Viper

I use that and it works fine for me

I use that and it works fine for me

I use that and it works fine for me

I use that and it works fine for me

1) Has your player been meeting expectations this season?
 
I'm not completely satisfied with his defensive work yet. Block more shots and win more puck tackles.
 
2) Is the lack of active players on our team upsetting at all to you?
 
It's a shame, of course, that we don't have any more active players. But that is something that you cannot force or influence. Other teams are also struggling with this problem.
 
3) Are you happy with your current ice-time?
 
The player plays each game for almost 30 minutes. I cannot and may not ask for more. Otherwise one of his legs will fall off.
 
4) If you could make one change to the VHLM, what would it be?
 
Spontaneously, I can't think of anything clever.
 
5) Are you aiming to play in the VHLM, VHLE, or VHL next season?
 
Oh, I let myself be surprised. My goal has to be to get my player to 200 points. I hope I can spend more time farming points during my vacation.
 
6) How has the management of the Hounds been this season?
 
I am sure the manager is doing his best to make the team better with all the means at his disposal and to bring it back to the front.

Just a quick announcement. @ZetterbergWill be stepping down from the Recruitment Team. Thank you for all you've done for the team Z. 
 
I will be looking for someone to add to the team. I would like someone who has a knowledge on advertising, social media and someone who's got some ideas on where/how to recruit more members to the league. If you would like to apply send me a DM and we can have a chat. Thank you. 
 
 

That is true. Congrats!

It has come to the attention of the league that @Doomsday has gone a bit awol recently. McWolf and I have been discussing, and this decision is first and foremost for the health of the VHLM on the whole. Anyone who's been here longer than a week knows Doomsday and I go way back, and he's one of my favorite people here, so naturally I'm hoping this is as simple as life got busy for a few weeks and he'll be back at the helm before you know it, and someone with his history and reputation here certainly deserves that chance - but for the time being, it's not what's best for Saskatoon and for the VHLM. 
 
As a result, we are naming an Interim GM. Given the position the league is in, and the fact that it's never ideal to pick something up during the season, we've gone with an existing AGM who is already in on league talks and the like. Additionally, there is one current AGM who has been a VHLM GM before, has experience doing the job, and knows its ins and outs - and not to be too spoiler-y, but was in the final few names for the last crew of openings, and is more likely than not to get a position in the near future whether it's this one or another one.

Full disclosure: this may be temporary, and the parties involved were informed of that. The position is Doomsday's until it isn't, and we don't know as of yet what has happened with him, so it's entirely possible things revert to how they were at the beginning of the season. It's also entirely possible this becomes a longer term thing, if for whatever reason he does not return to his normal activity, and the person in question is certainly qualified should he need to take the reins for good. Of all people though, Doomsday deserves the benefit of the doubt - he's had chances to move onto bigger and better things and has chosen to stay in the VHLM, so we know where his heart lies. 

Obligatory @VHLM GM tag so that when I later tag the person we're stealing from, they can't determine that it's them from the sake of having been tagged, and the others can't determine it's not them from the lack of one.

 
 

I'm saddened to share with you all that Emi, former LVA AGM and the user behind Emi Rune and Emiko Spector passed away last night due to cancer at the age of 26. I don't really know if it's my place to share, but I don't know who else would. The official post went up in the PBE where she was most active, serving as rookie mentor head and also Co-GM'ing/GM'ing teams as well. Find that here.
 
Here in the VHL, Emi was known for her podcast, Rune Rambles, with her partner, Dren (Lilith Lunar). I've had nothing but good experiences communicating with both her and Dren, and others can attest that they were both very kind people who were passionate enough to spend time in our community despite the issues they had to deal with. My condolences go out to Dren and Emi's family during this time. 
 
Rest in peace, Emi.
 
Tfong: linking post with additional info for the memorial.
 
 

Outside of Arena of Ondrey Nepela in Bratislava
GM John Frostbeard steps up to the podium:

"Welcome to the home of Bratislava Watchmen, the team that we all love and support! It has been a blast playing for you, the amazing fans and the city that loves hockey as much as any in the world! We have been working hard on finding the right, fan favourite mascots, goal songs and more but now we are here to announce something even more special. We are here to announce the leadership group that will lead our Bratislava team on and off the ice! It is exciting, isn't it? For that I want to say huge thanks to every player who selected their captains and chose for themselves who will lead them! Now, without further ado, we have two captain assistants to announce. Both have made an impact and have created an everlasting thread of trust in the locker room."

