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Lol apparently I was too tired for my own good. I’ll fix it tonight!

1. Season starting back up once again! What does your player do to motivate themselves for the start of the season? - Biggest motivation is just constant reminder of what Augustus wants to become. He knows to be elite, you need to think elite, and so that is his every day motivation, reminding himself that he is what he wants to be. 2. Is there any significant difference from your player this year from last year? - This is Kennedy's first year in the league so this is his "breakout" year or I suppose maybe "standout" year. This will be his time to make an impression on the league. 3. Biggest rivalry your player has with a team? - As a goalie... everyone haha. We need to stand our ground and win games, Augustus is going to do that at all costs. 4. What is something Saskatoon can improve on or change?(Both on the ice and in the locker room) - Sasky has a little bit of everything and works very well together, like any team I'd say depth is already nice to have but our top-heavy team looks solid so far. 5. What has your player been working on the most in the offseason?- Everything, it's his first season so he had to work on it all 6. What type of animal do you think your player resembles? - Bear, he's big, he's fast and agile, and has big mitts.

Or, crazy thought haha, just talk to your players you plan to call up, and let them know you plan to call them up For me anyways, this has nothing to do with limits and call-ups specifically, as much as it does complete lack of communication between VHL GM's (not all btw) and their own players & prospects. Keep them in the loop, tell them of your intentions, garner their input, realistically as a GM you should be talking to your players anyways, but where the huge disconnect is, is that is NOT happening currently. We don't need harsher restrictions or removing VHLE teams, we just need VHL GM's to go to their players, speak their mind to them, pick their brains, see what THEY would like to do with their player, and then go from there. (If that makes sense)

I have no issue with the system, just the lack of communication. Really, it has nothing to do with ME worrying about a player going up or not, it's theoretically up to the VHL GM's to have communication with THEIR players and THEIR intentions to call players up. It's not me they need to tell, it's the players, and THAT is what is not happening right now. The crazy amount of users I've had confide in me after being called up with nothing more than a forum notification is troubling, how can NO ONE tell this user they plan to bring them up and see if their desires would be to stay down vs come up? Giving the user some kind of say or at the very least a heads up should be priority #1 imo...

Yeah it’s not yourself to my knowledge but I know numerous players and GMs HAVE done this and it’s just surprising and more so troubling. These users and their players seem to be enjoying the E, they’ve built rapport with their team, expressed their desires to stay with the team, etc only to find out via a forum notification that they were called up. No communication from their GM then they come to me upset and blindsided because they never knew it was happening and wanted to stay down…

I think the problem is becoming HOW the call-ups are being handled vs the actual call-ups though. This league has always been, especially in this 'era' we're in, about retainment, player satisfaction, user enjoyment, etc, but it's becoming more and more clear, that's not the case with this stuff. The amount of times I've been DM'd about my players, and even other users I know on other teams being completely blindsided by a call-up when they had NO desires or expectations or communications of being called up, is wild to me. I would expect at ANY level, whether its me as an E GM, or the VHL GM's at their level, would be COMMUNICATING with their prospects and players to SEE how they feel and what THEY want to do. I've had multiple players for instance tell me they want to remain in the VHLM while being a VHLE GM, and I've respected their wishes despite what they could do for my roster so that they can have enjoyment where they find the enjoyment, but what I'm seeing now is that other GM's at the pro level simply... aren't doing even that anymore. I don't think call-ups are bad at all, in fact, as a GM, we're entitled to them, but where I feel like we're letting down our users & players, is by completely blindsiding them and failing to do something so simple as communicate with them PRIOR to making those decisions. We're all about the player retainment, satisfaction, etc, and that is a BIG part of it. Users should NOT be finding out they are being called up from a portal notification and not so much as a simple two second DM from their pro GM to see how they feel about coming up and what THEY want to do. Hopefully that makes sense, and I'm not trying to start an argument, so I apologize if it comes across that way, the internet is not easy to set emotions I am not mad or anything, just gonna put this disclaimer here.

it is, but when the VHL GM's take guys <300 TPE from us and our rosters are already scarce, it just becomes a problem of having both the leagues functioning when some teams now in the E can't even roster a good enough team or even a close to full team. While the cut-off and such is great, and the call-up cut-off is also great, it's not helpful when we lose a bunch of OUR key players that would play prime roles in OUR league, to the VHL GM's to play them 5 mins a night and have the players be less than satisfied...

