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    HawksFan19 got a reaction from Riggsy in Season 40 Discussion Thread   
    Ya like tf I'm not gonna be like "Oh let's let this guy earn more TPE than me"
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    HawksFan19 reacted to AIM-11 in Expansion is Coming [GRADED 6/6]   
    The current teams don't even have full rosters.  Expansion seems like a strange option.  Probably just looking for ice girls.
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    HawksFan19 reacted to nikkurri17 in S40 Regular Season Index   
    Through 6 games I have scored 2 goals on 2 shots while playing 135 minutes.. shoot the puck Nik!
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Caillean in Claimed:The tale of Jaime Hill   
    Childhood:

    Baby Jaime
    Jaime Hill was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 12, 1994 to very young parents, aged 15 and 16. Because of this, she had a very rough childhood. Her parents split up when she was just three years old, leading to a sort of tug-of-war that had her splitting her time between parents until she was 14. At this age she had finally had enough, so she decided to move in with her mother full-time in Surrey, BC. This is where she met close friend and teammate Sachimo Zoidberg. Given her upbringing, Jaime had not played much hockey. Despite being much taller than the average 14 year old girl at almost six feet tall, she never felt the desire to play what so many considered to be solely a men's sport. Zoidberg quickly turned all that around. By pointing out to her that she had the perfect build to play as a defender and that it was a great way to channel any negative emotions she was having about her parents and childhood, Hill quickly realized that this was exactly the chance she had been waiting for.
    High School:

    Practicing with the Youth League
    Hill attended Fleetwood Park Secondary school along with Zoidberg. Despite quickly picking up the game and showing natural talent as a defender, fear of being ostracized for her gender led to Hill's decision to stay away from the school's hockey team. She continued playing in the city's youth hockey leagues until age 16, when she was no longer eligible. At that point, she went back to playing mostly with Zoidberg while focusing on finishing school.
    College:

    After graduation at 17, Hill moved to Coquitlam to attend Vancouver Career College where she studied to be a Veterinary Technician. While she loved hockey she did not believe it would be a suitable career choice for her, so she didn't play very much. She worked at a Veterinary Hospital in Coquitlam for almost three years while finishing school. After graduating, she decided to move back to Surrey to be closer to her family and friends again. Upon moving back to Surrey just shy of her 20th birthday, she decided to give her friend Zoidberg a call. Little did she know, that call would change her future.
     
    “I called up Zoidberg to see how he was doing, we had fallen a bit out of touch during the time I lived in Coquitlam as he was busy with his WHL career. He told me about how he had just gotten claimed off waivers by the Yukon Rush of the VHL. I expressed my envy, because despite not feeling like it would be a good career choice for me, my real dream had been to play for a team in the VHL someday. Zoidberg then mentioned that the Rush were looking for a defender and that I should come try out. It took a lot of pushing but I'm glad he did, because the Rush decided to give me a chance.”

    Hill brings the pain.
    Pros:
    Defense – Hill is a natural defender. With her large body and superior strength, she has quickly learned how to use her body positioning to her advantage, blocking shots and preventing players from getting too close to the goal. Her defensive play is one of the skills Hill constantly works to improve, practicing her shot blocking without a goalie while playing with Zoidberg who is a notably great scorer.
     
    Skating – In spite of her size, Hill can skate with great speed and stamina. She put in a lot of practice hours to improve and her endurance saw her averaging 30 minutes in each of the just 27 games she played in her first season with the Yukon Rush. She prides herself on being able to outskate much smaller and more agile players.
     
    Checking – Hill also excels at using her size to keep players off the puck. She led the Rush in hits in her first season while playing less games than most of the team, due to her late entry into the VHL. With her size, she can easily knock players off the puck and keep them off. She also has a tendency to put out some very big hits which can be difficult to immediately recover from, giving her more time to get the puck to her forwards.
     
    Cons:
    Puck Handling – Due to working so much on using her size to her advantage, she spent minimal time working on her puck handling. She has a tendency to lose the puck if she has to put out a burst of speed, and if pressured too hard she sometimes panics and loses possession.
     
    Scoring – Similarly, Hill focuses so much on her defensive game that she hasn't put much work into an offensive game. She has a hard but very inaccurate shot, and prefers to get the puck to better scorers than try to take shots on her own. It is something that she hopes to improve a bit with time, but as she plans to stay mostly a defensive defender it is not something that she plans on spending too much time on.
     
    Passing – As with her puck handling, Hill has issues with passing. When under a lot of pressure she has a tendency to misjudge who to pass to, and will also occasionally pass too hard or too soft, causing turnovers. This is mostly because of her lack of organized professional play and mostly playing with one or two other players, she did not realize how important good passing is in professional play.
     
