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Bana has been PMing a bunch of old members to make a triumphant return. GregGreg + Xmas + RomanuesEuntDomus + Denver have all hopped back so far. RED don’t got time tho @Christmas You know what to do.. GregGreg hopped on the bull.. think you can last 8 seconds? Best time I’ve had on this league in such a long time. Amazing LR and people. Would be good for all.

||| ISABELLA CAMPBELL ||| A SCOUTING REPORT ||| P L A Y E R N A M E: ISABELLA CAMPBELL B I R T H D A Y: SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 B I R T H P L A C E: DENVER, COLORADO H E I G H T: 5'11" W E I G H T: 175LBS N U M B E R: 19 Isabella Campbell is officially on her way out of the gate as the VHLM season got underway 2 days ago and I think it's safe to say that if you placed a bet on her becoming something this season, you're likely right. I think the first place you need to start is the fact that she came into the league with some decent carry-over or recreate TPE based off her agencies history previously. Then, you mix that potion of success into the fact that she has been working incredibly hard with the rest of the Bulls since joining their organization and she's basically set. I do believe right now she's sitting at 141 TPE and counting on the week, with a few more to come. This is great to think about for her, the VHLM, Houston, Seattle and all of the above. Maybe even women who are looking to become more prominent and successful in these leagues. Just think, it won't be too many seasons until she's busting the 200 zone and I'd likely guess that by seasons end she'll be damn near capping. What's amazing about that is her later start. Now, with that out of the way, let's take a look at the player herself and do a minor, quick breakdown. B R E A K D O W N Scoring - Although expectations might have been a little higher so far this season, she's not doing bad at all and I think just needs to find that chemistry and what clicks for her. Outside of what's actually going on, how she trains and with what we believe her current traits are, her lethal shot and ability to find the back of the net are something that makes her a special player. She's going to be at the top of any leagues for scoring, almost always. I think that would be a fairly easy bet for us. Good Balance - She's got extremely consistent, strong traits throughout her entire build. While she can play good in the offensive zone, she's pretty decent in her own zone as well defending the puck from her net. Then, she's a master at the draws - or, at least coming along fairly nicely and making sure to spend time working on that as she knows its importance to the team. This balance and consistency of it will be a good reason why she has nice success in her future. N H L C O M P A R I S O N Always fun to see where these players are going to line up for their careers and there's not many ways to show a fan how well they'll turn out than by comparing them to an NHL player. We're going to take a stab and go with Evgeni Malkin. While she's not as big and built as Malkin, for a female we'd say she's got good size to compete with the men and make sure they know she's on the ice. She's going to be able to win battles along the boards, by the net or make sure she's winning those draws with brute force. She's gonna have the hands of silk, the shot of a god and the ability to put up some big numbers and be a player that the team wants, needs, loves and all of the above.

Grats!!

