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Mason Richardson reported to the Saskatoon Wild straight after being drafted and has been impressed with the facilities and staff so far. His name and number were already up in the locker room, right next to Gunzerker Salvador. Richardson is looking to lead his team from the back line and help them get into the playoffs this season.

"My experience in Saskatchewan so far has been a great one. The staff and teammates have been nothing but top class and respectful in every area. They sure have invested their revenue into the facilities here. I'm used to a strict lockerroom with no post-game exercises and recovery methods. In Saskatoon the sauna and tubs are placed right outside the door for us to use and recover in. Should be a fun season in Saskatoon and I hope we can do big things here", said Richardson to the media.

Mason Richardson will most likely only have the one season in the VHLM, as he is touted to be a high pick in next years draft.

The Saskatoon Wild are ready to go and are set to challenge for the Founder's Cup. The 39th season of the VHL is upon us and the Wild have a stacked team of prospects ready to compete. Kurtis Hunter leads the offence into a season where the Wild hope to improve drastically in the offensive end of the ice. Rami Jakobssen sits beside Hunter on a line that will also feature veteran Mikael Svensson plugged right into the centre position between the two. 

On the backend the Wild will have stay over and last years captain Lights Bokan patrolling a blue line that consists of high profile prospects. Joshua Rubin was selected in this past Dispersal draft and looks to be a great bonus for a team also consisting of Gunzerker Salvador and Mason Richardson. All these players play in front of one of the favourite for Goalie of the Year in Gunnar Skovsgard. The young Danish goaltender is looking to model his career after former Danish VHL'er Jakob Kjeldsen.

The Wild will look to contend in a very competitive North American conference that consists of the upstart Ottawa Lynx and always dangerous Yukon Rush.

Blades of Steel: Episode 19 Link

Like a Rat in a Church pew, I run solo!

I covered questions from the Mailbag and the Playoffs. As well as PTI!

#MarioBabyFaceGotze

Blades of Steel Game Link

Note: 40+ Minutes

Intro Song:  Byron Chambers - Ground Zero

Closing Song: Vance Joy - Riptide

Player Information

Username: 701
Full Name: Wesley Matthews
Position: Defense
Age: 18
Handedness: Right
Recruited By/From: Higgins

Player Attributes

Total Points Earned: 377

CK = Checking: 70
FG = Fighting: 40
DI = Discipline: 40
SK = Skating: 90
ST = Strength: 80
PH = Puck Handling: 82.33
FO = Face Offs: 40
PA = Passing: 40
SC = Scoring: 90
DF = Defense: 90
EX = Experience: 40
LD = Leadership: 40

Other
Jersey Number: 74
Height (inches): 74in
Weight (lbs.): 205 lb
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Awards

Career Stats

VHL
S41(QUE) 72GP | 18G - 28A - 46P | +64 | 169SHT | 3GWG | 98PIM | 96HIT | 114SB
S42(QUE) 72GP | 11G - 24A - 45P | +68 | 158SHT | 4GWG | 38PIM | 64HIT |  97SB

VHL PLAYOFFS
S41(QUE) 10GP | 1G - 2A - 3P | +9 | 22SHT | 0GWG | 4PIM | 9HIT | 15SB 

Player Movement
 S39 VHLM - DRAFTED 27th OA BY BRATISLAVA WATCHMEN

 S40 VHL - DRAFTED 20th OA BY VASTERAS IRON EAGLES

  S41 VHL - TRADED FROM STOCKHOLM VIKINGS TO QUEBEC CITY MEUTE

Past Players
Smooth Jive
Triton Jackson

Player Information

Username: Spangle
Full Name: Soren Douffet
Position: G
Age: 18
Handedness: Right

Player Attributes

Total Points Earned: 92

SK = Skating: 35
SZ = Size: 70
AG = Agility: 35
RB = Rebound Control: 70
SC = Style Control: 35
HS = Hand Speed: 52
RT = Reaction Time: 40
EX = Experience: 35
LD = Leadership: 35

Other
Jersey Number: 77
Height (inches): 63
Weight (lbs.): 220
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium

