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Failing out on Forsberg and Federov. More so on Forsberg I feel.

Sven Wolf has never necessarily been a household name in the Victory Hockey League, but when it came to the streets of Seattle, jerseys flocked everywhere, people knew the name and there was even a bar named after him downtown near the arena called the "Wolf's Den". We remember it just like yesterday. A young, eager, Swedish kid waiting in the stands for his name to be called in the VHLM draft. A kid putting on a huge amount of skills in the VHLM, eventually having his name automatically go to the Seattle Bears organization. Despite this automatic doing, Wolf had no complaints with his new home. In fact, he embraced the situation and over time became one of the faces of the franchise. A leader. An elite passer who was willing to put it all on the line for the chance at bringing a championship to his new home, Seattle. The chance at a cup came a couple times, however, the team never got to make it all the way to a cup or the finals. Despite the fact they didn't manage to reach the end goal, you'd have to think that over so many years of success and with the same group of people, you'd come to gain some pretty great memories in your career. The Bears organization called themselves a family and showed an extreme amount of loyalty right up until their dismantle a season prior. Though he is now a member of the Stockholm Vikings playing in his final season, we texted the Wolf of Seattle Stockholm to see what he looks back on during his time in Seattle. One of the biggest things I look back on was the journey as a whole. Joining the team, we were at the early stages of a quick paced rebuild. Then, we added an amazing, loyal and enjoyable group of guys that really made the place that much more of an experience. Together, we fought. We trained hard and all had the same goal clearly in mind. We wanted to win - but not just win. We wanted to win together. Year after year, we stuck together and every loss, it made us want it that much more together. We pushed, we really got into it. It's honestly a shame we never won a cup together. Hands down, even after a cup win this year as a possibility, would have easily been the highlight of my career. Next to that, it would have to be when Rodriguez switched to center and displayed a huge amount of loyalty and such to the organization. Without him, we wouldn't have been able to make the push and it showed me what it takes to be a great player. You don't always have to score goals, points or stuff like that. I don't want greedy people on the team. It's a team first guy you want and it always seems to work out good for them. Then we got playing with Maximoff. Always been a huge fan of him and his player agent and we go back quite a ways believe it or not. Maximoff is an incredible talent and the goals he puts up on a regular basis is incredible. It was a blast playing with him and a lot of fun. Didn't matter if it was in a game or practice, always lit the place up with good vibes. Last thing on the top of my head would have to be the ending. It really was shitty the way things ended. Funny to say that after just saying it was a good thing, but let me explain. It really was amazing spending all those seasons with the same guys, and to have it end and watch us all get traded, it really sucked. They were hard moves to make. That speaks volume I think. That's a pretty lucky situation to have such a good group of guys that it's hard to do something like that. I think that's what it's all about. Now, it's time to end everything off on a good note. Time to take the cup with Stockholm and add to the list of personal highlights in my career. For Federov (6)

Made the team twice.

