Smarch

1. I don't think I read VSN articles. I read articles written by my teammates and that's it. 2. No i don't listen to any VHL podcasts on the regular. I listened to a few a while back but its been many months and were not VSN podcasts. 3. I don't listen to VHL podcasts on the regular as I don't have time for that. 4. I read my teammates media spots 5. Make us score more? 6. You guys went drinking?

Claim week 3/3

Transaction ID: 2G4663697U022680R 5 Uncapped TPE Doubles Week 1mil Player Store

1. I'm glad the season is finally here for the Wolves to kick some ass together. 2. I wasn't super happy to start the same 0-4-1, but had faith we could turn it around eventually. 3. Glad we were able to bring in some human players so we didn't have to sell off the team early. 4. The fact we started with 1 point in the first 5 games and now sit two points out of second in the NA 5. A bunch of teams starting off strong. to likely fall from grace before the end of the season. 6. I don't have a lot of time for TV when I get home each night, so I have been watching a lot of Disney Jr and Treehouse lately. 7. A husband after marriage?

claim week 2/3

Your Season Ninety-Eight Vancouver Wolves As you might have heard the Vancouver Wolves are in “cap hell”. As such the Wolves had to make a few unpopular moves this off-season to ensure the team would be under the current VHL cap of 44,000,000. With the cap announced to decrease by two million a season the next two seasons, even more moves are expected next off-season as well. Currently the Wolves only have eight roster players, four forwards, three defensemen and one goalie. In this week’s media spot, we would like to introduce and re-introduce the Wolves currently on the roster. Logan Ninefingers (S92- RW) Back for his sixth season with the Wolves, and fourth as the captain of the club, Ninefingers will be looking to top his career high forty-seven goal, 107-point performance he put up in season ninety-seven. After such an amazing season last year, it was clear to the Wolves management that Ninefingers must be kept around at all costs, and General Manager Frank Chadwick did just that singing Ninefingers to a contract extension that will hopefully keep him in Vancouver until his forced retirement season. After being drafted first overall back in season ninety-two VHL Entry Draft, Ninefingers had been a consistent performer for the Wolves, putting up 181 goals and 243 assists in 360 games played. With 424 points in his five-year career with the Wolves, Ninefingers currently eleventh in the portal era for most points in Vancouver history. With another 100-point season this year, Ninefingers can make a big jump up the list and sit in the top five in Wolves points in the portal era. Another impressive stat that Ninefingers will likely break this season and be the franchise leader in the Wolves portal era is game winning goals. Currently Ninefingers has forty game winning goals in his career, which ties him with Julius Freeman for the most game winning goals. Ninefingers is setting himself up to be called one the greatest Vancouver Wolves player to ever put on the Wolves sweater. Wayne Gretzky (S92 – C) The first new member of the Wolves roster that will be suiting up in season ninety-eight, Wayne Gretzky comes to Vancouver after spending the last four seasons playing for the New York Americans. Gretzky was drafted eleventh overall by the Americans back in the season ninety-two VHL Entry Draft, spending a season each in the VHLM and VHLE prior to joining the Americans prior to season ninety-four. Gretzky has two decent seasons to begin his career, putting up thirty-seven points in his rookie season and sixty-six in his second season but really started to turn some heads beginning in season ninety-six. In season ninety-six Gretzky put up thirty-seven goals and fifty-seven assists for ninety-four points, which is a career high for Gretzky. Last season Gretzky put up forty goals, a career high, and fifty-two assists. With the past two seasons, Gretzky has put his points above a point per game with 125 goals, 164 assists in 288 games. Gretzky has also seen action in fourteen playoff games in three seasons that New York made the playoffs. In those fourteen games Gretzky has put up six goals and nine assists. Gretzky came to the Wolves his offseason in a trade for the reigning Alexander Valiq and Sterline Labatte winner Guntis Gavilrovs on February 19, 2025. Now with the Wolves, the team is hoping that Gretzky can continue improving offensively to help the bare cupboards on the forward core. Pierre Marc Bouchard (S94 – C) Coming off his last season on his rookie season, Pierre March Bouchard or PMB as he is referred to amongst the locker room, PMB is looking to build upon his first 100-point season in season ninety-seven. While PMB wasn’t originally drafted by the Wolves, as he was drafted third overall by the Riga Reign, PMB has only played in the VHL with the Wolves. In three seasons with the Wolves PMB is well above a point per game with 108 goals and 132 assists in only 216 games played. Last season in season ninety-seven PMB put up career highs in almost every stat including goals (48), assists (53), points (101), plus/minus with a plus 28, shots (465), penalty