bluesfan55

Growing up in Iceland, it was hard to get into hockey. We’re not exactly a hockey country, with not a lot of VHL talent floating around besides Grimm Jonsson. So, I turned to soccer first, playing in the youth system of Valúr before going into hockey as well. There’s a small league with 4 teams, and I played for the Bjorninn Junior A team until the age of 14. I’ll be the first to admit, I never really got into the sport fully until I was 13. I played it for fun, nonchalantly, with no real care and a poor attitude. That all changed when Arnor Sigurdsson became the coach. I knew who he was because he’d played in the VHL for a couple seasons as an Icelander, which was rare for someone from our country. He’d just retired and decided to start coaching, and he was quickly named coach of my team. The first practice was hell for me because he made us work, especially me, as I was never the hardest worker. That’s when I realized that I had to start going 110%. Otherwise, I wouldn’t get played and my fledgling career would be over before it really began. Once I did put in the work, I realized that I was a damn fine player. I was a good skater despite being short, and I scored A LOT. In fact, in a 40 game season, I scored 100 points (mostly goals). Arnor was a huge influence on me, and still is. So at 14, when I decided that I wanted to test my luck in a more established league after winning a gold medal with the Iceland U17 team, Arnor put in a call to his old Swedish team, Skelleftea. I flew over to try out, made the U20 team, and played 30 games in the SuperElit, scoring 12 goals and tallying up a total of 19 points. The next season I made the jump forward, scoring over a point per game in the SuperElit with the U20 team before skating in 12 SHL games, scoring 6 points. Playing in Sweden was great for me. I got to play against high-quality opposition and it really taught me that I needed to use my size to my advantage by gliding past taller defenders. After that season, I decided it was time to come to North America and play in the VHL. It always alluded me to try my luck against the best junior players in the world, so I declared the day of the draft. To my surprise, I was chosen 24th by the Ottawa Lynx, where Arnor had played before. I can’t wait to start my first season with the Lynx and progress my career.

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1. You just got drafted/picked up. How does it feel? pretty good 2. Have you ever been in any other sim Leagues? yes 3. Whats your favourite VHLM logo? probably San Diego's, it's pretty sick 4. Do you know anybody in the league? yes 5. What are your player goals for the season? 30 points 6. Favourite snack? chex mix

i cri s66 was v gud class

also yes im back wooo

Everyone remembers Arnor Sigurdsson, right? A 9th overall pick by Riga who scored prolifically in the juniors, including a point per game season with the Yukon Rush in S65, Sigurdsson failed to make the jump to the VHL, scoring 67 points across 3 VHL seasons. Arnie, as he's known back in his home country, had just lost his passion. "I wasn't enjoying myself out there anymore, so I retired. I know I was only 21, but I didn't see myself playing anymore." So he moved back to Iceland to coach. Now, Iceland has been a big country on the VHL scene despite being a small nation, boasting a Hall of Famer in Grimm Jonsson as well as current stars Wolf Stansson Jr., Sigard Gunnar, and Bjorn Scoringsonn. Sigurdsson was once seen as the best Iceland had to offer, but he's handing it over to a new prospect that he found while coaching in Iceland: Richard "Big Dick" Penisson. Despite the unfortunate name (and being 5'9"), Penisson is one of the best scorers Iceland has ever produced. "I truly believe Richard is going to be a point-per-game scorer in the VHL one day. The kid's got a fantastic shot that he utilises quite well. He's a fast skater with an eye for goal, and he's a great leader. I coached his Junior A team and he led us to the World Finals, where we beat the Swedes in the gold medal game." Penisson moved to Sweden the next year, making his debut for Skelleftea, Sigurdsson's old SHL club, as a 15-year-old. "Arnor had put a good word in, and I tried out and made the team. They stuck me straight in and I just tried to play my game." Penisson would play in 12 games, scoring 2 goals and assisting 4 for 6 points. He also played in the SuperElit with Skelleftea's U20 team, scoring 60 points in 40 games. But playing in Sweden, despite being a new challenge, wasn't enough for the young Icelander. "Arnor is really close with my family, as we're from the same town. He told me about the VHL, and how he'd made it. I knew then and there that I wanted to come over to North America and try myself there." So, despite declaring late, Penisson will come over to the VHLM and try his luck. "I'm really excited to make the jump to North America. It's going to be fun, that's for sure!" When asked if he wanted any team in particular to draft him, Penisson stayed open. "I really don't care where I play. All I know is that I want TO play. I know Ottawa and Yukon are both top-tier organizations, and they're high on my list, but Philadelphia also intrigues me. There's a lot of franchises, so I really don't care." When asked about his style of play, Penisson simply replied, "I score. I can do some stickhandling, I'm fairly strong, and I can hit if needed, but all I like to do is score. No doubt about it. Not a passer, probably will never be one. I just love to score." Watch out for Big Dick, cause he'll score on you any day.

