Hogan

@Chillybro

What an end to the season!
 
London grabs 100 points for the first time in a while. Wann Kerr leads the league in goals, a first in London history. He also leads the league (alongside John Jameson) in points, with a whopping 127! Leonard Triller breaks 100, Sjin and Lloyd Braun break 90. Teno finishes of their regular seasons with one that should no give no doubt to voters that they belong in the Hall of Fame. The team allowed the second fewest goals, scored the third most, and ended with the best goal differential in the league.
 
Jillian Woods ends the season as the highest scoring defender in the VHLM, and leader in assists as well. Ottawa gets 50 wins, 100+ points, and leads the league in the standings. Best goals against by a decent margin, and best goal differential.
 
The Regular season was a thing of wonder for me and my people, which means I’m surely in for some playoff disappointment, but I call this season a win regardless, and I’m excited to see where the next season takes us!

Review:
I must say, this design looks really good. I like the render pose, I think it makes it all work together. It looks like it would have worked with about any team in the league and still be impressive. At least the text and team logo can be seen clearly. A couple if things, in my opinion, could have been adjusted. The contrast, for most of the render's body is too high. It is lacking in any definition and looks a bit flat. There are a couple of NHL brandings left on the render as well. Overall I really like what you did here. It's unique and fun to look at. Job well done.
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1. How confident are you in your player and the team heading into the playoffs?
 
-- I'm pretty confident we'll do good in this playoff run. We've won 50 games this season 
 
2. How did you feel about your players performance this season?
 
-- 14G 38A and leading the league in PIMs I would say I did way better than last season. 
 
3. Predict who will win the VHLM Founders Cup, who will be the runner up?
 
-- If we don't win, we'll be runner up.
 
4. Have you ever been to any NHL games or any other major sporting event.
 
-- I go to a couple NHL games a year, I do go to AHL games all the time though I have season tickets. 
 
5. Do you have a favourite video game or one you played a lot when you were younger?
 
--Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 that game was awesome back in the day I remember putting hours into that on the GameCube.
 
6. What do you think has been the key to our success this season?
 
-- Goaltending for sure, Hugo Boss coming in crazy this season. 11 Shutouts was a big part of this seasons success for sure. 

1. I think if we can keep the ball rolling, we will do well in playoffs. We just have to stay focused.
2. I think my player did alright. Nothing special, unfortunately.
3. I hope we win the Founders Cup. For runner-up, I'd have to say Saskatoon.
4. I have! I just went to a Vegas Golden Knights game back in March. I've been to a few Isles games too.
5. Halo 3. That was my jam every day after school.
6. I think our key to success was staying together as a team. We have a great group of players and just sticking with it really pays off.

Following the upcoming VHLM playoffs, The Phantom of the VHL will be entering two different drafts, the VHLE and the VHL. Touted as a top prospect in both drafts, the Phantom of plans on playing in one of those leagues. He does not want his talent to be wasted in the VHLE and wants to make an immediate presence on whichever VHL team drafts him. With two VHLM games left, the Phantom sits at 68 points, putting him just below a point per game. One of his greatest strengths are his faceoffs, currently in 5th place in the leauge with over a 55% win rate. Whichever team drafts the Phantom should expect a franchise level center to play for them and to make a immediate impact. It does not matter where the Phantom ends up, his play will be felt around the entire league whether you are with or against him.

I will apply

1. Have you been watching the last week of the NHL? Who's your favourite team?
 
-- Buffalo as always, once they're done I focus on the AHL playoffs, their affiliate Rochester has been doing pretty well this season. Hopefully they go all the way!
 
2. Do you have a favourite sports player? Any sport
 
-- My favorite, non-hockey, sports player would have to be either John Daly(golf)  or Pete Weber(bowling), both guys have traits that make them entertaining to watch.
 
3. How did you react to the trade bringing in @Chillybro's player?
 
-- Its always fun to get new players. 
 
4. Did you think the team was going to make any more moves?
 
-- They may I'm not too sure though. I think we've got a good group and I don't recall hearing anyone wanting to move.
 
5. If you could choose a sound to be played in the arena when your player steps on the ice what would it be?
 
-- https://www.myinstants.com/en/instant/amongus-sus-74999/?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
 
6. Have you ever thought of recruiting anyone to the league? There's a TPE incentive incase you didn't know.
 
-- I don't really communicate with people that would really participate like they should in something like this. 

Following the upcoming VHLM playoffs, The Phantom of the VHL will be entering two different drafts, the VHLE and the VHL. Touted as a top prospect in both drafts, the Phantom of plans on playing in one of those leagues. He does not want his talent to be wasted in the VHLE and wants to make an immediate presence on whichever VHL team drafts him. With two VHLM games left, the Phantom sits at 68 points, putting him just below a point per game. One of his greatest strengths are his faceoffs, currently in 5th place in the leauge with over a 55% win rate. Whichever team drafts the Phantom should expect a franchise level center to play for them and to make a immediate impact. It does not matter where the Phantom ends up, his play will be felt around the entire league whether you are with or against him.

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1. Yes! It has been crazy. I didn't think my Islanders would get in, but then we clinched 3rd in the metro! Insane!!!
2. I enjoy watching Jason Belmonte bowl. Just watching how calm and collected he is while under a lot of pressure is inspiring.
3. I think it is great! We need some more firepower and it will work out in our favor.
4. I think my answer would be no with how well the team has been doing. I believe messing up the chemistry would be detrimental.
5.  This is an odd question, but I'd probably go with Mario saying, "Let's a-go!". It'd be a funny thing to hear in a serious game.
6. I've tried to recruit people but my immediate circle isn't into hockey and I don't think they would want to do this type of work every week. Sorry

The next two weeks are super busy for me so trying to do an extra long media spot to count for two weeks.  I am off to Las Vegas for two weeks which is waaaay too long to be in the desert.   So this weeks Around the League will cover a bunch of topics such as Bollos de Trueno potential draft spot, a look in on Rip Wheeler, the race to the playoffs, and maybe other random stuff to get me to 1000 words.
 