minutes (85), hits (116), shots blocked (32) power play goals (12) and short-handed goals (1). Off the ice PMB might be one of the best locker room presences that I have come across in my lengthy time in the VHL. PMB is a constant face in the locker room, talking everything from VHL related topics to country related topics. I very much enjoy being on a roster with PMB and hope he can continue to kill it on the ice as well. Lionel Collberg (S91 - D) The other member of the club that will be making his debut with defenseman Lionel Collberg comes to the team after a trade with the Chicago Phoenix on February 19th, 2025, that saw a second round pick heading to Chicago for Collberg. Collberg is a veteran VHL defender playing in six VHL season with the Phoenix prior to being traded to the Wolves. Collberg has been a pretty consistent offensive defenseman in his six seasons with Chicago, including last season where he put up twelve goals and fifty-eight assists in seventy-two games played. So far in six VHL seasons Collberg has put up 63 goals and 321 assists, which puts Collberg at just under a point per game at 0.88 points per game. Collberg will be playing in the final VHL season this season and the hope is the Wolves can help Collberg bring home his first VHL championship in his final season. Bollos de Trueno (S94 – D) The breakout star from the Wolves last season, Bollos de Trueno will hope to build upon his 105-point season in season ninety-seven. Bollos was drafted fourth overall by the Wolves in the season ninety-four VHL Entry Draft. Bollos really took off last season putting up nineteen goals and eighty-six assists in seventy-two regular season games which is almost as many points as Bollos put up the previous two seasons combined. With a strong season in season ninety-seven the management team took notice and named Bollos, one of the assistant captain heading into season ninety-eight, an honor Bolls deserves from his work on and off the ice. After signing an extension with the club to stay in Vancouver until season 101, Bollos will hopefully be rewarding Wolves management with many more 100 point seasons the next few years, but if you ask the Mexican born defender, he will trade all the points in the world for more hits and fights. Hopefully Bollos will get the best of both worlds this season as the top defender on the Wolves roster as we start season ninety-eight. Einar Mathiesen (S95 – D) Mathiesen is coming off his first season in the VHL, which was his first season in the Wolves organization after an off-season trade last off-season with the D.C. Dragons. Mathiesen was drafted ninth overall by the Dragons in season ninety-five VHL Entry draft, after an impressive season with the Miami Marauders of the VHLM back in season ninety-four, where Mathiesen put up fifteen goals and fifty-one assists. Mathiesen would head to the now defunct VHLE with the Vasteras Iron Eagles after he was drafted by the Dragons, where he had another impressive offensive season with twenty goals and forty-five assists in seventy-two regular season games back in season ninety-five. After the VHLE was closed Mathiesen headed back to the VHLM in season ninety-six, where he played seventy-two games with the Philadelphia Reapers. In those seventy-two games Mathiesen showed he was ready to jump to the VHL as he scored twenty-seven goals and sixty assists. Mathiesen also appeared in eleven playoff games with the Reapers, where he put up one goal and seven assists. After three seasons in the minors, Mathiesen finally made his VHL debut. Mathiesen played in all seventy-two games, where he put up eight goals and thirty-one assists, playing in a depth role for the Wolves. Now with only three defensemen on the roster, Mathiesen and the Wolves hope that the U.K. born defender can take another step forward in season ninety-eight. Soju (S94 – G) The last member of the Wolves roster we will talk about today is Japanese born goaltender Soju. Soju is another member of the season ninety-four draft class for the Wolves, where the team selected him fifth overall in the draft that season. Sojus first season with the Wolves back in season ninety-five was in a backup role playing behind Dalkr Vidarsson as such Soju only saw action in nine games in his rookie season. After the season Vidarsson was traded making way for Soju to take over the starting role for the first time in Season ninety-six. Soju played in fifty-three games that season for the Wolves, as the Wolves would trade for Olober Skyo to help the Wolves down the stretch and into the playoffs. Soju would again be headed to the bench for the remainder of the season and playoffs as the Wolves would go on to win the Continental Cup in season ninety-six. Last season Soju finally was the main man in net all season long for the Wolves. In his first full season as the undisputed starter, Soju put up a record of 45-14-4 with a .928 save percentage and 2.24 goals against average. Soju also played in all seven playoff games for the Wolves, putting up a record of 3-4 with a save percentage of .907 and goals against average of 2.90. Now with s full VHL season under his belt, the Wolves and Soju are hoping for even more in season ninety-eight. For Weeks of; March 10-16 Mar 17-23 Mar 24-30

