Victor

I struggle to think of a time when I disagreed with a post more lol. The Stopko for MVP argument follows the eternally flawed logic that when you remove a player from the team they are gone without replacement. By that logic, a goalie is always MVP as most teams have CPUs if you "take them off the team". If Toronto didn't have Stopko they'd have Carison and still finish fifth. Stopko didn't do much more in the regular season than Ironside and Arroyo to slightly shift Toronto above Quebec otherwise they performed exactly as expected. Which is true for every team in the regular season - everyone basically performed as expected so you have to look at the contribution of the best player compared to the next best player and that gave Cast the edge over any other forward. In regards to defence men, I came into the discussion fully expecting to vote McWolf for most defensive and best overall. Only saw Kovalchuk on the ballot then which changed the Wylde for me and everyone else. Kovalchuk put up similar stats to McWolf on a much better team - I.e. they were not inflated by playing on a worse team. McWolf still had a solid all around game unlike Malenko who was very much a beneficiary of a high scoring Seattle.

What is this points system in the standings.

Join @BladeMaiden's team @gorlab. But don't tag her.

No clue I don't even know what teams are in the VHLM. You're coming to Moscow next season though.

You have elite genes.

I found the same with one Chershenko co-won - someone didn't transfer shit from threads to portal correctly tsk tsk. Couldn't have been me I was inactive.

S64 World Cup Predictions Worst Team: Scandinavia Bronze Medal: Western Europe Silver Medal: World Gold Medal: Canada

No, just 1.

S63 was pretty rough... Except the cup that was alright. Also thanks for everyone who voted for me, and @.sniffuM for making the strongest case for Cast tbh - better than I had myself. And good job presenting this @DilIsPickle - looks great. Yeah I assumed you'd post the classic version with the vote distribution too.

Am I that popular? Hahaha. M-V-P M-V-P

Oh shit I forgot you were Kaminogi - S45-46 Helsinki legend.

Looooooooool

Yes.

Whatever happens we have such a head start on everyone else (and there was a massive gap between McAllister and us) that it would take something insane for a younger player (S62-64) to match the stats.

@eaglesfan036 where's my thunderdome thread at

CBA tagging everyone here so @Members 6 uncapped TPE Ahma 16 BladeMaiden 16 DollarAndADream 16 Josh. 16 Jubo07 16 Poptart 16 Quik 16 SidTheKid87 16 Sonnet 16 Velevra 16 Hybrid1486 15 philliefan 15 SlapshotDragon 15 Victor for running this shit 5 uncapped TPE ShawnGlade 14 Arthur 14 DilIsPickle 14 Enorama 14 Kisshan 14 Kuch9 14 majesiu 14 Nykonax 14 Rocketman04 14 Sharkstrong 14 StamkosFan 14 Thranduil 14 BOOM 13 Esso2264 13 flyersfan1453 13 wcats 13 4 uncapped TPE Antone10 12 Beketov 12 leafsman 12 McWolf 12 Oilmandan 12 omgitshim 12 Tagger 12 joeyboucher1 11 SpartanGibbles 11 3 uncapped TPE Galdoblame 10 hedgehog337 10 Peace 10 Stoffiday 10 .sniffuM 9 Anthony Matthews 9 Ty343 9 2 uncapped TPE Bushito 8 Devise 8 GRZ 8 kayfabe 8 Smarch 8 TMI 8 Toasty 8 diamond_ace 7 nethi99 7 1 uncapped TPE curtisg93 6 hockeyis66 6 Kirby 6 nick_716 6 SwagSloth 6 xsjack 6 Dangles13 5 Eudaldkp 5 FBR 5 hejta 5 jRuutu 5 Inf1d3l 4 Lightningyamasha 4 LIL V O D AK 4 Plate 4 SlashACM 4 solas 4 AndrewWarren13 3 bucky___lastard 3 FacePuncher 3 Matt_O 3 Sova 3 Advantage 2 Barracuda 2 Bonzaijoe 2 Dimitri Volosenkov 2 eaglesfan036 2 Facebookfighter 2 Joubo 2 Nacho 2 Nathan N 2 SirRupertBarnes 2 Sogarn 2 TacticalHammer 2 tunedtorock 2 WhiteMocha 2 bluesfan5 1 Brolaski 1 Luke Allman 1 nicolas01 1

