AW13

1. Which Ottawa teammates do you hope get drafted to the same team as you? 2. Are you hoping to play another season in the VHLM or come up right away? 3. Are there any teams you do not want to be drafted by? 4. 3 seasons from now, where do you see yourself in your career? 5. Which player are you most looking forward to going up against? 6. Which team's branding in the VHL is your favorite and why?

Scouting on Lexi Glass! It is almost time for the VHL Draft to occur and the scouting messages are starting to fly around to different prospects in the league, one being the Ottawa Lynx winger, "Estonian Princess" Lexi Glass. Lexi, who had been continuing her modeling career on the side of her hockey career was caught in Miami, Florida and asked some questions regarding her draft status. Here is what she had to say! In terms of overall development, how do you see your career going? I will continue to grow my talents as much as I possibly can. I know my hockey agency has only had players that had not been considered great players but I am trying to break that mold and really represent the AW13 agency to the fullest. Players like Revchenko or Crawford that were part will hold nothing on me, I am trying to be a star! What do you bring to a locker room? I'd like to think I bring a lot of fun! I can be quiet at times but am always around to support the players on my team. I like to have a good time joking around and what not and hope I can add that to any locker room. I also am very passionate about winning and really want to see the team win some games and will always cheer our wins no matter how big or how small! In regards to winning, are you cup chasing? I don't know if I would call it that. I want to win and want to be in a place where I can win. It is something players from my agency have stressed about. Revchenko and Crawford never won any cups but Oli did get close when he was traded to Helsinki. I want to be the first to win a cup and where average careers last about 7-8 seasons, I don't think I could waste any time. So you would not consider yourself a one team gal? Again, not what I would call it but if the team is not showing any hope of winning, I don't really want to be there. I will always test the free agent market looking for the best opportunity for me even if I am on a team that made the playoffs because maybe things would change in terms of overall competitiveness. I know this could hurt my draft stock but it is okay, I am wanting to make the most out of my career. Do you care about money? Um, I would say no. I wouldn't say no to some good money but that usually would mean that the team is not in a super great position to win unless I am the defining piece which, who knows!? If I am on a team that does not try to win, I would expect a good sized contract though, so it matters only sometimes. A lot of these things may hurt your draft position, what do you say to that? Yeah, I realize that some teams may not want to take a chance at someone that plans to put herself in the best position to win as many cups as possible even if it means playing for 5 different teams in my career. Teams are looking for franchise centerpieces and while I think I can be one, I don't know if I should be considered one right out of the gate. Who knows? Maybe a team that wins a lot takes me and I never have to leave. When I say I will test the free agent market, it does not mean that I am going to leave, it just means that I am using my agency to see what is the best situation for me. It may be that where I already am, is the best situation , and that is okay. I felt like I needed to say something prior to the draft so the teams could read this article and plan accordingly. Will it hurt my draft stock, most likely! Will teams still take a chance at a guaranteed winger option, yeah I think so! Last question, what kind of playing time do you want or are you staying in the VHLM? Another tough question but one I have definitely thought about. I am content right now being a top line option in the VHLM. I do not want to go to a VHL team to be a 3rd or 4th winger getting a few minutes of ice time. If I can be a top 2 line option, I would go up right away if asked but I don't really want to be a fringe player in the league.

There has been a bunch of speculation and of course more to come on where Lexi Glass will be drafted in the VHL after a solid season down in the VHLM with the Ottawa Lynx. The Estonian Princess has still a lot of room to grow and a lot to prove as she sets out on her course to be a top of the line hockey player in the VHL. While things did not always come easy for Lexi Glass, she showed that she had the true skill to be a professional hockey player. Where she ends up however is still anybody's guess! However, news out of Lexi's camp says things could get even more unclear on draft night. Glass has stated that if drafted to come up to the pros that she would be on the first or second line and if not, she would stay down and the next season require top 2 line minutes. She has also stated that she has no particular destination and that she enjoys travel and a rather expensive lifestyle. There are many that speculate a potential low level of loyalty to a team that could see her test the FA Waters at least once in her career and it's hard to say whether a cup or a contract is her biggest goal right now! While this may scare off some GMs, nobody really knows what exactly Glass will do!

