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Vancouver Helsinki Helsinki 5-2 Helsinki Point Leader: Glade Goal Leader: Borwinn Assist leader: Glade I deserve TPE for being the first guy to respond

Official Clown Tier List for the VHL as of June 24th, 2019.

Doug. Thats why

This year, VSN will be doing something a little special, awarding the S66 Member of the Year later this week. However, with every good member, we have your local clowns. Lets see the nominees. @Nykonax @HulkHogan @DougF Nyko is widely known as a fool, so his nomination shouldn't be a surprise. Gaudette forced a trade from Davos because Nyko was, and I quote "Thank fucking god I wouldn't be able to stay on a team with a fucking Nyko he's so immature and a locker room cancer from my training camp time there never again. When I see him on the ice he will be knocked out dead I can't stand him that much Nyko I'm coming for you." Hulk Hogan also enjoys acting foolish. Recently, Hogan appeared in Ottawa for game six, even though his team had been eliminated. What makes it worse is that the game would have been in Mississauga, so double wrong on that one. He also lives in a house with Doug supposedly, which makes you an auto clown. I'm in Dougs Rectum so I guess I can't really say much about that. Doug is our final nominee. Do I even need to explain? His influence on the community goes without saying, and his antics will live on in VHL lore forever. (at least as long as me and Hogan are around, no one will ever forget about Doug) The Clown of the year goes too..... @DougF Congrats bud! You earned it!

