Josh

1. Who's winning rookie of the year? 2. With the season almost finished, who's your prediction for winning the cup? 3. The VHLM is PACKED, do you think there will be an expansion in the minors? 4. With everyone once again getting stuck at home, how're you keeping busy? 5. What game are you playing right now? Any you're excited for coming out soon? 6. Any steals on prime day this year?

1. Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen won the Brett Slobodzian Trophy in S70, followed shortly by Condor Adrienne in S72. When was the last defenceman winner of the trophy before Smitty? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @flyersfan1453) Smitty and Adrienne have really made this achievement less. In the 69 seasons before Smitty (or 59 of the Slobo Trophy), only 5 defencemen were voted the best in a particular season and the last time it had happened it was in S54, Guntis Petenis producing an all-around display for the ages for playoff bubble team Riga. 2. Which GM has won the most David Knight Trophies? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @Beketov) 20 GMs have been crowned best in a season more than once - of these, 8 have claimed the trophy thrice or more. Chris Miller aka Advantage leads the way with 6, winning the award during his stints with New York in the 30s and 40s, Stockholm in the 50s, and most recently with Malmo after their run to the finals in S68 in their 3rd season of existence. @DangerGolding 2 @GustavMattias 2 @PadStack 2 @McWolf 2 @ZP16 2 @jared 2 @Shaka 2 @TTtheT 2 @kevinscix 2 @DoktorFunk 2 @Hylands 2 @Gooningitup 2 @Spaz 2 @SilverMike 2 @Xflexz 2 @Tbeez99 2 @BarzalGoat 2 @G_Rush 2 @FrostBeard 2 @Jtv123 2 @BlueMaple 2 @fever95 2 @dasboot 2 @Jubo07 2 @TheFlash 2 @dlamb 2 @Crstats23 2 @Ahma 2 @Canate 2 @jhatty8 2 @AW13 2 @Zach386 2 @Grant 2 @Ominous 2 @I'll change this later 2 @JigglyGumballs 2 @fishy 2 @Nordin 2 @BigTittySmitty 2 @BuildHelpAnum 2 @SirRupertBarnes 2 @Hoopydog 2 @frescoelmo 2 @Big Bob 2 @Snussu 2 @Hooperorama 2 @Eso 2 @.sniffuM 2 @rory 2 @Mrpenguin30 2 @studentized 2 @Jer_Lefebvre 2 @SimmerDown99 2 @zepheter 2 @MattyIce 2 @Wreckening 2 @ngine4 2 @Infernal 2 @BladeMaiden 1 @Syzygy 2 @monttu 2 @Webberj 1 @Xdjk93 2 @Bacon 2 @WebberP 2 @McLovin 2 @chikn 2 @Cxsquared 2 @a_Ferk 2 @Telkster 2 @Mr_Hatter 2 @Patrik Tallinder 2 @dshervill 2 @Kelsier 2 @gorlab 2 @GreenGato 2 @Jubis 2 @Dill Pickle 2 @Ricer13 2 @SlapshotDragon 2 @tcookie25 2 @Spence King 2 @Mongoose87 2 @glass 2 @Mike 2 @Greg_Di 2 @Gaikoku-hito 2 @Kyle 2 @snackhero 2 @jRuutu 2 @GRZ 2 @yevty 2 @Alex Bridges 2 @GrittyIsKing09 2 @DMaximus 2 @greywolf139 2 @Duddy 2 @VinCal 2 @Tape-to-Tape 2 @DarkSpyro 2 @Anthony Suzuki 2 @Kisslinger 2 @animal74 2 @Tropicalfire 2 @Doomsday 2 @SweatyBeaver 2 @Garrett 2 @youloser1337 2 @fonziGG 2 @bigAL 2 @Azlan 2 @Smarch 2 @CowboyinAmerica 2 @Tate 2 @fromtheinside 2 @Midnite 2 @KINGSTEEZ 2 @STZ 2 @Callahan 2 @Prout 2 TheLastOlmypian07 2 @linsangeles 2 @jacobcarson877 2 @oilmandan 2 @okifenoki 2 @TMGSosa 2 @LatinViking 2 @Banackock 2 @leafsman 2 @TXC 2 @MexicanCow123 2 @Garsh 2 @Philliefan 2 Kmatt (Michael Schmitd) 2 @Kloxified 2 @Velevra 2 @matt sovick 2 @N0HBDY 2 @Cwalker 2 ADV 2 @Advantage 2 @Hasek_77 2 @KaleebtheMighty 2 @Matt thunder 2 @domg5 2 @RStar 2 @HearnNation67 2 @Senjo1706 2 @GeneralJager 2 @jpach 1 @Kendrick 2 @nickthe00 1 @Jayrad28 2 @MMFLEX 2 tina 2 @Kylrad 2 @Mason 1 @Corco 2 @Jpohn160 1 @wcats 2 @711 slushies 2 @TenZi 1 @CosmicStorm 2 @UnkemptCL4PTP 2 @PatrikLaine 2 @Big Mac 2 @IamMOOSE 2 @Matt_O 2 @Liberty_Cabbage 2 @Sonnet 2 @DollarAndADream 2 @DreMin15 2 @flyersfan1453 2 @hedgehog337 2 @osens 2 @Renomitsu 2 @Seabass 2 @Rayzor_7 2 @JeffD 2

