Kesler

Well this is it. Can’t believe this day is here. It feels like I’ve invested so much time in this player, and it actually really sucks this has to happen. - Stolen quote from STZ
 
Brovalenko was my second every player (Smirnov being the first). I put alot into this player, I have grown a lot as a member and as a graphics person. I have loved my time on this site and look forward to checking in on the site every morning and every day after school. I would like the thank guys like Koradek, Kendrick, Greg and Victor for all being my GM's and having to put up with me for how ever long I was on their teams. For the major part of Brovalenko's career I was not in a competing spot, winning the cup this past season was great and would love to repeat. 
 
To all my teammates, you have all been great! Every teammate I have had have been so great and have been so supportive. I would do shout outs to all those who I have met on this roller coaster of a career, but the list would be so long and really, the grammar mistakes would be an un amount-able.
 
Yes, I will be recreating and will be posting my new guy soon, so thanks guys for reading this, I really appreciate it!
 
 

 
 
#YOLO #BROVYAPPROVED

Well this is it. Can’t believe this day is here. It feels like I’ve invested so much time in this player, and it actually really sucks this has to happen.
 
When I first came to the VHL, I never would have imagined I’d be as immersed as I am today. The community, the league, everything, it’s great. I envisioned Osborne to be a decent player that was a team-first player. I really can’t believe the evolution into a superstar that he became.
 
Winning a cup was the highlight of his career. However, being the first first-gen taken first overall in the VHL was really huge. Getting 4 Grimm Awards was great. Capping my final active season off with an MVP and Slobo Award was also unimaginable.
 
I’ve met so many great people on this site, and I’d like to thank each and every one of them for making my time here so enjoyable. All the players I’ve played with have been great. The new player also means a fresh start with new opportunities - although I’ll never miss the run with Osborne and how much fun it really was. Before I go out I feel like I should really give shoutouts. I could probably go on for days about every member who affected me (hell, I did a full VHL Magazine shouting out every member lol). Instead, I’m going to shoutout two guys that really stand out.
 
Higgins - First and foremost, Thank you Higgy. You took a huge chance on Osborne taking me over two amazing recreate members. Not only that, but my entire career I played next to you, and it was honestly a fuckin blast. It was a fun ride with Helsinki and it was so entertaining sitting in the passenger seat. You are the reason Osborne had sim success, as you always knew how to get the most out of him (all those resims and rigging). Higgy put an amazing franchise together and always surrounded us with players that were fun to play with. You’re a major reason the past 1.5 years have been a blast.
 
Victor - The one guy who gave me opportunity after opportunity right off the hop. You hooked me up with my first grader job, and vouched for me every time I needed it. I don’t think my stock as a member would have risen as fast if you weren’t there. I’ve been a grader, VHLM Mag Writer, VHL Mag Editor, BOG member, VHLM GM, and VHL GM. I’m not saying you’re responsible for all my jobs - but you definately helped me get each opportunity in some way. I still don’t really know why I was given the benefit of the doubt right off the hop - but I’m grateful.
 
Anyways, I went on a lot longer than I thought. Again, thanks to the entire community. I can’t wait to do this all over again..
 
BORNE TO BE WYLDE
 

Cant wait for depreciation tomorrow!!  

kesler to take over davos

YEAH VICTOR YOU CLEARLY SUCK AT GM WHAT WERE YOU THINKING

Lines:
 
   LW                C               RW
Zamora     Brovalenko    Landry
 Jones          Young         Olsen
 
     D                D
Lebedev     Bentley
  Baker       Linguini

Honestly who cares?

A face of the franchise?
Lennox Moher resigns with Davos for 5 years, $18.75 million

 
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND -- Well, that didn't take long. The 20 year old goaltender out of Boston, Massachusetts has agreed to terms that will keep him in Davos for the duration of his career. While Lennox Moher will only make $2.5 million this season, he's signed a contract that will pay him $3.75 million per year from S38 until his retirement at the end of S42.
 
Moher appeared delighted at a Davos press conference on Monday, saying, "I'm glad to be here for the long haul. I have a tremendous amount of respect for this front office and can't wait to compete for another Continental Cup this season. We've got almost all of our pieces back and a great, young core put together. The sky's the limit."
 
When he inked his name on Monday, Moher became the first player of his draft class to sign for a contract of this duration.

#WreckedHisAss
 
[inb4] Device responds with a 3 paragraph post.
 