They made him change it smh

Throughout VHL history, there have been many legends to step onto the ice, from the early days with Scotty Campbell and Brett Slobodzian, to current day with Matt Thompson and Julian Borwinn. While these players have been remembered through their play on the ice, there is another group of legends that receive no recognition. Their contributions to the league haven't come with their play on the ice, but rather their names. Some modern day names such as MORPHEUS DESTRUCTUS, Tzuyu, and Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette are flashes of greatness, but today, we need to start from the beginning. We need to go back to July 18th, 2007, to search for the greatest name in VHL history. (S2+S3) Sexy McSexington, D After being picked in the S2 draft as a goalie, he retired and re-created as a defenseman, and entered the S3 draft. He was drafted seventh overall to the Vasteras IK. Overall his career was solid, with 574 games played and 328 points. Unfortunately for him, many people labeled him as a bust because of his high draft position. Sexy McSexington is among one of the greatest names this league has ever seen, and is an immediate contender for greatest name. (S3) Heman Ho, D Despite never playing a game in the VHL, Heman's importance in VHL history cannot be overstated. Heman Ho was the first ever player from the Scotty Anderson agency, and he was drafted to the Toronto Legion 13th overall in the S3 VHL draft. Anderson entered about 20 players in the VHL before getting banned, and Heman Ho was his first player. You can learn more about Scotty Anderson here. (S3) Lennowitcz Schwalkwinzz, D When Schwalkinzz entered the VHL, he was originally a center, but he changed his position to defense midway through his career. He was picked 11th in the draft, and had a very productive career. He was drafted to Helsinki, and had 302 points over his 430 game career. He is one of the two defenseman that made up the legendary duo that was the Hebrew Hammers, who would shut you down in the defensive zone and could score on you in the offensive zone. He was notably clutch; with 39 points in 41 playoff games, and a championship in S8 with the Calgary Wranglers. (S5) McLovin, RW McLovin was selected third in the S5 draft, and had a satisfactory career. While he didn't quite live up to expectations, his 460 points in 507 games, including over 300 assists, his time in the VHL was pretty successful. One reason his point total, specifically his goal total, may have been so low was because he switched to defense midway through his career. He was the S4 VHLM MVP, with 80 goals and 144 points. (S7) Lazarus Hatzifotiou-Kyriakos, C Lazarus Hatzifotiou-Kyriakos, also know as Layken Heidt, was a premier player in the VHL's second generation of players, with 616 points throughout his career with Riga. He made it to the finals four different times with Riga, and finished with one cup in his career. With 267 goals, 349 assists, and a +255 rating, he made the playoffs every year with Riga and is one of the greatest talents this league has ever seen. In Season 10, the finals went to an overtime in game 7, where the Riga Reign won the cup. In Season 12, the finals went to overtime in game 7 once again, but this time Riga was on the short end of the stick. Kyriakos career was legendary, and his epic name makes it even better. (S10) Da'Brickashaw O'Neal, LW His time in the VHL is best known through his big hits and his many penalty minutes, as he stacked up over 1,000 penalty minutes and 1,000 hits in just 265 games, which he mostly spent in Davos. He and his lesser known brother, Jartavius O'Neal, played on Davos in their continental cup run in S11. Da'Brickashaw O'Neal even had a son in the league, but it seemed to be a shortlived career. While O'Neal wasn't known for scoring, he was a certified grinder that would use the body and throw a lot of hits. O'Neal also holds the record for most penalty minutes in one season, with 356! (S11) Earth Starchild, D Very little is known about Earth Starchild. Besides having a great name, there are only three documents that have his name on it. He was taken 23rd in the draft to the New York Americans, and was the last pick from that draftclass. He ended up doing nothing in the VHL, and his only relevance was in an S10 trade that saw that pick being traded from Toronto to New York, with other minor pieces being moved around in that deal. Other than his great name, we know nothing about Starchild. (S12) Virgil Quincey-McDienenberg, D While the player may not have been as memorable, the member behind the player certainly is. @Edgar has been around for a long time, and is known by the older members of the community. He was the Toronto Legion GM and was also the maker of many mediocre players. His time in the VHLM will forever be remembered, in large part due to his trolling leading to many rule changes in the minor league. Virgil Quincey-McDienenberg won the cup with Helsinki in S15, but overall his player career wasn't very notable. The member behind the player is what makes this guy important to VHL history. (S12) Somalian Tiger, LW This is another player with very little impact on the VHL, similar to Earth Starchild. He was drafted 17th in the S12 draft to the Americans. In S18, Tiger was traded to Toronto for Rocky Stork, who was notable for his clutch playoff performance. Tiger's rights were traded three times throughout his VHL career, and the only remnants of his existence was in a "VHL best names thread" , where he was mentioned as one of the best names. Besides his name, we know hardly anything about Somalian Tiger. (S13) Blocka DaPuck, G Another player we know nothing about. The pre-S20 players are very tough to find information, because we don't have indexes before S20, and the old VHL website was taken down. The only thing we know about him is that he was taken 17th overall in the S13 draft, where the Legion picked him up. That, and also that he has a great name.  (S15) Wu Tang Fan To put it lightly, this guy sucked in his time in the VHL. He was taken 10th overall by the Reign, but signed with the Americans. In S20, he had one of the worst seasons in VHL history; a .840 save percentage, and a 6.98 GAA. Not much shade can be thrown due to his great name, but as a player, this guy was trash.  (S16) Teatime McScones Teatime McScones is most known for his time in the VHLM. After being taken 12th in the draft by the Wranglers, he spent his career in the minors, with his peak being in the S22 VHLM season. As a member of the Brampton Batallion, McScones stepped up in the S22 playoffs, a whole six seasons after his initial draft. He scored late in the first period of the deciding game four in the founders cup finals, which brought the game to within one heading into the locker room. The Batallion ended up winning 6-5 in game four to complete the sweep. McScones time in the VHLM wasn't very well remembered, but this single moment is his lone highlight.  (S18) Totes Magotes This guy should be in the hall of fame simply for his name, but his very solid career help build his case. Taken ninth overall by Vasteras, he was traded to the Legion and had a 60 point season in S20. In S21, he found his way onto the Reign after being traded three times, and had another good year, with 57 points. Unfortunately in S22, he had a poor year, with only 20 points. This would be his last year in the VHL. He deserves to be in the hall. What a legend. (S20) Fantastic McAwesome My personal favorite name. After being taken 10th by the Americans, he lived up to his name. Despite a poor rookie year, his sophomore season saw him drop 77 points, including 52 assists. He had nearly 70 points in S24, and then a 50 point season in S25. He (somewhat) lived up to his name, with multiple good years in the league. One could say in S23, he was fantastic. He also was a part of the elite S19 Minot Gladiators of the VHLM.  This is the first generation of great names in the VHL. The second generation consists of players in S20-S40, while the modern era is S41 to now. What was your favorite name? Check in two weeks from now for part two of the search for the greatest name in VHL history. Thanks to @TheLastOlympian07 for his work on old time draft classes, which gave us a lot of the information used in this article

Game 7 baby. Go Wolves

I literally went out and got photoshop illegally to participate in this. Can’t wait for next season

So you’re not resigning with Helsinki? They’ll be good though.

These two guys would be great. Both guys are ready for a GM role for sure

This is tampering

Even though Vegas wasn't very good this year, there were multiple individual performances this season that should be recognized. Let it be a seasonal tradition from now on. Welcome to the S66 Las Vegas Awards Show! We don't have any cringy jokes, and we won't have the award winners hold a burger. Best Forward Austin Fourier @speck1447 With 66 points this year, he found a way to light the lamp when the team struggled. His 22 goals and 44 assists were impressive, and his two way game was very prevalent. 50 blocked shots is a good total for a forward, and what is most impressive about his season was his plus minus. Las Vegas finished the year at -136, and yet Fourier still only had a -4. That is incredible. Best Defenseman Benson Van Roosen @Benson Despite retiring this player and making a new player (Benson Kramer), Benson Van Roosen had a very successful year. With 60 points, his offensive game was put on display. He also led the team in blocked shots, with 174! That was the second most in the VHLM. It was a great season for Roosen, who hopes to continue his success with his new player. Most Improved RJ Lloris @RJMW After joining on the week of May 5th, he has hit the 130 TPE mark, and is likely going to be one of the top picks heading into next seasons VHLM draft. He had 50 points on the season, a good amount. Next season, Lloris can be a force in the VHLM if he continues his improvement. MVP MORPHEUS DESTRUCTUS @Abaddon Morpheus' impact on the ice isn't a question, his 373 hits were by far the highest total on the team, but surprisingly not the most in the league. He also had 237 Penalty Minutes, making his impact notable. His defense play and willingness to get down to block shots (137 SB) makes him the Team MVP. He also threatened to crush all my bones if I didn't give him this award, so that also helps his case. Congrats to all winners! We will see you next year for the S67 awards show!

