Victor

Would rather drink bleach than GM in the VHLM again tbh.

@Telkster has had a very solid career in Moscow as a pass first center and the team's never missed the playoffs with him.

@GrittyIsKing09 getting in on that Mikko-Pavlov magic, great win!

Angellini with the game tying goal and the shootout winner - clutch @okifenoki

Rara Rasputin Junior Review Rara Rasputin, Russia's Greatest Love Machine. Quite a title for an unknown 30-year-old goaltender just entering his first professional season in the VHLM. Yes, that's right, Rasputin turned professional the moment he signed for the Miami Marauders a few weeks ago. What's more, he also became a hockey player in general at the same time. So what has this wonderfully named player been doing up until now? Well he was a professional dancer, but this didn't really work out as he is also ridiculously tall. Then he got obsessed with weight lifting and began entering those “World's Strongest Man” contests and even changed his name so it would be something more memorable. It's not all noise of course, multiple sources tell me he is in fact Russia's greatest love machine. A fine specimen Rasputin is. Nonetheless, that all begs the question – what is he doing in the VHLM now? How does a dancing weight lifter with no hockey experience became the chosen successor (presumably) to Moscow Menace's franchise goaltender Raymond Bernard? The answer lies in two factors that really have nothing to do with Rasputin – the coronavirus outbreak of 2020 and one bored GM/player agent. Firstly, the COVID pandemic this year and subsequent lockdowns in many countries including Rasputin's home town of Moscow made lots of the entertainment industry unviable, including all of Rasputin's jobs. Secondly, Moscow GM Victor Alfredsson was on the hunt for the franchise's next starting goaltender and had previously had great success as the agent of Greg Clegane. Clegane, for those too young to remember, was an absolute mammoth of a man who also came into the VHL in his 30s. As such, despite it going against the grain for goaltending prospects, Alfredsson set out to find local talents who would fit his template. At the time of the search, Rasputin was ready to grab any job opportunity which would come his way and was intrigued by the ad put out by Moscow's recruitment team. We are told that in the try-outs behind closed doors, Rasputin did not stand out in too many traditional goaltending attributes. However, he did tick the boxes of size and based on his past, agility, and that was enough to earn the trust of GM Alfredsson. Was it a gamble that looks to pay off? Recapping Rasputin's time in Miami will be interesting but we've seen a mixed bag of results so far. Time will tell whether Bernard's chosen successor lives up to the billing.

your sig is way too big

We went full goon mode here.

Good work by all lines.

Without a doubt, we are the best after all.

nah it's just davos

Got my fingers in too many pies.

For a while I was wondering why Hedge picked you first overall. Then you turned it up a notch and I think are guaranteed HOF now. Well done.

I was updating the VHL records section yesterday which is quite an easy task in these low-scoring days – in the vast majority of spreadsheets, all I had to do was change “Updated to S70” to “Updated to S73”. However, there were a couple new additions to the top 25 lists that I thought I'd flag. S72 – Condor Adrienne @OrbitingDeath Playing Season 72 on a paper-thin Malmo squad, Adrienne announced himself to the league as more than just a former first overall pick but also a serious HOF contender. The second ever defenceman to lead the league in scoring and first since S14, Adrienne didn't quite hit the heights of the spreadsheet I created specifically for him, slowing down to a 100-point finish (still the highest mark in four seasons), but did score 23 powerplay goals in a single season. That wasn't quite up there with the great Alexander Valiq (record holder with 30 PPG in S31), but did put Adrienne in a tie for eighth place and the highest mark in this category in nearly 40 seasons. It's good to see a more modern name on a list that became a bit of a closed club in recent years. Full ranking: https://vhlforum.com/topic/254-powerplay-goals-in-a-regular-season/ S72 – Phil Marleau @Phil Phil is one of the few modern players striving to be a hard-hitting two-way forward. The two-way bit hasn't massively worked out but he has become a feared hitter and I will miss drafting him in the VHFL like a cheat code. At a frankly ridiculous 6-hit-per-game pace in S74, Marleau will actually place even better soon (he's currently on pace for 443 hits this season, good for second all-time) but already has 13th place on the list thanks to 404 hits in S72, the first player to crack the 400 mark in 10 seasons. Full ranking: https://vhlforum.com/topic/257-hits-in-one-regular-season/

one of the best pieces of writing I've seen on here recently.

Each correct answer is worth 1 capped TPE at the end of the week. Don't reveal the answer in public, but if you're not sure, ask around, here, or in the special trivia Discord channel. You also get 1 uncapped TPE if your question gets used. Submit questions by PMing me. Here's the form for week number 4 of S74. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpu3Sfj-UVIdaxQB5VWQsjm3iA7u1xrtWpb8tLPmZ2so4yJg/viewform?usp=sf_link

D.C. lost to fucking Toronto? Unbelievable.

Solas x Some strong selections here Is this a challenge

Must be the only person ever to like Bentley.

Embarrassing and shameful Haven't won a cup since they ditched the forum - coincidence? I think not.

The fact we've been competitive for your whole career was basically a best case scenario and it's really seemed to work out lol

@STZ @OrbitingDeath we're getting close to a dream team of our own here

MIKKO MIKKO MIKKO

Pavlov smash

@okifenoki OP

Cast and Thompson will actually score own goals if played on the same line, the Sponsors Shield proved this.