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Malmo is already better than Moscow and Seattle

After the Helsinki Titans pulled off one of the most incredible upset wins in VHL history over the Toronto Legion, we can start to look at Season 23. During the offseason, some of the wildest trades I have seen in a while took place. First, the Vasteras Iron Eagles struck up a deal with the Americans, where Vasteras sent their second overall pick, two second rounders and the next years first rounder for two prospects and New Yorks fourth overall pick. That was an unexpected trade, but what came in the next few days changed the shape of the VHL forever. Markus Strauss, arguable the top player in the VHL at the time, was shipped off to Davos for a first, and two thirds. The Bears were on full rebuild now, and Davos was trying to capitalize on their final years with Daisuke Kanou. Later that day, Helsinki acquired Tarik Saeijs from Riga, where they traded seemingly their entire team, as well as recent draftee Mitch Higgins, who was the key to the deal. The Titans wanted to capitalize on their championship window that had just opened, while the Reign were just starting their rebuild. DRAFT The S23 draft was a big step up from last years horrendous draft, but it was still a little weak. With the first overall pick, Davos found themselves on the clock, despite making the playoffs. If you remember back to the Season 21 review, the Bears traded a handful of picks in exchange for Patrick Bergqvist, Jordan Berglund and Geno Esposito to try to win the cup. Well, that pick became the first overall selection, where Davos picked up future Hall of Famer Leeroy Jenkins. With the second pick, New York selected Dustin McKullen, and Vasteras took Lasse Milo with the fourth pick. The Titans took Mitch Higgins with the eighth pick, who they later traded to Riga. Overall it was still a pretty weak draft, but far better than last years draft. The HC Davos Dynamo retook the throne at the top of the VHL for the first time since season 20, off the backs of Daisuke Kanou in net, and the duo of Anton Brekker and Markus Strauss. Strauss had his first year where he took a step back, and had less than 100 points for the first time since the index goes back to (season 20). They also had a one two punch of young studs, with Pavel Koradek and Leeroy Jenkins both having solid seasons. The Helsinki Titans finished right behind them, in large part due to the resurgence of Tarik Saeijs scoring 126 points, and playoff MVP Cam Fowler dropping 116 points as well. Their goaltender Jakob Kjeldson had a stellar year, with a jaw dropping 1.77 GAA. Even though they traded six players for Saeijs in the offseason, they had more than enough depth help, with guys like Ignatius Feltersnatch, Kevin Hesje and Michael Angelo dropping more than 80 points. The Legion took a massive step back from their victory cup winning campaign, barely winning the North American division over Calgary. Peyton Nydroj and Lars Berger kept their elite level of play, both getting over 110 points. Unfortunately for the Legion the depth seemed to tail off, and the Legion heavily relied on the incredible play of Aidan Shaw, and their top two scorers Nydroj and Berger. The Wranglers nearly dethroned the Legion a top the North American divison, with an intense end of season push that fell just short. Joey Clarence was arguably the main reason for this teams success, but the contributions of Evgeni Fydorov and Mathias Chouinard, as well as a well rounded team from top to bottom is what led this team to success. Now with the non playoff teams; the Vasteras Iron Eagles took their first positive stride in a while, and finished with an above .500 record. Their goalie Andreas Bjorkman has started to solidify himself as a solid starter, with a very solid 2.43 GAA and a .918 Save Percentage. Cam Merrill led the team in points again, and Clint Guite had a very good sophomore season. Lasse Milo had a good rookie year as well, with 50 points. The three utter tanks of the league belonged in New York, Riga and Seattle. New York was finally beginning to show some promise, with guys like Jukka Hakkinen, Jaroslav Oslig, Oliver Bergstrom all had over 90 points, and Fantastic McAwesome started to live up to his name, dropping 77 points. The Reign were very bad as well, with the only recognizable names being Ma'a Nonu and Oliver Scarlett. Scarlett, who once was a Sterling Labette winner, had dropped in production as his career began to hit its end, only scoring 61 points. Although the Reign were very trash, no one was close to being as bad as Seattle was. They had nine wins total, and their top guy didn't even hit 60 points. Sam Pouza, who had no notable seasons or awards through his career, finished on top of the team with 59 points. The best plus minus they had was a -34! They were awful, let me tell you. TRADE DEADLINE There were no notable trades at the deadline this year. The Wranglers traded for minor depth peices with