Forsberg claimed

For some rookie players entering the league, they flourish into elite power players right away. For the majority, it can take a little bit of time, experience and proper development in order to really start making an impact for themselves and their organization. Then, you have the exception of some who never become anything more than below mediocre. Numerous things have an affect on this, from who their agent is, how and what they develop into, what management they play for and the organizational side of things. Additionally, coming from playing over seas to a newer style of game potentially can also play a factor. For Aleksei Federov, this never seemed to a be an issue for him early on when he played for the Brampton Blades organization. While he wasn't the top VHLM player during his stint in the league, he made a name for himself as a strong two-way defender who could be counted on. More importantly, he engraved himself in the list as a potential top 2 defenseman in the VHL with the potential to become "elite" status. Though his play was strong during his junior days and a name was made, many challenges remained in his way. These challenges are ones that all players face and have to overcome so it was only a matter of time before we got a real taste of the Federov persona. Drafted by Seattle, he knew due to the struggling organization that his name would be called to play up the following season. The organization went 11-49-12 and easily took last place on the season. Despite the poor performance of the team, we're going to break down briefly how we felt Aleksei Federov played in his first season. We're going to look at a couple factors - the good, the bad and what went right, with what went wrong. Lastly, we're going to do a potential outlook for the young player to see if he met standards and to see where his path is going to be leading him in the future. Aleksei Federov - D - Seattle Bears Seasonal Breakdown Aleksei Federov, as stated prior, was drafted to an organization with zero anything except very, very poor defensive and goalie depth. The organization was slated by numerous betting sites and scouts to finish last in the league and the organization managed to prove them right (though it wasn't too hard). Aside from Federov, the next highest point total on the organization was 18. In fact, only 4 players managed to hit double digit numbers. On the plus, and really the only plus, Federov managed 17 goals, 26 assists for 43 points through the 72 game season. He was also showing a physical side to his game (contributing factor to this could be the weaker team) and showed the fans in Seattle that he can log big minutes. Despite the poor performance by the team (as a whole and 99% of the players), Federov showed that he can handle the load, play on a very bad team and still be a good player. When you look at the bigger picture with an honest aspect, the team is shit and he's the only thing good there. 43 points in 72 games isn't bad for a defenseman with no forwards getting you points and no other significant talent helping you find the goal light game after game. Federov Season Rating: A- Reason: We think this rating may even be a little low. Some too may argue it's a little high, but we fell as though he had an exceptional season with very poor circumstances affecting his overall play. Place Federov on New York, Stockholm etc and with the right amount of playing time (not being shafted to low minutes), he could of had one hell of a season and arguably had a point per game year (or close to it). Future Rating (A-F) and Risk (0-100%) A- / 21% He's been slipping on training so this is the reasoning behind the 21%. One missed week isn't going to kill his career but it could be a sign of bad things to come! For the future potential, it's still as bright as ever right now with the TPE amount etc. If he got out of Seattle (or they improved), that likely would go up to an "A". For Federov for the week May 8th to 14th @Will

Okay. Claim welfare last week for Forsberg and will write MS for Federov tomorrow.

Really? sigh Will the blue team let me write out some Media Spots for last week?

bought Oiler tickets last minute and fucked myself for writing my PT's claiming 4 for federov and forsberg

Can I be GM, commish and grader? My request: Pay = 1 tpe per week so I dont gotta write VHL.com and I get off-seasons "off" for VHLM commish duties

Nice to see the FB ad idea finally rolling. Good work, @boubabi

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I got some points?!?

Take all the time you need - no rush. It's a sim league. Best wishes to you and your wife and sorry for the loss.

Hey, this isn't Jakab Holik?1 @Beketov

The Stockholm Vikings are rolling through the season and looks like they're not going to slow down the pace. This is the year that someone other than New York could hoist the cup and there's a strong chance it's going to be the Vikings. Let's remember though that regular season play means fuck all or Seattle would have a cup right now (probably two). To cap off his career, Sven Wolf is playing alongside some top end talent like he's done for most of his career. With 50 points in 40 games, it seems as though he too is following his usual, season play and will cap off the season with another good season under his belt. It sucks that I have to retire at the end of this season but I guess that's the way it goes when you're a GM and want what's best for the team. I love being a GM. It has its advantages and has some disadvantages as well. I'm happy to being ending my career here though and that Campbell and STO management were able to find a deal. Play here has been really great. Even if I don't have LR access..... For Forsberg +1

