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1. Hopefully NY wins, Seattle has had tons of success and New York has had way less, so it would be nice for that franchise to win more playoff games. 2. Prauge shouldn't be in the playoffs, so Riga. 3. I don't care who we play, hopefully we play lights out against whoever. 4. 8.5. Its the VHL and for some reason the top regular season teams seem to struggle a bit in the playoffs. 5. 10 6. No as an adult I could care less about becoming middle aged. I really could even care less about my birthday back in high school.

Vancouver takes home first in the North American Conference After going 1-1 during the aim on January 31st, 2025, the Vancouver Wolves officially clinched first place in the VHLs North American Conference. It’s the first time since season eighty-nine that the Wolves have clinched first in the North American Conference, a season that saw the Wolves lose to the HC Davis Dynamo in the Continental Cup finals. Season Ninety-Six has been a special season for many of the Wolvrs players, with four Wolves currently over 100 points and Guntis Gavilrovs just one point away from making it five Wolves over their he century mark for points. It would also be a disservice to Matteo Stefano is we didn’t mention him as well, as the season ninety-four draftee is having a career season with thirty goals and forty-nine assists with two games remaining in the regular season. The Wolves hope all this regular season success will translate into back-to-back Continental Cups by the end of the postseason.

1. Six games remaining and for all five to reach 100 points, it might be a tough task with some guys currently at 94 points. I hope it can happen though. 2. Continental Cups are more important. 3. Who cares about the HOF, cups, cups and more cups. 4. Some awards should do the Wolves way even with that clown show awards committee we have. Possibly the Brett Slobodzian, but again members vote for that one. Alexander Valiq and Jake Wylde trophies should be heading to Vancouver. David Knight should eb also coming to Vancouver. 5. I am happy with my point total, hopefully I can produce in the playoffs again is my main concern. 6. Its tough to lower the salary cap to punish good GMs but the league is gonna league of course.

I thought the last paragraph was a joke but I see from creeping updates pages of players it wasn’t. No date stating a claim date, score one for the good guys!

VHLM Player Spotlight - Ryan Mantzz @Rkhockey9 This weeks VHLM player spotlight after a bit of a hiatus to allow more first-generation players to join to talk about, is Americans born forward Ryan Mantzz. Mantzz joined the VHL back on January 14, 2025, and joined the Miami Marauders via waivers for the remainder of season ninety-seven. So far Mantzz has seen action in sixteen games for the Marauders but unfortunately has yet to find the scoresheet in those sixteen games. While on the ice Mantzz is still looking to pot his first point, it hasn’t deterred him from giving it his all off the ice. Mantzz has two weeks of updates available to them since joining the league and has put up 127 TPE to date. While eighty-four of that total was Base TPE available to new members joining, Mantzz has still been active earning at a very high rate so early in his career. After claiming welfare in the first week to get his feet under him, Mantzz has gone off in week two with 30 TPE for the week ending January 26, 2025, including completing his first graphic in the VHL. With a strong start in practice each week, Mantzz will be a player to watch the remainder of the season and the lead up to the Season ninety-eight VHL Entry Draft and VHLM Dispersal Draft.

