BigTittySmitty

+10 Thomas Moore

1. Only a handful of games left. What do we need to do to turn it up an extra notch and get some wins? I gotta work on my skating and my strength in order to be able to help us win more games. Priority is to work on my defensive game as being a -54 at the moment is not good for winning. However, what can ya do when trying to catch up to time in the gym with everyone else. 2. What are your feelings on the new TPE catch up rules? My idea.... do I really need to know what I thought? If they really been talking about it for a while then that's some long ass time to do something about it because as soon as I mentioned it they really took off with the idea. If they just taking credit for my idea I presented to them then big kudos to them for doing their part to shed the image of the Old Boys Club. However, if they had been legit talking about this for a while.. how slow did those discussions go? 3. What forum improvements (games, etc.) from other leagues would you like to see in the VHL? Already got my late joiner idea pushed through. I would like to see some updates on the rules/etc threads so people know whats what. Was that fixed? If so great. When it comes to other changes that need to be implemented I think I need a bit more time in the league to see if they can adapt to another BTS idea. Wouldn't be the first 4. We've got 2 players, @BigTittySmitty and @DizzyWithLogic, who are in the top 10 of shot blocks. What makes them so good at stopping the puck? They are both over 6 feet tall and you can't teach that. 5. We've all been stuck inside for a while, what are you gonna do first when things get back to normal? With playing in Mexico City... gonna hit the beach and enjoy the great things of Latin America. 6. What games, movies, music, or books have you been consuming lately? Thank god for Netflix, been running through some Family Guy and just chilling on them phone apps. Also watching cable from my Canadian service provider so glad that

He has been fighting regression since we are in season 17

That is correct because you have ample time to earn double what they can earn. In all honesty if you do the PT which is a free doubles week you can even earn more TPE (6*2) and then other TPE uncapped TPE. You joined at a great time for your draft class.

Hurray!!!!!! Glad to see this done

PBE Affiliate Replacement for VHL.com/Fan590 Article - this is where they said to post

For me it should be updated and then leads to another issue... confusing rules

No??? That hasn’t been a thing since grading was abolished and auto-6 was brought in. Your task could net you reduced amounts of it’s really below standard but not for grammar? Also not true and hasn’t been for awhile. 0% because again, that’s literally not how this works anymore and hasn’t been for a long time. So.... the rule book is wrong?

