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Reno’s Dream Team: Pulling From A List Of My Former GMs W1a Julius Freeman @rjfryman – C1 Rylan Peace @Peace – W1b Elias Dahlberg @Nykonax D1 Ryan Sullivan @Advantage – D2 Alex Letang @Spartan G Kallis Kriketers @hedgehog337 The first thing you might notice is the variety of old and new heads in the league: while the likes of Nykonax, RJ, and Spartan have been around for two years or less, there’s a contingent of this team – namely Advantage and hedgehog – that feature very prominently in league history. We’ll start from the defense on up, but the criterion for this list is clear: you must have managed one or more of my players in some way, shape, or form to make this list. It narrows the list considerably, but hey, that makes it really easy for me, right? The goalie for this squad shouldn’t be any surprise: it’s Riga’s long-time elite netminder Kallis Kriketers (hedgehog337). Apollo Hackett played with Kriketers for four seasons of his career and put part of a championship-level defense together for multiple seasons. He’s a four-time Clegane, three-time Shaw, and one-time Slobo and Campbell winner, and perhaps one of Apollo’s greatest career regrets was never getting Kriketers back to the cup. But Hedge has been sleeping in his Riga office as long as most current players in the league can remember, and there’s little dispute that he’s able to put together a perennial playoff contender no matter how bleak the chances are. As far as I’m concerned, in spite of his one title Kriketers is one of the all-time greats at goalie and has set a standard for netminders in this era. Admittedly not everyone here has been my GM since I returned to sim leagues: in fact, Advantage and I go way back in sim leagues. Like, ten years or more in sim leagues. He was around when I first made my foray into the VHL in Season 16 with my defenseman Hiro Renomitsu, and even before that when we played in a long-defunct sim league in Madden Madness. He’s the one remnant of sim leagues that I can remember from the early days (well, except for maybe Bushito, but he goes further back in sim leagues than I’ve lived as far as I’m concerned) as the GM of the Thunder Bay Titans. We competed for CB of the Year every single season along with Taylor Green, and I can’t imagine a better guy to have by my side on a dream team. I may have never played with Advantage in the VHL so long as I’ve been active, but he and I have known each other for way too long not to include on this list. Plus, he's managed my player at some point in the distant, distant past - that still counts! The second defenseman here is a relatively recent hire in Spartan – who’s really only been at sim leagues for a handful of months but has managed a clear impact on both the VHL and EFL thus far with his podcast The Spartan & Fishy Show, a VHLM GM position, and an EFL minors (ECFA) athletic directorship in spite of his relative newness. Though he’s just two seasons into his VHL career proper (as he did spend two full seasons in the M), he’s proven a rock-solid consistent earner and an increasingly high-impact player on a Moscow team that few expected to dominate the league in the fashion they have thus far. He’s not afraid of crossing over between the two leagues and has proven a top commodity in both: while Letang was drafted at 11th overall in the S72 VHL Draft, an envious position for a first-generation player, he was drafted at No. 1 in two consecutive EFL Drafts with his wide receiver and linebacker. While I’ve only been his player for a fraction of a VHLM season, my interactions with him go back to when he first started with sim leagues. Wouldn’t you want him on your Dream Team? Our first forward is now-retired winger Julius Freeman, who’s managed by none other than rjfryman. A defining member of the VHL Scouting Combine for lord-knows-how-many-seasons, Fryman has only been a part of the VHL for a couple of years (joining back in mid-2018). Most current members can’t imagine the pre- and post-draft TPE rankings or recruitment without him, and he set the pace of the S66 class with his earning on Freeman. Indeed, were it not for Beaviss, Freeman would have been a clear #1 for the Season 66 Class with a massive 1,741 TPE at the end of his career. He’s as decorated as nearly any forward in VHL history comes, with three Brooks trophies, two victory cups, a championship, and a Scott Boulet Trophy on top of it all for good measure. RJ was Aloe Dear’s VHLM GM for a full season, which technically puts him just a smidge over Spartan in terms of longevity. Shoring up the defensive pair could have been Peace – who has a fantastic defenseman in Erik Killinger in the thick of his career currently. But I’d argue that he’s perhaps better known for his eponymous centerman Rylan Peace, who himself managed a Founder’s Cup and Victory Cup but could never grab a hold of the ever-elusive championship in his six short seasons. Though his owner considers him a disappointment, Rylan Peace was a centerpiece of his franchises and perpetually lifted Davos and Toronto to higher heights than they’d otherwise be able to. And how could I not include Nykonax in the mix? He seems to follow me wherever I go: at this stage, he’s been my VHL AGM and teammate (twice!), EFL GM, ECFA teammate, SMJHL GM, and ISFL/DSFL teammate. He’s inescapable. I don’t understand how we always end up on the same team in some way, shape, or form. And while his deadpan style of humor may not be everyone’s cup of tea, he’s certainly been influential in my sim league career since returning a year and a half ago. I’ve earned VHL, EFL, and DSFL championships with him, and we’ve won awards as part of a massively successful team together in the ECFA. He probably makes more fun of my status as a deeply-indebted med student than anyone else and seems to know his way around managing a team (even if I meme him for it on a regular basis). Dahlberg earns criticism for having just one over-the-top season (a 105 point affair across S65 that earned him a Funk Trophy), but there’s little doubt in my mind his player would gel well with the high-earning fanatics in Freeman and Peace. (~1,100 words, for Theme Week)