Happy to be representing this club again

1. I have focused on banking my TPE to be as the same TPA next season. 2. I think we will have 3 players over 100 points this season. Ninefingers, PMB and Bollos 3. I hope to win a 2nd continental cup with the Wolves. Would love to hit 400 pts with the club this season as well. 4. I have a feeling we will finish 2nd or 3rd in the NA, which is great as we won't have to deal with any Victory Cup or 1st place curses in the playoffs. 5. I would have picked who i picked 2nd overall - Logan Ninefingers. 6. My advice is to do what I do, not do predictions, don't have to worry about them

Player Spotlight - Agustin Martinez @SleepyPlayz Season Ninety-Eight draftee and first-generation player Agustin Martinez is coming off her first ever VHL draft, where the sixteen-year-old winger was drafted fifth overall by the D.C. Dragons. Prior to the VHL Entry Draft this past week, Martinez was coming off her first full VHL season with the Mexico City Kings. Martinez had a decent first full season in the VHL with the Kings, putting up twenty-five goals and thirty-one assists in those seventy-two regular season games. Martinez also played in all four playoff games for Mexico City where he put up three assists in those four games. Off the ice Martinez has been putting in work to improve day in and day out. Since joining the league back on November 11, 2024, Martinez has put up 299 TPE as of today. Since her first week claiming TEP, Martinex has been pumping out Media Spots, VHL.com articles, Press Conferences and Game Recaps, which is impressive for a first generation VHL player. While Martinez has likely one more season left in the VHLM, we look forward to watching her develop into an everyday VHLer in the not so distant future.

You just have to ride the coattails of much better members than yourself to get cups, that's what I do.

1. I was surprised you felt obligated to give me pity awards lol 2. He was hiding as he was likely afraid the commissioners will likely put a new rule in place banning the use of bots and penalizing people that use them, much like playing your back up a game or two more than allowed. 3. I've never been to a hot springs however my hometown has the Temple Garden Mineral Spa, which has a Geothermal Pool. 4. Do you go nude in the Japan hot springs? 5. We should ban that AGM from all future locker-room conversations. Oh yes I mean the unnamed person. 6. People in my office love to say stupid riddles, so I know this is silence.

Claim week 4/4

1. Vacation what is that? 2. My dream vacation is retirement. 3. None of the options? 4. Not going into work each day at 6am 5. I paid attention to the Wolves trades to make sure I wasn't apart of them 6. We like to party, we like, we like to party?

No, thank you @Girts

Claim week 3/4

1. I signed up for the Pro-Am for the first time ever. We'll see how this goes and If i ever do it again. 2. I don't see myself winning any awards this season. I had a decent year, but others on the step stepped up and had career seasons, so the awards should go to them. 3. Please don't ask me to vote on anything team related, you continue doing you. 4. I was expecting a lot of changes at least for our team with the pitiful salary cap the league rolls out year to year. Not sure about league wise as I couldn't tell you who plays on what team or who even GMs 90% of the teams. I'm on the back-end of my VHL career and don't pay attention to that stuff. 5. Yes, lots of changes, hoping I can avoid those changes myself. 6. Wolves big, fox small?

Claim week 2/4

1. Everyone needs to take some blame, we got down early 2-0 and although we won 3 straight after, digging a hole never helps. 2. Take some time away from the league and game, hopefully be able to get back to Vancouver early next season. 3. Would have liked to see Toronto to win, but we now know that didn’t happen. 4. Moscow so we could mess with Riga GM. 5. According to the media spots written we don’t have a wildcard issue. 6. No, GMs are free to make all the trades they want. Good or bad.