Jake Steen and Biggie Shakur, but that is all for this years deadline. PLAYOFFS The Playoff came and we saw two very close series; the Legion vs Wranglers and the Dynamo vs Titans. In North America, the Wranglers headed to Toronto for game one, but the Legion came well prepared, easily taking game one 5-2. Lars Berger had a hat trick in the win. Game two headed back Calgary's way, as the Wranglers bounced back and won 4-1. Trade deadline acquisition Jake Steen dropped three points in game two. Both teams headed to Calgary, and the Wranglers delivered for the fans, winning 2-1 in overtime when Roman Andreev scored on the powerplay. The most notable thing was the fact that Toronto only had 19 shots; a pattern that would continue the next game. Toronto had a mere 16 shots and lost 3-1 to Calgary in game four. The Wranglers were all over the Legion, outscoring them 9-3 in the past three games. And in game five back in Toronto, the Wranglers trounced the Legion, winning 3-0. The Legion were held to 16 shots again in their loss. Jake Steen had three assists and the Wranglers were headed to the finals. Now, we hit the most intense point of a rivalry between Helsinki and Davos that lasted for a few seasons. The two top squads in the VHL facing off for a spot in the finals. Game one was a nail biter, as it was tied 1-1 heading to the third. But HSK RW scored in the third to give the Titans the win in game one. Game two was another heart wrenching game to watch, as the Titans tied it with five minutes left, and Tarik Saeijs won the game in overtime, shocking Davos in both of their home games. Davos stormed back in game three, propelled off of Markus Strauss' hat trick and won 4-3. But the Titans would ultimately head out of Helsinki happy, as they won game four 3-1 and took a strong hold on the series. Davos wasn't done yet. Game five went Davos' way, after Markus Strauss scored his sixth of the playoffs early in the third to bring home the 2-1 win. The two teams headed back to Helsinki for game six. The Titans were up 3-1 heading to the third, but Chad Murphy's two third period goals for Davos gave them a headache. But Cam Fowler wouldn't let it slip away, as he scored with three minutes left to win the game and the series for the Titans. Now we had our finals; Calgary vs Helsinki. The trend of the Wranglers allowing low shot totals continued, as the Titans only got off 19 shots in game one, and Calgary took a 2-1 win. Game two, however, was a complete disaster for Calgary, to say the least. They lost 5-1, and were outshot 42-18. They were embarassed, and Game three was a big one. Helsinki won off of Tarik Saeijs overtime winner to steal game three away from Calgary. The Wranglers bounced back, and returned to their great defensive style of play, winning 3-1 and tying the series up. Game five was back in Helsinki, where Helsinki was shut down once again. Luckily for them, the Wranglers struggled to produce offense as well. Tarik Saeijs goal in the dying moments of the second period would ultimately be the winner, as the Titans won 2-1 in game five. Now, game six was do or die for Calgary. They let up two goals in the first, but scored four unanswered in the second and third period. Jesse McGhann made them feel uneasy, scoring with ten minutes left, but in the end Calgary squeaked out with a 4-3 win and forced game 7. Game 7 was in Helsinki, and the crowd was hoping to win back to back titles. The first period was scoreless until Jardy Bunclewirth scored with three minutes left to give the Wranglers the lead heading to the locker room. They carried the momentum to the second half, when Evgeni Fydorov scored just a minute in. He scored again later that period, and the Wranglers headed to the third with a 3-0 lead. Then, they went into a defensive lockdown, allowing just seven shots in the third period to lock down game 7. It was Calgary's sixth continental cup, and their first since their back to back cup runs of S18 and S19. The legendary Jardy Bunclewirth could end his career off on top, winning his third continental cup. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS To no ones surprise, Tarik Saeijs won the MVP, as he led Helsinki to second place in the league and had 126 points. He also won the Mike Szatkowski trophy for most points in the league. The Playoff MVP went to Mathias Chouinard, as his 19 points in 12 games help the Wranglers win it all, Peyton Nydroj of Toronto won the Kevin Brooks trophy, with 60 goals. Adam Schultz from Davos won the Sterling Labatte, and Jakob Kjeldson won the Aidan Shaw trophy for best goalie, beating out Aidan Shaw himself. Dustin McKullen, whom the Americans traded for from Vasteras at the draft, won rookie of the year, with 68 points. Next season, some wild stuff happens. One of the four playoff teams takes a major drop. A blockbuster trade between two unlikely teams took place, and other blockbuster trades happen in Season 24. Tune in on Tuesday, April 30th for our review of Season 24!