Awards

Career Stats

Player Movement

Past Players
Mathias Chouinard
JaMarcus Simmons
Mario Linguini

Player Information

Username: xdpark
Full Name: Superbman
Position: LW
Age: 23
Handedness: left

Player Attributes

Total Points Earned: 79

CK = Checking: 40
FG = Fighting: 40
DI = Discipline: 40
SK = Skating: 54
ST = Strength: 40
PH = Puck Handling: 50
FO = Face Offs: 40
PA = Passing: 70
SC = Scoring: 53
DF = Defense: 52
EX = Experience: 40
LD = Leadership: 40

Other
Jersey Number: 9
Height (inches): 80
Weight (lbs.): 200
Birthplace: England

Awards

Career Stats

Player Movement

Past Players

Player Information

Username: O4L
Full Name: Sepp Reiter
Position: RW
Age: 19
Handedness: Right
Recruited By/From: Recreate

Player Attributes 

Total Points Earned: 0

CK = Checking: 40
FG = Fighting: 40
DI = Discipline: 40
SK = Skating: 40
ST = Strength: 40
PH = Puck Handling: 40
FO = Face Offs: 40
PA = Passing: 40
SC = Scoring: 40
DF = Defense: 40
EX = Experience: 40
LD = Leadership: 40

Other
Jersey Number: 9
Height (inches): 6'4
Weight (lbs.): 195
Birthplace: Graz, Austria

Awards

Career Stats

Player Movement

Past Players

 
Player Information

Username: Toast
Full Name: Kurtis Hunter
Position: Defense
Age: 32
Handedness: Left

Player Attributes
Total Points Earned: 791

CK = Checking: 61
FG = Fighting: 40
DI = Discipline: 40
SK = Skating: 88
ST = Strength: 87
PH = Puck Handling: 94
FO = Face Offs: 40
PA = Passing: 90
SC = Scoring: 87
DF = Defense: 95
PS = Penalty Shot: 40
EX = Experience: 63
LD = Leadership: 75

Other
Jersey Number: 41
Height (inches): 6'0"
Weight (lbs.): 185 lbs.
Birthplace: Wolverhampton, England
Awards

N/A

Career Stats

VHL
S41(DAV) 72GP | 42G - 45A - 87P | -42 | 393SHT |  6GWG |  20PIM |  70HIT |  48SB
S42(DAV) 72GP | 26G - 36A - 62P |  -8 | 283SHT |  5GWG |  40PIM |  91HIT |  25SB
S43(DAV) 72GP | 24G - 26A - 50P | +28 | 253SHT |  2GWG |  36PIM |  96HIT |  20SB
S44(DAV) 72GP | 30G - 44A - 74P | +18 | 326SHT |  5GWG |  51PIM |  85HIT |  17SB
S45(RIG) 72GP | 41G - 44A - 85P | +27 | 402SHT | 10GWG |  50PIM |  93HIT |  50SB
S46(RIG) 72GP | 17G - 46A - 63P | +22 | 213SHT |  3GWG |  96PIM | 107HIT | 110SB
S47(RIG) 72GP | 12G - 34A - 46P |  -2 | 151SHT |  2GWG | 130PIM | 137HIT | 108SB

VHL PLAYOFFS
S43(DAV) 6GP | 3G - 1A - 4P | +1 | 23SHT | 1GWG |  4PIM | 0HIT | 2SB
S44(DAV) 7GP | 2G - 2A - 4P | +2 | 27SHT | 0GWG |  0PIM | 0HIT | 3SB
S45(RIG) 4GP | 1G - 0A - 1P |  0 | 14SHT | 0GWG |  4PIM | 9HIT | 2SB
S46(RIG) 4GP | 0G - 1A - 1P | -1 | 11SHT | 0GWG | 13PIM | 7HIT | 9SB

Player Movement
 S39 VHLM - DRAFTED 12th OA BY SASKATOON WILD
 S40 VHL - DRAFTED 11th OA BY HC DAVOS DYNAMO
 S44 VHL - TRADED FROM HC DAVOS DYNAMO

Past Players
(S28) D - Damon Wolfe; 679 TPE
(S34) G - Steven Smyl; 774 TPE

Deal is on hold for a few hours. I have to wait for someone to respond. Suzie is on the phones.

