Eparker24

1) The initial welcome was very friendly and helpful to understand all the new stuff. Now that I've gotten more comfortable I've started reaching out to other people with questions and everyone is still very friendly and helpful.

2)Possibly expand the different things you can buy in the player store. It shouldn't be overpowering but it does seem like the inventory is a bit limited.

3)I did read it and it was very helpful in laying out everything that I could and should be doing as a player.

4)Now that I've been drafted I want to play top minutes every night and make an immediate impact on the ice for my new team!

5)I'm a little biased and would say the Las Vegas Aces! I think they drafted really well, there are a lot of steadily improving players, and the team chemistry is good. If I had to choose another team I might choose the Yukon Rush because they have a lot of good weapons on their team.

6b) I really like the Las Vegas Aces! There is a lot of competition among ourselves that helps us all improve. I also think that we have a really good team chemistry to utilize.

Name: Eric Parker

Age: 17

DOB: January 25^th, 2001

Height: 6’ 1”

Weight: 195lbs

Handedness: Right

Hometown: Raleigh, NC, USA

Early Years

            Eric Parker was born on January 25^th, 2001 to Charlie and Wilma Parker in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has one older sister and spent the beginning few years in this area. Both of his parents were hard working blue collar individuals who made sure they were always able to provide for their two children and help them accomplish their dreams. Eric spent the first few years of his life in Raleigh until his father’s job brought him and his family to Roanoke, Virginia a smaller city in the middle of Virginia. This new are of the country had its closest professional hockey team 3 hours away. At an early age Parker was a multi-sport athlete playing every kind of sport as long as it allowed him to be competitive. He played football, baseball, soccer, basketball, and even wrestled when he was younger. Eventually each sport would lose its appeal because it never fully intrigued him. He loved the competitive nature but never felt fully attached to each sport that he played. Finally, one day he saw a billboard in his city for the youth hockey league and knew he had to try it out. He begged his parents to buy him some equipment and let him try out for the team. His parents were reluctant because of his tendency to pick up and drop a sport on a whim, but once they saw him out there on the ice something felt different. Not only was there a passion for the sport that Parker had never shown before, but also, he was naturally gifted at many of the aspects of the sport.

Early Teenage Years

            As Parker began to get older he also began to get better at the sport. Hockey is not very popular in this part of the country so there were no competitive school teams that he could play for. There were only club teams where each city would have barely enough skaters to fill out a team and often players had to rotate between positions. Cities would play each other with their skeleton crew rosters and most of the athletes were barely even able to skate. Except for Eric Parker. He had a natural giftedness for the sport that was obvious to everyone who saw him play. Other teams were specifically making their game plan around him so that they could limit his ability to make plays, but that still didn’t stop him. This helped Parker start to gain notoriety around the regional hockey market. He was still having a hard time breaking into the national and international market but his popularity was growing. That is until his father lost his job. His father was a local business owner and his mother was an elementary school teacher. His father’s business folded leaving his father unexpectedly unemployed with his mother being the sole household income provider. Because of this unexpected change in income the family was forced to cut out no essential spending to help out and everyone was expected to do this. Eric’s sister was forced to stop dancing a passion she had for a while. Eric’s mother had to sell her keyboard and other instruments that she loved playing to help out. Sadly, Eric had to stop playing hockey because of the cost it put on his family to travel and pay the other expenses. During this time Eric frantically worked any odd job he could find. He mowed lawns, helped people move, dog sat, and even did some labor work for people who would pay him. These actions sparked something in Eric. He realized that he cared so much about hockey that he was willing to do whatever it took to be able to play again. His parents noticed this as well. Eric’s father was still looking for a job when Eric’s old coach came to see him. The team had done awful this past season without Parker and the coach was willing to do whatever he could to see that Eric was able to play again. Eric’s father wasn’t one to take handouts and the coach knew that so he had another idea. He offered Eric’s father a job. The coach’s passion was for hockey and in order to be able to travel with the team he had his own business chain where he was his own boss. The coach was about to open up another location and needed someone to run it. Eric’s father accepted the offer and Eric was able to go back to playing the next season.