#KnowYourMoves #SwitchItUp

Every single VHLM team has a co-GM, it honestly shouldn't be hard to have the draft any night this week.

I just couldn't do it

But peanuts are the new bitcoins!

Maybe not on the ballot, but Weber is one of the better defensemen in the league now.

Congratulations, Toronto let's get one next season. Green does truly deserve it, however, if I were to lose to anyone I'm glad it was to Davos. A number of guys there that are truly amazing and there's kesler who's still a cool cat. Congrats, stay in there Toronto.

Davos pulls off shocking comeback

 
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA -- Most people thought this would be a quick series a few days ago.  However, HC Davos Dynamo has completed a historic comeback from a 3-1 deficit to pull off a huge upset against the Legion.  In game seven, it was goaltender Lennox Moher that shined for Davos after undergoing scrutiny during the series for his poor play and his outspoken complaints against league officials. 
 
"I'm glad I was finally able to show up," Moher said after the commotion had died down, "It's been an emotional few weeks, and this is just a great way to end it. Toronto is a terrific organization and I can't say enough about the job they did this season."
 
He continued to speak highly of his Dynamo teammates, saying, "All these guys are people you love to have on your team. Sergey [brovalenko], Davey [Jones] -- they're not popular in most teams' locker rooms, but they're the best teammates you can ask for,"  Moher continued, "Jones came up to me immediately after the game and told me I deserved the Kanou.  [laughter] I never said he was smart - there's no way I get it with my inconsistent play.  And then you can't say enough about Odie [Odin Tordahl]. He's what got us here. Without him, we're a completely different team."

gud isnt a word.... oh my.... shake my head.

LeBlew it

Good thing your not heart broken <3

Season 36 Award Predictions Part I
 
This is Part I of my Award Predictions Article. It is a mixture of what I think will happen and how I would vote, I look at five nominees for each award (three for some) and then discuss how I think the voting will go and who will/should be the winner in my opinion. Obviously this is only my opinion so if you have a different one, feel free to share it in the comments so we can get some discussion going . This part features the Funk (Most Improved), Virkkunen (Most Sportsmanlike), Knight (Best GM) and Boulet (Best Two-Way Forward) Trophies. Part II will then continue with the Stolzschweiger (Top Rookie), Shaw (Top Goalie), Labatte (Top Defenseman) and Campbell (Regular Season MVP) Trophies, so stay tuned and have fun with the article!
 
Dustin Funk Trophy
Awarded to the played deemed to be most improved in the VHL
 
Eggly Bagelface (VAS) – 90.9% (S35) vs. 92.8% (S36) Save-Pct, improved GAA and SO
 
Sergey Brovalenko (DAV) – Went from 71 Points to 104 Points
 
Jakub Kjellberg (TOR) – Went from 68 Points to 97 Points
 
Willie Weber (TOR) – Went from 51 Points to 80 Points
 
Naomi Young (HEL) – Went from 33 Points to 65 Points
 

 
 
The Verdict: This came down to be a very close race because there really wasn’t one player that had a big jump in production, but a lot of people that improved at pretty much an equal rate. A lot of players had between 25 and 35 points more than last season and it’s up to you to decide if it’s more impressive if a weaker player doubled his production or if a star player breached the 100 point threshold for the first time. There are a bunch of players that narrowly missed out on a nomination in this prediction like Alexander Valiq, who is a candidate for the Labatte Trophy, but was already a very good player last season, or David Collier who almost doubled his points, jumping from 35 to 61, but who ultimately ended up with a too low total to make it, or Thomas Landry whose jump from 59 to 81 just wasn’t as impressive at that of some others. In the end it came down to two players for me: Eggly Bagelface and Sergey Brovalenko. Brovalenko had the highest jump in production with 33 more points than last season, and broke 100 points for the first time in his career. Bagelface on the other hand improved from a 90.9% save percentage to 92.8%, his goals against average was 0.47 goals lower than last year and he had two more shutouts. These improved stats in all areas, along with the fact that he was the main reason that the Vasteras Iron Eagles were sitting in a playoff spot for the majority of the season, are what led me to choose Eggly Bagelface as the Winner for the Dustin Funk Trophy!
 
