rjfryman

I really enjoyed this podcast and it was very illuminating. I know when you live stream or podcast information it is usually more casual in nature, but given your choice in youtube I would love to see some images sometimes especially when talking about team logos and not that it would be necessary but doing some timestamps in either the description or in a pinned comment will help people coming after the fact know the highlights and jump to points that they might want to relisten or share with others if it pertains to them. Also, the chemistry between the two anchors is great, I know you two are cousins but the back and forth is just great.

Season 65 - $20 Transaction ID: 74835797VB6201235 Julius Freeman Doubles Week (Week Ending 2/24) Doubles Week (Will Use Week Ending 3/3) $1 Mill Player Store @Josh. 5 Uncapped

Waking up at 5 am the morning on the first day of training camp can be a shocking experience for anyone. Waking up 5 am after flying to Halifax from Nashville the night before is a shocking experience for myself. Why was I so eager to fly all the way to Halifax. There were 4 teams in the USA that I could have tried out for and possibly gotten a contract with. Hell, I probably could have been higher in the depth chart on a lot of different teams but man can Anthony Rogers really make you feel special when he talks to you. I wonder if that has to do more with his playing days or through years with his recruiting expertise. Either way, he said enough for me to move the 1,353 miles from my home in Nashville to go to a town with a fifth of the population to play hockey. Once I got here Aran Thranduil the AGM of Halifax greeted me at the terminal and helped me get to the hotel I would be staying for a couple weeks until I can get my own place or cut from the team. Ohh sorry drifting off there, Sorry it is 5 am and we are doing our morning skate, and I don't know many of the other people skating here outside of Dimitri Volosenkov who Anthony keep on showing as his example of what I should be striving for in a left winger. Dimitri even came over before the skate started and asked if I needed anything from him. I mean the nerve of this guy, I'm trying to take the starting left wing spot and he is as nice as can be. I don't think he even sees me as a threat for his starting spot. Which I guess is fair, Dimitri can out skate me by at least 4 stick lengths, and he has a wicked wrister that puts my shot to shame. I still don't know how I feel about Dimitri since on one hand, he is super nice and even seems to want to be my friend but on every team, before this one most people cared more about their own stats and progressing to the next league than they did about their teammates. Either way I'll make up my mind on him later, but for now, its practice time and I have to get my head in it or I'll be shipped off. After the morning skate, I wanted to go back to my hotel and sleep but Dimitri insisted on taking me to breakfast. He said he would help me get to know the team and what I should be doing in order to help the team out. Once I got a western omelet and enough caffeine in me to wake me up from my stupor, Dimitri pulls out his team notebook and flipped through to the players' pictures. This is Anton Edvin, he is our 1st line center. He is a natural right wing but he has been moved to a center since he always beats most people on the face off. Watch out for his shot, he is the best shooter we have and if you don't pressure him he will go bar down on you so fast that Thranduil will sit you for a shift or two until you learn to never give him an inch. Basaraba Moose is our 1st pair left defensemen. If you need to learn to defend against someone he's the guy you go to. He isn't the fastest but his positioning is always on point. He will bully you into the corner and take your lunch meat if you don't keep your head up. Plus you better watch out for him on the offensive zone, it is not always accurate but his slap shot will leave a bruise that will last a week. Ohh this one's a good one: Blake Gaudette is our second line left wing. you might be able to catch him but he does have more offensive upside than you right now. Even if you take his spot on the second line he will probably keep his power play minutes. He can score like he has been in the league for a year or two but this will be his first full season. You need to work hard to beat him out or you will be stuck on the third line or worse be demoted to the fourth to teach you a lesson on "wanting it more". Bolt Vanderhuge is our Top Defenseman he won the Ryan Sullivan Trophy last season and looks like he might have another great season with us. Where Moose will stop you with positioning Bolt will just run through you and then maybe fight you if you look at him the wrong way. That being said he is not a tough guy only he got more points than just about everyone else on the team, last season. He's a fighter but if he likes you he will have you back no matter what happens. Dick Rash is our second line right winger. We joke about him being unsustainable since last season he had a 25.58% shooting percentage. He is a well rounded forward who is a good skater and has a good two-way game. You will probably see him have a lot of penalty kill and power play minutes due to him being so well rounded. I just wonder what would happen if he took more shots. Ohh that one is me Dimitri Volosenkov, Last season I did not have the best season due to my ice time but I put in the work and this season you will see many points from me. I will teach you many things that will help your game if you listen to them but enough about me lets move on. Fabius Adomaitis is one of our new players like yourself, he