Late Teenage Years

            With everything being fixed financially Eric Parker was able to start playing hockey again. The buzz of Parker coming back led to his popularity rising again. He got back on the ice and was a natural again. He was able to rack up the points and show his flashy ability of play while leading his team to tournament win after tournament win. This helped his begin to gain notice by the right people. Certain scouts from the CHL, colleges, and other programs reached out to him. This led to Parker having to make a decision about where he was going to play next. After consulting his parents and coach Parker decided to go into the United States Hockey Development Program. Although this was a controversial decision everyone was supportive of it.

            Parker made it to the development program and this new culture hit him like a brick wall. He was no longer obviously the best player on the ice. He was already a dedicated player who was always looking to get better, but now it was obvious that he was going to have to work even harder. He was no longer given the ice time just because he was overly talented, but he was excited about that. Now he knew that if he was logging major ice time it was because he earned it. He made a name for himself although he did have some growing pains because of the new level of talent.

VHLM

            Eric Parker was drafted in the 4^th round of the VHLM draft by the Las Vegas Aces and is looking forward to how he can make an impact immediately for his team. Definitely keep a close eye on him as he will soon be one of the best offensive defensemen in the VHLM and soon the VHL.

Player Name: Eric Parker

VHLM Team: Las Vegas Aces

Cash you have: $1,500,000

Purchase: The First Generation

Cost: $500,000

Cash Left: $1,000,000

+2

F Scott Shawinganen

@Rocketman04

Worst: Mercs

Bronze: USA

Silver: World

Gold: Canada

I'm down to do this!

Name: Eric Parker

Age: 17

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 195 lb.

Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina

Strengths

• Movement with the Puck is outstanding! Parker has the ability to transition quickly from the defensive to the offensive zone with ease. He makes quick and responsible outlet passes and knows the right lanes to join in on the rush when he is able. There are still glimpses of his age with the occasional missed judgment, but overall he has great senses with puck transitions that will benefit him throughout his career.
• PowerPlay Presence is exactly what teams need! With most teams having a four forward and one defenseman powerplay unit this guy can run your top unit. He has the ability to gain the offensive zone, make accurate passes, keep the puck in the offensive zone, and even score when needed. His primary role is to help set-up the powerplay and make the key passes, but his shot is effective as well.
• Hockey IQ is growing exponentially! Parker doesn't just love hockey but is obsessed with the sport. He is always studying film, memorizing plays, and dissecting opponents. He did not grow up in a large hockey market but that didn't stop him from learning the most about the sport.

These three strengths make him a prototypical new age offensive defenseman who can move the puck as well as forwards and make crucial offensive plays. His play is flashy and exciting meaning that it will put butts in seats for all games that fans know he will be at. He will produce points by assisting the other players on the ice and helping them become better offensively as well.

Weaknesses

• Defensive Responsibility needs improvement. His offensive side of the game is so impressive that often it impacts his defensive side. With his ability to join in the rush and create explosive offense it can leave open weak spots in the defense that a good team can capitalize on. He needs to tighten up and know exactly when it is appropriate to join the rush and create offense without sacrificing his defensive game as well.
• Physicality is lacking. Parker isn't small by any means but his game lacks a physical grit to it. It isn't a lack of toughness or durability just that he needs to overall be more physical. He needs to battle harder against the boards, finish through on checks, and make sure that opponents feel his presence on the ice during his shifts. He still can show off his offensive prowess but needs to improve physically to make his game more complete at the professional level.
• Mental Perseverance  can be a downfall. Parker has a bad habit of not being able to move on from mistakes. When he misses an assignment, makes a bad pass, allows a goal, etc. he has a hard time getting over it. The marks of a great professional player isn't perfection but being able to move on from a mistake and learn from them. He is extremely hard on himself and will dwell too long on mistakes. This overall negatively affects the team and in order to grow as a leader he needs to lead by example and move on from mistakes once they have been made.

Each of these weaknesses are extremely coachable. Even though these are areas that need to be improved in if Parker wants to become a successful professional player he just needs to work hard at these. Good coaching and his ability as a hard working player will certainly see that these problems are solved. Overall I believe that Parker will be a top pair D-Man, who can effectively run the offense, and bring a flashy play to any team that he is apart of.

1) I think the league is really cool so far! I love creating a player and writing his storyline!

2) I think you guys are doing really well. Its confusing but immediately after I made a player people reached out to me to make sure I knew what to do and let me ask questions so I learned quickly.