Better be a guest appearance by @Jericho

That's it for Season 64 folks - full season results to follow in a separate thread. For now, the final answers: 1. Who was the first Builder inducted into the Hall of Fame? (Question provided by @Enorama - 1 uncapped TPE to you) Slightly controversially, despite carrying the league on his back and simming for its first 14 seasons, it was not Scotty Campbell, but rather his replacement as commissioner Brett Slobodzian. Slobodzian of course started out in S1 just like Campbell and was a worthy induction but this decision never made sense to me. 2. Which player holds the record for the most points in a single postseason? Hey it's me! The early 30s, as the playoffs expanded to 3 rounds, were great for high playoff stats. First Radislav Mjers matched Scotty Campbell's record with 30 points as a defenceman in S32, then Elijah Incognito, another defenceman got in 34 in S33, before Alexander Chershenko set the still standing record of 36 points in S34. The final 2 capped TPE of S64 goes to: @Beketov @Quik @Esso2264 @Hybrid1486 @Sonnet @.sniffuM @Jubo07 @BladeMaiden @BOOM™ @Enorama @SlapshotDragon @SidTheKid87 @solas @DilIsPickle @DollarAndADream @Nykonax @hejta @GRZ @Toasty @Thranduil @LIL V O D AK @ShawnGlade @Rocketman04 @wcats @StamkosFan @Velevra @hedgehog337 @Inf1d3l @Ahma @McWolf @majesiu @Poptart @Philliefan @Tagger @SpartanGibbles @Anthony Matthews @hockeyis66 @Kirby @oilmandan @joeyboucher1 @leafsman @Dangles13 @flyersfan1453 @Devise @FacebookFighter @Josh. @Kisshan @SirRupertBarnes @Sharkstrong @Plate Nacho - who dis?? and 1 capped TPE goes to: @nethi99 @Bushito @omgitshim @FacePuncher

Season GP G A P +/- SHT PIM HIT SB GW PPG SHG 64 (DAV) 72 23 13 36 Had to double check these were full season stats.

If you cast your mind back to the S61 VHL Entry Draft, there was nearly a 3-way decision for the first overall pick. It wasn't really – Seattle was only going to draft a forward, while Quebec was pretty dead set on picking Samuel Gate, which meant it was really down between who would go first – Matt Thompson or Podrick Cast. Thompson was the leader in TPE, belonged to a league commissioner, while Cast's agent had just come back from an 8-season hiatus, so the choice was made. How does it look four seasons on? Well, Quebec certainly missed out by drafting Gate who subsequently went inactive and never looked like becoming a franchise leader. Cast now leads all S61 draftees in TPE and Thompson has also fallen behind Cast's linemate Edwin Preencarnacion, who was only drafted sixth overall. But TPE isn't everything and is quite close regardless. On the ice, both Thompson and Cast have nearly matched each other's production and are on the fast track to the Hall of Fame: Matt Thompson Podrick Cast Goals Points Goals Points S61 33 56 49 97 S62 76 150 79 174 S63 51 102 50 106 S64 56 110 48 102 216 418 226 479 Thompson had a slower start and was not quite as ridiculously proficient in the madness that was S62, but seems to be catching up, especially in goal-scoring. Thompson's S64 more or less matches Cast's S62 award-wise, as well as having the additional strength of Boulet Trophies. But it's all still to play for, although one of the two will likely be crowned best S61 player, with Preencarnacion currently projecting for third place, with increasing pressure by the late-blooming GM players Ironside and Louth. Did Seattle make the right choice four seasons ago? Based on playoff success and the fact Thompson is now heading to free agency – no. However, would the Bears have done better with a high-scoring center compared to a two-way winger? It's tough to say, especially given Thompson did his best to will Seattle to victory both in S62 and S64. Cast's playoff stats are much less impressive but do include a cup in S63. At the halfway stage, it looks like going down the wire.

@Tyler

https://vhlforum.com/topic/35246-greatest-goaltending-performances-in-single-playoff-series/?do=findComment&comment=587383

Goodbye Twinger, shame you never got the individual productions you deserved here in Riga.

This is one of the highest honours.

I feel like S22 got a bad rap anyway. I mean it was shit but we've had worse.