Viper

Hello hello,
 
After putting up an application for the SSK GM job yesterday, Gus and I have made the decision to hire @Berocka! Berocka has experience as a former M GM and has been on our radar for a few seasons now, but waited for the right time to make a return to the VHLM. We're excited to bring back a strong GM to continue to better the VHLM and the Saskatoon organization!
 
Please congratulate Berocka!
 
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Good luck to whomever becomes the new GM for Saskatoon Wild.
 
I might not have had the honor to have talked to you, Viper, but I do still wish best of luck wherever your career takes you.
 
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Hi everyone,
 
@Viper has notified the VHLM Commissioners that he would like to step down as the Saskatoon Wild GM effective immediately. We're very appreciative of his contributions to the team and are sad to see him go.
 
We are officially looking to hire an interim GM who we hope can remain as the permanent GM. Due to the importance of having someone in the role to assist the players, we will take on a pure interim as well if needed. This hiring process will be expedited so please apply quickly if interested.
 
Serious applications only, will delete anything other than those. Reach out if you have any questions!
 
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*Condition: Moscow receives the two higher picks between S91 MOS 1st, S91 MAL 1st, and S91 HSK 1st. HSK will receive the lowest 1st round pick of those three. @samx to accept.
 
@BOOM Can't say enough good things about you man. I appreciate that you gave us a chance after a random rights trade a few seasons ago, and I'm really glad we were able to get you plenty of individual success and give you a good time. Hope to get you back on the team with your next player! Best of luck in Helstinky Helsinki!
 
@samx Cheers for the fun chats and making a midseason trade happen! Best of luck the rest of the way.
 
@rotbag Glad to get ya, hope we can have a good time as you approach retirement!

Saskatoon receives:
Joshua Schwarzer
S91 HOU 4th

Houston receives:
S91 MIS 1st


This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval.

Las Vegas receives:
Jean-Marc Lemieux

Saskatoon receives:
Jaja Dingdong Jr


This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval.

Well damn, this season's team looks a lot different than last season's. I've mentioned it here and there, but making the decision to pull the trigger on a rebuild was pretty difficult - especially knowing that we could have kept all of our veterans and made one last push before we lost most of the team to retirement and FA. However, the organization has the opportunity to level set after 9 straight seasons of extremely strong performances - and 35 awards coming to the team and our players.
 
As we enter the S90's, like we did entering the S80's, it's time to feature a new generation of players who will lead us into the future. We've got a couple familiar faces left on the team, so we've got a nice mix of new and old players making up our leadership team.
 
First Alternate - Nils Andersson - @Viper
 
Typically, I assign captaincy and alternates based on tenure with the team or overall experience in their careers. Viper and Andersson buck that trend, but for very good reason. For those unfamiliar with Viper, he's had a pretty lengthy history of inconsistency with players and a reputation of fizzling out early in his players' careers. When we drafted Andersson back in S88, Viper and I had some chats about how we'd approach this player and how we could keep him going, regardless of any obstacles in his way. Now entering his third VHL season, Viper is poised to have his highest TPE player ever, and has become a great voice to have in the LR and with our advisors. He's learned from mistakes in the past and has showed a lot of maturity since I first met him three years ago, and I'm very confident in giving him an 'A' here in Moscow.
 
Second Alternate - Babay Shrimp - @Blazzer
 
A new face to the team, but a player and user who have already settled into the locker room quite comfortably. There was no shortage of suitors for Babay Shrimp this offseason, and despite Moscow's status as a rebuilding team, Blazzer was more than happy to join us for at least a season and be part of our organization and contribute to our culture. A veteran player who will be able to guide the young forwards on our team, we expect big things from Shrimp on and off the ice this season!
 
Captain - Hammar Voss - @BOOM
 
A long time alternate captain for four seasons now, Hammar Voss takes a step beyond simply being the best defenseman in the VHL, to becoming the Moscow captain. I suppose we're buying into the meme here that Moscow captains always end up off the team the following season since Voss is retiring after this season, but it might have been the easiest captain decision I've made as a GM. Boom is involved in our LR in all aspects, whether it's providing our players with gorgeous sigs, helping to guide our team plans, posting boobs or just chatting with folks, he's been one of my favorite acquisitions to the team outside the draft. I hope we can send a future HOFer off with a great final season!
 
Congrats to all named to the leadership team!
 
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My name is JigglyGumballs, otherwise known as Jiggs. And I am the one who traded the picks and trusted the process. I joined all the way back in June 2020 and for the past year or so, I have been inactive. But now I'm back. A lot has changed since I was last here, a lot of familiar faces, a lot of new ones. A lot has changed with the league itself. Like wtf I can't believe that trivia is on the portal. Anyways, as a sorta older member coming back to the league, I feel like I should introduce (or reintroduce) myself. And no it's not cuz of le good ol' TPE grind but so I can try and adjust to all the new stuff okay.
 
So. Over my time in the VHL, I was pretty active when I first joined and subsequently throughout the career of my first player. Who was creatively named Jiggly Gumballs, who would've thought lol. I prided myself in trying to max out my TPE earning every week and amassing 1002 TPE over my first player's career. I also had an active presence on my team LR's. Eventually, I had become the AGM of the Las Vegas Aces of the VHLM, back when @Spartan was GM of the team. I then took over as GM when Spraytan departed, and sorta coined the term TRADE THE PICKS, TRUST THE PROCESS. The reasoning behind that was the mentality we had in the M at the time. To keep an active LR and team, and thus to help recruitment at the time, the goal was to contend as much as possible. Thus the trade the picks, trust the process mentality began. I memed the living shit out of it, along with trading for 6th rounders which was counter-intuitive towards that mentality, and somehow was okay at being a GM in the M. After that period of time, I gradually got busy with life and stepped down. Taking some time off the league before creating my second player, Gruffud Theofylaktos. At this time, I tried becoming active again and milked the loving shit of my return (like I am now lol) when I did come back. I was apparently AGM of Davos for a period of time before I became inactive yet again. Idk why I don't remember that but apparently I was. This time though, I stayed inactive for a whole year.
 
That leaves us with today. So what's the plan now? What's the goal? So the goal right now is to keep things chill and get myself back into the VHL community. I don't think I'll have the time or motivation to make articles the same way I did prior, so I'll try my best to at least be a welfare player, and occasional full TPE earner. I'm also gonna try and apply for positions again once I get back into the thick of it. It won't be for a while though. I rushed back into the TPE and VHL grind with my second player and subsequently burnt myself out. So instead of doing that, I want to adjust slowly and just get back to talking to y'all. When I feel like I'm ready, I'll apply for open positions again.
 
So that's that. Me back. Me want to VHL. Thanks to @Zetterberg for convincing me to come back.
 
With that in mind, there will come a time again where I will trade the picks. And you better be ready to trust the process...
 
(587 words, using for PT week Aug 14-20)

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TRADE THE PICKS TRUST THE PROCESS

TRADE THE PICKS TRUST THE PROCESS