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3 hours ago, McWolf said:

109 Malmo Nighthawks @ Vancouver Wolves 

110 Toronto Legion @ Prague Phantoms 

112 Helsinki Titans @ HC Davos Dynamo 

113 Riga Reign @ Moscow Menace 

Toronto Youngsters Running and Gunning

Kristopher McDagg, Chad Magnum, and Nethila Dissanayake celebrate a goal in their recent 3-1 victory over the New York Americans

TORONTO, Canada - These certainly aren't the same old Legion we saw last season; the S71 Toronto Legion, led on the statsheet by Zeno Miniti, Bjorn Scoringsonn, and Kristopher McDagg, have displayed quite a bit of spunk already this season. The boys from Ontario have already pulled off upset wins over Calgary (7-4 & 4-3), D.C. (6-2), and Vancouver (1-0), and currently sit in 4th place in the North American Conference, six points back of the conference-leading D.C. Dragons. The Legion have been propelled to this spot in the standings by the strong play of Zeno Miniti, Bjorn Scoringsonn, and rookie forward Kristopher McDagg; that trio have scored a combined 37 points in these first 14 games, with the rest of the Legion squad hot on their tail; defense need not apply baby, sorry Jaxx Hextall!

On 3/30/2020 at 12:53 AM, Peace said:

Whew! New week PC. This one is focusing on our 5-5-0 record, GF and GA compared to last season.

1. After our first five games we're sitting at 5-5-0, and 4-6-0 was our record after ten last season. Do you feel like Toronto is more competitive, or what do you feel got Toronto a .500 record? 

2. Toronto had 18 goals in their first ten games last season, but they have 32 this season after ten. What do you attribute for the nearly doubled offensive production? 

3. Toronto had 26 goals against last season, but they've got 40 this season. Why do you think we've let in nearly twice the amount of goals after ten games than last season? 

4. Toronto went 2-1-0 against Seattle in the first ten games last season, and we're currently 2-0-0 against them this season. It appears as if Toronto has 'their number' -- why? 

5. McDagg is tied for rookie scoring with 9 points in 10 games, do you think he has a shot at winning the Top Rookie award? Keep in mind that Lafontaine from Calgary might be eligible by the BoG. 

6. Who's the most surprising player Toronto has on their roster after the first ten games? 

1. I definitely feel like we're more competitive than last season; having pretty much all of our young players up in the VHL gives us a bit more of an edge compared to last season in my opinion.

2. I think now we have something to play for; like I said above, we have all of our young guns up now, and we actually want to make a push towards the postseason.

3. We lost a defenseman from last season I believe, and I also think our strategies are a bit more offensively shifted, so both of those factors definitely contribute to our run-and-gun style this season.

4. We really just love to amp up our intensity against the Bears, it's just a North American Conference rivalry thing I guess. I would love to see us edge them out for a playoff spot this season though!

5. Absolutely he does! I feel like it will be a three-way race between him, Lafontaine, and Landry II, and it will certainly be a really interesting race to watch, especially given that it seems like scoring is up this season in comparison to S70.

6. Zeno Miniti. This is a guy who had only been regressing since his rookie season production-wise, and now he's pacing our team in scoring. It'll be interesting to see whether or not he will be able to keep this pace up the entire season.

36 minutes ago, Devise said:

 

Not that I've seen, just did some more digging now. No shootout settings, just the lines for the 5 PS players. 

Maybe it’s alphabetical?

Claiming week 2

-1 in a 6-2 victory

22 hours ago, Beketov said:

Arroyo gets his article first.

 

Cast and Thompson: 

Finally bested those two in something!

Woes Continue for Legion

Toronto forward Bjorn Scoringsonn can only hang his head in shame after a 4-3 loss at the hands of the New York Americans

TORONTO, Ontario - What is supposed to be a season of building off the rebuilding progress made last season by the Toronto Legion has not started out according to plan. In the home opener against the rival New York Americans, the Legion appeared to start out S71 on the right foot, with Bjorn Scoringsonn scoring a goal in the first minute, but the Legion were unable to hold the lead very long, allowing New York to rattle off the next 3 goals to end the period down 3-1. The 2nd period was all Toronto though, as Rusty Shackleford and Boone Jenton would each score their first of the season, with the game heading into the 3rd period locked at 3. Shackleford would take a boarding minor five minutes into the third period, and Soren Jensen would score on the ensuing powerplay. That score would hold, and the Americans would take the season opener from the Legion by a score of 4-3.

