@Emperor_Fun Lion has been a trusty goalie for us, holding down the fort - especially this season as a back up. @Spade18 sent you a PM but appreciate you once more. @NineIQ v2 HSK will be a good home for you with how your player is developing and their plans.
Normally this would just go to the ban thread but given the circumstances I think it's best that everyone know what's going on.
It has unfortunately come to the attention of myself and @Acydburn that @Josh has been embezzling league funds for his own purposes. Via his access to the league PayPal he was stripping donation funds as payments for portal, forum, and domain hosting with amounts far higher than were actually needed. Because the line items were things he was paying for we had no reason, for a number of years, to think anything of it and were unaware that the costs were actually far less than what he was reimbursing himself which amounts to potentially thousands of dollars; we're still working out the total figures.
Obviously we are completely shocked at this behaviour and have immediately stripped Josh of his role as commissioner pending potential future legal action. We have always held firm that the league funds are used exclusively on league related activities so I am quite frankly pissed that a member of the blue team would take donation money for their own uses; whatever his excuses may be. Please be aware that we will be launching a further investigation and audit of all our costs and funds to be sure that no one else has done anything of the sort in the past.
Sincerely,
@Commissioner
Edit: In case any future people see the is and don’t see the date; it was purely an April Fool’s joke, Josh was in on it (in fact it was his idea) and the donation money is not only safe but audited.
You should have a bigger role next season in Chicago as younger player on the roster so maybe should see an improvement. Wanted to make sure that the core players moving forward where acknowledged and in Chicago that currently includes Tullemore Dew
We are happy to welcome in the new leadership group this season that'll help usher in the new age for Chicago! We will rise from the ashes and prove once again that the Phoenix are a force to be reckoned with in season to come!
ALTERNATE CAPTAIN #1 - Ivan Retoslav - @eagle_3450
Joined through free agency, Retoslav has proved time and time again they have the consistency to be a solid player in the league. Consistency will be key for the roster this season and hopefully Ivan can bring stabilization to the team.
ALTERNATE CAPTAIN #2 - Calix Pearce - @Laine
Calix Pearce comes out of retirement (basically) to play one last season with the Phoenix who are looking for veteran mentors to help light up the path for the young players. Pearce will be a solid addition to the leadership group and we're happy to have them!
CAPTAIN - Scotty Sundin - @fromtheinside
A player that's been with Chicago since day one and the face of the franchise will wear the "C" this season under new management. Looking to help usher in the new age, Sundin will be relied heavily upon up until retirement!
Honorable Mention - Bo Johansson - @Shindigs
Although not officially wearing a letter this season and IA, we want to honor Shindigs and everything he did for Chicago before going inactive. We thank you for your contributions to Chicago!
It's an honour to wear the C for the Phoenix. I am excited to finish off my career in Chicago and usher in the next wave of Phoenix players! Thank you so much for this privilege.
@kirbithan
Continuing with our building a contender series, we’ll take a look at a S84 trade between Davos and Malmo, the trade was as follows:
Which to date, has developed into this:
Just to provide some context on the above trade tree, here is what each colour means; Green = Still on team and playing; Light Blue = Prospect for team; Orange = Played and retired with team; Yellow = Played and was traded; Red = Never played for team and is current FA. Also in this case to keep things a bit more organized, boxes are around each trades return for all of the trades.
We’ll start things off with Davos, Boston @CanucksFan never played for the team and is currently a VHLE free agent. Mason Jones @Masu Chan on the other hand played for Davos for 6 seasons prior to retiring, in that time he produced very well with 193 goals and 216 assists for a total of 409 points in 432 games played. Jones also performed very well in the playoffs with 38 goals and 49 assists for a total of 87 points in 81 games and currently holds the record for most playoff goals with Davos and is 2nd in points. Jones was never traded from Davos, and retired after winning the S89 Continental Cup.
Now moving onto the S85 MAL 2nd, Davos used this pick to select Karl Pederson @JeffD. Pederson was then traded to Calgary in a 3-way trade which saw Davos acquire Deron Nesbitt @AW13, the S86 CGY 1st, and S86 HSK 2nd. Of those picks Davos would only use one of them as they selected Lachlan Summers @kirbithan with the 1st round pick, Summers currently has a 89-33-14 record and a 0.929 career SV% with Davos. Both Deron Nesbitt and the S86 HSK 2nd would be traded.
Deron Nesbitt was traded to Seattle after 14 games where they had 10 points in exchange for Calix Pearce @Laine, the S87 SEA 3rd, and the S88 SEA 3rd. All of which would be traded.
Pearce was traded with 2 4ths for 2 4ths after 58 games where he had 26 points. Prior to being used, one of the 4ths and another 4th would be traded for John Poremba Jr @CrlineDijohn14, Poremba would play 1 season in Davos and then be traded to D.C. for Jack The Ripper @Ripper, who would also play 1 season in Davos, and would then be traded for Noodles Marconi @Eynhallow. In total Poremba and Ripper would have 54 points in their 2 combined seasons.
The S87 SEA 3rd would be traded to Riga with Maxwell Mathias @Underclass_Hero for Sunrise van de Schubbekuteveen @Thunfish, they would retire with Davos after having 31 points in 55 games prior to a cup run that saw Davos make the conference finals for the first time in a while.
