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That's his name

So if you haven't already seen my previous articles on ELO and the VHL, go look em up now, there's four of them. The first explains my basic methodology and some of the terms that I'll be referring to here. I've completely overhauled the formulae and adjusted it to work for both the VHL and VHLM, so I'll dive a bit more into the changes I've made here assuming you've already got a basic understanding of ELO and the VHL. First, a fun graph: This is ELO tracked from S67 Game 1 in the VHLM and tracked across the entire season. Each team starts at 1000 and gains and loses as they win or lose games. The biggest difference you might notice at first glance is that the jumps and dips seem much more nuanced. This is because the formula for ELO gain now takes into account win margin in addition to the wins and losses themselves. Every minute dip and rise is a 1 or 2 goal game and each big jump you see is a 4-5+ goal win. I had to play around with the formula for quite a while before coming up with a graph I was happy with, and this is essentially what I came up with: K = constant (which I've had to lower a ton from the old 32 to the new 6) C = chance of winning = 10^(Team's ELO/400) / [10^(Team's ELO/400) + 10^(Opponents' ELO/400)] M = margin of victory New ELO = Old ELO ± K * (M^2/2) * (1-C) The M^2/2 part is the one I've had trouble with, but after playing around with that and K a bit, I think I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. As for the graph itself right now, you can clearly see the haves and the have-nots in the VHLM with the 1st-6th place teams having a tidy lead over the 7th-11th place teams. If I'm betting on any one underdog to win, it would be the Rush, as they're the ones on the best trajectory upwards leading into the latter part of the season (@Josh will no doubt be happy to hear this). As for the bottom half, I think we should all be a little surprised that Mexico isn't any lower. If you followed my VHL ELO graphs from the season before last, you would have seen how Moscow dropped out of view like a rock, and that is what a truly bad team looks like on a graph like this. Here, however, Mexico maintained a respectable distance from Mississauga and Saskatoon, even passing the Hounds are more than one point this season. Just for fun, because I know @Nykonax would ask, here's what the graph looks like if I plug in K = 32, which is what I was able to use just fine before the shift in formulae to account for win margin. Ottawa and Yukon are way too good, Halifax trashed the end of the season, and Vegas and San Diego managed to turn things around at some point. 512 words, claiming for Washington 8/25

@TukTukTheGreat Claiming for Kastelic 8/25

George Washington may never have strapped on a pair of skates once in his entire life, but now that he's no longer alive, he's had the chance to diversify his interests a little. Since wandering out of his small brick tomb at Mount Vernon, he's attempted all sorts of hobbies; hiking didn't work so well because he kept getting attacked by insects and scavenging predators because the scent of his rotting flesh travelled, swimming ended up just disgusting the other participants because he would slowly turn the pool into a rancid sludge, and american football didn't work out because no teammate would huddle with him. Finally, George discovered that the cool air in a hockey rink was enough to slow down his decomposition enough to reduce the smell and keep all his body parts together, so he took to the ice and quickly started making a name for himself. After just one season in a local rec league in D.C., Washington had a couple scouts from VHLM teams come to him asking for him to make the jump to professional play. Here's a summation of the report they've put together on his play: Strengths: Intimidation: Literally everyone who has ever lived would be terrified of a skeleton president coming at them wanting something from them very badly. In this case, he wants the puck, and he's going to get it every time. Never mind the fact that you might be able to pull some of his extremities straight from his body, you'll be quivering in fear too much to do anything of the sort. Poise: From two terms in the presidential office, Washington has no problems performing under pressure. Whether it come during a rousing speech in the dressing room or rallying the troops against all odds, you can count on George to stay cool as a cucumber. Leadership: The guy was elected as president twice in a row in unanimous victories, he knows a thing or two about leading a country. Without a doubt, this translates quite easily to leading a group of 20 guys to a championship. Weaknesses: Natural skill: As anyone else who's been on this Earth for nearly 300 years without touching the ice, Washington occasionally looks like a fish out of water in the rink (sometimes he smells like one too). He'll be improving this comfort on the ice over time, to be sure, but he'll likely never have the appearance of having been born with a hockey stick in his hands. Modern-day tact: Even for someone raised in the 1700s, Washington was surprisingly conservative. His misogynist and racist views would likely raise a few eyebrows then and cause a few riots today. Without his troupe of slaves to tend to his crops and his wife to tend to his health, Ol' George would be in a bad way today if he had to either feed himself or watch his hygiene, thankfully for him, he doesn't need to worry about either. George might pick up a couple extra PIMs if he's ever with a ref who isn't white, male, and Christian. Verbal communication skills: Yes, he speaks English, same as all the other players on his team, but 1700s English might as well be Greek for how well it works in communicating with his teammates. He'll have to nail the modern North American accent if he's ever going to succeed here long-term. 567 words

I'm moving to Germany for four months for school. We'll see how good the wi-fi is in my dorm, but I'm bringing a decent laptop and my peripherals with me in hopes of playing some games.

