Viper

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It is once again, that time of season. Apologies for not running a seasonal tracker, I'll try to get that going again next season! If you have any questions regarding the payouts below, DM me on forums or discord.
 
To claim:
Claim uncapped -> Fantasy -> VHFL (not fantasy zone)
 

Rank Group 1 TPE 1 @animal74 1559.1 6 2 @Pifferfish GM 1498.8 5+1 3 @Thunder 1444.3 4 4 @youloser1337 1393.2 3 5 @JCV 1349 2 6 @Rhynex Entertainment 1147.3 1
 
 

Rank Group 2 TPE 1 @Advantage 1538.3 6 2 @Sawyer13 1482.8 5 3 @v.2 (GM) 1476.1 4 4 @sadie 1352.2 3 5 @DQ 1300.3 2 6 @Trazan 1281.9 1  

Rank Group 3 TPE 1 @twists - 50% 1531.9 6->3 2 @Spartan (GM) 1530.3 5+1 3 @Ahma 1348 4 4 @badcolethetitan 1293.8 3 5 @McLovin 1227.1 2 6 @Tdan04 1118.4 1  

Rank Group 4 TPE 1 @Viper (GM) 1529.6 6+1 2 @Zetterberg 1393.4 5 3 @Baby Boomer 1392.7 4 4 @Greg_Di 1374 3 5 @Phil 1338.2 2 6 @Gaikoku-hito 1329.1 1  

Rank Group 5 TPE 1 @JCarson 1493.6 6 2 @jacobcarson877 (GM) 1383.4 5+1 3 @wcats 1377.5 4 4 @JB123 1364 3 5 @RileyL 1330.4 2 6 @aimkin 1174.9 1  

Rank Group 6 TPE 1 @qripll 1510.1 6 2 @MexicanCow123 1427.5 5 3 @Triller 1412.7 4 4 @Ricer13(GM) 1370.8 3+1 5 @Jason kranz 1328.9 2 6 @vincentlg2007 1282.8 1  

Rank Group 7 TPE 1 @leandrofg (GM) 1565.6 6+1 2 @KRZY 1445.2 5 3 @dstevensonjr 1424.2 4 4 @samx 1398.5 3 5 @hylands 1386.9 2 6 @SlapshotBear 1381.4 1  

Rank Group 8 TPE 1 @Arce (GM) 1513.4 6+1 2 @KaleebtheMighty 1502.5 5 3 @hedgehog337 1498.7 4 4 @Otaznik 1422.4 3 5 @jhatty8 1384.1 2 6 @Kisslinger 1264.5 1  

Rank Group 9 TPE 1 @cLoWn 1613 6 2 @scoop 1517.1 5 3 @kirbithan 1451.2 4 4 @Gustav  (GM) 1429.2 3+1 5 @ctots 1310.8 2 6 @eagle_3450 1270.2 1  

Rank Group 10 TPE 1 @Sullvino 1535 6 2 @STZ(GM) 1521.9 5+1 3 @Yahtzee 1392.5 4 4 @DMaximus 1382.8 3 5 @Tetricide 1351.9 2 6 @nerji 1028.5 1  

Rank Group 11 TPE 1 @Bojovnik 1622.5 6 2 @LastOneUp 1518.6 5 3 @leafsman (GM) 1418.1 4+1 4 @Scurvy 1393.6 3 5 @Acydburn 1345.4 2 6 @rory 1218.1 1  

Rank Group 12 TPE 1 @MubbleFubbles 1457.1 6 2 @Fradin99 1445.8 5 3 @AJW 1441.5 4 4 @Toast 1400.1 3 5 @Doomsday (GM) 1360.7 2+1 6 @Daniel Janser 1269.6 1  

Rank Group 13 TPE 1 @OrbitingDeath 1603.7 6 2 @chikn (GM) 1573.7 5+1 3 @Banackock 1396.2 4 4 @ScottyP 1340.8 3 5 @GioSivo 1314.3 2 6 @Spartakiller2 1123.1 1  

