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Voices

For the first few seasons of the league’s existence, the main ways of earning practice hours were to write media articles or to make graphics. The tasks had to be league-related and had to be relatively well done in order for a person’s player to earn practice hours. However, as time went by, the emergence of the podcast as a means of earning practice hours for your players came about and these days, the podcast has been installed as a permanent fixture in league media. Due to a lack of time, I was unable to find quotes for this episode, but I feel that I have enough experience in this field to provide you with a solid overview of the rise of the podcast.

While the podcast is a relatively recent addition to the activity task scene, we have to go back to the beginning of the league to find the first ever VHL podcast. This first series of podcasts took place so long ago that I don’t even remember what the name of it was. It was a series of short podcasts featuring two legends of the VHL’s early era: Scott Boulet and Scotty Campbell. The podcasts didn’t last very long compared to the current podcasts we see today. The podcasts were usually transmitted over youtube and generally stayed on topic and lacked any real enthusiasm. The first podcast came out around the midpoint of season 1 that featured these two characters. I would estimate that there were about 4 or 5 podcasts in this series before it faded away. For whatever reason, this podcast failed to generate any real enthusiasm towards the art of podcasting. For the next few seasons, the podcast was a dead form of point task that seemed like it would never be resurrected.

It would be several seasons before we saw another podcast in the VHL. This podcast featured two unlike partners in Robbie Zimmers and Lenny Robbins. Again, the podcast was rather short and seemed very awkward. The sound quality was very low and it seemed like they struggled to get on the same page. However, they would also come back for a couple podcasts, but again, it would take a while for them to pick up any enthusiasm towards podcasting from the general public. One day, however, I had just finished listening to one of Robbie and Lenny’s podcasts, and I decided that I wanted to start a podcast of my own. On an impulse, I went off and bought a microphone at the local store of technology. I went back home and downloaded Audacity, Skype, and Skype Recorder. These are three vital programs for making and recording podcasts.

Skype is a program that is meant for verbally communicating with others over your computer, while Skype Recorder can easily record your conversations on Skype and put them in an MP3 format. At that point, your podcast, as an MP3, can be uploaded to the Internet for all your listeners to access and enjoy at their own will. Audacity is the program I used to record my solo podcasts, but some people have been able to use it for multi-person podcasts.

Anyway, once equipped with a microphone, I quickly posted a notice on the league website to inform the league that I was looking for a podcast partner. The first response I got was from Lucas Tannahill, also known as PensFan101, the longest-serving general manager in league history. I didn’t really know Lucas that well, but he was the first person to get back to me, so I agreed to do the podcast with him, and the longest-running podcast in VHL history was born. Podcast Without A Name ran for over 25 episodes and generally started a strong era in podcasting of big, 30-50 minute podcasts that often mixed in league news with some humor. We were always criticized for talking about our own teams way too much (both of us were GMs as the time), but I found that people enjoyed our shows in general.


Pictured: Pens Fan

The podcast boom occurred around this time. Robbie and Lenny would come in every now and then with another edition of their podcast, while Joey Kendrick also began producing his own solo productions. This boom gave berth to the most controversial podcast in VHL history: Five’s a Crowd.

Five’s a Crowd was a podcast that was less league-related, and more random nonsense than any podcast we had seen before. The regulars on this show were Zimmers, Travis Willcox (now inactive), Josh Smith (now banned), an up-and-comer named Bearcub, and myself. These podcasts were often intentionally long, and we always set out to break our own length records. This was back before the podcast was made a weekly point tasks, and a podcast was worth an automatic 2 points per week, so it didn’t matter if we were terrible or not.They likely didn’t garner very many listeners, but when we stepped out of line, people noticed. The real source of controversy came from a comment made by a non-regular member in Matt Defosse. He made a comment about Joey Kendrick’s family. The comment definitely put a black mark on our show’s already unfavorable reputation, and likely led to the end of the show. We’ve tried to reunite, but I don’t think some of us would even be willing to do so. Looking back, I think we can all acknowledge that Five’s a Crowd was a generally terrible podcast that brought very little productivity to the league.

