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Our games are seriously like kinder-surprises. Never know what you're gonna get!

When it comes to Wolves and Bears mixing, generally, it's an unforeseen sight. Yet, in the Victory Hockey League, it's one of the most important and loyal bonds two things currently have. Prior to entering the league, Sven Wolf was on the opposite side of the game. Rather than playing up front, Wolf found himself in between the pipes during his first stint in the VHLM. However, due to his agent being named the new General Manager of the Seattle Bears, Wolf knew it was in his best interest to take the pads off and adapt to a new position that the team desperately needed (and that was a center). Centers at the time were far and few, despite their being a decent number now. Wolf walked away from the goaltending position with roughly 180 tpe to restart at the bottom where he made his climb to where he is now. With a steady pace to his career and a fair amount of work, Wolf has consistently improved since the day he started all while staying true to his game. S50 - Rookie Campaign Sven Wolf entered the Victory Hockey League a year earlier than most players (I believe) simply due to the fact that the team was lacking anything down the middle for depth. This was largely credited to the moves made by GM Campbell the season prior when he decided to blow up the organization and start a full on rebuild right toward the end of Season 49. With Podarok, AK-47 and Sven Wolf leading the pack of minor talented depth, Wolf struggled to provide proof to the league and Seattle fan base that he was as good as his scouting report led off. Despite scouting reports saying Wolf was a true, Swedish talent who had an incredible talent for finding his teammates open, he failed to live up the point productivity part of the report. With an extremely unimpressive amount of 4 goals in 72 games, he also collected a rather surprisingly low amount of assists with 27 for a total of 31 points on the year. S50(SEA) 72GP | 4G - 27A - 31P | -20 | 120SHT | 1GWG | 12PIM | 62HIT | 10SB | 54.2FO% S51 - Sophomore "Surprise" While this season was nothing to overly get excited about and wasn't anything near elite or what he should have been playing at, Sven Wolf brought a little more action to his game. Additionally, the Bears managed to cut their rebuild time arguably in half and make playoffs a season earlier than what they truly expected. A weaker conference, as opposed to Season 49, could have been to their benefit. Nonetheless, Wolf's first playoff appearance would happen right around the corner. During the regular season, Wolf showed that he was able to improve and that the potential of him living up to his name was at least a little more likely than last season. Through the 72 game regular season, Wolf increased a majority of his statistics aside from hiding. Goals were up by 11, assist by 13 and points by 24. He found a higher level of confidence with shooting as he seen his shots increase by 68 on the year, his +/- shoot up by an incredible 30 and a 6 % increase in the face off circle. By the time playoffs game, the increase in seasonal performance had Wolf running at a higher level. He managed a point per game in the playoffs with 6 through 6, yet, lost out quickly in the first round of playoffs to cut their season shorter than what they would have liked. S51(SEA) 72GP | 15G - 40A - 55P | +10 | 188SHT | 2GWG | 24PIM | 51HIT | 12SB | 60.7FO% S51(SEA) 6GP | 2G - 4A - 6P | -1 | 18SHT | 1GWG | 2PIM | 4HIT | 5SB | 44.7FO% Season 52 - The Break Out Season It's pretty safe to call season 52 the season Sven Wolf decided to break out. Not only did he manage to increase his level of play on the ice, but the Seattle Bears players and organization continued to get stronger and make advances for the playoffs when it came to team moves and transactions. With the team and Wolf playing their best hockey in quite a few years, it really had Seattle buzzing. The team finished with a record of 58-11-3 and also witnessed numerous big seasons from a lot of their players. One, of course, being Sven Wolf. Wolf turned up his game on the season and once again managed to increase a majority of his statistics. Through the 72 game season, he threw up 25 goals, 68 assists (6th in the league) for 93 points and sat 4th among centers league wide for points. The team earned a bye to the second round of playoffs as they hoisted the Victory Cup. The team name was able to grab any ground on the eventual champions and lost out in 5 games. The Americans managed to shut down for the most part a large portion of the Bears offense while also solving Jakab Holik and giving him some poorer numbers. Wolf had a goal and 4 points through the 5 games. S52 (SEA) 72GP | 25G - 68A - 93P | +47 | 280SHT | 5GWG | 24PIM | 45HIT | 29SB | 62.76FO% S52 (SEA) 5GP | 1G - 3A - 4P | -1 | 10SHT | 0GWG | 0PIM | 1HIT | 4SB | 50.56FO% Season 53 - Still being written The Bears are back and while seeming weaker when it comes to depth, arguably have stronger talent (minus defense) .Winning it all this season will likely be a difficult task, but they're holding their heads up high thus far. They sit in 2nd in the conference with a 35-9-1 record - 2 points shy of the Americans. The team started out on fire seeing a majority of their players start the season off hot, however, have seen a big decline in production and have held fairly average since the hot start. Sven Wolf is playing pretty decent puck with 20 goals, 42 assists and 62 points in 45 games played. Sven Wolf is currently on par for: 72 GP -- 32 G -- 67 A - 99 PTS -- 339 SHT -- 3 GWG --18 PIM S53(SEA) 45GP | 20G - 42A - 62P | +44 | 212SHT | 2GWG | 11PIM | 32HIT | 23SB | 64.7FO% Career Totals (SEA) 261GP | 64G - 177A - 241P | +81 | 800SHT | 10GWG | 71PIM | 190HIT | 74SB | 60.59FO% For Sven Wolf +6

Woo!! Good W

Don't mind him. He's slow!