BOLLOS de TRUENO
A quick look in at the upcoming draft shows a pretty deep first round and truly a bunch of  “can’t miss” draft pick for the first 10-15 picks.  Lots of big names and huge earners litter the top spots and a large amount of these picks are defensive players.  What does that mean for Trueno?  Well lets look deeper at BDT.
 
Without even looking at @Thunder current player in Trueno we have to think his draft stock is high simply because of his history.  His first player, Jake Thunder was the type of defenseman that set the standard for modern era VHLers looking to make a Hall of Fame dman.  
 
Not knowing what type of build Trueno will be, it seems likely we will be looking at Jake Thunder 2.0 but maybe better since Thunder is passed the learning curve now and knows what to put his TPE into now.  
 
Currently, Bollos de Trueno plays for Saskatoon and is having a great season.  In 61 games he has 12 goals 39 assists 51 points with 94 hits and 67 SB. 6 of his 12 goals are on the power play and he somehow snagged a shorthanded goal to show he is a threat in any circumstance. 
He currently sits #7 in overall TPE (3rd overall for defenders) for the upcoming draft class that shows 7 defensemen in the top 15. 
 
So where will he go?  Based on the current standings it looks like LA will have #1 pick with Davos picking #2.  LA’s needs could force them to take a sure pick goalie in Soju @Frank first overall and based on Franks past players could prove to be the smart choice. 
 
If Davos had the second pick they could go with #2 in overall TPE in Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877who is lighting it up in Ottawa (18-47-65) and another guaranteed winner of a pick.  But could Davos draft Trueno at #2 since his former player was a Davos legend?  Davos has some young forward talent but some needs all around so tough to say, only @AlexAlex knows.  There is some amazing forward talent as well in Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg who skipped the M and is already playing well against better talent in the VHLE.  Maverick is supreme talent and earner, and we can easily see him go #1 in this draft or any previous draft.  If he falls to #2 will Davos pick him up to lead their club in the future?  
 
Other names like Felicia Hardy @JCarson, Pierre Mac Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito, The Phantom of the VHL @Hogan, Pombo @samx, Lazlo Holmes @Gustav , Maple Dogwood @dogwoodmaple, Erik Thorvaldsson @Tetricide, and Wally Lose @youloser1337 all complicate the matter too since they are all great talent with historically great players.  
 
My prediction for Bollos de Trueno’s draft spot is #2-#8 spot.  My sincere hope is that he somehow falls to Vancouver’s draft selection so that I may play with my friend in real life. But it’s more likely he ends up somewhere else just based on pure statistics and, in that case, I hope to smash his face on the daily.  
 
LOL.  Best of luck Trueno, either way I can’t wait for you to get to the VHL and make another Hall of Fame defenseman.  
 
RIP “Glass jaw” Wheeler
To date, I have recruited four players to the VHL.  Two shit the bed early and were useless. One made the hall of fame (Jake Thunder) and one recruit I like to consider an off and on disappointment in Rip Wheeler.  Now, I know Rip in real life, and we work together. So, we often have conversations about Rip Wheeler @ScottyP and my player, Logan Ninefingers dropping the gloves and going at it.  For example, he told me that he was, “going to make that rookie Ninefingers pay the price in the big leagues,” when my player got to the VHL. 
 
So recently when the Vancouver Wolves squared off against the Prague Phantoms in game 393 in Prague.   So, in front of his sold-out hometown crowd Rip Wheeler  tried to assault young Vancouver forward, Riley Martin @Smarch. At the 16:44 mark Rip embarrassed himself by challenging the youngster to a fight by slashing him up the ice over and over.  What happened after will be shown on YouTube clips for ages as the rookie Martin served right hand after right hand into Wheeler’s mouth. Wheeler looked like a puppet on strings as Martin showed the veteran forward a little about pugilism on ice. 
 
To add fuel to the fire poor Wheeler was given a game misconduct for his antics and a guaranteed hearing with league officials over his behavior.   However great the fight win was for Vancouver they ended up losing in a shootout to a goal by Skor McFluery.  
 
VHL Standings
At the 60-game mark the Toronto Legion are currently the best team in the league with a 43-15-2 record.  Malmo, Seattle, London, New York, Moscow, and Prague are all close and this off-season should be a fun one to watch. 
 
Seattle and Moscow made the most moves at the deadline to try and improve their clubs and I think both were successful and pose a real threat to other clubs come playoff time.  Warsaw, defending champs DC, and Chicago also have their talents and are looking to wreck their pairings come playoffs.  
 
The current hot team in the league is Malmo with a 4-game win streak and is in a battle for top spot in the European division with London. It will be an exciting ending to the season to see where these clubs shake out.  
 
will claim for weeks 04/28 and 05/05

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Reviewing:
 
Ok, this is pretty awesome. First off, a very good job on using the font of the 'Phantom' to blend with the frames curls and what not. Also gotta mention that turning the sword into a hockey stick is hilarious, well done there. Only thing that I can really mention is that the VHL logo just looks a bit out of place where its currently at. Maybe in the bottom left corner with a drop shadow or something. I say leave the cape as it is! Well done!

Edit: 9/10