However, this only led to more podcasts being formed. With new editions of Podcast Without A Name becoming less frequent, I became a solo podcaster, but would frequently have guests on my show. There are several people whom I would not have otherwise bothered to talk to had it not been for my foray into podcasting. The guests I had on my show included Bearcub, Defosse, Zach Arce, Matt Bentz, David Knight, Greg Harbinson, Josh Smith, Travis Willcox, Sterling Labatte, and Scotty Campbell. Alex “Bearcub” Cooper would join Matt Defosse on Ode to Aramark – a good podcast that I really enjoyed. It often consisted of Defosse ranting, with intermittent inputs from Bearcub.

Sterling Labatte and his good friend, Max Weinstein (THC), would introduce a podcast version of Pardon the Interruption, which was one of my all-time favorite podcasts in league history. I found that PTI was well structured, had a good balance of league talk and joking around, and the podcasts weren’t too long. They were very self critical of their podcast, but I enjoyed it very much and was very excited when they asked me to be on their “Five Good Minutes” segment. If I had to pick one podcast that I could bring back, it would be this one, but THC is not very active anymore. He makes appearances every so often, but hasn’t been able to be consistently active for a long time now.


Pardon the Interruption

As time went on, more podcasts sprouted up. Another long-running podcast was VHL On The Fly, from good friends Matt Bentz and Zach Arce. Bentz and Arce often fielded questions from the league public, more so than most other podcasts in VHL history. This took up most of their shows, but they would frequently have guests (myself included) and it was always a good time. Another podcast was Between the Pipes with Greg Harbinson and Tyler Edgar. I seem to remember being a guest on this podcast also, and these guys also had some great chemistry together. Kendrick was always putting out solo podcasts throughout this time, and we even saw some solo work from the notorious Brett Slobodzian. It was this time that podcast activity hit its peak.

Since then, podcast popularity has decreased slightly, but we still see productions from Greg Harbinson, Joey Kendrick, and the Knight brothers. We’ve also seen the emergence of live podcasts. I did a live podcast during the Season 18 VHL draft where I interviewed several members, and was also able to interact with others through the comments section of the stream site. Since then, the Knights have also done call-in shows, and Knight has even got Zach Arce back into the mix. The VHL magazine had even tried to pick up an official radio show, but that seems to have lost steam. Still, we can safely say that the podcast has firmly engrained itself within the fabrics of the VHL’s mold. Another tendency that has come up is the fact that there aren’t too many “set duos” that do podcasts together every time. Now, you have a lot of single podcasters that can pair up or group together arbitrarily and randomly. Either way, the podcast is clearly here to stay.

There is something exciting about hearing your name mentioned in a podcast. Sure, it’s nice to have a graphic made of yourself, and it’s just as nice to see your name written down in a new article for whatever reason. Still, hearing your name spoken by a human voice broadcasted over the Internet for all to hear is exhilarating. As a podcaster, I often took questions for my solo podcasts, and it was very obvious to see when people would ask questions just so I could mention their names. They would ask questions that fit into a specific niche. For example, a rookie defenseman would ask me a question about the best rookie defensemen that season. I often went out of my way to avoid mentioning people who had tried to do that, but in the end, I decided to let them have their glory. I realized that I had a lot of power – me speaking their name somehow validated these listeners who obviously spent some time carefully composing their questions so as to be assured that I would be forced to discuss their players. I was like Marie Antoinette, and let them eat cake (though she actually never said that, but that’s for another day).

For me, the podcast was one of my favorite ways of producing activity tasks back when I had activity troubles, where it became difficult to produce weekly tasks for my player. Accumulating practice hours had become a chore instead of a hobby, and the podcast was a great way to get my involvement in the league back to a maximum. Unlike the carefully-scripted media spots that I often wrote every week (and, in my opinion, were well-liked by you guys), the podcasts often gave me room to go off the script and talk about whatever came to mind. I also enjoyed how podcasts gave you some ability to incorporate humor and off-topic subject matter into your point tasks, because with a 30-45 minute output, you were obviously given some leeway to talk about things that were happening outside of the VHL’s walls. It’s because of this that I’m surprised that, while popular, the podcast never really became a “super popular” means of accumulating points for your player.


VHLers doing a radio show

Perhaps it was the technological limitations that prevented more members from joining the podcast scene. Like I said, a podcaster needs a microphone, Skype and/or Audacity, and a recording program that converts your work to MP3 so it can be uploaded onto the Internet. Another thing that limits the popularity of podcast creation is the time it takes to produce one. It can take upwards of one hour to get a podcast recorded and posted to the website, and that’s if there’s no editing involved. If you’re working with a partner, or several partners, then it’s an issue of finding a time during which everyone involved can be available for a couple hours to get it done.