BigTittySmitty's Guide to Recruitment and Retainment Hello all and welcome to my first and hopefully my last guide on recruitment and retainment for the VHL. It's a free doubles week and to be honest that is the only reason why I am even doing this (more on this later). But seriously, for a league that has been around for so long it does make you wonder why the VHL has an issue recruiting people and after recruitment keeping those people. To be flat out honest, when I re-re-re-returned to the VHL my intention was simple. Create a player do enough to earn my free point task for PBE and leave. It's why when my buddy Bayley kept trying to recruit me to join the Las Vegas Aces as a Free Agent for this year it is why I did not want to join him. I didn't want to fuck him over but I did not want to reveal that was my intention because for me that is not cool to my friend and may have gotten him in trouble with VHL. Now you are all probably asking.. Smitty why did you stick around? What kept you coming back? First and foremost that is quite simple. @Motzaburger has been a great GM for our team and has been keeping me engaged and when I had issues with the league he would talk to me about them and understand exactly where I was coming from and essentially did not shut me down and it even allowed for discussion with other members on how to improve the VHL. Which since one of my borrowed ideas is being discussed now with Head Office/Management/etc, I will still include it here as it has not been implemented. So without further ado I will begin my list. Weird Ass Recruitment Times Let's be honest, the league decides to push recruitment at the weirdest times and I re-re-re-joined the VHL as I promised I would discuss later. I rejoined VHL from the PBE affiliation and to make a big push for the league recruitment mid-season with such a huge demand of people is crazy. If you want to recruit people from another league it would make more sense to have the start at the beginning of the season. The Race to the Draft When I joined during a major recruitment time to get the next draft which was a few weeks to a month away from when I joined yet however when joining I thought I had an ample chance to potentially catch up and be a really good draft pick in my draft class. Oh boy was I wrong. Then now adding this new draft class for s73 which is after my s72 draft class. It makes me feel like asking myself the question. "Why bother?" For those who do not know the VHL allows players to earn TPE who have reached a benchmark for other players they made in an effort to try to keep those players around. However, that added perk just continues to make new prospects feel so far behind. I have earned 80 TPE and as per s72 Draft Class Rankings I am now ranked 32nd as per TPE. Where the top spot in my same draft class has 215 TPE lead over me and 37 TPE lead over 2nd place. Really? How can a new recruit feel welcomed and able to contribute if they feel they are always playing catch up. Then to add insult to injury the s73 Draft Class Rankings have just been released and I am already behind the leader there by 22 TPE. I am a year sooner into regression compared to them and I am already behind. What incentive or drive do I have to try to compete with them? What possible solutions could there be? Because I am already behind recruits if they feel they need to play catchup as let's be honest. If I am a GM why would I rather invest in an 80 TPE player right off the bat when there are players who have 3 times as much TPE compared to myself as a hot commodity. The only way I could feel the potential to catch up is the other avenue which is "pay to win." Is that what we want recruits to feel like the only way they could catch up to anyone in their draft is to buying loot boxes of TPE so they can catch up and maybe feel useful to their team? Solution 1: Scratch this and in place insert the ability to keep money between all players of a member When doing this they are forced to keep up and re-run the dog show race to earn TPE and keep things balanced assuming all were to start at the beginning of the season. The only added advantage they would have is they can buy a single piece of equipment compared to the other prospects without waiting. That in itself is a smaller gap to be able to climb compared to what we see now to my previous point about the weird ass recruitment times. Solution 2: With returning to Point 1 players who join at these times have missed time not through their own fault so I would propose a late joiners TPE that would allow these players to catch up on tasks (75% given to those based on schedule of maximum TPE they could have earned). The Stupid Ass Rules for Point Tasks Let me be real for anyone who is willing to listen and accept change and potentially make change for the better and the league is one where it has a reputation where if I may. It's like being in school all over again or for the younger audience being in school after school. Seriously? This is a league where we are here to escape the real world of professionalism and have a good time. However, the VHL has rules for Point Tasks that people can lose TPE for grammar. Seriously? Why would I be so inclined to write a media piece if I am being graded like I am in school and can earn less TPE because I am not great at grammar? I am a person acting as a hockey player who would release an op-ed to the media. It's not going to be perfect. It's not going to be pretty. It's going to be me writing to you all and maybe 6 people at most will read it with 2 being those who grade the pieces. Please see my random picture I have posted to be able to make sure I am eligible for all 6 TPE as per the rules. It's gotta be pretty you know. So, that means a random ass picture is required per the rulebook. The Old Boys Club When you hear from teams that the people running this site are slow to change and willing to adapt to even further better the rules and create a better form of parity and veterans mentioning "they are discussing your idea however it probably won't be implemented and it will take forever for them to potentially put in the idea if they even agree to". Many recruits will not feel welcomed about sharing ideas or wanting to participate with the general discussion of the league. Recruits see this as off putting non-inclusive so they go where they are welcomed and wanted. It's why other leagues don't have such an issue like this about recruitment. Between them and their older members it creates an us vs them mentality as the precious veterans don't want to lose their status. So here you have it folks. These are the biggest things that prevented me from coming back and if it wasn't for my GM who would listen to my concerns and make me feel valued then I probably would have dipped on them but I have grown to like Motza as a human being after coming in with the mindset of just coming in. Cashing my free PBE TPE and moving on. However, these major issues are the stumbling block for the VHL and they need to be addressed right away if the league is serious about retaining new members. Word Count: 1,378 - April 20 - April 26 - Theme Week Doubles

331 Helsinki Titans @ Malmo Nighthawks 332 D.C. Dragons @ Calgary Wranglers 333 Toronto Legion @ Vancouver Wolves 334 Riga Reign @ Moscow Menace

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All about Team Toast

6 foot 8... 45 skating skill going in for fastest skater. This should be fun

Can I join this.. I'm only 100- 200+ TPE less than a lot of my fellow draftclass. Doesn't seem fair to me. I even joined during the epic PBE recruitment process. Just seems so deflating that I'll never be able to catch up to my fellow draftclass not for lack of trying but because of nepotism. That in itself doesn't look good to new comers. It's why I had always just gone IA no matter what you'll be playing catchup and wasting more years toiling in the minors as not good enough. Need a check and balance imo for that. Late comer TPE to help them catch up so they dont quit and go IA

