Matt_O

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I'll throw my name in

I would like to apply. I am very active, and have been around the league for almost half a year now. I also work at VSN. I have been itching for a GM gig for a while, and I’m familiar with STHS and have it downloaded on my computer.

I was garbage in the world cup (although I was below most people in terms of TPE) but I was below average in this too, even though I have one of the highest TPE totals. I'm a disgrace to America, of course when I played on team world last season I was on the All-WJC team

When I was scrolling through the archive and saw that Toronto lost to Helsinki I went apeshit I got so hype

After our look at Season 21, we can turn our head to Season 22. After Toronto’s championship run, they looked to get even better, and started the off season with a big trade. They traded Max Kroenenburg to Helsinki for a second round pick. The Legion traded for Phil Gerrard from Seattle for a handful of picks. Seattle also dealt their elite goaltender Joey Clarence and defenseman Dante Terrigini for two first round picks, a second and a third. The Bears weren’t done dealing; they also moved Cam Fowler for a few picks and two young players. DRAFT: The Season 22 draft was one of the worst in VHL history. It featured no hall of famers, and had multiple sub 100 TPE guys go in the first round. Clint Guite went first overall to Vasteras, and that was the only notable moments of the underwhelming draft. Last year the Toronto Legion took home the victory cup, and they built on that. They finished with an absurd 126 points, a 62-8-2 record. Aidan Shaw had an MVP type year, even though he was robbed once again. Lars Berger and Peyton Nydroj both finished with over one hundred points. Their offseason acquisition Phil Gerrard tallied 85 points of his own. The Legion were so good, their backup goalie TOR G finished with a 5-4 record and an admirable 2.78 GAA. They finished 27 points ahead of the second placed Helsinki Titans. The Helsinki Titans finally made it back to the playoffs after barely missing out the two seasons prior. Cam Fowler, who they got in the offseason, had 110 points for the Titans. The Helsinki depth was what killed teams and made them successful, with seven players over sixty points, Max Kroenenburg, an offseason acquisition from Toronto, finished with 61 points. Their young goaltender Jakob Kjeldson finally stepped into the moment, capping off his breakout season with a .915 Save Percentage and 2.28 GAA. Like last season, Helsinki and Davos finished with the same point total, however Davos was this time on the wrong end of the tiebreaker. The Dynamo didn’t have the depth the Titans had, but they had the aging core of Anton Brekker, Jordan Berglund, Jonathan Slade, and Heinrich Olen still holding down the fort. Daisuke Kanou had another one of his legendary seasons, with a .922 Save Percentage and a 2.17 GAA. Brekker was once again their top player offensively, collecting 118 points and 57 goals. The Calgary Wranglers tank over the last few seasons began to pay dividends. They made the playoffs with 96 points, led by goaltender Joey Clarence, who they acquired from Seattle in the offseason. Mathias Chouinard and Evgeni Fyodorov were the most notable names of this team. One interesting thing about the Wranglers is that they only had two defenseman, but they made it work. Jardy Bunclewirth also won the Mike Szatkowski trophy with 136 points and then dipped, finishing with merely 86 points this season. Unlike previous years, the playoff cut off point had a significant drop off. After the four playoff teams made it in, the best team that missed the playoffs were the New York Americans, still in the middle of their tank, and only had 52 points, 44 behind the playoff cut off. Jukka Hakkinen was their top player once again, and new comer Fantastic McAwesome became an early candidate for best name in VHL history. It was a similar story for the Bears, who tore everything down in the offseason, trading away big names such as Cam Fowler and goaltender Joey Clarence. They still had Markus Strauss, who continued VHL dominance, with 131 points, easily the most in the league that season. They also had up and comer Marek Mueller on the squad, who was on their of their top prospects. The Riga Reign also took a major step back after last years disappointing exit in the playoffs vs Davos. Tarek Saeijs and Oliver Scarlett both took huge steps back, failing to build on their award winning seasons. Goalie Ma’a Nonu still had a solid year even with the team failing to win games around him. But none of these three teams were as bad as Vasteras, who finished dead last in the league. Besides goalie Andreas Bjorkman, nobody impressed, as their top scorer only had 70 points. First overall pick Clint Guite finished with 36 points, an OK rookie campaign. This Vasteras team was building for the future, and they seemed to have something going. TRADE DEADLINE The only notable move at the deadline was a deal between the Bears and the Reign. They put together a deal centered around a handful of draft picks, as the Bears got a first, second, and two thirds, while Riga got two firsts, and three seconds. The first rounder the Bears got was Riga’s pick, so as long as Riga didn’t get a top 3 pick they looked like the winner of the trade. PLAYOFFS The two matchups of the playoffs feature the Legion facing the Wranglers in an all-canadian rivalry, and Davos took on Helsinki. The Legion, who were far and away the best team, wanted to repeat, while the Wranglers wanted to make their first playoff appearance since their Season 19 cup run a memorable one. Games one and two in Toronto were won by the underdog Wranglers, shutting down the Legion offense in both games. Game one they shut out the Legion, and Clarence had a forty save shutout. Game