solas

I'm a high school track and cross-country runner. Not the best, however I'm one of the better distance runners on my team and could probably run at a local D3 college if I wanted to. Right now, I'm in my junior year track season and it's technically my first ever. Freshman year was COVID, sophomore year I suffered a stress fracture and was out for pretty much the entire track season.  My goal at the beginning of the year was to run a sub-5:00 mile and I (barely) accomplished that last week with a time of 4:59.8. Now, I'm just trying to keep pushing that time every meet and also stay in shape for my final cross-country season. My best time there is a 17:23 5k (3.1 mi.) and my goal is to run a sub-17:00 5k.
 
For those curious, no running is not fun. Here's to doing it six days a week.

I've found that running for speed is not fun, but running for distance (after you're accustomed to it at a certain level) is fun. Ran cross country in high school (we didn't have track) and my best time back then was an 18:57 so definitely nowhere near college level, but usually one of the point scorers for my tiny ass school (the whole team was like 10 guys, so I was usually 3rd or 4th even though on a larger public school team I'd have been only mediocre).

Now though, as the post-high-school portion of my life is now slightly longer than the pre-high-school portion, I've gone the complete opposite direction. I'm slow as fuck now but have done 7 marathons and a 50k. I'd much rather be out there on some long trail course, peaceful as hell, nothing but me and the trees for miles, than trying to shave a few extra seconds off a 5k time. Been out of commission for this since Covid, but 2017-2018 were some huge personal milestones distance-wise. Still slow as fuck though.


(Also, if you're interested, back in 2014 I wrote a poem about where my running journey was at that time, and it's on this forum:) 
 

Cheers guys! Here's to the new era of Chicago, the rising of the Phoenix!

graphic features max earner Xavier Booberry looking down on you tpe peasants btw

@rjfryman

1. Remy and Nasherov have not yet released their new builds, what are they hiding?
They figured out the new OP meta build, 99 leadership/99 discipline. Nobody's gonna stop them this season.
 
2.  Have you ever bought experience points from the player store?
I think once, and that was only because it was my last season and I had money left after buying all the depreciation fighters.
 
3.  Frank Funk Jr, our general managers player, joined D.C Dragons, what are your thoughts?
I can tell you that Frank Funk Sr. never would've done this to us. At least it's a NA team!
 
4.  Last year only two teams had over 50 wins, (53 both), do you think Helsinki can get more this year?
Who knows? I don't think we will though. In my opinion, the new build system will make it harder for teams to be completely dominant since there isn't necessarily a prevailing meta for the time being.
 
5.  How did you spend the 10 TPE you got from training camp?
I mean it kinda fell into the big TPE pile to spend in the offseason, so who knows? I guess since it was one of the last things I earned I think it would've gone into Offensive Vision. 
 
6.  Do you have a personal rivalry with any player around the league? Tag them, so they can see the following statement: Helsinki is winning the cup this year.
I do not. Also even if I did I probably wouldn't tag them because what if we don't win the cup? That'd just make things worse. That's an unforced error.

Jean Pierre Camus - Class of S82   
 
Position: Goalie
Birthplace: Canada
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 250 lbs
Drafted: 7th Overall (Chicago Phoenix)
User: @solas
 
Career Awards
S76 - Daisuke Kanou Trophy
S76 - Continental Cup
S76 - World Cup Gold
S76 - World Cup Top Goalie
S76 - World Cup Tournament MVP
S78 - Aidan Shaw Trophy
S78 - Victory Cup
S78 - All-VHL First Team
S80 - Aidan Shaw Trophy
S80 - Brett Slobodzian Trophy
S80 - Greg Clegane Trophy
S80 - All-VHL First Team
S80 - World Cup Gold
 
Chicago legend Jean Pierre Camus had an incredibly impressive career in net. Drafted by the organisation and playing his entire career for them, he was beloved by the city. Following the draft in S73 he was instantly thrust into the starter position, and wasted absolutely no time making it his own. After a .907 rookie campaign he consistently improved and for 4 of his 5 prime seasons were at least a .92 SV%(!), only missing out on the plateau by .01 in S79, but more than making up for it with a mind boggling .935 SV% in his final season. That kind of consistency in net is what makes an extraordinary player like Camus stand out above the rest. Add in that he was a big playoff performer, with a .923 SV% career average in the post season, culminating in a Continental Cup and Daisuke Kanou Trophy win in S76 after putting up a .931 SV% through 17 games, and it should come as no surprise that Camus was headed for the Hall sooner rather than later. He also had big performances in International play, first representing Canada in the WJC and putting up an impressive .953 SV% with 1.69 GAA in his draft year. Following that up with appearances for Team Mercenaries and Team Canada in the WC where he put up big numbers, guaranteeing his team a playoff appearance in all three campaigns, and topping it off with winning Gold in S76 with Team Mercenaries as well as getting a second Gold in S80 with his native Team Canada.
 