1. How do you feel about your personal performance in the playoffs? It just was not enough. I expected to play much better and while I was not awful, I needed to step up. 2. How do you feel about the team’s performance in the playoffs? It was disappointing. We were better than what we played like. 3. What are your goals during the off-season? Get drafted of course! 4. What is in store for you next season? (draft, call-up, returning player, etc.) Draft and likely coming back down to the VHLM unless the team that drafts me needs me up immediately. I will only be wanting to come up if I can get top 2 line minutes so we shall see! 5. Who do you think stood out the most from the Ottawa Lynx for this past season and playoffs? I have to say young guy Lee Xin and older guy Jiggly Gumballs! Both were amazing for their respective classes! 6. If you could have changed anything this season, what would it be? Winning more in the playoffs and more goals in the regular sEason!

1. Hell yeah! We got a shot to win it all! 2. I'd like to think we can handle any kinda situation so going to say no! 3. Hopefully Glass but my guess is Lin or Gumballs 4. If I had to choose right now, Miami or Houston! 5. I'd like to say Lee Xin. I always enjoy talking with him and comparing our stats. I love seeing him do so well on the ice and reading his articles! 6. Hmm individually I don't think I have a shot at anything so all for team right now!

Currently, right winger Lexi Glass has helped Ottawa to be one of the top teams in the VHLM so far this season and has been an above average forward so far this season with her goal scoring and overall play. While Glass has not been the top forward in the league or even her team, the Ottawa Lynx, but she has been one of the more important parts on the team as a top line forward and featured on Ottawa's power play unit so far this year. Glass to this point has a total of 34 points through the first 51 games and that includes 20 goals and 14 assists. So far the averages put Glass at around .39 goals per game and .27 assists per game and .67 points per game which averaged out through the end of the season would put Glass around 28 goals, 20 assists and a total of 48 points through 72 games. Glass is hoping to get to a goal of 30 goals so she needs to pick up the scoring pace a bit and would need to get to around .417 goals per game which is entirely reachable. It will not be super easy but Glass has the talent to make it happen and on a great team like Ottawa will give Glass a chance to shine.

1. We are sitting pretty atop of the standings, do you think we have a chance to go all the way? I don't think we will finish first but top 3 I think is definitely going to happen! 2. If we were to play an exhibition game against a VHL major team, which team do you think we could actually beat? Warsaw 3. If we make it through the playoffs to the finals, we most likely will be facing Houston. Should we approach that team differently or just play our game of hockey? Just play! We have been solid against them so far this season so we can definitely have a shot! 4. Are there any personal awards that you have your sights set on? (WJC awards count too) Not personally. I would rather team success! 5. If you had to grade your own performance with the team this season from a grade of 1-10, how do you feel you did? I think we are playing amazing and Lexi has been a big piece. I wish she shot more but so far, she has been super efficient! 6. If you had to do a commercial but you had the choice of brand, what brand would you want to represent and why? Lexi has a sponsorship with both Bauer and Calvin Klein currently!