3) I haven't read it yet but I'll have to check it out!

4) My goal is to have my player get drafted and make and impact on my team to help them win!

5) I'm still new but after taking a look at some of the teams I would have to say Ottawa just based on a gut pick!

6c) They would get a motivated player who's a very new age, mobile defenseman who's ready to move the puck well, join the rush, and quarterback the powerplay!

+2 Parker

I have often been asked what it was like being into hockey where I was from. I was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Absolutely no one is into hockey down there and when I was even born there wasn't a team within six hours of where I lived. I then moved to a small town in Virginia. Right after the move my old home town got a professional hockey team! It was bittersweet because I was excited that hockey had come to that area but I was no longer there to reap in the spoils of it. I was now in an even smaller hockey market with a team being three hours to the north and south of me but that was it. There was a local league that I began to play in there in my new hometown. We had barely enough players to make three teams so we basically played the same people over and over again. Players would have to be rotated through different positions because someone couldn't make it or they just gave up the sport. I was never really good at goalie but that’s what helped me become such a mobile defenseman. Some nights I had to play forward but when we had enough people I loved playing on the blue line. There’s nothing better than seeing everything on the ice when you’re in the opponent’s zone and setting up your teammate for the perfect one-timer. I became a duel threat where I could make sure that I handled the defensive zone, but I could also lead the rush when needed. Like I said though most of the time kids would just quit. That happened a lot. The popular sports were baseball and football where I was from. My last two years in high school our team went undefeated and won states twice. Guys who were good at sports were looked at as heroes and legends in our community. If they made it out and played in college or even pro you were a household name. For me no one cared that I was pretty good at hockey. I often was made fun of. People would say I was a fairy because hockey was just like figure skating. Others just straight up called me a communist and said that I hated America because I loved hockey so much.

            All that did though was just fuel me to train harder. I told myself that if I make it to the pros then there is no way that they won’t respect me. Regardless of the sport if you become one of the best then people have to recognize your game. So, I just worked harder and harder and harder until I started to get noticed by some colleges, the CHL, and the USHDP. My path has started to take me away from my small hockey market town and to places where people actually care that I can play hockey well. That still doesn’t take away my passion to prove everyone wrong in my old hometown. If I become good enough, even one of the greats, my hometown will finally respect and accept me.    

526 words, using for PT week Oct. 8th-14th

23 hours ago, McWolf said:

Good to hear! How did you find us, man?

I watch a Youtuber named TacTixHD who mentioned you guys in one of his recent videos.

6 hours ago, Beaviss said:

 

Awesome!

 

Do you like it so far any questions?

Not so far I'm starting to get the hang of earning TPE and how to use it!

+2 Eric Parker

1 hour ago, Tagger said:

 

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If you've already answered enough questions in other press conferences to reach 2 TPE for this week, then you do not need to answer these questions (These questions here do NOT grant an additional 2 TPE on top of the 2 TPE you've already earned from asking/answering questions in other conferences). 

 

Since we've had a lot of new members come in, most questions will be geared towards those members. If a question mentions VHLM, but you're playing in the VHL, feel free to answer as if you were in the VHL.

 

1) What are your thoughts on the league thus far? I'm still a bit confused but I think this is a really cool league.

2) Which VHLM team would you like to be a part of next season? (Can find the current VHLM teams here) The Las Vegas Aces.

3) What are the long-term goals for your player? To win the Cup and be a successful top pair D-man for my team.

4) Who from the NHL would you compare your VHL player to? Mike Green with a little more mobility similar to a Charlie McAvoy.

5) How did you arrive at your choice for your player's name? It's my name.

6) What attribute(s) do you think you will be focusing on first with your player? Being able to move the puck up the ice better without turning it over.

 

10 hours ago, Beaviss said:

 

How's it going? How did you find us?

I watch a Youtuber named TacTixHD and in one of his recent videos he mentioned this website and how awesome it was so I decided to check it out.

Player Information

Username: Eparker24

Player Name: Eric Parker

Recruited By:

Age: 17

Position: D

Height: 73 in.

Weight: 195 lbs.

Birthplace: United States of America

Player Page

I'm eparker24 and am very excited to start here on VHL!