(jk I listened and know I'm there as an alternate, but I have to go off of what's listed and really I just wanted to make the meme) @Spartan @fishy and heck @IamMOOSE

1. Coming off the biggest trade in team history, how do you think this team will gel with the addition of Latrell Mitchell and WIllie Dredge? Hard to say. There's always something to be said about team chemistry. I hope that Alex Bridges's function of puck sponge is no longer needed with a little more overall support across the team, but that's yet to be seen with most of our team still in development. 2. If we were to shore up a position through another deal leading up to the trade deadline, which position would it be and why? Center. We have a disproportionate number of forwards and could really use another center with some faceoff ability. Unfortunately I think it'll be a little tough to find a player with the requisite earning ability (since they're wingers with faceoff basically) unless we pick one up in the next draft. 3. Former Predator Arthur Dayne has scored 3 goals in his last 2 games for the Calgary Wranglers, and Alex Bridges chipped in 9 hits for them against Helsinki as well. Are you surprised to see your former teammates have success elsewhere? Nope. I'm glad they're having success and we had to carefully weigh our options when trading away Dayne/Bridges. They're both good players but may have not fit the timeline of the team as well. 4. Although our first round pick will be tied up in Muffbeav, we will still have a high second-round pick on our hands. What position do you expect us to target with that? As said above, center. Defenseman will be covered as we'll have a slightly older defensive core and a relatively high earner in Muffbeav. 5. If Every Kiss Begins With Kay™, then why don't we call it krench kissing? Uh, have you seen Kranch™ dressing? I'm not kissing anyone with that. 6. If a hot dog is a sandwich, and a tomato is a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie? Does it matter if you're not going to drink it as one? Wait, don't tell me you've drank ketchup straight-up. Please.

Warsaw, Poland – After a relatively rough start to the season – including a stretch of what seemed like a dozen losses consecutively – Warsaw Predators management came in with the understanding that the team needed a fresh injection of energy. They moved the team’s fantasy and defensive star Alex Bridges and the veteran center Arthur Dayne in a blockbuster trade that, in the end, saw a total of three picks and four players move. New to Warsaw are veteran forward Willie Dredge – who’s closing in on the twilight of his career – and an up-and-coming two-way defenseman in Latrell Mitchell. It was an interesting move that, in many analysts’ circles, was viewed as a relative victory for the Polish team – who will retain a high-quality young player and a first rounder (albeit a bit lower than their own) in exchange for a mid-career player in Alex Bridges. He’s contributed beautifully for the Predators thus far, including an S73 campaign involving 194 total shots blocked in a relatively difficult season for Warsaw – and the team will certainly miss his defensive effort going forward, even with the quality they’ve brought in. Who do you think won this trade, now that we’re just a handful of hours past the time it was made public? Does the youth Warsaw brought in counterbalance the exchange of first round picks? Will Bridges continue to be a fantasy beast?