Rank Group 14 TPE 1 @RJMW (50%) 1532.5 6->3 2 @Frank 1492.2 5 3 @Alex(GM) 1416.4 4+1 4 @Subject056 1412.8 3 5 @dasboot (50%) 1382.4 2->1 6 @kelvi 1355.4 1  

Rank Group 15 TPE 1 @FrostBeard 1589.8 6 2 @Lemorse7 1480 5 3 @Ktoms22 1445 4 4 @VattghernCZ (GM) 1424.4 3+1 5 @Will3 1380.3 2 6 @Hogan 837.1 1  

Rank Group 16 TPE 1 @Beketov 1528.5 6 2 @Moon 1500.4 5 3 @Enorama 1437.6 4 4 @Grape (GM) 1352.6 3+1 5 @dylanjj37 1324.6 2 6 @Dom 1267.8 1

Managing this team has been a treat all the way from working with league management on the expansion concept way back at the start of the pandemic to winning a championship in season 76, and all the ups and downs before and since then.
 
Overall, I think the Chicago Phoenix have been a success. While my activity has been called into question throughout my tenure, some as a bit of an inside joke, others in a more assholeish way, I think many of my longer-term players will agree that I have been dedicated to trying to build a winner here in Chicago, and we have managed to make the playoffs in 12 of our 16 seasons since we came into the league. While it would have been nice to have been able to have brought more than one cup to Chicago the playoffs are a fickle beast and while we have been close, I was never able to secure one with this second core.
 
Now to thank some specific people.
 
@solas – my first ever draft pick with Chicago and a career player for the Phoenix. Camus was a legend and you are among my favourite members here
@fishy – while our time together got off to a rocky start when I drafted Matty Socks without scouting, I think it ended up being a fun adventure with that first core
@Blazzer – my first AGM and another career long Chicago Phoenix player – I know you hated how Lee Xin played but I hope our conversations in the locker room and early morning gen chat made your early time in the league enjoyable
@Quik – Thanks for trusting me with Christian Mingle and sticking out your career in Chicago – glad we could get a cup out of it – hope all is well
@MubbleFubbles – Thank you for spending as long as you did in Chicago. Our chats on player builds and roster construction were always very enjoyable and I wish you all the best with this player and any in the future
@Shindigs – I hope everything is good with you – we talked a ton while you were here and I am sad we could not win a cup together, but I learned a lot from you on new builds with the hybrid attributes. Hope to see you around again soon!
@fromtheinside – So glad you chose to spend your career in Chicago with Sundin. Once again sad we couldn’t win a cup together but I hope I provided you with a fun place to play out your career
@Subject056 - I know you are a fairly new member of the Phoenix and we haven't talked a ton but whichever member gets to take over as a general manager for the Phoenix has a great member and player to build around as their cornerstone. I hope you can carry Chicago back to glory in the near future!
 
To the plethora of other players who have played in the red and orange since our inception I would like to thank each and every one of you for your time here, whether you got here through trade, free agency, the draft or other means. I hope I gave you a locker room and team where you could have fun while I tried to build a winning team with a good enviroment.
 
Outside of that I would like to thank all the other general managers who put up with me in my role. I have issues responding to DMs, as has been brought up a few times, but that was never anything personal. That issue extends to my personal and work life as well and is something I am trying to work on. I truly did enjoy talking to most of you and you made the role a fun one to work in.
 
I hope to stick around the VHL in some capacity as I have been here on and off since its creation sixteen seasons ago but it is time for me to hand the reins over to someone who can dedicate the time needed to build Chicago back into a championship caliber team.
 
tl;dr it is time for me to admit I am inactive and I’m going to retire

Hey there all! With some recent shuffling of VSN staff, we have a few openings to improve coverage. In this vein, welcome @TopTiddee2 to the team! They will be helping out with VHLM related content with their first post coming soon 👀!
 
