Victor

The Tukio we know and love. I assume HEL G put on his jersey in game seven.

Also congratulations. They grow up so fast. :'(

Don't think Bill ever joined the VHL. But yes, the Chinese. All because Eldred created multiple versions of himself and Jericho.

Now that you've read the New Member FAQ and know generally what the VHL is about and you've taken a look at the Media Spots section and the Rubric that goes with them and say to yourself "I can't write a 450 word essay, how the heck can I write a 450 word article for a hockey forum?" We have all been there before and to be honest it is fairly easy to meet grader requirements week in and week out to get that coveted 6/6 points to add toward your player. In this tutorial I help you learn how writing a media spot can be a simple, 20 minute procedure in some cases. A good media spot always starts with a good topic and quite often to make it long enough you want something with some meat to it and some factual data (statistics) to back it up and give it some credibility. Obviously you can write about anything league related but sometimes it is hard to come up with new and inventive topics especially when you are new to the league and don't know a lot about the community. It may be best to stick with what works and what you know. Picking a topic is often the hardest thing for writers here in the VHL but when trying to find a topic I usually go for something that I can break into three basic ideas that then translate into three paragraphs in my article. If you make each of those three ideas around 200 words then tada! you have a media spot. Some of the most common and easier media spot topics are listed below: -Power Ranking [Most common to do it by conference and if you do it by the four teams you only need to write ~150 words about each team which is simple. Go into the stats area (Game Discussion) and talk about each team's respective strengths and weaknesses based on Goals For and Goals Against and maybe mention their star players and how they are fairing etc.] -Trade Recap [Talk about the winners and losers of the trade (if there has been one lately, or go back in time to find an oldie and resurface it by looking at it and reviewing it from a modern standpoint). Bring up the player histories of those involved and what they can do in the present and future for their new teams. As a personal rule I like to do these only when I have two or more trades to talk about or there are some big name players involved in the trades that you can delve into their history.] -Player Profile [Pick a player with a couple seasons (generally I like to keep it at three or more) and talk about their progression, how they have done and how you expect them to do in the future etc. this one is the most open-ended of all topics for the most part] -Position Breakdown [Who are the best players in their respective positions in the VHL? this essentially means you pick the top three in their respective position, compare their stats and what they do for their teams respectively. Another highly statistics-based topic that will enable you to reach the word minimum quickly] -Draft Preview [Who is going where? Outline the top 10 draftees based on the draft order (~60 words/draftee) assess team needs and why they are taking the player they took, talk about their stats in the VHLM etc.] -Player Interview [Very simple, ask and answer questions. Set this up like a sports radio or TV show with a host and a player being interviewed. the only problem with interviews is their over use and as a result graders will start to take off creativity marks should you use them excessively.] Although those are just a few of the more common topics in the VHL there are others and coming up with new and creative ideas is important as well although keeping your articles highly statistic-based is never a bad idea when you are new. Another key trick to meeting the word minimum is adding in quotes. If you need another fifty or so words to finish up your media spot it never hurts to throw in a pertinent quote from someone who would be commenting on the topic (ex/a general manager would comment on a trade, a scout or coach would comment on a player etc.). Below I'm going to go through an example of writing a media spot for what will hopefully be your benefit. When I was new to the VHL I did a series called "Under the Radar" where I focused on players who were good but were somewhat underrated for how good they were. The first one I wrote featured Franz Lindemann and is shown below: ----------------------------------------- UTR: Franz Lindemann 1. First Few Sentences (should introduce the article and the topic): Under the Radar is a new show where VHL Magazine will feature players who have 'flown under the radar' in their VHL careers to bring them into the mainstream and allow the fan base to get to know them. This week on Under the Radar we are featuring Franz Lindemann of the Avangard Havoc. (54 words) 2. First Paragraph (should contain the 'meat' of your article and general information including stats): Avangard Havoc - C - #9 FRANZ LINDEMANN Lindemann is a small, young, scrappy German who plays like a man of much larger stature. So far in his VHL career Lindemann has flown under the radar despite putting on a decent show for the fans. Originally drafted by the Toronto Legion in the Season One Dispersal Draft in the sixth round (42nd Overall) he only remained with the Legion for the preseason and was traded