SUMMARY

I don't want any of this.

1. In the spirit of the S74 theme week featuring dream teams with as few as 6 players, what is the lowest number of players on a Continental Cup-winning roster? In peak pre-contraction VHL, the Quebec City Meute managed to win the cup with just 8 players, including the goalie. To be fair, 5 of them ended up in the Hall of Fame, another was the playoff MVP, another won the cup in all 3 seasons he played, and the last one was the GM player. So it was a pretty good team, but ridiculously small. Full list of cup winners here: https://vhlportal.com/hof/cupwinners/vhl 2. Which of these defencemen is not a part of the 500-point, 1000-PIM, 1000-Hit, 1000-SB club? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @animal74) Ignoring the PIM bit, these thresholds are something of a dream for VHL defencemen and in fact only 4 defencemen have ever hit all 4 marks - Hall of Famers Daniel Braxton, Japinder Singh and most recently Joseph McWolf and Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen. The correct answer is therefore James Lefevre, a fine defenceman in the 30s, but far from a HOFer. All this detail and more fun career stats can be found here: https://vhlforum.com/topic/347-vhl-career-stats-updated-for-s73/ @FrostBeard 2 @Hylands 2 @rory 2 @TTtheT 2 @MattyIce 2 @Infernal 2 @jhatty8 2 @fever95 2 @Xflexz 2 @TMGSosa 2 @Ominous 2 @BigTittySmitty 2 @Devise 2 @Dawson Guthrie 2 @Jtv123 2 @zepheter 2 @Eso 2 @SilverMike 2 @DMaximus 2 @ZP16 2 @youloser1337 2 @Kmatt 1 @dasboot 2 @gregreg 2 @a_Ferk 2 @oilmandan 2 @Owen Taylor 2 @SirRupertBarnes 2 @Castor Bedard 2 @GustavMattias 2 @JigglyGumballs 2 @fishy 2 @Wreckening 2 @Sonnet 2 @MexicanCow123 2 @Spaz 2 @dshervill 2 @Jubo07 2 @Ricer13 2 @gorlab 2 @Nikdandrea34 1 @73MPL4R 2 @Rocket 2 @McLovin 2 @Mrpenguin30 2 @Mashy 2 @Ahma 2 @LatinViking 2 @Jubis 2 @animal74 2 @DreMin15 2 @fromtheinside 2 @tcookie25 2 @BladeMaiden 2 @Kloxified 2 @jRuutu 2 @Gooningitup 2 @BuildHelpAnum 2 @MMFLEX 2 @Big Bob 2 @IamMOOSE 2 @Retuperkele 2 @Mason 2 @yevty 2 @McWolf 2 @studentized 2 @BlueMaple 2 @Hoopydog 2 @SlapshotDragon 2 @DarkSpyro 2 @Crstats23 2 @Shaka 2 @PadStack 2 @I'll change this later 2 @Prout 2 @Mongoose87 2 @GreenGato 2 @Rayzor_7 2 @fonziGG 2 @Midnite 2 @bigAL 2 @Liberty_Cabbage 2 @Gaikoku-hito 2 @GoldGear88 2 @cartoes 2 @Kisslinger 2 @KC15 2 @Matt_O 2 @Lane 2 @jacobcarson877 2 SweatyBeavrt 2 @snackhero 2 @Jack Dewan 2 @JorgTheGoat03 2 @Jackson Wilson 2 @Bacon 2 @Doomsday 2 @TXC 2 @Garrett 2 @TheLastOlympian07 2 @.sniffuM 2 @STZ 2 @KaleebtheMighty 2 @AW13 2 @CowboyinAmerica 2 @sheldonk2901 1 @Jbeezy76 2 @Tbeez99 2 @HearnNation67 2 @Max12 2 @Mr_Hatter 2 @Syzygy 2 @linsangeles 2 @monttu 2 @SimmerDown99 2 @CosmicStorm 2 @domg5 2 @wcats 2 @Nordin 2 @Kyle 2 Kmatt, (Player name Michael Shmidt) 2 @jacobaa19 2 @jared 2 @Master2896 2 @KnightRiley 2 @Hooperorama 2 @DollarAndADream 2 @coochiman 2 @BarzalGoat 2 @Willmarks8 2 @VinCal 2 @Nicolai488 2 @Nope488 2 @Hello 2 @Matt thunder 2 @jpsd 2 @Senjo1706 2 @Suzuki14 2 @Advantage 2 @Telkster 2 @MSO94 2 @dlamb 2 @chikn 2 @TheFlash 2 @kevinscix 2 @PatrikLaine 2 @Tropicalfire 2 @UnkemptCL4PTP 2 @RStar 2 @Tape-to-Tape 2 @Rhynex Entertainment 2 @Velevra 2 @Spence King 2 @Tate 2 @Jayrad28 2 @ROOKIE745 2 @greywolf139 2 @Philliefan 2 @Patrik Tallinder 2 @frescoelmo 2 @G_Rush 2 @Garsh 2 @Aye my name jeff 2 @Siddhus 2 @okifenoki 2 @hedgehog337 2 @JeffD 2 @leafsman 2 @Cxsquared 2 @Big Dee 2 Little Ri-Dog 2 @Dill Pickle 2 @Smarch 2 @solas 2 Martin Master 2 @flyersfan1453 2 @Mike 2 @osens 2 @Grape 2 @Seabass 2 @Callahan 2 @chatfan036 2

