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Greeting VHL readers, welcome back to out quarterly reports, it's season 86 now and we're one step closer to reaching season 100! Every season brings the end for some players, and for Jonathan Ori that time is coming. He's in his final season of VHL play before he must venture elsewhere to continue playing or, he could hang 'em up and become a play by play or an analyst, time will tell but we're getting ahead of ourselves here. For Ori this was just another set of 18 games to play and he did well, being exactly a point per game. 5 goals and 13 assists puts him at 18 points. He also hit a major milestone near the end of the quarter achieving 500 career points. Ori has never hit 100 points in a season before so it's unlikely he'll score enough to make it to 600 but it's not the last big milestone he can reach, Ori currently sits at 369 career assists, he'll easily surpass 400 before the season is done. Ori has never been a big goal scorer but he should hit 150 before the season is over. Finally for faceoffs Ori took 753 and won 443 of them, leading to a 58.83 winning percentage. Overall just what about you expect from the Canadian center, we'll see you for the next report soon!
 
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based.

@BarzalGoat group done.

@BarzalGoat group done.

Only Bek
 
Actually though, it's always worth having the conversation unless you're coming in with the idea that you've got some genius idea that nobody has ever thought about.

COINCIDENCE???

since y'all both made your picks simultaneously and didn't pick the same people I'm going to assume I'm fine to pick!

D - Erlantz Jokinen

@eagle_3450

boring dc trade tbh
 
at least have me ship off lavelle for a bag of pucks or smth

F - Nico Pearce
F - Ronan Lavelle
 
@Uncommon

F - Nico Pearce
F - Ronan Lavelle
 
@Uncommon

Roster update post
 
1. @AJW
F - Brendan Marner
F - Nezuko
F - Taylor Mourning
D - Brian Payne
D - Tavish DeGroot
G - Xavier Booberry
 
2. @Dabnad
F - Zach Kisslinger II
F - Perry Laperriere
F - Zaza Colors
D - Max Torq
D - Hari Singh Nalwa
G - Clueless Wallob
 
3. @eagle_3450
F - Tomas Sogaard
F - Matty Fire
F - Nils Godlander
D - Jerome Reinhart
D - Bo Johansson
G - Cole Pearce
 
4. @jacobcarson877
F - Daniel Janser
F - Hulk Hogan 2
F - Vinny Detroit
D - Erlantz Jokinen
D - Hammar Voss
G - Art Vandelay
 
5. @Uncommon
F - Saku Kotkakoivu
F - Vasile Lamb
F - Sirvaldis Miglaskems
D - Jake Thunder
D - Deron Nesbitt
G - Papa Emeritus
 
6. @Enorama(GM)
F - Nico Pearce
F - Ronan Lavelle
F - Igor Molotov
D - AirRig GoodBrandSun
D - AK92 Wit da Hoodie
G - Brandt Fuhr

get a dog
play hockey
get a gf
play video games
 
that about sums up 99% of my free time right there

After climbing the mountain, @fishy has elected to exit the AGM role on top. This means I'm in need of someone to help me out around the LR for at least the next few seasons.
 
For those who don't know, I'll quickly summarize what I look for in an AGM, sorted roughly from most important to least important:
- Activity in the LR, interacting with players, prospects, and potential FA targets.
- Learning about what it takes to be a GM in this league, to hopefully eventually lead a team of your own.
- Being around to discuss ideas about lines, roster composition, free agency and draft targets. Not to necessarily make any decisions on this front, just to make sure that I am considering all fronts.
- Produce team press conferences if the demand is there. There hasn't been much demand recently, but if you're interested, you can try and kickstart that again.
- Send lines for me the one time every 2-3 seasons that I am not around to do so to cover season starts or backup goalie games.
 
To apply, either post below with a brief summary of why you're interested or shoot me a DM here or on Discord.
 
@VHLM GM please share this with any of your players that you feel would be particularly interested in the role.
 
Thanks all!

Hey all,
 
I never thought I’d be here… I never thought I’d make a month, 3 months, a year.. like I did.. I knew I could.. but I would have bet on me failing.  It was a super good feeling to go through this and see all of my words and all of the updates over the last while! I’m so proud I made it to another cool milestone.. thanks for being part of the journey. The words in here have of course helped too!  

Absolute legend
 

I feel like this is gonna download a few .bat files.
 
Who wants to guinea pig this for me?

Each season the Alexander Beketov trophy is presented to the player who leads the league in assists, this award is commonly won by a defensemen and this season is no different with all of the top 5 players being defensemen; Tui Sova @v.2 , Jerome Reinhart @MexicanCow123, Bo Johansson @Shindigs, Jake Thunder @Thunder, and Brian Payne @Scurvy. In what was a 2 horse race up until the final couple of sims where Sova would just edge out Jerome Reinhart by 1 assist. The Winner of the season 85 Alexander Beketov Trophy is for the second consecutive season, Tui Sova with an impressive 76 assists!

Congrats on the GM job!
 
