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My update is TWO MINUTES OLD WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN APPROVED YET

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@Renomitsu help me out here. Do you ever feel guilty about the amount of Peace feet you consume? Has anyone ever asked you to cut down on the amount of Peace feet you consume? Do you ever feel like you need a little Peace feet in the morning to start your day?

Hi there @latex security and welcome to the VHL! I'm GustavMattias, GM of the Mississauga Hounds, and I'd like to offer you a spot on our roster. If you sign with the Hounds, you'll be on our third line at the moment, though as lines get settled in and we're able to determine who's active, it's very possible that you'll be able to move up to the second or even the first, if you're active enough! We've got an amazing community on Discord, full of helpful people who can answer all of your questions. We're also aiming for success this season, and we'd like to have you on our team for the rest of the regular season and beyond! If this interests you, please feel free to quote my offer and say "accepted," so I can get you on our roster. All in all, welcome once again, and I look forward to seeing what you can do in our league! -Gustav

Hi there @Funkbiscuit and welcome to the VHL! I'm GustavMattias, GM of the Mississauga Hounds, and I'd like to offer you a spot on our roster. If you sign with the Hounds, you'll be on our third line at the moment, though as lines get settled in and we're able to determine who's active, it's very possible that you'll be able to move up to the second or even the first, if you're active enough! We've got an amazing community on Discord, full of helpful people who can answer all of your questions. We're also aiming for success this season, and we'd like to have you on our team for the rest of the regular season and beyond! If this interests you, please feel free to quote my offer and say "accepted," so I can get you on our roster. All in all, welcome once again, and I look forward to seeing what you can do in our league! -Gustav

Claiming for week 1 of 4.

Look, I know I've thrown out a recommendation in this thread already, and I'd like to make it clear that that one still stands as well. But... I'm obligated to recommend my former player, current AGM, and great friend Berocka here. I'll keep it short as I'm sure we don't want to see two long-winded replies from a guy who isn't even applying, but I cannot say enough about what this guy's done for the Hounds. I think it's more than evident with a quick look at Hounds Discord, or even around the forum. I've taught him everything there is to learn about being a GM, and he's more than prepared.

If we're in the business of recommending people (which is likely pointless as the commissioners wouldn't hire someone purely because of a recommendation), then out of everyone here I'd love to cast my vote (hi Victor!) for @ColeMrtz. I can tell you firsthand, having been his GM last season, that he's dedicated, active, and experienced, able to answer questions and be a helpful presence in the locker room. If I needed an AGM, I'd have no doubts about hiring him there, and now that he's already an AGM and has gotten that sweet ? AGM ? seasoning ? (hi Thran!), I have no doubt that he'd do well as a GM too. I'd love to see him get the job! Good luck to all applying, though, and I look forward to competing against whoever is eventually hired!

It took 5 years but you've done something with this thread @eaglesfan036

Both lines getting involved ? Looks like we've struck a good balance.

Also: Is any part of this thread tampering? Seems like there's a tiny bit more going on here than just a couple GMs talking to each other and filling each other in on the situation. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like publicly announcing that you want a team to trade for you, and then that team coming in and encouraging it, is slightly frowned upon.

@Spaz

I believe if you click "show results," you can see the numbers without choosing an option.

Why is nobody voting Davos

Oh, I've charmed them all already. Isn't that right @DoktorFunk?

I like this idea. Maybe make the choice come after they've been selected by both, so they can still have the option of being picked by either. I like this too. I think it would be a good idea to add a simmer who a) does tournaments and b) fills in for our regular guys when they aren't able to do it on one day or another. Simming is hard work and I think this would help eliminate the (perfectly valid) "this is a lot of work for the simmers" concern.

That's right...it's been a few seasons haha

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Hi @Emerick126 and welcome! I'm GustavMattias, GM of the VHLM's Mississauga Hounds, and I'd like to get you on our roster. We're a decent team so far, and we're aiming for success. If you join us, it's possible that we'll be highly successful in the regular season and beyond! Right now, we can only offer you a spot on our third line, and your ice time won't be maxed out. But if you're active enough, you've got definite potential to move up, and with that comes reward! If this sounds good, feel free to quote me and say "accept" to join the Hounds. Good luck wherever you sign! -Gustav

I read it as "Lemaire" at first, so quite possibly.

Hi @Grant and welcome! I'm GustavMattias, GM of the VHLM's Mississauga Hounds, and I'd like to get you on our roster. We're a decent team so far, and we're aiming for success. If you join us, it's possible that we'll be highly successful in the regular season and beyond! Right now, we can only offer you a spot on our third line, and your ice time won't be maxed out. But if you're active enough, you've got definite potential to move up, and with that comes reward! If this sounds good, feel free to quote me and say "accept" to join the Hounds. Good luck wherever you sign! -Gustav

1. Fair point, and it's for that reason that I think that this won't end up happening, no matter what the votes end up being. As much as I'd love for this to happen, that's been the reason for not adding stuff in the past and will likely end up being the reason here as well. 2. Also a fair point, but I'll have to respectfully disagree with it. WJC exists, and I don't think anyone would say that it takes away from their enjoyment of the VHLM, or that it gets in the way of their focus on their VHLM team. If I made the Houston alumni roster (which I certainly would, unless Frost secretly hates me), that wouldn't make me care less about how I'm doing in Malmo. I think it's very possible to be actively interested in this sort of thing without losing interest in what's going on already.