1. Now that we’ve gotten a good amount of games under our belt, how do you feel you’re settling in with the team (or your VHLM team)? It's been an interesting experience. I haven't been as impactful as I was hoping to be on day one, but we're a young team and I think we'll look interesting going into the future. 2. 8 of our 17 regulation losses have been by 1 goal. Where can we improve to start turning those close losses into wins? Starts and ends with possession, and I think that is best represented by defense. I can slap a puck into goal from our ice but have a hard time stopping opposing forwards and offensive defensemen, so I think I can always improve in that regard. 3. How has the adjustment to the VHL been for your player? Weird. Before this season it'd been a while since I took the ice without Venus, and so it's harder to try and establish chemistry with someone new. 4. Dakota Lamb and Victor Grachev are neck-and-neck for the top rookie point-scorers at 39 and 37 points respectively. Who’s your money on to lead rookies in points in the end? Dakota Lamb, duh. I think the RotY conversation may be a little closer but I've got the utmost confidence in our Dakota!! 5. We have the best power play% in the league, but the 4th worst penalty kill%. How would you rate our performance on special teams this season so far? C. We're performing at the level I expect us to, maybe even a little higher on power plays. Killing penalties is always tough no matter how old or young you are, and for more competitive teams is probably more a reflection of your team composition. With a super young team like us I'm surprised we're not even lower. 6. Do any sports betting lately? If Venus were to help me out I'd consider spending a fixed amount of money in some small bets but I haven't tried betting here in the States. It's very prominent in this country!

1. With a few games under your belt, how do you think you player is doing? Pretty badly. I'm like... -17 on the season so far, which is probably not a great reflection on me. 2. Unfortunately we haven't had much luck on the ice, what do you think we need to do to get out of our slump? Experience. There's not a lot more to it than that. We need some time to develop because we're an incredibly young squad. This season is going to be tough because we don't have as many VHL games under our belts. 3. What do you think about the selections for our C and As? Two of them are fine... but Aloe Dear!? What? She sounds like a scrub to me. 4. EU teams are looking like powerhouses this season. Is this the year they surpass the NA conference in terms of strength? It always goes back and forth. We can say EU will surpass NA, but it'll change in a handful of seasons again after that. (Hackett's career featured an EU that was generally stronger than NA, for example) 5. Who will win the Stanley Cup in the NHL? Dallas or Tampa Bay? Uh, I don't know any NHL teams or players really... but I think Tampa Bay maybe? I hear they're decent. 6. With fall halfway done, what is your favourite activity to do in the fall season? Whuh, Fall is halfway done!? I thought it just barely started. I haven't even gotten a chance to order the famous American Pumpkin Spiced Latte with Venus @BladeMaiden yet!!

1. With the draft finished, who do you think had the best draft and why? Us, of course! We drafted a ton of players that I know and love to play with, so I think we'll start to come on strong in a couple of seasons. 2. How do you think our draft went? As above! I'm optimistic that we made a number of good choices, especially provided each of them do affiliate earning. 3. Muff the madman actually did it and gave everyone huge bonuses in their contract. What do you spend your first paycheck on? I spent it on a home gym and buying some items from Denmark. I know Venus is in the league but it is very sad to not have many Scandinavian friends here. I did not bring the smelly food because, well, I think that can wait until I am a bit further entrenched in the team I have been selected to. 4. Without much veteran support on the team who do you think should be our A's and C next season? Hmm, probably our players that have been on the team. I think Dakota Lamb and Alex Bridges are natural choices. The last slot is up to how the rookies vote I think. 5. What are your expectations for next season as a team? Look better at the end than we do at the beginning. None of us have regressed yet, so we have a lot of love left to give! 6. Are you excited for the piergoie stream that muff is forced to do? Pierogies!? I'm ready. I love pierogies, they are one of my favorite foreign foods. I've even made a few for Christian, Bella, and Venus while on the Houston Bulls.

G - Jean Pierre Camus @Mrpenguin30

F - Markus Nygren @HearnNation67

D - Erik Killinger @Mrpenguin30

F - Kris Rice Continues to be @HearnNation67's pick!

