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HOW DOES VASTERAS KEEP ON LIVING

OV - Ronan Lavelle

Moscow Menace forward Ronan Lavelle is coming off an S88 season where he led the VHL in points, capturing the Mike Szatkowski Trophy as well as the Brett Slobodzian Trophy for Most Outstanding Player. Lavelle entered S89 looking to add to his resume and elevate his game even more. He had to if he hopes to have any shot at any kind of HOF discussions. Entering the final game against the London United, Lavelle led Prague forward John Jameson by 1 point with Jameson having one game in hand. Lavelle knew he had to post up numbers to be able to repeat the Szatkowski. He also was 5 goals ahead of Jameson for the most goals which would land him the Kevin Brooks Trophy. Lavelle delivered. He scored 2 goals and setup his favorite line mate Tomas Sogaard as the Menace managed to clinch the Victory Cup with a convincing 4-2 victory against the London United. So far this is what Lavelle has on his resume: S82 Ronan Lavelle Trophy (VHLE MVP) S84 Dustin Funk Trophy S85 Continental Cup S85 Daisuke Kanou Trophy S88 Mike Szatkowski Trophy S88 Brett Slobodzian Trophy S89 Mike Szatkowski Trophy S89 Kevin Brooks Trophy Could Lavelle also add a Campbell and/or another Slobodzian? These would be huge additions to his resume. And if he could add another Kanou, that would just be huge. It also comes down to Lavelle’s final season in S90 and how that goes. He will need to eclipse the 700 mark to be hopeful. But when asked about them Lavelle just smirked and said “Personal awards are nice but there is only one piece of hardware I’m thinking about.” As he motioned towards the Continental Cup. “The only MVP trophy I’m interested in seeing in my showcase is another Kanou Trophy. None of this would have been possible if I didn’t have guys like Tomas Sogaard and Hammar Voss sharing the ice with me. We also have had the best goaltender in the league this season in Wallob. We will need him to stay on his game to win.” Lavelle concluded. We see Lavelle has his eye on the prize but from the outside of Lavelle adds another cup and potentially playoff MVP, the resume itself is impressive enough. He just needs to bulk up his point totals in S90. The Menace were the best team in the VHL in the S89 regular season, they’ve had a long and prosperous era of success since Euron Leonidas has been in office, they’ve done literally everything but win a cup. Lavelle’s tenure on the Menace has been successful during the regular season, however the team has had major hiccups in the postseason. This includes a S88 collapse where Moscow had a 3-1 series led on rival HC Davos and ended up losing the series. This season the Menace await who they will play after the Wildcard round. It is between the defending champion London United or always dangerous Prague Phantoms. This S89 team has the talent, can Lavelle bring his regular season success into helping Moscow in the postseason?

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 7/23/2023 1. We are winding down the end of the season, how did you feel about how the team performed in the S89 regular season? 2. Did your player reach your expectations? 3. What do you think needs to happen for the Marlins to raise the cup this postseason? 4. It’s the VHL’s 16th birthday, how has your experience been since you’ve joined the league? 5. How have you felt about your earning habits this past season? 6. Should we do anything for the postseason in the locker room for superstitious purposes before the playoffs?

SAN DIEGO MARLIN BABY MOO MOO

Actually he is!

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 7/16/2023 1. What were your thoughts on the trade deadline? 2. What are your expectations for the second half of the season? 3. If the Marlins were to get a mascot, what should it’s name be? 4. Have you formed any personal rivalries in the league since the beginning of the season? 5. Should @Fradin99start to receive the blame for all future losses? 6. Do you like your linemates? If not, is there anyone in particular you’d like to play with?

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 7/9/2023 1. With the lateness of this presser, how should the appropriate parties be punished? 2. How are we feeling if this is the squad we have heading into the postseason? 3. What improvements would you like to see? 4. What did you think of this season’s theme week, Commissioner for a day? 5. Who has been the biggest surprise of the season on the team? 6. Should we dedicate a shrine to Clark for filling in the big shoes in net?

I definitely second this!

The only decisions the VHL GM can have are calling up/send down to the league. VHLM Commish team still made Al the decisions, and the VHLM GM is still very much needed to manage the team, help the new members, and assure the success of their core. But this is the reality for AHL GMs/coaching. They manage the organizations prospects and are subject to having any of their players called up. This was something the league got rid of a while back, and I was a GM for Toledo when they were affiliated with Davos. We had the Davos prospects and I was able to sign any waivers/make trades. It’s all in good fun, and there’s a reason the league gravitated away from this system. But I always enjoyed the affiliation aspect of it comparing it to the NHL and it’s affiliates.