to Avangard before the season has even started. The trade saw Yaroslav Mikaiholavich go the other way, a player that never turned out to be what Toronto was in search of. Lindemann found a more permanent home with the Havoc, seeing the ice in 72 games in season one and tallying 50 points (12G, 38A). The trade that saw Robert Sharpe depart from the Havoc in return for more highly touted centerman, Alex Gegeny put a damper not only on Lindemann's playing time but also on his developmental potential. Throughout the course of his young professional career Lindemann has managed to develop one of if not the best passing skill in the entire VHL, it isn't often that a pass from him is off the mark. So far this season Franz has managed 16 points in 19 games (3G, 13A) while holding a very respectable even rating on a team with alot of negatives. If he continues his current pace and training regimen that has allowed him to accumulate over 82 practice hours with his team, Lindemann may see himself break the 60 point mark by seasons end. With Gegeny now gone as well it truly is Lindemann's time to step up and be a key player for this ailing Avangard offense. (279 words) 3. Second Paragraph (should build on the general information of your first paragraph and add in your perspective and the perspective of others on the player): Overall Lindemann has potential to be a top three center in the VHL someday and could be the key to leading the Havoc to a playoff run at some point in his career provided he has a decent supporting cast. While his upside may be limited due to his lack of actual scoring ability he is second to none as a playmaker in the league. Don't expect too many 120 point seasons from this all-around type player but he will be an important player in a support role for the Havoc in the future. (94 words) 4. Third Paragraph (add in some further, distantly related information for your third idea and talk about that) Contract Information Franz Lindemann currently is under contract to the Avangard Havoc for three seasons worth a total of $7,000,000 Breakdown: Year 1: $2 million Year 2: $2.5 million Year 3: $2.5 million (player option) For being a 50-60 points per season player Lindemann is making fair coin at this point. He produces enough to be worth his $7,000,000 contract but not enough right now to be worth franchise player salary which can be much higher. The Havoc will want to hope Lindemann is satisfied with his role on the team through Season Three considering he has a player option. Losing Lindemann would leave a big hole in their first offensive unit as they would lose their top centerman. With the cap now being $34,000,000 and the collective bargaining agreement in full swing this is a good salary for the Havoc to keep under wraps. They manage to hold a top playmaker under $3,000,000 which is the work of good player management. (127 words and only a few left to go --> good time for a quote) "Although I really enjoyed playing with Alex Gegeny I'm glad I finally get my shot to play on the top offensive unit. I think I can really bring a lot to our more gifted scorers around the net. As far as being under the radar I'd have to say that, that is true although it's never a bad thing to be considered underrated because then there are no big expectations from you," jokes Lindemann during a recent interview with him. (82 words = 636 words, we're done by a long shot) ----------------------------------------- Now obviously this isn't the most awe inspiring article I've ever written but it gets the point across on how simple it really is to write a media spot. All the information I needed for this could be found on his player page, the Havoc roster page and the team scoring page. Based on the content portion of the Rubric the graders would take into consideration that you have done research and taken the time to analyze the information you found. The next thing you need to do at this point is spell check your work. If the word processor you use doesn't have one there are a million of them on the web, just google "spell checker." Also you can use an online word counter to make sure your article is long enough. Spelling and Grammar is a big part of what the graders look for while going through your article and for the most part a lot of the little things that can cost you a point can be found by simply proof reading your article quickly and then using a spell checker like the one I linked to above. Once your article is good enough to be posted it is time to add enough decor to it to get that very easy presentation mark. Go onto google and find a picture (rule of thumb keep it under 500x500 pixels to avoid screen stretch) and paste is somewhere appropriate in the article. Bold and colorize your title(s), italicize and color your quotes and you are good to go (which is exactly what I did in the example). A word of caution: keeping your writing within realistic parameters proves positive as most graders take far-fetched stories or unfounded claims as unprofessional or unrealistic and your grade may suffer as a direct result. Obviously there is some play room here for funny medias or whatnot. Here is an example of a media spot where easily corrected mistakes cost the member a couple points despite the fact that it was plenty long enough: Example #1 Here is an example of a perfect media spot and is exactly what the graders are looking for from our members (although leniency will be given to new members): Example #2