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*You've been baited by the title, I'm calling the horny police on you...* Seriously though, it isn't that kind of "Gone Wild" article I promise, but Augustus Kennedy in the fourth round of the VHLM Draft has officially gone to the Saskatoon Wild and quite honestly, this is exactly where he anticipated going. When doing research on all of the teams, he seen that a lot of them were weak in the goalie area, or didn't even have a goalie at all, however it was leaked in many different articles and magazines that Augustus didn't receive more than one interview from the GM's about his possibility of drafting him. In a written statement when asked how he felt, he had this to say: "I'm not sad or mad or upset by this, my agent is highly recognized by a lot of people in this league so it only seemed like common sense for them not to draft me. He comes as advertised and people know what talent he provides in terms of the players he brings into the league, I will say however that being with the team that did interview me is reassuring, it absolutely makes me feel just a bit more confident in the fact that the interview must have went somewhat good for me. Overall, I am just excited to be the starting goalie for Saskatoon and showcase my talents."

1. The draft is finally over! How does your player feel to play (or return to) Saskatoon? - Augustus is very happy to be a part of the Wild, a fresh franchise for myself as I've never played here before. 2. Any season predictions for this year? - Season is going to be a bit rocky as things get acclimated however it should be a quick turnaround. 3. Looking at our roster, what do you think is the biggest strength of our team? - For sure our forward core, it's very deep and is likely going to carry us this season. 4. How did you, or your player first discover hockey? - Hockey has been in my household all my life, I kind of just grew up around sports all together, I've always loved them. 5. Favourite type of Soda? - Ginger Ale6. Any hobbies you've recently picked up? - None surprisingly, I'm pretty boring haha

When you look over the names of the draftees upcoming in the VHL & VHLM drafts respectively, a few names don't really stick out, and one of them is Augustus Kennedy. Kennedy had never really made much of a point to 'stick out' during his junior years before considering the jump to the pros, and even when trying to showcase his talents, not too many people really seen him in the spotlight. However all of that changed when he made a viral video that shot his 'stardom' to full affect, and had agencies all across North America dying to get him listed under their belt. When the video dropped, his phone blew up, but one name stood out in particular... Zack Gagnon. Not only was the agency familiar with the league, they had successfully turned many players into valuable assets for their respective teams, the agency just seemed to know how to pump out talent that could be part of many winning franchises and cup-winning teams. With all things considered, Augustus chose to put his trust in the agency and so far it's brought him a lot of joy and pleasure. He's learned a lot about the league he is going to be playing in and has learned a lot about the teams that could potentially draft him. Because his agent is also a GM, he get's a behind the scenes look at how that world also is, and it really helps him adapt to all of the possibilities of his career. So in a nutshell, this is Augustus, and he's about to win a lot of games in the VHLM this coming season... bank it.

1. Which team are you rooting for? Why? - I have to be bias and cheer for Rome in the E, but I'll also be a homer when I'm drafted in the VHLM too, whatever team takes me, they have my loyalty. 2. Who do you think will win this year? - If Rome doesn't win this year I'll have no words, we've stocked up once again to make a strong push, so we shall see who prevails. 3. Did you once do the WJC? - I've been in the WJC before as a player numerous times, but never actually as a GM, just never really applied before. 4. What are your thoughts about the WJC GMs? - Good crop, a lot of AGM's looking to make a name for themselves and show they are capable of being GM's, I like it! 5. Who do you think will be the best player of team Canada in the WJC? Why? - Probably whoever scores the most I'd think haha, but to put a name to it... Glove Dropper get's my nod. 6. Who do you think will be the best player of team USA in the WJC? Why? - Simply... Florida Man! If his name isn't the definition of being dedicated to the US, then idk what else is.

Hey Daniel, if I'm not mistaken since it's off-season, I'm actually in the draft! No rules being broken whatsoever haha But everyone has a shot to draft me

Player Information Username: InstantRockstar Player Name: Augustus Kennedy Recruited From: Returning Age: 18 Position: G Height: 77 in. Weight: 200 lbs. Birthplace: Canada Player Page @VHLM GM

I really enjoyed listening to this and hearing the perspectives of everything from an insider in Davos. Just to ease your mind @Ahma I've been here since S60 after a long hiatus away and I began to be an AGM for Josh in Yukon. Since then I've been an active GM in the VHLM for that whole time and now the VHLE. I haven't gone inactive once in about 20+ seasons now! Good podcast to both of you!

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