Arce

Good Afternoon everyone,
 
So as you guys saw there were two postings to hire a new GM for Chicago and for Helsinki. Please join me in thanking @JeffD and @Rayzor_7 for their work as GMs of their respective franchises. 
 
So now you're all wondering who it is we've hired as the new GMs. 
 
Please congratulate 
 
 

The long wait is over at last, one of the longest droughts seen in many years. The San Diego Marlins have won the S89 Founders Cup, the first time since S86. This means they had faced a whole 3 season drought. This span had tortured the poor San Diego fanbase. But still, the fans stayed loyal and they did not lose any season ticket holders. The S89 season was special to this Marlins squad, as it had a special group. Marlins Captain Sjin was the only member of both the S86 and S89 championship rosters. “It was great to finally break through and win it all. It was a huge relief.” Captain Sjin said. “We know the fans have been waiting a long time for this, we are only sorry we couldn’t get it done sooner after S86. Sjin concluded.
 
The S89 off-season had many question marks surrounding the Marlins after a good S88 run. Only Sjin and Brad Marchand were returning. The Marlins would have to build through the draft despite not having a 2nd round pick. It is difficult to establish a core when you need to find a goaltender and address every other field. The Marlins went with a familiar face, defenseman Marty Byrd who was a critical waiver pickup in S88. It was expected by many, and San Diego was very pleased to get Marty back. Later in the 1st round the Marlins were also able to get fellow waiver hero Baby Moo Moo back! Moo Moo was the best forward for the Marlins in the S88 playoffs. In the 3rd round, Marlins GM Zach Arce got crafty and unconventional. He drafted goaltender Clark which shocked many. San Diego had spoken to Clark quite a few times prior to the draft and decided he was going to be their backbone in S89. The Marlins next selected in round 4 and chose Tyrece the beast to get some scoring help on the offensive front. Another unconventional move? Sure but Tyrece was on the rise at this point. In round 6, the move that really pushed the Marlins to contender status. The Marlins decided to roll some dice and selected forward Savaisk Tzesar who was on the fence of which league he’d play in. One conversation with Arce, and Tzesar was playing down for the Marlins!
 
The Marlins headed into the season knowing it would be a difficult task with teams like Philadelphia, Houston and Mexico City competing with them. They had FIVE waiver pickups over the course of this incredible run. All of which played a big part of their run. They picked up three defensemen which gave them their 4 defensmen core in Vladimir Kozlov, Factor Lee and Joseph Dubois. They were also joined by forwards Eric White Jr. and Afonya Romanov, both showing very noticeable progress throughout the season.
 
The Philadelphia Reapers established themselves as the #1 seed of the VHLM early on and got a very sizable led to secure that. San Diego battled all season long with Houston for the #2 seed and it came down to the last two games of the season. The result? The Marlins would finish 3rd overall by ONE point. Brad Marchand carried the team with a tied league lead of 99 points and leading 46 goals for the season. Meanwhile the team was able to rely heavily on goaltender Clark, who had a Devereux like season. 
 
In the playoffs, the Marlins would play a talented Halifax 21st team. It was uncertain who would win this series. The Marlins would take it in 5 games, but in a series much close than that number shows. There were 3 games in the series that could have gone either way. The difference? San Diego had Clark and Halifax didn’t. The Marlins then went on to book their ticket to the Founders Cup final after disposing Ottawa in 5 games as well! San Diego had success against Philadelphia in the regular season. But that means nothing, none of anything that happened during the regular season at this point. Philadelphia was not only the defending champs, they were the top seed. The Marlins were ready. They split both games in Philly 1-1. Games 3 and 4 would set the tone for the series. San Diego took both games! Both games could have gone either way. Clark shut the door. San Diego had the most difficult task now. Winning that final game against this Reapers team. They did it! Kozlov opened up the scoring, then Tyrece struck right after! The door would be closed by Baby Moo Moo. A 3-1 final, a champion was to be crowned! Clark with another stellar performance and this deserving Marlins squad was hoisting the cup. The team all worked so hard. Many players asking for Jody’s e approvals constantly, something every VHLM GM wants to see. The best and worst part? Many of these guys will move to the VHLE next season. Great because Arce has done his job to help players take the next step. Bitter because these players will be so missed. What lies ahead for the S90 Marlins? We will see after another mass team reset and a slew of draft picks!