Trades I have been involved in the VHL according to the Portal Ariel Weinstein: This one isn’t on the portal but one I distinctively remember due to the nature of the trade. In Season forty-nine I was currently under contact with the Stockholm Vikings. After going for a Continental Cup, the previous season and falling short, Stockholm was looking to sell assets to restock the cupboard. Unfortunately having my less than stellar goalie in net was a determent to the rebuilding process so I can up with an idea I presented to the General Manager at the time Benoit Prévos better know as boubabi. I offered to hold out on my contract which made me ineligible to play in games for Stockholm. Holding out helped the Vikings in the long run as they were able to obtain the first overall puck in season fifty, while also trading my goalie to New York for Atticus Von Braxton IV and a season fifty-one second round pick. Unfortunately trading for Weinstein would not pay off for the Americans, as I put up 33-11-0 record in forty-four regular season games, led the team to a first round exit posting a 2-4-0 record in the playoffs. Kevin Low: The next mediocre player on the list is defenseman Kevin Low. Low was my attempt at trying to regain my greatest VHL years I had with Kevins’ “father” Connor Low. Low was drafted thirty-first overall by the Seattle Bears, where I spent two seasons playing for the team in season sixty-seven and sixty-eight. Again, I would have a player traded back to the New York Americans, this time with a season seventy Moscow third for Guy LeGrande, who would play four seasons with Seattle and have a much better career than Low could even think of. Low would only end up spending one year in New York, putting up only forty-five points in that one year. After the one year in New York, I would be signed as a free agent with Vancouver and promptly retire at the end of the season. Low continues my legacy of creating sub-par players, putting up forty-eight goals and 145 points in only 288 games played, winning one Continental Cup with Seattle in season sixty-eight. Lester Green: Next on the list is Lester Green a centerman from America that was drafted thirteenth overall in the season seventy-four draft by the Los Angeles Stars. Green would play two full seasons with Los Angeles before being shipped off to the Toronto Legion along with a season seventy-eight Los Angeles second round pick for fellow and much better centerman John Merrick just six games into season seventy-six. Green would spend the parts of four seasons with the Legion putting up a respectable eighty-three goals and 180 assists in 282 regular seasons games. After the VHLs seventy-ninth season I would head to free agency, something my players rarely do in my time in the VHL. Fortunately, I found one team that was interested in my services in the D.C. Dragons. Green would end up playing two seasons for the Dragons which would happen to be Greens best VHL seasons. In 144 regular season games, Green would put up seventy goals and 138 assists. Green would also be only my third player in my VHL history to hit 1,000 TPE as he ended his career with 1,067 TPE but didn’t have much to show for it.

1. Yes moving it good 2. I assume not with 500K cap space 3. Little trades like usual, not much cap space for the contending teams usually. 4. I hate that I always write multi week media spots right around theme week. 5. Make everyone play with a player with ninefingers 6. I've played many times for a rebuilding teams, so I have paid my dues on those.

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Review: There is a reason Richmond was selected swing overall in the season ninety-two draft. I’m glad your season has progressed after a rough start, even thirty goals in nothing to laugh at in a VHL season. Hope you can get over forty again for the second straight season. Good article with stats about your season, current playoff picture for the Americans and a in article interview with yourself. Beauty graphic to begin the piece as well. 9/10 only cause on my phone at least it was a one big paragraph.

Axle Gunner beats up a disabled person The title of the article is no mistake, in game 281 of the VHLs ninety-seven season Axle Gunner took out his frustrations on a disabled person, a man with only nine fingers. A loss of a finger is considered a disability according to the United States federal government, the social security administration and the Americans disabilities act. Therefore, when Axle Gunner cowardly beat up Logan Ninefingers at the 2:42 mark of the third period in a eventual 4-2 Vancouver win earlier this week, fans think Gunner should have been charged with a hate crime. A freedom of information request has found that some Vancouver Wolves fans have logged a complaint with the with the Vancouver Police department (VPD), asking the police force to investigate the assault that took place and see if the assault would be considered a hate crime. Regardless of the outcome of the possible investigation, Gunners true colors have shown themselves and hopefully the league and players around the league will take notice of the heinous cowardly act.