Another reason that limits the popularity of podcasts coming onto the VHL website is the time it takes for them to be graded. A 45 minute podcast takes 45 minutes to grade, and if 3 or 4 podcasts are up there are waiting to be graded, then it become a very long chore for a grader to grade them all. Even the most interesting and compelling podcasts can become mundane if you’ve already listened to 4 podcasts before it, and podcasts often go ungraded for a longer time than other point tasks.

As mentioned previously in the article, the podcasts have been a source of controversy over the years. We’ve had comments being made over podcasts that have often struck a few nerves. The incident on Five’s a Crowd is only one of several occasions where something said over the Internet radio ended up having a negative effect on the other members in the league. With some of the thin-skinned members that we have in the league, it isn’t surprising to hear that we’ve had some controversy thanks to thinks said over the podcasts in the VHL.

I also think a lot of people are shy. They may not want to speak over the radio and have their voice heard by everyone. I was like that at first – a bit shy to voice chat with people whom, before the podcasting era, I had never communicated with other than through text-based chat. Also, it’s very possible that people see the group of podcasters as a tight-knit group that is difficult to enter into. This is not true at all. Personally, I always went out of my way to make sure that I got new members on my podcasts whenever I could. I always wanted to integrate more and more voices onto the podcast scene, and whenever we “converted” someone to “podcastism”, it was a big success.

In the end, the podcast era in the VHL has seen its high points and low points over the seasons, but we’ve always risen back from the ashes to triumph over its detractors. I’d do podcasts more often if I weren’t working on this series, and plan to get back into them once the series is over. The camaraderie that I’ve developed over the course of all the podcasts I’ve done is awesome, and I’ve met some truly awesome people through this. I absolutely do not regret my time on the Internet radio as I still routinely talk to people I’ve podcasted with in the past. I don’t think I’d be as well-known on the VHL if it weren’t for my time in the podcast circuit, and while this sounds a bit shallow, I’m glad to be in the position I’m in on this league.


This league needs a Bob Cole

If I had to forecast for the future of VHL podcasting, I’d say that we’re going to eventually see more and more live podcasts, where people can call in and talk to the host(s) write while they’re recording the podcasts. There are sites that even allow for listeners to comment in a chat box, which provides for a third dimension of live interaction. If someone can come in and fully utilize all of this to its full potential, we can get some truly amazing podcasts on the air. Another thing that I’ve always liked to try was live VHL games that can be commentated by our VHL members. I’ve done it once and I thought I did pretty well, but it was long and it wasn’t easy to maintain the flow and the enthusiasm. Again, it would take the right person or people to fully maximize the effectiveness of live games for it to work.

If I had to summarize, the podcast has been a very solid addition to the point task family in the Victory Hockey League. As long as we get routine participants to the podcast production scene, then we can expect to see and hear podcasts as a part of the league for a long, long time.

End of Part 11  

Hope you don’t mind I killed a man today at his request:
I sent him a quick DM to see if there was any particular reason, and he cited that he enjoyed VHL during Covid, but now that his life is back to normal he wanted to delete his account so as to get rid of his personal information.

Credit: @v.2
 
While you’re here be sure to check out some of the other recent VSN articles:
VHL's All-Decade Team: S1-S10 | S80 VHL Playoff Preview | S80 Trade Deadline Recap | The Seattle Bears Dynasty | Top 10 VHL Prospects| S80 Under 200 Power Rankings
 
 
Welcome back to Part 2 of our presentation of the VHL’s All-Decade Teams where we are naming the most impactful players in each of the league’s eight 10-season periods. We’ve tried to glean a player’s overall mark on the league in that particular decade. Slight preference has been given to careers played in the majority of said decade but others may have left an indelible mark on their comrades and the history books in just a few seasons. This was a wild decade, with much of the history lost, but with enough retained to get a glimpse of the ups and downs, mini-dynasties birthed and deceased, and one of the most offensively potent seasons in S20 in league history. An interesting tidbit: 11 of the Top 25 single-season point totals by a defenseman occurred in this decade. Indeed, S11-S20 is the only decade in league history in which every Labatte Trophy winner scored 100 or more points.
 