S71 - Philadelphia Reapers (VHLM)
Record: 1-0-0 / Save %: .918 / GAA: 2.3 / SO: 0
 
After joining the Reapers late in the season as a waiver claim, Camus was put in the backup role as one might expect from a new signing. He came in off the bench twice and had one start, where he put up a very strong showing with limited exposure. Ending the regular season with only 104 minutes played. He did also end up coming in off the bench once in the playoffs, but only for the final 14 minutes of that game. Overall though, for a limited backup role in his first partial season. The signs were there for a very promising young goalie.
 
S72 - Yukon Rush (VHLM)
Record: 21-47-4 / Save %: .906 / GAA: 3.69 / SO: 3
 
The S72 Yukon Rush team wasn't exactly what you'd call a power house. But after having secured Jean Pierre Camus at 42nd(!) overall in the VHLM Dispersal Draft. They at least had one massive bright spot on their team, as despite the team facing a somewhat impressive 2847 shots, while only putting up 1527 of their own, Camus was still able to steal them 21 wins on the season. As much as the team wasn't able to really compete, Camus had opened the eyes of scouts around the VHL. There was no doubt this promising young goalie would end up going early in the upcoming VHL draft, and that he did. As being selected 7th overall by the Chicago Phoenix showed that his massive effort in net for the struggling Rush hadn't been for nothing.
 
S73 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 17-42-3 / Save %: .907 / GAA: 3.79 / SO: 3
 
Camus joined the brand new expansion team the Chicago Phoenix for their inaugural season. The Phoenix only fielded a roster of 8 skaters at the end of this season, and none of them were particularly huge performers at the time. So it was to be expected that this season would play out much the same as Camus season in Yukon, and that it did. Camus put in a massive effort and maintained a very respectable stat line on the season, managing to somehow clinch 17 wins despite Chicago letting up 2955 shots, while only putting up 1812 of their own. Further adding to the story line that no matter how the team plays in front of him, Camus will perform.
 
S74 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 28-32-5 / Save %: .913 / GAA: 3.62 / SO: 1
 
This season things were starting to look up in Chicago, they were no longer last in the league, and among their top players we now had names like Christian Mingle, Lee Xin and Matty Socks. The roster size was up to 10 players, and in celebration of this. Camus decided to further up his game from his rookie season. He finished the season 10th in SV% despite facing the most shots of any goalie in the league that season. Never one to shy away from a lot of work, as being peppered with pucks was Camus "normal" at this point in his career. It was like the more shots he faced, the better he became. As the Phoenix let up an astonishing 3024 shots on goal while only getting 2440 of their own. A massive improvement over last season, but still one that meant Camus had to carry from the crease to get the Phoenix to their league 12th finish.
 
S75 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 31-23-10 / Save %: .913 / GAA: 3.32 / SO: 3
Playoffs Record: 10-6-1 / Save %: .926 / GAA: 2.49 / SO: 2
 
This season signaled a new chapter in the career of Jean Pierre Camus, a chapter where he plays on a team that actually has a positive shot differential. As the Chicago Phoenix' core was now filling out around Camus after having added star defenseman Jeff Downey, they went on to post a winning record and get a spot in the playoffs. This is where we got our first real taste of how big a playoff performer Camus actually was, as he helped propel the Phoenix all the way to game 7 of the conference finals, where they sadly failed to slay the Dragons. But this season really showed how far Camus could take a team, when actually given the goal support he had lacked until this point in his career. However this season was just a taste of what was to come the very next season.
 
