Welcome to the Season 73 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony! I am happy to be inducting @OrbitingDeath into the Hall of Fame!
When you think of the word dedicated, you think of OD. He has had many hats since he has been here in the VHL since about Season 30. That is a crazy long time, when you think about it. He is not afraid to step into any role at all and take it on as a challenge. OD was the first ever Welfare Manager which is something that the VHL was trying out at the time to effectively manage the other league affiliations. That went as smooth as possible and was in effect until recently because of the portal. In addition to that, he he has been a grader, updater (both portal and non-portal). To all you new people, yes, that was a thing. We had to do all forum based updates, and he did that job with such prowess. It can be a painful and really annoying job to do, but he did it very well!
When you look at the roles that he has done, there is not much he hasn't done. Along with the ones listed above, he was also Board of Governors for a time as well as doing VHL/VHLM writing. Everything he did, he did it very well.
There is no question that OD knows how to build players. Just look at what he did as Condor Adrienne. That honestly may go down as one of the best defenseman to play in the VHL. He has been a positive member of the community with his knowledge, positive attitude and Pokemon Go playing abilities. There is a reason why we are inducting him into the Hall of Fame.
Career Overview
Positions held:
VHL Welfare Manager
Grader
Updater
VHL/VHLM Magazine
Recruitment
Board of Governors
Created Players:
C Peter Quill (S54 - S62)
D Adam Warlock (S56 - S65)
D Condor Adrienne (S66 - S75)
RW Duncan Idaho (S75 - Present)
LW Pietro Maximoff (S48 - S56)
C Thomas O'Malley (S39 - S47)
G Remy LeBeau (S30 - S38)
Awards
S75 - MAL - Sterling Labatte Trophy
S75 - MAL - Alexander Beketov Trophy
S75 - MAL - Alexander Valiq Trophy
S74 - MAL - Sterling Labatte Trophy
S74 - MAL - Alexander Valiq Trophy
S74 - MAL - Jake Wylde Trophy
S73 - MAL - Jake Wylde Trophy
S72 - MAL - Mike Szatkowski Trophy
S72 - MAL - Brett Slobodzian Trophy
S72 - MAL - Sterling Labatte Trophy
S72 - MAL - Alexander Valiq Trophy
S70 - MAL - Jake Wylde Trophy
S68 - MAL - Victory Cup
S66 - PHI - Founder's Cup
S65 - TOR - Continental Cup
S64 - TOR - Continental Cup
S62 - CGY - Victory Cup
S62 - CGY - Continental Cup
S61 - DAV - Continental Cup
S59 - SEA - Continental Cup
S58 - OTT - Founder's Cup
S58 - OTT - Alexander Chershenko Trophy
S58 - OTT - Ryan Sullivan Trophy
S58 - OTT - Ethan Osborne Trophy
S58 - OTT - Mitch Higgins Trophy
S58 - OTT - Vladimir Boomchenko Trophy
S56 - Continental Cup
S54 - LVA - Founder's Cup
S52 Mike Szatkowski Trophy
S52 Kevin Brooks Trophy
S52 Dustin Funk Trophy
S51 - Continental Cup
S51 Grimm Jonsson Trophy
S49 Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy
S47 Continental Cup - VHL Championship (NYA)
S47 Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy - NA Conference Champions (NYA)
S47 Victory Cup - Best Regular Season Record (NYA)
S46 Continental Cup - VHL Championship (HSK)
S46 Terence Fong Trophy - EU Conference Champions (HSK)
S46 Victory Cup - Best Regular Season Record (HSK)
S46 Scotty Campbell Trophy - League MVP
S46 Brett Slobodzian Trophy - Most Outstanding Player
S46 Mike Szatkowski Trophy - Most Points
S45 Continental Cup - VHL Championship (HSK)
S45 Terence Fong Trophy - EU Conference Champions (HSK)
S45 Victory Cup - Best Regular Season Record (HSK)
S45 Scotty Campbell Trophy - League MVP
S45 Brett Slobodzian Trophy - Most Outstanding Player
S45 Daisuke Kanou Trophy - Playoff MVP
S45 Mike Szatkowski Trophy - Most Points
S44 Terence Fong Trophy - EU Conference Champions (COL)
S44 Scotty Campbell Trophy - League MVP
S44 Brett Slobodzian Trophy - Most Outstanding Player
S44 Mike Szatkowski Trophy - Most Points
S44 Kevin Brooks Trophy - Most Goals
S44 Alexander Beketov Trophy - Most Assists
S43 Terence Fong Trophy - EU Conference Champions (COL)
S43 Brett Slobodzian Trophy - Most Outstanding Player
S43 Mike Szatkowski Trophy - Most Points
S43 Kevin Brooks Trophy - Most Goals
S42 Continental Cup - VHL Championship (COL)
S42 Terence Fong Trophy - EU Conference Champions (COL)
S41 Mikka Virkkunen Trophy
S40 Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy
Season 38 - Devon-Marlow Marta Trophy (Toronto)
Season 37 - Daisuke Kanou Trophy
Season 37 - Devon-Marlow Marta Trophy (Toronto
Season 37 - Continental Cup (Toronto)
Season 36 - Aidan Shaw Trophy
Season 36 - Victory Cup (Toronto)
Season 36 - Devon-Marlow Marta Trophy (Toronto)
Season 34 - Aidan Shaw Trophy
Franchises played for:
Toronto (S31-S38, S63-S65) – 3 Cups
Cologne (S40-S44) – 1 Cup
Helsinki (S45-S46, S61) – 2 Cups
New York (S47) – 1 Cup
Riga (S49-S52) – 1 Cup
Seattle (S53, S57-S60) – 1 Cup
Stockholm (S54-S55) – 0 Cups
Quebec (S56, S59) – 1 Cup
Davos (S55-S56, S60-S62) – 1 Cup
Calgary (S62) – 1 Cup
Malmo (S68-present) – 1 Cups
Congrats to Orbiting Death!