Firstly, the A will be worn by Her Majesty's favourite, backbone of our defence and loyal Watchmen - Tony Adams! @fonziGG
Secondly, the A will be worn by a true American, patriot and an excellent leader - Donny Carter! @TheNeonShaman
And finally, the captain of S80 Bratislava Watchmen is someone who knows a little bit of Slovak, understands the culture, people and the vision that Watchmen have placed as their main guiding force - Jakub Brozik @Viper

Congratulations and we will see you all on the ice!

You really caught me by surprise here. 
I am totally pumped for this role 🙌 
I do truly love this team.  Happy to help try and take this team to glory. 

I like the idea for itself. But I would change a few things. First, I would leave it with eight teams. Otherwise there are too many teams. And I would take Africa out too. Apart from South Africa I have never seen a team that plays ice hockey there. I would distribute the eight teams to the following countries. Australia (two teams) and New Zealand (In football, Australia has also been assigned to the Asian group, as they are otherwise under-challenged.) Plus Japan, South Korea (also two teams each) and Taiwan. What would you say about the following team names?
Brisbane Bandits
Canberra Cavaliers
Wellington Rams
Seoul Squits
Busan Zombies
Tokyo Drifters
Sapporo Samurai
Taipei Tigers

*CONTEXT*
Game 12 of the VHLE regular season saw the Bratislava Watchmen and the Vasteras Iron Eagles play each other. During that game, Jakub Brozik received first star honors, recording two goals and three assists, for a five point game.
 
Reporter: Jakub, how does it feel to have had such an offensive night tonight?
Brozik: Well, it's the kind of performance you expect to have every night. Don't don't let your foot off the gas pedal, just keep pushing.
Reporter: What was your thought process behind the game tonight?
Brozik: Well, uh, the team just kind of clicked tonight. I got some nice passes, and managed to feed the guys in the slot for some nice OT action.
Reporter: What was different tonight? Why did you produce so well offensively?
Brozik: It was an important game. The Eagles had beaten us just the game before, and we weren't looking to mess around tonight.
 
A relatively short interview, however Brozik's performance certainly wasn't short.
With that kind of an offensive game, there had to have been more to it.
 
After doing some digging, our reporters found exactly why Brozik was able to succeed so well in tonight's game.
Turns out, he had actually done a number of different things differently that have a chance at impacting him game.
To start us off, he skipped breakfast today, and had a brunch instead, which is very unlike Brozik, as he is always eating.
He also did not wash his socks from the game prior, he had just throw on the smelly, wet socks that had ice all over them.
Another factor that may have contributed to his success is that he took the time to show up to practice around 35 minutes early, and had conversations with almost all of the staff members at the arena, in which he got to practice his Slovak. Brozik, native to Czechia, had learned Slovak at a young age, but hadn't used it in a while due to his rapid moving from Canada to Czechia. He rarely encountered anyone who was familiar with the Slovak language, therefore he seemed to forget some of it. However, he quickly remembered a lot of the language while talking to the staff.
The last factor is the fact that he had recently purchased a new STX stick, a brand he was not familiar with, after his Warrior stick had broken the game prior. Brozik stated that he "liked the feel of the STX stick better", and that "it felt flexible, and fast". He was quick to say that there was nothing wrong with the Warrior stick, but he had just liked the STX stick better. Obviously he had to clear that up before any controversies arose after he publicly promoted one brand over another, however it doesn't seem like it'd be that much of a controversy anyway.
 
Overall, many things could have led to Brozik's stellar performance tonight, and we hope to see him produce similar games like this in the future.

Welcome to the league, @Mr_RafiKkiii!
 
I am Viper, the AGM of the Mississauga Hounds, and we can offer you top 6 minutes on our second line! We currently aren't in any position to compete, but you will get lots of playing time! If you want to play for us, quote this offer and say #ReleaseTheHounds!