Disappointing End To The Season After a 106-point, fifty-one-win regular season, the Vancouver Wolves exited the playoffs after a game seven loss in the Conference Semi Finals against their rival Seattle Bears. During the regular season the Wolves saw an offensive explosion with five players putting up 100 points or more, with fifth year Wolves Logan Ninefingers leading the way with a career high 107 points. While in the playoffs three players put up a point per game, the team struggled to stay out of the penalty box as the team put up a combined sixty-six penalty minutes in those seven games against the Bears. As with the end of each season, with the off-season comes the likelihood that this will be the last time this roster plays together in Vancouver and this week we wish to look at the roster that ended the season for the Wolves, as an update to the media spot we wrote earlier on in the season. Celise Pereira - LW (S89) Pereia finished his first season with the Wolves after an off-season trade that brought the winger to the team. With the season eighty-nine draft class retiring at the end of the VHL playoffs this year, Pereira won’t be back for the Wolve next season. In season ninety-seven Pereira was a great depth piece for the Wolves putting up thirteen goals and fourteen assists in the seventy-two regular season games Pereira played in. Pereira also appeared in all seven playoff games for the Wolves this season, where the twenty-first overall pick from the season nightly-nine VHL draft put up one goal and two assists. With an automatic retirement ahead for Pereira this off-season, we wish him the best in the next chapter of his personal and professional career. Eno Velvson – C (S90) Another member of the Wolves roster that just finished his first season with the franchise, Velvson, was another very important depth piece during the regular season for the Vancouver based VHL franchise. While Velvson wasn’t active daily in the Wolves locker room, he continued to show up weekly to practice putting in work with Welfare and practice facility. On the ice during the Wolves seventy-two regular season games, Velvson put up seventeen goals and twenty-five assists, which was his highest point total since his rookie season with Riga back in season ninety-three. Velvson also played in all seven playoff games, where he put up respectable three goals and one assist. While Velvson has another yar of eligibility left in the VHL, its hard to say if the Wolves will bring him back as he is eligible for free agency his off-season. Srungle Bungle – D (S91) Another member of the busy Wolves off-season that saw a couple of depth pieces brought into the fold; Bungle just completed his rookie season in the VHL after being drafted twenty-first overall in the season ninety-one VHL Entry Draft. In his rookie season in the VHL Bungle was expected to be a defense first player but still put some points up during the regular season. Playing in all seventy-two regular season games, Bungle put up six goals and ten assists. Bungle also played in his first VHL playoff series this season, where he performed admirably putting up hour assists in the seven game playoff series. With season ninety-seven being the final year in Bungles rookie contract signed with the D.C. Dragons back in season ninety-five, Bungle might be another member of the Wolves that enters free agency during the offseason. Guntis Gavilrovs – D (S92) Likely the breakout star of the season for the Wolves, Gavilrovs had a year to be extremely proud of this past season. Known as a defensive defenseman prior to season ninety-seven, Gavilrovs showed he’s more than a punisher on the ice as he put up thirty-one goals and sixty-nine assists in seventy-two regular season games played. Out of those thirty-one goals, sixteen of them came on the powerplay, leading to some in the organization calling him the Wolves “powerplay quarterback”. Guntis also put up stellar defensive numbers this season with 291 hits, 140 shots blocked and a career low of 187 penalty minutes. Gavilrovs also kept the league on notice winning four fights during the regular season and drawing in two additional fights. Guntis does have another year on his contract with a no trade clause, along with the fact the Wolves will likely be short on defenseman signed to the club entering season ninety-eight, we are very sure Guntis will be back in Vancouver for his sixth season next year even If the cap is lowered by the VHL commissioners. Logan Ninefingers – RW (S92) The leader of the pack again in season ninety-seven for the Vancouver Wolves, Ninefingers put up career highs in both goals and points as he continues to climb the all-time Wolves points leaderboard. Ever since being drafted first overall by the Wolves back in Season ninety-two Ninefingers has been a consistent performer for the Wolves. In five seasons with the Wolves Ninefingers has put up 181 goals and 243 assists. This season alone Ninefingers put up forty-seven goals and sixty assists, which put him in fifth place in the entire league in the points race. Along with a very impressive offense season once again for Ninefingers, he also put up his second best hit total in his VHL career putting up 231 hits in his seventy-two regular season games played. Ninefingers continued to lead by example during the Wolves seven playoff games, where he put up three goals and two assists in those games. Ninefingers is signed for another season with the Wolves with a no trade clause attached to his contract and it is almost a certainty that Ninefingers will be returning to Vancouver for season ninety-right to help the Wolves attempt to head back to the Continental Cup Finals after a hiccup in season ninety-seven. Pierre Marc Bouchard – C (S94) After being traded to the Wolves before his rookie season back in season ninety-five, Pierre Marc Bouchard has consistently been improving each season and season ninety-seven was surely no exemption. After an eight-one point season in season ninety-six, Bouchard took his game to the next level this past season putting up forty-eight goals and fifty-three assists in the Wolves seventy-two regular season games played. The