Victor

Aaand we're back on track. Week 3 answers: 1. Which VHL member has the most Continental Cups? - 1 uncapped TPE to @SlapshotDragon for the inspiration on this one. It was a tie not too long ago on 12, a number of cups I remain on with a few others, but tfong pulled away in S65 by winning his 13th. Full list can be found here: https://vhlforum.com/topic/10505-continental-cups-by-player-and-member/ 2. Which team held/holds the longest gold medal streak at the World Cup? Back in the day when everyone seemed to be Finnish, Swedish, or Norwegian, Scandinavia went on a dominant run of 4 straight gold medals from S20 to S26, with one player, defenceman Kristian Carlsson, being a member of all 4 teams. Scandinavia has never hit those heights again - although they remain one of the top 3 all-time teams, Canada and the US have made up a lot of ground in the seasons since, with Canada going on a streak of 3 straight golds in the 50s but falling one short of the record. Full list here: https://vhlforum.com/topic/29475-world-cup-medals-by-team/ 2 capped TPE goes to: Beketov @Beketov CowboyinAmerica @CowboyinAmerica - hi TheLastOlympian07 @TheLastOlympian07 Jubo07 @Jubo07 11 Eleven @11 Eleven Patpou22 @Patpou22 BladeMaiden @BladeMaiden TacticalHammer @TacticalHammer PSanchez55 @Psanchez55 kuch9 @Kuch9 Jables @Jables DoktorFunk @DoktorFunk cody73 @cody73 FerdaJets @FerdaJets berocka @berocka fonziGG @fonziGG Sharkstrong @Sharkstrong littleboi @littleboi DollarAndADream @DollarAndADream Edustava @Edustava Hughjas_ @HughJas_ Green @Green GustavMattias @GustavMattias Jesse Nyman @Jesse Nyman Big Mac @Big Mac trevmi @trevmi K1NG LINUS @K1NG LINUS Gabella19 @Gabella19 Steve @Steve nethi99 @nethi99 Phil @Phil Saelven88 @Saelven88 Quik @Quik Acydburn @Acydburn cpetrella @cpetrella RunnerBert11 @RunnerBert11 Snussu @Snussu Rayzor_7 @Rayzor_7 HulkHogan @HulkHogan Gaudette @Gaudette Peace @Peace Banko @banko Dominus89 @Dominus89 FrostBeard @FrostBeard MexicanCow123 @MexicanCow123 Motzaburger @Motzaburger Jtv123 @Jtv123 Grape @Grape omgitshim @omgitshim Kylrad @Kylrad Velevra @Velevra rjfryman @rjfryman gorlab @gorlab Oost @Oost Enorama @Enorama SidTheKid87 @SidTheKid87 philliefan @Philliefan jRuutu @jRuutu Josh. @Josh. Renomitsu @Renomitsu Xdpark @xDParK solas @solas Zeno @Zeno VanCanWin @VanCanWin Infernal @Infernal okocha5 @okocha5 Anthony Matthews @Anthony Matthews FakeJenton @FakeJenton Nacci25 @Nacci25 wcats @wcats FacebookFighter @FacebookFighter Leafsman @leafsman metaltoday @MetalToday No_Dangles @No_Dangles Matmenzinger @Matmenzinger hedgehog337 @hedgehog337 ahawk2191 @ahawk2191 SirRupertBarnes @SirRupertBarnes Smarch @Smarch Theflash @TheFlash bucky___lastard @Bucky___lastard 1 capped TPE goes to: Oilmandan @oilmandan Esso2264 @Esso2264 Walter Fizz @Walter Fizz xsjack @xsjack Strooper99 @Strooper99 Nykonax @Nykonax Savoire Faire @Savoire Faire Jables @Jables HenrikZoiderberg @HenrikZoiderberg Poptart @Poptart Thranduil @Thranduil Toasty @Toasty Boheem @Boheem PenKnight @PenKnight ItsFinnishDaniel @ItsFinnishDaniel StamkosFan @StamkosFan Edu Stava @Edustava SlapshotDragon @SlapshotDragon flyersfan1453 @flyersfan1453 DMaximus @DMaximus GRZ @GRZ Beaviss @Beaviss bluesfan55 @bluesfan55 DilIsPickle @DilIsPickle positivefan036 @Positivefan036 frescoelmo @frescoelmo Jayhawk @Jayhawk

Sounds like Greg Clegane to me.

