Matt_O

Matthew Materazo was taking a trip into the great outdoors for a week, and wasn't on the VHL much. He was sitting at 666 tpe for quite some time, yet still recorded a hat trick while sitting at this magical number. Lets look at my fantasy team for fun. Forwards: Rylan Peace- 20G, 20A, 40P | Projections: 45G, 45A, 90P, 65H, 29SB Oyorra Arroyo- 17G, 15A, 32P | Projections: 38G, 34A, 72P, 20H, 29SB Matthew Materazo- 18G, 15A, 33P | Projections: 41G, 34A, 75P, 34H, 34SB Safe to say my forward core is really good. All are producing at great rates, and all three sit in the top 20 for points in the VHL. True feasting hours are upon the Group 6 fantasy group. Now lets look at my defenseman. Dan Montgomery- 5G, 22A, 27P, 58SB | Projections: 11G, 50A, 61P, 131SB, 252H Ryan Kastelic- 4G, 22A, 26P, 63SB | Projections: 9G, 50A, 59P, 142SB, 185H My defense is pretty good as well. I'm hoping Kastelic picks it up and finishes the year with 70 points, but having two good offensive defenseman that block a lot of shots is nice. I got Montgomery in round 4, he was a steal for me. Now lets look at goalies: JB Rift- 24-2-2, 0.921sv%, 2.44GAA, 3SO, 812 saves Rift has been killing it for me, and he was the last goalie available when I made my final pick of the draft. Safe to say he was a steal as well, and is putting up great numbers on an insanely good Toronto team that went from maybe making the playoffs to championship favorite within three weeks. Lets see how my team is projected to finish the season: 144G, 213A, 365SB, 556H 55W, 7SO, 1827 saves This brings my total points to 1122.1, if I did it right. That is very pedestrian, and only two points higher than what I did last year, when I finished fourth place. This actually surprised me, I thought I would calculate the points and have an insane team, but perhaps not. I need Kastelic to pick it up and score some more points, and I need either Arroyo or Materazo to finish with 80 points, or Peace to try to go for 100.

oh yeah. My first waiver signing in a long time

not nice

nice

also @GustavMattias we should have something at the end of the week where the best roast gets recognition from you

@Nykonax is most well known for his buffoonery on the site. Much like how the clitoris is the only organ that's sole use is for pleasure, nyko is the only member that's sole use is to amuse us with his tomfoolery.

@Walter Fizz to A tier for saying dogs are overrated

Welcome to the league @Juddy I am the Las Vegas Aces GM. We have a top six spot available, which can easily become first line minutes if you stay active and earn TPE. We aren't contending at all, but playing for Vegas will give you the chance to beef up minutes and stats. If you have any questions feel free to message me. -Matt_O

I’ll apply for GM of USA. We won gold last year with me at the helm and would love to do it again

Damn we suck

Calgary 5-2

Moscow Toronto Calgary helsinki

Kesler? Wasn't he known for being an idiot?

ok, this is the winner

woah

@Sharkstrong has been added to A tier for saying that Hufflepuff is the best house

I am aware. I am just insulting @Sharkstrong for his vile taste in houses. You must be an S tier clown to say Hufflepuff is good.

What is this

I'll apply. I know I'm not going to get it BUT we can always dream, right? I am the Aces GM, USA WJC GM, have been an active member for over nine months. I have a lot of free time, so this job could suit me. If it ain't me it should be @BladeMaiden no cap

i could literally swap seventh rounders with someone and everyone freaks out, but when IR trades some top notch picks for an inactive who he doesn't even own the rights to past this season, no one bats an eye. No shade being thrown btw

Vasteras

The VHLM has an inbalanced 11 teams. They recently expanded from 8 to 11 teams, and from 6 to 8 the season prior. While expansion next offseason seems unlikely, it seems inevitable within five seasons from now. Even though the VHLM has traditionally been a "North American" league, I suggest we change up this narrative. Lets add Vasteras as the 12th VHLM team. Why did everyone even hate Vasteras in the first place? When I was writing my 'Season in Review' articles, I really liked Vasteras. They seemed very likeable. Them breaking their curse was maybe the greatest moment ever, and for them to return would be awesome. I know @.sniffuM and @CowboyinAmerica will back me up on this. Despite Vasteras being a random city, we also have Yukon in the VHLM. Who lives in Yukon? Please, relocate Yukon to Vasteras OR add Vasteras as the 12th franchise and then make @CowboyinAmerica the new GM.

