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1. I had faith from the start about us getting 3rd place and the Simon gods smiled down on us. 2. I feel great about it. Davos is a good team, and it’ll be a tough series but I have faith in our squad. 3. Prague has been scary all season and has been a thorn in our side. They’ll be tough to win 4 games against. 4. I was honestly shocked they didn’t; I thought they were going to get the wildcard. 5. I can’t express enough how thrilled I am that I finally was able to accomplish this with Lavelle. The fact Sogaard finished first in goals was just the cherry on top. Brandon deserves it. 6. I picked Lavelle for the goal scoring title, not the scoring so I may not get as many as I want haha. If Moscow wins it all though, I’ll be swimming in gold. Revised a little to answer so I can eagerly get my 2 TPE.

What about the S14 Cup?!

Damn VLG got caught red handed.

How do you remember this?

Part 3 next week? We need to know more!

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 5/14/2023 1. As we gear up for the playoffs, who do you think could be a darkhorse team? 2. When the weather is really nice, what is your favorite thing to do? 3. The S88 season is coming to a close, how do you feel about your player's performance? 4. What are you hoping to improve on your player for next season? 5. Do you have a celebrity crush? If so, who? 6. Are you modeling your player after a real life player? If so, who?

It's been an absolute pleasure having you on board, Fradin. Your game recaps are very popular and loved by the team, you are always bringing fire and positivity to the locker room. I expect big things from Fradin as he goes through his journey to the VHL!

From the goal line to the blue line, I like it!

I see we got a family business forming here. Welcome to the VHL!

San Diego Marlins Press Conference Week of 5/7/2023 1. We are in a tight race not only for first place in our conference, but for first place in the whole league. What do you think has made us so succssful? 2. Who is your MVP pick for the Marlins at this point in the season? 3. Who has been the most underrated player on the Marlins this season so far? 4. The Bruins just got knocked out of the postseason. How do we walk @Fradin99and @McGriddy10off the ledge? 5. Summer is coming in hot here in the northern hemisphere, do you have anything planned for it? 6. How has your experience been so far in the San Diego Marlins locker room?

A beautiful city with a cool name and just a sick logo, the Madrid Thunder. Who were they and what happened to them? The Madrid Thunder were founded by GM Zach Arce in S16 to replace the boring, bland and cursed Vasteras IK Iron Eagles. The Vasteras logo at the time described the team perfectly. It was plain, no sustenance, it was a complete joke! They had not been to a Continental Cup Final since their victory in Season 1! When I took over the reigns of a broken franchise, and has been for a while I knew what needed to be done. The team had to be gutted the right way and rebuilt. This included a change of scenery, a fresh brand. What upsets me is I currently do not have the Madrid Thunder logo on my current computer, so I will update once I find it. It was a badass logo, it had a god/Thor-like titan wielding a hammer with a lightning bolt behind him and then our team name. The main beef with it was people did not like the association of Spain and hockey. Really? We had a team named after a MAKE BELIEVE town! Avangard is not a real place, so we are allowed to pretend a town is good enough for hockey but we can't place it in one of the most popular cities in the world? We can put a team in cities that don't even have 200k people in them, but Madrid is a problem? The most maddening thing is THEY MOVED MADRID BACK TO VASTERAS AFTER! What is the obsession with Vasteras? I have not heard one good thing about Vasteras. Our friend @Shindigsand Sweden native was very ant-Vasteras based on that city alone. Not only did they move the franchise back to Vasteras, but guess what it failed in Vasteras AGAIN. Who would have thought? Didn't work out the first time so let's move on back. Oh and the kicker is, they decided when they formed the VHLE that Vasteras would be a fit choice for one of the teams. At this point we deemed Mexico City fit for hockey but not Madrid. The Madrid Thunder should have 100% been a choice over going back to a city known for failure. Madrid was also successful during it's brief phase in the VHL. After taking Vasteras and breaking them completely down, I made the proposal to the board for our relocation which to my delight was approved. We had no assets in S16 with Vasteras so I spent that whole season selling and building up assets to start making the turnaround. After acquiring draft picks for S17, I was quickly able to get VHL ready players including holding Kevin Brooks' second player hostage for a few seasons. We were able to compete in S17 but were scurried out in the first round. That off-season I was able to complete and initiate my plan. We were all in for S18, a big turnaround from zero to hero kind of run. The gamble paid off and we got to the finals. The problem? We ran into the Matt Bentz/Jardy B Calgary stocked team. Not even being the top dogs in the league could stop the insane streak Calgary went on to get into the playoffs that year and there was no doubt they would take it. I built a great team, but Matt had simply built a better one and the results showed literally in the games. We had a chance to turn the series around but Simon determined that would not happen as it always does. I heard who the keys of the team were left to after I departed the league did a great job running things into the ground. Maybe that is why they were moved again, he had done such a poor job that only me being there to defend my own move could keep the team there. I do however think with all these other teams formally being brought back should put the Madrid Thunder back in the hat for the VHLE. The name, color scheme and logo would be attractive for anyone to GM/anyone to play for. Words: 703

Confirmed!

3rd should honestly stay with MIS until that condition is met because it’s theirs until then. If it’s pushed through like this I have no problem sending it back to them if we can’t modify it or we can re-institute the trade. Condition should be met if MacAvoy is on the MIS roster after the final game of the season is played. @vincentlg2007can confirm if that is the case.

Confirmed.