Reading through these, I’ve seen some interesting ideas. Some very serious ones such as the typical “Delete the E” (which I agree with), even ones that call for deleting the VHLM! And of course the classic funny ones, giving certain members the ban hammer. I’ve seen the league go through many different eras, the rise and fall of many structures, and people come and go. I like bringing back some older ideas to bring into the current VHL era, and enhancing current ones. Keep in mind, this is all for fun. 1. Remove the VHLE as a middle league, and affiliate VHLM teams to VHL parebt teams. Long ago in a galaxy far, far away there was the VHLM and the VHL. Each VHL team has a VHLM affiliate. For example if you got drafted to the HC Davos Dynamo you were playing for their VHLM team as their prospect. So you would have been a member of the Toledo Scorpions. Remove the VHLE, have 16 teams in the M and each one is affiliated with the VHL team. Expand the TPE threshold and give first generation players higher TPE to start off with so they can keep up. Waiver players still sign the same way, as they are not peperty of a VHL team yet. Then you can get creative. You get drafted to your VHL team, you start off for their VHLM team. BUT you could even initiate a rule that allows the player to be traded to a different VHLM team after since this would hinder trading. For the record I know why this was abolished and why it probably wouldn’t work in today’s VHL but I always loved this about the earlier days of the league. 2. Ban Vasteras from the league for good: i honestly cannot believe the Vasteras Iron Eagles keep coming back. They were an original VHL team who came in because a member named Pensfan was obsessed with Vasteras. Once I removed them from the league they should have stayed gone. We must initiate an immediate relocation of Vasteras and set a permanent ban so the city may never return again like Palpatine did in The Rise of Skywalker. 3. Return the World Cup back to glory: If there is one thing that disappoints the hell out of me, it’s the current state of the World Cup. The World Cup used to be a HUGE deal, members looked forward to it every season. Now, no one even knows it’s going on. Something has to be done to return the World Cup hype back. I’ve heard too many times how no one cares and it’s a mockery. This is supposed to be our world stage event and we can’t generate hype for it. I am not sure exactly what I would do to help this at the moment, but I would make it a priority for myself, the other blues and the BOG to get this rolling. Maybe a possible TPE payout for medal winnings would help incentitize people and re-gain their interest. Making the games mean more, draws more interest.

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 7/2/2023 1. How are we feeling after the new line changes? 2. We recently beat the top seeded Houston Bulls, how do you feel about our chances of winning it all? 3. If you are an American, how are you celebrating the 4th of July weekend? If not, any special plans this upcoming weekend? 4. How are you feeling about your player so far this season? 5. What would you like to see improve about your player or the team? 6. The NHL off-season madness has begun, are you optimistic about your team going into it?

Group complete @Spartan

Sorry guys, got my last pick in. F - Perry Laperriere @Kisslingerfor your final pick! Otherwise an auto pick F will be made for you per request.

@KisslingerThis is your first skip, please pick when you can! I am up: G - Henry Tucker Jr @jhatty8 up for 2!

Nah keep @Fradin99’s ass out of here.

The San Diego Marlins have been spoiled the past 2 seasons by having goaltender Olivier Gauthier between the pipes. Gauthier was no doubt the MVP of the team during that span. He posted 87 wins as the Marlins netminder while coming off a save percentage of .926% and GAA of 2.17 with 8 shutouts. Gauthier has since gone onto greener pastures as he was ready to move up to the VHLE, further progressing his journey to the VHL. This left the Marlins with the big question in the S89 offseason, who would replace Gauthier? The answer became Clark, drafted by the Marlins in round 3 of the S89 VHLM Draft. Many were shocked by this selection as Clark had been very much unknown to the league. But clearly the Marlins scouting saw something in him to fill in the void. So far Clark has delivered on the mark, as when San Diego has been outshot he has kept them in the game. All of San Diego's losses have come within a goal so far. Clark is rocking a .917 save percentage so far and a 2.47 GAA which is very solid. Clark is showing that he is the guy that the team can be built around, and we are very excited to see his progression over the course of the season.

So is Juan trying to manipulate Maxim not to earn TPE?

F - Nico Pearce @Kisslinger

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 6/25/2023 1. In the early going, who do you think is our biggest competition? 2. Clark has had some big shoes to fill in net, how we feeling so far? 3. Have you formed any rivalries in the league? 4. What is your favorite thing to do in your free time? 5. Where is the most unique place you have visite? 6. Dark mode or light mode on the forum?

F - Henry Eagles @jhatty8

Thank you for the heads up @MubbleFubbles @Kisslingerif you’d like to pick a forward instead, just let me know.

D - Jake Thunder @Kisslinger

D - Hammar Voss @jhatty8