Now onto openings! For regular VSN, I am looking for two or more dedicated writers to assist with VHL/E related content. Your responsibilities would include writing an edition of VHL Weekly every two weeks, recapping the past week in the VHL. Additionally, you would contribute to VSN's irregular projects, such as ranking articles, WJC/WC coverage, and any other ideas that come to mind. Feel free to brainstorm some yourself! Job Pay is 8 capped TPE, which replaces your PT for the week. Word requirements are 600+ for one week's pay, and 1100+ for two (what you will likely be writing). I'm looking for someone who has strong writing skills, can put out consistent, quality work, and enjoys diving deep into the trends and topics around the VHL. 

Next opening, is another role within VSN Scouting. As a part of VSN Scouting, you would be working under our head scout, @jacobcarson877. You would be helping out with big articles such as the Mock Draft, VSN Scouting's Future Watch, and other projects that highlight up and coming players in our community. Job Pay is the same as previous; one week of 8 capped TPE for 600+ words, and two weeks for 1100+ words.
 
Lastly, we are looking to hire one or two more people to do graphics for our articles. Job pay for this would be 8 TPE per graphic, each graphic would accompany a article.
 
Feel free to reach out to me (or Jacob regarding Scouting) if you have any questions! We are looking forward to reviewing your applications. 

@Dadam30

@Dadam30

1. Gotta give this one to either Lavelle or Wallob, but there's other candidates too!
2. I feel like I can be playing better but I'm also not upset with my current performance. There's still time for me to improve though!
3. Nils would probably be homeless considering hockey is the only thing he is good at.
4. Pretty quiet, so no complaints from me!
5. Keep going! Or recreate and join Saskatoon!
6.  Enough said.

Here's what I'd do if I was the VHL Dictator for a day
 
1. Delete the M: I'm sick of hearing all this propaganda about deleting the VHLE when the real issue is the garbage league that is the VHLM. I'd propose that we'd completely drop the M and make members work for a spot on a team. You get to play in the JST and that's it. After that, you have to earn past 200 tpe and try out for a VHLE team. This will get rid of the pesky lifers such as sjin and dyl which will greatly improve the league's quality of life, and as a bonus would discourage new members from joining unless they are dedicated to the VHL grind 😤.
 
2. Move Geneva back to Yukon: The greatest injustice the league has ever done was moving the Yukon rush to Geneva. The Yukon Rush was the greatest club to ever exist and the evil corrupt BoG couldn't stand having something good in the VHL. So to fix this great injustice the Rush will be moved back to Yukon and will receive 2 1st rounders every season. In addition, the GM of the Rush will receive 12 capped + 4 uncapped tpe weekly in job pay and will have its player's cap limit raised to 500. To limit travel all of the Rush's games will be home games. Because of this change, they will no longer be in Europe meaning the VHLE will be rebranded to the VHLEATGToATTYR or (Victory Hockey League Europe And The Greatest Team of All Time The Yukon Rush) This will make all teams be represented in the league name. 
 
3. Fix the VHLE teams: The oslo storm logo is goofy get rid of the team and replace them with the Berlin steel. They will use the JST Steel logo as it is superior to every other logo in the VHL and it is a crime it wasn't used in the first place. The Stockholm Viking will e replaced with the Stockholm Aces who will steal the now-defunct Vegas Aces' logo. And finally, the Vasteras Iron Eagles will be replaced with the Beaumont-le-Roger Barons who will be a sister team of the Beaumont Barons of the SBA and will share a logo. This will make the ugly VHLE teams look cool and will promote and strengthen the SBA-VHL partnership.
 
4. Encourage Greenlandic Growth: To further simulate how much superior Greenlanders are at hockey than every other nation, all Greenland players upon creation will receive 20 uncapped tpe and will receive 3 tpe from practice facility. While players from other nations will receive a 2-week tpe ban and may only cap up to 11tpe weekly during their first season. Greenland will also receive 2 WJC teams and 2 WCoH teams.
 