Mikka Virkkunen Trophy
Awarded to the player deemed to be most sportsmanlike
 
Sergey Brovalenko (DAV) – 10 PIM, 104 Points
 
Matteo Gallo (DAV) – 8 PIM, 79 Points
 
Jakub Kjellberg (TOR) – 17 PIM, 97 Points
 
Chico Salmon (TOR) – 2 PIM, 81 Points
 
Tomas Valiq (QUE) – 14 PIM, 83 Points
 

 
The Verdict: This always seems to be one of the more random awards to hand out. With this league being based on a simulation and no real way to judge players on ice-behavior other than by looking at his penalty minutes, things like how a player conducts himself around the boards are also considered and this can be highly subjective. I decided to take a look at three things, a low PIM-count was the most important factor, but after that the player’s actual performance on the ice was also considered, mainly through his point totals. Last but not least, off-ice behavior only played a minor role, but was considered as well for players that were very close. The three players that have the best chances in my opinion are Sergey Brovalenko, Jakub Kjellberg and Chico Salmon. I’ll leave it up to you to decide which player you think deserves the Virkkunen Trophy the most. Salmon has the lowest PIM-count of all nominees but can also pretty much be considered an inactive at this point, Brovalenko has the best combination of low penalty minutes and high point total, but some people don’t like how he conducts himself around the forums and Kjellberg is a highly respected member with great stats, but also has the highest amount of penalty minutes of all nominees. Right now this seems to be a race that is too close to call, it all depends on which factors the voters emphasize more: discipline, performance or off-ice behavior.
 
David Knight Trophy

Awarded to the general manager deemed to be the best in the VHL
 
Advantage (NYA)
 
Edgar (TOR)
 
Victor (DAV)
 
The Verdict: I decided to only have three nominees here because otherwise half of the leagues GMs would have been nominated, which would have been rather pointless. This was in fact a rather easy decision for me and I think my three nominations for the David Knight Trophy won’t surprise anyone. Both Edgar and Victor led their teams to their finals and pulled at least one major trade during the season (Davey Jones to Davos, Reggie Dunlop to Toronto), that significantly contributed to their teams success this season. Whoever wins in the finals will probably take home the Knight as well, as it was so many times in the history of this award, but this time it will be well deserved because both GM actively added key pieces this year instead of just relying on an already good roster. The third nomination goes to Advantage of the New York Americans, the surprise team of the season that almost made the Playoffs after just having started a full on rebuild two seasons ago. The Americans are a dynasty in the making and will add three more blue chip prospects in the upcoming draft to an already very talented group of players, thanks to the amazing work by their GM. Also, Advantage probably pulled of the single most lopsided trade this season, when he traded a good but not great player in Keiji Toriyama to the Vasteras Iron Eagles for what ended up being the 3rd Overall – and the Iron Eagles even added in the deal. Based on this trade alone and on how bright the Americans future is looking already, I could very well see Advantage winning this trophy as well.
 

 
 
Scott Boulet Trophy

Awarded to the player deemed the best two-way forward in the VHL
 
Wesley Kellinger (QUE) – 99 Points, 242 Hits, 42 Shot Blocks
 
Thomas Landry (DAV) – 81 Points, 348 Hits, 43 Shot Blocks
 
Brennan McQueen (RIG) – 63 Points, 371 Hits, 92 Shot Blocks
 
Xin Xie Xiao (NYA) – 72 Points, 366 Hits, 30 Shot Blocks
 
Anatoli Zhumbayev (HEL) – 124 Points, 264 Hits, 46 Shot Blocks
 
The Verdict: The criteria used to determine who should win the Scott Boulet Trophy for best two-way forward can be very different from user to user. For some people points don’t really matter while others look no further than the first top-scoring player who was at least decent in his own end. Some look at a player’s +/- while others see this stat as completely useless. And everyone seems to value the number of hits and shot blocks differently. And this year could be a prime example for why it is so difficult to determine who was the best two-way forward – because there are so many different players who were all very good in their own respective areas of strength. Of the five players I nominated I think the two with the best chances are Brennan McQueen and Anatoli Zhumbayev, who represent two very different definitions of a two-way player. Zhumbayev is a dynamic high-scoring forward, who finished second in league scoring this season. His defensive stats are “only” good though, not elite. He was one of the better forward in terms of shots blocked but his hitting totals aren’t as high as those of McQueen, Landry or Xiao. McQueen on the other hand was probably the best pure defensive forward this season… or was he? He threw a league-leading 371 Hits and also led all forwards in shot blocks with 92. Those stats alone should make a player the frontrunner for the Boulet, but there are some concerns with McQueen as well. First of all he only had about half as many points as Zhumbayev (63 compared to his 124). Even if this award is for best two-way player and not best offensive player, a difference in production as big as this should hurt McQueen’s chances. There also are some people that consider McQueen to be more of a power forward instead of an actual two-way forward, mainly because of her plus minus. McQueen was a pitiful -59 this season and while I usually consider plus minus being pretty much useless, since it is mainly a team-stat, it is still cause for concern. McQueen has the second worst plus minus on the Reign and was a good -20 lower than some of his teammates. Can a player who is on the ice for far more goals against than most of his teammates really are considered the league’s best two-way player? An interesting question that I think many people will find different answers to… My prediction: McQueen still wins the Boulet despite all his shortcomings. I personally would give the award to Zhumbayev though.