It is definitely a weird topic for me to discuss given that I have not even been drafted into the VHL with my current player, Lexi Glass but it is always something good to have in mind here for Theme Week! So far in my VHL Career, I have had a Center, with my first ever player Oleksiy Revchenko, a Goalie, with my 2nd player, true bust Solomon Crawford and now I have a winger with Right Winger Lexi Glass. Now, I also have had players in other hockey leagues as well which are the SHL and the GOMHL and I had a goalie in each, a defensive defenseman and a center (current SHL player). I have pretty much tried them all but it doesn’t mean I can’t try any different roles. I have been goalies before with varying level of successes but never had a successful goalie in the VHL. I have done center where I was primarily a playmaker in multiple leagues. I’ve been a defensive defenseman as well and also a sniper type winger which is my current plan for Lexi Glass. With all this I would likely be down to two options for my next create in the VHL, which won’t be for a long long time hopefully! My first option would be to try goalie again which may not be a popular option. With Crawford I got lazy and his career was a really weird one. From first overall VHLM pick to likely going up to early to just be a backup and then staying as a backup because your team acquired an elite goalie to getting the starting job finally and immediately shipped off a few weeks later. It was a career that saw me stop trying multiple times and the reason I am going very hard on Glass right now so at least there is that. I have won 2 best goalie awards and an MVP in the SHL with my goalie there and I think I would really like a chance to do things the right way here. Goaltender is my favorite hockey position and one that I would enjoy here as well after a long SHL career as one and a brief stint with Crawford. My next choice would probably be a more popular option and one that I would heavily consider and that is the role of offensive defenseman. I have done the defensive role and it was really fun seeing the hits and blocked shots pile up so that’s not out of the question again but I’d probably want to change it up. I would want to build a dominant defenseman that is capable of getting a ton of points along with some steady defense. Scoring goals on slap shots from the back or passes to the centers and wingers to rack up assists would be amazing and helpful to a team. There are definitely a lot of ways to go and I’m busy trying to build a great career with Lexi Glass. I’ll likely attempt goalie once more or go offensive defenseman but I have found a groove in the VHL for probably the first time ever so anything is possible!

While Lexi Glass technically debuted last season in a limited fashion lacing them up for Mississauga for a few games including some playoff games, she was not a super important player on that team as there were far more established players on the team at that point. This season, Glass found herself an 18th overall draft pick and a top line forward and has been impressive for the most part so far halfway through the season. Glass has 17 goals through the first 39 games and is on pace for around 30 goals in the season which would be a great number for the young Estonian. The team in Ottawa also has been among the top 3 teams in the VHLM so far this season as well and the team as a whole has been great! Lexi is just happy to be a part of this team and their hopeful contention for a cup this season. In addition to the wonderful season in Ottawa for Lexi, she has been getting a lot of recognition on and off the ice as well! She was recently named to the World team for the World junior Championships and will lace up as one of the forwards on that team in what will be her first international competition! In addition, she has completed a deal with both Bauer and Calvin Klein as she will be a model for both the brands! Look for Lexi to continue to grow her brand as the Estonian Princess is here to stay in the game of professional hockey!

1. If you had to live together with any other member of the VHL, who would it be? @BladeMaiden because she is the absolute best!! 2. If you had to come up with a new expansion team for either the VHL or the VHLM, what would you name them and where would they be located? My pick would probably the Atlanta Governors. It is an expansion team I've always wanted and the city of Atlanta needs a good hockey team after the Thrashers left. 3. Are you a gamer and do you usually play on console or PC? I am! Mostly console on either Xbox one or PS4 but I also play ootp a lot on my PC. 4. What kind of games do you like to play during your free time? Mainly sports games. Madden, MLB the Show, NBA 2K, FIFA and also OOTP. 5. What music do you enjoy listening to? Do you have any favourite artists or bands? I like literally all kinds of music but one of my favorite bands/artists is definitely Marilyn MansoN 7. Should we considering “buying” more talent before the deadline, or are you comfortable with our current roster? I don't think so. It's working right now and we don't want to throw things off. This team is good enough to win without changes so let's keep going with what we have!

Let's gooooooo!

It is extremely early to be thinking about the next VHL draft but we are going to here to start some speculations on which teams would want to have the talented Estonian Right Winger on their team! According to the Live Season 74 Draft Class Rankings, Lexi Glass is currently ranked 10th out of everyone in the glass. Based on position (Winger is deep) and the fact that I have not been great with my first two players I will give myself a slight handicap of likely 3-5 picks meaning Lexi would fall somewhere in between the 13th or 15th pick in the draft, still.higher than the 18th in the VHLM draft! I don't know if anyone has traded picks but under the current standings, picks 13-15 would be Helsinki, Riga, and Davos which would be at the latter half of the first round in the VHL Draft. This would mean Glass would immediately be picked up by a contending team which likey has her waiting another season down in the VHLM. Helsinki Currently has 2 Right wingers on the roster but one of them is retiring in a couple seasons due to age so it's definitely a spot Glass could fit in well and made a sooner impact rather than later, but still likely a Season 75 timeline. Riga in general is a pretty old team and if they're wanting to retool for the future someone like Glass could help them do just that, with the aging roster however, I don't think Glass would make an impact until season 75 but Riga is close to her native country of Estonia! Davos does not have any right wingers on the team but do have some young left wingers. They also have some retiring forwards. Out of all these teams mentioned, Davos may give Glass the best chance to step in as a true rookie in Season 74 as a 2nd line winger. I still believe however most teams will have Lexi play Season 75 in the VHLM but maybe not if she improves enough!

