Stoffiday

Sports Center Theme Good evening, my name is Obviously Bluffing, and here’s our top story. As Hurricane Florence pummels the Eastern Seaboard, an unlikely beacon of hope is bringing help and healing to the families affected. Here’s Dubious Intentions with more! Graphic Change You wouldn’t really expect it, but Rhett Stoffiday of the Yukon Rush feels at home in the waters off Charleston, South Carolina. The Nashville-Born Goalie spent his summers with his grandparents, who would often take him up and down the Southern coastline for vacations. “Memaw and Pappaw always took me to the beach each summer, so in some small way, this area’s responsible for a good bit of my upbringing. I’m glad I can come down and help this community, and try to bring a little light into their eyes again.” Stoffiday said, looking out into the Atlantic. The Rush, who didn’t make the playoffs this year, let Rhett come down from the Yukon Territory to work with Habitat for Humanity, rebuilding homes and providing services for those affected. “He’s a home-town boy, I remember his grandparents and him coming down here when he was real little and eating at my restaurant. Just a good kid. Glad he came to help.” Said Paul Simmons, Owner of the Perfect Storm Café, in Charleston. Within the first few days of being in Charleston, Stoffiday and Habitat for Humanity have aided in the reconstruction of 25 homes, and plan to build 25 more by the end of the week. The Yukon Goalie, whose team did not make the playoffs this year, was thankful that he had a job that allowed him to travel, with the Yukon actually paying for his trip home to help. “I’m on the best team I could be on, GM Montgomery @BarzalGoat and coaches really know my heart and were able to make a very big impact in my coming here at this time. I thank them for it.” On top of Stoffiday’s $10,000 contribution to the Hurricane Florence fund, The Yukon Rush matched Stoffiday, for a total of $20,000 towards the rebuilding effort. Stoffiday played in over 60 games for the Rush, and was ranked 4th overall in Shutouts in the VHLM this season with 2. When asked why he wanted to make the 6,000 mile journey, Stoffiday had this to say: “You have to remember where you came from to get where you’re going, right? If I ain’t giving back, what reason am I even playing? I don’t care if I make a million dollars, or any of that, as long as I can play the game I love, and I can help the people who have loved me back. I reckon I’d travel 10,000 miles if it meant I could help out.” “There’s gonna be a few more Rhett Stoffiday Jerseys out here in Charleston, that’s for sure. He’s one of us, always was, always will be.” City Councilman Clyde Ballinger stated. For Sports Center, I’m Dubious Intentions. Sports Center Closing

1) This week, we've had a Mid-Season PT Theme bonus, where you got 10 extra TPE for making a PT about another player in the league. What theme would you like to be used next season? I love when we write stuff about our team mates and make up stories about every day life. One of the things I really loved from the NHL games was how we could act out the player's activities throughout the season, (i.e. Parents arriving, billboards, charity events, etc.) I think this would be a very cool thing to roleplay! 2) We've also re-launched the VHL's Twitter account, and you can get 3 TPE for following the account and retweeting the recruitment tweet. Which social media platform do you think VHL should cover next? Instagram 3) Four of the five playoff places in the VHLM have been decided, the remaining teams to battle it out for the last place in the playoffs are the Rush and the Wild. The Rush are three points behind the Wild, but the Rush have a game more to play and the two teams play each other twice before the season's end. Who do you think will make the playoffs? Yukon's going to the playoffs! 4) At the top of the table, it's a battle between the 21st and the Aces. The 21st are two points ahead of the Aces and the two teams play each other one more time before the end of the season. Who do you think will top the table come the end of the season? Aces, all the way. 5) Speaking of the 21st, they revealed their logo yesterday, what do you think of it? It's really cool! I'm really fond of it!! 6) Finally, I'll be doing another Mock Draft in my weekly Draftee Rankings tomorrow, fill in the template below with who you think will go where in the first four picks! 1 (Helsinki Titans) - Tzuyu 2 (New York Americans) -  Kastelic 3 (Toronto Legion) - Borwinn 4 (Riga Reign) - McWolf

1.) After a rough season, do you think Yukon will bounce back next year? The simple answer to that question is Yes, I really believe in what @BarzalGoat is doing with our team, and with the draft prospects we have coming, I think we'll be in an amazing place next year! One really good thing is, I'll still be starting goalie next year as well! 2.) Who was the toughest player to face? Lordy, that's a tough one. Facing Alex Pepper and Cole Mertz was probably my toughest challenges, I did get a good hit in on 'em time or two this season, but other times they'd just "hand me my ass with the bill", if you know what I mean. 3.) Is there any player in the league that you want to knock out? Most of the folks I play with are pretty nice, so I can't think of one off hand. My team mates knock some folks around for me if I need 'em too! Haha! 4.) Which parts of your game need the most work? Well, I know I need to work on my hand speed, and rebound control. I think in time, and practice, I'll have all of those things down pat! 5.) Do you have any unique pre-game rituals? I always eat Biscuits and Gravy from Dairy Queen before a big game. It's something that reminds me of my grandparents growing up, and anytime we'd go to a big event, for breakfast, we'd always eat biscuits and gravy. It's a comfort thing, and it gets me in the zone.