Lastly, the S88 SEA 3rd would be traded with Vinny Detroit @dasboot to Los Angeles for a S88 2nd where Davos would select Tellemore Dew @Spade18 and a S89 LAS 3rd. The S89 LAS 3rd would then be traded with Gus Bentley @boatsinking123, Isamu Knievel @jakkysosa, and a S88 DAV 1st to Riga for Florida Man @zepheter. Florida Man would play the better part of 2 seasons for Davos prior to retiring, in that stretch they would have 43 goals and 64 assists for a total of 107 points.
Now moving way back to the S86 HSK 2nd that Davos acquired in the trade for Deron Nesbitt, Davos would trade this pick with Tom Creeg @Creegan610, a 2nd and a 3rd for Alfred Champagne @Anthique, who is still on Davos to date. Champagne currently has 75 goals and 80 assists for a total of 155 points in 288 games played, all with Davos.
After I finished writing this I decided to ruin it for myself as I then traded Tullemore Dew (acquired in the trade that sent Vinny Detroit to LAS) to Chicago along with the S90 DAV 3rd. In exchange Davos received DB III @wcats, and a S91 CHI 3rd.
Now finally moving onto Malmo, where @KaleebtheMightydecided to trade a lot as all but one of the initial pieces would be traded. The one that was not traded was the S86 DAV 2nd, where Malmo selected Sjin @Sjin. Sjin would never play for Malmo and is currently a prospect with London.
In terms of the players that were actually traded, we’ll cover the Noodles Marconi branch first as it is by far the biggest and most complex. Marconi was traded with a 4th to Riga for a 3rd. That 3rd was then traded with Donny Carter @TheNeonShaman to Vancouver for Watson Power @Tape-to-Tape and William Futch @Futch.
After 34 games with Malmo each, Power and Futch would put up 30 and 8 points respectively before being traded together again. Power and Futch were sent to Chicago for a S87 CHI 1st, and a S88 CHI 3rd. The 3rd was then traded to Vancouver for Bob Vladovechsenkchushkin @Grape.
Bob would perform well in their 1 season with Malmo where they had 35 goals and 30 assists for 65 points in 72 games. Bob V. would then be traded in the S88 offseason to Helsinki along with Matty Fire @MattyFired and Mo Probert @Yahtzee for Tim Stuzle @NineIQ v2, S89 VAN 2nd, and two 3rds. Tim Stuzle would not be traded and is still a prospect in Malmo, and Malmo would select Karl Herzlich @LastGoon007 with the 2nd round pick. Both 3rd round picks would be traded.
The first 3rd would be traded for Jack the Ripper, who would then be traded with a 4th for a 2nd. The second 3rd would be traded with a 2nd to London for Ivan Retoslav @eagle_3450. To date Retoslav has 73 points in 72 games played and is currently a pending UFA with Malmo.
Now going back to the S87 CHI 1st that Malmo acquired for Power and Futch. Malmo would use this pick to select Logan Foley @WildfireMicro, Foley would never play for Malmo as they would be traded in a blockbuster early in the S90 offseason as Malmo would trade them, and two 2nds to Seattle for Daniel Weaver @ThePerfectNut. That finally concludes the Noodles Marconi side of things for Malmo.
Back to the initial trade, Malmo would trade the S85 Warsaw 3rd and a S85 1st to New York for a later 1st, where they would select Tater Tottingham @Trunkxolotl, a 2nd and a 4th. The 2nd and 4th would then be traded to Davos for a 3rd and Justin Adolfson @NJDevils24. With the 3rd, Malmo selected Mats Zuccarello @Battlepopcorn, who is now retired. Adolfson would play in Malmo for 2 seasons where they would have 51 points. Neither Zuccarello or Adolfson would be traded. However, Tottingham would be.
For the final time, going back to the initial trade as Malmo would select Reid Johnson @TopTiddee2 with the S85 Davos 1st. Johnson would then be traded with Tater Tottingham, Doug Britton @Doug Britton, and a S87 MAL 2nd to Helsinki for Cobalt Burns @Ledge, Hammar Voss @BOOM, and a 4th (not used). Burns would not be traded and would go to free agency after 2 seasons and a bit in Malmo where they had 98 points in 167 games. Voss on the other hand would be traded after just 23 games in Malmo where they had 25 points. Malmo sent Voss to Moscow for two second round picks that Malmo would use to select Justin Lion @Emperor_Fun, who should make his VHL debut this season and Big B @Bigb33. Both Lion and B are currently prospects in Malmo’s system. That concludes our trade tree (woo)!
Looking back it is interesting to see the different trajectories of both teams as Davos was competing for a cup for all the time since the initial trade, whereas for Malmo you can almost see their re-tool process laid out. As far as a winner it is hard to tell as both teams went in vastly different directions, so I’ll end this one with a question: Who do you think won the trade given Davos’s success, and Malmo’s extremely bright future?
I think 95% of the people that were recruited when I was on the recruitment team were from Reddit. People on reddit still claim I'm a bot sometimes cause they go back and seen all the VHL posts in a row on my profile lol.
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