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Might be able to swing 76 but not totally sure on 46

1. NHL FA is in full swing, anything that has surprised you thus far? 2. With the TDL approaching, are you surprised to see any teams where they are in the standings? 3. Are you excited for the new NHL 21 BAP mode? (I've been playing it for a bit, it's actually pretty fun) 4. We've only been a team for a full season, but are you seeing any rivalries forming? 5. If Halloween parties were possible this year, what would you be going as? 6. What's your favorite pre-game meal?

1. Which franchise finished in last place in the regular season standings the most times? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @DMaximus) Is finished last even indicative of anything other than being good at tanking when you need to be? Seattle and Davos are the teams to get into double digits for it (and Vasteras, in fewer seasons more impressively) and the Bears lead the way with 12 seasons at the bottom of the pile. Full data here: https://vhlforum.com/topic/31933-vhl-regular-season-history-updated-for-s73/ 2. How many S63 Helsinki Titans draft picks won the Continental Cup? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @STZ) Quik got quite a great haul in S63, drafting Julian Borwinn, Alexander Pepper, Jesse Wilson, Sidney Crosby, and Joey Boucher. The first 4 were the core of the team that made 4 straight finals and won the S66 championship, while Boucher actually got a cup ring earlier, after moving to Toronto as a cap dump and beating Helsinki in the S65 finals. It was a pretty good draft overall: https://vhlforum.com/topic/56116-s63-vhl-entry-draft/ @DMaximus 2 @jacobcarson877 2 @Ricer13 2 @Pythonic 2 @GustavMattias 2 @Jake Sumner 2 @PadStack 2 @Doomsday 2 @Rayzor_7 2 @Sonnet 2 @a_Ferk 2 @MexicanCow123 2 @TXC 2 @gregreg 2 @dasboot 2 @oilmandan 2 @LatinViking 2 @Kloxified 2 @zepheter 2 @Kyle 2 @jpsd 2 @fonziGG 2 @Xflexz 2 @bigAL 2 @Max12 2 @Eso 2 @chikn 2 @jacobaa19 2 @JigglyGumballs 2 @Nordin 1 @Hoopydog 2 @SweatyBeaver 2 @CowboyinAmerica 2 @Jtv123 2 @Crstats23 2 @Midnite 2 @Rhynex Entertainment 2 @DoktorFunk 2 @I'll change this later 2 @ZP16 2 @jared 2 @McLovin 2 @MattyIce 2 @BladeMaiden 2 @UnkemptCL4PTP 2 @Mongoose87 2 @Rocket 2 @STZ 2 @Kisslinger 2 @Philliefan 2 @BarzalGoat 2 @Smarch 2 @Brrbisbrr 2 @KC15 2 @Snussu 2 @DollarAndADream 2 @Spaz 2 @Ahma 2 @jRuutu 2 @Matt thunder 2 @Cwalker 2 @Jubo07 2 @TTtheT 2 @kesytamm 2 @McWolf 2 @Biggreen10 2 @Erik Summers 2 @Jbeezy76 2 @G_Rush 2 @Tbeez99 2 @MMFLEX 2 @BlueMaple 2 @Tape-to-Tape 2 @KaleebtheMighty 2 @Renomitsu 2 @Hooperorama 2 @SirRupertBarnes 2 @Mr_Hatter 2 @Shaka 2 @GrittyIsKing09 2 @Infernal 2 @fever95 2 @Seabass 2 @Big Bob 2 @leafsman 2 @Mrpenguin30 2 @GRZ 2 @dlamb 2 @TheFlash 2 @CosmicStorm 2 @DarkSpyro 2 @AW13 2 @tcookie25 2 @DirtyDerek 2 @Garsh 2 @Spence King 2 @Grape 2 @studentized 2 @Matt_O 2 @animal74 2 @HearnNation67 2 @Garrett 2 @wcats 2 @TheLastOlympian07 2 @dart 2 @Ominous 2 @Cxsquared 2 @Mike 2 @SimmerDown99 2 @gorlab 2 @Jubis 2 @Jayrad28 2 @KnightRiley 2 @Tate 2 @Hylands 2 @rory 2 @Velevra 2 @BigTittySmitty 2 @jhatty8 2 @Boragina 2 @Phil 2 @jman9theman9 2 @.sniffuM 2 @VinCal 2 @ROOKIE745 2 @Telkster 2 @Patrik Tallinder 2 Little Ri-Dog 2 @Grant 2 @kevinscix 2 @Liberty_Cabbage 2 @Kylrad 2 @DragonFire420 2 @IamMOOSE 2 @Wreckening 2 @Da_Berr 2 @Advantage 2 @Tropicalfire 1 @Greg_Di 2 @Zetterberg 2 @RedSus 2 @Devise 2 @Gooningitup 2 @Prout 2 @DreMin15 2 @Master2896 2 @hedgehog337 2 @fyrefly 1 @kentakira 2 @flyersfan1453 2 @Suzuki14 2 @humeller 2 @SilverMike 2 @youloser1337 2 @osens 2 @Duddy 2 Bobby_Bummhole 2 @Martin Bradac 2 @linsangeles 2 @MSO94 2 @Owen Taylor 2 @Nicolai488 2 @RStar 2 @Jeffie43 2 @chatfan036 2 @GreenGato 1 @Jackson Wilson 2

Not too long until we get to the TDL, who do you think makes the biggest moves? Which team has the best logo? Best name? Do you think anyone on this team is going to be the first member of the Stars HoF and get their jersey retired? We're 2nd last place in the standings, how do we fix it? I think we can all agree that Chicago is overperforming, why do you think that is? Do you play hockey in real life? What position do you play or would you play?