Okay, sure, you're reading the title of this article and you're thinking "yeah, it's been said multiple times in the past that we don't need any more tournaments." And you're right, we don't need any more tournaments. But sit back and read carefully, because this may make you want this one. And that's all I'm looking for. The problem with many of these tournaments (brands being the most egregious example) is that, simply put, nobody cares about them. Even for stuff like world juniors, the factor uniting everyone on each team, that being nationality, is for most people the weakest possible link. Lots of people want to care but simply don't. I'm one of them (and it doesn't help that Jerry tends to be invisible in tournaments). So, what makes this one different? Basically, what I'm suggesting is that we get each VHLM team's alumni together in a tournament, for the sake of that sweet VHLM nostalgia and such. The benefits? -That aforementioned sweet VHLM nostalgia and such. Who doesn't want to reunite with their old teammates and friends on the same team for a bit? Enough said. -Even sweeter: retention. It's something for rookies and first-gens to look forward to later on in their careers, and as a tournament involving the people they grew with, it will serve as a reminder of just how far they've come and what they've accomplished in the league when it happens. -It gives VHLM GMs the chance to work with and understand VHL-level teams. It's a different game up in the big leagues, and many VHLM GMs are the future of the VHL. Giving these GMs a chance to work with lines full of VHL players, to see what works and what doesn't at a higher level, is a valuable bit of education that should serve the league well if and when VHLM guys move up. -Also, something I'm passionate about: IT REWARDS GMS FOR BEING GOOD TO THEIR TEAMS. You've heard it time and time again--the primary goal of being a GM in the VHLM is not winning. Rather, it's player development--a GM whose team sucks but cranks out members who love the league and are dedicated to staying every season is much more valuable to the league than a GM who wins the cup every other season but is generally uninvolved with the team on a personal level and doesn't create an atmosphere which will encourage people to stick around. What's the reward for this retention, though? There's nothing out there to reward VHLM GMs for doing the one thing they're supposed to do above all else and doing it well. Having a tournament which involves the use of team alumni--that is, former players who have successfully been engaged with, retained, and made into valuable community members--will be that reward as a "good GM" in the retention sense will have a solid team. So, what are the specifics? Eligibility: First, we'll address the question of eligibility. Players can play for many teams for many different lengths of time, so who gets to play for who? -A player is eligible to be selected to play for any team for which they have played half a season or more (36 or more games) in their VHLM career. They must be non-retired and on a VHL team's roster. -If that player is selected by multiple teams for which they are eligible, they will go to the first team of this group for which they played. Example: Berocka Sundqvist played a full season with the Hounds in S66, and a full season with the Storm in S67. He is eligible to be picked by both, but if picked by both he will play for Mississauga as he played for them earlier. We'll call this "first priority" rights later on. -Each team's GM will select a roster of 6 forwards, 4 defensemen, and 2 goalies from an eligibility list provided to them by whoever is running the tournament (Note: if we give this a go, I am willing to compile all lists and help with the tournament in any way that I can). If this is unable to be filled from the players who are eligible, remaining roster positions may be filled by players from the team's current roster. A sample Hounds alumni roster would look like this (expect teams who aren't as new to have stronger-looking rosters as they've got more than three seasons of alumni to pick from): F - Scott Greene (653 TPE) - @DoktorFunk F - Berocka Sundqvist (570 TPE) - @Berocka F - Jerry Wang (304 TPE) - @ColeMrtz (first priority rights held by Halifax) F - Balentine Kidd (302 TPE) - @TukTukTheGreat F - Patrik Tallinder (243 TPE) - @Patrik Tallinder F - Kris Rice (244 TPE) - @Krice13 If Wang selected by Halifax: F - Dan Gles (316 TPE) - @No_Dangles D - Hulk Hogan (684 TPE) - @HulkHogan D - Cody Smith (472 TPE) - @cody73 D - Brock Louth (421 TPE) - @Beaviss D - Guy Sasakamoose (321 TPE) - @Cxsquared G - Rayz Funk (780 TPE) - @Rayzor_7 G - Block Buster (286 TPE) - @Banana2311 If you're a recent expansion like us and you don't have 8 seasons of players up in the VHL, that's just tough luck and incentive to continue your player development! Scheduling: So, how does the tournament work schedule-wise? How do we make it all work? -The tournament doesn't need to be an every-season thing. We could make it every other season, possibly alternating with the World Cup. -As for the teams, there will be a preliminary round where each team plays every other team once. This means that every team will play every other team once, for a total of 10 preliminary round games. -The top four teams will make a best-of-3 playoffs, 1 v. 4 and 2 v. 3. Tiebreakers will be determined by head-to-head record (which should be an easy tiebreaker with only one head-to-head game). If there arises a sort of rock-paper-scissors situation where there are three or more tied teams who all beat each other, the second tiebreaker will be total number of goals scored, then goal differential, then the width of the GM's left thumb, whatever. I think that's just about all there is to say, though I'll likely do my usual "forget something and write something else big in the replies." What do you think? @VHLM Commissioner @VHLM GM @BOG

@Matt_O always a pleasure to work with you in GM world. You're a good guy and I don't want anyone reading this article to think otherwise. Remember, the point of VHLM GMing is keeping people engaged, rather than winning. If the Aces aren't doing well, it's OK, so long as you're still doing what you should be doing. Winning is just a bonus, says Gustav, another GM who sucks at winning. Hope to see you back in the fold soon!