D - Lincoln Tate @Mrpenguin30

F - RJ Jubis @HearnNation67

Warsaw, Poland – “Huh, okay. This might not be so bad.” The first several words uttered from a curious Aloe Dear weren’t quite what you would expect from someone who had just been selected first overall in the VHL Entry Draft. Indeed, with recent pressers revealing that Aloe had no interest in playing for a team that scouted her, and that she’d be testing free agency after her rookie contract no matter what, she expected her draft stock to plummet. “No, Warsaw definitely reached out to me,” she said with a knowing smile in a post-draft presser, “it would seem as though my expectations did not go unseen. That’s always a good first step.” At the end of the day, Aloe was more interested in seeing where various friends of hers – including a prominently-featured Venus Thightrap @BladeMaiden , who placed an easy second in overall points, tying San Diego’s Pietro Angellini with a neat 125 underneath league leader and teammate Riley Knight Gee. Indeed, the top round of the draft was dominated by her former teammates – including the likes of Mingle, Schauer, The 3rd, and Campbell – to say nothing of her former Aces teammates like Nousiainen, Dimmadome, and Sandstrom. But with relatively few of them landing in the same place, Aloe finds herself with brand-new teammates (but familiar users) like Tim Waters, Lexi Glass, and Chris Reynolds; we’ll have to see how these new guys and gals pan out with her.

Transaction ID: 5MC64693A9393584V $1M Player Store Cash 5 TPE Uncapped Doubles Week

1. We have the first overall pick in the draft, anyone you wanna snag? Well, I guess I can't really answer this question. But I'm glad to be here! 2. What will you be doing to improve for next season? Same as it always was: as much training as I can humanly possibly handle provided adequate time for reflection. It's important to make sure whatever training you're doing makes sense to you and is done with the intention of improving specific skills. 3. Are there any regrets you have about last season? I couldn't help lead my team to a championship even though we were pretty hyped and had multiple 250 TPE players, so that was a little disappointing. 4. With season 73 done, who do you consider the best player for that class? I'd have to think Jacob Tonn, who just came off of a championship with the Bears and played six or seven games more than his backup minimum should be in consideration for 'best player of the class.' The Bears are going through a bit of a transition period, but with Rayz Funk moving off to Davos it'll become more immediately obvious how good or bad Tonn is next season. 5. What are you looking forward to next season? Starting my first pro game!! There's something about starting something brand-new, and I've certainly never been in Poland before. My mentor, Apollo Hackett, spent his whole career in Riga so I'm hoping to spend a little time there during our off periods to see what I can learn. 6. What does your player's number mean to you? 00? Well, we have to start somewhere, and there's little that means less than a double zero, right?

only if I get a nice group

Houston, TX – After a firm statement indicating that she’d be testing free agency after her rookie contract, Aloe released another that might doom her draft stock. She’s not interested in continuing on with a team that doesn’t scout her. “I understand I’m not necessarily as marketable an option as other players,” she commented at an exit presser before the VHL Entry Draft, “but I’m just not interested in playing for a team that doesn’t scout me now. The VHL has its mandatory three year contract and so on and so forth – and I get it, you want to make sure a team that drafts a player gets a couple of good years out of them.” “But you can bet if a team doesn’t scout me but drafts me anyways, I’m not interested in continuing on with them beyond those three seasons. I can guarantee you I’d walk in free agency rather than just ‘testing’ it.” It’s not all that unreasonable a request in the end – were Aloe a third or fourth round pick projection she might come off as temperamental or demanding. But realistically speaking, is it so outlandish to just ask for a little communication between a player and their new team, whether they’re a slam-dunk first rounder or third round selection?

Houston, TX – A couple of blunders – losses to a Las Vegas team that has continued its run of excellence after flaming out of the playoffs last season – and the Houston Bulls find themselves just a point under a Miami team on a thirteen win streak. “These last few days have been tough, but it’s a good indicator that we’ve still got room to improve,” a hopeful-looking Aloe Dear noted at a recent presser. “We need to respect the rest of the league and I’m hoping these last few losses will help us figure out what our weaknesses are. We’re definitely capable of defeating Las Vegas and Miami both, and we’ve done so earlier this season.” Through 53 games, the Bulls are 3-3 against the Aces and 2-2 against the Marauders, suggesting there’s much more to the matchup than just a raw skill differential. Las Vegas has consistently played above their perceived talent – a credit to the recruiting and drafting skills of Aces GM Spartan – while Miami’s hot streak is demonstrative of their carefully-curated wealth of talent. A clear-cut favorite has been hard to come by this season, a departure from previous minor league expeditions where there are often one or two teams head-and-shoulders above the rest. Indeed, Miami has been excellent this season, but so have Houston and Ottawa – and no one would doubt many of the remaining playoff teams’ abilities to take games or even upset a series against the ‘top’ teams.