13 – RETIREMENT, RE-CREATING & DEPRECIATION 13.1 - Retiring Your Player All players are automatically retired after completing 8 seasons following their their VHL Draft. i.e. A player whose draft season is S71 will be automatically retired following the S78 season If you wish to retire your player manually, you may do so through the Player Management section of the Portal, by selecting Retire Player. Any retirement that is manually processed will be considered final by the Commissioner(s). Any retirement from the start of the Pre-Season, as stated on the season schedule, through the end of the Continental Cup Finals, will be processed in the following off-season Any retirement during the off-season will be processed immediately 13.2 - Unretiring a Player If you wish to unretire a player after manually retiring, you have seven (7) days from the time of retirement to do so, but will be penalized in escalating consequences for each day that passes, as follows: Within 24H of retirement: 1-Week Update Ban Within 48H of retirement: 2-Week Update Ban Within 3 days of retirement: 10% TPE and Attribute Reduction Within 4 days of retirement: 15% TPE and Attribute Reduction Within 5 days of retirement: 20% TPE and Attribute Reduction Within 6 days of retirement: 25% TPE and Attribute Reduction Within 7 days of retirement: 30% TPE and Attribute Reduction 13.3 - Re-Creating Rules Once you retire, you cannot make player store purchases with your retired player's balance. If your previous player wins any awards after he is retired, you may claim the TPE for those awards on your new player. If you retire during the season, you may claim that seasons prediction points on your new player. However, prediction point multipliers bought in the player store are not allowed to be claimed on a new player. If you purchased one and retired, you will receive only your base prediction points. You cannot claim unclaimed point tasks or any other unclaimed contest/giveaway TPE on a new player without direct permission from a Commissioner. All players begin with 30 TPE, any adjusted starting TPE or carryover TPE is added to the starting 30. 13.4 - TPE Carry Over Any player retired with over 50 total TPE will earn carryover at a rate of 4% of the retiring players TPE, up to a maximum of 50 TPE. Carryover will be earned on top of the 30 starting TPE that all players receive. This means the maximum starting TPE is 80 (30 base + 50 carryover).

Current Members: @Advantage @Alex_J32 @Dil @DollarAndADream @Doomsday @Enorama @fishy @fonziGG @fromtheinside @GustavMattias @MexicanCow123 @Nykonax @rjfryman @tfong as well as the Commissioners from each league: @Beketov @bigAL @Josh @Acydburn @Victor @diamond_ace @McWolf and Admin / Former Commissioners**: @Beaviss @Devise @Fire Vigneault @Higgins @JardyB10 @Knight @Quik @Smarch @sterling @Will **Former VHL Commissioners maintain access to the BOG and advise as needed, should they wish, but are not considered official acting members of the Board, nor do they hold a voting stake (unless they maintain active BOG status). You may contact any of them with hate mail (or ideas, I guess). Alternatively, you may post these in the Suggestions/Complaints forum.

Player Stats GP = Games Played G = Goals A = Assists P = Points +/- = Plus/Minus PIM = Penalty Minutes HIT = Hits HTT = Hit Received SHT = Shots SHT% = Shooting Percentage SB = Shots Blocked PP = Powerplay Goals SH = Shorthanded Goals GW = Game Winning Goals GT = Game Tying Goals EG = Empty Net Goals HT = Hat Tricks MP = Minutes Played P/20 = Points per 20 Minutes FO% = Face off Percentage FOT = Face offs Taken PSG = Penalty Shot Goals PSS = Penalty Shots Taken GS = Current Goal Scoring Streak PS = Current Point Scoring Steak WG = Current Goal Scoring Slump WP = Current Point Scoring Slump Goalie Stats GP = Games Played W = Wins L = Losses OTL = Overtime Losses PCT = Save Percentage AVE = Goals Against Average MP = Minutes Played PIM = Penalty Minutes SO = Shootout GA = Goals Against SA = Shots Against A = Assists EG = Empty net Goals PS% = Penalty Shots Save % PSA = Penalty Shots Against

