Jubo

Really liked the logo swap and the gold background.  I dont really like how the jersey looks because of the background other than that i like it alot 8/10

Oooo really like this!!! The logo swap is clean and the gold standard name bar is literally perfect! I think maybe a darker jersey colour or something that pops more would work better but so sick overall! 9/10

Dang, VERY Good Graphic here. Love the gold ribbon going behind the player and the jersey well dang. If I could choose a jersey this would be it. This is amazing great job. 69/420 (10/10)

big goal scored by @Jbeezy76 Verla der sent us to the conference final

Around the VHL - May 3rd, 2021 - Season 78 Episode 3
 

    
 
It’s the best time of the season, with playoff battles underway as teams vie for the right to hoist the Continental Cup! As the regular season grind came to an end, we saw the Warsaw Predators capture first place overall in the league thanks in large part due to 100-point forwards Aloe Dear (112) and Dakota Lamb (104) as well as #1 defenseman Latrell Mitchell and mid-season acquisition Chris Hylands, who also seamlessly transitioned from forward to wing. Meanwhile, in the North American Conference it was Chicago finishing first, with an extremely balanced attack that featured seven 80-point players and nobody above 93.
 
The NA was a hotly-contested conference with Chicago, Toronto, Seattle, and Los Angeles all finishing within four points of one another, and despite only being 4 points away from winning the division, the Stars had to face off against the Vancouver Wolves in a play-in round.
 
In the EU, Warsaw was joined by London and Helsinki (each of whom finished with enough points to win the North American Conference), while Prague and Malmo finished in the 4 and 5 spots for the play-in series. HC Davos and Riga finished each within a point of Malmo for that final playoff spot and both have to be very disappointed with that result, especially Riga as they loaded up in the off-season only to have to sell again mid-season and were unable to make any sort of noise in Ray Sheilds’ final campaign.
 
Andrew Su of Vancouver captured the league’s scoring title, and appears the early favourite for MVP voting as his 120 points were eight ahead of second-place Aloe Dear and 14 ahead of third-place Groovy Dood. Dakota Lamb, Jim Bob (103), and Onde Sandstrom (102) also turned in 100-point campaigns. Surprisingly, there were no 50-goal scorers this season as Bob led the league with his 48 goals.
 
The league’s top scoring defenseman was Chicago’s Spencer Elsby, with 93 points edging out Tyler Walker of Davos (90), Erik Killinger and Kasper Kankkunen of London (86 each), and Latrell Mitchell of Warsaw (also 86). Walker might be the leading candidate for the Labatte Trophy, though, as he had 290 hits and 165 blocked shots to go along with those 90 points. Elsby and Killinger (among others) are sure to present a strong challenge for that crown.
Grekkark Gyrfalcon posted 37 wins and an 0.925 SV% for Prague this year, while Doug Dimmadome had 36 wins and an 0.923 SV% for Los Angeles, making them the two odds-on favourites for the Aidan Shaw Trophy. League wins leader Ajay Krishna (43) might be in the mix, but could be held back by his 0.919 SV%, which was bested by five other starters.
 
Meanwhile, in the rookie scoring race, Moscow’s star young trio of Paul Atreides, Duncan Idaho, and Philip Stein captured the top three spots, with Atreides leading the way in both goals (31) and points (62). Vancouver’s Javad Kamkar was the top-scoring rookie defenseman with 53 points.
 
S77 Playoffs
 
Which brings us to where we are now - the postseason!
 
The Los Angeles Stars are finally in the playoffs and they celebrated with a 3-1 series win over the Vancouver Wolves in the play-in round, winning game one 6-2 and never really looking back. This was the series of Jeffrey Pines, who put up 7 goals and 10 points in the four-game span to lead his team to victory. In the EU play-in round, while Malmo kept the games largely competitive against Prague, it was an expected series sweep by the Phantoms as they outscored Malmo 14-9 and peppered Artem Tretiak with almost 150 shots over the three games.
 
The first semifinal matchup in the North American Conference featured the Stars against the defending champion Chicago Phoenix in a highly-anticipated matchup. Despite a 47-26 edge in shots for Chicago in Game 1, LA netminder Doug Dimmadome held the fort with 44 saves and the Stars got three goals in the 3rd period for a 5-3 win. Game 2 was an evenly matched affair, 4-4 and relatively close in shots after two periods. But even as the Phoenix turned it on in third, with a 19-7 edge in shots in the final frame, the only goal would go to LA thanks to Pekko Viitanen’s 2nd of the playoffs. Dimmadome made 41 saves on 45 shots to again hold his team in it for a 2-0 series lead. Chicago almost returned the favour in Game 3, with Jean-Pierre Camus making 47 saves on 49 shots, but their offense couldn’t get it going and LA won again, 2-1 on John Merrick’s second-period powerplay goal. The Stars would complete the shocking sweep with a 4-3 win in Game 4.
 
