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  1. Very true, I could also make it attempt to project a currently active player's chances as well, that would be pretty cool.
  2. I may try to create a HoF Monitor/Formula to try and find players like this, hopefully we may be able to discover some all-time snubs (statistically at least).
  3. 1. Toronto sadly missed the playoffs this season -- are you surprised by that, or was it 'to be expected'? I think it was "to be expected", but it's still disappointing; we certainly weren't as bad as people expected us to be imo. I think we definitely need to improve on our overtime record next season though. 2. With only two games left, how would you rate the teams season out of 10? I think we exceeded expectations a tiny bit, so I'll say 6.5. 3. What about rating your individual season... again out of 10. I was very disappointed with my offensive statistics this season, but I did manage to pile up a decent amount of hits, so I can't complain too much. I really wanna take the next step offensively next year. 4. Toronto resigned defensemen Aron Nielsen for his final season in S71, what do you think about that? I love it. His agent and mine go way back; he's been a great locker room add and it's great to see him active again. 5. With only two games left, and the post-season looming ahead, what would you do during the downtime to keep things interesting in the locker room? Nothing; I sit in the locker room for two straight weeks until the next season starts. 6. DCD wants us to beat New York tomorrow, should we? Hmm, that's tough. I don't care too much personally, but I would love to see Seattle miss the playoffs this season somehow.
  4. Making my HoF Builder article awhile ago got me thinking; I certainly remember holding many of the positions that other builders have had, so let's go over what a hypothetical campaign to get @Corco into the HoF as a builder would look like. The Pros League Jobs/Positions Held: I've been around on the VHL since S28, with some spots of inactivity since then (S44-54, S57-S68), but I'd say that 21 inactive seasons out of the last 42 isn't the worst thing in the world. I've certainly done my fair share of league jobs in that time, those jobs being: VHL GM, VHLM GM, VHLM Commish, Updater, WJC Commish, Statistician, & Updater. If I was ever inducted, this would put me in a tie for 2nd-all time among builders in terms of League Job quantity (you can view the spreadsheet I used HERE, Victor has his own slightly different spreadsheet HERE). Perhaps my current work cultivating and improving our historical statkeeping will give me a bump here. VHLM Commissioner/Creating the WJC: When I was a VHLM Commissioner my main goal was to make sure activity was promoted above all else, and I did my best to institute/enforce rules and policies that would do just that. But that wasn't enough, so I asked a bunch of new members what would help make them more active. The most numerous response was to be featured in more games/tournaments, and thus, the WJC was born. I created everything from scratch for the 1st WJC in S55, and I would be lying if I said it didn't contribute to the burnout I would experience a few seasons later; it was worth it in the end though, as I was very happy to see how popular it had become when I returned in S69. The Cons Vasteras: This will likely be the biggest reason I wouldn't be voted in as a builder; my time as Vasteras GM was largely successful, and negatively damaged my reputation throughout the league. Most of the Builders in the HoF that have been GMs have been successful, hence their induction. Statistically, my tenure wasn't horrible; of all VHL General Managers with at least 300 games as GM, I rank 21st in PTS, ahead of Builder HoFs such as David Knight, Vince Wong (STZ), Victor, Jardy, Noah Lefevre, Jim Gow, and others. When you calculate Total Points per # of seasons GM'd, I'm above builders like Sandro, Tyler, Frank, Bushito, and Mike Szatkowski as well; these stats don't necessarily make you a good GM though, and I good GM I was not. I tried my best, but the results just never came. VHL Players in the Hall of Fame: There are only 6 Builders in the Hall of Fame who have never had a player make the Hall of Fame: PensFan101, Sandro, Diamond_ace, Devise, flyersfan, and eaglesfan. You could make the case that the latter 4's achievements speak for themselves, but I'm not exactly sure the same could be said for Sandro/PensFan (no offense to either of them, as I might just be ignorant since I wasn't around for their peak activity levels). All of those members have had a plethora of great players, but none great enough to make it into the Hall; that may change soon though, as @flyersfan1453's Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen has a good chance of making it. I have only ever really been devoted to a player for their full 8 seasons with one of my players, Eggly Bagelface, and while he was one of the leagues best goalies during his prime, the beginning of his career was too poor to give him any HoF consideration; my best chance if I stuck around for all 8 seasons was probably with Rudolph Schmeckeldorf, who was a big part of the Titans dynasty in the S50s.
