Spade18

holy crap, my friend just stopped by for two hours, and how the hell do I tell him I need him to leave so I can watch how a forum hockey sim draft turns out thankfully he left before I was taken! Congrats everyone that went so far!

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me XD

Player: Colton Rayne Height: 6'4" Weight: 225lbs S56 Team: The Las Vegas Aces Position: D Play Style: Defensive Defenseman S56 Goals:16 S56 Assists: 56 S56 +/-: +44 (League leader) S56 PIM: 116 S56 Shots Blocked: 113 S56 Power Play Points: 29 S56 Playoff Goals: 2 S56 Playoff Assists: 13 S56 Playoff +/-: +15 S56 Playoff PIM: 22 S56 Playoff Shots Blocked: 14 S56 Playoff Power Play Points: 4 Projected Draft Position: 9-14 Breakdown: Colton Rayne is your prototype defenseman. In recent years, the game has changed to focus on speed and skill. Some larger players have been left in the dust, but Rayne is what the future of defensive defenseman is going to be. Rayne uses his size to his advantage and has shut down top opponents all year. He was a +15 with 15 points, 4 of those coming on the power play, in the playoffs this year, so you know that he shows up defensivly when the pressure is on. What Rayne has lacked in speed, he makes up for with his exceptional passing abilities. Rayne makes crisp first passes on the rush and knows how to keep the cycle alive in the offensive zone. Look for Rayne to anchor the blue line next to a top flight offensive defenseman in the future. Rayne's work ethic reflects favorably on his draft position. Currently ranked as going 11th in the VHL draft, we can see a team taking a slight reach in the late first round and scooping up this defensive gem.

Over the last few days, reports have been pouring out of Las Vegas that Spade has taken over as GM of the Founder's Cup Champions Las Vegas Aces. The franchise is the most recent recipient of the highly touted Founder's Cup, which is awarded to the team which wins the VHLM playoffs. Despite entering as the #1 seed, The Aces were not favored at the start of competition. The team had been dealing with GM issues since about the halfway point of the season, only beginning to put together some impressive wins after Komarov's Agent @Gooningitup Stepped in to take them helm and steer the team toward victory. Spade held a press conference early today to address his vision for the team, and the upcoming draft. S: Good morning everyone. Thank you for the warm welcome. It's my honor to be taking the helm of the Las Vegas Aces. I see great things in our future. I will take any questions now. R: Your team captured the Founder's cup last season. Where do you see the team going from here? S: This team was flooded with talent last year. Komarov, Jones, Gudnason, O'Callahan, Brodeur, Rayne... these are not talents you just replace over night. With such a deep talent pool going into the VHL this year, it may be a few years before we see such great competition in the VHLM again. The Aces will do their part to groom the next generation of talent to send to the VHL. R: Do you think the team has a chance to repeat next year? S: 4 finals in 4 years would be an incredible achievement. I will build the roster best I can to achieve that. But to be perfectly honest with you, I did not take this team over with the sole intention of winning championships. Of course I WANT to win and will strive to make my teams successful, but The VHLM is different from other leagues in the sense that we are taking first year pros and facilitating their transition into the big game. I came here to make sure that we welcome new players into the VHL with open arms and they learn what it takes to compete in our leagues. It is my sole focus to develop players that become long term options for the VHL. And if we happen to win as we go? That would be great. R: Do you have a plan for this years draft? S: This one I'm going to play close to the vest for strategic reasons, but I can guarantee any player who comes to Las Vegas and is willing to put the work in will be rewarded for their efforts. I strive to have a good reputation with the GM's from the VHL. I want them to see that a prospect started in Las Vegas, and know that they will be getting a top grade prospect. R: The VHLM has a reputation for teams moving around under new management. Do you have any plans to relocate the team? S: I do not. I want the people of Las Vegas to know that The Aces are here to stay. I want to grow a culture of hard working, winning hockey in Vegas, my predecessors have done a great job of laying down the foundation so far. I now take it upon my to build this franchise into the crown jewel of the VHLM. Thank you all for your time, we'll see you Thursday night at the draft!

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you went far for this one... and it's poetry

My draft is tonight in about 15 minutes. I've been rocking "Don't Fehr The Reaper" for 2 years now and have 2 basement finishes. It's time for a new name. Any suggestions?

My draft is tonight in about 15 minutes. I've been rocking "Don't Fehr The Reaper" for 2 years now and have 2 basement finishes. It's time for a new name. Any suggestions?

Congrats! The Vegas team is taking over the VHLM. Which I can only say is a positive thing

Also congrats! Great choice!

*points to the score board* *totally ignores the fact that it was @Gooningitup who pretty much lead Vegas to victory*

Just drop out. It worked for me! (but seriously dont, I got suuuper lucky and I work an insane amount of hours. Run the table at school and find yourself a good job. Remember kids, If you like having weekends, stay in school)

idk, i feel like I was on the right side of it this time =P

Points - 75 - 10.7 TPE +/- - 44 - 7.3 TPE Total TPE = 18

I honestly think fucking up your guys name could be a national sport, akin to Benterdic Cumberhatch Bird Holm Gudntion

Obviously the highest +/- should win

eh, I think I'm alright XD

LW - C - RW Rudolph Schmeckeldorf - Pierre Gaudette - Diana Maxwell Birkir Holm Gudnason - Chase Keller - Verner Reinholdt D Pairings Bobby Digital - Hudson Abbott Guntis Petenis - Niko Bogdanovic G Torstein Ironside Shawn Broduer

That Theo Axelsson looks nice

G - Shawn Brodeur @TheLastOlympian07 @Beaviss

F - Birkir Holm Gudnason @scøtty also @scøtty

you bitch