The Seattle Bears and Toronto Legion were separated by just two points in the regular season standings, and the way this series played out, you could tell. Game 1 got the series off the right way with a 4OT marathon. By then, Seattle seemed out of gas as Toronto outshot them 10-0 in the 4th OT, ending it on a goal by SS Hornet. Game 2 only went five periods, with Hornet scoring a second straight OT winner early in OT2 to give Toronto a 2-0 series lead. Game 3 went to OT again, this time ended after just 8:02 by Hex Rose to get Seattle back into the series. In Game 4, we had yet another one-goal game. Toronto jumped out to 3-0 and 4-3 leads but the Bears kept clawing back, then got a third-period goal from Marshall James Frostbeard to win 5-4 and even the series. It was back to OT in Game 5, with Seattle again mounting a third-period rally to come back from a 3-1 deficit, then winning on a Frank Funk Jr. OT goal. Five games into the series, we had seen 23 periods of hockey and every game was decided by one goal. Seattle did buck that trend winning Game 6 by a 3-0 score, but what a thrilling and intense series it was - an instant classic that will be remembered for a long time.
 
Prague’s reward for beating Malmo was a date with Warsaw, the heavy cup favourites after the regular season. The Phantoms put up a good fight, winning game one 2-1 and keeping game 2 to a one-goal game as well. Warsaw decided to flex their muscle in Game 3, putting up an absurd 100 shots over 90 minutes of hockey. Huge props to Grekkark Gyrfalcon for stopping 95 of those 100 shots, but Warsaw finally put the winner by him in 2OT to tie the series. The Phantoms never recovered from that one, losing 4-0 the next game and then being put away by Uhtred’s third period goal in Game 5.
 
In the final conference semifinal series, Helsinki got three goals from Vick Fairchild over the first two games to capture 3-2 and 4-2 wins and jump out to an early lead over London. After London rallied back with a game 3 win, the Titans re-asserted themselves by winning Game 4 by a big 5-1 score, led by a 4-point night from Valtteri Vaakanainen. Finding themselves down 2-0 in the third period of Game 5, the United refused to die, scoring four third-period goals to find a 4-3 win and extend the series. But they’d ultimately find themselves knocked out in OT in Game 6 when Magnus Verlander scored to end a tightly-contested, double-overtime thriller.
 
Round 2 of the VHL playoffs featured so many thrilling moments and a lot of tight games and close series’, despite all of them ending before Game 7. It sets up conference final matchups between the Los Angeles Stars and Seattle Bears in the NA, and a familiar one with the Helsinki Titans and Warsaw Predators in the EU. Stay tuned folks, we’re sure to have even more fantastic hockey and memorable moments to come as the S77 playoffs come to a close!
 
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Players Mentioned: @Renomitsu  @dlamb @dasboot @Hylands @Zetterberg @bigAL @Da_Berr @jRuutu @fonziGG @Spence King @Peace @16z @Advantage @Esso2264 @Sharkstrong @Hooperorama @Mr_Hatter @OrbitingDeath  @IHateBobNutting @Parriyah9374 @rory @Molholt @Xdjk93 @solas @Steve @McWolf @Hex Universe @Rayzor_7 @FrostBeard @leafsman @Jubo07 @Jbeezy76 @GreenGato

10.  Oddest gift you have ever received for your birthday?
Answer - Not so much odd gift but I was once gifted 68 days before my birthday, and the gifts were wrapped in "Happy Birthday" paper. lol. Everyone loves a good surprise but 68 days!!! haha
11.  Speaking of birthdays lets pretend it is yours. What type of cake would your prefer and what food are we ordering in to celebrate?
Answer - Fish and chips and a nice big slice of cheesecake
12.  What would be your perfect birthday? Small and private or a huge raging party?
Answer - On the smaller side of attendees. Short and sweet.
13.  What is the gift on the top of your list for when your birthday comes around?
Answer - 1 itty bitty bitcoin
14.  Describe the main activity or event you would like to do on your birthday.
Answer - Since my bday is in the summer, I'd love to play a round of golf
15.  #Titans-Behaving-Badly is trending the morning after your party, why is it trending?
Answer - The after golf festivities got out of hand... @Spaz showed up so I need not say more

Game 41:
Los Angeles Stars vs. Chicago Phoenix

Game 42:
Seattle Bears vs. Toronto Legion

Game 43:
Prague Phantoms vs. Warsaw Predators

Game 44:
Helsinki Titans vs. London United

Game 45:
Los Angeles Stars vs. Chicago Phoenix

Game 46:
Seattle Bears vs. Toronto Legion

Game 47:
Prague Phantoms vs. Warsaw Predators

Game 48:
Helsinki Titans vs. London United

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@Erik Summers

Really clean and crisp grapic and the text is a nice touch that allows for some extra context that cant be provided with just a picture. Excellent job and even better idea! 9/10

@Vat

10.  Oddest gift you have ever received for your birthday?
Answer - Not so much odd gift but I was once gifted 68 days before my birthday, and the gifts were wrapped in "Happy Birthday" paper. lol. Everyone loves a good surprise but 68 days!!! haha
11.  Speaking of birthdays lets pretend it is yours. What type of cake would your prefer and what food are we ordering in to celebrate?
Answer - Fish and chips and a nice big slice of cheesecake
12.  What would be your perfect birthday? Small and private or a huge raging party?
Answer - On the smaller side of attendees. Short and sweet.
13.  What is the gift on the top of your list for when your birthday comes around?
Answer - 1 itty bitty bitcoin
14.  Describe the main activity or event you would like to do on your birthday.
Answer - Since my bday is in the summer, I'd love to play a round of golf
15.  #Titans-Behaving-Badly is trending the morning after your party, why is it trending?
Answer - The after golf festivities got out of hand... @Spaz showed up so I need not say more