Finish born center has been a great player, but he might even exceed that greatness off the ice, as PMB as he is referred to around the locker-room is one of the best teammates anyone in the VHL or any other professional sports league could ask for. In the playoffs Bouchard continued his point per game pace for the Wolves as he put up four goals and three assists in the Wolves seven game playoff loss to the Seattle Bears. Now as the team enters the lull of the off-season early, PMB will be looking to continue to build on his impressive third season in the league. With 1111 TPA as of writing this article, it will be interesting to see how PMB built will continue prior to his depreciation seasons. Bouchard is signed to the Wolves for the remainder of his career, so like Ninefingers it is almost a guarantee that PMB will be back with the Wolves next season, likely in a bigger role with a veteran likely on the move in Vancouver to keep the Wolves under the cap. Bollos de Trueno – D (S94) Another member of the season ninety-four draft class that took a step forward in season ninety-seven, Bollos has a great season regardless of what he would tell you, due to his lack of fisticuffs. In his third season in the VHL, Bollos took the bull by the horns, putting up nineteen goals and eighty-six assists in the seventy-two regular season games he played in. Bollos was improving each season, but the jump from sixty-four points to 105 this past regular season might have been a surprise to everyone including Bollos. The 105 points put up by Bollos was tied for the league lead in defenseman points with Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage. Furthermore, the eighty-six assists’ Bollos put up was the most in the VHL which will see Bollos take home his first VHL award when the awards ceremony takes place this off-season. Bollos is another member of the Wolves roster that has multiple years remaining in his contract with the Wolves, which means Bollos will likely be taking the ice for the Wolves next season and a few seasons after. Matteo Stefano – RW (S94) Matteo Stefano is another member of the Wolves that had a career year this past regular season. Matteo just finished off his second season in Vancouver and put up career highs in all offensive categories, including goals (31), assists (51) and points (82). Stefano was drafted fifteenth overall just a few seasons ago in the season ninety-four VHL Entry Draft and is just starting to come into his own, currently having 867 TPE as of writing this article. With a few more seasoned veterans in front of him, it may have been a bit surprising that Matteo put up over a point per game, but the guys in the locker-room and Wolves management knew what the youngster had to offer. Stefano also played in all seven playoff games for the Wolves and showed pretty well in the Wolves seven games, putting up two goals and three assists in the brief playoff appearance. With some veteran players more than likely on the way out this offseason Stefano has shown that he can fill those voids and contribute at a high level for the Wolves if his name is called in season ninety-eight. Einar Mathiesen – D (S95) The youngest player in terms of draft year on the Wolves roster last season Einar Mathiesen had an impressive first season in the VHL in season ninety-seven. Mathisen was drafted ninth overall back in the season ninety-five VHL Entry Draft by the D.C. Dragons before being traded in the season ninety-seven off-season to the Wolves. When the trade first happened it was the belief that Mathiesen was brought in to be a training camp body, but he turned into much more than that during the regular season. Playing in all seventy-two regular season games, Mathiesen put up a very respectable eight goals and thirty-one assists. Not only did Mathiesen put up respectable offensive numbers from the blue-line, he also played well defensively. Mathiesen put up a plus/minus of plus thirty-four and 114 shots blocked. While Mathiesen is currently scheduled to be a free agent this offseason there is likely a high possibility that he might be re-signed to a contract when the off-season begins. Riley Martin – RW (S92) Unfortunately, I am around 200 words short of having enough words to claim this media spot for four weeks, so I will have to talk about my player, which I rarely like to do. This past season I was very fortunate to play amongst some of the best members and players in the league and they inflated my numbers again this season, which I am very grateful for. Martin finally went over the century mark in points putting up hist second forty goal season, with forty-four goals, and sixty assists, good for 104 total points. During the post-season Martin was able to play in all seven games where he put up three goals and four assists however, it was not clearly good enough to help the Wolves past the Bears. After a twenty-four-point performance that was not recognized by the league last year, Martin was hoping for more this postseason to show it wasn’t a one off. With depreciation set to hit next season, it will be interesting to see if Martin will be able to grow offensively or if depreciation will take a bit out of Martins game. One thing that has been in the back of my mind as the regular season and now the Wolves post-season came to a close is if Martin will be playing with a new VHL team for the first time in his career. With a 6,000,000-cap hit again next season, hitting depreciation and the fact the Wolves have players just as good as Martin but younger, leads me to believe I won’t be back in Vancouver next season. This does disappoint me as I wanted to climb the all-time Wolves leaderboard again next year and the rest of my career, which is why I signed a multiyear contract with the team, but in the end, I understand the business side of the game and Frank has been known to make moves to keep his team competitive each off-season. We guess only time will tell in a few weeks where I will settle for season ninety-eight. 2,127 words (February 10-16) (Feb 17-23) (Feb 24-March 2) (March 3-9)

Riley Martin - OV

Congrats Seattle

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!