1. Lincoln Tate led the league in assists for the second straight season in S73. He is now on the hunt for his third Beketov Trophy - how many players have won that many before? Leading the league in assists is notoriously a difficult feat to repeat. I remember reading a Media Spot just when I joined in S10 about the "Mikita Trophy curse" as the Beketov was then known, and how hard it was to defend the trophy. That's changed since but not by much - there have only been 4 back-to-back winners of the award, including Tate and the two players to have won the Beketov thrice - Hall of Fame defencemen Conner Low and Ay Ay Ron. Lead the league in assists again and Tate will be in very good company indeed. 2. Who was the last player to be the sole recipient of the Daisuke Kanou Trophy without being on the Continental Cup champions? (Credit and 1 uncapped TPE to @Patrik Tallinder) The VHL's playoff MVP is naturally usually awarded to a member of the league champions but on 10 occasions by my count the voters have been sufficiently impressed by someone on the losing side, even if only shared sometimes. The last finals loser to win the Kanou was Norris Stopko in S63, but he co-won the trophy with Riga's Ryuu Crimson, meaning that the correct answer to the question is Greg Clegane all the way back in S51, as Toronto fell one goal short of the fourpeat in all-time classic finals showdown between the Cleganes. @gregreg 2 @Hylands 2 @TTtheT 2 @MattyIce 2 @fonziGG 2 @Eso 2 @jhatty8 2 @BigTittySmitty 2 @kevinscix 2 @Xflexz 2 Z16 2 @Infernal 2 @GustavMattias 2 @BlueMaple 2 @PadStack 2 @Crstats23 2 @Grant 2 @Josh 2 @Spartan 2 @Hoopydog 2 @DoktorFunk 2 @TheFlash 2 @frescoelmo 2 @fishy 2 @JBrew42 2 @JigglyGumballs 2 @Smarch 2 @zepheter 2 @MexicanCow123 2 @Telkster 2 @Blazzer 2 @jared 2 @MMFLEX 2 @Kisslinger 2 @Ricer13 2 @Renomitsu 2 @Da_Berr 2 @dlamb 2 @chikn 2 @KaleebtheMighty 2 @Rocket 2 @Mongoose87 2 @glass 2 @SlapshotDragon 2 @Kloxified 2 @Jubis 2 @I'll change this later 2 @Jtv123 2 @a_Ferk 2 @xsjack 2 @Rhynex Entertainment 2 my password is muff-fans.muff/picsofmuffsfeet/ 2 @.sniffuM 2 @Spaz 2 @BarzalGoat 2 @Jubo07 2 @McLovin 2 @Jbeezy76 2 @Wreckening 2 @SirRupertBarnes 2 @Hops 2 @DirtyDerek 2 Nick