Thought I would claim this last week but did the EFL Media Week instead. Claiming for Week Ending 08/16/20 (claim 2 of 2)

EFL +6

Picture Perfect: An Aloe Dear Junior Review Straight hair, perfect marks, straight edge. For most of her life, Aloe Dear exemplified perfectionism. She was a veritable role model among her peers with a classically attractive appearance, nigh-ideal performance in school, and a keen, socially conscious mind. It established her firmly as a stuck-up, pretentious prude to some, and a future paragon of society to others. She had her privileged upbringing – and a proportional increase in expectations – to thank for all of that. But her parents, while wealthy, refused to spoil their daughter by making her blind to the inequities of the world; she very quickly came to realize there were relatively few in Denmark (or otherwise) who were afforded the opportunities she possessed. In school she was a model citizen, with a personality and mannerisms delicately and deliberately curated by her family and those around them; indeed, she was alternately dainty or outspoken as the situation demanded. She wasn’t afraid of approaching a situation with decorum fitting aristocracy or a confrontational voice, often expressing herself the way she felt would be best received. It was tempting, at times, to produce a Mean Girls-like social circle with her social standing – but there’s no good reason for that, right? What made her break this cycle of societal constraints (even if only just) was hockey – or, more accurately, the girl who introduced her to hockey. Venus Thightrap. The names really wrote the stories on their own – Aloe was, as described previously, a ‘model citizen’ to a fault, a paragon of someone’s oddly subjective view of what’s considered ‘good’ in society. She was a little bookish and relied mostly on her head to accomplish her job on the rink. Venus had been a hockey fan as long as she had lived, finding that she preferred excellent hockey – its physicality, pace, and comradery – to blind patriotism while watching an international match. Indeed, the charismatic, rough-around-the-edges Venus won over VHLM recruiters with her play. And just as her picture-perfect good-girl appearance lent Aloe a large degree of personal magnetism, so did the contrasting ostentatious, high-energy, aggressive nature of Venus. In spite of their opposing personalities, Aloe and Venus became great friends pretty quickly – sped up by a call-up/substitution in that allowed them to play on the same line just a few years ago. Whether it was an inherent game sense or a perfect bonding of personalities, the two became an extremely formidable duo in the few opportunities they had to play together – positioning perfectly across the ice from one another after just a handful of practices. Venus was physical, aggressive, and masterful as a two-way center, while Aloe was a perfectionist, relying more on finesse and technique as a relatively pure scorer. Aloe would be remiss to suggest her foray into the VHLM – and indeed, much of her success on the non-professional circuit – had nothing to do with Venus. Indeed, many considered her a bit too one-dimensional, especially early in her career, to be a successful professional hockey player. And while Venus earned her time on the ice and external scouting out of sheer skill, production, and personal magnetism, Aloe benefited from the exceptional on-ice chemistry she had with the center. Her invite came from VHLM recruiters who had been following Venus for a much longer time, and Aloe was all-too-happy to ride on her coattails.