If you ever feel you can't submit a Point Task for a week but still want to get points, the VHL welfare/pension plan is there for you! James Platts Welfare Program – Any member may claim 4 TPE/week on weeks no point task is done, unless they are on a Pension Plan. Members who submit a Welfare claim will only be able to earn 10 capped TPE per week. Claim welfare by clicking the "Welfare/Pension" button. VHL Pension Plan – Members who have created two 700+ TPE player claim 5 TPE/week on weeks no point task is done. You will upgrade from 4 TPE welfare to 5 TPE pension automatically at the point your second player surpasses 700 TPE. Members who submit a Pension claim will only be able to earn 11 capped TPE per week. VHL Affiliate Plan - Members who have linked their Point Task in any of the VHL's partnered leagues (EFL or SBA) may claim 6 TPE. Members who submit an Affiliate Welfare Claim are able to earn 12 capped TPE per week. Affiliate 12 - Members who currently hold a 12 TPE job in any of the VHL's partnered leagues (EFL or SBA) may also claim 12 capped TPE in the VHL. Affiliate VHL.com Replacement - Members who submit a VHL.com equivalent in one of the below leagues may claim it in the VHL for 2 capped TPE as a VHL.com replacement. Below are the leagues that currently support VHL.com Replacements and what activity you need to participate in to claim an Affiliate VHL.com Replacement in the VHL. SBA - Quote EFL - Player Brand PBE SSL - PT If you have any questions about this facility, don't hesitate to PM/IM any of the commissioners, moderators or really, any member.

Welcome to the VHL, an online community established in 2007. We've built a very strong player simulation league and are happy that you've come along to join our team. New members are always great to have so feel free to create a thread and tell us a little about your story and how you came to us. Looking forward to having you around the boards! Cheers.

Most Wins 1. S1 Calgary: 69 2. S5 Seattle: 63 3. S22 Toronto: 62 t4. S3 Calgary: 61 t4. S10 Toronto: 61 t4. S33 Helsinki: 61 7. S10 Seattle: 60 t8. S11 Davos: 59 t8. S11 Riga: 59 t8. S13 Davos: 59 t8. S27 Seattle: 59 t8. S31 Calgary: 59 Most Losses 1. S11 Toronto: 69 t2. S5 Toronto: 67 t2. S6 Hamilton: 67 t2. S35 Riga: 67 t5. S9 Avangard: 66 t5. S36 Calgary: 66 t5. S37 Helsinki: 66 t8. S21 New York: 65 t8. S33 Vasteras: 65 t10. S8 Avangard: 64 t10. S27 Toronto: 64 t10. S28 Vasteras: 64 t10. S37 Calgary: 64 Most Points 1. S1 Calgary: 138 2. S5 Seattle: 128 t3. S3 Calgary: 127 t3. S33 Helsinki: 127 5. S22 Toronto: 126 6. S11 Davos: 124 7. S31 Calgary: 123 t8. S10 Toronto: 122 t8. S11 Riga: 122 t8. S27 Seattle: 122 Least Points 1. S11 Toronto: 10 2. S6 Hamilton: 11 t3. S9 Avangard: 12 t3. S35 Riga: 12 5. S36 Calgary: 13 6. S5 Toronto: 14 7. S37 Helsinki: 15 8. S21 New York: 16 t9. S32 Seattle: 20 t9. S35 New York: 20 Most Goals For 1. S5 Seattle: 416 2. S1 Calgary: 387 3. S20 Riga: 371 4. S6 Seattle: 370 5. S3 Calgary: 357 6. S10 Toronto: 356 7. S4 Seattle: 355 8. S5 Helsinki: 354 9. S18 Calgary: 353 10. S10 Seattle: 344 Least Goals For 1. S35 Riga: 83 2. S36 Calgary: 86 3. S35 New York: 102 4. S33 Vasteras: 108 5. S32 Seattle: 115 t6. S11 Toronto: 118 t6. S23 Seattle: 118 t6. S34 Davos: 118 t6. S37 Helsinki: 118 t10. S9 Vasteras: 120 t10. S32 Toronto: 120 t10. S37 Calgary: 120 Least Goals Against 1. S10 Toronto: 119 2. S33 Helsinki: 126 t3. S27 Seattle: 128 t3. S33 New York: 128 t5. S11 Riga: 130 t5. S36 Toronto: 130 7. S22 Toronto: 131 8. S32 Riga: 132 t9. S31 Calgary: 135 t9. S32 Helsinki: 135 Most Goals Against 1. S20 New York: 492 2. S20 Calgary: 481 3. S21 New York: 463 4. S10 Calgary: 447 5. S5 Toronto: 439 6. S11 Toronto: 424 7. S9 Avangard: 410 8. S6 Hamilton: 408 9. S10 Vasteras: 404 10. S8 Avangard: 394 Highest Goal Differential 1. S10 Toronto: 237 2. S1 Calgary: 229 3. S5 Seattle: 225 4. S10 Seattle: 202 5. S11 Riga: 193 6. S20 Riga: 184 7. S6 Seattle: 182 8. S3 Calgary: 181 t9. S11 Davos: 172 t9. S31 Calgary: 172 Lowest Goal Differential 1. S11 Toronto: -306 2. S35 New York: -287 3. S5 Toronto: -281 4. S36 Calgary: -269 5. S20 New York: -262 6. S9 Avangard: -252 7. S6 Hamilton: -247 8. S10 Vasteras: -241 9. S21 New York: -239 10. S27 Calgary: -234