I'm just waiting for Grape to now get the Geneva opening 👀

Jonathan Ori has accepted D.C.'s offer.

GO DRAGONS!!! 🏆

I don't know, can we really trust this commish if he was cheating point tasks 12 years ago?...

Not one to make a sappy, rep-farming post, but I might as well take a VHL.com article to wrap up some final thoughts as Warsaw GM.
 
One final thank you to all the players that have played in Warsaw since Season 79, you've made it a great time for me, and I couldn't have wished for anything better. Warsaw will forever be my favourite VHL team, and I'm excited to be coming back as a player, beside the team, and work towards getting to the promised land for the 3rd time. 
 
I don't plan on going anywhere, still plan to be a regular gen chat member and BoG hopeful. Definitely sticking with Pension+ until it gets a nerf. Hard to think we're entering... Christmas season...  I feel like I have things going on every day, so a tiny step back was needed on my end. (Side note, respect to long-term GMs) It hurts to see Vasile falling down the S82 Draft Rankings though. 
 
What will this offseason look like for Warsaw? I'm in a position where I want to get the roster in a competitive spot for S86, but I am also holding back trading future picks in respect for the new GM. I think it's best they have picks for when the core of this team eventually dies off. Speaking of said GM, who will it be? I didn't explicitly give any one member my seal of approval, I just hope whoever does get the job shows the same passion that both Muff and I have shown in the past. 
 
Thats it and I'm out.
 
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For the first time in their 17 year existence, the DC Dragons have won the Continental Cup. Relief, tears, joy are some of the emotions that came across the fans in DC, as their beloved Dragons were finally on top. After years of being called "MID", the Dragons were able to let their performance on the ice be their response. GM Eno Rama has been the man in charge since the franchise first came into the league, and after a slew of bad luck has finally held up the hardware. The Dragons entered the S85 season after a disappointing end to the S84 campaign where they were highly favored to be the NA powerhouse, and cup representee. They had Moscow legend Duncan Idaho in his final season, and finished first in the North American division, and 2nd overall in the league. This unfortunately did not stop them from losing in the Conference Finals to the Seattle Bears in 5. The expectations were lower in S85 for the Dragons, they had lost Idaho, Poopypants, and Mourning. There were gaps to be filled. Questions whether other players could step up, would someone be able to fill in Idaho's shoes? How on earth did this playoff run come about for the Dragons?
 
The S85 Off-Season Retool
 

 
The Dragons entered the S85 off-season with the sting of losing to their dreaded rival, the Seattle Bears in 5 games with expectations soaring high. Duncan Idaho had retired, their top forward was gone. On top of that the team had to let go defenseman Poopy Peepants, and forward Taylor Mourning to the New York Americans. GM Eno Rama let both go, in hopes to fill in the gaps with more cap friendly but efficient options. The Dragons need a shakeup, and they would certainly get it. DC started by trading for Darth Kaprizov from the Riga Reign in exchange for an S86 Malmo 3rd rounder and forward Daniel Clarke. This followed by a slew of free agency moves. The Dragons signed the former highly touted Titans forward, Nezuko and reliable defenseman Milan Dvorak to fill in the voids for Idaho and Peepants. The Dragons offense suddenly looked like a force to be reckoned with as they had Ronan Lavelle, Ryan Vidot, Nezuko and Darth Kaprizov as their top 4. Defenseman Tui Sova was entering his final season, one of the best producing defensemen in the league. He would be joined by Corey Kitson, and Baxter Arcanum again, with Dvorak joining the party. With this solid defensive core and the backbone in Bubbles Utonium, the team definitely was a competitor again, but would it be enough?
 
The S85 Season: The Rollercoaster

 
The S85 season turned out to the a rollercoaster ride for the Dragons. DC had 3-5 games in hand on most of the league for a majority of the season, and went from competing for the Victory Cup to holding their breathe that they would make the big dance. DC started the season off hot, hit a cool period in the middle where the offense looked almost non-existent with Chicago, and LA breathing down their necks for their playoff spot, and watching the teams ahead of them get some distance. The Dragons would end up finishing in the 3rd seed in the North American division with 84 points. It was not sexy, or dominant but they got in and finished ahead of the Seattle Bears by one point. This gave them an exemption from the wildcard round to rest up. Forward Ronan Lavelle tied his career best with 98 points, from the season before. He also set a new career high with 46 goals and 275 hits. Lavelle took the challenge of being the team's lead scorer with the help of linemate Ryan Vidot who finished with 87 points of his own. This was a career best for Vidot, who also scored over 40 goals for the first time in his career as well. The Lavelle-Vidot connection was a dynamic one. Another duo who had a great season, especially early on was the Nezuko-Darth connection. Nezuko finished with 66 points, which he voiced displeasure about as he was averaging over a point per game, and finished below the margin. He still was a 35 goal scorer, being setup often by Darth Kaprizov. Darth had 60 points of his own, 39 of which assists. Tui Sova delivered another impressive campaign in his final season. He had a league leading 76 assists, and 93 total points. Sova as always was wheeling and dealing plays that would end up in the back of the net. Corey Kitson quietly produced 44 points and a very big +30 rating, while blocking 106 shots. Milan Dvorak posted up 42 points of his own and blocked 137 shots of his own. Dvorak's pairing suffered in the +/- field due to the second line's cold streak during the season with Baxter Arcanum. Arcanum delivered 176 hits, 129 shots blocked and posted up 31 points. Arcanum also went into fool goon mode with 166 penalty minutes! By far the team leader.
 