Very nice graphic. There isn't really anything to criticize on this 10/10

That's badass right there 

Review:
 
Vat is easily one of my favourite players in the league, and to see such a well-done graphic is great to see! The graphic itself is very well put together, with a great tag of him coming to the VHL sooner than later to Helsinki. The player render with the logo swap is well-done, and the background has a nice blue theme to it. My only critique is that the text is a bit scrunched, and I'm not sure if it's due to the font-type or not, but something seems a bit off with it which makes it a bit blurry. Besides that, it's amazing to see Vat's contribution to Mississauga and for him to come up very soon ❤️ I'd give this a 8.5/10

@Vat

@Caboose30

@Vat

Sweet mask swap! Looks awesome

@Caboose30

@Caboose30

Well it's theme week again and this season our theme is Alternate Realities. Well I couldn't really think of any alternate reality other than back in Season 74 where I was torn between resigning with my longtime team the Prague Phantoms for 2 years or sign on with the Helsinki Titans for the one year to give my player at the time, Seabass Perrin his first real shot at competing for the Cup.  Of course as we know Seabass ended up signing on with the Titans where they reached the finals only to fall short to the Vancouver Wolves in the S74 Continental Cup Final. Afterwards I chose to close out my career with the Phantoms by making a return to Prague in S75.
 
I always wondered however, what if I hadn't signed on with the Titans? What if I had played that season in Prague? 
 
Roster Changes
 
Well if I had signed in Prague, they probably wouldn't of brought back Jacob Perry in order to fill out the top 4 on the backend. Kudos to Perry though he came back from inactivity that year and had a good season scoring 38 pts and going +11 for the Phantoms. The Phantoms probably would've also had to move someone out to fit Seabass' Cap hit. Who knows, it could of made the Phantoms trade away Dagmar Havlova a season sooner than it actually had happened. No offense to Perry but I feel like the team's blueline would've been in better shape with me instead as I was a career 50-60 point getter and I would've given the team a more veteran presence to better transition rookie Riley Knight Gee to playing in the VHL. However, the team would've had to take a hit in the forward department to make it all happen which I feel wouldn't of made that year's team that much better in the end. I think they were actually better off just letting me go. 
 
Helsinki on the other hand could've tried to go attract some other defender from Free Agency as there were other big names such as Lance Flowers, Jeff Downey, Cinnamon Block and Andrej Petrovic available for hire that offseason. However, in my mind odds are they would've just tried to resign Daldo instead of letting him walk after Season 73. Daldo in reality ended up signing up with the Toronto Legion.
 
Helsinki/Prague Wildcard Round could've went differently.
 
Hell, maybe Helsinki wouldn't even of made the playoffs. The team just barely made the playoffs on the last day of the season back in S74. ending the season with 81 points. The Titans and the Phantoms (80pts) just barely beat out HC Dynamo (80pts) for a wildcard spot in order to officially enter the playoff rounds. The Titans then ended up having to dispose of the Phantoms in that Wildcard round in a 2 game sweep. Maybe if the Phantoms had the power of Seabass on their side that year they could've perhaps had a better chance at overcoming the Titans. After all, Seabass was playing the best hockey of his career as the playoffs of Season 74 is the only time I ever got Seabass playing at a PPG pace. 
 
My Finals run that year could've never happened
 
Helsinki not only could they have lost to the Phantoms in that opening wildcard round but even if they had survived that round they perhaps wouldn't even made it much further past that round. Seabass played an important role in the finals run as he lead all Titans Defenseman in scoring in the playoffs with 19 points in 18 games. Without Seabass coming up with solid showing in the playoffs they could've possibly struggled like they did during the regular season. 
 
If by any chance I would've helped the Phantoms beat out the Titans in the wildcard round I don't think the Phantoms had as good of a roster to be able to survive past teams like the Moscow Menace and the Malmo Nighthawks in the next two rounds to be able to make the finals that year. 
 
Conclusion
 
 I think I made the right call as I wouldn't of had as good of a chance to experience a finals run in Prague. Also, that finals run with the Titans was just magical and I had a lot of fun playing with all those guys for the year I was there for and I don't regret a thing. To this day it remains the closest I've ever been to really winning a Continental Cup. Of course I won the Cup in Season 11 with my first player but I don't really count that one at all since I wasn't active at all for that one. So here I am with what is now my third player, still chasing my first real Continental Cup.

Big recommendation for Big Bob! Good luck buddy!

Player Information
Username: Big Bob
Player Name: Bob Beach
Recruited From: Other (recreate)
Age: 22
Position: D
Height: 80 in.
Weight: 180 lbs.
Birthplace: Barbados

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