Two Tickets to Paradise The Vancouver Wolves are off to a hot start in season ninety-seven after winning the Continental Cup last year. While the Wolves have aspersions of winning another cup in season ninety-seven, it’s a feat that hasn’t happened in the VHL since the Wolves pulled off the meta threepeat back in season eighty to season eighty-two. Including the Wolves three peat, there has only been eleven back-to-back Continental Cup champions in ninety-seven VHL seasons, which shows how tough it is to win back-to-back cups in the league. In f the Wolves want to win another Continental Cup this season they will need to continue to see success from what might have been considered unlikely sources prior to the season. Today we’ll look at some of the players in the team that have currently helped the Wolves to first place in the North American Conference. Bollos de Trueno: Trueno is easing the way offensively for the Wolves after forty-six games played, just don’t tell him that when you talk to him. Trueno came to the Wolves as the fourth overall selection in the season ninety-four VHL Entry Draft and was billed as a defensive defenseman. This year however, Bollos has broken out offensively, putting up thirteen goals and fifty-seven assists. Bollos fifty-seven assists not only lead the Wolves roster but puts him four assists ahead in the Beketov trophy race, ahead of Moscow’s Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage. With a new career high in seventy points already this season, Trueno is played better than expected, even though he considered himself a pussy prior to his recent fighting major this week. A great teammate off the ice as well, it’s great to see the success that has come Bollos way so far in season ninety-seven. Logan Ninefingers: The captain and former first overall pick in the season ninety-two VHL entry draft, Logan Ninefingers is having another stellar year for the Wolves. A point per game player since his sophomore season, Ninefingers is at it again in season ninety-seven putting up thirty goals and thirty-seven assists already this season. Another impressive stat for Ninefingers is the fact that hitting the thirty-goal mark in season ninety-seven is the fourth time he has his that plateau in five VHL seasons. Ninefingers is coming off a stellar postseason last year, one that saw him put up eight goals and fifteen assists in only twelve playoff games, Ninefingers also made sure the cup came home to Vancouver as he put up one goal and two assists in the Wolves game six victory that sealed the deal for the club. Now of course this article was about Wolves that have helped the team get to where they are currently in the season and Ninefingers most definitely needs to be on that list. Pierre Marc Bouchard: Well Bouchard likely doesn’t fit in the catering of doing better than expected, it would be a damn shame if we didn’t highlight his amazing play so far in season ninety-seven. Bouchard currently sits third on the Wolves with thirty-two goals and thirty-three assists. After a breakout sophomore season that saw Bouchard put up eighty-one points, it was almost a given that Bouchard would produce at the high level he is again in season ninety-seven. Bouchard is showing last season and now as we pass the halfway season this year why he was selected so high in the season ninety-four draft and they highly sought after by the Wolves in a trade prior to the start of his rookie season. Guntis Gavilrovs: The big bruiser on the back end for the Wolves is showing that he is more than hits and penalties this season for the Wolves. Guntis had broken out offensively in season ninety-seven as the six foot eight inches defenseman has put up a fourth best point total on the Wolves with twenty goals and forty-two assists so far in the team forty-six games. With his best offensive season coming in season ninety-five when Guntis put up seventh points, it’s safe to say Gavilrovs will be putting up career highs in every offensive category this season. While Guntis has been impressive offensively, his defensive game is still top notch as well as he has put up a team high 186 hits and eight-five shots blocked so far. Of course, Guntis has also been dropping the gloves his fair share this season, dropping the gloves a total of six times this season, winning four of those six tilts. Matteo Stefano: Stefano is enjoying his second season in Vancouver and is one point away from a new career high in points already this season. After a trade prior to season ninety-six that brought Stefano to Vancouver, Stefano performed admirably last season, putting up twenty-five goals and twenty-six assists in decent-two games in a mostly depth role. Now with a more prominent role after offseason trades for the Wolves, Stefano is showing what he is really made of. So far in forty-six games he has put up twenty-one goals and thirty assists, playing on the Wolves second line with PMB. Another remember sir the Wolves ready to put up career highs in every offensive category, Stefano has been a very pleasant surprise for the Wolves management and fans this season. Soju: The last member on the list is the man that got benched after the trade deadline last season, goaltender Soju. At the deadline last season the Wolves management made the tough decision to trade for a veteran presence in net, acquiring Olober Syko in a deadline deal, which eventually helped the Wolves win their first Continental Cup since season eighty-six. Now Sony is the main man tending the blue ice for the Wolves and has stepped up in a huge way this season for the Vancouver based VHL franchise. So far Soju has appeared in all forty-six games for the Wolves this season posting a 34-7-4 record along with a .930 save percentage and 2.09 goals against average. Now with likely no threat to be benched this season, the Wolves hope Sony is up to the challenge of leading the Wolves back to the promise land this postseason.

1. I don't watch must of the world juniors. It was become more competitive over the past few years which is nice, but its still mainly a 2-3 team tournament which isn't always fun to watch. 2. Hockey Canada isn't taking the best players to the world juniors and its showing. 3. I expected our team with the top talent we have along with the younger roster players coming into their own. 4. Our top defenseman in Bollos and Guntis. 5. Soju. I didn't expect a .922 save percentage when i looked just now. 6. No Wolves will likely win an award with the clown show we have voting on the awards

1. Stayed home, had two weeks of vacation and enjoyed doing nothing. 2. I think the VHL makes a good impact each holiday season, don’t see a lot of sim leagues donate to a worthy charity each season. 3. I don’t do graphics, never had. I find people that do them super talented, it’s easy to spew 500 words of nonsense. Questions. 1. What is your favourite VHL moment in your time in the league. 2. Plans for your player moving forward 3. Personal plans for yourself in a career or personal move in the next year?

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