VSN’s thanks to the long-time members of the league that voted on the fringe inclusions: @Victor @sterling @tfong @Beketov @JardyB10 @.sniffuM @Mr_Hatter 
 
 
VSN Presents: The VHL’s All-Decade Teams:
S11-S20
 
Forwards
 
Grimm Jonsson, F, S11-S17 @sterling
GP: 504 PTS: 756, HOF
Perhaps one of the fiercest competitors in league history, Jonsson was a true warrior and also supremely skilled. He won three MVPs and three Top Leader awards (named after him later on), led the league in goals and points twice and led both the Americans and Bears each to a Continental Cup.
 
Carl Jacobs, F, S11-S18 @bobbylu
GP: 576 PTS: 798, HOF
Carl Jacobs was actually the highest scorer in the second decade with almost 800 points over his eight-year career. Despite having six consecutive 100-point seasons and being named an All-Star each of those six seasons, the only trophy Jacobs would get his name on was the Continental Cup with Helsinki in S15.
 
Mikka Virkkunen, F, S14-S20 @Matt
GP: 504 PTS: 777, HOF
The Finnish wunderkind’s finesse was a stark contrast to many of the physical stars of the decade. After a decent rookie campaign, he would go on to score 40 or more goals and be named an All-Star in each of his next seven seasons, scoring 100+ points six consecutive times (one outside of the decade). He led the league in goals and points in S18 while also being named MVP and MOP. He also won the Cup with Calgary that season and the next in addition to three Most Gentlemanly Player awards, an award which was renamed from the Francis Trophy to bear his name and promote his legacy. He still sits 10th all-time with 881 points.
 
Matt Bailey, F, S12-S19 @Quik
GP: 576 PTS: 742, HOF
Possibly the most accomplished versatile star in VHL history, Bailey had equal success at forward and defense but we have him listed as a forward for this team due to three Boulet Trophies, the co-lead in goals in S14 and a Cup in S15. He was almost as dynamic as a defenseman, putting up one of his best seasons during his last campaign leading the league in assists, winning the Labatte Trophy as the best defenseman and winning his second Cup.
 
Leander Kaelin, F, S11-S16 @RawEnergy
GP: 427 PTS: 553, HOF
Blessed with an enviable combination of skill, grit, and leadership, Leander Kaelin started his career by winning the Rookie of the Year with an 82-point campaign in S11. He would go on to score no less than 30 goals in each of his six seasons, leading the league in goals twice while winning a Cup with Davos in S13 and a Boulet Trophy in his final season.
 
Marek Schultz, F, S15-S20 @TMP
GP: 432 PTS: 595
The 6th Overall pick in S14 won Rookie of the Year in his S15 debut with Vasteras with an 85-point campaign. The German power forward was a constant threat to score as well as hit during his career. His best season was in S19 when he led the VHL in goals (58) and shared the Boulet Trophy with J.D. Stormwall. His final season in S20 finally saw him win the previously elusive Continental Cup with Davos.
 
J.D. Stormwall, F, S14-S20 @Zero
GP: 461 PTS: 587, HOF
Known as a gritty player throughout his career, Stormwall exemplified that best as the leading hitter of the decade. He was a force at both ends of the ice and in the latter half of his career he won two Cups, a playoff MVP and three Boulet Trophies. He would retire as the VHL’s All-Time leading hitter.
 
Zach Arce, F, S11-S14 @Arce
GP: 288 PTS: 433, HOF
One of only two players to win three Continental Cups in this decade, Arce was one of the league’s best players during his five-year career. He won consecutive scoring titles, MVPs, and MOPs in S12-S13 and threw in an assists title for good measure.
 
Jardy Bunclewirth, F, S18-S20 @JardyB10
GP: 216 PTS: 382, HOF
Despite only playing the last three seasons of the decade, Bunclewirth was by far the most prolific with a 1.77 points/game and an average of over 127 points in those three campaigns. Needless to say, he won some hardware: Rookie of the Year in S18 with the third-best freshman point total of all-time (132), led the VHL in scoring while winning MVP and MOP in S19 and won consecutive Cups with Calgary those two seasons.
 
Max Kroenenburg, F, S15-S20 @Patrick19
GP: 432 PTS: 578
The Austrian All-Star was a dynamic force whenever he was on the ice and won a Cup in S16 but had his best season in S20 with 70 goals and 157 points. It didn’t garner him any awards as teammate Tarik Saeijs equaled the total but had one more goal. He finished the decade with a fantastic 1.34 points per game average.
 