S76 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 43-16-5 / Save %: .922 / GAA: 2.85 / SO: 6
Playoffs Record: 12-2-1 / Save %: .931 / GAA: 2.54 / SO: 1
 
This season was something different, the stat line for Camus regular season alone is just massive, a sub 3 GAA in this high scoring era, along with 6 SO and an above .92 SV% is just huge. Putting him in the Top 5 in practically every statistical category (including shots faced, as usual), with his 6 SO being league leading. Though really, as impressive as Camus' regular season was, helping propel the Phoenix to a 1st place finish in the NA Conference. It was in the playoffs where he simply took it to another level entirely. As Camus and the Phoenix would only drop 3 games all playoffs, earning the expansion team their first ever cup in their 4th season in the league! The league very clearly recognized just how instrumental Camus had been in this achievement and he was awarded the Daisuke Kanou Trophy for Playoff MVP. If we then add the absolute mountain of International accolades Camus added to his trophy cabinet this season. I think it's pretty fair to say that this was probably the season he will look back on most fondly when remembering his career.
 
S77 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 36-22-4 / Save %: .920 / GAA: 3.13 / SO: 3
Playoffs Record: 0-4-0 / Save %: .889 / GAA: 3.78 / SO: 0
 
Taking a small step back, along with the rest of the team, the stat line this season wasn't as insane as last season. But really that is to be expected after a Cup win, they take a lot out of a roster. But with that being said, it was still another super solid season from Camus, putting up the kind of numbers that most goalies only dream about was now starting to be his "normal". That's how you know you're dealing with a special player. Now there was a slight cause for concern with Camus this season, an adversity for him to overcome. As in the playoffs the Phoenix got swept after Camus put up a very uncharacteristic .889 against the Los Angeles Stars. Analysts didn't know what to make of it at the time, was this just an off series? Or a sign of Camus trending down? For the first time ever in his career there were some people starting to doubt his so far infallible performances. Next season would be his chance to prove any doubters wrong, however.
 
S78 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 43-14-7 / Save %: .922 / GAA: 2.89 / SO: 2
Playoffs Record: 4-4-2 / Save %: .932 / GAA: 3.25 / SO: 0
 
Doubters = Silenced. Camus was back, again posting a sub 3 GAA regular season and leading the Phoenix to a Victory Cup as well as picking up his first Aidan Shaw Trophy of his career, and in the post season he wasn't playing around. Putting up a .932 SV% in the playoffs, he was making saves that put his S76 campaign to shame, but sadly it just wasn't meant to be. As they headed into the Conference finals against the Seattle Bears, the absolutely unreal performances of the previous series had somewhat dried up, coupled with going up against a Rara Rasputin that was playing out of his mind for that whole series, meant that the Phoenix got swept and their dreams of a second cup for Camus got squashed. It was really a heartbreaking finish to an incredible season for Jean Pierre. But his overall performance in that season was still exceptional.
 
S79 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 38-19-4 / Save %: .919 / GAA: 3.13 / SO: 0
Playoffs Record: 3-2-2 / Save %: 0.916 / GAA: 3.8 / SO: 0
 
This season was just a bit unfortunate for Camus, it broke his .92+ SV% streak, it was his only season without a regular season SO. Things that we had come to expect from Camus every single season just weren't quite there. But with that being said, he was still putting up elite numbers despite getting older and approaching the end of his career. After the heartbreaking exit in last season's playoffs many were starting to see this as the next logical progression. Even legends age, and at some point that has to start affecting their performance, right? Maybe Camus best years were gone at this point? Well, I think his final season may prove that theory wrong.
 
S80 - Chicago Phoenix (VHL)
Record: 49-10-5 / Save %: .935 / GAA: 2.43 / SO: 5
Playoffs Record: 3-2-2 / Save %: .908 / GAA: 3.31 / SO: 0
 
Excuse me Camus, have you heard of aging? When just a season prior the doubters were starting to think maybe our man was starting to finally slow down with old age. Jean Pierre just goes out and posts the best regular season SV% in over 20 seasons. Because that's how you go out with a bang! Truly an insane season to cap off an amazing career, sadly the Phoenix once again fell to the Dragons in 7 games. So a final run at the cup wasn't to be for Camus. But with that regular season, I think everyone was just in awe at what they had witnessed. If there ever was a swan song in the VHL, I'd like to think Jean Pierre Camus final regular season with Chicago was just that. Based on winning the Aidan Shaw Trophy (Best Goalie), Brett Slobodzian (Most Outstanding Player) and Greg Clegane Trophy (Lowest GAA) I think it's safe to say the league agrees with that assessment.
 