Who invited this guy?... 

go away

Not really sure what to say, I am still learning graphics but honestly I really like this, probably my most favourite work so far. Gonna have to see, maybe I can actually improve over time.

should have tried harder

For the first time ever I have dropped in the draft to the 2nd round (in the modern era). While this is not surprising as I recreated in a popular class as well as started with less than maximum recreate TPE its still a weird feeling. Ever since my first ever player getting drafted with the last pick of the 2nd round (56 VHLM Draft) it has lit a fire under me which has caused me to constantly strive to get near the top of my class. Its a strange feeling to not being the #1 touted guy in a draft class. While this is something ill have to probably get used to since I am no longer who I once was, it still is weird. I liked being the guy that people traded up to get. 

One thing that is confusing me is that only two VHLM teams reached out to me for an interview? Is that something that's new or is that because people know what they get when they draft me (most of the time)? 
 
This is all new to me and it looks like I will have to prove myself once again why I should be at the top of the class. 

That's it incoherent rambling done. 

Could have gotten the future cup winner SMH 
 

I predict that they will happen in a day or two!! LOL!

Hello,
 
It's been a little while since the Seattle Bears have added members to their Hall of Fame/jerseys to the rafters. Firstly, I'd like to tag @Beketov so that he can wake up, see this and his name involved in the title and make him think THOMPSON FINALLY MADE IT! GOTCHA! I'm very excited to be announcing the two players tonight. Both come from different eras of Bears hockey but both played an incredible role in bringing activity, fun and championships to the team (among many, many other things). I won't blab too much here as I'm sure I have some to say about each as they go.. so ..
 

 

 
(S56) Gabriel McAllister
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I remember tanking extremely hard for the privilege to be able to select one of @CowboyinAmerica's players and when we managed to do just that and draft Gabriel McAllister, the feeling that I had as a general manager was absolutely unreal. Anyone who has been lucky enough to have CBIA in their locker room knows how strong of a leader he is, how great of a person he is to all and how legendary almost every single player of his are. He spent his first 5 seasons with the Seattle Bears, hitting a point per game in every season and collecting 241 goals, 248 assists and 489 points in 360 games played. He was an absolute menace on the team. Despite S59 being one of his slower seasons, the love was spread around the team and Gabriel McAllister helped myself hoist my first ever Continental Cup! After the party was done, he was sent in a massive package to Davos where he would play for the next 2 seasons. During his final season, the Seattle Bears managed to bring their star player who pulled the Bears jersey over his head when he was just a young lad. He made it his mission to come into Seattle and leave the city a hero. He did just that. He came in and had his best season of his legendary career with 55 goals and 139 points through the 72 game campaign. While the playoffs didn't go quite as planned, the fans sent him off was a standing ovation.
 
17 seasons later and once again we in Seattle rise to give a standing ovation to one of the Bears best! Thank you for your time and efforts in Seattle.
 

(S72) Timothy Brown
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Timothy Brown @a_Ferk wasn't as flashy as Gabriel McAllister, but to me and the Bears, he was just as important. The player and the member played an important role from the very moment they were brought onto the team and this has even extended passed their retirement like a couple others. Timothy Brown spent his entire career on the Seattle Bears and was a consistent top guy on the team. 4 seasons he has above 40 goals, all of 8 he had above 20. He capped his. career off with 247 goals, 308 assists and 555 points in 504 games played with the Bears. Not only is this total impressive on the Bears all-time stats lists, but Timothy Brown is also the owner of the "Most Goals in the Playoffs" in his career with the Seattle Bears - going as far as also holding the most GAME WINNING GOALS for the Bears... #CLUTCHASFERK. As fitting as it was, Brown had his best season in his final season with the Bears - similar to Gabriel McAllister, he was sent off the ice for the final time as a hero. The Bears lost their final game with him during Game 6 of Brown's FOURTH finals with the team (73, 77, 78, 79)... Our clutches player of all time helped us to 2 continental cups... Off the ice, he was just as important. He played a huge role in the locker room + other areas of the league, always being an amazing presence. He's a "secret council" member who has long served his time and is one of my favourite, most trusted people on the VHL. His guidance has been greatly appreciated during his time and we're very fortunate to have had him become part of the Seattle family... 
 
Timothy Brown - FERK - Thank you for all you did and continue to do for the Seattle Bears. Your help has been incredible to my success over the seasons. 
 
Take look at the Bears all-time stats:
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VHL HoF :
HERE
 

 
 

A few things.
 
1. I am MUCH better at Parkitect than everyone here.
2. Honestly had no idea that you didn't like to socialize. I only knew you from Moscow, which you spoke a lot in. 
3. Pretty cool story, to see what the VHL can do for people.