I'll be on the European server starting in a week and a half ?

We have too many Ryans

Adopt this rn please

This kid is pro-right-wing while being a second gen immigrant

When we have a fantasy draft, who's going first? Why do you torture me by sending me PMs and deleting them? It just makes me feel like I've gone loopy. Also, I know what your team name is because I suggested it as a possible alternative for my own let's go with the same name, just different logos

>eyes react

@rjfryman GW is a GM player, as is diamond_ace's player, who isn't on this list yet I guess

Debatable

Soft E on Enorama @Tagger Not that it really matters because it's a totally made up word, but that's how I say it

Do practice facility and affiliate checks too, ez tpe Trivia as well if your GM gives you the answers

Eyeballs

Praise be to Lord gorlab @Motzaburger you next

Position: D Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden Height: 5'11" Weight: 195 lbs Jersey Number: 64 Drafted: S57 2nd round, 12th overall, Stockholm Vikings Username: Quik After a humble start to his career, slipping out of the first round of the S57 VHL Entry Draft, starting his career on the now-defunct Stockholm Vikings, and not making the playoffs in either of his first two seasons, Johnsson really took his stride and took it quickly starting in S59 when he stormed his way to his first Continental Cup. It was only three seasons later when he would repeat the feat and in the back half of his career he collected a pair of best defensive defenseman trophies. This recognition of Johnsson's defensive prowess makes it even more impressive that he finished his career at over a point per game pace, collecting 603 points across 576 career regular season games and 87 points across 72 career playoff games. Career Awards S59 Continental Cup S61 Alexander Valiq Trophy (Top Offensive Defenceman) S62 Continental Cup S62 Jake Wylde Trophy (Top Defensive Defenceman) S63 Sterling Labatte Trophy (Top Overall Defenceman) S63 Jake Wylde Trophy (Top Defensive Defenceman) S57 Regular Season 57 (STO) | 72GP | 8G - 20A - 28P | -44 | 105SHT | 9HIT | 0GWG As mentioned above, Johnsson started his career in a rather lackluster fashion. Sitting at a tidy -44 and just under 30 points in his rookie season, he already had a hill to climb if he was ever going to make a name for himself in the VHL. S58 Regular Season 58 (CGY) | 72GP | 10G - 43A - 53P | -33 | 138SHT | 67HIT | 0GWG After contraction at the end of S57, Stockholm merged into the Calgary Wranglers franchise, and continued being not very good for S58. Johnsson himself did his best to pick himself up in his sophomore season, nearly doubling his point totals and more than septupling his hit count over those of his rookie campaign, but Calgary still floundered at the bottom of the league. In the off-season following S58, Johnsson was a part of a blockbuster multi-team deal that saw two 1sts and a 2nd move to Calgary (one of which would later turn into Reign star Edwin Preencarnacion), Adam Warlock move to the Québec Meute, and Johnsson move to the Seattle Bears. S59 Regular Season 59 (SEA) | 72GP | 9G - 59A - 68P | +17 | 145SHT | 18HIT | 1GWG Playoffs 59 (SEA) | 16GP | 2G - 19A - 21P | +12 | 34SHT | 9HIT | 1GWG The S59 regular season is when Johnsson finally began finding his stride. Although he couldn't quite broach the point-per-game mark, he found himself in the plus column for the first time in his career. He and the rest of the Bears entered the playoffs ready to rumble. It was then that Johnsson kicked his performance up to another level, counting for 21 points in 16 playoff games en route to his first Continental Cup. S60 Regular Season 60 (SEA) | 72GP | 10G - 67A - 77P | +44 | 230SHT | 83HIT | 1GWG Playoffs 60 (SEA) | 6GP | 1G - 4A - 5P | 0 | 15SHT | 11HIT | 0GWG Some Bears players may have suffered from cup hangover, but not Johnsson. He powered through S60, setting personal records in every statistical category. Come playoff time, the Bears were not up