||| ISABELLA CAMPBELL ||| A JUNIOR REVIEW ||| P L A Y E R N A M E: ISABELLA CAMPBELL B I R T H D A Y: SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 B I R T H P L A C E: DENVER, COLORADO H E I G H T: 5'11" W E I G H T: 175LBS N U M B E R: 19 Isabella Campbell is a force to be reckoned with. Not only does she have the skill sets that make her an absolute weapon for her teams on the ice, but she has the blood of her father, agent and future GM running through her veins. She was made to dominate. Being an elite hockey player is in her mind and running through her body. This was extremely evident throughout her junior career prior to announcing she had intentions of joining the VHLM and being picked up by the Houston Bulls. Before that moment she took the leap into the bigger, professional leagues, she spent the last 2 seasons playing with the Denver Icehawks in the United States Womens Hockey League. During these 2 seasons, she led the team on the ice for points, goals and most things you can lead for (aside from penalty minutes), and also led her to on and ice as the teams official captain. She was the leagues best player at the time of her departure and really grew into an amazing player. In fact, she was so good that she's currently one of few females to be playing in the VHLM right now. We don't have specific numbers for you, but she's currently suiting up with an all female line with Venus and Aloe. Her amazing play led her up to this historic and legendary moment in the VHLM. Two years ago, she entered the United States professional women's league as a rookie and quickly started making a name for herself. Out of the gate, the team was transitioning into a rebuilder with lots of their veteran presence moved out earlier in the off-season. Entering training camp, her skates apparently came with some mixture of gasoline and other explosives because damn she was on fire. Her motivation, work ethic and attitude were things that earned her the captaincy for that season. Throughout the 56 game schedule, the team managed to exceed expectations and barely squeak their way into playoffs. Campbell's play was destructive in the offensive zone and fairly consistent in her own zone. In 56 games, she threw up 28 goals, 33 assists for 61 points on the year. Flip the page and head into the next season, the team added some fire power in the off-season, drafting a few big players throughout the USA and adding 2 others via trade. Things were feeling good, looking good and going good. The team started hot out of the gate and they didn't stop that fire until the full completion of the season. Not only did they take 1st place on the year, but got the 2nd most wins ever in a season with the most goals ever scored. Think that's bad ass? Isabella Campbell went beast mode on the league and absolutely smashed her season totals from last season. During the 56 game season, she added 39 goals, 60 assists for a grand total of 99 points on the season. The record for most points in a season is 111. She currently sits 8th all-time. Then, with the 17 playoff games she added another 8 goals, 20 assists for 28 points to hoist the championship high above her head. Fast forward and she's currently making history in the VHLM - forming the first all female line on the Houston Bulls. Her presence has been a strong one in Houston as the team has really built itself up over the last week or so and Campbell's presence has been a good factor into some of the newcomers entering the Bulls organization. She's excited for her future with the Seattle Bears and to be taught under her father who had a strong career in the VHL, both as a player and as the GM of the Seattle Bears. Time will tell where she ends up, but she is extremely determined to come out of her career as one of the best, if not the best, female player to ever play the game. T H E E N D

FOR MYSELF.... ISABELLA CAMPBELL

It's crazy to think that over 4 years ago I took the helm of the Seattle Bears and I'd imagine with the 5 seasons immediately behind that, it's been well over 5 years of consecutive GMing within the VHL and it's leagues. It's crazy to think that as of last month, I hit 1,500 straight days of being behind the Bears bench. With that start of the S73 regular season, it also marks the start of my 25th straight season with the organization. When this season concludes, I will nail 1,800 games GM'd with the team with the final game being the one that helps me hit the milestone. It's crazy to think, or to see when looking at the all-time GM stats, that for a majority of all statistics and records and what have you, I have to be somewhere near the top. I guess the tenure's longevity could also be to thank for that, lol. I did a little bit of piling up of stats, going through World Cups and all of that to see what I have. Everything for the VHL and VHLM are correct, but I think I could be missing a season or so worth of GMing for the World Cup but couldn't find the GM lists. That aside, over 900 wins (for 2nd or 3rd all-time I believe), 1,700 Games GM'd, 4 Continental Championships, 2 Founders Cup (3 if you count the won I won for LaFlamme and Minnesota in whatever season I helped him out), 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. If you tallied up all the games (excluding the medal round games for tournaments) GM'd over the last 29 seasons, the total amounts more than 2,100 games in this role or some form of it. Kind of a cool vibe to be heading into the 25th season with the Bears. It's something not a lot will do and no others have done. The fact that it's a quarter of a VHL century, that's pretty damn cool. Over the 2,100 games, I have made some awesome league memories, pals and all of that. It continues to this day as a player, member and GM too. Any who, that's enough tooting my own horn. 2 TPE. Blake Campbell GM Career Stats VHL - Seattle Bears - 24 Seasons - 1,728 GAMES - 924 W - 670 L - 134 OTL - 4 CUP - 3 GMoTY VHLM - Bratislava Watchmen - 5 seasons - 174 W -- 153 L -- 34 OTL -- 2 Founders Cups, 3 Jack Reilly Trophies (GMoTY) World Cup - 7 seasons - 1 Silver (USA S46), 1 GOLD (Scandinavia S48), 2 Bronze (Western Europe S70 & USA S72) World Cup continued - Team Mercs (S68), Team USA (S66), Scandinavia (S50) World Juniors Hockey - coming soon

Damn this is quality. WELCOME BACK GG!