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Harumpf in THE TITANS TITTY THREAD   
    my contribution to the team.
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    HawksFan19 got a reaction from STZ in Edition 210   
    4-4-4
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Harumpf in Harumpf puts on Bratislava Jersey   
    After playing last season as a waiver wire pick up for the Saskatoon Wild, Oskars Harumpf entered the VHLM Dispersal Draft and was taken 4th overall by the Bratislava Watchmen. He loves his old team in Saskatoon and will remember them fondly, but Bratislava is now his home and he bleeds Bratislava blue. He is now a Watchmen or Watchman, still not sure exactly what that is, but he's embraced it. Harumpf looks forward to getting on the ice with his new teammates who from the activity in the locker room seem like they are all going to be hard working players. Harumpf will put on his new XXL Short Bratislava jersey sometime this week when he's expected to center the top line. Not exactly sure who his linemates will be yet, but this guy Zoidberg seems like a good fit on one of his wings. Hopefully Harumpf will be able to find quick chemistry with his new wingers and set them up for many goals. Entering the season as a 155tpe player he is slated to be one of the top centers in the VHLM this season. Harumpf is all-in this year in trying to win a VHLM championship before breaking with his VHL team the Helsinki Titans in S41. Another year of development should do wonders for his game. Keep an eye out for him in Bratislava this season, it should be a good year for the Watchmen.
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    HawksFan19 reacted to STZ in Writing Graders   
    Squash darn it. I'd be grape for this pos-ationfruit. I don't know pear to apply. Let kiwi know so I clementine. 
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Riggsy in Playing in the VHL   
    To Do List: Playing in the VHL. Kick Ass. Score goles. Win fights. Win Cups   About a long time ago, when I first joined this site, I made "Luke Riggs" He had 0 tpe when he was retired, a while later I made his son, "Luke Riggs" who also got to around 40 TPE when he was retired. Then came Luke Riggs' grandson.. guess what? "LUKE RIGGS" who was a borderline VHLM/VHLer and had around 150 TPE. All three of the Riggs didn't do very well..   That's when The King came along and sat on his throne. One name that everyone called this newcomer by; King Czar III. Who were the first two? Who knows?   Czar is bigger than all of the Riggs, tougher than all of the Riggs, and has more skill than all of the Riggs. Already playing in the VHL in his first season, Czar is ready to make an impact on this league and leave them in awe. This third round pick is about to kick some ass.    #TitansTakeover #TheKing
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Riggsy in Playing in the VHL   
    Next season, around trade deadline. Probably earlier But don't tell anyone I told you.
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    HawksFan19 reacted to gorlab in S39 Off-Season Schedule   
    Victor bout to climb into my asshole over that comment IMO.
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    HawksFan19 got a reaction from Will in S40 Helsinki Titans Captains   
    I voted for Slobo but then he retired so Draper is good enough <3
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    HawksFan19 reacted to STZ in [SC] S40 Helsinki Titans   
    S40 Bonus:
     
    3M to Jarome Iginla
     
    Guy, has some serious debt to pay at the VHL Player Store (legit case of a rookie overspending like a chump)
     
    #needaFinancialAdvisor
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    HawksFan19 got a reaction from STZ in Season 40 Discussion Thread   
    Hey STZ when you get on again PM me
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    HawksFan19 reacted to sterling in Claimed:One of The Greatest All-Time?   
    One of The Greatest All-Time?
     
    Over the past three seasons I've been lucky enough to share a team with one Odin Tordahl who is represented by player agent Boom. This guy has been lighting the league on fire for the past four seasons and for the first time he was able to capture the Campbell Trophy as the league's most valuable player, an award I think he deserved more than once during the past three seasons we've been together. Unfortunately, his career stats will not put him amongst the VHL's elite forward talents as he will likely finish around the 800 point mark after this season concludes. Tordahl has managed to become and remain though the single best forward in the VHL over each of the past four seasons which I think is an incredibly difficult thing to do as you're being depreciated.
     
    When I was first talking to Chris Miller about going to New York, which started long before Tom Slaughter was drafted, he asked me about a number of moves he was looking to make. He mentioned he wanted to trade for Boom's player who was rumoured to want to come to play in New York. I'm fairly certain Chris gave up a first round selection in exchange for Tordahl. That selection ended up going to Helsinki and becoming a very good player in Don Draper in an otherwise putrid draft. That price was well worth it as Tordahl has been the lead dog in New York's rise to power in the North American conference since my arrival for the second time.
     

     
    As most people know, Boom adds a lot to a team's locker room. He probably adds more to a locker room than any other member in the league currently. I've had the great pleasure of sharing teams with the majority of the members in this league over it's seven plus years and he goes up there as one of the best in my memory. He's a quiet leader who more leads by good example. He's very respected and never really says anything negative. He also expects a lot out of his player and last season when he wasn't preforming quite up to expectations I had to straighten him and Low out with a stern lecture.
     