It has been twelve years since the VHL opened its doors to the public. There have been so many important moments throughout VHL history that have shaped the league, it is hard to keep track. That is exactly what I'm going to be doing today. Take a seat and get ready for a trip down memory lane, as we go through the most important moments in the history of the VHL. Robert Sharpe being taken first overall Of course, how could we not add the first ever draft to the list? Who would have guessed that the league would have gone for 12 years and counting. What this draft is most famous for is the selection of goalie Robert Sharpe being taken first overall. He was believed to go in the second round, and the selection of Sharpe over Scotty Campbell was one of the biggest surprise selections in VHL history. Future hall of fame goaltenders Maxim Desny and Matt Pogge were also passed on in favor of Sharpe. Sharpe would (unfairly) be known as one of the biggest busts in VHL history, while Scotty Campbell would go onto become the greatest player ever. Honorable mention to Jeff Downey for being a huge bust as well. Suspension of Robert Sharpe The suspension of Robert Sharpe is one of the most controversial decisions in VHL history. Sharpe was found to be re-using graphics from other leagues, and he was given a one season ban from earning TPE. This is why he is known as one of the biggest busts in history. We will never know how Sharpe would have fared had he never been suspended. We almost lost Beketov for good after this, but Scotty, the acting commissioner, convinced him to stay. Vasteras winning the championship Heading into the playoffs, the Calgary Wranglers were the odds on favorite, having a 69-3 record during the season. While Vasteras certainly was not a bad team, they were not nearly as good as Calgary, similar to the Tampa/Columbus series, where Columbus was good but Tampa was just too good. Who could have guessed that Vasteras would take out the Wranglers in six games? This was absolute insanity, and remains one of the best upsets in the history of the VHL. Scotty Campbell Trade The biggest trade ever saw the "great one" Scotty Campbell force his way out of Vasteras, and brought future hall of famer Matt Defosse with him. Vasteras received Mike Szatkowski and Brannan Anthony, also future hall of famers. Seattle would go on to win back to back championships with Campbell at the helm, while Vasteras would enter a long drought of failure. Scotty Campbell scores 190 points Campbell is the greatest to ever play in the VHL, and it is very apparent when you go back and look at the stats. He had 190 points in S5, the most in a single season ever. He had 101 assists and 89 goals in the most dominant year the league has ever seen. He and the Bears would go on to win the Continental Cup that season. Riga vs Davos Semi Finals, S11 In one of the most bitter rivalries the league has seen, the Dynamo and Reign faced off in an epic series that would go all the way to seven games. Davos traded for superstar Jonathan Mattias during the offseason, which brought Davos up to Riga's level. Game seven is where the madness happened. Down 4-1 in the third period, Davos scored three goals in fourteen seconds to tie the game. They ended up winning the game in overtime, 5-4, in one of the greatest games ever. Lars Berger Cup Winning Goal Game five of the cup final between Toronto and Davos was one for the ages. It went to a third overtime, with 128 total shots on goal. It was tied at three, and many of the top players had been ejected earlier in the game. With the Legion up 3-1 in the series, Lars Berger scored to end the game and the series, and the Legion won the cup. It is one of the craziest games ever, and maybe the craziest game ever. Vasteras breaking the curse This might be the greatest moment ever. Vasteras, a cursed franchise, had no success in the past twenty seasons, failing to to make it to the finals in over twenty seasons. They finally had built a contending team centered around Phil Gerrard. They defeated the Americans in five games, and won their second cup in franchise history, and first in 25 seasons. Vasteras gets bullied out of existence People hated this team for some reason. New players would refuse to play for Vasteras since all the other members hated them. They also were just a random city in Sweden that their inaugural GM picked. While many people still want Vasteras to return, everyone hated Vasteras so much they were removed from the league. Seattle Bears win the cup in S43 This was one of the most unexpected runs ever. They had an inactive GM, but he got to keep his job when he returned and the team forced the commissioners to keep him around. Seattle was the third seed in the North American Conference, and proceeded to win it all in one of the most epic upset wins ever. It was magical, to say the least. Calgary vs Quebec, S44 This was an incredibly heated rivalry. These two teams really disliked each other, and they faced off against each other in the S44 playoffs. Of course, when Calgary won in a decisive five games, there was an absolute meltdown from Quebec. See for yourself here. Oregon Trail This was the game of the VHL. Five people would get to play, and they would try to see if anyone can survive. This was largely done on the old forums, and them most legendary moment through all this is known as #jeffership. I looked around the current forums, and the only thing I could find was someone posting #jeffership with absolutely no context, so I'm not what exactly with this. What I do know is that people killed and ate @James. Cleganebowl Sandro and Greg Clegane faced off against each other in the S51 finals. It was pretty epic, and both goalies played very well throughout the series. While Sandro picked up the series win, both goalies played incredible. This was one of the most memorable moments in league history. Boubabi I'm sure everyone knows what happened with Boubabi. This is still a very important moment, despite how a lot of people say that he should be freed. After he went off on anyone who voted against him in the Brett Slobodzion trophy, he was banned for a day, and then banned permanently. It doesn't look like the ban will ever be lifted. Scotty Anderson After making a player in S3, Anderson decided to make another account for some unknown reason. It is unknown how anyone ever found out about this. People didn't like Anderson before this because they say he was "annoying", but after this he was hated. Any new player would be immediately interrogated to see if they were Anderson. He has been caught with new players every once in a while and they have been banned. Doug How could this not be on the list? It truly is very influential to the modern day VHL. I have had many conversations with people on discord for long periods of time only talking about Doug. He truly is a legend, and he will never be forgotten as long as I am in this league. I was part of his claim to fame; he was the commissioner of an NHL 19 sim league. I picked Hischier up in the fourth round and jokingly said I would "bust a nut". Apparently he took it seriously and asked me if he could watch. I thought he was joking at first, but I guess not. Other legendary moments that I don't have info on: Red 5 standing by Jardy vs Llama Phil getting banned Jericho hacking Kesler Feel free to add in any other moments that have been left off the list, as I am sure I left off some things that are very obvious. Let the memories flow through you, and every day I wish I could go and look at the old forums to see how life was like in the beginning of the VHL.

Skater: Doug Forsyth Skater: Agent 47 Goalie: Ginsburger VHLM Las Vegas Aces