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Why didn't my player get all of these awards?! Hello???

1. How do you feel about your performance this last season? I sucked! Didn't even play a single minute! 2. What aspect of your game will you be working on the most this offseason? I haven't added any points yet... so I'll be working on everything. 3. If you are staying in the VHLM and are staying with your team, What do you think of your teams chances next season? Even though I wasn't able to be signed, I was in the LVA locker room and enjoyed it for what it was. Going to support my team no matter what, so I'm pretty confident we'll do just fine. 4. If you are staying in the VHLM and are in the VHLM Draft, what team would you love to play for? I've already played for Philly and briefly for Yukon. I'd love to play for Mexico City or Las Vegas. Both teams have plenty of draft picks over the next couple seasons so I could see myself landing there. 5. If you are going to be drafted and play in the VHL, which team do you hope drafts you? A team in Europe, I hope. My top three would be Prague, Riga, and Helsinki. 6. If you could change one aspect of your game what would it be? Kinda like real life, I need to be a bit more physical. I'm not the biggest defenseman, but I need to show I"m not there to be pushed around. 7. What aspect of your game do you think is your greatest strength? I'm a defenseman, so I hope it's defense. Looking to have a good two-way game so I'm not a liability in the offensive zone. 8. What do you bring to a VHL team? I like to think I'm a good locker room presence. Maybe I don't speak all that much, but I'm there for people. 9. What kind of player do you want to be? Two-way defenseman. Reliable in both ends. Not particularly keen on being the top scoring defenseman, but I would like to be able to put up points while also shutting down my opponent's offense.

1) What has been your experience in your first season? Was it what you expected? I've been a little inactive because of university, so I ended up not playing for a team this season. Looking forward to the draft though. 2) Are you apart of any other Sim leagues or are you going to join any? Probably just gonna stay in the VHL for now. 3) Who is the nicest member you have met outside your team? Hard to say. A lot of nice people around these parts... 4) Will you go up to the VHL next season? Why or why not? Probably won't be able to reach enough TPE to go up after this season. If I can I'd be impressed with myself. 5) What was your favourite memory about this season? Joining a locker room and the coach forgetting to offer me a contract XD. 6) If you could create a team where would they be located and what would be their logo? Not sure about a logo but the thought of an Irish team is pretty cool.

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Odin Omdahl 21 Years 6'2" 190 lbs. Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland Odin Omdahl began his unusual hockey career at the age of four, when his hockey fanatic parents gifted him a full sheet of synthetic ice for him to play on. While his parents have been watching hockey for years, they never had the opportunity to truly show their love for hockey until they had a child. Despite his parents' tremendous wealth, due to their work obligations, they could never move closer to an ice rink. So, the "ice" came to them. This story brought a lot of publicity to the town, and inspired many retired professional hockey players to volunteer at their synthetic ice rink to grow the sport in Ireland. Although Odin was receiving some group training at a young age, his parents wanted him to take it more seriously. As a seventh birthday present, his parents hired a personal trainer. He would work with his trainer five days a week for the next nine years. Only taking breaks for the occasional vacation as well as travel throughout Europe for camps and tournaments with club teams. His journeys through Europe have proven to be crucial to his development by giving him experience playing against skilled players at his age group, rather than beating up on the same kids back home. This also assisted in building his draft stock. Now that Omdahl was sixteen, he and his parents decided he should enter the CHL Import Draft that summer. After being selected by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL, he said his goodbyes and left his home in Ireland to pursue his ultimate goal of turning pro. In his first season playing in North America, he didn't find too much success while playing on the third pairing, but showed enough promise near the end of the season up until they were eliminated in the QMJHL West Quarterfinal. Now that he had experience playing on a smaller sheet of ice, he was able to catch fire at the start of his second season. Five games in, he took the team lead in points and never slowed down. Omdahl finished the season with 9 goals and 64 assists for 73 points, which led all defensemen in the QMJHL. While Omdahl found success, the Huskies weren't as successful as their previous season, getting knocked out in the first round. He would go on to score 16 goals and 72 assists for 88 points in the next season, absolutely dominating every team he faced. The Huskies would find an easy path to the President's Cup Final, where they would oppose the Halifax Mooseheads and win in six games. Omdahl led his team with 28 points in 20 games heading into the Memorial Cup round robin, where they went 2-1 before moving on to the playoff round where they would face the Guelph Storm. In a high scoring game, Odin would score two goals in a 6-4 win, along with the game winner. The Huskies once again challenge the Memorial Cup hosting Halifax Mooseheads. In a close game, he would get off to a slow start, but would add an assist on the first goal of the night, and tying the game with less than a minute left to send the game to overtime. Although he was not on the ice for the game winning goal, Omdahl and the Rouyn Noranda Huskies finished the season as champions. After celebrating with his team, Odin would finally go home to Northern Ireland to spend time with his family and train for the upcoming VHLM draft.