We all know that the VHLM is a war zone these days. From the Las Vegas assholes really living up to their names, to them tearing down the league day by day and making it seem impossible for anyone else to have a shot at winning, some are wondering if the smoke will ever settle. For some, they're happily coasting along in the season - making huge strides, bigger progression and are kicking mightily ass. For some, it's the absolute opposite. Oslo and company are feeling the destruction that Las Vegas is leaving behind them and for a lot of their players, it's really fucking with their production. Mattias Forsberg, a young player who is still in the early prospect stages of his career, is known for his lethal, strong and quick shot. Yet, on the season he has 9 goals through 42 games played with only 19 assists to through into the pot luck as well for a grand total of 28 points. "It was not an easy transition going from the Swedish Elite League to the Victory Hockey Leagues minor associate. Of course, the ice size we use is the same, but the style of play is much different. I think the VHLM is a little tougher - you need to be a little stronger. Where in the SEL, you can get away with being a little smaller as your skill makes up for it. Then we got me trying to progress and find ways to better my playing style. I've been working on about every aspect of my game right now, getting it to certain levels. Puck handling, Skating I feel are the main ones I should look at right now and then focus on the other ones later. I truly feel like having those strong right off the hop will benefit me more in the future. It must not be easy playing in a league where there is one, big dominant team controlling the league and making the future look like all the best you can be is the runner up. Additionally, the Oslo Storm have struggled to find their wings but we don;t feel as though you can really blame management on getting the short stick in this situation. However, it still has to have some sort of affect on it's players - especially those who had expected more from themselves and VHL scouts also expected more from. From the Seattle Bears, here is their scouting pages review on Mattias Forsberg's season so far. Player name: Mattias Forsberg Season Rating: 2.3 out of 5 Potential Rating: 4.2 out of 5 Mattias Forsberg, to safely and honestly say, hasn't lived up to expectations or the hype which he surrounded himself with. If you hear these words, it's likely coming from pissy, sad fans who currently cheer for the Oslo Storm. We've asked the fans why they feel this way and this is what they've stated. He lacks goals, assists, points, hits and anything that makes him a strong, quality players. Well let's get a couple things off our chest here and tell you and them and everyone reading this exactly why they're wrong. Goal Scoring is lacking. Congrats, you hit the ball out of the park on that one. He has only 9 goals in 42 games and it's not what anyone expected. He's known to be a great shot and have a crazy ability to find the back of the net. Yet, this was in the Swedish Elite League. Since coming over, he's only started working on his goal scoring to try and increase it. Point totals aren't what they should be? WRONG and you could never be so wrong. He only JUST became a 90 tpe player and hasn't even (until after writing this article and using my final doubles week) passed the 100 tpe plateau into triple digits quite yet. What are you expecting from this guy? 70 points through the first 42 games? Yes, we agree his goal scoring may be off a little, but his points in our opinion are on par for what we expected. Especially given the league, the team and players he was on/with and the true level of his skills and abilities. We done, 700 words bless jesus. +12 to Forsberg to get him over dat 100 tpe hump

