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    Cooking Up A Storm

    in VHL.com Articles

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     Canadian forward and VHLM rookie Riley Harper found himself assigned to a team a long way from home, the Oslo Storm. Riley is a good old Ontario boy, hailing from the great city of Burlington and playing his game in the good old Canadian way which meant to find out he was being sent to Norway came as something of a shock. "I was hoping to stay in Canada and play in the greatest country on Earth" Riley said, "but you can't win them all and now I'm here in Europe with the Swedish sieve and many other inferior European players. It's up to me to prove to everyone that Canada is without a doubt the superior hockey nation and the be the most exciting player on the ice in this new "world conference"". So far Riley has had mixed fortunes being played at centre instead of in his favoured win position, it remains to be seen how his growth over the season will affect his play and for that matter how much of this season he will spend in Oslo as trades may be considered, but until then, Riley is on a patriotic mission to make Canada great again (it already is great so he just really needs to stop it getting less great).

    Season 53 Discussion

    in Oslo Storm

    Posted

    Hey, sorry for not posting here earlier but here I am. I've got a fair bit of experience in various sim leagues (sticking to just VHL now tho due to time constraints) so happy to help out if you need anything. Don't really mind staying here this season or if you want to move me to a contender that's fine, would be nice to try and get some lr discussion going regardless 

    Claimed:Harper Rookie Profile

    in Archived Career Tasks

    Posted · Edited by Daniel

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    Name: RILEY HARPER

    Position: RW

    Height: 6'1"

    Weight: 205lbs

    Birthplace: Burlington, Ontario - CANADA

     

    POSITIVES

    +Scoring: Riley is a natural goal scorer, confident with the puck, he has no problem finding the back of the net in a variety of situations. When paired up with a playmaking center Riley can create all kinds of trouble for teams, as he possesses the range of shots to put the puck behind the goalie from almost anywhere in the zone. It's expected that both the power and accuracy of Riley's shot will increase as he comes closer to playing at the VHL level, and it's advised that teams underestimate him as a scoring threat at their own risk.

     

    +Puck Handling: Considered by many to be something of a wizard with the puck, Riley possesses the raw skills to pull off a variety of tricks and get the puck past defensemen by any means necessary. His raw ability on the puck is a huge advantage for Riley going forward, as it should translate well to the VHL level when he reaches it and give him another string in his bow as he attempts to be a truly deadly offensive force. He is shrewd also with the puck, knowing how to get it to the right teammate to make a play happen, and can be deceptively strong when carrying it to due to his size advantage he possesses.

     

    +Skating: A terrific skater, in fact a former champion figure skater in his youth (but that's a story for another day), Riley is quite simply extraordinary in a pair of skates. Able to skate rings around his opponents, he has the speed and technical prowess to make anyone look foolish, and it's likely that he can't be beaten when it comes to flat out foot speed on the ice. He has a long way to go if he wants to have the same effect in the senior league when he reaches it but all signs would point to him having the skill to do just that. 

     

    NEGATIVES

    -Physicality: Despite being of a good size, Riley is always slow to bring a physical side of his game forward, instead relying on
    teammates to dig in and do the dirty work while he sits back and watches. The frustrating thing about it is he probably does possess the ability to be effective with the body but he seemingly has no inclination at all to help his team out. Which brings us conveniently on to our next point..

     

    -Attitude: Riley is a sarcastic, rude and arrogant young man who seemingly believes that whatever he says is gospel and the sun shines out of his ass. He hasn't proved to be the most coachable of players so far in his career with his ego getting in the way of his undeniable talent, and the team that picks him up in the draft will have to be ready for what is nearly always an uphill battle in getting through to him. 

     

    -Experience: So far in his career, Riley has not gotten the big game experience of playing and succeeding against top opposition that would prove important at this level. He may effectively be thrown into the deep end by joining the VHLM, and it will be important to see how Riley adapts to the sink or swim scenario he now finds himself in, surrounded by some top level players in a much more unforgiving environment than he is used to.

     

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    S52 Team World Roster

    in Team World

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, The Bread Man said:

    i would've played you a few games tbh. but i wouldnt mind putting @Toast in instead.

     

    or I could negitiate and see what Mr. Backup Goalie @YEAH!stlemania wants to do

    Honestly don't really mind where I play but this is probably gonna be my last World Cup before retiring (unless I'm barking way up the wrong tree) and I've not had a single start in my career which is a bit of a shame imo

    S53 Discussion: Express Lane to Sucking

    in Platform 9 ¾

    Posted

    Hate to be that guy but any chance I could get traded or cut or something? Dadonov only has a season or two left before he starts going crap and I don't want to spend yet another season not really going anywhere. I don't want to but if it comes to it I might holdout because this last season pretty much made me inactive and another one will finish the job.

    Dadonov Considers Future

    in VHL.com Articles

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    After a monster season on a bare Cologne team, Dmitri Dadonov weighs up his options. Not long remains in his career and so far he's yet to find himself on a legitimate contender and the appeal of free agency grows every day. Although nearly every VHL team has a set option in net, Dadonov has consistently been one of the league's best goalies since his first season with Helsinki in S49. To put Dadonov's performance in context, he finished 2nd behind Sandro Clegane in SV% by a margin of 0.001 and tied with Jakab Holik. Dadonov faced a ridiculous 900 more shots on the season than either of these two and still managed to keep pace.

     

    It's been obvious that my activity's died a lot and honestly I've really not enjoyed this season. To call the Cologne LR dead would be an understatement and I don't see where this is going at all. Dadonov only has a handful of years left in his career and after spending his entire time so far on weaker rebuilding teams I want to go to somewhere that will get my interest going again and where I'll have a chance at going for a cup. If Cologne can convince me that things can change and we can become legitimate contenders next season then I would be open to re-signing but if that isn't the case I'm going to consider all my options over the offseason.

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