Daniel

Player Information Username: Daniel Player Name: Pavol Koren Recruited From: Returning Age: 16 Position: LW Height: 73 in. Weight: 185 lbs. Birthplace: Slovakia Player Page @VHLM GM

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Player Information Username: Daniel Player Name: Nicolas Konig Recruited From: YouTube Age: 18 Position: LW Height: 72 in. Weight: 210 lbs. Birthplace: Switzerland Player Page @VHLM GM

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Probably gave everyone a scare that I'd gone inactive again but I have had a super hectic week and a half or so which has meant I've barely had a minute to breathe, let alone think about VHL and so it did fall to the wayside a bit, and annoyingly I have missed out on a week's TPE because of it, but this should be a one time thing. So in the real world I finished up my 4th year of university and so am one (annoyingly long) thesis away from a finished MSc which is pretty crazy to think about. I had a couple days to celebrate with friends and say goodbye to loads of people for the last time ever (weird feeling), then pretty much straight away had to prepare for an interview I had yesterday with a biiiiiiiiiiiig company that was insanely intimidating and so my schedule is a bit more open again and things should be back to normal. I hope I didn't miss much in the previous week or so. I know offseason has obviously finished, and I assume Arvid is playing in the VHL? I'll take the time to look that up now. If he is, I hope he's doing good as a rookie in a big league, if he's not, I'll be in the VHLM and hopefully dominating. I can't wait to solve the mystery I've created and find out.

Round One: 1. SEATTLE BEARS(From Toronto): Matt Thompson 2. QUEBEC MEUTE (From Riga) : Samuel Gate 3. RIGA REIGN (From Quebec): Podrik Cast 4. SEATTLE BEARS: (From Davos) : Robert Malenko 5. RIGA REIGN (From Calgary) : Roger Sterling 6. RIGA REIGN (From Seattle) : Edwin Preencarnacion 7. TORONTO LEGION (From New York) : Arvid Aamo 8. HELSINKI TITANS: Jesper Stromberg Round Two:  9. TORONTO LEGION: Mikhail Vega 10. QUEBEC CITY MEUTE: Sergei Kovalev 11. QUEBEC CITY MEUTE(From New York via Riga) : Marvin Harding 12. DAVOS DYNAMO: Alvaro Jokinen 13. CALGARY WRANGLERS: Jordan Tonn 14. SEATTLE BEARS: Jacob Smith  15. RIGA REIGN (From Quebec via New York) : Lew Bronstein 16. TORONTO LEGION (From Helsinki): Wolf Edmunds

With me entering the VHL Draft for the second time as an active member (yikes that's disappointing given my player count), I thought it'd be interesting to think back a little bit to the last time this happened, many moons ago back in S48. 13 seasons ago, my player was Dmitri Dadonov, another goaltender, and I was taken 6th overall by the Quebec City Meute. That draft had some great players in it, notable names included Black Velvet, Unassisted and Tyson Kohler, and I was honoured to be taken where I was. The Meute were building a great future and I was very excited to be a part of their team, although it only lasted a single season before I made my ill-fated expedition into VHL GMing with the Helsinki Titans and left the team. I often wonder how different things might have been if I had stayed with the team and not opted to enter into a role that was doomed to fail with my schedule at the time. Regardless, there are many similarities with this time around and that previous venture. Once again, my player is a goaltender and once again I'm towards the upper end of TPE in the class. This time however, it does feel nice to know there is a lower weight of expectation. The majority of people aren't expecting big things from this player, so the opportunity to prove them wrong and go some way to undo my terrible reputation as a builder is exciting, and something I'm really looking forward to sinking my teeth into.