two they barely scraped out off, and they rode Roman Andreevs hat trick to victory. Game three went to Toronto, as Phil Gerrard scored twice and Shaw made 27 saves on 29 shots for the 4-2 victory. Game four swung back in Calgary's favor, and they shut out the Legion again, with a 3-0 victory to take a 3-1 series lead. Clarence made 28 saves, and their elite winger Mathias Chouinard scored twice to lead them to victory. They had Toronto, the far superior team, on the ropes. Toronto responded in game five, collecting a narrow 2-1 victory in the must win to force game six. Game six was in Calgary, and Toronto was in must win territory. They dominated the Wranglers, only allowing ten shots the whole game. That being said, it was still scoreless heading into the final minutes of the third. David Walcott, with only 1:42 on the clock, scored on the powerplay after CAL RW took a hooking penalty. Chris Hawkins put the game away a minute later by scoring into the empty net, and the Legion forced game seven. This was probably one of the most frustrating games to watch in the Wranglers franchise history. Game seven was a similar story, as the Legion took care of business with a 4-3 win over Calgary. Lars Bergers hat trick secured the win for Toronto, completing the comeback over the Wranglers. Now, we head to Europe. Davos faced the resurging Helsinki Titans, who barely missed out on the playoffs the last two years. Game one was in Helsinki, but the experienced Davos team put on a clinic. This left a bad taste in many peoples mouthes, and the calls that it was rigged were all over the place. Helsinki had fourteen penalties in one game, compared to the Dynamos four. Game two was also a subject of controversy, as Davos had seven powerplays compared to the Titans single powerplay. The Titans still fought through and won game two 7-5, in what may be Kanou’s worst playoff game ever. They carried the momentum and won game three in Davos, after Syd Drayson scored with only 41 seconds left in the third. Game four went the Titans way again, as Cam Fowler scored in overtime to win game four for the Titans. Fowler was quietly having a legendary postseason, with three or more points in the last three games. Now facing elimination, the poised Dynamo didn’t give up. Gordon Shore scored with three minutes left to give Davos a 3-2 edge over the Titans in game five. Kanou had a 38 save performance in the win for Davos. Now the Titans had to head back to Davos for game six, where the Dynamo once again stiffled the Titans, winning game six to force a seventh game. Brekkers powerplay goal early in the third was the game winner, as the Dynamo edged the Titans 3-2. Game seven had a ton of hype surrounding it, but the Titans quickly jumped on Davos, and won 6-2 and had 50 shots on net. Cam Fowler led the way with 4 points, and the Titans were heading to the finals. The Continental cup finals between the Titans and the Legion felt like a repeat of last year; the Legion should handle whoever comes out of the European conference. Toronto was far better than everyone else, but apparently the Titans didn’t get that memo. They won game one 5-1, including four unanswered goals in the third period, and smothered the Legion, doubling their shot total. In game two, it seemed like a similar story, storming to a 2-0 lead heading to the third. The Legion wouldn’t go down quietly, and dropped three straight goals, including two by James Bencharski. Game three was a battle, tied at two heading to the third. Cam Fowler scored early in the third and the Titans shut down the Legion in the third to win game three. Game four was a repeat of game one, as the Titans took a 3-1 series lead with a 5-1 win over the Legion. They were all over the favored Legion in the first four games of the series, and Toronto was in a similar spot they were in against Calgary. Game five was all Toronto, and the Legion absolutely shut down the Titans offense. Now, it boiled down to a game six. For the Legion, if they lost, it was over. For the Titans, they had a chance to win it all, and losing wasn’t an option. Heading to Toronto for game seven was not what they wanted. The Legion started game six with a quik goal from Peyton Nydroj, but Fowler responded to tie it up. Lars Berger scored at the end of the second to give the Legion a 2-1 lead heading to the second. Cam Fowler tied it again with eight minutes left in the third, but David Walcott gave the Legion another lead just two minutes later. That would not be it, as Adam Schultz tied it at three with 3:15 left in the game. The two teams headed to overtime. Only two minutes in, Syd Drayson scored another clutch goal and the Helsinki Titans became continental cup champions for the first time since season 15. The heavily favored Toronto Legion had fallen, and it seemed like this was the turning point of the Legion’s fortunes. The Titans became a staple in the VHL’s elite, and Cam Fowler won the Playoff MVP trophy. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Anton Brekker of HC Davos took home the MVP, in a season where Aidan Shaw got absolutely robbed once again. Markus Strauss won the Kevin Brooks and Mike Szatkowski trophy, as previously mentioned. The best defenseman was a shared award, where James Bencharski and Dante Terragini both had outstanding seasons. Aidan Shaw won the top goaltender, and that was the only hardware he would collect that season, despite his legendary performance. Evgeni Fydorov won rookie of the year, to cap off a strong season for Calgary. Season 22 had one of the most incredible underdog wins in VHL history with Helsinki’s win over Toronto. Next season, a trade Seattle made in their contending days comes back and bites them. Multiple block buster trades, and teams taking steps back and teams making positive strides fill season 23, which we will take a look at next monday.

