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1. Mikko Lahtinen has just retired having played his 99th playoff game, the 4th most of all time and the most by a player who never won the cup. True or false: Every single other player with at least 80 career playoff games has won the Continental Cup. This was a bit of a teaser for my media spot last week, as Lahtinen @Beketov had a formidable playoff career and yet never got to win the cup. As for this fun fact, it is remarkably true. All 38 other players with 80+ career playoff games won at least one cup in their time, be they Black Velvet and Franchise Cornerstone, or Gritty and Francis York Morgan. Unwanted record of the century? Anyway, you'd have needed the playoff stats to figure this one out: https://vhlforum.com/topic/1067-vhl-career-playoffs-stats-updated-for-s77/ And shameless plug for my MS with more playoff fun facts: https://vhlforum.com/topic/102983-records-being-set-and-other-fun-facts/ 2. How many times has there been a back-to-back VHLM champion? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @Lilpfigher) Less frequently than the VHL, which makes sense as longevity is more difficult to achieve in the M. This feat has been achieved 5 times, and remarkably not once since Bratislava's double in S47-S48 - GMed by one @Banackock. The Watchmen managed to repeat twice, despite only being around for 23 seasons (RIP Bratislava yet again), while once this was achieved by Yukon, Brampton, and Saskatoon, the latter led by Top GM trophy namesake, Jack Reilly. Easiest place to find this info would have been here: https://vhlforum.com/topic/2941-vhlm-playoff-history-updated-for-s77/

@Josh

@a_Ferk robbed thanks though guys, been a while since I won one of these. On the winning team now which is a pleasant change...

I wasnt tagged for my Kanou win so assumed Doom was still kidnapped. I mean yes, that was exactly my dumb joke.

Thank you @MexicanCow123 also spoilers much? Awards ceremony isnt over yet

Blade

This better not derail Su's Hall of Fame career. Watching you Calgary.

Any chance for a Miami one @Enorama x

You didn't set up rules thinking about Greenland btw lmao. Probably because not a single player at the time had ever been from Greenland.

I've just searched for Greenland in the retired players forum. Not a single result for a pre-portal player so Dawson and Kiak (both S70) were the first Greenlanders in the VHL as far as we know. Which makes sense, why would anyone make their player from Greenland before it became a portal dropdown option? It's not even a country. Again as I've said before this is nonsense because we've always been fluid with World Cup teams because guess what, these things shift. Remember when we had big enough populations to justify a Team Switzerland and UK (both quite successful too)? Or the fact we've had Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, Russia which had some of the European countries and then shifted to World... still including some European countries. But since you're so insistent on relying on precedent, well here we go: Dawson is the only Greenlander to have played in a World Cup and that was on Team Mercenaries. Him, Gyrfalcon, Kiak, and all the new guys (Reinharts etc) are all Team World in the WJC but the WJC doesn't have a Team Nordic. Which then brings you to the other important point of Team Nordic is one of the regions that generally needs help because it has the smallest catchment area. I don't understand why you're being so difficult about this when common sense, the fucking state of Denmark, and the whole history of the World Cup suggest Greenland could very sensibly and most probably should be part of Team Nordic.

Go for it. As always, reach out with any questions.

Downey and Szatkowski Jr. are yours if you want them. Probably makes sense for OD to take Mike? But up to you of course. Hedge's builder article also up for grabs.

The Hylands Muff deal gains new levels.

solve for x

Blade throws shade, catches a fade, can't wait into which next argument she will wade

I mean we can because we know Canada and the US will never need help while any other region other than World more often than not will. Also we've decided based on that throughout the entire history of the World cup lol.

Hard disagree Greenland is an autonomous territory[11] within the Kingdom of Denmark. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986. Greenland is not its own country so it's more like Puerto Rico than Canada. Although Puerto Rico i think usually goes into World but it's not like the US needs any help with player numbers. Nordic on the other hand might do.

Given its basically Denmark, I would assume it should be Nordic.

Jesse Jussal but think too new for mckelvie and v2 as well My submission is Brooks.

Team Nordic feasting

El Capitan

I think I actually have a similar record.... we are cursed to never be 1st overall. Although the feels of being tagged in the Moscow section but not for any Moscow reason

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