The S85 Playoff Run: DC Magic
 
 

It was now time for the postseason. Nothing from the regular season matters anymore. It does not matter who the league leaders were, nor the standings. Anything can happen at this stage, and unknowingly to us all DC had a surprise in store. The Dragons eagerly awaiting the winner of the Seattle-Chicago series to begin their series with Vancouver in the next round. When Chicago clinched their series, it was time. The Dragons would be facing off against the pre-season North American favorites. It was a hard grueling series of back and fourth between these two strong teams, and it was going to game 7. Ronan Lavelle scored the go-ahead goal in the 3rd period of a 2-2 game to put the Dragons ahead 3-1, and Corey Kitson iced the game to make it was 4-2 series clinching final. The Dragons faced their bitter rival Chicago Phoenix, who humiliated the Dragons in a 3 game series sweep in S83. They jumped off to another strong start on DC, as the series started off 2-0 Chicago, taking both games in DC. The Dragons were able to fight back as they won 4 straight games to stun Chicago in 6. Adison Bond played hero in OT, as it stamped DC's ticket to the Continental Cup final for the second time in the franchises history. There, a very good Moscow Menace team awaited with a hot Papa Emeritus in between the pipes. However, it would be DC's own Bubbles Utonium who would steal the show with a shutout, and just all around MVP play by the DC netminder in the finals. After splitting the first 2 games 1-1, DC won the next 3 to win their first ever Continental Cup. In Game 5's OT, Nezuko would be the hero who would score the cup clincher! It was real. Midtober was over, and the Dragons were champions. Ronan Lavelle lead the postseason in points with 26, goals with 12 and hits with 83. Ryan Vidot and Darth Kaprizov scored 11 goals each as well as 22 points. Darth's playoff experience turned out to be a true difference maker. Tui Sova came to play during the Finals, as that is where he saved all of his production and ended up being a PPG playoff performer before taking his final bow. Nezuko turned out to be the playoff hero for the Dragons, as many in the locker room had said he would. Bubbles Utonium posted up a .928% and 2.67 GAA, and saved their best performances when it mattered the most. Utonium outdueled Papa, and the Dragons would not be able to do this if not for their star goaltender. An unprobeable, magical run had a spooky ending as the DC faithful will be celebrating their cup win this Halloween. Eno, you absolutely deserved it!
 
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After climbing the mountain, @fishy has elected to exit the AGM role on top. This means I'm in need of someone to help me out around the LR for at least the next few seasons.
 
For those who don't know, I'll quickly summarize what I look for in an AGM, sorted roughly from most important to least important:
- Activity in the LR, interacting with players, prospects, and potential FA targets.
- Learning about what it takes to be a GM in this league, to hopefully eventually lead a team of your own.
- Being around to discuss ideas about lines, roster composition, free agency and draft targets. Not to necessarily make any decisions on this front, just to make sure that I am considering all fronts.
- Produce team press conferences if the demand is there. There hasn't been much demand recently, but if you're interested, you can try and kickstart that again.
- Send lines for me the one time every 2-3 seasons that I am not around to do so to cover season starts or backup goalie games.
 
To apply, either post below with a brief summary of why you're interested or shoot me a DM here or on Discord.
 
@VHLM GM please share this with any of your players that you feel would be particularly interested in the role.
 
Thanks all!

Wrote this in the D.C. locker room, may as well claim it lol.
 
Congrats Dragons . This was the vision and goal when I signed in D.C. 2 seasons ago, I had faith in Eno to remain competitive during the back end of Sova’s career and what better time to win than in the final season. Arce & Fong, GRATS OLDHEADS. We’ve been here together before, hilarious that we are here again so many years later. Shouts to Ctots who came BACK FROM THE DEAD after last season, loved seeing you rejuvenated and back to the TPE grind after your busy summer, your player stepped up big this season. To fishy, YOUR GOALIE IS SICK! Thank you for your time as AGM and for building a great goalie in Utonium. Nyko, for your welfare earning meta ass and LR presence boiii. Solas, THX FOR SIGNING HERE LAST OFF SEASON, huge boost to the team for sure. Kaprisov, same to you! Our players came up together so only right we finish their careers the best way possible! Adison and Jason, SHOUT OUT TO DEPTH. You guys were integral as well, thank you for being pieces of this puzzle! Proud of you all and love y’all!!!!
 
-Tui Sova
 
#FLYDRAGONSFLY
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