In a somewhat known piece of news, star defensemen and brother duo Phil and Jeff Hamilton are looking to sign with the same team once the season ends and free agency begins. Other than World Cup play, the pair of brothers have never skated on the same team during their time in the VHL. With Phil on the last year of his VHL career, this season remains as their last hope of forming the VHL's top defensive pairing. With bother veterans expecting to command salaries near the top of the bracket, any team that wants to sign one will evidently need to have enough cap space to sign both.
"I think we are both interested in sacrificing some individual stats for the opportunity to play together in Phil's last season, and more importantly, to win together. Phil's been one of the best defensemen of all-time in the VHL so it should be a real storybook ending to a spectacular career," Jeff Hamilton said.