to the task, with Johnsson himself counting for a respectable 5 points and 11 hits in 6 games. In the off-season following their disappointing playoff exit, Seattle shipped off Johnsson in what may be the most lopsided deal in VHL history. To the Wranglers went Johnsson, fellow Hall of Famer Gabriel McAllister, and Otto Axelsson in return for the 1st overall pick, which the Bears used to select goaltender Roger Sterling. Some argued that either one of Johnsson or McAllister would have been worth more than the first overall pick, never mind both of them combined. S61 Regular Season 61 (CGY) | 72GP | 25G - 70A - 95P | +51 | 323SHT | 137HIT | 8GWG Playoffs 61 (CGY) | 14GP | 5G - 9A - 14P | -7 | 48SHT | 36HIT | 1GWG Regardless of the circumstances surrounding his trip out to calgary, Johnsson wasted no time shredding the VHL with 95 points in his first season playing for a Canadian team. Once again, he set career highs in every category, especially impressing with his 137 hits. Although he finished just shy of 100 points, his offensive numbers were good enough to earn him his first individual trophy, an Alexander Valiq trophy as the best offensive defenseman. Unfortunately for Johnsson and the rest of the Wranglers, they would fall just short of a Continental Cup. S62 Regular Season 62 (CGY) | 72GP | 24G - 89A - 113P | +68 | 318SHT | 223HIT | 3GWG Playoffs 62 (CGY) | 13GP | 4G - 13A - 17P | +14 | 34SHT | 45HIT | 1GWG Picking up right where he left off from the season prior, Johnsson broke his previous career best figures in assists, points, plus-minus, and hits. Funnily enough, although he actually improved his offensive numbers after winning the trophy as the best offensive defenseman, he didn't earn that honour for a second year in a row, rather, his hits and shots blocked were enough for him to get the nod for the Jake Wylde trophy as the best defensive defenseman in the VHL. After coming close enough to taste a cup in S61, Calgary came just a little closer in S62, and they brought the Cup home to Alberta. Johnsson himself averaged over 3 hits and 1 point per game over the course of the playoff run. S63 Regular Season 63 (CGY) | 72GP | 25G - 70A - 95P | +61 | 240SHT | 285HIT | 4GWG Playoffs 63 (CGY) | 12GP | 5G - 11A - 16P | +2 | 26SHT | 40HIT | 0GWG As is bound to happen to anyone flying so high, Johnsson eventually had to come back down. Fortunately for him, coming back down still meant he piled 95 points onto his career total and bested his career best hitting totals by a margin of 62. Once again, Calgary came heartbreakingly close to a Cup, losing in the finals in 7 games. Johnsson himself collected a pair of individual awards, his second Wylde for top defensive defenseman and his first Sterling Labatte trophy as the top overall defenseman in the VHL. Following the playoff loss, Calgary kicked off a rebuild, sending off Norris Stopko, Oyorra Arroyo, Keaton Louth, Mats Johnsson, and others. Johnsson was shipped to Helsinki in a deal involving a 1st round pick coming the other way and a 2nd round pick swap. S64 Regular Season 64 (HSK) | 72GP | 23G - 51A - 74P | +27 | 225SHT | 162HIT | 5GWG Playoffs 64 (HSK) | 11GP | 2G - 12A - 14P | -1 | 35SHT | 32HIT | 1GWG As regression took its toll, Johnsson was weary for his final VHL season. Even in a low season by his standards, the defenseman still crossed the point per game threshold and recorded over 150 hits. Helsinki entered the playoffs at the lower end of the field, but managed to surprise the league by making it into the finals before they were unceremoniously dumped by the Toronto Legion in four games. Career Totals Regular Season 576GP | 134G - 469A - 603P | +191 | 1724SHT | 984HIT | 22GWG Playoffs 72GP | 19G - 68A - 87P | +20 | 192SHT | 173HIT | 4GWG Mostly recognized for his defensive prowess, a few spectacularly offensive seasons propelled Johnsson to superstardom and a berth in the VHL Hall of Fame. He was quickly voted in with the class of S66, collecting 7 of the 10 votes for player induction.