5. Ban Viper: Ban @Viper that dude suuuuuuucks. There can only be two IA members with GM jobs and that's me and @Sjin. 

Anyways I hope you agree with the changes I proposed and hopefully, the BoG can start implementing these immediately. 

@dylanjj37

Review:
Interesting effects you have going on with this graphic. Has that frosted glass look and I really like the results. The balance is off slightly but not bad. I really like the logo on the render and the background. I am assuming the lack of contrast is a design choice as the render's face blends into the background. I think the noise really makes this graphic work. The text is working but I think the font combo could be better. I struggle with text all the time so this isn't a big deal. Great job overall.
9/10

@dylanjj37

I discovered that Juan Ceson still has an impact in Las Vegas, but there are too many questions on Stan Par and what impact Stan will have in Saskatoon.  Let’s get real @dylanjj37, Juan Ceson was a legend in Las Vegas and he inspired many to come to Las Vegas and visit the city.  With the Juan Ceson Zoo being the center of attraction, and the Juan Ceson Hotel was always at capacity.  The Juan Ceson Airport has been a convenience for all travelers.
 
Here are the questions for you, Stan Par.  Please provide some answers.
 
1). Is Stan Par going to have as big of an impact in Saskatoon as Juan Ceson did in Las Vegas, or is Stan Par going to be sub-par?
 
2). Does Stan Par plan on building a zoo in Saskatoon, and if so will the zoo match the level of quality as the Juan Ceson Zoo?
 
3). What promises did @Viper and @badcolethetitan make to Stan Par to lure Stan over to Saskatoon?
 
4). When Juicee Thunder joins the VHLM after Jake Thunder retires, will Stan Par allow Juicee to play on Saskatoon with him, or will Stan refuse to allow the new Thunder to be a teammate?
 
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Press Conference
Week ending 07/02/2023
(Answer Questions for 2 Capped TPE)
 
1) We're just under 1/3rd of the way through the season, is this where you expected us to be? Why or why not?
 
2) What is one thing you want your player to improve on as the season progresses and why?
 
3) What team in the VHLM do you think we have the best results against and why?
 
4) What's your favorite type of dish and where is it from?
 
5) Are you excited for the NHL draft? Do you think there is going to be any big trades on draft day?
 
6) If you were to travel, would you rather take an airplane or a boat to your destination and why?
 
 

The legend, Juan Ceson, @dylanjj37, retired in Las Vegas, leaving the city lonely and void of all future hope of reviving everything Juan Ceson left.  The Juan Ceson zoo is no longer; the animals have been on a hunger strike ever since Juan Ceson departed on the Juan Ceson jet from the Juan Ceson private airport.  The Juan Ceson Resort and Casino has been taken over by the mob and the Juan Ceson race track is out of gas.  @Blazzer was unable to keep things status quo in Vegas but she was blindsided by @Viper and @badcolethetitan.
 
There is a new legend in the making, that being Stan Par.  Stan Par signed with Saskatoon and promised many things by Viper and Cole.  And as far as the hockey playing goes, it appears that Stan Par is on par for a repeat of statistics equivalent, if not better than Juan Ceson.  Stan Par is already dominating the VHLM in blocked shots, and is right behind the hits leader, soon to overtake the #1 spot.
 
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@Spartan done!

G - Merome Dilson 
 
@Viperdraft over. Thanks buddy!

Sorry missed the notification
 
G - Cole Pearce
F - Daryl Dixon
 
@Viper @Baby Boomer

D - Brian Kowalski
@Baby Boomer

It's the best!
 
Thanksss
 
Yess

Sorry guys. I was travelling.
 
D - AirRig Goodbrandson
F - John Jameson
 
still @Zetterberg