback on the podcast in this thread, thank you and enjoy.
 
 
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PODCAST SUMMARY
Introduction & General VHL Talk
Who is boubabi? Players, TPE, Awards, Activity, Graphics, Logos, GMing, VHLM Magazine, Graphics Resources, Draft Projects, Past VHL Talk, Future VHL Talk, state of the league.
 
Question Period (there are more questions and discussion throughout, just a basic overview here)
Some questions asked – In-depth discussions of various other topics occur throughout. All VHL related. Thanks to those who asked questions on discord.
1.    Do you still keep tabs on the forum?
2.    Are you active on any other simulation leagues?
3.    Are you still doing graphic design?
4.    How do you feel about the league using your logos?
5.    What are your thoughts on the indefinite ban since it happened 16 months ago? Do you take any accountability for what happened? Looking back do you think it was justified?
6.    Do you regret what happened in the S59 Slobodzian Trophy voting thread?
7.    Did you feel like you were attacked by different people at the same time and had to defend yourself?
8.    Your side of the story, why did things get so toxic?
9.    Should there be an appeal system for bans after X amount of time?
10.    Would you ever join under an alias?
11.    What was your finest moment in the VHL? Why did you enjoy it?
12.    Members that you miss?
13.     LISTENER QUESTION: Do you remember the all-star game sims? ( @Beaviss)
13.    LISTENER QUESTION: What would you tell people that weren’t around 16 months ago and have joined the league since you were banned about yourself in the league? ( @GustavMattias)
14.    Do you want to comeback?
15.    LISTENER QUESTION: If he re-created, what kind of player would we see him bring into the fold?
Does he have a preferred destination? ( @Tate)
16.    Would you be able to play nice and water under the bridge?

VHL Talks #1
featuring @boubabi
Run time: 1h36m
Please leave feedback on the podcast in this thread, thank you and enjoy.
 
 
-------------------------------
 
PODCAST SUMMARY
Introduction & General VHL Talk
Who is boubabi? Players, TPE, Awards, Activity, Graphics, Logos, GMing, VHLM Magazine, Graphics Resources, Draft Projects, Past VHL Talk, Future VHL Talk, state of the league.
 
Question Period (there are more questions and discussion throughout, just a basic overview here)
Some questions asked – In-depth discussions of various other topics occur throughout. All VHL related. Thanks to those who asked questions on discord.
1.    Do you still keep tabs on the forum?
2.    Are you active on any other simulation leagues?
3.    Are you still doing graphic design?
4.    How do you feel about the league using your logos?
5.    What are your thoughts on the indefinite ban since it happened 16 months ago? Do you take any accountability for what happened? Looking back do you think it was justified?
6.    Do you regret what happened in the S59 Slobodzian Trophy voting thread?
7.    Did you feel like you were attacked by different people at the same time and had to defend yourself?
8.    Your side of the story, why did things get so toxic?
9.    Should there be an appeal system for bans after X amount of time?
10.    Would you ever join under an alias?
11.    What was your finest moment in the VHL? Why did you enjoy it?
12.    Members that you miss?
13.     LISTENER QUESTION: Do you remember the all-star game sims? ( @Beaviss)
13.    LISTENER QUESTION: What would you tell people that weren’t around 16 months ago and have joined the league since you were banned about yourself in the league? ( @GustavMattias)
14.    Do you want to comeback?
15.    LISTENER QUESTION: If he re-created, what kind of player would we see him bring into the fold?
Does he have a preferred destination? ( @Tate)
16.    Would you be able to play nice and water under the bridge?

Shout out to that Josh guy. I wonder what his forum name is?

VHL Talks #1
featuring @boubabi
Run time: 1h36m
Please leave feedback on the podcast in this thread, thank you and enjoy.
 
 
-------------------------------
 
PODCAST SUMMARY
Introduction & General VHL Talk
Who is boubabi? Players, TPE, Awards, Activity, Graphics, Logos, GMing, VHLM Magazine, Graphics Resources, Draft Projects, Past VHL Talk, Future VHL Talk, state of the league.
 
Question Period (there are more questions and discussion throughout, just a basic overview here)
Some questions asked – In-depth discussions of various other topics occur throughout. All VHL related. Thanks to those who asked questions on discord.
1.    Do you still keep tabs on the forum?
2.    Are you active on any other simulation leagues?
3.    Are you still doing graphic design?
4.    How do you feel about the league using your logos?
5.    What are your thoughts on the indefinite ban since it happened 16 months ago? Do you take any accountability for what happened? Looking back do you think it was justified?
6.    Do you regret what happened in the S59 Slobodzian Trophy voting thread?
7.    Did you feel like you were attacked by different people at the same time and had to defend yourself?
8.    Your side of the story, why did things get so toxic?
9.    Should there be an appeal system for bans after X amount of time?
10.    Would you ever join under an alias?
11.    What was your finest moment in the VHL? Why did you enjoy it?
12.    Members that you miss?
13.     LISTENER QUESTION: Do you remember the all-star game sims? ( @Beaviss)
13.    LISTENER QUESTION: What would you tell people that weren’t around 16 months ago and have joined the league since you were banned about yourself in the league? ( @GustavMattias)
14.    Do you want to comeback?
15.    LISTENER QUESTION: If he re-created, what kind of player would we see him bring into the fold?
Does he have a preferred destination? ( @Tate)
16.    Would you be able to play nice and water under the bridge?

VHL Talks #1
featuring @boubabi
Run time: 1h36m
Please leave feedback on the podcast in this thread, thank you and enjoy.
 
 
-------------------------------
 
PODCAST SUMMARY
Introduction & General VHL Talk
Who is boubabi? Players, TPE, Awards, Activity, Graphics, Logos, GMing, VHLM Magazine, Graphics Resources, Draft Projects, Past VHL Talk, Future VHL Talk, state of the league.
 
Question Period (there are more questions and discussion throughout, just a basic overview here)
Some questions asked – In-depth discussions of various other topics occur throughout. All VHL related. Thanks to those who asked questions on discord.
1.    Do you still keep tabs on the forum?
2.    Are you active on any other simulation leagues?
3.    Are you still doing graphic design?
4.    How do you feel about the league using your logos?
5.    What are your thoughts on the indefinite ban since it happened 16 months ago? Do you take any accountability for what happened? Looking back do you think it was justified?
6.    Do you regret what happened in the S59 Slobodzian Trophy voting thread?
7.    Did you feel like you were attacked by different people at the same time and had to defend yourself?
8.    Your side of the story, why did things get so toxic?
9.    Should there be an appeal system for bans after X amount of time?
10.    Would you ever join under an alias?
11.    What was your finest moment in the VHL? Why did you enjoy it?
12.    Members that you miss?
13.     LISTENER QUESTION: Do you remember the all-star game sims? ( @Beaviss)
13.    LISTENER QUESTION: What would you tell people that weren’t around 16 months ago and have joined the league since you were banned about yourself in the league? ( @GustavMattias)
14.    Do you want to comeback?
15.    LISTENER QUESTION: If he re-created, what kind of player would we see him bring into the fold?
Does he have a preferred destination? ( @Tate)
16.    Would you be able to play nice and water under the bridge?