Jonathan Matthias, F, S10-S13 @Nucker
GP: 290 PTS: 420 (S10 stats couldn’t be parsed)
Surprisingly not a HOFer, all Matthias did was win the first three Cups of the decade (S11-S13) with Davos and Seattle along with winning the inaugural Slobodzian Trophy (MOP), the first MVP, scoring and goal title of the decade (S11). He also captured the playoff MVP in S12 even though he scored the Cup-winning goals for both the S11 and S13 Cups.
 
Sandro Desaulniers, F, S12-S17 @Sandro
GP: 432 PTS: 520
A fringe inclusion on this list, Desaulniers may not have had the best stats or any awards but he did win World Cup Gold in S16 with Team Canada and bookended his career with two Cups with his only team, the Seattle Bears (S12 & S17). He was a solid contributor and beloved teammate.
 
Defensemen
 
Alexander Sauve, D, S13-S19 @Sauvé89/WHEELsavePARTY
GP: 506 PTS: 607, HOF
Even with his consistent if less spectacular production in comparison to his peers of the era, Sauve is possibly one of the more underappreciated talents in the league. Usually good for 20+ goals, 70+ points, 100+ PIM, Hits and Shot blocks, Sauve was a five-time All-Star and produced two 100+ point seasons including the 6th-best by a defenseman in league history with 130 in S18. He won the Labatte Trophy in S15 and two straight Continental Cups with Calgary in S18-S19.
 
David Henman, D, S12-S18 @Knight
GP: 504 PTS: 650, HOF
Despite spending much of his career on a rebuilding Toronto team, Henman developed into one of the most underrated two-way defensemen ever. He never won a Cup but garnered plenty of accolades including leading the league in assists twice and being named an All-Star in each of his seven seasons. In his final season he produced what is still the 5th best season by a defenseman with 133 points for which he won the Labatte Trophy. He produced the most assists of the decade and remains 16th in assists all-time.
 
Tomas Jenskovic, D, S11-S15 @scotty
GP: 360 PTS: 473, HOF
Jenskovic accumulated one of the largest trophy hauls of any defenseman in his truncated career. The first blueliner to lead the league in scoring in S14 also led the VHL in assists twice, won the Labatte three seasons in a row (S12-S14), an MVP, an MOP, and a playoff MVP as well as two Continental Cups. He reached 100+ points three times and finished his career with an impressive 1.19 points/game average.
 
Patrick Bergqvist, D, S15-S20 @Squinty
GP: 432 PTS: 489
A solid defenseman throughout his seven-year career, Bergqvist is nevertheless most known for his record-breaking S20 campaign where he set the league record for assists (114), points for a defenseman (144, broken six seasons later by David Walcott) and became only the third blueliner to win MVP. He also won the Beketov, MOP, and Labatte Trophies and helped Davos capture the Continental Cup in seven games.
 
Emerson Hrynyk, D, S14-S17 @slobodzian_18
GP: 288 PTS: 369
Short and sweet describes Hrynyk’s four-year stay in the VHL. Drafted 2nd overall by Seattle in S14, Hrynyk proceeded to win Rookie of the Year honors with a 76-point season. He then had seasons of 100 and 116 points in S15 and S16, winning the Labatte Trophy both years. He also was named the Top Leader in S15 and led the league in assists in S16 while also winning World Cup Gold with Team Canada. In S17, he captained the Bears to their fourth championship. His 1.28 points/game average remains 6th all-time among pure defensemen.
 
Ginzou Fujiwara, D, S11-S16 @tfong
GP: 432 PTS: 466
A talented defender with silky hands, S11 1st overall pick Ginzou Fujiwara never put up the points many expected he would. He still averaged over a point/game in his career though and captained the S15 Helsinki Titans to the Continental Cup.
 
Goaltenders
 
Benoit Devereux, G, S11-S16 @Cowboy
W: 229 SV%: 0.927, HOF
Even without including his rookie season in S10 when he was named Top Rookie and Top Goalie, Devereux was the top goalie of the decade. He would be named Top Goalie twice more, lead Davos to two Championships in S11 and S13 and win the Playoff MVP in S11. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club and the Hall of Fame.
 