Shield >>

Betcha Greg thinks he gonna win the cup now. Sim is a mysterious bitch. Kicking their ass to this

Well deserved.

Keep on rollin, YEP.

noice

p.s GG all. @Beketov

Greg right now:

The young, defenseman hails from one of the most skilled hockey nations on this planet. Giving birth to some of the most gifted hockey players the game has ever seen. Despite living at and playing for the Brampton Blades, Aleksei Federov still calls Sweden home. Aside from the fact of where he's from, his last name rings a bell to all those who follow the sport of hockey as he calls one of the most prominent snipers in Sergei Federov his uncle. While Aleksei Federov plays a completely different position and does not possess even close to what his relative did in the National Hockey League, the younger Federov entered the Victory Hockey League Minor leagues and to safely put it, was on a mission to carry on the legacy of his last name. Though Aleksei has a long road ahead of him when it comes to becoming an elite force in the VHL, he's well on his way. Shall we take a look? Season 53 - A year of growth Aleksei Federov is not known for his bone crushing hits, but he is known for his above average two-way game and a high level of play when it comes to his own end. While the statistics may not completely give credit to the defenseman, his skill level and presence on the ice speaks for itself. Game after game, Federov's name comes up on numerous occasions where he makes a big play at either end of the ice. In his own zone, the kid handles himself already as a pro and is able to play under pressure. While their is quite the room for improvement in his game, thus far he has exemplified qualities which very few defenseman his age show off. His defensive side to the game is coming along nice as his trait sits at an overall of 80, and the rest of his game seems to be more rounded out. Passing, Puck Handling and Skating are all at 70, while scoring currently sits at 57. When it comes to scoring goals, I'm not sure I'm your guy most of the time. I got some nice hands and can push the play up the ice, but I'm more of a passing guy right now who is more confident in his own end. I wouldn't call myself a home run of a defensive prospect right now as I'm more or less trying to round out my game, but in doing so, I'm preparing to make the step to the VHL quicker and be able to handle the more competitive, elite style of play. Federov has seen himself lace the skates up for 40 games this season. Through those games, he has notched 9 goals, while additionally helping on another 28 for 37 points in total. His time in the penalty box is limited with 18 penalty minutes and his plus/minus is currently lower than a lot of scouts and fans had expected. Continuing, his play on the special teams has been outstanding and is largely counted on by the team as it's an area of his game currently where he's really found his groove and taken off. Currently sitting 1st on the team for power play goals with 7 and 2nd on the team for points with 17, he's showing that when it counts he can really step up. On the flip side, he's played the most minutes on the team when it comes to killing off penalties. It's nice getting those power play goals and points. Would I love to contribute more 5 on 5? Of course I would, but those goals are important too and we need to capitalize on those situations. For me to be playing so strongly on the Power Play really helps with my confidence in how I'm training offensively and helps push me forward in becoming a stronger, two-way defenseman for my future major league team. 654, for Federov (this was bruuuutal lol)

Keeping it rollin eh

BAM!

Bratislava 4-2

Bratislava Ottawa Yukon

SEA LW 1 needs a raise tbh

Too close for my liking, lol.

Yeah, it's something I've mentioned before. @Kendrick mentioned a time when it may be more beneficial. Playoffs or Start of the off-season? If it were now, they'd get a head start. IMO, should also bring in a "new member" crew of people. Help new members and help with retention. I know there's lots willing and I am always one to post or PM them, but would still be nice to make these guys like the community and such quicker.

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Nice W!

Take my assist, I don't want it ! #IWantWins

YEP

As the recruitment leader for the VHL, it's safe to say that I've spent the last couple months (minus the few free weeks and shit I've got), searching the interweb looking for ways to spread the word about the VHL. From going onto hockey forums all throughout the web (NHL and international sites), to messaging quite a few members on the SHL, to talking with @Will and firing off a message to members who had not signed in within the last 30 days with a kind little message saying something along the lines of "hey, we haven't seen you in a while. Wanna come back?". This week, I unfortunately do not have the amazing joy of not having a free week and thus, must get my ass back to the grind and find ways to try and make this community bigger and better. However, my mind is running out of ideas and I've searched high and low prior and am running out of forums. Either have to start digging a little deeper and thinking out of the box and reaching to places that one may not normally think to look (we can find members anywhere. Yes, @Higgins, even on the pornhub forums). While I do have a few small ideas left (like Facebook AD's and shit), I'm needing a little help so if any of you got some sort of idea (big or small) - fire it my way and I'll try and give er a go. For federov wooo

imo, 10 seasons. For contract structure: Keep rookie year/dollar amount the same (3 years), and add 1 year to Prime and Veteran amounts while keeping the dollars the same with some minor modifications to the Prime and Veteran (would also maybe help teams with slightly decreased contract amounts for players in their prime and veteran stages of their careers). Depreciation could be the final 3 seasons but maybe have a slight increase in % during their final 2 seasons?