seems like a good kid and might turn into a good defender someday but who knows. He is very well rounded for a player his age and with time will grow to be a centerpiece of any good defense. Jack Logan another young skater who is playing defense but he already is one of the best skaters on the team. Ohh I can keep up with him due to my training but his natural ability will allow him to continue to be a great skater for years to come. Jad Clapperton is one of our defensemen from last year. He is a good defenseman he excels at checking and playing good defense. He is still looking for his breakout season so watch out for him. Don't let him run you into the boards you might not get back up. Josh Wilson is a center who can skate well and has a knack for the offensive side of the ice. He will be fighting to keep his second line role but you will see him get lots of power play minutes as he continues to excel on that side of the ice. Don't expect too much on the defensive side. He's probably fine but the coach doesn't let him have many faceoffs back there. Ohh look this one is you, Julius. I think you are doing fine so far but you need to take my advice on some things. Don’t be afraid to take the shot if you have an open lane. You never know what’ll happen. Place your shots strategically, if you see someone open for a rebound shoot low for a good chance at the puck rebounding to them. Work hard in the corners and never give up on the play until the whistle. If you put in the work off the ice too you’ll see improved results. Keep doing what works for you and you’ll find success in this league. Max Coffey is a great defender who will help you when you screw up. he plays his position well and can cover for others when they screw up with his speed. he's working on his offensive side this season I think, which is smart since his defense is great. Then there is Nacho. Strangely enough, no knows his real last name and the league just lets him put Nacho on his jersey. He is one of our better penalty shooters, but luckily for us, we don't let many games got to the penalty shot. He is a good faceoff man and is a well-rounded player but not many people know much about him outside of his play on the ice. Papa Gage is a good well-rounded defenseman who is well disciplined. You shouldn't see him take that many PIMs this season since he is most of the time in good position and takes his time with the play, letting it come to him rather than him force it. Though you might need to come back and help him with the breakout while he still learns our system. Rhye Tyr thinks of himself as the AGM of the club but in reality, he's more of the assistant to the general manager rather than someone with any real authority. He is a good player though. He is a defender who is knowledgable of the zone and how to stop someone from entering and he knows how to exit the zone. If you ever feel pressure on the ice you can pass it to him and he will take care of you. He can pass and shoot better than 90% of the defenders in this league and has the uncanny ability to keep the puck on his stick even in the direst situations. Teagan Glover is our top natural center who might be playing right wing at least until he gets his faceoffs better than Edvin. You might laugh at him being moved to winger than center but when you see him on the ice you will see why he's still on our top line. Teagan is a master of everything on the offensive side of the ice. He is one of our best skaters who can protect the puck in all situations. He sees the ice like he was born on it, passing crisply to anyone who is able to receive it and even if there is no opportunity for a good pass the guy can snipe it past any goalie out there. I know you like playing defense and that great but when you want to look at how to play offense in our system look at his tapes. The bender is the last skater we got on defense and he seems like he is a good kid and might turn into a good leader someday. I think he was a captain on some of his old teams by the way he talks. He is a good skater and is one of the most well-rounded defensemen we have. I hope he continues to grow and be a good solid backstop for us. Last on the team is Chase our goalie, and I saved the best for last since without him it doesn't matter how good we are. Chase is solid at his core, he practices every day so that no one part of his game is too far from another. He likes to say since he slowly but surely is getting better he doesn't have any major holes in his game. So that is the team. I know I have through a whole lot at you all on the same day as our first skate, and well your second day here in Halifax but its better to drink from the fire hose than be lost in the wilderness for a season. That being said I think Rogers and Thranduil want us to get back after breakfast to go over game plan watch some film on last seasons playoffs. One last thing if you have any questions at all Julius I am more than happy to help you with anything you need. Are you ok Julius you haven't said anything for a while? At that moment Julius after only getting 4 hours of sleep and after the morning skate and one of the longest breakdowns he has even been in fell into his leftover western omelet. 2050 words, using for PT weeks Feb 18-24, Feb 25-Mar 3, Mar 4-10, Mar 11-17 Authors notes: The first 3 and last section are more from Julius Freeman's inner monologue or just general narration, whereas the paragrams in general list form are from the point of view of Dimitri who is helping Julius navigate through his first season. Apparently, it has also come to my attention that Bolt Vanderhuge is no longer on the Halifax team, sorry for any confusion this might give to any reader.