  5. Media Spot: https://vhlforum.com/topic/78089-hof-week-article/ VHL.com: https://vhlforum.com/topic/78090-could-i-make-the-hof-as-a-builder/# +1 Bonus
  6. Tyson Kohler @Kendrick Statistical rankings in comparison to all Hall-of-Fame forwards: Goals: 25th of 71 Assists: 55th of 71 Points: 42nd of 71 +/-: 12th of 71 Hits: 44th of 71 SHT%: 42nd of 68 SB: 55th of 62 Powerplay PTS: 38th of 55 Penalty Kill PTS: 2nd of 51 Game-Winning Goals: 5th of 70 Game-Tying Goals: 15th of 52 The reason why the German winger has not been inducted yet is his extreme lack of hardware; Kohler only ever won one individual award in his entire career (S51 Funk Trophy - Most Improved Player), despite scoring over 750 points in the VHL. He only ever scored below a PPG once in his career (68PTS in S50), and scored over 100PTS for the next 4 consecutive seasons. Where Kohler really shines is his special teams/intangible numbers; he has the 2nd most goals on the Penalty Kill of all Hall of Famers with full stats, as well as having the 5th most Game Tying goals. Game Tying goals are interesting, as they actually mean something as opposed to Game Winning goals, which aren’t as reliable, given that the player who scores the 2nd goal for his team in a 10-1 victory will get credit for the Game Winning Goal. Kohler was the ultimate come-from-behind player during his era; when your team was down and needing a goal, there was nobody better in the league than him at getting their team even on the scoreboard. I think he’ll eventually get in, but on a relatively light ballot. Bobby Digital @gorlab Statistical Playoff rankings in comparison to all Hall-of-Fame defensemen: Games Played: 9th of 29 Goals: 21st of 29 Assists: 8th of 29 Points: 9th of 29 +/-: 8th of 29 Hits: 7th of 29 SHT%: 2nd of 28 SB: 8th of 26 Bobby Digital will not be entering the VHL Hall of Fame; most of his career stats are only better than Petr Shirokov, who played nearly half the games Digital did. HOWEVER, if there was a VHL Playoff Hall of Fame, Digital would certainly get great consideration. The Ukranian defenseman ranks highly in nearly major stat category for defensemen aside from goals, but Digital was never known for his goal-scoring prowess (he actually managed to score 80 points in S54 without scoring a single goal - incredible!). Digital did take home some hardware over the course of his career as well, winning the Beketov Trophy (Most Assists) in S54 and the now-defunct Grimm Jonsson Trophy (Top Leader) in S55; he would also be a part of two consecutive cup winning Americans teams in S52 and S53. There are probably some other notable HoF snubs over the years, but I haven’t figured out how to add positions to my career stats spreadsheet yet, so until then these two will have to do. Give me my bonus TPE.
  7. Does it need to be active players? There’s certainly some players who aren’t active but should be considered for the HOF imo.
  8. I completed compiling all of the IIHF tournaments into one spreadsheet, found here. On a first lookthrough, here are some of the things I found most interesting. The record for most points scored in the Medal Round of any IIHF tournament was tied this season! @Tagger's Edwin THE Encarnacion scored 8 points in the S70 World Juniors, which surpassed the previous World Juniors record of 7, set by @Steve's Guy LeGrande in S67. Encarnacion's 8 points tied the current international record, set by American HOF forward Gabriel McAllister in the S60 World Cup, although you could argue that Encarnacion's record is more impressive as he compiled the same amount of points in one less game. The World Juniors of S55 were possibly the wonkiest ever, and I can provide the reason. That was the 1st ever VHL WJC, and I was in charge of the entire tournament; I chose to sim the tournament on either V1.5 or V2.0 of STHS for whatever reason, and the results were certainly entertaining. Four of the top 10 Round Robin performances of all time came from that WJC ( @Smarch's Rusty Trombone (23P), @Frank's Felix Savard (21P), @Banackock's Mattias Forsberg (20P), & @boubabi's Ay Ay Ron (18P))
  9. Made with all the possible stats I could find for each tournament, if you're able to find an index or something for a tournament I've missed, let me know and I'll add it to the spreadsheets.
  10. Tournament by Tournament Stats - Skaters Skater Stats - As of S70 WJC Tournament by Tournament Stats - Goalies Goalie Stats - As of S70 WJC How to Filter Data: When you open the sheet, click on "Data -> Filter Views -> Create new temporary filter view"; this will add buttons to every column that when you click them, allow you to sort out data you don't wish to see. Don't worry about this screwing up the source data, as these views are read-only.
  11. Truly one of the biggest “what-ifs”; at least Riga got a cup with him though.
  12. 1. Ram Ranch (EDM Mix) 2. Pregame: Must sacrifice one virgin to the hockey gods on a sacrificial table in the center of the locker room. Postgame: Getting high on bath salts in the team shower. 3. I do! The way I go to the bathroom before the game determines how I will do that night! Going #1 means more goals, and Going #2 means more assists. 4. Morning games, I'm coked out of my mind by noon. 5. Horse meat and freshly ground acorns. My guilty pleasure, what can I say? 6. Either diabetic human blood, or Sunny D; it's a toss-up really.
  13. Poll Link Today I created a half joking, half serious media spot highlighting where I would personally want/predict the VHL to expand to, should it ever somehow expand to the same size as the current NHL. But now, I'm more interested in seeing what the rest of the league thinks. Please fill out the linked Google Forms page and let me know what locations YOU would want to see in the VHL; I plan to use the results for an upcoming media spot. I'm interested in seeing what joke locations will be popular, as well as what serious locations will be popular; I'm not placing any restrictions on cities that have had VHL teams in the past either, so don't be shy. If I had to guess, I would say that Germany will likely have a bunch of votes (why was Cologne even removed anyway? That's a serious question actually, I wasn't here when it was contracted and I'm not super sure as to why it was), as well as Montreal/Quebec; we will see though. @Members
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