Not claiming this as an ms but didn’t know where to put it so it is going here.
 
I’ve been thinking a lot, I know surprising but I have come to realize something about how this league has affected me. For those who know me well this is known that I am a very bad socializer and I hate social situations as they stress me out. It has been something I’ve dealt with my whole life but always just kind of pushed it off. I would avoid people and wouldn’t talk to people I didn’t know at all costs. I literally just wouldn't talk to people at school and would just chill by myself in my own little world.  I promise this goes somewhere. Anyways when I first joined the league for probably the first 3 months I talked to maybe 4 people because everyone else terrified me. I slowly got better at talking to people and then left for a while but I came back. 
 
When I came back I was invited into the Moscow locker room on the draft night a draft I happened to be drafting for LA and my player was also in the draft. I don’t really remember how it happened but somehow I got convinced to join a voice chat with @Spartan and @MexicanCow123. I don’t honestly think I said a word in that call and I think I was there for maybe 2 hours. This became a constant thing where I would just sit in their voice chats and not talk but just watch them play games 99% of the time parkitect… please bring that back by the way. It became a running joke that I didn’t talk in voice chats. People use to join and say random things to make me talk but I legitimately refused to. Time continued and I would talk when it was only specific people and then would mute whenever someone else would join but it was always a work in progress. 
 
At some point in Moscow, we were talking about it in gen chat and I think was because I was talking about college. The conversation I had with @Mr_Hatter and Spartan that day has been one that has stuck with me as I have started college and been forced to talk to people but also around the league. As I have started college I think about that conversation a lot and the first few weeks especially it helped me relax and just enjoy the time. I give both of them a ton of credit for how far I’ve come in the last 5 months because honestly, I’ve had the conversation with a lot of people but something about that conversation stuck out to me more than the rest of them. It felt less like being told not to feel that way and more people genuinely trying to help. Spartan use to get me into VCs a lot and as much as I needed it I hated it. As I said one day “it was needed but it was torture” I mean I still stick by that. It was torture but it was a what doesn’t kill you makes you stringer type of situation. 
 
As a lot of people know I like to force myself into locker rooms to get sam roles. This may be one of the best things I ever decided to start doing. It forced me into talking to new people and being put in uncomfortable (for me) situations. That really started in proam and me begging Laine and eventually writing as essay for him to give me a sam role. so if you're ick of it blame @Lainebut that is really how me and Laine became friends was because of that so I'm very grateful for it.  I’ve met so many great people who I probably wouldn’t have met if I didn’t put myself out there. I stuck to my group of like 5-10 people that I would talk to but because of sam roles that has been increased tremendously. So shoutout to all the GMs that have let me into your locker rooms. I do appreciate it.  It probably sounds so stupid to anyone from an outside perspective but I have never been so comfortable around so many people. There are so many people that I’ve meet in the last 3 months who I now feel okay talking to when usually that would take probably 6 months to be able to do. A lot of that also came with the Halifax job. I mean I don’t have a choice I have to talk to my players and other gms etc to be able to run a team. It’s something that I didn’t think would help but it has.
 
It became a joke whenever I would talk anywhere that sam has left her hole or her home. I mean which they weren’t wrong. The first time I had an actual conversation in vhl gen discord I remember multiple people saying wow she talks. I know it’s surprising I do exist. I went from not being able to talk to people to be able to hop in a call with people after only knowing them for a little bit. Which is a huge improvement. Cow is one of my best friends on this app and it took over 9 months for him to convince me to get on a call with him.

 
So what's the point of this? One to thank you to the people who have helped me get over this slightly and have been extremely helpful to make me talk to people. I appreciate you torturing me for the better good of myself. I am so much more confident at least within the vhl walls to talk to people and not feel like an annoyance. Well except when I’m begging for sam roles I hope you get annoyed with me that means I’m doing my job. I definitely have my days where talking to people isn’t my thing and I fall back into old habits but in all honesty, vhl was one of the ways I’ve been able to force myself to break those habits. It’s a work in progress and will be for a while. I  want to say a final thanks to those who have helped me on this path even if you don’t think you did, you probably did in some way, shape, or form by just talking to me. When I walked into this league I never expected it to actually change me but its made an impact for sure. I'm really grateful for it. Okay bye now.