VHL Career totals
Record: 285-178-43 / Save %: 0.919 / GAA: 3.14 / SO: 23
Playoffs Record: 32-20-8 / Save %: .923 / GAA: 2.95 / SO: 3
 
Congratulations on a legendary career @solas and I hope I managed to do it justice with this article!

Congrats @Renomitsu @solas & @Josh! May the odds ever be in your favor!

The Goalieacolypse is Here
 
A few months ago I wrote about the upcoming goalie dilemma facing many VHL teams. Thanks to a banner S75 goalie draft class, there was a dearth of newly created goalies over the following couple of seasons, resulting in very few active goalies between the S76 and S78 draft classes. As a result, it meant that when those S75 draftees retired, there wouldn't be too many high TPE goalies left over.
 
My friends, we are here. Welcome to the Show.
 

 
That's your top 10 goalies in TPA entering the regular season - just eight goalies above 500 TPA in the entire league (once Utonium applies TPE) and just four above the 650 TPA mark. Three of the top four, including myself, are just entering their third VHL season by virtue of playing in the VHLE. A player in his second season will likely be fifth in goalie TPA by the time we hit the playoffs. Recent draft pick Brandt Fuhr is 13th and could be top ten by the end of the season. There's almost total turnover at the top of the goalie rankings from just last year.
 
And there's an added level of intrigue that I couldn't have seen coming when I originally wrote about the goalie dilemma: This may be one of the most important seasons for goalies in VHL history. Thanks to the new updating attributes, it's assumed that scoring will be down across the board, with the advantage swinging back towards defense and goalies. How big of a difference can a top goalie make in the new paradigm? I'm very excited to find out.
 
This is going to level off in a few seasons when the crop of S82, 83 and 84 goalies come into their primes. But for now, it's going to make for an interesting season or two; you can guarantee that at least two teams with sub-500 TPE goalies to start the season will make the VHL playoffs. And it'll be fun to track what this means for stats and awards as the season progresses.
 

Standard situation, we have two exceptional players and one exceptional Builder to induct. Let's go.
 
G - Jean Pierre Camus, S73-S80 
 RS: 513 GP, 285 W, 178 L, 43 OTL, 3.14 GAA, .919 SV%, 23 SO 
 PO: 60 GP, 32 W, 20 L, 8 OTL, 2.95 GAA, .923 SV%, 3 SO
 
S76 Daisuke Kanou Trophy (Playoff MVP)
S78 Aidan Shaw Trophy (Top Goalie)
S80 Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding)
S80 Aidan Shaw Trophy (Top Goalie)
S80 Greg Clegane Trophy (Lowest GAA)
2x All-VHL First Team (S78, S80)
One Continental Cup (S76)
 
Super unlucky not to get into the HOF on his first ballot, Jean Pierre Camus was a unanimous decision on the second attempt. The man synonymous with Chicago's quick rise from expansion to champions and remained among the VHL's elite until Camus' retirement. Although there was a big playoff performance in S76 and top honours in S78, Camus left the best til last with a mind-blowing .935 save percentage in his final season - a mark not seen since S57. As GAA rose and save percentages plummeted across the VHL, Camus remained a consistent presence in net and goes in the Hall as easily the best goalie of his generation. Congrats on another HOF entry @solas!
 
 
LW - Aloe Dear, S74-S81 
RS: 576 GP, 329 G, 455 A, 784 P, +236, 544 PIM, 1,055 HIT, 266 SB, 48 GW
PO: 96 GP, 49 G, 63 A, 112 P, -5, 93 PIM, 171 HIT, 43 SB, 4 GW
 
S78 Scotty Campbell Trophy (Most Valuable)
S78 Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding)
S78 Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Most Points)
S78 Alexander Beketov Trophy (Most Assists)
2x All-VHL First Team (S77, S78)
2x All-VHL Second Team (S79, S81)
Two Continental Cups (S78, S81)
 
Another easy choice for the voters, Aloe Dear was very much a blast from the past. Let's just put it this way - Cast and Thompson retired in S68 with more than 800 points and since then the highest achieved by any other player is Lee Xin's 717. Only 3 others hit the 700-point mark. That makes Dear's 785 mark a slam dunk HOF induction. On top of that, Dear was to Warsaw what Camus was to Chicago, leading an expansion franchise to their first Continental Cup and a place among the VHL's elite - only 4 more players in VHL history have more points in the playoffs than Dear. Dear was a dominant forward for at least half a decade, with one particularly crowning year in S78, and a worthy HOF induction at last for @Renomitsu - although we all know Hiro deserved to be there as well.
 