I knew we were gonna turn some heads!!

Da bullz

Also massive shout out to @solas for one of my favourite sigs made to date.

Good to see the PM in the junk folder works sometimes. Glad to see you creating GG. I would hope the Bulls hop on this train soon and I’d imagine we walk hand in hand together, Greg? Houston has a lot of amazing people and I think could really help you get back into things here. Most fun I’ve had since back to back cups.

S E A T T L E B E A R S S 7 2 C A P T A I N S A S S I S T A N T # 1 B E R O C K A S U N D Q V I S T @Berocka A S S I S T A N T # 2 S C O T T G R E E N E @DoktorFunk C A P T A I N R A Y Z F U N K @Rayzor_7 GO BEARS GO!

Season 73 Bears Press Conference (PART 1 - Catching up to speed) Press Conference Rules: LINK --> (3 Answers for 1 TPE) *You only have to answer 3 - more are listed for variety and preference. ** Feel free to ask one another Q's too to earn that extra 1 TPE 1. What are your thoughts on Riga winning the cup? 2. What did @Jubis use to wipe away the tears of being so close, but once again, so far away of winning the cup? 3. What are your thoughts on the Draft? Did anything surprise you? 4. What are your thoughts on the Bears drafting @MexicanCow123? 5. Should we trade @Rayzor_7 6. What are your plans for the upcoming weekend? 7. If you had to pick any player as a lifeline on a game show, who would you pick and why? TAG THEM. 8. If your player had to swap professional sports, what else would they play and why? 9. Does your player have any superstitions? 10. How do you think the Bears do this season? 11. What player do you think will win MVP? 12. What goalie will finish the best this season? 13. What team places 1st in NA? 14. What team places 1st in EU? 15. Any predictions on the two finalist teams? Who wins the cup? 16. If you had to relocate a VHLM team, which would it be? 17. What city should get a VHL team next? why? 18. What team should get a VHLM team next? why? 19. You have to fire a commish. Which one are you tossing to the curb? 20. You are hired as dictator of the league. What is the first thing you will do? 21. Make a bold prediction for this season. Make it ballsy but make sure it happens. 22. Which Bear will be the biggest factor for the Bears this season? 23. What is something you miss most during these isolating, covid-19 days? 24. What is the last thing you ate? 25. What is something that you crave the most? @Rayzor_7 @DoktorFunk @TXC @Berocka @oilmandan @Keygan @Rocket @Dtayl @MexicanCow123 @zepheter @leafsman @Dil @a_Ferk @Walter Fizz @namanert

Media Spot When I was 13, I enjoyed playing baseball and hockey. For hockey, I was a goalie and a center growing up. I know for baseball the position may be looked at as a joke to some, but I really enjoyed the catcher position. I was super good at handling and catching them balls. +13 oh ya