Now I have to play with that bum HHH. I'll be lucky to get a goal with him on my line

Damn I thought I would be blessed with the talents of Elias Dahlberg on my line

What happened to McWolf

When I was doing research I definitely read this somewhere, I don’t remember where but when I find it I’ll put the link

wtf

The day is February 5th, 2008. It was the offseason between season three and season four, when Lucas Tannahill pulled the trigger on the biggest trade in VHL history, involving multiple hall of famers, such as Scotty Campbell, Mike Szatkowski, Matt Defosse and Brennan Anthony. But how did we get here? How did Campbell get to Vasteras? Why was Campbell, unanimously considered the GOAT, traded in the middle of his prime? This trade needs a deep rewind. We can go all the way back to the inaugural VHL draft, where Vasteras had the eighth pick and the Hamilton Canucks had the second pick. Vasteras had their eyes set on Campbell, and were in the process of negotiating with Hamilton. They agreed, and they sent the second overall pick to Vasteras in exchange for their eighth overall pick, and a second rounder for the next season. They would go on to draft Campbell with that pick. Things weren't all bad for Hamilton though, and while they did miss out on Scotty Campbell, David Night was a good consolation prize. He was a future Hall of Famer, but he was not on Campbells level. Vasteras also drafted future Hall of Famer goaltender Matthew Pogge with the ninth pick, and they were stacked in year one. They would go on to defeat the Wranglers in the finals and won the first ever Continental cup. During that offseason, they drafted another future hall of famer in defenseman Matt Defrosse. The Bears took Brennan Anthony sixth overall, and the Wranglers took legendary defenseman Sterling Labatte seventh. These additions from Calgary lead them to a rematch between them and Vasteras in the finals, but this time the Wranglers brought out the brooms on them, and swept them. During that offseason, Avangard took Mike Szatkowski with the second overall pick. However, it wouldn't take long for them to swing him to Seattle, for Jon Church and a future first rounder. Now we know how the big names got to the Bears and Vasteras. But why did they even trade Campbell? Well, it is a simple answer; he wanted out. In the beginning of season three, we almost saw a trade that sent Scotty Campbell to the Titans for Robert Sharpe and a couple of first rounders, but the deal fell apart when the Vasteras GM Lucas Tannehill backed out last second. Sharpe was the player picked first overall ahead of Campbell in the first draft, ironically. There also was a verbal agreement to trade away hall of fame goaltender Matt Pogge to the Bears, which also fell apart. They wanted one last go at it before the group would wither away, but Maxim Desny singlehandedly knocked them out in the semi finals. Scotty Campbell wanted out. When the idea of a trade went into play, his teammate Matt Defosse wasn't happy. "I wasn't really in favor of moving from Vasteras when the idea of the trade first arose. Scotty approached me about going to Seattle and sold me on the idea. 'We'll win a cup there,' he said." (source) After Defosse was sold, the deal was done. A Seattle team with good core peices, and a Vasteras team in need of a culture change made the trade of all trades; Scotty Campbell and Matt Defosse were headed to Seattle while Mike Szatkowski and Brannan Anthony were going to Vasteras. How did these teams end up? The Bears would go on to win the next two continental cups, while Vasteras would go through a long painful rebuilding process over the next several seasons. The Bears would end up trading Campbell to the Titans after their back to back cups, as they fell back to the bottom. What moment in VHL history should we review next?

After an alright rookie campaign for Materazo and a solid season for the Americans, the offseason comes to a start. The nerves of the expansion draft start to set in. "Last year, I wasn't nervous, but this year I feel on edge. I really would like to stay in New York, I hope they protect me" As the names were read aloud for the Malmo Nighthawks GM, Materazo waited to see his fate. When they reached the Americans, he was at the edge of his seat. "I wanted to contend, something that we will hopefully be doing in New York for a few seasons. If I'm taken in this draft, I may have to see myself with a cupless career." Wouldn't you know it, as his name was announced, he sunk into his chair. "I always wanted to play for my hometown team, since I was from Long Island. Being traded is one thing, but this is very bittersweet." Despite the sad feelings, he started to look to the bright side. "At least I can get a chance to set all kinds of team records with Malmo. Maybe I'll even make the all star team. Plus their logo is sick, way better than New Yorks. Besides, I always wanted to go to Sweden." He also had some departing words for the Americans. "It was a fun ride, but now Xander is going to be pissed. Hopefully the bad feelings will be put aside by time he gets older, or else you may have to miss out on an elite defenseman because of this. I think the beef will be put aside though. Good luck next year New York. I have to pack my bags."