The long wait is over at last, one of the longest droughts seen in many years. The San Diego Marlins have won the S89 Founders Cup, the first time since S86. This means they had faced a whole 3 season drought. This span had tortured the poor San Diego fanbase. But still, the fans stayed loyal and they did not lose any season ticket holders. The S89 season was special to this Marlins squad, as it had a special group. Marlins Captain Sjin was the only member of both the S86 and S89 championship rosters. “It was great to finally break through and win it all. It was a huge relief.” Captain Sjin said. “We know the fans have been waiting a long time for this, we are only sorry we couldn’t get it done sooner after S86. Sjin concluded.
 
The S89 off-season had many question marks surrounding the Marlins after a good S88 run. Only Sjin and Brad Marchand were returning. The Marlins would have to build through the draft despite not having a 2nd round pick. It is difficult to establish a core when you need to find a goaltender and address every other field. The Marlins went with a familiar face, defenseman Marty Byrd who was a critical waiver pickup in S88. It was expected by many, and San Diego was very pleased to get Marty back. Later in the 1st round the Marlins were also able to get fellow waiver hero Baby Moo Moo back! Moo Moo was the best forward for the Marlins in the S88 playoffs. In the 3rd round, Marlins GM Zach Arce got crafty and unconventional. He drafted goaltender Clark which shocked many. San Diego had spoken to Clark quite a few times prior to the draft and decided he was going to be their backbone in S89. The Marlins next selected in round 4 and chose Tyrece the beast to get some scoring help on the offensive front. Another unconventional move? Sure but Tyrece was on the rise at this point. In round 6, the move that really pushed the Marlins to contender status. The Marlins decided to roll some dice and selected forward Savaisk Tzesar who was on the fence of which league he’d play in. One conversation with Arce, and Tzesar was playing down for the Marlins!
 
The Marlins headed into the season knowing it would be a difficult task with teams like Philadelphia, Houston and Mexico City competing with them. They had FIVE waiver pickups over the course of this incredible run. All of which played a big part of their run. They picked up three defensemen which gave them their 4 defensmen core in Vladimir Kozlov, Factor Lee and Joseph Dubois. They were also joined by forwards Eric White Jr. and Afonya Romanov, both showing very noticeable progress throughout the season.
 
The Philadelphia Reapers established themselves as the #1 seed of the VHLM early on and got a very sizable led to secure that. San Diego battled all season long with Houston for the #2 seed and it came down to the last two games of the season. The result? The Marlins would finish 3rd overall by ONE point. Brad Marchand carried the team with a tied league lead of 99 points and leading 46 goals for the season. Meanwhile the team was able to rely heavily on goaltender Clark, who had a Devereux like season. 
 
In the playoffs, the Marlins would play a talented Halifax 21st team. It was uncertain who would win this series. The Marlins would take it in 5 games, but in a series much close than that number shows. There were 3 games in the series that could have gone either way. The difference? San Diego had Clark and Halifax didn’t. The Marlins then went on to book their ticket to the Founders Cup final after disposing Ottawa in 5 games as well! San Diego had success against Philadelphia in the regular season. But that means nothing, none of anything that happened during the regular season at this point. Philadelphia was not only the defending champs, they were the top seed. The Marlins were ready. They split both games in Philly 1-1. Games 3 and 4 would set the tone for the series. San Diego took both games! Both games could have gone either way. Clark shut the door. San Diego had the most difficult task now. Winning that final game against this Reapers team. They did it! Kozlov opened up the scoring, then Tyrece struck right after! The door would be closed by Baby Moo Moo. A 3-1 final, a champion was to be crowned! Clark with another stellar performance and this deserving Marlins squad was hoisting the cup. The team all worked so hard. Many players asking for Jody’s e approvals constantly, something every VHLM GM wants to see. The best and worst part? Many of these guys will move to the VHLE next season. Great because Arce has done his job to help players take the next step. Bitter because these players will be so missed. What lies ahead for the S90 Marlins? We will see after another mass team reset and a slew of draft picks!

