evrydayimbyfuglien

Here's the rankings so far for people in here. Still anyone's to win with 3 rounds left, but a good start helps. If we all do it this week we will climb up the rankings as others forget to do it
 
1. Bushito - 86
4. Corco - 79
6. Da Trifecta - 78
13. Fire Hakstol - 74
13. solas - 74
16. boubabi - 72
16. evrydayimbufuglien - 72
28. Tylar - 67
38. Higgins - 59
53. Ahma - 44
 
 

The official week 2 VHL power rankings are set to be released tomorrow, but there are rumours swirling that they are as follows. The official rankings will be released tomorrow pending further statistical analysis.
 
 
 
BIGGEST MOVERS: Seattle Bears +2, Calgary Wranglers -2
 
1 - Stockholm Vikings
Strength of Schedule: 0.512
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.561
(Last Week: 1, High: 1, Low: 1)
 
2 - Helsinki Titans
Strength of Schedule: 0.539
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.524
(Last Week: 2, High: 2, Low: 2)
 
3 (+1) - Quebec City Meute
Strength of Schedule: 0.526
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.510
(Last Week: 4, High: 3, Low: 4)
 
4 (-1) - New York Americans
Strength of Schedule: 0.499
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.514
(Last Week: 3, High: 3, Low: 4)
 
5 (+1) - Riga Reign
Strength of Schedule: 0.571
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.520
(Last Week: 6, High: 5, Low: 6)
 
6 (-1) - Toronto Legion
Strength of Schedule: 0.561
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.576
(Last Week: 5, High: 5, Low: 6)
 
7 - Cologne Express
Strength of Schedule: 0.594
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.540
(Last Week: 7, High: 7, Low: 7)
 
8 (+2) - Seattle Bears
Strength of Schedule: 0.492
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.521
(Last Week: 10, High: 8, Low: 10)
 
9 - HC Davos Dynamo
Strength of Schedule: 0.538
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.554
(Last Week: 9, High: 9, Low: 9)
 
10 (-2) - Calgary Wranglers
Strength of Schedule: 0.568
Last Week's Strength of Schedule: 0.581
(Last Week: 8, High: 8, Low: 10)

Still no deal to get Rod out of Seattle...

Helsinki Titans Fire Head Coach
 
The Helsinki Titans with a record of 16-4-4 this season have announced they have fired their head coach effective immediately. Leeroy Jenkins had been the head coach of the Titans since Season 31 a span of over 23 seasons now. During his time as head coach, Jenkins had won three championships as the bench boss and was a part of three generations of Titan players, with this being the fourth generation. It seems that the message preached by Jenkins had gotten outdated over the seasons, as the team has not made the VHL finals in seven seasons. A team with high expectations has little room for error and the Titans have astronomical expectations for their franchise as one of the best in the history of the VHL.
 

 
The new generation of players quickly grew tired of Jenkins coaching strategies and he lost the room early in Season 54, with three loses to a rebuilding team in Riga. His coaching style was always debated by hockey panels, that his rush first and think later attitude was a recipe for disaster, but the team had won three championships with him so they felt loyalty to the long time head coach. Now the manager that hired Leeroy Jenkins to coach the team back in S31, is the same manager that has signed his release papers in S54. "Leeroy had been an important part of the Titans organization and winning ways for over twenty seasons, and without his leadership behind the bench this team likely wouldn't have found so much success through the 30's and 40's. It's time for both parties to move on and we wish Leeroy all the best in the future." said the Titans manager on the axing.
 

LW - Sami Zayn @Tylar
 
The rumours coming out of the Helsinki organization surrounding the firing of the head coach, have revolved around sophomore player Sami Zayn. On his second season with the Titans, Zayn had increased expectations for his performance after his rookie season. The head coach decided to reward the young player maker with a spot on the top line with Cornerstone and Axelsson. Clearly the move did not work out as Zayn struggled to find his game on the top line and was not producing at the same level he did in his rookie season. Zayn was a 6th overall selection of the Titans in S52 and spent an extra season in the VHLM, meaning this is in reality his third season of eligibility for the VHL and both he and Titans management have had higher expectations of the winger. The rumours now are that Sami Zayn played a role in getting the head coach fired. Currently this season Zayn has 1 goal and 14 assists for 15 points, but it will be interesting to track if his game goes up or down with a new man behind the bench.
 