the e-mail worked!

We'll prove them all wrong Kesler, one day.

I'd have to become mod again then. And lose the ability to make such a forum.

Priority List: Minot Bern Yukon Oslo Saskatoon Brampton Bratislava Vasteras Turku Ottawa Claim History: Oslo claims G Martin Brookside Saskatoon claims D Phil Villeneuve Bratislava claims D Triton Jackson Brampton claims RW Damon Tyrael Turku claims D Kyrie Knight Bratislava claims LW Andrew Jackson Jihad Brampton claims D Sami Kravinen Turku claims D LaMichael Charmander Bratislava claims RW Tihon Kalstad Turku claims G Jimmity Kricket Turku claims LW Johan Hallstrom Vasteras claims D Slaeter Fjorsstrom Turku claims RW Jihoon Park Ottawa claims D Ron World Peace Ottawa claims LW Tom Slaughter Available Players: LW Molson Keith S37 draftees

Hiddink took Russia and South Korea to the Euro and WC semi-finals, respectively, he clearly is not one to stay away from challenges.

Australia should bring Guus back.

Preseason sucks.

16 penalty minutes and no fights, that's impressive.

You shut your dirty whore mouth. Yes he is.

We da best

You can never discount Spain. I don't want them to win but that didn't stop them the past three tournaments. Anyway, England secures a top two position and Portugal draws with Israel so Russia is all but in. Belgium, Switzerland, Germany qualify. I am pleased with these results.

Have to repost my predictions from the old site here: "It's way too early but I got some predictions stuck in my head so I wanted to note them down so I can look back in a year's time and laugh at my own foolishness. So, the quarter-finals will feature: Germany, Spain, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Belgium, USA, Portugal. Dependent on match-ups in the groups and round of 16 which could cause, in my totally perfect prediction, the US, Portugal, and/or Argentina to fall out in favour of England, Ivory Coast, Japan, Russia, Nigeria, and other stuff like that. Only reason I'm even including the US is because I want to see them against Germany because of Klinsmann. If that happens before, fuck em. And finally, the final will be some combination of Brazil, Italy, and Germany. Yeah that's right, no Spain. Okay I have set myself up for failure quite well here." Also, final (apart from playoffs) qualifiers today and Tuesday! England's group is tighter than uhhhh... tights?

That's, like, your opinion man.

Yes that's right! VHL rosters have been transferred over from the old site with all updates done and dusted, the VHLM will soon be covered too, so we are almost ready to roll. Pre-season might just be simmed today and/or tomorrow and the aim to start the regular season is this Saturday! Now is a good time to look for any mistakes in updates or rosters and bring them to the attention of someone who looks important.

All the good HOF jokes have been used up.