Wow we're bad.

Excuse me?

Beautiful.

It's been a busy few days for Moscow prospect Vladimir Pavlov with the World Juniors starting and a trade from Minnesota to Saskatoon. VHL.com has sat down and interviewed the young center. On being traded: It's a shame because I'd just been finding my feet in Minnesota and of course this is the team that got me my first medal last season, but I kind of saw it coming. Minnesota is in a playoff spot but not really a contender so it makes sense for them to look to the future. I'm excited to see how things go in Saskatoon and maybe I can make it two out of two cups in my time in the VHLM. On the World Juniors: We have a good core coming up in Russia and elsewhere on the continent. I don't think we're a favourite for gold but 2 wins out of the first 3 games is promising and we shouldn't be counted out by anyone. On rumours of a position switch next off-season: So my agent [Moscow GM] Victor [Alfredsson] was looking at how the roster is shaping up in Moscow next season and it looks like we have more forwards than we need and maybe not enough defencemen. It's still up in the air but if the team needs it I will be glad to help out by switching to defence. Victor brought through a defenceman last time he was GM and he ended up in the Hall of Fame so I'm going to trust his judgement. We'll see what happens though.

In the midst of a challenging year for Riga and himself, VHL.com sat down with Podrick Cast to talk about the twilight years of his career. On his worst season yet: Yeah it's frustrating. I don't feel like I'm doing anything differently to how I used to but maybe the game's passing me a bit more. All of us in Riga are going through a bit of a transition, the last two playoff losses hurt, as did the salary cap the past off-season.... whatever happens between now and the end of the season I think we need to sit down and think how we can improve, how we can adapt and continue to be a force in this evolving league. If you stand still you get passed by. On Riga's playoff prospects: Of course we're still going to try to end the season on a high – a cup or even a finals appearance would really lift the mood I think. Really we need to banish the demons of the last couple years and if we win just one series I think that will be a massive weight off the shoulders. Of course, we're in the tougher conference so that won't be easy but if we get past Davos I think we'll get past anyone. On the reports of Preenarnacion's withdrawal from the league: He certainly hasn't been training to his full potential in the last little while but I won't discuss my teammates' private matters here. Naturally we'd all prefer he was fully focused on the VHL as we need all hands on deck right now, but there's no use making excuses, we just have to deal with what life throws at us.

Just the natural talent pulling me through.