Alright!! I'm almost on the board!!

Rhett Stoffiday, Goalie, Yukon Rush. WINS/5 = 16 wins for 3 TPE40 Games Started = 5 TPESave % Sub 0.900 = 2 TPE (. 850 SAVE %) Shutouts = 2 Shutouts for 6 TPE Total: 16 TPE

I thought I was your greatest achievement!!! Lol just kidding.

Well played Mr. Pepper! Kudos!! @Sonnet

So they're becoming the Coyotes??

Done!

I'd be down for it.

Finished up my expose on @803 Hope you like it buddy!

Sports Center Theme Hello, this is Fairly Optimistic, with our top story tonight: One may not immediately think of Greece as a hotbed for hockey, but that didn’t stop Athanasios Adrianopoulous from taking the world by storm. The Yukon Left Winger is a formidable opponent, standing 6’1 and weighing 200 pounds. Andrianopoulous was born in Greece, but moved to the UK at an early age, where his friends introduced him to the NHL. Since being drafted to the VHLM, he’s been showing his friends exactly how much he learned. The 25 year old was drafted to the Yukon Rush in Season 62, and is now a mainstay on the roster. An agile skate, Andrianopoulous flies across the ice with ease, and is able to find his target quickly and snipe the goal at will. Over 62 games with the Rush, Andrianopoulous has scored 20 goals, with 30 assists, and has a differential of -16. He is one of Goaltender Rhett Stoffiday’s favorite players. “You want to talk about a team player, I never have to worry when Double-A is on the ice. He’s a professional, and he makes my job so much easier. I trust him out there and in life!” Stoffiday said. His opponents have other things to say, as he also has 68 hits to his credit, and there’s still quite a few games to be played! Andrianopoulous has scored 2 Game winning goals for the rush, and four power play goals. It hasn’t gotten to his head, however, as Andrianopoulous has embraced his role as a team-player in Yukon, and has accompanied his team on many charity events, even scoring a hole-in-one in the team’s charity golf tournament. Andrianopoulous is also never shy about bringing his culture into the locker room, often cooking Gyros for his teammates and making sure that they are included in all events and functions. Even though he’s very proud of his Greek heritage, he wishes to join a North American franchise, so that he can continue to experience the sport up close and personal in the place where it originated. As far as superstitions, Andrianopoulous doesn’t believe in them. He feels that as long as he calms himself before the game, and gets into the zone, he can succeed! On a holiday, Rhett Stoffiday took Andrianopoulous to Nashville, known as the “Athens of the South,” to see the Parthenon, a large art museum in Downtown Nashville. “I wanted to bring him here to see a little bit of home right here in East Tennessee. I reckon he’s a bit homesick, so I definitely wanted to help him to feel like we’re all behind him!” Stoffiday would later state. If this season is any indication of things to come, this Greek titan will be a formidable mainstay on the starting lineup of the Rush for as long as they’ll have him. Don’t be surprised if he makes a jump for the VHL very soon, perhaps even sooner than even the Gods could predict! For Sportscenter, I’m Fairly Optimistic. Closing Theme