Well this was not expected

I think it is. I would rather watch Gnomeo and Juliet though

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User Name: Matt_O Cup Winner: Tampa Bay EASTERN CONFERENCE (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets Winner: Tampa # of Games: 5 games (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs Winner: Boston # of Games: 7 (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes Winner: Capitals # of Games: 5 (M2) New York Islanders vs. (M3) Pittsburgh Penguins Winner: Penguins # of Games: 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE (C1) Nashville Predators vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars Winner: Predators # of Games: 6 (C2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues Winner: Blues # of Games: 6 (P1) Calgary Flames vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche Winner: Flames # of Games: 5 (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Vegas Golden Knights Winner: Vegas # of Games: 6

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On Jah I thought I had submitted the Helsinki question in one of the previous trivias, where one uncapped TPE would go to someone if you used their question?

Last week, we took a long look at Season 20. We learned that the HC Davos Dynamo won the championship, we looked at Riga’s legendary offense, and we looked at the epic battle in the finals between Daisuke Kanou and Aidan Shaw, when Toronto and Davos faced off in the finals. Last week we looked at what took place during Season 20. For this rewind back to season 21, we have to look into the offseason, and the madness that was happening. It all started with Davos shipping off Viottu Jannula. Jannula was a top tier offensive defenseman for the Dynamo in their continental cup winning year. They traded him to Toronto, in exchange for their first round pick, who became Pavel Koradek. Jannula was towards the end of his career, and Koradek was a highly touted winger, who would have an incredible career. The Dynamo wanted to get young, and this trade helped accomplish that. Davos wasn’t done just yet. In one of the biggest trades I have seen in the VHL thus far, the Dynamo sent MVP winner Patrick Bergqvist, Jordan Berglund and Phil Esposito to Seattle in exchange for Seattle S22 first, S23 first, S23 second, two third round picks, Lady Gaga and defenseman Heinrich Olen. The team was almost completely different from the previous year, as Anton Brekker and Daisuke Kanou were the only real notable names left on the team. Those picks will be mentioned in future parts of this series, since they aren’t helpful for now. Season 20 only saw one relocation, in which the Madrid Thunder moved to Vasteras to become the Iron Eagles. The change of scenary did not help the Irons Eagles, as they finished with 49 points and last in the European division. The Calgary Wranglers also finished the year poorly, with 53 points, but they were kept afloat by Jardy Bunclewirth’s 136 points, and Mathias Chouinard’s 118 points. While those two teams were not good in any sense of the word, they could be considered gods when compared to the atrocity that was the New York Americans. In what was maybe the worst season by a team in VHL history, they had a pathetic seven wins all year. Jukka Hakkinens 101 points couldn’t save this team. They let in a mind blowing 462 goals. That was 165 more goals against than the second worst team that year, the Calgary Wranglers. How is that even possible. Now that we have discussed the few basement dwellers, lets take a look at the playoff teams. This year saw the Toronto Legion win the Victory Cup, with their lineup showcasing the talents of Lars Berger, Viottu Jannula, and Frans Spelman. Oddly enough, the highest scorer on the team (Berger) only had one hundred points this season. The reason the Legion were so good was largely due to one man; Aidan Shaw. He had an incredible 1.86 GAA as well as a .932 save percentage in a year where I believe he was FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY for MVP. He still did win the Aidan Shaw trophy for top goaltender, but that was not enough for the level he played at this year. The Legion finished first place, and he was a huge reason for that. Twelve points behind them, we have the Seattle Bears. After barely squeezing into the playoffs the