Position: LW
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 177 lbs
Drafted: S60 2nd Overall, Calgary Wranglers
Username: omgitshim

Career Awards
S62 Continental Cup (Calgary)
S64 Kevin Brooks Trophy (Most Goals)
S64 Continental Cup (Toronto)
S65 Continental Cup (Toronto)
S65 Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
S65 Scotty Campbell Trophy (League MVP)
S65 Kevin Brooks Trophy (Most Goals)
S65 Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Most Points)

While Oyorra Arroyo may not have dominated the VHL for extended periods of time such as his fellow Hall-of-Famers might have, it can be said without question that Arroyo’s peak in the mid-S60s was one of the most dominant time periods for a single player in recent memory. In the timeframe of Arroyo’s career, only generational talents Matt Thompson and Podrick cast scored more points; in fact, Arroyo only trails those two in nearly every major stat category from said timeframe. In the time dominated by those two, Arroyo was always playing third fiddle, but finally he now gains the recognition he deserves with his induction into the Hall of Fame.

S60
CGY | GP: 72 | G: 25 | A: 30 | PTS: 55 | +/-: +21 | 3 GWG
Arroyo came along at just the right time for the then-rebuilding Calgary Wranglers; of the SEVEN picks the Wranglers had in the S60 Entry Draft, only two really made a big impact at the VHL level (Arroyo and Jóhannes Vilhjálmsson). The Wranglers made the right choice, as only one other player in that entire draft would win a Continental Cup (Noel Roux in S61). In S60, Arroyo would finish 2nd in rookie scoring (25-30-55) behind the player who was taken one spot above him in the draft a season prior, Veran Dragomir (42-38-80). Dragomir would go on to have a more consistent career than Arroyo, although Dragomir would not reach the same peak that Arroyo did. Arroyo’s Wranglers would be ousted in the semifinals by the New York Americans, with Arroyo providing little help on offense, only scoring 2 points in 9 games.

S61
CGY | GP: 72 | G: 31 | A: 26 | PTS: 57 | +/-: +14 | 8 GWG
S61 didn’t bring Arroyo much difference in statistics; his goal total increased while his assists decreased and he barely improved on his point total from the season prior. Despite his pedestrian regular season, Arroyo would explode onto the scene in the playoffs that season, scoring 12 points in 14 games and being a major factor in the Wranglers playoff run that season. This performance would also be the first of FIVE straight postseason campaigns of scoring 10 or more points, a feat matched only by Keaton Louth and HoF Matt Thompson.

S62
CGY | GP: 72 | G: 43 | A: 60 | PTS: 103 | +/-: +83 | 11 GWG
Arroyo picked up right where he left off after the S61 postseason in S62, setting career highs in every major statistical category, notching the 1st 100-point season of his career. Arroyo was a key piece in a dynamic Calgary offensive attack that had FIVE 100+ point-scorers (Jasper Canmore, Keaton Louth, Mats Johnsson, Niko Bogdanovic, and Arroyo himself), and the Wranglers rode that prolific offense to a 123-point season and a 1st-place finish in S62. The heavily-favored Wranglers dispatched Seattle in 6 games, and would go on to win the Continental Cup in seven games over the Quebec City Meute, atoning for their near-miss the season prior. Arroyo would contribute 13 points on the scoresheet during the run. 

S63
CGY | GP: 72 | G: 38 | A: 45 | PTS: 83 | +/-: +50 | 8 GWG
Arroyo saw a large dip in production (-20 points) for what would be his final season in Calgary; the Wranglers would reach the Cup finals for a 3rd straight season, although this time they would not be victorious, falling to the Riga Reign in 6 games. Calgary would opt to rebuild in the offseason, shipping off two eventual Hall of Famers (Arroyo and Norris Stopko) & Keaton Louth to the Toronto Legion to Aksel McKnight and picks. Calgary certainly got their money’s worth when they picked Arroyo 2nd overall in S60; you would be hard-pressed to find a GM who wouldn’t take a guaranteed 3 finals appearances and 1 Cup victory with a player over the unknown.