Jakab Holik - Seattle Thanks You! "It's safe to say he was easily one of the biggest players this franchise has seen during the Blake Campbell era" - VHL Times Magazine "Always the backbone of the team. Saving us when we didn't think saving was possible" - Sven Wolf, Stockholm Center As VHL Times Magazine said best, he was one of the better players to enter the Bears organization during Blake Campbell tenure so far. During an abrupt, tricky transition from a contending team to an absolute tear down and rebuild, the Bears were sent into hibernation mode and immediately went looking for answers. With one of the big deal during the S49 season, we seen the Bears and Davos make a blockbuster swap which seen 3 players and a couple picks change places. In a deal that saw Shawn Muller and Sandro Clegane heading to Davos, the Seattle Bears picked up a 1st and 2nd round pick, along with their future starter in Jakab Holik. "It was a tough trade to make. To complete and commit to the rebuild at that time wasn't something we wanted, but we knew in order to get the most out of our assets the time was then and now. Losing a player like Sandro Clegane is never easy, but we knew the type of guy Jakab was going to turn into and we hit it right on the head with that one. He showed up to practice early, was always one of the first and last ones on the ice and came up huge for us throughout his entire career. We owe a lot to him for the success, fun and times that we had. Holik will always be remembered as one hell of a Bear' S49 - Picked up at the deadline - but we don't feel dead. The deal happened at the S49 deadline. The Bears sent their best players packing with the rebuild just fueling up. He was one of the first few pieces that Campbell put together when putting acquiring his assets for the organizations future and can confidently be noted that it was also one of his best. Holik was struggling in Davos, sporting a record of 13-18-4, Save percentage of .911 and a GAA of 2.86. The moment he was sent to Seattle, the statistics rose and so did the atmosphere in Seattle hockey. Finishing his short stint with the Bears playing 37 games, he went 18-18-1 while nabbing a 0.923 SV% and a 2.10 GAA. Safe to say? Holik was here and it didn't take him long to make a name for himself. S50 - The Climb Begins It's gotta get shitty before it becomes great and every rebuilding team has to start somewhere. While this season wasn't anything special and the Bears did miss the playoffs (almost a given), there was some signs of promise. AK-47 and Petenis were added to the organization during the off-seasons draft. Bogdan Podarok finally hit a point per game, getting 74 in 72 and Jakab Holik was once again showing management, the fans and the entire league that despite losing conditions and lack of talent, he's able to stand tall and play strong. Though his record was dipping below 0.500, it shouldn't be looked at as the biggest stat for the season. Posting a record of 25-33-6 was sub-average, but his save percentage of 0.923 and GAA of 2.34 were well above standards and what Campbell has expected at the time. S51 - They're back, baby! Title speaks for itself. The rebuild could technically be said to be over as the Seattle Bears finally made their way back into the playoffs. With the playoff birth, the 2 year "drought" was officially over and it was thanks to a weaker conference but also a stronger team. Petenis and Wolf were both full-time VHLer's now, Bubba Nuck made a return and the team picked up Gow and Rodriguez on the back end. Things were finally starting to look up for the Bears! Another thing going up? Holik's stats. 35-25-4, with a 0.923 SV% and 1.97 GAA easily had Holik as one of the higher up goalies in the league and also easily made him a fan favourite in Seattle. S52 - We're going for it! The Seattle Bears were back and they completed their climb to the top. Hibernation was over and the Bear woke up pissed off. This was the usual chatter of Seattle fans throughout the city during the regular season. The team was the best team in the regular season and earned the crown for that, but the playoffs were a whole new tango where they couldn't learn the dance in time and lost out to the eventual champions, New York. Despite the shitty loss, the team had quite a few highs during the season. They added huge pieces in Odinsson, Jarvi and Kyanon and also seen career years from a majority of their own players. This included, Jakab Holik. 64 games played and he managed to win 54 of them. 54-9-1 was the record to beat and no one did it better that season. Aside from the playoff loss, A+ from Holik all year. S53 - One last time, One final season This season had its highs, and it had its lows. The high's being that the team brought in elite players in Jeff Hamilton, Pietro Maximoff and Zach Parechkin. With this, the team had amazing seasons from each of their players during the regular season and once again were crowned the regular season champions. As always, Holik followed suit and stood on his head for the complete season - taking 50 wins from his opponents and icing the cake off with a similar GAA as last season with 1.58. Little did Holik know, but during these playoffs, would be the last time he'd place a Seattle Bears jersey over himself and skate out on the ice with the organization. ------------------------------------------------- The Seattle Bears organization would like to thank @Beketov / Jakab Holik for their time with the organization. Despite never winning a cup, you brought us so much success over the past seasons and seasons. Holik was one of the first few pieces I added to the organization and it was easily one of my best moves adding you to the roster and locker room. Amazing player and person and a very important person to the VHL. I'm sorry I couldn't find a way for us to win a cup. You stood by the team during most of your career and showed a crazy amount of loyalty and commitment and I feel like I failed a lot of you guys. Really hope you find that cup you've been chasing. You deserve it. Take it easy Holik - hope to see you on the other side (not gates of heaven, huh. Just a new player ) For Federov (last double for 12 TPE)