I will throw my name in the ring

I’d like to apply

Applying for Helsinki as well, would love the chance to GM either team.

apply for Helsinki only

I apply! I’d prefer Chicago since that’s where I’m from irl but would love to GM Helsinki as well!

I’ll GM both Helsinki and Chicago while still GMing Calgary. 

Apply

Applying. I'd feel honored to help out any team in this selection.
 

Great series and season Philly! This series was obviously much closer than 5 games. Games 2 and 3 could have easily swung your way. I tip my hat for the back to back finals and winning one!
 
To my Marlins, thank you for all your hard work this season! You all truly earned it, I just kept the ship steering in the direction. It was an awesome team and an awesome locker room. Let the discord fun begin!

Great series and season Philly! This series was obviously much closer than 5 games. Games 2 and 3 could have easily swung your way. I tip my hat for the back to back finals and winning one!
 
To my Marlins, thank you for all your hard work this season! You all truly earned it, I just kept the ship steering in the direction. It was an awesome team and an awesome locker room. Let the discord fun begin!

@Arce you won in the wrong league, wtf?!
 
(Congrats to you and the rest of SDM though )

OV - Ronan Lavelle

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I am terrible at writing intros to this kind of thing, so I’m just going to cut to the chase: we are contracting the VHLE back to 6 teams.
 
As I’m sure a lot of you know, there has been a worrying trend of thin rosters in the VHLE, and the numbers reflect that we have a few too many roster spots for players to cover them. We anticipate that a large bounceback in the form of the sizable S90 class of recreates (when compared to S89 at least) should help breathe some life back into the locker rooms. However, we are also helping it along with contraction. After these changes, on average, we are anticipating just shy of two full lines of active players per team.
 
The unfortunate teams that will be heading into the ether are the Geneva Rush and the Istanbul Red Wolves. There was never going to be an easy decision here, but between weak branding, short history, and tangential connections to local terrorist groups, these two franchises will not be in the VHLE for S90 and moving forward. I know that not everyone will be happy, but there was no way to do this without pain somewhere along the line. 
 
However, much like the VHL in S58, we had a bit of a mismatch in terms of the rosters that make sense to remove and the franchises that make sense to remove. To that end, we are effectively full swapping roster players, prospects, and draft picks from Istanbul and Geneva to Stockholm and Vasteras, respectively. The current roster players and prospects on Stockholm and Vasteras will be released and available as free agents this off-season. The current draft picks owned by Stockholm and Vasteras will be passed or deleted as required.
 
Note: compensatory picks will be required in S91 to make this work, we will make sure everyone is made whole. The actual position of these compensatory picks is to be determined.
 
We were lucky enough to not actually need to fire anyone as GM to make this work! There has been some juggling behind the scenes, but here’s how everything shakes out:
- JB123 steps down following an absurdly strong run in Oslo
- Gaming Ringleader shifts over to GM Oslo
- Z follows his roster to Vasteras and takes over there
- Masu steps down from Istanbul in the hopes of pursuing other opportunities
- Twists keeps Stockholm and inherits Istanbul’s roster
 
That’s all for the actual contraction side of things. If you have any particular comments, questions, or concerns, please reach out to thad or I directly. My DMs are always open. 
 
Moving on to a couple of rule changes.
 
 
 
INACTIVE FREE AGENTS
 
Starting this off-season, teams will only be able to add 2 inactive free agents to their roster.This does not apply to players that go inactive mid-season or during their first three years post-draft, it only applies to the players that would have gone through the (now defunct) waivers system. 
 
Since we will only have 12 players to hand out this way each season, we will also be introducing a mini-draft, run on Discord or the forums, to allocate these players in the fairest manner possible. This draft will consist of two rounds, the first of which will be a reverse of the regular season standings while the second snakes that (i.e., equal to the regular season standings). Our current plan for this is to do rolling 12-hour clocks similar to VHFL, but we can adjust that on the fly as required. Teams are obviously allowed to pass on their pick if they do not see value in claiming an inactive free agent.
 
We’re hoping that reducing the crowd of those high TPA inactive free agents to maximum 2 per team will increase engagement for the players who remain active by freeing up more ice time, and by extension, delivering better stat lines.
 
We will be monitoring inactive free agents and their necessity over the next few seasons and will hopefully be able to remove them entirely at some point.
 