Lennox Moher Interview       Today I am going to interview the every so mysterious Lennox Moher. Lennox is one of the leagues best goalies and is currently the goalie for the championship HC Davos Dynamo. He has been tasked with one of the jobs in the VHL and that is to play goalie for the Dynamo. The Dynamo are one of the more intriguing teams in the league and it has shown based off the success that they have had during the thirty-sixth season in the VHL. While his agent did go missing for awhile and Lennox didn't get in practice hours for quite a few weeks, he still has managed to get a hold of his job. He did also get to practice a lot more since this team has made it to the finals.   Rep A 1. Being one of the top goalies in the VHL currently, how do you feel about your success and the success of the team that the HC Davos Dynamo has had this season? Were there any ups and downs that you faced or anything that you would love to improve about this season?   LM - I'm really happy with how we have played this past season. It was a pretty smooth season overall despite my sometimes inconsistent play, so I feel great about the work our team has done with a younger goaltender in net. We've had a great start to the playoffs, but obviously have some work left to accomplish. In terms of improvement, I would like to have a more consistent presence in net. There were a few games that I really let us down, but I think that will improve with experience.   Rep B 2. If you had to choose your top three goalies in the VHL, (yourself included), who would you say they are and can you give at least one to two reasons as to why you would be selecting them as high as you have.   LM - I don't think I could justify myself as a top goalie in the VHL right now. The stats aren't there to prove it and neither is the history. I would rank the goalies as follows:   A. Remy LeBeau - He's been unreal for awhile now. He continues to be Toronto's most important player and is a candidate for MVP every season. You don't say that often about goalies. B. Tuomas Tukio - Definite stud. He's had issues with consistency his entire career, but he's undoubtedly one of the most talented goaltender in the league. C. Skylar Rift - Again, another great goalie with a great history of success. He'll be missed next year, and I learned a lot from him while I back him up on Team USA.   Rep C 3. Playing with so much talent that is on the Dynamo, who do you get excited about seeing play each week? Does anyone stick out more than anyone else or who do you think should step up their game some so that this team could make it back to the VHL Finals again next season?   LM - I mean, first and foremost, Odin Tordahl is just unbelievable. Odin is just a powerful forward that reminds of a David Backes type player with the kind of speed and aggression he demonstrates.  The forwards we have from top to bottom are the best in the league. Davey Jones, Thomas Landry, Sergey Brovalenko -- all of those guys are all-stars in my book. I think Matt Bentley and Shane Baker are two key cogs on the defensive side that should keep improving along with me to make it back to the finals next year.   Rep D 4. During the playoffs, who do you think was the toughest match-up that you had to face off? (In terms of which team gave up the biggest fight and had put up the best stats or that you kind of felt that you struggled against).   LM - Toronto is going to be the biggest challenge. I think Helsinki had maybe the most star power with guys like Zhumbayev, Osborne, and Tukio, but Toronto is stout from top to bottom, much like us. Add to the fact that they have the best goaltender in the league and that makes it a tough match up.  I think we're up to it though.   Well there you have it folks. Another great interview down and many more to come. I got the honor of interviewing the man with one of the hardest jobs on the HC Davos Dynamo. Lennox Moher was a great individual and it was fun talking with him and getting to know him. I would like to thank him for his time and contribution and wish him and the rest of the Dynamo a great series against a surprising candidate in the Toronto Legion. Many speculated that the Quebec City Meute would have been the victors of that match, but it was the Legion who willed themselves through. Keep an eye out on this playoff/championship series as it looks to be one of the greater match-ups that this league has seen in awhile.

5 free TPE to everyone IMO