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It’s that time of the season again. The trade deadline is here, and that means not only trades, but new prospects. Declarations have opened up for the Season 82 VHL draft class, and we’ve already seen some big names represented by respected agencies. It already appears to be a defense-heavy class, and one blueliner hoping to break out from the crowd is the Czech-born Milan Dvořák.  Represented by the Solas Agency, Dvořák is 19 years old and up until now was playing for Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga. He seems to be an intriguing prospect with a lot of raw ability, however scouts seems to be disagreeing over his long-term potential. 

Rumors suggest that Dvořák is close to signing a deal with the Yukon Rush which would see him play there for the rest of the season, however nothing has been officially announced or put to paper. It appears that the long-term plan will be to ease the young defenseman into things through both the VHLM and VHLE before he makes his way to the VHL itself. He also is unlikely to have any serious playing time in the VHLM before the draft comes up next season, so chances to see Dvořák in action before the draft could be rare.
 

It’s that time of the season again. The trade deadline is here, and that means not only trades, but new prospects. Declarations have opened up for the Season 82 VHL draft class, and we’ve already seen some big names represented by respected agencies. It already appears to be a defense-heavy class, and one blueliner hoping to break out from the crowd is the Czech-born Milan Dvořák.  Represented by the Solas Agency, Dvořák is 19 years old and up until now was playing for Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga. He seems to be an intriguing prospect with a lot of raw ability, however scouts seems to be disagreeing over his long-term potential. 

Rumors suggest that Dvořák is close to signing a deal with the Yukon Rush which would see him play there for the rest of the season, however nothing has been officially announced or put to paper. It appears that the long-term plan will be to ease the young defenseman into things through both the VHLM and VHLE before he makes his way to the VHL itself. He also is unlikely to have any serious playing time in the VHLM before the draft comes up next season, so chances to see Dvořák in action before the draft could be rare.
 

Player Information
Username: solas
Player Name: Milan Dvorak
Recruited From: Other (Recreate)
Age: 19
Position: D
Height: 69 in.
Weight: 180 lbs.
Birthplace: Czechia

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Player Information
Username: fishy
Player Name: Bubbles Utonium
Recruited From: Returning
Age: 23
Position: G
Height: 65 in.
Weight: 140 lbs.
Birthplace: Bosnia and Herzegovina

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@VHLM GM

It’s that time of the season again. The trade deadline is here, and that means not only trades, but new prospects. Declarations have opened up for the Season 82 VHL draft class, and we’ve already seen some big names represented by respected agencies. It already appears to be a defense-heavy class, and one blueliner hoping to break out from the crowd is the Czech-born Milan Dvořák.  Represented by the Solas Agency, Dvořák is 19 years old and up until now was playing for Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga. He seems to be an intriguing prospect with a lot of raw ability, however scouts seems to be disagreeing over his long-term potential. 

Rumors suggest that Dvořák is close to signing a deal with the Yukon Rush which would see him play there for the rest of the season, however nothing has been officially announced or put to paper. It appears that the long-term plan will be to ease the young defenseman into things through both the VHLM and VHLE before he makes his way to the VHL itself. He also is unlikely to have any serious playing time in the VHLM before the draft comes up next season, so chances to see Dvořák in action before the draft could be rare.
 

If you didn't read my Junior Review: fine, fair enough. But with such a foreign name as Nagy AL, I feel the need to give some context.
 
Nagy is pronounced so differently than you think. Hear it here. "gy" is actually one letter in Hungarian, and it's the hardest letter in the whole 40-letter alphabet for me to say.
 
In Hungarian, Nagy means "big". Literally "bigAL".
 
But also, in Hungarian, the last name comes first. In the west, that name would be AL Nagy.
 
Nagy is one of the most popular last names in the country. Look at my local club's roster here, there's two Nagy on the team. Our tendy is Nagy Kristof, and so @Juice died laughing when we saw him come out for warmups. That's his name! Nagy Gergő is a PPG forward as well.Side note, we also have three Canadians on the team, so Go Ferencvaros! (Side side note, I hate that I have to call it "ice hockey" in this country, because "hockey" is already claimed by field hockey.)
 
So, when in Rome Budapest, do as the Hungarians do. Nagy AL is here to play.

I had no idea this was a thing anywhere in Europe. That's interesting.

Welcome back my fellow Phoenix, good luck with your next character

Player Information
Username: solas
Player Name: Milan Dvorak
Recruited From: Other (Recreate)
Age: 19
Position: D
Height: 69 in.
Weight: 180 lbs.
Birthplace: Czechia

Player Page
@VHLM GM

pre sure you called me the kanou winner but

Farewell 

Jean Pierre Camus has announced their retirement.

Only true VHL homies remember the legend that is MORPHEUS

OH FUCK YEAH THE LEGEND RETURNS

Well RIP. 27 game point streak now I guess.

It has been an absolute pleasure having you backstop the Phoenix since day one. Now let's go out on top.

Don’t look now, but Jean-Pierre Camus is playing his final season in the VHL. Originally drafted by the team in Season 73, Camus has been the team’s starter in between the pipes ever since the beginning of the franchise. He’ll be the first ever player to play his entire career in Chicago. He’ll also be one of the first two players to play eight full seasons for a Season 73 expansion franchise alongside London’s The Terrible Trivium (assuming neither player gets traded before next week’s deadline). On top of that, he’s also on track to become Chicago’s first ever player to play 500 games.
 
So what happens when he retires?
 
The VHL’s eight-season (now nine-season) career limit has created a certain balance to the league, an expectation that you can’t get too used to a player or a roster. But for the players themselves, retirement tends to creep up on you. It’s all fine and good seeing other people end their careers, but then your final season comes out of nowhere and you have no idea how to deal with the idea. That’s been exactly the case for Camus, who says he’s tried to just focus on hockey this season but has had a hard time getting retirement out of his head.
 
“It’s hard to imagine the fact that I won’t be playing for Chicago next season,” he explains. “Ever since I got drafted here, I’ve been focused on the team and how I can become a better player. Now it’s weird, because my playing days are about to end and I’m going to have to watch Phoenix games on TV. I can’t be on the ice anymore. That’s going to be hard to deal with.”
 
While Camus’ performances thus far suggest that he’s all in on this season, there are rumors that he has plans for life after the VHL. Since the recent offseason, reports have been swirling that he has a standing offer to work for the Phoenix in a non-playing capacity once his playing days are over. The most likely destination seems to be as a goaltending coach, as Camus has run seminars for young goaltenders in past offseasons. The organization has declined to comment on the matter, stating “Jean-Pierre Camus is a very important part of our team. It would be unfair to both him, his teammates, and all current Chicago Phoenix employees to publicly speculate about his future.”
 
Sources within the team, however, suggest that it’s not quite a done deal. “JP is very interested in maintaining his involvement with the franchise,” says one source with connections to both Camus and Chicago management. “But he doesn’t quite know what he wants to do yet. Thinking about what to do after his career has been difficult for him, and a lot of this season has been about trying to end things on the right note. There’s a good chance that he takes some time off and out of the public eye once this season is over.”
 
“I just want to focus on doing the best I can this season,” Camus says. “The future is too complicated.”

Vancouver scared

Is Quebec's 27-game streak still the record? Because if so 👀