Da Trifecta

1. Helsinki Titans 
2. Calgary Wranglers 
3. Helsinki Titans (New York) 
4. Cologne Express 
 
Tonight, under the watchful eye of VHL Commissioner Higgins, the Season 38 VHL Entry Draft Lottery took place. The building was jam-packed full of semi-intoxicated prospects, celebrities, and league officials. Other than a few minor technological difficulties, the draft seemed to go without a hitch. 
 
As you can see above, the Helsinki Titans came out on top and will get the first overall pick of the Season 38 VHL Entry Draft. Coming up second will be Calgary, followed by Helsinki again and then Cologne coming in with fourth overall pick. It seems like it was only yesterday that Season 37 started, yet, playoffs begin tomorrow and the draft will be coming up after that. We, here at the news agency, wish this years prospects the best of luck in not only the upcoming draft, but for the rest of their careers.

Everyone wants a retirement home in Switzerland.

RobbieZ has been suspended for 2 days for being a general nuisance on the forums by unnecessarily provoking other members after repeated warnings.

Seriously though, this thread's probably fine, but feel free to make a second one in the Affiliates section so our relationship doesn't get lost in the sands of time.

Odin probably thinks his player is shit. Love him but you know what I mean.

You're misunderstanding. I came back to the VHL because I got back into sim leagues, I haven't been in a sim league since SSN died. Getting back into it with this project has brought me back online - and this is the premiere sim league. 
 
If that's bannable, then by all means... lol

On the other side of this argument, I came to the VHL through the SSN, left the VHL when the SSN closed, came back to the VHL because of the USFL again. I'm not every case - but sometimes the road goes both ways. I've also never shyed away from VHL advertising on any league I've been a member of. If you listened to my podcast you'll know that I plugged how great the VHL is. Myself and Shaka ALWAYS tell members to check out the VHL if they haven't already. You know Doomsday? He came to the VHL through SSN. Trifecta? Turner? Myself? 
 
Also, we've seen that people will be an active part of multiple leagues regardless. 
 
(And Victor okay'd me posting)

Not doing that, seems like its a scam.

I'm not a fan of this post, leave the baggage from your sim league at the door. Sure, it does sound like the stuff he did was pretty bad, but that has nothing to do with the VHL. From what I've seen, outside of the odd outbursts, Da Trifecta is certainly not someone who I would be opposed to sharing a league with. People make mistakes in other leagues, myself included, I know that I sure wouldn't like it if someone (especially someone who doesn't look to have any intent of adding anything meaningful to this league) brought up the mistakes that I had made elsewhere into another league.

Guy doesnt seem that bad. If he is being immature, just ignore him. Ive seen worse.

at least it's in the thunderdome

Damn this is stupid.

All I want to do is provide a service/information.....
 
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
 
I have had to use it for 8+ years for various things like calls, video-conferencing and fantasy drafts because I live at the ass end of the world.
 
Finding out what time the deadline ends in your particular timezone is up to you. Sorry.

Season 38 Entry Draft
Pick Order Based on Current Standings
 

1st Overall Calgary - D - Vojczek Svoboda
The Calgary Wranglers are fortunate enough to know who their future netminder is.  Martin Brookside has all of the typical skills and potential that you look to carry a team.  The Wranglers also have a potential forward and defensive prospect in Travis Boychuk and Jack Ryan.  However after those three prospects the cupboards are completely bare they can go any position here and get great gains.
 
With Ryan potentially needing yet another season in the minors and no guarantee he ever does make the VHL I think Calgary goes with Vojczek Svoboda first overall.  He is currently the best prospect in the draft.  Matching him up with the promising goalie in Brookside will lay the backend foundation of this team.  Svoboda's player agent "Slobo" also has many ties to Calgary making this a great fit.
 

2nd Overall Helsinki - W - Ashton Galbraith
The Helsinki Titans are in a bit better shape than the Calgary Wranglers.  The teams do have similarities though.  Both appear to have their franchise goalie (Kimmo Salo for Helsinki) and both have a few pieces already though Helsinki is a tad further along.  New GM "STZ" has inherited three long defensive prospects in Kyrie Knight, Tyler Owens, and Jake Wylde.
 
Expect Helsinki to take Ashton Galbraith here second overall because he comes with less baggage.  Bruno Wolf could become the clear #2 by draft day though and be hard to pass up.  Galbraith is a typical balanced forward who can play both ends of the ice.  His current weakness sits with his lack of physicality but in the VHL that can often be hidden by pure talent elsewhere.
 

3rd Overall Cologne - F - Bruno Wolf
The Cologne Express have already have a near infinite supply of prospects in the minor and VHL level.  They will add to that with a nearly infinite number of picks over the next two drafts making their team an unstopping freight train of players.  This allows Cologne to always take the best player available regardless of positional need since they likely wont have any specific needs.
 