HC - Ethan Osborne @STZ
 
The Titans have hired a familiar face as the new head coach. The organization announced that former Captain and superstar Ethan Osborne will be the new face behind the bench for the Helsinki Titans. Osborne has a rich history with the Titans being their captain for six seasons, winning multiple top leader awards and bringing a championship to the city in S34. Ethan Osborne is the Titans all-time leading scorer with 652 points in 432 games, making him a living legend in the nation of Finland. The change comes as a shock based on the longevity of the former head coach and the fact that we are in the middle of a season, but if history shows sometimes a mid-season replacement of a coach can be what a team needs to spark a championship run. The Titans are excited to begin the next phase with Ethan Osborne as the new head coach.

Two firsts for Krīgars and Petenis.

Well, hopefully you win something this year because you aren't winning games  

That's what I figured. Thanks.
 

Nah
 
This is just annoying. One time can be written off as an anomaly. Two in a row? Stupid bull shit, what's the point of building a good team if you can just win with CPU?

OT ched @BobertZ

3a. Who has won the most Sam Pollock trophies? (AKA GM of the Year)
3b. Which Defenseman has the all-time most blocked shots (in his career)?

killin it on the trivia.. just realized 3 of you guys actually submitted those questions lol
 
We could get a full trivia riggery on the go if we constantly submit the questions
 

Top 10 Most Beautiful VHL Members
 
#1 Frank

For Gaudette

OP updated with Saturday Egg answer/location and new hint for the final one - Sunday Egg.
 
Saturday Egg List
boubabi
velevra
solas
laflamme
tyler
kendrick
yeah!stlemania
devise
der meister
hedgehog337
green
bobertz
will
tyler
evrydayimbyfuglien
street x lite
boom
banackock
corco
da trollfecta
smarch
tfong
jardyb10
paramorise
beketov
tylar
gorlab
bushitroll
pandar
caillean
mr bohannan
jericho
punkhippie
fowll
jruutu
ahma

That was the first league I joined. Coincidentally it was also the first one I left.

Gotcha, just couldn't remember when he was taken and if that was even in this league lol

OP Updated with answer for Friday egg and new Saturday egg hint.
 
Friday Egg List
@gregreg
@Will
@Green
@suggestiveavocado
@Jericho
@Laflamme
@boubabi
@Velevra
@Street x Lite
@Ahma
@Kendrick
@Pablo
@tfong
@Tylar
@Fowll
@solas
@Devise
@Corco
@Da Trollfecta
@Caillean
@Advantage
@Jonessee27
@Bushitroll
@Beketov
@BobertZ
@Frank
@Smarch
@DollarAndADream
@Mr Bohannan
@gorlab
@BOOM
@hedgehog337
@Paramorise
@evrydayimbyfuglien
@YEAH!stlemania
@Rowe89
@der meister
@jRuutu

Rodriguez in his Quebec days sending a member of the Reign to their asses.
 
The Seattle Bears have been quite the Roller-coaster team ever since GM Blake Campbell took over the reigns from previous management. During his first season, the team made a run for it knowing that they had the potential to be a strong contender. Despite their high talent level, their conference which they played in was an exact match and than some for their talent and depth. This resulted in GM Campbell giving up on the season, the team and their goals and totally entering a rebuild. Selling off each asset they could to get some more of a future asset or "help us right now" piece. Campbell was quoted in saying that he wishes to not enter a full rebuild. That his goals were to skip some of the initial stages to allow some sort of competitive hockey in Seattle and hopefully make the process go a little quicker. 
 
"That's exactly what we did. We missed playoffs the following year and then we were laughing. We brought in some top pieces to add onto the great pieces we already had in AK-47, Podarok and Wolf. Adding Petenis was a huge piece for us and bringing in Jakab Holik was one of the best moves we could have done. He's an elite goalie, whether his numbers truly made people believe that here. He was a huge reason for the success in the season and the team just couldn't handle playoff atmosphere so we crumbled."
 