Portal link: https://vhlportal.com/teams/drafts/12 Red = VHL Hall of FamerS66, S67 = S66, S67 Continental Cup Champion, etc Round 1 1. RIGA REIGN (from Moscow Menace): C - Hunter Hearst Helmsley 2. VANCOUVER WOLVES (from HC Davos Dynamo): LW - Julius Freeman S67 3. SEATTLE BEARS (from Calgary Wranglers): LW - Shane Mars S68 4. RIGA REIGN (from Vancouver Wolves): RW - Mikko Aaltonen 5. MOSCOW MENACE (from New York Americans): LW - Dimitri Volosenkov 6. HC DAVOS DYNAMO (from Riga Reign): D - Charlie Paddywagon 7. MALMO NIGHTHAWKS : D - Jerry Garcia 8. RIGA REIGN (from Seattle Bears): D - Aron Nielsen 9. RIGA REIGN (from Helsinki Titans): RW - Arnor Sigurdsson 10. MOSCOW MENACE (from Toronto Legion): C - Jet Jaguar S70 Round 2 11. MOSCOW MENACE : G - Owen May 12. CALGARY WRANGLERS : RW - John Frostbeard S68, S69 13. HC DAVOS DYNAMO (from Vancouver Wolves): D - Codrick Past S67, S72 14. VANCOUVER WOLVES (from HC Davos Dynamo): RW - Shawnomir Jagr S67 15. HELSINKI TITANS (from New York Americans): C - Bert Meyers S66 16. RIGA REIGN : D - Apollo Hackett S72 17. MALMO NIGHTHAWKS : D - Rusty Shackleford 18. VANCOUVER WOLVES (from Seattle Bears): LW - Kyle Sabertooth 19. HC DAVOS DYNAMO (from Helsinki Titans): LW - Chico Smeb 20. SEATTLE BEARS (from Toronto Legion): LW - Valeri Morozov Round 3 21. MOSCOW MENACE : D - Beau Buefordsson 22. HELSINKI TITANS (from Calgary Wranglers): C - Ludvig Sederstrom S66 23. NEW YORK AMERICANS (from Vancouver Wolves): C - Maximilian Kirbsson 24. RIGA REIGN (from HC Davos Dynamo): RW - Aleksander Rodriguez S71 25. MOSCOW MENACE (from New York Americans): LW - Edgar Tannahill 26. CALGARY WRANGLERS (from Riga Reign): RW - Nethila Dissanayake 27. SEATTLE BEARS (from Malmo Nighthawks): G - Clayton Park S71 28. VANCOUVER WOLVES (from Seattle Bears): C - Hans Gruber S67 29. HELSINKI TITANS : C - Jordan Tonn 30. HELSINKI TITANS (from Toronto Legion): D - Guillaume Fontenette Round 4 31. MOSCOW MENACE : RW - Mat Tocco S70 32. CALGARY WRANGLERS : D - Rhye Tyr 33. MOSCOW MENACE (from Vancouver Wolves): D - Edward Vigneault 34. HC DAVOS DYNAMO : LW - Blake Gaudette 35. MOSCOW MENACE (from New York Americans): RW - Emil Passerelli 36. RIGA REIGN : D - Anthony Amberback 37. MALMO NIGHTHAWKS : C - Nacho 38. MALMO NIGHTHAWKS (from Seattle Bears): G - Juan Jaundice 39. HELSINKI TITANS : C - Rhys Chism 40. CALGARY WRANGLERS (from Toronto Legion): C - Raphael Nazarians Round 5 41. MOSCOW MENACE : RW - AJ Axelsen 42. CALGARY WRANGLERS : LW - Cody Smith 43. HC DAVOS DYNAMO (from Vancouver Wolves): D - Hiromu Takahashi 44. HC DAVOS DYNAMO : C - Pascal Batz 45. NEW YORK AMERICANS : LW - Hunter Wagner 46. RIGA REIGN : D - Samuel Sparrow 47. MALMO NIGHTHAWKS : LW - Blake Laughton 48. SEATTLE BEARS : LW - Kari Jurri 49. HELSINKI TITANS : G - Kolur Bjoernsson 50. MOSCOW MENACE (from Toronto Legion): LW - Devin Gabella Round 6 51. MOSCOW MENACE : D - Dean Clarke S70 52. CALGARY WRANGLERS : LW - Dylan Doyle 53. VANCOUVER WOLVES : LW - Ben Hafkey S67 54. HC DAVOS DYNAMO : G - Wendy Kandee Cain 55. NEW YORK AMERICANS : C - Walter Clements 56. RIGA REIGN : G - Sunny Burst 57. MALMO NIGHTHAWKS : D - MORPHEUS DESTRUCTIOUS 58. SEATTLE BEARS : LW - John Perdue 59. HELSINKI TITANS : D - Duncan Jeffers 60. MOSCOW MENACE (from Toronto Legion): D - Papa Gage Round 7 61. MOSCOW MENACE : LW - David Clarkson 62. CALGARY WRANGLERS : D - Andreas Sundell 63. VANCOUVER WOLVES : C - BALLS McZehrl 64. HC DAVOS DYNAMO : D - Cody Parkey 65. NEW YORK AMERICANS : D - Richard Hejtsel 66. RIGA REIGN : D - Titus Stone 67. MALMO NIGHTHAWKS : C - Eeli Harju 68. SEATTLE BEARS : G - Luke Derion 69. HELSINKI TITANS : RW - Sami Van Den Dreissche 70. MOSCOW MENACE (from Toronto Legion): D - Srraxxarrakex II Round 8 71. MOSCOW MENACE : D - DWin Championship 72. CALGARY WRANGLERS : D - Dave John OQuinn 73. VANCOUVER WOLVES : G - Patrick Vigneault 74. HC DAVOS DYNAMO : C - Shawn Michaels better than HHH 75. NEW YORK AMERICANS : LW - Jean ClaudePaul 76. :rig: RIGA REIGN : C - Charles Alderson 77. :mal: MALMO NIGHTHAWKS : D - Finn Theismann 78. :sea: SEATTLE BEARS : C - Thomas Kennedy 79. :hel: HELSINKI TITANS : LW - Micheal Rasmussen 80. :mos: MOSCOW MENACE (from Toronto Legion): D - Fabius Adomaitis