1. Who is the Aces MVP this year? It's gotta be Benny or Tates. They've really put the team on their back this year offensively. Between the two I'd say it's likely going to be Benny because of his overall versatility. 2. We face the Marlins in round one- do you like our chances? Yes... 3. How has the season been for you? Have you enjoyed your time in Vegas? I haven't played yet, but so far the locker room has been great. 4. Did your player satisfy your expectations? Or did they underperform? I have no expectations yet. I hope to do well, but we'll see when I finally play. 5. Most of you guys are going to the VHL next year. What team do you want to play for/are you excited to play for your VHL team if you were already drafted? When I'm finally drafted I'd like my player to go to Europe. 6. At the end of the year, we have a team awards show. Besides the obvious awards, what weird awards do you want to be given out? Hopefully a least games played award so I can actually win something.

#HireMattOSinceHeHasBeenWithVsnSinceFebruaryAndHasBeenABeastThroughoutHisTenureAndCaresAboutVSNMoreThanBanaDoes

Mission accomplished... btw #BanADV

As much as I want to get another cup win, I don't want to ruin your chances by having a weak link. Especially at defense. I feel like you could double shift one of your better defenders. If you aren't worried about that I accept.

Hi I hope it doesn't look like crap!

That's a lot of pressure

State of the Nation: IRELAND As of 10/14/2019 State of the Nation is a series in which I look over active and free agent players in the VHL by their nation. By doing this, I hope to make it easier for those who don't want to go through each player, clicking dozens of times to go from one screen to the next when they can just read about them here. Plus, it gives me something to do while I sit at home and contemplate whether or not cats and dogs understand each other. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Over the past eight seasons, there have been eight Irish players to come onto the VHL scene. Some have seen no playing time in the VHLM, while others have solidified themselves as award-winning impact players in the VHL. Perhaps a couple will become Hall of Famers, but only time will tell. As explained above, I will now go on to tell you a bit about each player in order of newest to oldest based on their VHL draft year. As well as asking a question that they should answer in the next few seasons as they continue to develop their players, or not. Odin Omdahl | D | S70 | 43 TPE VHLM 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | +/- 0 zepheter Having just created his player, Omdahl is the newest Irish player in the VHL. Sitting at just 43 TPE, he has a long way to go to fill in the shoes of some of the current VHLers who are soon to retire after great careers. Will he be able to meet the expectations set by other Irish players in the VHL? Kevin Reegsman | D | S69 | 81 TPE VHLM 49 GP | 2 G | 2 A | 4 P | +7 Reegs Having played a little under one full season, Reegsman has plenty of time to grow into a respectable presence in the VHL. Expecting a good offseason, Reegsman should be in for a strong showing next season in the VHLM. After a compelling first couple of weeks, Reegsman seems to have slowed down. Will he be able to pick up the pace as Ohmdahl looks to overtake him in the near future? Owen Nolan | RW | S68 | 335 TPE VHL 63 GP | 8 G | 6 A | 10 P | -12 studentized At a pace of about 22 TPE per week, Nolan is on track to hit 400 TPE in about three weeks if he can keep up this tremendous growth rate. Despite the point total of the VHL rookie, he's projecting to be one of the most highly rated players from Ireland. While it's too early to make assumptions on what he could accomplish, there's not much to be desired when it comes to his commitment to get better. Will Nolan be able to keep up his terrific progression and become a star in the VHL? Colum ODowd | LW | S65 | 32 TPE VHLM 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | +/- 0 sour_chin_music Unfortunately, ODowd was never able to carve out a spot in the VHLM. After posting a single update in January of this year, he hasn't been active. Any chance of a comeback seems to be written off at this point. Denver Wolfe | RW | S65 | 679 TPE VHL 