Philliefan

G - Roger Sterling @DollarAndADream

Jagger Philliefan - Vancouver - Jonas Brodin

F - Julian Borwinn @majesiu

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D- Ryan Kastelic @DollarAndADream

F - Veran Dragomir @majesiu

Lmk how I wasn't on one of those teams. let me know. Let Me Know. LET ME KNOW. lmk

I'm in

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oops

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Part I - Pick em' (Pick the correct winners of all three games for 2 TPE) Game 4 - Las Vegas Aces @ Halifax 21st Game 5 - Halifax 21st @ Las Vegas Aces Game 6 - Las Vegas Aces @ Halifax 21st Part II - Predict the Score (Predict the correct score and winner of this game for 3 TPE) Game 5 - Halifax 21st 2 @ 5 Las Vegas Aces Part III - Player Predictions (Predict the correct player for each category, 1 TPE for each correct answer) Series leader in points: Nathan N Series leader in goals: Nathan N Series leader in assists: Eric Parker

Part I - Pick em' (Pick the correct winners of all three games for 2 TPE) Game 3 - Toronto Legion Game 4 - Helsinki Titans Game 5 - Helsinki Titans Part II - Predict the Score (Predict the correct score and winner of this game for 3 TPE) Game 5 - 4-2 Helsinki Part III - Player Predictions (Predict the correct player for each category, 1 TPE for each correct answer) Series leader in points: Oyorra Arroyo Series leader in goals: Sebastian Ironside Series leader in assists: Mats Johnsson

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Jagger Philliefan Defenseman Assists (61 / 7 = 8.71) Points (68 / 10 = 6.8) Total (8.71 + 6.8) = 15.51 TPE

Does this count as a review?

parity*

Sebastian Ironside

Here are some questions for you guys, if you want them: What VHL/M team did you support growing up? Will the new Expansion teams have any effect on your supported team? What's the one thing you feel is most characterizing about your player? What attribute do you feel is most important to how your player plays? What does your player do in their free time? Where did your player play college and/or junior hockey?

Only voted for 2 oops

1 the season is almost wrapped up, can the Aces hold onto first place and keep momentum and stay rested all at the same time? ( yes I know fatigue is not q thing here ) Absolutely! I believe in us bois. Let's do this! 2 who's is your pick for team mvp? Nathan N. MY BOIIIIIIIIIIIIII 3 which Aces teammate do you hope to play with in the vhl? Nathan N. We've both been drafted by Quebec/Vancouver. Hopefully, we'll both stay there through next season, 4 what are your thoughts on all the new teams next season? Anyone a favorite? PHILADELPHIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 5 what would your dream vhl job be? GM of an Expansion team. I would absolutely love to be able to be there at the start of a new team. 6 where is your user from? As I'm sure is no surprise from my name, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

What have the Quebec City Meute, soon to be the Vancouver Wolves, done to prepare for the upcoming Expansion Draft in the VHL? Well, let’s dive into their plethora of recent trades and attempt to discover what, if any, influence the impending Expansion Draft will have. *Please Note: Trades on or after December 17th, 2018 will be considered “recent”, and only trades where at least one player changes teams will be considered for the purpose of this story. Trades: Trade # Net Gain/Loss of Players Quebec Receives Quebec Loses 1 -2 S65 DAV 2nd S66 DAV 2nd Jose Gonzalez Randoms S65 QUE 3rd 2 -2 S65 HSK 1st Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette Vesto Slipher 3 +1 Toby Fitzgerald S66 QUE 3rd 4 -1 S66 SEA 2nd Evengi Komarov 5 +1 Jake Davis Konstantin Mulligan S65 DAV 4th S66 SEA 3rd Veran Dragomir 6 -1 S65 TOR 1st S65 QUE 3rd Pat Svoboda As the result of all of those trades, Quebec, among other things, shed 4 players that could very well have otherwise been forced to leave unprotected in the upcoming Expansion Draft. However, they managed to not only stay competitive, as they currently reside in 4th place in the league, but acquire what can only be described as a boatload of Entry Draft picks in the process. Over the next two VHL Entry Drafts, Quebec has managed to stockpile 4 1sts (S65 HSK, QUE, TOR, S66 QUE), 5 2nds (S65 TOR, S66 TOR, QUE, DAV, SEA), 2 3rds (S65 QUE, S66 SEA), and 3 4ths (S65 QUE, DAV, S66 QUE), according to the VHL Portal. Now, of course, not all of these trades were directly motivated by the Expansion Draft, especially those where Quebec actually added players onto its roster, but there is no doubt that the Expansion Draft was more than an afterthought in many of these trades. Let’s take trade #1 as an example: Quebec shed 2 players and a 3rd rounder in exchange for 2 2nds. Instead of potentially losing one of those two for free (for context, Randoms currently has 430 TPE and Jose Gonzalez has 257), Quebec City GM Beavis managed to get quite a good return for them. Despite how motivated (or not) that trade may have been by the imminent Expansion Draft, one trade that I can guarantee (via sources whose names are to be undisclosed, and may or may not be the author of this article) that trade number 6 was definitely motivated by the upcoming Expansion Draft. While a return of a 1st rounder and a 3rd rounder is certainly a good one, the main factor that motivated Quebec to make this trade was the Expansion Draft. Pat Svoboda was one of their better players that they simply did not have the room to protect with their 8 protection slots (including the one of Beavis’ GM Player). Getting a 1st and a 3rd is a good return, however one still must take into account that Quebec must lose a different player of value in the draft. Overall, I do not think that the main motivator for all of these trades, one simply cannot deny that the impending Expansion Draft has played a significant role in a number of recent decisions made by the Front Office of the soon-to-be Vancouver Wolves.

What about AGMs?