I had to drop $300. It is in high demand

Welcome to the league @Axes! You're the first person to be recruited from HLM19. Since we are in the playoffs, you can't join a team right now, but the minor league draft is a few weeks away. Message me or any other GM's if you have questions. This may be helpful to you: https://vhlforum.com/topic/9708-how-to-get-started/

Helsinki is going to blow a 3-0 lead in the finals, just to troll bek

Despite being only 4 years old, he has already watched enough hockey to know which teams he wants to play for, when he inevitably plays in the VHLM. Here is what he said: "Only big market. No small market. No Yukon. No Halifax." That's all he said to us, but his dad Matt Materazo said that he has told him more teams he won't go too. "Yeah, he won't go to Halifax or Yukon. He won't go to Ottawa either. I though Ottawa was a big enough market for him, but I guess not. I also assume he wouldn''t play for Minnesota, but who knows. I assume he prefers Vegas; obviously I'm the GM and the city would definitely suit him. But I'm sure he would be open to other options. Whenever we watch the VHLM playoffs, he roots for Philly. I wanted the Wild to win, since I used to play there. He also rooted for Mississauga. I bought him a @HulkHogan jersey. Pretty nice looking jerseys." When Xander becomes of age, we will see an updated list of who he will or will not play for. We anticipate that he will be one of the top S73 prospects, and is a surefire first rounder, even at this young age.

What a wild game

1. Any teams you want to be drafted by? 2. How do you feel about being the new AGM of Vegas? 3. Will the Reapers win it all this year? 4. What do you think about being on the Storm before you were traded? 5. Who is going to win the continental cup this year? 6. Are you happy with your performance this season? @FakeJenton

1. Kind of. I figured I was probably one of the real contenders for the job. But, I knew Bana said he would announce it later that day, and I didn't get any messages from him until very late. I thought someone else got it, and then I got a late message. 2. Yes. Everyone knows about the whole good-bad cycle in the VHLM, and it is extremely tough to string together multiple successful seasons. I plan to take that concept to another level. In odd years, I will pull a Devise and trade all my picks. In ever years, I will look to have many draft picks to put together a roster that can be a playoff team and possibly contend. The only problem I see with this is that in those even years, we may not be good enough to win it all, but be good enough maybe to go to the semi finals. So, we will see. 3. Through the draft, one thing stuck out; don't be afraid to reach for guys you want. We took Garcia seventh overall when he had the 12th most TPE; and it certainly was worthwhile. We got Shackleford at 17, he had 25th most TPE. Both picks have worked out. 4. Everything makes me optimistic. Me, Nygren, Gaudette, Glover, Lynch on offense, Moose, Garcia, Shackleford, MORPHEUS on defense. Plus whoever we get in the draft. What's not to like? 5. Kind of. In the beginning I did well, peaking with a five point performance around game 20. Then games 20-55 I wasn't great, pretty inconsistent. Then out of nowhere, games 55 to the end of the year, I was super consistent. I scored a goal or had a point damn near every game. So it was an alright season. I expected a little better but I'll take it. I've accepted the fact I won't be a hall of famer with this player. 6. Our quantity and quality of articles has improved, in my opinion. The rewind series was fun to write but I don't think new guys were very interested in that stuff. The new mock drafts, the many articles we posted on monday regarding the playoffs (i think it was 5 or 6), and also Shawn said he wants two articles per week. Quality and quantity I feel is improving. Sullvino has been a great addition to our writing crew. We will see how VSN pans out; and whether or not we are revived, or if this 'high' is just temporary. Thanks for the questions! Been too long since I had any questions

Welcome to the league @TheGriimace! I am the Las Vegas Aces GM. Currently, we are in the playoffs so you can't sign with a team. However, you can start to get TPE for the upcoming minor league draft. Check out this article on how to get started:

damn

Damn, I read it wrong. I thought y’all won game 3 and this was game 4 for some reason. I commented on the wrong game, and even if I posted on the other game I still would have been wrong.

Davos sweeping Riga but now being down 3-0 to Helsinki

Damn you like Buffalo? Thats tough

Kings got sauced on