Week 2 for Cast.

Week 2 for Pavlov.

Was asked via PM so a further clarification - Toronto being 1 win away from the fourpeat in S51 doesn't count.

We are in this. People should really stop using me as a center though lol.

Unreal by Johnson, who is this kid

Either way and anything in between Cup wins too. How many wins away

Beketov told me to confirm this at gunpoint.

Gonna try to get back on track now. As week 3 was quite a late start I'll leave it running for another day or two, but week 4 is open now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftWmpPaLBrwxhUtjaAmmW32gdl_pIXsiM02aoOaII5k-BJcQ/viewform?usp=sf_link ^ Answer for up to 2 capped TPE.

Right, apologies for the delay folks, it's been a pretty hectic couple weeks. First, answers: 1. Ay Ay Ron led the league in assists in 3 separate seasons. Who is the only other player to achieve this feat? Ay Ay Ron is still waiting for his call to the Hall of Fame, but it should certainly help his case that the only player to win the Beketov 3 times is the player all defencemen aspire to be, being Conner Low. In just 5 seasons on defence, Low won the Labatte every time but also led the league in assists thrice in the same period, in S37, S39, and S40. 2. Which defenceman scored the most goals in a single season? (1 uncapped TPE to @SirRupertBarnes for the inspiration for this one) Only one defenceman ever scored 300 career goals, and he was helped by having a 59-goal season in his sophomore year, and following that up with 56 goals the next. No one else has really come come close to challenging Alexander Valiq's performance in S31 (Quebec's first ever season to boot), hence he now has a trophy named after him. Low didn't hit 50 goals until he moved to forward in his last two seasons, while Labatte and Walser scored a lot in the VHL's first decade by not quite enough. Now, TPE: 2 capped TPE goes to: SidTheKid87 @SidTheKid87 Sonnet @Sonnet ItsMcLovin @ItsMcLovin Jubo07 @Jubo07 okocha5 @okocha5 BladeMaiden @BladeMaiden PSanchez55 @Psanchez55 Patpou22 @Patpou22 GustavMattias @GustavMattias Radcow @Radcow xsjack @xsjack Nacho @Nacci25 littleboi @littleboi K1NG LINUS @K1NG LINUS Carl Swaglin @Carl Swaglin No_Dangles @No_Dangles Gaudette @Gaudette Saelven88 @Saelven88 Acydburn @Acydburn Hughjas_ @HughJas_ Beketov @Beketov Matt_O @Matt_O philliefan @Philliefan HulkHogan @HulkHogan berocka @berocka Jables @Jables Quik @Quik DoktorFunk @DoktorFunk Nykonax @Nykonax Esso2264 @Esso2264 Motzaburger @Motzaburger HenrikZoiderberg @HenrikZoiderberg StamkosFan @StamkosFan BOOM @BYE MexicanCow123 @MexicanCow123 FerdaJets @FerdaJets ItssYoBoiDaLegend @ItssYoBoiDaLegend Snussu @Snussu omgitshim @omgitshim Dominus89 @Dominus89 Zepheter @zepheter 11 Eleven @11 Eleven jRuutu @jRuutu Jayrad28 @Jayrad28 rjfryman @rjfryman Beaviss @Beaviss VanCanWin @VanCanWin TheFlash @TheFlash Steve @Steve Velevra @Velevra PenKnight @PenKnight Walter Fizz @Walter Fizz Big Mac @Big Mac ItsFinnishDaniel @ItsFinnishDaniel Tophdaddy78 @Tophdaddy FakeJenton @FakeJenton ahawk2191 @ahawk2191 Matmenzinger @Matmenzinger Birdman @Birdman Renomitsu @Renomitsu GRZ @GRZ Enorama @Enorama Oost @Oost Xdpark @xDParK fonziGG @fonziGG Infernal @Infernal metaltoday @MetalToday Smarch @Smarch bluesfan55 @bluesfan55 gorlab @gorlab mmarcoux98 @mmarcoux98 solas @solas cody73 @cody73 Grape @Grape DMaximus @DMaximus Green @Green LeoKoz3 @LeoKoz3 Patpou22 @Patpou22 Phil @Phil bucky___lastard @Bucky___lastard trevmi @trevmi Zeno @Zeno LeoKoz3 @LeoKoz3 Cran @Cran TacticalHammer @TacticalHammer Sharkstrong @Sharkstrong SlapshotDragon @SlapshotDragon FrostBeard @FrostBeard aleks @aleks SirRupertBarnes @SirRupertBarnes DollarAndADream @DollarAndADream Gabella19 @Gabella19 Boheem @Boheem Thranduil @Thranduil Toasty @Toasty bukss_a @bukss_a Jtv123 @Jtv123 Poptart @Poptart Anthony Matthews @Anthony Matthews Rent A McZ @Rent A McZ RunnerBert11 @RunnerBert11 leafsman @leafsman Kylrad @Kylrad Termancy @Termancy Peace @Peace DilIsPickle @DilIsPickle flyersfan1453 @flyersfan1453 kuch9 @Kuch9 jblock3 @jblock3 FacebookFighter @FacebookFighter hedgehog337 @hedgehog337 Zepheter @zepheter FBR @FBR Toasty @Toasty DoktorFunk @DoktorFunk 1 capped TPE goes to: Beketov @Beketov Oilmandan @oilmandan Velevra @Velevra Jesse Nyman @Jesse Nyman TheLastOlympian07 @TheLastOlympian07 FacePuncher @FacePuncher Josh. @Josh. Strooper99 @Strooper99 Tate @Lincoln Tate frescoelmo @frescoelmo Greg_Di @Greg_Di

Yeah my brother from another mother @flyersfan1453 put it best when he said you have to be there and you can't respond to something hours later like you can on the forum. It's a shame, but I find it much easier to zone out as a result.

I'm not Devise, I'll always have a couple.

Not being funny but this is one of the few sims this season which has made sense (for Riga, cause Moscow beating Vancouver again is about as random as anything else). I'm the league leader in TPE, am barely cracking a point-per-game pace, and am not even in top 10 scorers for centers. I'm the only player in the league with 99 in faceoffs and am not even top 2 in faceoff win %. You'll find no sympathy here.

I just show up when I want.

We're better than you?

MATTEOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OUTTA NOWHERE

Unreal disrespect shown to the league's most entertaining team.