Saskatoon Wild receive:

S39 MIN 2nd (12th Overall), S39 OTT 2nd (17th Overall), S39 YUK 2nd (20th Overall)

Minot Gladiators receive:

S40 BER 1st, S40 SSK 2nd, S40 SSK 4th

*Pleasure doing business with you IR. Our front desk lady Suzie says you were an absolute joy to talk to on the phone. Unlike what she says about M%^&*#TIS.

With the VHLM Dispersal draft a mere two hours away and high profile prospects out there for the taking, one thing has surprised Mason Richardson.

"...no, I haven't been approached by any General Manager at all. It's kind of alarming as I would hope GM's would approach possible draftees about their interest level in those respected teams. I have indirectly been spoken too about a team, but never been approached. I think it speaks volumes that some GM's haven't even reached out to draftees. If that's the way the VHLM's is, we have a real issue at hand", said Richardson at the VHLM draft combine.

Think about it on a big perspective. If a draftee comes into this league and is told the VHLM Dispersal draft falls on a certain day, and then never is approached by a GM before the draft, does that increase egis excitement? I would think not and I think the VHLM GM's need to step up their actual thinking processes when it comes to the draft. It shouldn't fall by the wayside.

"I see them active by signing free agents, even before the draft has taken place. Safe to say I know which GM's build around aging veterans with no work ethic rather than wait out for the draft and waiver pickups. I for one am watching each GM closely, and will request out of a place if they show signs of idiotic tendencies", added Richardson.

This is for the purpose of Updaters and GM's being on the same page. Thefollowing have been automatically called up because of the TPE cap in the VHLM's.

Quebec

(S38) Brock Waldron - Goalie

Davos

(S37) Azmet Ali - Forward

Toronto

(S37) Bennett Wahl - Center

Helsinki

(S38) Don Draper - Defenseman

(S39) Jackson Miller - Forward

(S39) Tyson Stokes - Center

(S38) Chris Raymond - Forward

Calgary

(S39) Koji Yamazaki - Defenseman

Cologne

(S38) Steve Tremblay - Forward

(S38) Dimothenis Vlasis - Defenseman

The Following have been Retired: (*VHLM GM's take notice)

Triton Jackson

Luke Riggs

Rick Ross

Shane Baker

Doug Clifford

Can I ask of one simple thing when it comes to trolls and people like gorlab. Just have a no tolerance policy. I hate the whole toying with them. Jardy, I'm not sure if it's you that changes his signature and such but just ban the guy. He not only is putting a bad image of us on this site on purpose, but he is personal insulting me through chat before I blocked him.

1. "You sounded fat in your podcast. Tell me I'm lying too?"

2. "You pretend to be a cop and have never even been in a fight".

3. "This site is a joke and you just sit here and circle jerk the same 20 members"

4. "I hope you saw what I wrote in your podcast before the Admins removed it"

He is out to insult me, not troll the board.

Remember last time this happened with a member (i.e. Eldred?) and I basically just told you to ban the guy even though he was on my team. Instead he was toyed with until he went elsewhere. In the business world they would laugh at that tactic because it is stopping down to their level. I will stress again that recruitment is non-existent if we cater to this stuff by jerking them around.

I get it, his thread started out as a poorly constructed troll thread to put beef on it. But we all know most of that was his honest feelings about this site. Grab his IP, block him and be done with it.

S39 VHL ENTRY DRAFT PRE-GAME PARTY

Bonjour/Hello/Allo everyone! If you haven't experienced a draft party and want too, your time to shine is now. Well not exactly now but at 1:00 P.M. PST/4 P.M. EST, Tomorrow (Friday July 11th, 2014) you can experience all that the draft has to offer. I, your host Joey Kendrick will run through the VHL Entry Draft gauntlet and give you the run-down on everything from where players will go (mock draft), what surprises we may have, player evaluations, scouting reports and much more! Also not to be outdone, but I will have interviews with draftees, GM's and casual fans from different areas of North America. This will be recorded and you will be able to listen to it at a later date if you so choose or simply can not attend. I should let you know all this will be LIVE!. Now what other podcast is currently going live with all their listeners? None except this one. I encourage everyone to grab a carton of milk, open a bag of Lays Potato Chips and enjoy the show! (Betcha can't listen just once!)