previous year, they rolled into the playoffs this year. Markus Strauss had another phenominal year, tallying 133 points, as well as thirty blocked shots. The three acquisitions they got from Davos (Berglund, Bergqvist and Esposito) all underperformed, even though they finished with 80+ points. Bergqvist really underperformed, where he went from MVP winning season with 144 points, to the fifth leading scorer on the Bears, having a solid 94 points. This team was loaded, however the playoff format was ultimately their demise. Because of the division setup, they had to play the Legion in round one on the road, while Riga got home ice and played a far worse Dynamo team. The Bears had more points than both Riga and Davos, and the playoffs became a controversial topic of discussion. The Riga Reign won the European Division, ten points clear of Davos. Their amazing offense took a clear step back, as Tarik Saeijs failed to break the 130 point marker, and his teammate Mikka Virkkunen had fifty three less points than he had the previous year. It helped that their defense was very good, as Sigmund Olofsson headlined a defense that was a top 3 unit the league that season. They had goaltender Ma’a Nonu really shutting it down, with a season very similar to Daisuke Kanou in terms of stats. As the first three seeds were locked in, the defending champion Dynamo and the Helsinki Titans battled for the final spot in the European division. After the Dynamo blew it up by trading their four top players besides their goalie Daisuke Kanou in exchange for a premium haul of picks, the expectations were somewhat low. Kanou put up a historic campaign, where he had a .926 save percentage and 2.61 goals against. Anton Brekker was one of the few elite players returning from their cup run, and be finished with 118 points that year, including 75 assists. The Helsinki Titans were on the upswing, and improved on their previous year, but still fell out of the playoffs due to a tiebreaker with Davos. They had guys such as Ignatius Feltersnatch, Kevin Hesje and Xavier Martinez, who all finished with one hundred or more points. Unfortunately for Helsinki, they missed the playoffs due to a tiebreaker with Davos. As the trade deadline had passed and we headed into the postseason, it was a little obvious as to what would happen; the winner between the Legion and the Bears would likely win it all, since Riga and Davos were much worse than these two teams. The two North Americans rivals were set to face off in an epic clash for a spot in the finals. Game one was a Toronto victory, as Peyton Nydroj scored two goals and Aiden Shaw had 21 saves for the Legion. Game two was a different story as the Bears won 3-1; and Markus Strauss had another multi point night. With the series tied at one and the teams heading to Seattle, things were looking good for the Bears. The Legion quickly stole any momentum the Bears could have had, and picked up a 2-0 win in game three, and Aiden Shaw had one of his signature big time performances. The Bears, finding themselves in a tough spot, answered back the Legions game three win with a 3-1 win of their own. Markus Strauss continued his epic carry job, with a hat trick in the winning effort. The Bears continued rolling and stole a 2-0 victory over the Legion in game five. This was the first game Strauss was held to zero points. He had a point in every Seattle goal before this game. As they went to Seattle, the Bears were in a position to make their way to the finals on home ice. But it would not happen, as the Legion pummeled the Bears 3-1, and doubled them in shots on goal. Game seven was back up north, and the Legion would make no mistake. As Markus Strauss tallied for the Bears in the first period, the Legion scored three unanswered in the third period to clinch a spot in the finals. Biggie Shakur had two goals in the win for Toronto. The European conference final was an intense series as well. Game one went Riga’s way, with a 5-2 win. This was one of Daisuke Kanou’s rare bad games, and Ma’a Nonu had himself a great game, stopping 51 shots. Tarik Saeijs had four points in that game, but Riga couldn’t keep their momentum in game two. Davos won 2-0, and Kanou answered a poor performance in game one with a clutch shutout in game two. His stellar play wavered in game three though, as both teams traded goals in