 
VOTING RESULTS
Jean Pierre Camus - 16/16
Aloe Dear - 16/16
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Kohler, Holik, Pepper, Davis, Killinger, Lamb, Merrick, Socks, Xin - 0/16
 
 
BUILDER INDUCTION
We also have another entry into the hallowed list of Builders in S82. Compared to some names in the HOF, @Josh is a relative newcomer. But just in 20 seasons or so in the VHL, he has already left a lasting mark, taking over and evolving Will's revolutionary work as the man in charge of the portal and eventually stepping into a deserved role as VHL Commissioner, having performed lots of the traditional commish duties for quite some time before it was made official. Josh started off working in tandem with Will, with his first project I believe being the migration of team finances onto the portal, but has been running solo for most of the time since, overseeing a few VHL expansions and the integration of the VHLE. Outside of the portal/running the league, Josh has provided a number of top class players and GMed in the VHLM as well as in charge of the expansion Los Angeles Stars but the induction is of course primarily down to his work as a blue. Although history suggests that often active members are past their peak at the time of a Builder induction, I think Josh is one of the exceptions to the rule and long may that continue!
 
Congratulations to Josh, solas, and Reno!

cool, i'll grab it on my next library run. i was surprised to see that it was less than 250 pages... i'm interested to see how the author does it

I'm still active!

I saw the ping and freaked out 

Imagine making a sig for yourself and still having them not use it. The disrespect!

1. Well that one hurt, what was the first emotion you felt after the reverse sweep? 
I was surprised. I don't know if I've ever seen a reverse sweep before. Maybe there was one a long time ago in the VHL? But it's been a while.
 
2. Think there was anything we could've tried differently in that series with Rome? 
Not sure, honestly. There's only so much you can do with the lines in STHS and players capped where they are. So it goes.
 
3. How are you moving on and enjoying the offseason so far?
Honestly I've been spending a bit of time away from the league. Or at least not thinking about it seriously. It's been nice.
 
4. What's your big plans for next season? Retirement? Back in the E? Moving up to your VHL franchise? 
Well I'm at 399 TPE right now so it looks like with this PC I'm going to officially be moving up to the VHL next season. Go Titans.
 
5. With hybrid attributes this offseason we should have a real solid shakeup of the best players in the league. Do you have a strategy going into this mandatory TPE re-roll? 
I'm looking a lot at deking and stick checking to work for my build. I've also been weighing up whether or not to go with a less serious build where I go for stuff like leadership and penalty shot since I think it'd be fun to see someone just go with those attributes. But at the same time I also told nobody about this before I made this player and went with a more serious build at first, so I don't wanna pull the rug out from under my GM/teammates by making an almost purposefully bad build lol.
 
6. Any new music helping you get over our finals heart break? Mt Joy's new song Lemon Tree is exactly what I was looking for.
There haven't been a ton of recent releases that I've been listening to (not by choice, I just haven't been looking for new music lately). There is some music that's new to me that I've been listening to as of late, but whether or not it counts depends on how you deal with heartbreak lol. I like The Lightning II from Arcade Fire's latest single. I've been listening to a bit more of Big KRIT lately. I've also been listening to Elliott Smith lately, and I've enjoyed what I've heard from Black Country, New Road's newest album (had heard of them but didn't really start listening to them until recently). And I really like Mitski's new album.

I feel like someone sent me a link once and I got confused.

VHL+SHL gang. Waiting for a functioning (association) football league.

Hall of Famers Across Leagues: Who's Reached the Top in the VHL, SBA and EFL?
 
About a year ago, I had an epiphany. At that time, I wasn’t yet back in the VHL, but I was kicking around the SBA and the EFL, the two leagues that are perhaps considered the closest to the VHL in terms of member crossover, affiliate TPE and more. It was then that my SBA player, Solomon Serrano, was winning his first MVP, while my EFL player, Jurgen Flugel-Hagendorfen won Wide Receiver of the Year and an EFL title in just his fourth season. And when both happened, I started to think: Wait, could I have a Hall of Fame player in all three leagues?
 