Want to thank @vincentlg2007 for his patience and my AGM @McGriddy10 for taking the initiative on this and bringing it to our war room, then closing the deal. Love the fact my AGM was able to get valuable experience and did a great job doing so. We wish @Enragednothing but the best. He wanted to switch it up which I completely respect as giving our new members the best experience is the goal here in the VHLM. We will miss you, you were a valuable part of our top 6. Best of luck in Mississauga!

Moscow Menace forward Ronan Lavelle has had quite the history of fast starts and the flame burning out towards the end. Lavelle usually finds himself leading the league in points at one point, or near the top then falls short of the 100 point mark somehow at the end, and loses out on the scoring title. A quarter way through the season, Lavelle finds himself in a familiar spot. Leading the league in points with 36, 3rd in assists in goals and tied on a long list for 6th in goals. Lavelle, usually reliant on his goals has been more of a playmaker for linemate Tomas Sogaard thus far. This could also be attributed to the fact Lavelle a natural winger, is playing center this season for Moscow. The Menace needed someone with the skillset and Lavelle definitely had it, just had to learn and practice it. So far the transition has paid off as Lavelle's stats are good and he holds a 55.7% in the faceoff dot. That is good for 8th overall in centers. Not bad for the first year transition at the position! Can Lavelle hold on and maintain this pace? Will he be able to try to cross that century mark for the first time? *In before Garsh comes in and says "No."

Marty Byrd has reached 100 TPE for +1 TPE

1. I’d say Murdock found his game during our wins and our depth players have been producing. When both lines can produce I don’t see anyone beating this team in a series. 2. We have 2 of the 3 best scoring defensemen in the league currently. We would not be seeing this success without either Voss or AK. It has to go to one of them right now. 3. I’d give Lavelle an A based on the fact he’s leading the league in points currently. I’d love to see him notch in some more goals but I cannot complain about him setting up the other boys. I’m also always looking for his. I need to improve in the face off circle.

200 career goals for Lavelle!

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A Turtle Race for Moscow Goaltender Matt Murdock and defenseman Hammar Voss watch the puck go past them in their opener against the Prague Phantoms. There are a few things the Moscow Menace are known for. The first is losing finals, the second is they are streaky, and third is they have a tendency to limp out of the gate to start the season at times. S88 is one of those times unfortunately. The Menace got off to an 0-3, and then 1-4 start to the season, putting them in a hole to start the season. With shovels in hand, Moscow got to work digging themselves out of their early hole. Goaltender Matt Murdock had not been posting up his best numbers having a sub par .900 save percentage and a GAA over 3. Star forward Ronan Lavelle who has made the transition over to center got worked in the faceoff dot in the early going. The only thing Moscow seemed to have going for them was longtime fan favorite star forward Tomas Sogaard and defenseman AK92 wit the Hoodie, who could finally be having the breakout year he has been waiting for. Hoodie has been dishing out assist after assist to start off the season, and Sogaard has been cashing them in. The Moscow miscues have come early as the team adjusts to a lot of changes from the previous S87 season. Left wing Ronan Lavelle has made the transition over to center to help the faceoff cause. Stud forward Nico Pearce was traded from Moscow for a second time and was replaced by Left Alone, and Jason Argos. Moscow has more depth than last season, so a turnaround was inevitable. The Swing Upwards Moscow forward Tomas Sogaard celebrates a breakaway goal against the Helsinki Titans to help power Moscow to their first win. Moscow would finally get their first win against the surprising first place Helsinki Titans after dropping their first game to the Riga Reign. Since the Riga game, Moscow is 4-1 in their last 5 after the 0-4 start to the season. Tomas Sogaard leads the league in points (15) and goals with (9). AK92 Wit da Hoodie leads all defensemen in points with 14, as well as the whole league in assists with all 14 of his points. Sogaard's linemate Ronan Lavelle is just one point behind him with 14 and is second behind Hoodie in assists with 10. He also has a faceoff percentage over 51% so the faceoff wins are starting to come. Goaltender Sam Tombstone's Moscow debut was a thing of beauty as he recorded the shutout during Moscow's dominate 6-0 win over the Toronto Legion. Murdock is still finding his game, but no one seems worried. The former Rookie of the Year goaltender has shown what he can do, and he should be able to shake off this rusty start no problem. Captain Kyosti Karjalainen is off to strong start, averaging over a point per game with 10 in 9 games. 5 of those points were courtesy of him putting it in the back of the net himself. Hammar Voss is off to a slow start for his standard with 7 points, but it is almost certain that pace will be picked up as Voss looks to get more involved on the power play. Newcomers Left Alone and Jason Argos also will get more involved in the offense as the season progresses. The bottom line is Moscow's offense runs deep, so they should without any doubt be able to start putting up 4+ goals a game consistently while getting solid goaltender play from Murdock. With Voss and Hoodie on the blueline who can produce, what could stop a Moscow surge? Words: 619

Hey VHL! As some of you may recall I posted up a Christmas charity that myself and my wife Becca would get drunk and talk VHL and answer your questions. We got some feedback and donations. We are finally ready to get this going. But guess what we need more content. I want to thank everyone who donated to the cause. I am offering everyone in the community one free question! If you donated and asked a question already, guess what you get another! Help us make this a really fun experience. I am genuinely sorry for the delay on this, but having a 1 and 2 year old has kicked our asses, as well as the 4 of us getting sick multiple times after the holidays. Let’s make this podcast as fun as possible!