Steve LaFramboise, G, S11-14 @Tremblay
(Unable to parse stats for this decade)
Seattle selected LaFramboise with the 1st overall pick in S8 hoping he would become their goalie of the future and lead them to victory. It would take a while but it was worth the wait as he led the Bears to consecutive Cup finals in S11 and S12, losing to Devereux in S11 but winning the Cup in S12. LaFramboise was named Top Goalie for his ridiculous season in S11 when he posted 52-10-2, 1.65 GAA,  0.938 SV% and 12 shutouts.
 
Thanks for reading! Check out the S21-S30 team!
 

Costco sells quality and quantity you monster

I hate discord and suggested we kill it a long time ago, but they called me old and senile.

Costco sells quality and quantity you monster

I relinquished the bill paying to have more time for bannin'.

Bring back Arrowchat! And annoying messages from the Gows/Fong!

I hate discord and suggested we kill it a long time ago, but they called me old and senile.

Bring back Arrowchat! And annoying messages from the Gows/Fong!

Good work team. Time to go back into my hole.

Good work team. Time to go back into my hole.

I still haven’t ruled it out.

We could always rig it so Vancouver never wins.
 

We could always rig it so Vancouver never wins.
 

Credit: @v.2
 
 
 
Recently VSN’s history writers tackled naming the Top 75 players in the VHL’s first 75 seasons. Then, since we’re gluttons for punishment and hours of research, we thought, hey, since S80 will be ending soon, what a great time to pick the best players of each decade! And instead of just a single lineup, let’s do a full 20-man roster! 
 
And so, over the next few weeks, VSN will be taking you on a journey back to the beginning and make our way through each decade as we name the most impactful players in those 10-season spans. Now, they may not be the players with the best stats or the most games played, although slight preference has been given to players who have played the majority of their career in one decade, but we wanted to recognize players who’s all-around influence was felt throughout all aspects of the game (regular season, playoffs, World Cups, the locker room). Due to short VHL careers, many players may have only played 2-4 seasons in a certain decade but had a big impact in a short time. Hence, we may have players make two All-Decade Teams if they were equally stellar in both halves of their career. Fringe inclusions were voted on by 8 long-time members of the league.
 
VSN Presents: The VHL’s All-Decade Teams:
S1-S10
 
Scotty Campbell, F, S1-S8 @scotty
GP: 577 PTS: 1239, HOF
Widely considered the best player to ever play in the league let alone the first decade of the VHL’s existence, Campbell’s career scoring records still stand today. Five scoring titles, four-time goal leader, four Continental Cups, three MVPs are just a few of his accomplishments.  
 
Mike Szatkowski, F, S3-S10 @Mike
GP: 573 PTS: 971, HOF
Overshadowed by Campbell much of his career, Szatkowski is the second-most prolific scorer in VHL history. He finally got his due in S8 when he led the league in goals and points and won the MVP. He captured his only Continental Cup the following season with Toronto.
 
Christian Stolzschweiger, F, S1-S8
GP: 574 PTS: 912, HOF
The second-best goal-scorer next to Campbell had five seasons of 63 or more goals. He won the MVP in his second season and won his only Cup in S7 where he was named the Playoff MVP.
 
Matt Defosse, F, S1-S8 @Cowboy
GP: 546 PTS: 797, HOF
Although he started his career as a defenseman, Defosse switched to forward during his second season to create a fearsome partnership with Campbell. He was a five-time All-Star, three times named the best defensive forward and won two Cups.
 
Scott Boulet, F, S1-S6
GP: 432 PTS: 737, HOF
One of the VHL’s first true power forwards, Boulet did it all in his six seasons, hit and score. He was named the league’s best defensive forward three times, won two Cups, and was named MVP in his final season. He never scored less than 53 goals in a season and has the third-highest point/game average of players who played more than two seasons.
 
Brannan Anthony, F, S1-S7 @brannan12a
GP: 506 PTS: 737, HOF
A gifted playmaker who really took off later in his career, Anthony was the third player in VHL history to score 100 assists in a season. His even hundred led the league in S7.
 
Dust'n Funk, F, S3-S9 @Strummer
GP: 504 PTS: 701, HOF
Funk was a respected leader and feared competitor. He helped Seattle win back-to-back Cups in S4 and S5 and racked up over 800 penalty minutes, 700 points, and 600 hits during his career.
 