S64
TOR | GP: 72 | G: 56 | A: 53 | PTS: 109 | +/-: +26 | 7 GWG
Arroyo adapted about as well as any player possibly could in his first season as a member of the Toronto Legion; he set career-highs in Goals and Points, as well as taking home some individual hardware for the first time in his career. Both he and Matt Thompson would score a VHL-leading 56 Goals, giving us a dual Brooks-Trophy win in S64; Arroyo was only an assist shy of taking home two MORE co-trophies as well (Beketov and Szatkowski Trophies), but he would have to wait one more season for those. He would also lead the VHL in playoff scoring for S64 with 21 points in 12 games, although he would narrowly lose out on a Kanou Trophy (Playoff MVP) to teammate Norris Stopko, en route to a Toronto Continental Cup.

S65
TOR | GP: 72 | G: 62 | A: 63 | PTS: 125 | +/-: +34 | 8 GWG
Just when you thought Arroyo couldn’t get any better, he turns around and gives you a season for the ages. Arroyo nearly swept the main offense VHL awards (Most Outstanding, Most Goals, Most Points, & MVP), making up where he came short a season earlier. Arroyo’s stellar season, along with help from The Charm, Tzuyu, and Robert Malenko, would guide the Legion to a 3rd-place finish in the North American conference in S65 and set up a 1st-round matchup with the Riga Reign. Toronto would easily dispatch the Reign in five games, and best the Helsinki Titans in a hard-fought seven game series to secure their 2nd straight Continental Cup victory. Arroyo was less of a dominant force in the S65 postseason than he was a season prior (perhaps his torrential regular season wore him down), only scoring 11 points in 12 games.

S66
TOR | GP: 72 | G: 41 | A: 42 | PTS: 83 | +/-: +6 | 4 GWG
The penultimate season of Arroyo’s career wasn’t fruitful for either Arroyo or the Legion; Arroyo would post his lowest numbers in three seasons and take home no individual awards, whilst the Legion would end up finishing 8 points out of a playoff spot in the North American Conference. This would be the first time in Arroyo’s career that he would miss the postseason.

S67
TOR | GP: 72 | G: 37 | A: 42 | PTS: 79 | +/-: +22 | 8 GWG
Arroyo and the Legion entered S67 with a big chip on their shoulders; it was Arroyo’s final VHL season and he certainly wanted to go out on top. Toronto proved their doubters wrong the whole season, steamrolling the rest of the VHL en route to a 113-point season. No other team in the VHL would even come within 20 points of the Legion; Arroyo posted the worst numbers of his career since his sophomore season in Calgary, but he was no longer the main straw that stirred the drink in Toronto. The torch had been passed to Rylan Peace, who’s agency would eventually come to manage the Legion. Dreams of a storybook ending to Arroyo’s career would be cut short by the upstart Vancouver Wolves though, as they ousted the heavily-favored Legion in 5 games en route to a Continental Cup victory. Arroyo’s 8 points would be the lowest postseason point total since his rookie season.

Totals
CGY/TOR | GP: 576 | G: 333 | A: 361 | PTS: 694 | +/-: +256 | 57 GWG
Oyorra Arroyo certainly wasn’t a shoo-in Hall of Famer upon retirement; he didn’t win as many awards as many other Hall of Famers and was never a flashy player. However, what he lacks in Hardware he makes up for in consistency; he was a consistent difference-maker in the postseason, having been a part of 3 cup-winning teams. He was arguably the 2nd-best playoff player of his generation, only trailing Matt Thompson in postseason goals & points from S60-S67. We don’t talk about Arroyo that much in terms of historical greats, but that’s thanks to forever playing in the shadow of two of the greatest players of all-time in Matt Thompson and Podrick Cast; there’s no doubt in my mind that Arroyo would have entered the Hall sooner had Cast and Thompson never played in the VHL.