While many people had predicted that Ottawa was likey a playoff team entering the season after a great draft that they had, many out there did not see them as a top team or a cup contender but so far, through the first quarter of the season, the team is definitely at least looking the part! Many players so far have stepped up to make the Lynx as good as they are and it appears everything is clicking for these players right now and the chemistry is great. One of those players that has made an impact is a last season waiver signing in Lexi Glass, the Estonian Princess on ice. The young Estonian female player is one of many female players so far this season in the VHLM and while Glass may not be the best of them, she certainly is not the worst either and has had a big impact in the league so far. Through 21 games, Glass had scored 13 goals along with 6 assists for a total of 19 points. At about 29% of the season completed, she is currently on pace for about 44 goals this season and about 65 points which would be tremendous for the youngster just in her first full season. She would near the top 30 in Ottawa history in goals after just one season and depending on where she is drafted to, could flirt with a 50 goal season again next year as well if she stays down meaning she could near 100 career goals for the Lynx which would put her in the top 10 in franchise history! While it remains to be seen if the pace will keep up, it is generally believed that Glass and the Lynx are just getting started. Watch out!

1. I don't think we really need anything! We are 2nd right now and if we keep growing and earning we should compete for a cup easily! 2. Teams like Miami or Houston are really tough. Those would be the two that come to mind. 3. Ooo yes I would love one. Iggy Azalea is the render 5. I think the lines are working perfectly right now and wouldn't change a thing! If it's not broken don't fix it! 6. Yes I also do the EFL/SBA for affiliation here and I run another league called the SBL which is a baseball league! 7. Honestly I have to say Lee Xin, I knew he was going to be good but he is this good already, watch out!

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Just realized I never claimed this as anything so claiming as a VHL.com graphic for this week

17 picks had gone by in the Season 73 VHLM Dispersal Draft and there was still a big name out there waiting to be called and nobody knew what would happen next but the announcers stepped up and said, "With the 18th overall pick int he Season 73 VHLM Dispersal Draft, the Ottawa Lynx select Right Winger Lexi Glass." Some teams were disappointed that they were not able to get Glass who looks to be one of the premier wingers even in a deep class of them but thought that maybe she would slip a little more past 18. Glass was drafted by the Lynx 18th overall and was the 9th winger taken in the draft. Ottawa's 18th overall pick was also their 5th pick of the draft having selected center Alec Volchenkov, left winger S Kuchar, defenseman Jiggly Gumballs, and defenseman Jackson Philliefan before taking the talented right winger out of Estonia. Currently, Glass is the highest rated right winger on the team and continued growth could see her as a front line option on the right side which could mean a lot of scoring for the top line of Ottawa. The team had one of the better drafts that nobody is talking about and all the players mentioned, along with glass in addition to some of the later round steals such as Lee Xin could end up making Ottawa a definite playoff team! "I am very excited to be here. I can't wait to play for these great fans and gel with this team. I had no idea where I would go but thank you to Ottawa management for taking a chance on me!"

1. What was your favourite moment from this past season? (Preferably Player or Team related) I was able to be picked up by a playoff team in Mississauga and score a goal for the first time in the playoffs 2. What are your expectations for the draft? None anymore after being drafted by Ottawa but I expect to be a 2nd or 3rd round pick at the VHL level. 3. When you move up to the VHL, are there any teams that you would prefer to play for? I really like LA's branding but I like a lot of these teams and their GM. 6. How have you been enjoying your offseason time? Continuing to work on overall ability. No rest for a true star! 7. What is your favourite kind of food? Love love love Indian food! 8. Who is your favourite member in the league that is not on our team? I would probably say @BladeMaiden as I talk to her a ton and she has helped so much with the SBL.