    Odin Tordahl is now entering his final season in New York and I for one will miss his presence on the team and in our locker room. If there was a way for him to stay longer I'm sure Boom would be all for it as would the rest of our team. We've drafted really well over the past few years and I think the team will be in good shape to replace the irreplaceable Boom. I anticipate another Campbell Trophy and Continental Cup for the veteran as he embarks on his final swan song. This season I'm hoping to play on Tordahl's line again as New York goes through a bit more of a youth movement. The rest of the VHL has improved a lot as teams like Cologne, Helsinki,Calgary and Quebec look to join the playoffs for the first time in seasons (aside from Calgary`s weak showing last season). The one thing they all don`t have though is the best forward in the league and especially this season as Slaughter, Xiao and Tordahl all continue to maintain their places on New York`s dominant offence. Here`s to you Odin, let`s go out on top!
     

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    HawksFan19 reacted to Higgins in Claimed:One Year Later   
    One Year Later
    written by Higgins
     
    We will always remember September of 2013 as one of both the darkest and brightest times in VHL history. Little did any of us know that the VHL would permanently change forever that month only one year ago. The VHL was once only seen as a hockey sim community, but when things were at the grimmest point in the six year existence of the VHL we noticed that it was much bigger than just a hockey sim. The community had grown together for the better part of six full years, there was no way in hell it was going to die.
     
    If you don't know or if you don't remember the old VHL forum's hosting was attacked by a DDoS which basically overloaded the server prompting the forum to crash. No one panicked for the first few days because the site had gone down multiple times for 2+ days at a time. In the meantime a lot of members congregated on the VHL invisionfree site for updates from sterling. After a considerable amount of time passed without the VHL we all started to worry. Eventually sterling was told by the company that hosted our forum that they couldn't put it back online because it used so many resources while it was being DDoS'd and they didn't want to assume anymore risk. That was September 26th, 2013 when things were looking like the VHL was about to be gone forever.
     
    As I said earlier the community of the VHL was more than just a hockey sim to the members. As corny as it sounds there have been real friendships that have formed here. We all get to know other members as we join the VHL as first gens and then meet fresh faced newbies as they join. Over six years we have all gotten to know so many people who have come and gone and the back again. Even users who have left us years ago come back to check things out fully expecting the league to be still running like when they left. There have been so many different people and personalities that have passed through the VHL and we've gotten to know them all. Everyone here has a different life experience and we come from all over the world, it truly is a unique and special experience to be a part of the VHL. Over the six years there have been tons of arguments, debates, friendships, celebrations, disappointments and changes. One thing that has remained a constant is the dedication of the members.
     
    It's these members that allowed the VHL to comeback from such a devastating event. Once it was decided that we would attempt to revive the league there was no shortage of volunteers to help. Literally everyone was willing to do anything they could to help. As I look back on the thread on the invisionfree VHL forum it amazes me just how the mood changed from a somber one to one where everyone was brainstorming on how to make the VHL bigger and better than before. There was a lot of reviving of old spreadsheets on Google Docs and even more copying and pasting to the fresh VHL forum. The players were brought back to life, the history books were renewed and the new forum was taking shape. Again, looking back on that week it's crazy how many people volunteered to help, I don't think I could ever thank them enough for their time and effort. A few notables were sterling, Victor, Beketov, Smarch, Advantage, Jericho, Sandro, Kyle, fever, Devise, Jackim, METIS, Mike, Kendrick, 8O8, Corco and many, many more.
     
    As expected, we got off to a slow start once everything was in place and we attempted to rebuild our member base again. The simming continued on like nothing happened, the new forum marked the beginning of Season 35 and no doubt Jardy put in a load of work to get things in order with the sim. Now we are on the eve of Season 40, which means we have completed five more seasons since that fateful September day. Five seasons, 120,000 posts, 352 members and countless players later we arrive to present day. One year since the resurrection of the VHL as we now know it. The VHL still marches on with a member base as strong as ever. I look forward to the next year, and the next and the next with all of you here in the Victory Hockey League.
     

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    HawksFan19 reacted to philthethrill81 in S40 Saskatoon Wild Thread   
    Best of luck in life man, you'll be missed.
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Toast in S40 Saskatoon Wild Thread   
    Damn. Thanks for the last season Svoboda. Sorry we couldn't get you the big win and best of luck in whatever you pursue! 
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    HawksFan19 reacted to xDParK in Bodie Broadus Retires   
    good riddance
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    HawksFan19 reacted to scoop in S39 Off-Season Schedule   
    Interesting.
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    HawksFan19 got a reaction from Victor in Are you serious?   
    is cuz i from SHL right u segregating me from the VHL because I am from the SHL
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    HawksFan19 reacted to nikkurri17 in S40 Saskatoon Wild Thread   
    I'm dedicating myself to stepping up here and becoming a steal now that I've been drafted lol

    And yeah my SHL character is Valterri Bottas. So watch out I hear that I'm a big asshole and a cancer or something!



    CJ as the GM is great, can't wait to become a key part of this team.
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Harumpf in Season 40 Discussion Thread   
    I like Kendrick, he helped me a lot in Saskatoon when I started out. Good dude imo, but then again I like everyone.
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    HawksFan19 got a reaction from Will in Are you serious?   
    dis guy he an up and coming pedophile
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    HawksFan19 reacted to Riggsy in Are you serious?   
    This guy's my teammate?
     
    When do we trade his ass?
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