*If you want go check out the offline station right now and register to talk in the chat room and listen when the time comes!

We got players from all sorts of nations and all sorts of VHL squads. We even got VHLM All-Stars and current VHL prospects! Here is the official lineup card!

XXX - Boychuk - Tordahl

Miller - Thomassen - Ali

Eriksson - Ernst - Sundberg

Lefevre - Spud

Encarnacion - Svoboda

Richardson - Poole

Moher

Olynick

This team is loaded with talent, personality and a full carton of milk. I trust you all to bring your preferred cereals and we will get this train a' rollin. By the way you all are supposed to win or else I'll cut you from each VHL team you are on....lotta free agents this off-season.

Good luck!

Blades of Steel Link (Episode 18)

Like a troll Catching A Fade, I'm here to fuck shit up!

I covered questions from the Mailbag and the Playoffs. As well as PTI!

#ThomasMuller

Blades of Steel Game Link

Note: 40+ Minutes

Song: Into the Jungle - Jamie Commons (ft. The Ambassadors)

When it comes to the game that closely resembles any NHL player, Mason Richardson is often compared to Shea Weber. Mason and Shea contain a build that is very hard to play against in both ends of the ice. Weber has a booming snapshot with a great defensive mindset. Mason's shot is not quite amazing in regards to power but he sure knows how to put the puck on the net. The physical aspect is something Richardson has prided himself on improving and it's one of his biggest assets. Weber and Richardson both have a good leadership quality and have been captains at various levels of play. Shea is the current captain of the Nashville Predators and Richardson is the current captain of the Oshawa Generals. Both Weber and Richardson have represented their respective countries at international tournaments as well. Mason still has a few years to go to catch up to Shea in experience and also needs more accolades, but the sky is the limit for the California native.

http://www68.zippyshare.com/v/30304419/file.html

Like a cheap hooker on a Monday, I'm back again!

I covered questions given to me and the league roundup. As well as PTI!

#IBelieveTheyDidntWin

Blades of Steel Game Link

Note: 25+ Minutes

Song: It'll Be You - Daniel Wesley

So Flyers fan gets added to the BOG and in his first ever post suggests something that should be looked at. The VHLM year after year is a tank or beast league where if you don't have a couple high TPE guys, you might as well pack it in and look to get the 1st overall pick. Time to change that tanking mentality with a lottery. (All credit to Him).

Positives:

• Stops tanking in the VHLM
• Encourages activity to succeed and increase draft picks stock
• A winning league is an overall bonus in terms of competitiveness.
• GM's can't just sit on their asses and not pick players off waivers

Negatives:

• Some GM's will hate when they take over a shitty VHLM team.
• Not really any others.

Is it something to look at? I think if so it shouldn't be implemented for S39 but for the S40 VHLM draft.

Name: Mason Kahne Richardson

Date of Birth: March 4th, 1996

Height: 6’4'

Weight: 216 lbs.

Place of Birth: Riverside, California 

Resides: Lloydminster, Saskatchewan

Position: Defenseman

Number: 15

Background

Mason Richardson is a young talent from a family with a rich hockey history. Mason was born in Riverside, California which has no huge ties to the sport of hockey, however his extended family does. Richardson spent the past two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals. Mason actually never made it out as a huge prospect and that is why he hopes to continue his career with the fast growing Victory Hockey League. Richardson is currently in Philadelphia attending the National Hockey League draft in hopes of possibly being a late round draft pick. Once he gets the word on whether he has been selected or not he will then either officially leave Oshawa or possibly head to the United States Developmental League. Richardson still has three years of juniors eligibility, but could end up taking the college route as well.

Mason Richardson was raised in a city in California where hockey isn't at all the main focus of the people. Riverside is known more for it's production of citrus fruits than it is of quality hockey players. Although players such as Jonathan Blum and Emerson Etem have come from Long Beach (a short distance away), Riverside has no true NHL figurehead to cheer for. However, Mason had some good influences that allowed him to pursue his dream of becoming a professional ice hockey player. Growing up he actually idolized his cousin, San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski and like every young player wanted to someday become an National Hockey League star. Mason quickly realized that it would be his cousin that he wouldn't relate too in more ways than one because Mason would end up on the blue line . If you think about it there is no true California raised player who has had an impact at a professional level besides Brooks Orpik. Richardson's goal is to become one of Riverside's biggest names and someone the town can idolize for years to come.