Brett Slobodzian, F, S1-S5
GP: 360 PTS: 643, HOF
The only man who could rival Campbell’s offensive output in the league’s first three seasons, Slobodzian lead the league in goals, assists, and points and was named MVP in S1 and S3. He also won two Cups during a career that unfortunately, took a sharp turn down near the end and only lasted five seasons.
 
Branden Snelheid, F, S5-S10
GP: 432 PTS: 661, HOF
A true gentleman on and off the ice, Snelheid quietly produced each of his six seasons, never scoring less than 96 points. He won Continental Cups in S6 and S9.
 
Kevin Brooks, F, S6-S10 @brooks.
GP: 360 PTS: 608, HOF
Although his career continued into the second decade, it could be argued that Brooks was the VHL’s best forward in S9-S10 when he led the league in points and was named MVP both seasons, led in goals and assists once, and captured his only Continental Cup in S9.
 
Alex McNeil, F, S1-S6 @McNeil
GP: 428 PTS: 634, HOF
McNeil was one of the early VHL’s most colorful characters and brought his scrappy yet effective style of play to a few teams. He was named the best defensive forward in S4, scored 68 goals in S5 and won consecutive Cups in those two seasons with Seattle.
 
Alexander Beketov, F, S6-S10 @Beketov
GP: 362 PTS: 515, HOF
Known for his supreme skills even before making it to the VHL, Beketov produced at an elite level and led the league in assists and won the trophy that now bears his name in S8.
 
Sterling Labatte, D, S1-S9 @sterling
GP: 648 PTS: 772, HOF
Aided partially by an extra season of play, Labatte is nonetheless the all-time scorer among defensemen and still considered the best. He won the trophy that now bears his name best defenseman three times, was named top leader twice, won three Cups with Calgary and was named playoff MVP twice. 
 
Jochen Walser, D, S5-S10 @marshall_222
GP: 431 PTS: 508, HOF
Walser would beat you on both ends of the ice and usually with a snarl. He won Rookie of the Year in S5 and would lead Toronto in playoff scoring in S9 to win the Cup and MVP. He set the single-season goal record for a defenseman in S10 with 46 goals that stood until S31. First to be named best defenseman three years in a row, he is still third all-time in penalty minutes.
 
Patrice Reynaud, D, S3-S9
GP: 506 PTS: 594, HOF
One of only three defensemen to win multiple best defensemen awards in the first decade, Reynaud is sometimes overlooked when mentioning the greats. He had five seasons of 80+ points, was named an All-Star five times and won two Cups with Seattle.
 
Joey Kendrick, D, S1-S6 @Kendrick
GP: 428 PTS: 561, HOF
Kendrick’s career was short but sweet and generally considered one of the game’s purest offensive blueliners. He had four straight 90+ point seasons, won a Cup with Calgary in S3 and set the league record for assists with 112 and was named best defenseman in S5. He was an All-Star in all six seasons and still ranks first among pure defensemen with a 1.31 point/game.
 
David Night, D, S1-S7 @Knight
GP: 504 PTS: 534, HOF
Night was as steady and polite as they come – typically British – and while he didn’t win a Cup, he was named best defenseman after a 38-goal, 95-point performance in S2 and then went on to post six consecutive 75+ point seasons.
 
Doug Schneider, D, S1-S8
GP: 538 PTS: 530, HOF
Although he’s not in the Hall of Fame and his regular season production may not be on par with the others on this list, Schneider had another gear in the playoffs. He is the highest playoff scoring defenseman of the decade, beating Labatte by one point and ranks fourth all-time with 84 points in 78 games while winning four Continental Cups.
 
Alex Gegeny, G, S7-S10 @Pominville29
W: 200 SV%: 0.929, HOF
When you have four HOF goalies to choose from, picking the two to be on this team was a tighly voted affair. Gegeny was spectacular in his career and led the decade with a sparkling 2.24 GAA and 0.929 SV% while posting the second most win with 200. He was named an All-Star all four seasons, named best goalie S8 and S9 led Toronto to the S9 Continental Cup
 
Matthew Pogge, G, S1-S4 @Quik
W: 181 GAA: 2.48, HOF
Pogge led Vasteras to winning the league’s inaugural Continental Cup and was named best goalie in S1 and S3. He was also named an All-Star in each of his four seasons and his career 2.48 GAA is second to Gegeny for the decade’s best.
 
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