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D - Aron Nielsen

@McWolf Bushito has missed two picks in a row

@studentized You're up

@TheFlash bushito missed pick, you’re up 

Just now, GustavMattias said:

 

A S66 start is the only one possible given the results I came up with.

Read the question carefully

F - Acyd Burn

@Bushito

12 hours ago, Peace said:

New PC for a new week... beginning of the S71 chapter. 


1. Who do you think will lead the team in points this season? 

2. How many wins -- precisely -- do you think Toronto will get? 

3. What position in the standings do you think Toronto will finish? 

4. What team from the NA Conference do you think Toronto will 'have their number'? Think Seattle from last season, we were 4-2-2 against them. 

5. What team from the EU Conference do you think Toronto will 'have their number'? Think Prague from last season, we were 3-1-2 against them.

6. What are your individual expectations for yourself this season?

1. Hopefully Killinger; we had a decent shot at RoTY last year with myself, but Magnum sputtered out in the 2nd half of the season. I'd love to see either him or McKdagg take home the hardware this season.

2. Hmm, I'd say 29, possibly more if we learn to play better in overtime and shootouts.

3. 4th in North America, 8th in the VHL.

4. I'd say Seattle again; I loved playing them last season. It would be awesome to help hurt another NA team's playoff chances.

5. Davos. I see us matching up very well against them, as they're very similar to us in terms of rebuild development.

6. In a perfect world, win the Funk Trophy and score over 0.5PPG, but I'd be happy with just an overall improvement on last year as a whole.

Greg Eagles

@studentized

D - Apollo Hackett

@Bushito

@McWolf

@CF Punk has missed his pick twice in a row.

I pick John Frostbeard.

@studentized You’re up.

@TheFlash You're up,

@CF Punk Missed pick

Jet Jaguar

@CF Punk

Interested

Because the VHL has never factored Durability/Endurance in the sun engine, so teams have always tried to just run the best squad possible so that the best players can be on the ice at all times. Without having Endurance being a factor, there isn’t really a reason to roll four full lines where the 4th line will be hundreds of TPE less than the top two. 
 

GMs certainly could pick an entire full roster, there’s just no incentive to do so.

Suggestion: Give 1 Experience Point to VHLM Players for a season played.

15 hours ago, Peace said:

New PC questions. Just a reminder you can answer both Corco's questions until the end of the month, and my own. 

1. The draft just concluded. Toronto selected Erik Killinger and Jeff Blaze in the first and second round respectively. What are your thoughts on this haul? 

2. Toronto traded a S73 2nd round pick for the Americans' S71 Helsinki 2nd (Jeff Blaze). Although it wasn't a first, we were able to add another prospect, what do you think of the move? 

3. Isn't your GM generous? Max rookie contracts for everyone! 

4. How do you anticipate Toronto doing in the upcoming season? 

5. How well do you think our rookies will perform? 

6. Wait... Peace still has his S73 1st round pick! How long do you think that'll last? 

1. It's definitely a great haul; Killinger is a stud already, and Blaze is no slouch either. The 1st round was loaded this year, so it was practically impossible to not strike gold.

2. This was a really good move; you can never have enough prospects, and Blaze looks like he could definitely amount to something for the Legion down the road. I'm exciting to see how he progresses.

3. Woohoo! I'm hoarding that shit for a LOONG time baby; "Jaromir Jagr" purchase, here we come!

4. I think it will certainly be more exciting than S70, as most of our core is on the VHL team as of now; while we may not light it up on the scoresheet, I can definitely see us having a lot more fun on, and off the ice.

5. I absolutely expect Killinger to be in the running for the Stolzschweiger Trophy, and hopefully he does better than my attempt last season. McDagg should be no slouch either, and I expect him to light it up after his long road to the VHL will begin soon. Hextall will certainly experience the growing pains that all young VHL goalies do, but I wouldn't be shocked for him to turn some heads and steal some games for us this season.

6. S73 1st? I don't know who that is; trade it!