Sunderbruch 2 @Midnite 2 @Tape-to-Tape 2 TheyBeCallinMeHoop 2 @Garsh 2 @Boragina 2 @Philliefan 2 @Mrpenguin30 2 @SweatyBeaver 2 @Spence King 2 @fever95 2 @KC15 2 @Ahma 2 @Snussu 2 @IamMOOSE 2 @Minermonkey 2 @jRuutu 2 @Nordin 2 @Mason 2 @Big Bob 2 @GRZ 2 @FrostBeard 2 @Zyrok 2 @Jer_Lefebvre 2 @Gooningitup 2 @studentized 2 @Shaka 2 @bigAL 2 @STUNT 2 @turkey2349 2 @DarkSpyro 2 @Mike Kehl 1 @jman9theman9 2 @STZ 2 @Cxsquared 2 @Jeffie43 2 @Alex Bridges 2 @Brrbisbrr 2 @McWolf 2 @Tate 2 @UnkemptCL4PTP 2 @TheLastOlympian07 2 @Biggreen10 2 @G_Rush 2 @LatinViking 2 @Jayrad28 2 @TXC 2 @jacobcarson877 2 @Cwalker 2 @animal74 2 @solas 2 @Garrett 2 @DollarAndADream 2 @Mike 2 @dasboot 2 @Devise 2 @JorgTheGoat03 2 @Doomsday 2 @Kendrick 2 @Duddy 2 @oilmandan 2 @KnightRiley 2 @Castor Bedard 2 @CosmicStorm 2 @CrlineDijohn14 2 @Greg Ernest 2 @Matt thunder 2 @Siddhus 2 @Cornholio 2 @Pythonic 2 @snackhero 2 @Big Dee 2 @Bacon 2 @Velevra 2 @Matt_O 2 @Liberty_Cabbage 2 @wcats 2 @RStar 2 @AW13 2 @DMaximus 2 @Grape 2 @gorlab 2 @leafsman 2 @Matmenzinger 2 @Mr_Hatter 2 @BuildHelpAnum 2 @GrittyIsKing09 2 @VinCal 2 @BigZouzou 2 @Greg_Di 2 @ROOKIE745 2 @Kylrad 2 @flyersfan1453 2 @PatrikLaine 2 zekethatbeast25 2 @dart 2 Elijah (Fong's Son) Also I have alts on VHL btw 2 @hedgehog337 2 Coegi24 2 @osens 2 @JeffD 2 @Kyle 2 @chatfan036 2

Jumped the gun lol. G - Greg Eagles

@Emi you still have your pick. @fishy for DQ pick.

Are we gonna be done before the end of the season?

Yeah I didn't mention that we're immune. Shhh.

This is my post so that y'all don't say I'm being suspicious even though I just don't know how to play.

F - Ray Sheilds F - Brock Louth @Jubis

@Dil wtf, update both pages you dolt.

HMMMMM

Step 1) Force refresh Step 2) ??? Step 3) Profit

@Dil is a bug. Also it's fixed.

1. Which team do you think won the draft? 2. We're into the season a little bit now, what's you biggest takeaway from these early games? 3. Which player do you think is taking the team scoring title (just on the Stars)? 4. Doug posted a shutout against NY. Is he happy about that or sad? 5. You get to pick any player in the league and add them to the Stars, who is it and why? 6. What should the name of the Stars arena be?

fyi, use this.