Worst Team: Mercs Bronze Medal: World Silver Medal: USA Gold Medal: Canada

I did not know what to expect when I signed the contract with Halifax. A number of teams were interested in signing me for a year but there was something about Halifax. I'm not 100% sure why I went with them, but I think it had something to do with the fact they shot straight with me. They told me that I would not be able to crack the top line and that I would have to fight for my minutes. A part of me, 'the cocky part' thought "Sure, I would have to fight for my minutes but once they see my skills I'll be the starter". That was of course before my first practice. Man I'm lucky we don't have that many natural left wingers between Dimitri Volosenkov and Blake Gaudette I'm lucky to be third in line. Dimitri that guy is a stud, I don't know if I'll be able to ever get close to him, I guess I'm lucky that he is on my team so I can learn from him. Blake on the other hand, he's better than me for now but trust me when I say I'm coming for that second line spot. That being said I do feel confident In my passing. I think maybe only two other people are close to me. Our first line center Teagan Glover and strangely enough a defenseman named Rhye Tyr. Good thing I'm not fighting for their spots otherwise the key to my game would be all but neutralized against those two.

Player Name: Julius Freeman VHL/VHLM Team: Halifax 21st Cash you have: $1.5 Million Purchase Name: "The First Generation" Cost of Purchase: $500,000 Cash Left: $1 Million

1) The VHLM draft is over! Are you happy with where you ended up? If you're graduating from the VHLM this season, how do you think your previous team did? I missed the draft by a day or so, but I got picked up by what I think is a good team if not a good group of people. 2) If you were VHLM drafted or signed, are you happy with where you ended up? If you're going to be VHL drafted, where do you hope to end up? I am extremely happy that Halifax offered me a contract. 3) Now that we're done playing hockey for a little while, what is your player going to do to enjoy the offseason? He is going to work really hard in order to prove that he is worthy of the contract Halifax gave him. 4) The Las Vegas Aces took the Founder's Cup this year, is there any message you'd like to pass along to the team (or your teammates, if you won)? Any team talented enough to win the cup must have worked really hard. I will do my best to work harder than you though so you better not let up. 5) What's your #1 goal to hit this offseason, before heading into your next one? Learn how to max out my training every week and then push myself to make it a reality 6) What, or who, has been the most helpful resource in getting you familiar with the site/the league in general? @McWolf Has been a really good resource in helping me get acquainted with the site and the league. The rest of the Halifax team have helped in our discord.

Julius Freeman Age: 17 Birthplace: Nashville, TN Height: 6’3” Weight: 210 lbs. Position: Left Wing Shoots: Right Julius Freeman did not have the typical hockey upbringing due to the location where he grew up. He only started playing hockey 3 years ago, but he is a quick learner who has an eye for the game. He played football and basketball growing up with his father being his coach at a young age. Growing up with the coach watching film has given him the ability to break down film and learn from not only his mistakes but that of his teammates and competitors. Strengths Passing: Julius has a knack of seeing the ice as very few players can, his passes are crisp and right where his teammates need to be. Even though passing is his biggest strength, his inexperience at some of the fundaments mean that you will see some of the best passes you will ever see in one shift but in the next you can see him make passes that could be great if he was playing with skaters who saw exactly what he saw, but since he might not make it to the majors we might not ever see what that would look like. Defense: Freeman prides himself on being part of the team defense. He can challenge the point and will smother defenders who cannot get rid of the puck fast. Along with attacking defenders at the point, he is also a great help defender who will steal the puck of unsuspecting skaters who pass by his domain. You will see Freeman on the ice on a large number of defensive faceoffs since he loves to prove that his 200-foot game is one of the best. Skating: Man can this kid skate. He only picked up ice skating 4 years ago when his family finally moved to a location with an ice skating rink. But since he saw the winter Olympics as a 6-year-old he was fascinated by hockey and skating alike. He has been rollerblading since the age of 6 on every terrain. His speed is comparable to some of the best, and his edges leave nothing to be desired. He could end of being one of the best skaters out there if he continues to push himself. Weaknesses Fighting: Julius has been in one fight in his hockey career and once you know the outcome you know why. He lost and got knocked out at the championship game. He had three assists before the fight and his team ended up losing by one. Ever since then his coaches would make him do extra laps if he started to get heated with other players. Who knows if it is simply due to not enough exposure or simply because he has no skill. Discipline: This kid can do so many things that make me wonder why he didn't get drafted number one overall but then I look at some of his PIMs. For everything that is great about him, he often gets ahead of himself. I have never seen him get upset and do something intentional to hurt another player but you will see him be careless with his stick or his positioning some times. It's like he can see what other peoples ideal position should be to stop him or to get a shot off and he tries to stop them, but since most people don't see their ideal next position they get in the way of his stick. Faceoffs: Julius might someday become a good faceoff man but today he simply does not have the skill or the desire to be anything other than the third option on any line. His demeanor on the faceoff always seems like he would rather be anywhere else. Conclusion: Julius Freeman has great possible upside, he might someday be one of the best playmakers in the game. That is if he is able to match his speed of mind with the speed of his stick. He could be a top line center someday. A good team can use him as a good second or third line winger until his growth makes him a preeminent playmaker. That is if he is able to get his weakness to strengthen in the ways that they should with the proper structure around his development. A good team, coach and of course age will help him in this regard.

Best way to learn. I'm in.

I accept your offer McWolf.

Thanks, Spade posted in /r/Predators and it looked interesting. Thank you, I think I'll spend a lot of time looking over the rules.

Player Information Username: rjfryman Player Name: Julius Freeman Recruited From: Reddit Age: 17 Position: LW Height: 75 in. Weight: 210 lbs. Birthplace: United States of America Player Page @VHLM GM