With the second pick currently being a coin flip between Ashton Galbraith and Bruno Wolf.  Cologne will be happy to take whoever is sitting here when they are up to draft.  Like Galbraith, Wolf is a balanced forward with the exception of the added physicality.  Wolf currently isn't quite as gifted all around but provides a more physical element to his game.
 

4th Overall Helsinki (via Seattle) - D - Don Draper
Come draft day Don Draper could go as high as second with the recent burst of effort we have seen from this prospect.  If Helsinki didn't already have so many defensive prospects he might be the clear #2 overall pick.  We can't say enough great things about him but Draper represents the future of the VHL.
 
Ideally for Helsinki if they feel confident in their current defensive core they could run into a scenario where Draper goes to Cologne third.  That would allow the team to draft both forwards Wolf and Galbraith at #2/#4.  This will be an interesting draft day scenario to follow.
 
 
5th Overall Helsinki (via New York) - W - Chris Raymond
I don't think Chris will be the best player available at the fifth pick but I don't think Helsinki will want another D-man at this point.  If they get the two forwards earlier with Draper going to Cologne then Helsinki will take Dimothenis Vlasis here.  However Helsinki won't want to take both Draper and Vlasis.
 
Raymond has a history in the VHL with player agent "Kachur" but not always the best long term history.  The VHL welfare system should make a player like Chris Raymond a good long term prospect to balance out the first line or help lead the second.
 

6th Overall Cologne (via Vasteras) - D - Dimothenis Vlasis
7th Overall Cologne (via Toronto) - G - Brock Waldron
8th Overall Cologne (via Riga) - F - Leo Tesla
As the standings sit now Cologne will have three first round picks in a row at the middle of the round.  I expect Vlasis to be an overlooked prospect who goes sixth overall but could go higher.  I just don't see the need for Helsinki.  Vlasis is a player to really look out for he has gone under the radar so far.
 
Cologne will be able to use one of these picks on a potential franchise goalie in Brock Waldron.  That gives the team some insurance if they do decide to go a different route down the road.  Leo Tesla is from the Roberto Martucci Organization which started out real well.  Roberto blasted into the league before stepping down hopefully Tesla can have the same early career impact but last longer.
 
 
9th Overall Meute - F - Steve Tremblay
Tremblay is a relatively newer addition to the draft and has shot up on the board as people start to learn more about him.  He comes from a well known former VHLer Guillaume Latendresse who is very famous for his early VHL success (S1-S3 area).  He is a great example of another player who can shine under the VHL welfare system.  If the flame of success has been rekindled into this player he could go mid first round and should he fall later still have a great VHL career.
  

10th Overall Cologne (via Davos) - F - Seth Rollins
Near the end of the first we see prospects that come from no where over the final weeks to crack the first round.  Currently Jblaze aka Seth Rollins fits the bill as someone who could become a VHLer someday and has shown the activity recently to warrant a late first.  He is a raw prospect with questionable off the ice antics but Cologne will have a very active Locker-room that could pull a borderline player into a VHLer that would have fizzled on another team.

I told Weber to add you in, that thunderfuck.
Also, did our LR move to the Thunderdome?

people make mistakes sometimes? lol just kidding. 
 
Seriously though, one thing I miss is being GM, I've always dedicated myself to being the best, maybe my team isn't the best in the league but I always make my players active and happy. Look at some of the inactive teams who literally have no one active on their squad, gave me a good feeling knowing I helped... 

why does it 'have' to be a new member...I get sterling had his reasons, but I've been really good with keeping people active while being a GM, every team I had I kept all my members alive and active, the only time I didn't was my final stint in Bern before becoming commissioner and that was because of school and personal life taking over my free time. 
 
I get giving it to a new member is going to give them experience, but if someone who's been as dedicated to keeping these new guys active as I have been, why pass that up? 
 
Anyways, I apply 
 
#tl;dr

yolo, finally get to join my own team
 
gl to all the great guys on Minot! 

MÉTIS
You have any deals in the works?
You
yeah i put you on the block
MÉTIS
what?
tf
You
i think cologne is offering two riga 1sts and a 2nd
MÉTIS
what?
You
yeah sorry, not a 2nd, a 3rd
MÉTIS
???????
cologne?
You
yup
MÉTIS
tf
you sure?
You
yeah he just went offline before i told him to post
MÉTIS
what????

#DonDraper2014 if he can spell opportunity right though. Only way he gets it.

Well, I have been applying for every job that gets posted here so i might as well continue

I am new here but I think I have been extremely active thus far and proved that I'm here for the long haul. I would love to have this oppertunity as the next step of my VHL career.

Fuck it, co-GM move....
 
Saskatoon claims Forrest Josef, C

I'm really hoping our goaltending shows up in playoffs

I thought the USFL died in '85?

Awesome to see another football sim league, especially with what looks to be really solid leadership and planning.  Always enjoyed football sims, can't wait until this starts.