How the Founding Father Came About George Washington was born nearly 300 years ago, in 1732, in the British colony of Virginia to parents Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. When the boy was just 11 years old, George's father Augustine died, leaving George, his eldest son, a farm and the family's ten slaves. By the time he was 20, Washington had already contracted smallpox in Barbados, lost a brother to tuberculosis, lost the majority of his teeth (no, he did not actually have wooden dentures, but he did have multiple different sets of dentures), and joined the Virginian colonial militia. As a member of the militia, George fought with the English against the French in Ohio Valley in a conflict we know today as the French and Indian War. In 1763, we begin to see the first of George's anti-parliament views, as he helped spearhead protests against the Townshend Acts (which we know today by the term 'taxation without representation') and he introduced a proposal to boycott English goods. As the American Revolution broke out in 1775, George made haste to Philadelphia, where he joined the Continental Congress. Once there, Samuel and John Adams nominated the 43 year old future president to be the first ever commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. The battles that followed are well chronicled in the history books and rather more boring than you would think, so we can safely skip our way through them. The Siege of Boston, the Battle of Long Island, even crossing the Delaware were all significant events in the Revolutionary War but all so dreadfully boring, as most warfare at the time was. America I think we all know who won the war for American Independence, so stop reading here if you want to avoid spoilers. After 8.5 years of war, most everyone was ready to return to their homes. Washington himself barely had the privilege of doing so, however, because he was thrust into the unenviable role of helping to construct a nation more or less from scratch. After spending less than a decade back home at Mount Vernon (where his family farm was failing and the estate ran a deficit for 11 consecutive years), he spent nearly a month in Philadelphia working on completing and ratifying the first draft of the U.S. Constitution in May 1787. The U.S. did not have an official head of state from 1776 to 1789, so the presidential election of 1788-89 was the very first in the young country's history. Washington, the commander-in-chief of the army who won the War, won the election unanimously, with 69 electoral votes (nice). Less than 1.8% of the total population voted. Presidency and Stuff Perhaps the greatest legacy left by George Washington (besides the building of the country of the United States of America and all that hogwash) was that he refused to be referred to by terms such as "His Excellency the President", "His Highness", and "Great Leader", and instead settled for the rather homely "Mr. President". Besides the nomenclature, Washington contributed here and there to the young America. Specifically he campaigned vociferously against partisan politics (obviously we're following his lead to a T today) and proclaimed November 26 as an official holiday by the name of Thanksgiving. His first term was rife with conflict amongst his own people, like the Whiskey Rebellion or the Jefferson-Hamilton turmoil, and with the native peoples of North America, especially the Northwest tribes united under Chief Little Turtle. Washington never intended on serving as president for a second term, but as the second election in U.S. history neared, he simply didn't state one way or another whether he would accept another term. In response, he won another landslide unanimous victory with nobody running against him. Thankfully for George and his wife Martha, the president's second term was far more peaceful and mellow than his first, with the only potential upset coming in the form of a revolution across the ocean, which Washington promptly stated they would remain neutral on. Post-Presidency By retiring after his second term, Washington set a precedence for the two-term limit we enjoy today. He believed that him staying in office long enough to die there would have set up the perception of the presidential office being a lifetime appointment, something he wanted to avoid. After retirement, Washington only lasted another two years before succumbing to some form of tracheal inflammation at the age of 67. Congress was adjourned for the day the second they received news of his passing (as if they need any excuse) and the Speaker's chair was shrouded in black cloth the following morning. Post-Death Hold on, post-death? Oh I see, we can examine the fact that some dude tried to steal old Georgie's skull or that he currently lies interred in a beautiful marble sarcophagus at Mount Vernon. Wait, what? That isn't the post-death we're talking about? What else is there? He Lives Again The year is 2020. A soft layer of snow covers the Washington tomb at Mount Vernon on a cold January morning. In just an hour or two, tourists will begin milling around the historical residence of the first U.S. President and First Lady, but for now, it's quiet, and the sun is nowhere near cresting over the horizon. The quiet of the early A.M. is shattered by a loud bang. Shortly after, another follows. Every animal within a ten-mile radius immediately becomes apprehensive of the so-called 'New Tomb' that currently contains the bodies of George and Martha Washington. Several seconds of silence followed before being broken once again by a deafening scraping sound followed by one final, massive crash. Within the brick walls of the New Tomb, the cover of George's sarcophagus sits cracked on the floor, leaving his decayed body exposed to the cool air. Although the interior of the tomb has the appearance of disarray, silence is restored to the estate. Slowly, impossibly, a creaking noise can be heard coming from George's open sarcophagus. Just as the clock hits 7 A.M., George's skull peeks over the edge of what was supposed to be his final resting place. Unfortunately for him (or for us), it was not meant to be. 1,032 words

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I think that's more or less the point. Don't punish the 'abusers', fix the system so it can't be abused.

No Asia on the All-WJC team? #Riot

Just search it on Twitter if you want to see a lot of people doing things in defiance.