a 6-4 win for Riga, and Mikka Virkkunen had four points for the Reign. But once again, the momentum failed to continue to the next game, which seems to be a recurring pattern. The Dynamo won game four 4-2 off of two third period goals. The goalies, especially Daisuke Kanou, had failed to seriously impress this series with exception of his shutout and Ma’a Nonu’s 51 save performance. Game five was much of the same for the two goalies, as the Dynamo won 5-4 in overtime, and took a 3-2 series lead over the favored Riga Reign. David Vidal recorded a hat trick for the Dynamo, including what tied the game with six minutes left. Chad Murphy won it in overtime for Davos and they could head back home with their heads up. Game six was the game the Dynamo had been waiting for, as they jumped to a quik 4-1 lead and never looked back. They won it 5-2 off the back of Anton Brekkers four points, and Davos was headed back to the finals The Finals were officially set; it would be a rematch of the previous year between Davos and Toronto. The Dynamo were not nearly as good as last year, yet they had a real shot at repeating. In another battle between Kanou and Shaw, the Dynamo won game one in a low scoring 2-1 game. Anton Brekker scored the game winner with just under five minutes to go, and the Dynamo stole home ice from the Legion. They wouldn’t let it get out of hand though, as they fought back for a 3-1 win in game two. Kanou again failed to impress, finishing with a save percentage under .900 once again. Game three was a different story for Kanou, as he stopped 37 of 39 shots, but it wasn’t enough. Christopher Hawkins snuck one by Kanou to win it in overtime, and gave Toronto a 2-1 series lead. Kanou continued to perform very well but his team simply could not generate offense, and they lost game four 2-1, and heading to Toronto in a 3-1 hole. As game five started, the Dynamo went up 3-1 in the first period, and held the lead into the third. Peyton Nydroj scored five minutes into the third to cut the lead in half, and JD Stormwall scored with four minutes left in the third to force overtime. There was no scoring in the first overtime, or in the second. It took three overtimes to decide our winner, where Lars Berger tucked one home on the Legions 70th shot of the night to win the Continental Cup for Toronto. Kanou made 66 saves on 70 shots, and Shaw made 55 saves on 58 shots. This was a goalie battle for the ages, and Toronto came out on top. While Toronto may have won the most wanted trophy in the VHL, other individual awards had to be handed out as well. Daisuke Kanou won the MVP, with his .926 save percentage. I feel that Aidan Shaw was FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY, as he won the top goaltender trophy but not MVP. Jardy Bunclewirth of the Calgary Wranglers won the Mike Szatkowski trophy, with 136 points. Markus Strauss scored 60 goals and Oliver Scarlett had 80 assists, in their Kevin Brooks and Alexander Beketov trophy winning seasons. The top defenseman award also went to Oliver Scarlett. The top rookie was Jon Cruze of Calgary, and the Wranglers were starting to piece together a good young core. That’s all for season 21. It was definitely quite the season for goalies, and not the season the Americans will look fondly on. All in all, the Toronto Legion came out of it with another Continental Cup to their name, and they had some team. Next week we will look at Season 22, where things change pretty drastically for some of the top squads. Feel free to leave feedback in the reply section ? Season 22 will be out Wednesday!

Vancouver 5-2

Toronto New York Vancouver Seattle

I've been playing better recently, its about time I do some good for the US after my disastrous world cup

Hey I did something! About time

It isn't a coincidence I do nothing in tournaments involving countries... first the world cup, but I was behind everybody in terms of TPE. Now I'm ahead of almost everyone and I am useless again... lame

Lol not a soul got it right

Damn is all I can say

My player has been producing lately. Nice change of pace, considering I was on a stretch of something like 40 games and only 10 points until the last handful of games

Claiming the 1 Uncapped. I also get the extra uncapped because I have the point task

Wait a second I can just claim the uncapped TPE without doing anything?