1. We've got more wins than Houston but are still behind them. Do you think we should get rid of overtime points? Even though they got more points than us I don't think we should get rid of overtime points. Don't over react as who knows if that'll help the organization next season 2. The World Juniors is starting soon, what country are you rooting for? Am I in them? I am Canadian... so it'd make sense to cheer for Canada. 3. How do you change your diet during the season? ummm.... fajita, taco, burrito, quesadilla, and churros 4. Do you prefer a shorter or longer stick? I'm almost 7 feet tall which if you did not know.. You can't teach that. So, I need a longer stick. If I have a short stick, I'll be falling over and breaking my back. 5. Who has the best logo in the VHLM? Officially... I hate to say it but my Bayley's Aces... unofficially I think I already made this fact known in prior events. 6. What's your favorite type of animal? A pupper... sorry. No matter how old or how big. a doggo is a pupper!

259 New York Americans @ Calgary Wranglers 260 HC Davos Dynamo @ Vancouver Wolves 261 Malmo Nighthawks @ Riga Reign 262 Toronto Legion @ D.C. Dragons

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Post in this thread to claim welfare/pension for this week.  If you are claiming welfare/pension, you cannot claim any 6 TPE Point Tasks for this week (Media Spot/Graphic/Podcast) or League jobs paying 6+ TPE.   VHL Welfare Plan - Members with fewer than two 700+ TPE players may claim 4 TPE VHL Pension Plan - Members who have created two or more 700+ TPE players (past or present) may claim 5 TPE VHL Affiliate Plan - Members who post a Point Task this week, in either the EFL or SBA, may link to that Point Task to claim 6 TPE Once you reach 700 TPE with your current player, if that is your second player to reach 700, you are allowed to claim the pension plan. So instead of only taking in account previous players it also accounts for your current one.   Example:  Green has had Remy LeBeau (TPE: 1301) in the past. Thomas O'Malley, his second player, is now past 700 TPE, he is eligible for the VHL Pension Plan. Note: Welfare/Pension Plan are not eligible for Doubles Weeks. Affiliate Plan is only eligible for Donation Doubles.

In a world where Thomas Moore was starting out in the VHLm he was presented with many unique opportunities to join many teams as they are all starved for defencemen but at the end of the day. Thomas Moore decided to head off to Mexico City in his pre-draft year just to get used to the world of VHLm and figured since they team was not going to do so well. It would be a great opportunity to just head to the beaches and just shoot the shit while waiting for his VHLm draft. Oddly enough, his good friend and recent PBE World Series Winner JJ Windsor was recently dealt to the PBE's Cancun Toro's so in good friendship Moore decided to meet up with Windsor at the airport and help him get settled into his hotel room until he finds a nice place to rent for the year. So the plan was for Moore to fly to Cancun for an extra long vacation while helping his buddy find a place to stay. However that'll take time as the market is drying up for rentals and he arrived in a weird time of the year. If anything, Moore did offer to put up Windsor in his suite that he has in Mexico City if he cannot continue renting at the hotel. They get pretty expensive so if anything you can see Windsor watching some minor league hockey as a man born in Detroit, MI he loves his hockey. What better way to enjoy his time in Mexico is watching some interesting Mexico City Kings games.

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1. We might be at the bottom of the standing, but what are we the best at? Being the best home for BigTittySmitty 2. What skill or stat have you been working on lately? I been working on my defensive game up to I hope is a peak minor league level of talent. Hoping to work on the rest of my skills moving forward. 3. What are your thought on the new Logo? You mean the one I told management why don't we just change it ourselves? That's how much I like it. 4. To celebrate the new unofficial logo, what's your biggest edge lord moment? Telling management to implement the new logo no matter what Bananananannaa says. 5. What other languages can you speak or what language would you like to learn to speak? I speak English, I wouldn't mind learning French or Spanish but I feel too old to learn 6. How should we punish Motza if we come in last this season? Beatings and leave him in the desert looking for ways to survive. Fire him out of a cannon towards the hot sun?

You mean the purge?

109 Malmo Nighthawks @ Vancouver Wolves 110 Toronto Legion @ Prague Phantoms 112 Helsinki Titans @ HC Davos Dynamo 113 Riga Reign @ Moscow Menace

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