It became my sim league goal right away. I already had two Hall of Fame players in the VHL in Hans Wingate and Gabriel McAllister, but most of my attempts in other leagues had previously crashed and burned for various life-related reasons. But if I could get a Hall of Famer in all three, I reasoned, it would be something that not many others had done and would be a feather in my cap. I didn’t know who exactly had done it, but I knew it was an exclusive club.
 
Yesterday, Serrano entered the SBA Hall of Fame. And with three WRotY awards and three EFL titles, Flugel-Hagendorfen is on a solid trajectory as well. So with that in mind, I decided to do some research to see who exactly had accomplished the Hall of Fame trifecta and, to my surprise, it’s even fewer people than I thought. There are a number of people with Hall of Famers in 2 out of 3, but I believe there’s only two members with Hall of Famers in all three of the close leagues.
 
Of course, this could be 100% wrong, especially with people changing usernames fairly frequently. Also, while the VHL and EFL have pretty easy Hall of Fame indexes (props to Victor and NSG), I was doing a lot of manual searching on the SBA, so there could be something I missed. Still, I tried to check everybody with at least one VHL and EFL Hall of Famer from what I can see, and here’s what I came up with.
 
(Also I'm aware this is leaving out the SHL, PBE and other leagues, but I've always considered these three the tightest, and they're the ones I've been in, so I'm rolling with it.)
 
@OrbitingDeath
VHL: 4 (Remy LeBeau, Thomas O’Malley, Pietro Maximoff, Condor Adrienne)
SBA: 2 (Miles Muad'Dib, Oberyn Martell)
EFL: 1 (Bryce Larkin)
 
OD is the first name I would have figured before compiling the list, so this one didn’t shock me at all. Green/OrbitingDeath didn’t enter the VHL until Season 30, but he’s been a force since then, with most of his players (including the current Duncan Idaho) being Hall of Fame worthy. In the SBA, OD was a force from the beginning, with his first two players making the HOF and Miles Muad'Dib going in the third ever HOF class. It actually kind of surprised me, then, that he only had one EFL Hall of Famer, and a kicker at that in Larkin (granted, the player the EFL’s Kicker of the Year award is now named after). I wouldn’t be surprised if third time’s the charm for his linebackers.
 
@.sniffuM
VHL: 1 (Tukka Reikkinen)
SBA: 1 (L’Royal Stokes)
EFL: 1 (Joplo Crittenden)
 
Especially as the other name alongside OD, this one actually did surprise me a bit—I’ve always considered Muffins a pretty VHL-centric member. But perhaps I shouldn’t have. Alongside all of his accomplishments in the VHL that led to him being named a Builder a few seasons ago, including Reikkinen’s career as an Americans star, his SBA point guard Stokes was part of a mid-30s SBA dynasty under Shaka that saw him win four titles and be named first-team all-SBA four separate times. The most successful of the Crittenden line, meanwhile, became the namesake of the EFL’s Tight End of the Year award after winning four straight awards between S9 and S12. Only one HOFer a piece, but it’s good to for the trifecta for Muffins.
 
In addition, there were a number of people that have two out of three, including names that I could have sworn had completed the trio but hadn’t actually done so. For members who had VHL and EFL Hall of Famers but not SBA (that I could find), there were three: @Advantage, @solas and @Bushito. All three members are VHL primary members with multiple VHL Hall of Famers who also picked up Hall of Famers early in the EFL’s lifespan as it picked up steam. But for one reason or another, none have had a breakthrough in the SBA—even including Advantage’s time as an SBA GM. I’m not sure I see an SBA Hall of Famer coming from any of them imminently, but you never know.
 
There are a few members that have SBA and EFL HOFers but no VHL Hall of Famers, which makes sense as those two leagues shared affiliate TPE early and are built off the same portal. One in particular stands out to me as VHL relevant though: @Cornholio, the agency behind current London lifer That Dude. A longtime sim league member coming from the olden MSFL days like myself and Doomsday, Cornholio’s had a few bites at the VHL apple, with Dude being one of his most successful at 100+ points each of the past two seasons. Dude has no award wins to his name, however, and my conversations with Corn have intimated that a future VHL Hall of Famer probably won’t be in the cards. (Shout out @MMFLEX who I wrote about here as well before double checking - do you not have an SBA HOFer? Would not have guessed that.)
 