Pearls and Pitfalls - Awards in the Time of Expansion What additional details should be taken into consideration when voting for awards? Award season is notorious for its frustration and excitement in equal parts, with the former coming from those narrowly missing out on the award and the latter from most others. And since most award voting goes on behind closed doors, it’s pretty tough to tell what the criteria for most awards is aside from looking at the name of the award itself. But there are oftentimes conflicting definitions of “Top” – which appears in at least seven of the named awards’ titles – exactly means. Does a lead in points define better ‘top’ defenseman? What about one with an overwhelming lead in plus-minus? Is that viewed as an exclusively team statistic or as an aggregate of a player’s impact on the ice? Ultimately, this nebulous definition serves a few purposes for the Board of Governors and their associates, among them (1) giving integral flexibility in their selection of an award winner and (2) allowing for multiple potential justifications in their selections should there be challenging interactions after the ceremony. But for the min-maxers/collectors among the VHL userbase, this can sometimes be a difficult pill to swallow: after all, how are you supposed to optimize your trophy case if there isn’t truly a set definition? This season, as the largest (or at least tied-for-largest) expansion season in the VHL, will have stats massively in favor of single great players on new teams desperate for players, as well as generally inflated scoring due to large mismatches of good non-expansion teams vs. expansion teams. With the awards definition already somewhat ill-defined, what additional parameters do the committee have to wade through – and, perhaps most relevantly, what should we be worried about as we progress through the season? Awards Without Context Perhaps the most difficult aspect of awards voting is taking those shiny numbers from the index and turning them into something meaningful. For those of us that don’t have a ton of time to pore over the stats and team performance, it’s tempting to do one of two things: (1) Vote strictly based on volume stats, since everyone plays the same number of games, or (2) Look at how others have voted and make our selections based off of the subset of players they’ve argued for. There are clear flaws with both of these methodologies, and neither is ideal – optimistically, this would be a worst-case scenario and affect an extremely small minority of voters. But that’s not my primary point. Not every player can be like Condor Adrienne. When isolating simple volume statistics from their greater context – overall team skill, the extremely finicky nature of STHS in terms of apparent minimum randomness/points, lopsided forward vs. defenseman vs. goalie ability, and so on – it’s extremely tempting to go with #1 above. If all players play the same number of games, then naturally the best players should produce the best volume stats. Right? …Right? Well, it’s a little tough to say that for certain (and I’m certain that quite a few high-earning players would agree with it). Season 72’s top defenseman, Malmo’s Condor Adrienne, was far and away the best point producer and arguably the best defensive volume stat player in the VHL at 100 points even, 254 hits, and 188 shots blocked. But he also did so on a league-worst 26-41-5 Malmo team that was outscored by 70 goals last season. They were, by a margin of 35 goals, the worst defensive team in the league, and Adrienne basically willed them to their 26 victories by sheer force. But this still came at the cost of a shockingly poor -29 plus-minus in the process. There are five winners (well, four solo winners and one co-winner) in the 72-season history of the VHL that won the Orr/Labatte trophy with a negative plus-minus including Adrienne. The most recent ones were Samuel Gate (S66) and Joseph McWolf (S64), who won with a -9 and -7, respectively. But you have to search all the way back to S38, when Calgary’s Godavari Yumalatopino clearly outclassed Conner Low in all volume stats (2 more points, 142 hits, 81 shot blocks) with a 67 plus-minus differential in Low’s favor just to become the co-winner, let alone a winner outright. What I ask for in this situation is extreme caution as we find several more players in similar positions for this season – including four of the top five scorers in the league at present. While it’s not the Top Defenseman award, these four forwards have a pretty reasonable lead (or are at least tied) on New York’s Acyd Burn, a 37-point player who ranks tied for third at present. Don’t get me wrong – the likes of Sigard Gunnar, Tyler Barabash Jr., Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Guy Lesieur are among the league’s most talented players and might contend for awards even in different situations. But we also very carefully need to examine the LA, London, and Warsaw team success when considering these players’ candidacy for awards this season. All three of the teams that own these players currently sit in the bottom six of the league (even if this may change by a spot or two in the coming days). And it’s tempting, based on their volume stats should they continue along their current trend, to vote them in as the ‘Top XYZ’ in the league. My concern is it sets a relatively dangerous precedent. Sure, these four players may not have the same overwhelming statistical lead of Condor Adrienne in all categories by the end of the season. I think that’s relatively difficult to predict, but we can likely argue they won’t be more than a half-dozen points past second place, or more than two dozen points past third place like Adrienne was, and they very likely won’t dominate in hits and/or shots blocked like him, either. But when voting for awards, I would think quick voting based on volume stats is less acceptable this season than most others – as rewarding great single (or duo) players on a team for carrying the league minimum stats is an absolutely damning proposition. Team success should continue to be an incredibly important factor from “most improved” to “most valuable.” [1,044 words - claiming for week ending 8/2/20 & 8/9/20]

The Houston Bulls have quite the spectacle going on this season. Although there are debatably higher-performing teams, Houston has been the center of attention as a result of their all-ladies’ line – consisting of Venus Thightrap, Isabella Campbell, and Aloe Dear – all making appearances in the top twenty in scoring as the Bulls lay claim to a top two spot in the VHLM. But in spite of their above-average performance thus far, the Bulls defense was regarded as a liability; no more, thanks to one Riley Knight Gee. The defenseman holds the league lead in points at 31 – that’s among all skaters, not just defenders – and a respectable 20 hits and 19 shot blocks all the while. Perhaps more relevantly, Knight Gee’s net impact is extremely positive – among the top ten in the league at +14 – and plays the fifth-most average minutes per game, making them one of the most reliable players in the minors. And while it’s nice and all to get attention for a potential league-first among their forwards, perhaps more people should keep their eyes on Riley Knight Gee instead.