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Player Information Username: bluesfan55 Player Name: Richard Penisson Recruited From: Other (i was told to recreate by dylan) Age: 16 Position: C Height: 69 in. Weight: 169 lbs. Birthplace: Iceland Player Page @VHLM GM

im not sure if i will give this league another shot, but thanks for keeping me around for all of those seasons. i really enjoyed my time in riga and regret not telling you about my retirement sooner.

1. By some weird voodoo magic we're #1 in the standings. How long do we have until we get hit with the good ol' STHS curse? Simon T is a fickle beast. Our time will come one day. 2. How do you feel about our current situation at goalie? How does it compare to the rest of the league? best in da leeg 3. Calgary netminder Brick Wahl has earned 23 penalty minutes so far. What's his deal? too aggro 4. A few currently-active players (Thompson, Bailey, Davis, Palo) have been at the top of the points board for a while. Who's the young player that will take over for them when they retire? hhh 5. Lance Flowers has a pretty compelling argument for RotY so far. Will he get shown up by someone else, or is this our award-winner? yes 6. A recent forum trend has been the count to 1,000 thread. What's your conspiracy theory about its end goal? yes 7. Even with 4 teams in the playoffs, the EU Conference is easily 5 teams deep (we'll get there, Prague). In your opinion, who gets left out? Malmo 8. The NA Conference still has a very young Seattle team at its helm. Is this the future of the VHL? maybe 9. Is Toronto's competitive window closed? yes 10. What does Davos need to do to become a frontrunner? not suck

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Riga 5-2

175 Vancouver Wolves 176 D.C. Dragons 177 Helsinki Titans 178 Malmo Nighthawks

1. Seattle has a pretty commanding 11-3-1 record right now. How are they doing it with just one player over 700 TPE? teamwork 2. At 9-5-1, we're already a few points out of the lead - what's it going to take to right the course? We all need to get our heads out of our asses and produce 3. Toronto actually has one, single draft pick left over the next two seasons. Why haven't they traded it away yet? because they want one solitary prospect 4. After being controversially voted in for MVP over Podrick Cast, Rauno Palo is leading the league in points again - this time without Beau Louth at the head. Is he the real deal? Yes 5. Sven Hitz already has 72 hits and 43 shots blocked -- just about equaling his S67 totals just 15 games into the season. Is he in the conversation for DPotY this season? yeah but I’m gonna outhit his ass 6. Our old teammate Mikko Aaltonen currently leads the league in Power Play Goals with 6, second in overall goals with 12, and is the only player with 2 hat tricks right now. Any words for him? i miss you Mikko pls come back 7. What's the plan for hazing introducing our S68 draftees to the team when they're brought up next season? Any traditions? I’m gonna make them do my laundry and also they’ll be my practice dummies for hitting during practice 8. How long do you think it'll take for the Dragons and Phantoms to become competitive? long time 9. Dogs or cats (or birds or lizards or...)? im allergic 10. As we get older, we sometimes get out of the loop with popular trends. What's something about the youngins that you just don't understand? vsco girls (and I oop sksksksksksksks)

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Helsinki 5-2

100 Helsinki Titans @ Calgary Wranglers 101 Malmo Nighthawks @ Vancouver Wolves 102 HC Davos Dynamo @ Prague Phantoms 103 Riga Reign @ Toronto Legion

F - Arnor Sigurdsson egotistical, i know

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1. Do you think I should've done everything to not lose Aaltonen to an expansion team? yes hes good, you could've given them @Anthony Matthews instead and our s66 class would still be all here 2. We already managed to lose against Prague in season's first game. what the frick? we suck lmao 3. do you buy into the ''Mature Hulk Hogan'' shtick? fuck no 4. were you surprised I didn't sleep during the recent VHL draft? yes 5. Dogbird or hedgehogs? hedgehogs 6. can you tell @Matt_O to finally put me into the D tier clown list? no youre an a tier clown sorry 7. isn't that a sus that I'm asking questions instead of Reno? no 8. was a ''Renomitsu is a hedge alt'' your first thought when you read the last question? no 9. who will be our scoring leader this season? kastelic 10. do you hope Matt Thompson will score 33 goals (which will make it 399 in his whole career) in the rest of the season? no

D - Apollo Hackett @MMFLEX

G - Brick Wahl @Bucky___lastard

Vancouver 4-2

43 Toronto Legion @ Vancouver Wolves 44 Calgary Wranglers @ D.C. Dragons 45 Riga Reign @ Helsinki Titans 46 New York Americans @ Seattle Bears

F - Elias Dahlberg @MMFLEX