And finally, I’m sure there are probably a few members with VHL and SBA HOFers but no EFL HOF player, given the longevity of the two leagues and how they shared members in the early days. But there’s one name in this category I would have bet 100% was on the above list of triple winners: @Molholt. The owner of the SBA, his players there have rewritten the league’s record books up and down, with multiple Hall of Famers. In the VHL, his Max Molholt helped lead what is for the next few days the only threepeat in VHL history. But to date, Molholt doesn’t have an EFL HOF player. His recently retired kicker Mowannabe Bad will be a very interesting test case then—he has three Kicker of the Year awards, but will that be enough to become only the fourth Hall of Fame kicker in EFL history? I think he has the best shot of adding his name to the above list regardless.

The Vasteras Iron Eagles were an OG VHL franchise until some madman relocated them, which they located back for a bit. We also had the Minot Gladiators, and Yukon Rush which are now respectively the Rome Gladiators and Geneva Rush. The VHLM also had the Oslo Screaming Seaman (Yes really), which are now the Oslo Storm.

If you're looking for someone to blame for Chicago's current roster, don't blame the GM.
Blame the league for:
a) expanding too much OR not contracting when needed.
b) creating a new league to reduce the available player pool.
Not sure how you can expect a GM to field a full team when there's not enough players to go around.
 
How many teams didn't have at least a 6-4-1 roster this season? 5?
Sure, Chicago was the most ridiculous of the bunch. But it's a league-wide problem.

VHL should add an expansion team in Pittsburgh in his honor

VHL should add an expansion team in Pittsburgh in his honor

1. We just acquired defenseman Milan Dvorak. What are your thoughts on management going all in at the deadline?
I think it's a master stroke. Great move. That guy's a star, and he's a really important piece for any team hoping to win a title. Future hall of famer.
 
2. Despite dropping the last two games, we had a pretty strong week. Do you like our chances of finishing on top of the standings?
I'd say they're really good. I mean that's mostly because the season is already over now but you can ignore that part. I personally guarantee we will finish first place in the standings in the regular season.
 
3. Our defensemen have been very active recently, racking up a ton of goals for us. How important is production from your defense?
I'd say it's really important. Especially as we're in the last throes of the meta era, it's good to build up our scoring and get as many shots on goal as long as this strategy works. So it's a key that our defensemen are involved in that too.
 
4. Are you modeling your build off of another player? If so, which player? If not, what playing style are you trying to go for?
I'll take this question to answer with the new hybrid attributes since that makes for more interesting builds. I wouldn't say I'm modeling my build off of anyone in particular, but I'm considering a couple different ones. Obviously my initial build was an offensive defenseman, so I'm kinda thinking about sticking with that, but I might put a little bit into leadership like I've been doing currently just cause I think that'd be fun.
 
5. Do you have a favorite NHL team? If not NHL, any other hockey league around the world?
For the brief amount of time that I was a hockey fan, it was the Bruins. So if I had to pick one now, I think I might stick with them? I don't really have a favorite hockey team though.
 
6. Spring break is just around the corner for me. What is the coolest place you have been to for spring break?  
I don't think I went anywhere for spring break either lol. It was nice to go home and get away from the stress though, lol.

Wooooo good job folks. Or bad job. There's always next season!
 
Edit: Small error, @Ricer13 is not actually bottom 6, the formula for that one cell was wrong. Ricer actually had 1,529.4 points, good for 55th place. I'm not re-doing the table and re-tagging everyone, so disclaimer is being put here.
 