 
 
PLAYOFF FORMAT
 
In our 8-team VHLE as it stands now, 5 teams make the playoffs, with a 4-5 wildcard round before semi-finals. 
 
We don’t feel that a competitive league should have 5 of 6 teams making playoffs, so we are transitioning back to a 4 team playoff, with the matchups simply being 1-4 and 2-3. Both semi-finals and finals will remain best of 7. Tiebreakers remain unchanged. Games will be simmed 1 per day to keep as close as possible to in line with the VHL and VHLM playoff schedule.
 
 

TL;DR - Geneva and Istanbul branding deleted. Those rosters move to Stockholm and Vasteras. Current Stockholm and Vasteras rosters released. VHLE moves forward with 6 teams. Some rule changes regarding inactive FAs and playoff format to accommodate the contraction.
 
cc: @VHLE Commissioner @VHLE GM

HOW DOES VASTERAS KEEP ON LIVING

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?

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?

He's just too good. Congratulations on another excellent season. 

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?

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?

Graphic credit to @v.2 !
 
Hello and welcome to the VSN’s presentation of the S89 VHLM All Star Skills Competition held in The Bayou City, Houston, Texas! Tonight, the best of the best the VHLM has to offer will compete in 5 separate challenges. Fastest Skater, Passing, Puck Handling, Hardest Shot, and Save Streak. We’ve got some incredibly talented players taking part, so without further delay, let’s get into it!

 
Fastest Skater Challenge

 
The Fastest Skater Challenge involves players skating a full lap around the rink in the shortest amount of time as possible. Our competitors for this challenge are: YaBoi Oven @Doomsday, Mikko Borisyuk @Minebro, Walter Fitzroy Jr @Moon, Baby Moo Moo @Elvis, and Catia Goncalves @cLoWn. 

 
And the winner of the Fastest Skater Challenge is…

 
Passing Challenge

 
Next on our list, we have the Passing Challenge! This challenge will involve the player being positioned at center ice, attempting to get the puck into 6 different targets scattered all across the offensive zone. Players are only graded on their time, so they’re allowed to take as many passes as they need to hit their marks! The players competing for this challenge are: Oden Bell @WhiskyJack, Ontario Leblanc Jr @Psanchez55, Maxim Anisimov @McLovin, Miroslav @Zyrok, and Lim Jahey @Cuffy

 
With that said, the winner of the Passing Challenge is…

 
Puck Handling Challenge

 
Up next on our list of challenges, we have the Puck Handling Challenge. This challenge requires the players to navigate through obstacles while maintaining control of the puck in the quickest time possible. Our players competing for best dangler are: Conference Prince-de-Galles @UnkemptCL4PTP, Carson Walker Jr @Cwalker, Xiver Zilla @jhatty8, Jorji Costova @Hybrid1486, and Tyler Swift @lilchrist
 
Without further ado, the winner of the Puck Handling Challenge is…

 
Hardest Shot Challenge

 
Arguably the most anticipated challenge of the night, up next we have the Hardest Shot challenge. Each player is given three opportunities to hit the puck into the net with the highest speed possible. Fastest speed of the shot will win the challenge! The competitors for most lethal shot are: Dominik Kopecky @DustyMclaren, Severus Targaryen @Banackock, Sjin @Sjin, Axle Gunner @Steve, and Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr
 
Drumroll please! The winner of the Hardest Shot challenge is…

 
Save Streak Challenge

 
Up last, but certainly not least, we have the Save Streak Challenge! This challenge pits Goalies against Players from their opposite Conference in a test of endurance and skill. The Tendies will face six shots, in which if they allow a goal, they’re allowed to continue. After the seventh shot however, if a goal is allowed the streak will end. The Goalies competing for best brick wall are: Karl Herzlich @LastGoon007, Boolie Buchholz @Jacob buchholz, Devon Giguere @omniscius, and Clark @cl4rk
 
And the winner of the Save Streak Challenge is…

 
Overall, an incredible showing by our VHLM All-Stars. Everybody involved should be proud of the work that they put in, and enjoy the pride of representing their teams and the league in this head on head of the best the M has to offer. That’ll do it for this presentation of the VSN’s coverage of the S89 VHLM All Star Skills Competition. I'm Marcus Svedberg, wishing you all a good night!