July 20-26 --> 6 + 12 uncapped July 27- Aug 2nd - 6 TPE

RECREATE TIME: MY NEXT PLAYER I think it was only a matter of time before I went down this road and to be honest, I feel like I’ve lasted a lot longer than most have. I am unsure though and I’d imagine someone good to shed light on this would be Victor but it’s nowhere near a big enough thing at all to bother with a tag. I think a lot of members eventually find themselves in a career where they’re naming their newest player somehow after a player in the prior careers (a family member of an old player etc). I have lasted this long without having one but I finally think I am about to cave and go for it. Initially, my thoughts were to go as a goalie. Seattle was losing Rayz Funk in the coming seasons and knowing how much success he’s brought the organization, the team knows very well that they must have a great goalie in order to succeed. So, does Seattle go the easy route and have the GM recreate as a goalie and cash in that way? You’d think it would make the most sense, but with things going on as they currently are in the VHL, you wouldn’t be wrong to think otherwise either. Are they going to gamble and take a goalie in one of the next 2 upcoming drafts? I know looking in this draft they could likely find a guy and I would arguably bet $3.50 that there’s going to be another solid candidate or two in the next draft as well if there isn’t already. SO WHAT DO I DO? Well, this is what happened. THE PROCESS “I was giving it thought. I was going back and forth like crazy and it was really starting to get old. Something I’ve learned in the last 24 seasons is that it can get real easy to sit there and go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. It’s a wicked game that can get the best of GM’s second guessing, jumping all over the place, busting prematurely or maybe playing a little too long on a hand that was too soft? Find the plans, draw them out and look them out, figure it out, do it. Do not get caught up in the tire rolling down the massive hill. For Seattle, it was a pretty simple choice. Play it safe? Gamble and likely get two birds stoned at once. Who doesn’t like getting two birds stoned at once? For this very scientific reason, we decided to go the route of nabbing a goalie from outside the organization and leaving a different position open for the taking. Center or D? Ultimately, Defense was the position initially chosen. I’ve enjoyed it with Federov and Kovalchuk, always seemed to have decent luck and it was always a huge boost to the team. It was literally so much back and forth until I FINALLY made a decision. It was painful and the shit part too was that there were so many weeks to mull it over before recreating. Then, out of nowhere, I went with neither G or D and ended up creating as a center. I figured we nabbed ourselves a goalie (so duh, no recreate there) and a d-man could likely be easier to find down the road than a big time centermen who GM’s love to hold onto. ENTER NAME HERE I guess we forgot to mention the name. For me, it was one of the easiest things to come up with. I obviously took the last name of the player I was using it off knowing they were somehow connected, googled first names for where they were from and picked something that I thought sounded good when said, etc. It didn’t take me long at all. I don’t think I’ve ever really had an issue naming my players only these leagues and have always been fortunate to be creative enough to keep the excitement going each time around. Now the player I head back to makes a lot of sense. It’s where I got my start in the VHL. It was my first player in the league. It’s who I won my first Founders and Continental’s with, I got an Aidan Shawn for and have a lot of great memories with. He has now been the guy “named” behind the bench of Seattle for the last 24 seasons, 900+ wins and a majority of Seattle’s GM’s records and even closing in on Top 5’s and 3’s for the VHL. Blake Campbell, looking back, was maybe still one of my more favorite players I’ve had on this website and maybe even this league because I’ve had a lot to be thankful for throughout the seasons since then. HERE IT IS I guess enough with the word count bull shit, let’s reveal the name. LADIES… GENTS… I PRESENT TO YOU… The Daughter of VHL Top 5 Blake Campbell… ISABELLA CAMPBELL STATEMENT It’s been a long time coming but I am finally here. I do not want to keep the people and media for very long here today, however, I wanted to say that the excitement is incredible and I’m so happy that the season is underway and I am rolling. Choosing a team was a fun experience like my dad said it would be and it was initially down to 2 teams at the very start. Now, saying that, things could have easily changed. The management of all teams did a pretty great job reaching out but at the end of the day, the 2 teams still remained top the boards. I won’t release team 2 just to drive everyone nuts but I am very happy to go to Houston. Awesome locker room and we’ve even added some solid talent and members since me joining the squad. I am excited to ruin Miami’s plans this season and send them packing. That is the plan anyway. Guess we will see. Lastly, my future may already be chosen for what team I go to but I am still very excited to join the team and make a name for myself. Seattle has had strong success in the past and I know I can contribute to that. I really do plan on being the best female player this league has ever seen. Again, I guess well wait and see. Until then, I’m excited to put my head down and really give it my all for Houston. GO BULLS!

Makes sense. Small blemish. Adapt and move on!

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