Rank Group Rank User Score 1 1 @Seabass 1782.9 2 1 @der meister 1737.1 3 2 @dlamb (GM) 1733.9 4 1 @Beaviss 1720.4 5 1 @Frank 1712.9 6 1 @Greg_Di 1703.7 7 1 @Alex (GM) 1700.1 8 1 @MubbleFubbles 1698.2 9 2 @hedgehog337 1688.8 10 2 @Juice 1684.9 11 1 @dasboot 1676.2 12 1 @BrutalBoost 1674.2 13 1 @STZ 1651.2 14 2 @BOOM 1646.8 15 1 @chikn (GM) 1640.8 16 1 @solas 1637.8 17 1 @CowboyinAmerica 1634.9 18 3 @Rhynex Entertainment 1632.7 19 2 @Doomsday (GM) 1632.7 20 2 @DQ 1631.5 21 1 @eagle_3450 1631.4 22 3 @KaleebtheMighty 1630.6 23 1 @Bulduray_1 1626.4 24 1 @DrunkMonkey23 1625.3 25 1 @Acydburn 1621.9 26 2 @MMFLEX 1621.1 27 2 @Webberj 1619.6 28 2 @Zack 1618.1 29 1 @TheNeonShaman 1617.7 30 3 @fromtheinside (GM) 1610.6 31 2 @a_Ferk 1603.9 32 3 @Ahma 1593.8 33 2 @McWolf 1593 34 3 @Shindigs (GM) 1588.6 35 2 @youloser1337 1584.7 36 2 @GustavMattias (GM) 1584.1 37 4 @Adrest245 1579.6 38 3 @RomanesEuntDomus 1576 39 2 @Lemorse7 (GM) 1573.6 40 3 @Johnny_HX 1572.3 41 3 @Ledge 1571.4 42 1 @JB123 1563.3 43 4 @Telkster 1563.3 44 2 @Jubis 1555.2 45 4 @Beketov (GM) 1550.9 46 3 @DQ 1547.6 47 3 @Girts 1538 48 4 @jRuutu 1536.1 49 4 @Shawner40 1535.9 50 2 @FrostBeard 1532 51 4 @Baby Boomer 1531.4 52 4 @OrbitingDeath 1531.2 53 3 @fishy (GM) 1529.4 54 2 @fonziGG 1529.4 55 3 @Spartan (GM) 1526.5 56 4 @Phil 1525.3 57 2 @MexicanCow123 1523.8 58 4 @Kisslinger 1521.2 59 2 @v.2 1520.1 60 3 @BarzalGoat 1517.9 61 3 @rjfryman 1506.7 62 4 @Esso2264 1505.9 63 5 @Hogan 1504.7 64 3 @samx 1502.9 65 3 @ajwllmsn 1499.6 66 5 @GreenGato 1497.8 67 6 @scoop 1497.7 68 4 @Bojovnik 1496 69 3 @Underclass_Hero 1493.9 70 5 @frescoelmo 1493 71 3 @Moon 1485.7 72 4 @JardyB10 1485.1 73 4 @DMaximus (GM) 1484.9 74 4 @Scurvy 1482.5 75 4 @qripll 1480.6 76 5 @Nykonax - 50% payout 1473.7 77 5 @Tate 1471.7 78 5 @Crstats23 1468 79 5 @DQ 1467.1 80 5 @ng1291 1463.3 81 5 @jacobcarson877 1463 82 5 @Gaikoku-hito 1462.7 83 4 @tinafrombobsburgers 1461.3 84 4 @ROOKIE745 1454.3 85 5 @Dom (GM) 1451.9 86 4 @Lilpfigher 1451.2 87 5 @ToooSaucey 1449.2 88 5 @nurx 1449.1 89 6 @NSG 1433.8 90 6 @GrittyIsKing - 50% 1427.8 91 6 @Mr_Hatter (GM) 1426.5 92 5 @jaredc7 1426.3 93 6 @NJDevils24 1421.2 94 4 @leafsman (GM) 1409 95 5 @Peace 1401.1 96 6 @DQ 1398.5 97 6 @N0HBDY (GM) 1397.7 98 6 @Agito 1396 99 5 @Banackock 1388.1 100 6 @wcats 1386.1 101 6 @kelvi - 50% 1384.5 102 5 @Spaz 1379.3 103 5 @Daniel Janser 1353.5 104 6 @Enorama (GM) 1353.1 105 6 @atw2592 1344.6 106 6 @Ente2997 1306.8 107 6 @Ben 1303 108 6 @ErictheFish 1300.8 109 3 @WranglersSuck 1296.7 110 5 @KnightRiley 1282.2 111 6 @DQ 1193 112 6 @Minion 1190.9 113 6 @Will3 1140.9 114 6 @zepheter 1091.8

no sad reacts i need the rep please