210 GP | 25 G | 95 A | 120 P | -14 VHL PO 35 GP | 7 G | 14 A | 21 P | -1 InstantRockstar After being drafted, Wolfe spent S65 in the VHLM, where he racked up 98 assists and 116 points to win the Vladimir Boomchenko Trophy as the player who led the VHLM in assists during the regular season. He also helped lead his team to win the Founder's Cup, earning first star in the cup clinching game. Since then, Wolfe has done all but prove that he isn't worth the 9th overall selection. After posting 36 and 37 points in his first two seasons in the VHL, Wolfe has taken a larger step and thus far has 47 points in 66 games. Just three seasons in, Wolfe is proving to be exactly what his team wanted when they drafted him. Where will he stand in the all-time rankings as an Irish forward? JB Rift | G | S64 | 732 TPE VHL 198 GP | 107 W | 64 L | 27 OTL | 0.915 SV% | 2.74 GAA VHL PO 6 GP | 1 W | 3 L | 1 OTL | 0.880 SV% | 3.90 GAA Devise Rift has maintained a high level of play ever since he stepped into the VHL. He started off in a big way by winning the Benoit Devereux Trophy in VHLM S64 as the top goalie in the VHLM. To no surprise, he has continued to keep his team in contention since his first VHL start in S65. Despite not having the greatest run in S66, Rift went on to have a monster season by establishing a record of 47-10-7 with a 0.927 SV%. He stacked up the trophies in the regular season by winning the Aidan Shaw(best VHL goalie), Dustin Funk(most improved), and Greg Clegane(lowest GAA- 2.3) trophies. Sadly, Toronto would go on to lose in five games to the Vancouver Wolves in the NA Conference Finals. This season appears to be in the books for Rift and the Toronto Legion, but will they be able to rise to the occasion with Rift having only three more seasons of eligibility? Konstantin Mulligan | D | S62 | 751 TPE VHL 500 GP | 71 G | 167 A | 238 P | +5 VHL PO 19 GP | 4 G | 10 A | 14 P | +5 Pandar While Mulligan appears to be on the decline, that does not discount what he has done throughout nearly seven full seasons in the VHL. Even though he may not get the most points, he is a wrecking ball at 6'8" 280 lbs. He has managed to register just over 1,375 hits up until now. With six more games left in this season, he could very well reach 1,400 hits and perhaps even 1,500 by the end of next season if he decides not to retire early. Mulligan is a classic case of a playoff performer. He has averaged about 0.48 points per game during the regular season, but averaged 0.7 in the playoffs as a defenseman. As a result of his performance, he made it to the S66 Continental Cup Final with Vancouver. They were bitterly swept by the dominant Helsinki Titans. In S67 he moved to HC Davos, who failed to make the playoffs, while Vancouver went on to win the Continental Cup. Mulligan is back with Vancouver, but their playoff chances are becoming ever so slim. Will Mulligan end his career a champion? Lando Baxter | D | S62 | 646 TPE VHL 426 GP | 63 G | 246 A | 309 P | -48 VHL PO 17 GP | 3 G | 8 A | 11 P | +2 Elhandon Baxter started off his minor league career in Ottawa, where he won the Founder's Cup in S62. Since then, he has served his teams well as a productive offensive defenseman over the past six seasons. Even though he isn't putting up stellar numbers, he will likely go down as the highest scoring Irish defenseman in recent history. It's sad to say, after a long career, he will likely retire having not won any trophies or championships. It doesn't look like Toronto will make the playoffs this season, and he only has one more opportunity to win if he chooses not to retire after this season. However, he is still serviceable and a contender could look to pick him up and help him finally win it all. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER Due to the limitation of only being able to see players from S61 to present in the player list, I won't be able to search for most older players. While that is a bummer, it doesn't stop me from keeping you informed about the most recent VHL players. If you happen to have any information that I could use to better inform my audience, please don't hesitate to message me. Thanks for reading, and if you would like to see more of the "State of the Nation" series, just let me know! 1,346 words, using for 10/20 & 11/17