Richardson had been playing in California with the California Wave roller hockey team when he got noticed by scouts. He was actually informed a day after he was selected in the OHL Bantam draft, so his reaction was a huge surprise. The Oshawa Generals had been scouting the California circuit to bring in draft players who fly under the radar because of their west coast roots. With only a limited amount of scouts after him it is rather surprising to see Mason get noticed and drafted into the Ontario Hockey League. Richardson joined the Generals two years ago before the season and was groomed well starting on the third line defensive pairing. Richardson saw 42 games but it was good for him to get his feet wet as he was still trying to adapt to the larger surfaces and fast pace of ice hockey. This year Mason will most likely join a VHLM team or make his way back to the Oshawa Generals. Mason does believe that competition should push him to be a better player and it will allow him to work on all facets of his game. The ice hockey game isn't strange to him, but it's an adjustment scouts will need to watch closely.

Richardson has hopes of playing in the Victory Hockey League someday and if he doesn't get any looks from the NHL, that is exactly what he will be doing. We see Richardson through potential as a possible blue line anchor in the league for years to come. The competition looks bright because of the influx of defenseman that have entered the VHL in the past few years. Mason is still very young and will have to mature beyond his years in the coming seasons to really sell himself. His vision is rather important to him and reminds a lot of scouts of former New York Rangers great and NHL Hall-of-Famer Brian Leetch. A defenseman with a big body and great knowledge of the game is exactly what the NHL scouts are looking for. In recent years we have seen a large portion of success be reflected on the ability to have stability on the backend of your lineup. Hopefully we see Mason progress and become a star in the league for years to come.

Style of Play

Mason Richardson is a very big body and one with great hands that seems to stay calm under pressure and pays attention to the little things that add up. The fact that he is from a unheralded hockey town will allow him to go under the radar and not have to worry about the pressure that many put on homegrown talent. Richardson is a fast learner and relies a lot on his height and weight to knock the puck off of opponents. His offensive game and lack of a quality shot will have to improve for any talent to be recognized. We see Mason Richardson being a quality number two defenseman on an NHL or VHL team.

Rookie Rating

B - Still a long way to go for young Mason Richardson and his B ranking, but currently we can't sell him for anything more than he is. Most prospects going into the VHL are first-line/starters and he is a tad different because of his ball hockey background. Richardson will need to adapt to the physical game before he gets a better rating from us. We look at him and see a striking resemblance to former VHL great and current VHL player agent Jim Gow. He has the ability to shutdown opposing forward but lacks the offensive skill to be a top pairing player. More time with coaches and instruction such as what D.J Smith (Oshawa Generals head coach) has shown him will help him progress quickly.

It may not be a Hall-of-Fame career, but sometimes you have to bite the bullet and put the team ahead of your player. For the majority of Taylor's career Cologne was competitive and I tried to ice a squad that would allow success in the sim. For the most part I like to think my teammates achieved some great success, whether it be Reggie Dunlop, Evgeni Chekhov or players like Jim Gow and David Collier. Eclipsing 800 points in the last sim had to be a very good highlight to end my career with Taylor and I'm glad the effort paid off in small amounts. One last kick at the playoff can coming up and a chance at a cup would be a nice sending off. To all who helped make Taylor who he was and allowed myself to have fun with him, thank you. It doesn't and won't go unnoticed and I'm glad you got to join me in a productive career.

For those in Cologne, thanks for giving me the chance to help you groom your players and help you understand the league and the sim a bit better. Lots of talent and potential is currently with every member on that team.

For those in Riga, thanks for the chance to join your already stellar team and help you get that big heavy trophy. We got one last job to do and regardless of the result you'll be soldiering on for the next few years anyways. Keep up the hard work and don't quit on something built to be strong.

For Kameron Taylor and his online VHL wife Vanessa Ray, that's all she wrote kids!