Why Lexi Glass is Different Hello everybody! I am here to tell you why my current player is different from the rest of the players I have ever had in the VHL before. At first I should give a small background on my time in the VHL and the road that led me to this point in my career which is now on my 3rd player. I started out in the VHL early on in my sim league career after joining EFL and then SBA, and then finally made the jump to the hockey world of the VHL with my first player, center, Oleksiy Revchenko. My goal was to make a decent player out of Ukraine and be what I was hoping to be at least a 2nd line center for a VHL team and could be counted on to win faceoffs, dish out assists, and maybe even score a couple of goals. I felt like I accomplished that in the long run but it was not always easy. Revchenko dealt with a career in the VHLM where he had a lot of turnover it seemed as his GMs when he played for the Las Vegas Aces and nothing was really sure. I never knew where I was going to play or what the heck was going on. I think there was even a time in the VHLM where I played a whole season over the VHLM cap and well, it was only by a little bit but it was a nice statistical season. I got drafted by Vancouver and then after playing my VHLM weird cap season, I was ready to come up but was traded away right from the start, oof. It was the first time I had ever been traded in my sim league career and had to start Revchenko's career in Calgary instead but that means I was wanted at least right? Revchenko carved out a nice career with the Wranglers though never winning anything. He was traded to Helsinki during his contract year to try and get the Titans a cup as their second line center and unfortunately we fell just short. I went back to Calgary and not really feeling interested in old Revvy anymore, retired a bit early. It was recreate time and after some success as a goalie in the SHL, I decided to try it out here with my next player, Solomon Crawford. I got an okay number of carryover from Revchenko but it was maybe like 25-30 or something but at least Crawford could get started. I started out really well with Crawford earning TPE and was actually selected 1st in the VHLM draft my next year by Mexico City. I was having a great time and Crawford continued to grow and then he was drafted by an expansion team in Prague! Wanting to play in the VHL, I decided to make the move up right away hoping to get some time but unfortunately, was a backup, I should have stayed down. It cut my interest a bit even though I said I was okay with it. The team then acquired Brick Wahl, whose user is one of the best friends I have made in the VHL and the hope was that bringing Wahl in would bridge the gap and Crawford would get the time to develop as the backup. While I was okay with it, building and staying motivated as a backup goalie is really hard and I stalled out. Once my time was about to be up, I went hard again, trying to do all I could for Prague and the team who drafted me. Crawford was actually pretty solid as a starter when given the chance. Unfortunately, I was traded after going hard, again. I got traded to Malmo for Ligriv who was statistically a worse goalie. At the same time, Malmo had told me that I was not really in their future, and while I could have tried for an expansion team, it was time to go, Crawford's time was up. Enter Lexi Glass, my current player, with my love Iggy Azalea as a render and is the self proclaimed "Estonian Princess." With Glass, I have had more build up on back story, I am using a render that is probably my favorite to this point as Revchenko never really had one, and I never made Crawford a sig of Fred Braithwaite so it kind of got lost in trying to build the most successful African American goalie in the VHL. I got to recreate alongside people I respect like Blade, Reno, Eno, and others and join a class that could end up being an epic one. I have been killing it on TPE and have goals in mind trying to be one of the best scorers I can be. Before it was to be a decent goalie, or be a solid center option but now it is clear. I am more "selfish" if you would classify it as that with my current player. I am here to score goals and be one of the best at it. I want to help my team but I need my teams to put me in a great position to accomplish that also. I don't plan on slowing down much with Glass like I did with my previous 2 players because I am more motivated. Even if I am traded, I know that I can go out and do what I need to do. I might sign for shorter contracts with my career uncertainty but in general, plan on being one of the best in this Season 74 Draft Class. GMs take note.

When I was 13 I had a lot of friends and good times. Spent a lot of my time with my cousin at his house up in Haverhill, MA and spent time at the lake and stuff. Great times!

Ottawa!!

S73 Donation: Transaction ID: 969507989U9054050 Free Week Doubles Week 5 Uncapped TPE Claiming now If I need something to claim a doubles week on: EFL Affiliation Welfare

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Good luck @Emi!!!