I'll apply. I've been on the site for seven months and am an active part of the community, and I already have many thoughts on what to do as a GM or an AGM, considering I've applied for at least ten different positions. Eleventh times the charm, right?

EASTERN CONFERENCE (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets Winner: Bruins # of Games: 6 (M2) New York Islanders vs.(WC1) Carolina Hurricanes Winner: Islanders # of Games: 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE (C3) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars Winner: Blues # of Games: 6 (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche Winner: Avalanche # of Games: 6

ok i'll just make sure im ready

@Devisewhen you know what time the live sim will be can you post the time so I know when to watch it

Clown of the year ?

These players are made up people. GMs only manage their own teams

United Hockey League. Its on instagram and currently working on a site that should be up within a couple days

*note I'm not trying to compete with the VHL* Do you want a chance to show off your GMing skills? I run my own sim league by myself that is very basic, but is starting to become more complex. What I used to do is gm every team myself and be as unbiased as possible, which definitely did work. However this summer there are some very tough decisions that I don't want to make to be honest. I am looking to expand, and if you are interesting in gming one of the 32 teams, message me on this site

Petition to make Pepper the backup and let HSK G start the rest of the finals

Game 3: Helsinki Game 4: Toronto Game 5: Toronto Game 5: 4-2 Toronto Leader in points: Kronos Bailey Leader in Goals: Arroyo Leader in assists: Malenko

At the beginning of the year, most people on this site made predictions for the upcoming VHL season. How did mine pan out? Well, largely thanks to Matt Thompsons bad season and Vancouvers epic collapse, I didn't do great. I had Beau Louth as MVP, and Beaviss as GM of the year, which obviously isn't happening. I also had Thompson as the top point scorer and goal scorer, as well as the top two way forward. That was mainly me going with the crowd on those, and I should have looked into it a little more. Riga and Seattle were the two teams I predicted in the finals, same as last year. Welp, that didn't pan out well both years. I did predict the Bears with the Victory Cup though, so thats a positive I guess. The few predictions I may get right are Elias Dahlberg for most improves, Pepper for top goalie, and Malenko for top offensive defenseman. I took McWolf for top dman but he had a bit of a disappointing year, and he will most likely not win that award, and the same goes for Carles Puigdemont for rookie of the year. That was me showing confidence in my Americans though. Overall I felt great over the first half of the year and then everything went down hill in the second half for me.

Around two months ago, Matthew Materazo had a child with his wife Karen, and named him Xander. But Karen wasn't happy with the lack of committment that Matt was showing in the relationship. "One time she said that she was going out, so I had to watch the kid. I had a game for the Americans that night, so I just brought him to the game. She wasn't very happy." Materazo told us in an interview. What we believe was the turning point with the relationship was during Game 2 of the Wild Card series between the Americans and the Titans. It happened to be Karen and Matts anniversary night, and Karen did not want him to play in the game. Matt insisted on playing and did in fact play in game 2, where he scored the Americans only goal in the loss. "That was it for me" Karen told us. "I was so pissed, years of frustration finally boiled up and I just decided to leave him." She also took Xander with her, who now takes his mothers last name. Matt was unhappy with this. "Yeah, its bullshit. How will he play hockey if Karen doesn't know the difference between a hockey stick and a chainsaw!?" Xander Hughes had started to play hockey already, but just around the house. Matt told us that he enjoyed slamming his toys against the walls, as if he was checking someone. He also has grown to 2'7, seven inches above the average baby. His future in the VHL may take a hit with this news, but he still looks strong as a potential season 73 draft candidate.

Not only did I predict Beau Louth for MVP and expect Vancouver to be good, but they started off the season so well. Basically they pulled a Buffalo Sabres. I'm shocked. The Islanders are up 2-0 right now and playing great. When the Islanders are on their game, they are extremely tough to beat. The only problem is that they have been inconsistent, so I can't see us beating Pittsburgh and then Washington. I can see us beating the Penguins but I would be shocked if we beat the Caos 8. Washington, considering Tampa is down 2-0 9. Not really. I would be surprised if I was available. I want to be a apart of the rise of the Americans 10. McWolf. He had an off season but he is still the best player. I was through the first twenty games, and then the next 40 were very bad, and then the last ten were solid. Hopefully next year I can put up 55 points or more