1. What are your plans for next season? Going up, or staying down? Just created a player. Excited to make an impact and hope to keep consistent activity this time around. 2. What are your goals for next season? How do you expect to perform? I plan to establish myself as a decent do-it-all defenseman. 3. Do you have any teams you like outside of your own? If so, why? My old player was on Philly, but I'd like to try out a new team and meet new people. 4. Would you rather win 3 cups in your career, or never win a cup but build a Hall of Fame player? Ideally I'd like to do both. I feel like they go hand-in-hand. Winning is important, but by building a Hall of Fame player, I'm being the best teammate I can be. 5. What's your favorite song that I don't know? While I listen to most genres of music, I don't have a favorite song. 6. Outside of hockey, sports, or sim leagues, what are your hobbies? How do you spend your free time? Doing schoolwork. I play college hockey so that sort of controls my way of life. I spend most of my free time watching YouTube, but most of the time it's just highlights from NHL games.

Player Information Username: zepheter Player Name: Odin Omdahl Recruited From: Member (ShawnGlade) Age: 21 Position: D Height: 74 in. Weight: 190 lbs. Birthplace: Ireland Player Page @VHLM GM

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Left-winger Dylan Doyle has announced today that he will be returning to the VHL. He struggled to find his game throughout his rookie season in the VHL, but after taking some time to develop his skills he has decided it is once again time to prove that he can compete for a roster spot. Doyle is a former 52nd overall pick in the S66 VHL Draft. He scored the Founder's Cup clinching goal in the S66 playoffs for the Philadelphia Reapers. He also recorded 41 goals and 85 points in S67 before making the jump to the VHL. I had the time to ask Doyle a few questions about his return and he responded with this: "My first season in the VHL didn't feel right. I spoke to some of my friends, family, and coaches before making the decision to step away for a season. Now I feel that I am ready to compete and potentially make a difference for my team, if anyone is willing to take a chance on me. I'd like to return back to Calgary, but I'll play for any team that wants me at this point. I understand that opportunities aren't given, they're earned."

Dylan Doyle Forward Points: 85/10 = 8.5 +/-: 51/6 = 8.5 Total: 8.5 + 8.5 + 3 = 20

Disappointed I wasn't picked by my home country of the USA, but I am thrilled to have been selected at all. We must make them pay for this...

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2-What is your on ice personality (are you a leader, calm, feisty, the penalty baiter?) I like to keep to myself. More apologetic than rude. 3-Do you show up to every practice, and are you on time? I show up early to every practice. 4-Best friend on the team? I don't think I have a best friend. They're all so great and I am grateful to be a part of this team. 5-How do you think the season is going now that we are a few games in? Just as expected. We're gonna win it all. 6-How do you feel about being in 2nd place? We'll be first in good time. I believe in our team. 7-The Reapers are known for being a team that works hard until they accomplish their goals, do you think you fit that persona? I do. I don't really like to make excuses. If there's something I'm doing wrong, I do what I must to fix it. Regardless of the difficulty.

My opinion is completely biased. Blade has made the greatest impact in keeping me on this site. When I was struggling to get online and was having a hard time doing the bare minimum, Blade didn’t just sit around and let it happen. Almost daily she would grab my attention in the chat to check on me to make sure I actually enjoyed my experience. She does this with all of the members in her VHLM organization. This is part of the reason why she has players begging to be not only a part of her team, but also active in her locker room. Not to mention multiple promising players have recreated just to stick around for another couple of months. Hell, I’ll probably recreate as well(sorry Calgary but my player got off to a very slow start and I want it to be worth while) because of her. On another note, people want to go to Philly because we’re winning. I thought in real life minor league GMs were rewarded positions in the big league when they win. If Philly wins back to back, you’d be silly not to select her. This is not meant to imply that other applicants aren’t suitable choices.