Another key piece the Seattle Bears add was at the time defender Fillipe Rodriguez. Coming in from a trade from Quebec, Rodriguez wasn't sure on how he felt on the deal. If correctly remembered, he was indifferent on the situation and was almost blindsided as Quebec seemed to be all over the place with what direction they were heading. Though he wasn't exceptionally excited about coming to Seattle, he was ready to make it his home and home it became. Rodriguez fit in well with the teams plan and made the locker room a more enjoyable experience. At the time, he held down the fort on the back end with numerous other partners and night in, night out displayed performances that easily made him one of the Bears top players.
 

Blocking shots and laying the body was part of Rodriguez' job with the Bears
 
Joining the team to enter Season 51, the Bears went on to make their first playoff birth since starting the rebuild/retool era of Campbell's tenure. With a 37-29-6 finish, the Bears barely clinched by 8 points. The team seen some average play from a majority of their players and while not having amazing elite depth, they still managed to see exceptional depth scoring from most of their players. From Rodriguez, the team seen 19 goals, 43 assists and 62 points through 72 games that season. On top of that, he added 238 hits and 116 shots blocked. Rodriguez had just begun making a strong name for himself in Seattle and he hadn't yet known it.
 
 
Season 52 was next and it was the first of two seasons where the Bears stood up, said fuck yeah and then failed in the playoffs. Adding even more depth through trades and free agency. Joel Jarvi, Biggu Kyanon and Thor Odinsson all ended up joining the team in the off-season. With a huge performance in the regular season, the team finished with a 58-11-3 record and easily coasted to being the best team in the regular season (who also scored the most goals by a landslide). One of these huge performances, while not a huge increase, was from Rodriguez once again. 21 goals, 48 assists, 69 points, 199 hits and 85 shots blocked to end the regular season off put Rodriguez at the top of Seattle once again.
 
 

Rodriguez found his scoring touch the moment he switched positions (49 in 72)
 
Season 53 was extremely similar to Season 52 for the Bears. The team played huge during the regular season, going on to win the regular season crown for a second straight season. The team managed some trades, as well as a huge free agent signing in one of the most elite defender to lace them up, Jeff Hamilton. Jakab Holik was bigger, better and stronger than he's ever been and the team was sharp and ready to get things underway. The team seen huge numbers from almost all of their players and GM Campbell actually ended up praising the team for their offensive capabilities a couple times throughout the season. The one biggest difference in the season was that the top pairing on the blue line lost Rodriguez. The team desperately needed to fill a void at Center and true colors, loyalty and a sign of Rodriguez' character shined bright like a diamond. Rodriguez decided to switch position, going from a stay at home - two way defender, to splitting time on the 1st and 2nd line with Sven Wolf. Let's just say, this move paid off for him and he climbed to the top of the ranks for Seattle, engraving his name into S53 as the biggest reason why the team was able to make their final push. With a career year behind him, he finished the season with 49 goals, 66 assists, 115 points and all while still managing to play one hell of a physical game with 226 hits.
 
 

 
"Fillipe Rodriguez was a monumental asset the moment he walked on that plane with a ticket saying Seattle on it. Though he wasn't hugely open to the idea of becoming a Bear right away, he grew to the idea and were very happy for that because he will go down in my books as one hell of a Bear and one of the best players to work with. We knew when we picked him up what kind of player we were getting. Someone who put the team first, was extremely loyal, was an exceptional asset to have in the locker room and someone who would become a strong player for whatever franchise he played for. All of these things, he was or became for us. His loyalty was beyond what we expected and each season, he got better and better for us. Rodriguez was a key piece to every season and when we mentioned our original players to our plans, he was always on of them. He was a stone set in place for us. One of the originals to the plan we wanted to build around. 
 
Rodriguez, the Seattle Bears organization would like to thank you for your time with the organization. Your loyalty and character which you added to the locker room was what made the team a better place to play with. You were a huge piece to the team but especially in S53. I don't want to take credit away from Holik, Hamilton or anyone else deserving, but if you wouldn't have switched to center, we would have been in trouble. 
 
I could go on forever giving you and the media reasons as to why you're an amazing player and person. We could thank you for countless things and be here all day. Simply put Roddy @evrydayimbyfuglien , we thank you and hope that your agency and our organization once again can cross paths. 
 
All the best and with much thanks,
GM Blake Campbell
 
 

Woo! 2 goals! 

It was more so the hat trick

Bushito already dropped the mega hint a couple posts up