Humble Beginnings: Rhett Levi Stoffiday was born on December 7th, 1993 in Nashville, Tennessee on his grandparents’ farm. His mother left his life early on, and his father worked in the United States Navy. Due to this, Rhett lived with his grandparents for the better part of the year, splitting his time between both his mother’s parents, and his father’s parents. His father’s parents lived in Tom’s River, New Jersey, where his father had played Goalie in High School and College. Rhett would spend the majority of his time in New Jersey with his father’s parents taking up hockey just as his father had done, then spend his summers back in his hometown of Nashville working on his maternal grandparents’ farm, moving horses and cattle around and gaining his strength.. Once his father retired from the Navy in 1999, Rhett moved with him, and his paternal grandparents to a new home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The desert was new to Rhett, who would still visit his grandparents each summer in Tennessee, but was now finding himself far away from the ice rinks where he would practice. It seemed like hockey was over for Rhett, as he turned his attention to football, and academics. Knowing that his son had potential, Rhett’s father, Link, would take him to Sante Fe Station Ice Arena in Las Vegas to practice, and eventually enroll him in a Peewee Team. His father would even get back out on the ice, trying out and being signed to the Las Vegas Wranglers from 2000-2004. Big Country: To honor a commitment to his maternal grandparents, each summer, Rhett would travel back to Tennessee to see them and work on the farm. Realizing what Rhett was doing, his grandfather had a summer rink, complete with artificial ice, created on the large property they owned. Rhett would practice his aiming by hitting various targets his grandfather would set up, everything from cups, to pots, to bales of hay; anything that could be aimed at and hit, was! During this time, however, Rhett would continue to work on the farm, building up his core strength and making sure that his grades were top-notch. To practice his speed and stick-handling, his grandfather would throw cow pies at him. Eventually, after being pelted enough times with these, He became fast enough to where his grandfather, in 2004, would take him to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for a skills competition with other young players his age. Rhett was at this time 11 years old, and 5’5” tall, but weighed about 170 pounds. Rhett was teased by other boys for his size, which made him confide in his grandfather that he wanted to go home and forget about Hockey, and that he’d never be as good as his father. His grandfather quickly took him aside and told him, “You’re going to let these city slickers tell you how to stop a puck?! You’re my grandson, and your Daddy’s son! You show them what Big Country can do!” With that, Rhett went between the pipes. Completely unexpectedly, out the corner of his eye, he saw his father, Link, sitting in the stands. He looked at his father, who smiled and fist pumped to him. In the next moment, a puck flew at Rhett’s face. It was in that moment, that every bit of training Rhett had ever had came to light, and on that day...Rhett would earn the nickname, BIG COUNTRY. Rhett stopped every single puck that came at him that day, and even some that didn’t! He was photographed, and given his trophy. In a show of great sportsmanship, he reached out his glove to his opponents, and made forever friends with each of them. Back to Vegas: His PeeWee team had caught on to the fact that Rhett was making waves back east, and Rhett was moved up to a junior team. This team was known as the Green Valley Giants. The Giants would go on to win their division each year he played, but would never get past the second round of the playoffs. During this time, Rhett was active in football as well, playing Center for his Middle school. Throughout high school, Rhett would play with a travel hockey team known as the Henderson Outlaws. The Outlaws would finally bring a coveted title in the 2005-2006 season. He would stay with the Outlaws as starting goalie until he graduated, 15th of his class, from Paseo Rivera High School in 2011. It was at this point, he had to decide where to go to college. The Commodore: Knowing that there was a distinct possibility that he would be able to continue playing hockey into the future, he consulted with his father and grandparents as to where to go. The easy answer would be going to UNLV, which had a wonderful hockey program, and was far cheaper. It seemed that this would be the best way to go until a phone call from an unexpected old friend came across the line. During the call, Rhett was offered a full-ride scholarship to come home, to Nashville, and attend Vanderbilt University. He would be their backup goalie, as their current goalie was out with an injury, but was expected to be back soon. The 2012-2013 season came around, and Vanderbilt’s starting goalie, Denton Tolleson, seemed like he wasn’t getting any better. He had sustained a concussion that took him out of action for far longer than he had planned. During a practice with the team, Coach David Manning came over to Rhett and asked if he would be ready to start for the first game of the season. Ecstatic, Rhett readied himself for play. On October 4th, 2012, Rhett put on his Vandy sweater, and went between the pipes. The South Wall: It was a disaster. Rhett would let seven pucks through that evening, losing to the University of Tennessee Knoxville, 7-2. The embarrassment made him question his abilities again, even going so far as to refuse to walk to the locker room until every other player had left the ice. Coach Manning benched Rhett just as soon as he had a chance, putting in Conrad Sawyer, the third string goalie. Conrad would be the Goalie for three games, before taking a groin injury, which put him out for the season. With nowhere to turn, and with the entire team at his back, Coach Manning put Rhett back in on November 7th, 2012. The air was different this night, and Rhett’s father was in attendance. It would be that night, that they would face UNLV. Many of Rhett’s former teammates were on that UNLV squad, and went out to wish Rhett luck. It was expected that this would be a lost game. During the first period, Vandy did very little to help Rhett to stave off pucks, and by 5 minutes in, UNLV was up by 3. Then it began. Realizing his team needed to believe, he looked to his father, who he could see on the sidelines. His father looked worried, but pulled out a large sign that read, “Trust in Big Country!” It was in that moment, the loud boos began to fade. His gaze fell to the forward, his former teammate Brock Fenton, who came barreling down the way. He readied himself, and in one fell swoop, caught the puck as it roared towards him. There was an eerie calm that came over the arena...and then...Cheers. Rhett would never leave the net again for as long as he was at Vanderbilt. He would graduate cum laude with a degree in Business and a minor in American History in 2016. The VHLM: After college, Rhett attempted to finally branch out and see what would happen if he entered the draft. After a long evening, Rhett was drafted by the Yukon Rush in Round 10, Pick 59. He was unheralded, and for good reason. Stoffiday was welcomed to the Rush with open arms, to be the backup to their goalie, Victor. After three games, and in a move that Stoffiday credits with kick starting his career, Yukon has decided to make HIM the starting goalie. His greatest triumph came against the Ottawa Lynx, where he played “out of his skin,” winning a hard fought victory again former teammates Sidney Crosby and Ryan Kastelic. Stoffiday would remain the starting goalie for the Rush for the rest of the season.

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Rhett walks in smiling ear to ear, sitting down in front of the microphones and adjusting his sleeves. "I'm ready when ya'll are."

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I was in 6th grade, and my dad came to my bus stop to tell me. I lived in Las Vegas at the time, and was so worried that we were going to be targeted next.