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On 2/25/2024 at 4:22 PM, Gaikoku-hito said:

Off Seasons Sucks!!

 

Here we are watching other flaunt around like little princesses as they continue to play playoff hockey; like they are so much better than Vancouver Wolves!! ugh! At least we had a few prospects to watch play meaningful hockey this past week with even a few players picking up some nice hardware and showing that the future is bright if they continue to do as much once they put the Wolves Jersey on. I have a ton of questions I could have asked this week but I will limit myself to six this week so; Answer three questions for one TPE or all six for two TPE. As always have fun!!

 

 

1.     A whole bunch of the Vancouver Wolves Prospect just won the Renaissance Cup with Bratislava Watchmen in the VHLE; What does this mean Vancouver Wolves should easily win the Continental cup in a few seasons? Why or why not?

 

 

2.     Congrats to Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy, Mikko Borisyuk @Minebro and Vlad Von Carstein @Dom on winning the Renaissance Cup. Who partied the hardest after winning the cup? Why and what do you think they did?

 

 

3.     Sadly, for every winner there needs to be a loser so sadly DB IV was one of our prospects on the losing end of the Renaissance Cup finals. What would you have to say to DB IV @wcats after losing the finals like that?

 

 

4.     What is better playing against players you don`t really know or playing against someone that you know and respect?

 

 

5.     What is one hockey motto that you can think of or that your player would clearly believe in completely?

 

 

6.     Is there any player in the league that you would think it was funny if your players dropped the gloves against each other? Who and why?

 

 

@Frank@Gaikoku-hito@Ben mclaughlin@Cwalker@Zylen@McLean Hoover@Tipskid97@Subject056@ThatCasual@Hoopydog@RElblein@KaleebtheMighty

1. I wish it was that easy. With the amount of teams in the VHL, its a struggle each year to compete in the league. As we have seen recently, even the top seem to struggle come playoff time. 

 

2. I assume Vlad Von Carstein did being from Germany. I assume he pounded beer until he passed out on the table. 

 

3. Don't worry, there will be lots of hockey ahead of you  to feel that winning feeling. 

 

4. Playing against players I don't know, so i can play emotionless and have that killer instinct. 

 

5. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. 

 

6. Would be great to see some VHL coaches go at it

Season Ninety-Three Vancouver Wolves

After struggling though the last two seasons, the Vancouver Wolves will hopefully be turning the corner in Season Ninety-Three. While seven players from last season are scheduled to return to the club for the upcoming season, the team will also see seven new faces donning the Black and White for Season Ninety-Three. Today we will look at the roster for the upcoming season, a season which General Manager Frank Chadwick and Assistant General Manager Gaikoku-hito hope the team can bounce back and be a VHL playoff team already next season.

Forwards:

Left Alone (S86-LW):

Alone joins the Wolves after a trade that brought him to the club after he finished his fifth season with the Moscow Menace. A veteran presence on a very young Wolves roster, Alone will hopefully continue on his recent offensive tear, which saw him put up ninety-three and ninety-four points the last two seasons in Moscow. Drafted Third Overall in the Season Eighty-Six VHL Entry Draft by the Seattle Bears, Alone was dealt after his rookie season in Seattle to Moscow, where he grew into a point per game player over the last three seasons. The only thing that might hamper Alone this season is the fact he only has 30 TPE banked heading into depreciation, something that might hinder his ability to be a point per game player as he enters his seventh VHL season. Regardless the Wolves fans, management and locker-room is ecstatic at the fact they have an elite forward on the roster as they head into a new season.  

Logan Ninefingers (S92-RW):

Coming off a season that saw Ninefingers get traded, then win the Renaissance Cup with his new VHLE team, Ninefingers is looking to bring his winning ways with him to Vancouver. After being drafted by the Wolves First Overall in the Season Ninety-Two VHL Entry Draft, Ninefingers spent a season honing his craft in the VHLE. After being selected Sixth Overall in the VHLE Entry Draft, by the Oslo storm, the youngster from America was dealt to the Vasteras Iron Eagles, a trade that was quickly vetoed due to a change in management. While Ninefingers was rightfully upset at the vetoed trade, it worked out wonderful in the end for the winger. Later in the season, Ninefingers was traded to the Bratislava Watchmen, who would go onto upset the defending VHLE champion Cologne Express, allowing Ninefingers to get his first taste of a championship in his young VHL career. Now Ninefingers heads to Vancouver as the likely top candidate for the Christian Stolzschweiger trophy as the leagues top rookie.

 

Nick Sansoe (S87-C):

Sansoe is the first member of the Wolves roster we will touch upon in his article that is expected to return to the club after toughing it out in Van City last season. Sanose is coming off an amazing season last year with the Wolves, which was only his second season in the VHL after his rookie season with London back in Season Ninety. Sanose was the team leader for Vancouver in assists (56) and points (88), one ahead of powerhouse defenseman Liv Slater. Sansoe signed as a free agent with the Wolves last season after spending Season Ninety-One as a member of the Rome Gladiators in the VHLE. Sanose was drafted by the London United way back in the Season Eighty-Seven VHL Entry draft, but never really panned out for the United as they would have hoped, but after last season with the Wolves the towering 6’8 forward from the United States showed that good things do really come to those who wait. With what should be an improved roster heading up to the Wolves in Season Ninety-Three, one will have to wonder if Sanose will be able to continue his offensive ways in the upcoming season.

 

Ben Dover (S86-RW):

Another member of the Wolves roster that is expected to return this season, Ben Dover was another Wolve that saw his point production increase on a relatively bad team last season. Dover had a good rookie season in Season Ninety-One with the Wolves putting up fifty-three points in his seventy-two games played but rose to a point per game player for the franchise in Season Ninety-Two, putting up thirty-six goals and thirty-seven assists, good enough for seventy-three points which was third on the entire team. Now as Dover heads into his third season in the VHL and with the Wolves, after signing a contract extension for Season Ninety-Two Dover will hopefully show the Wolves management team he belongs, or at the very worst showcases his talent for another VHL team if the Wolves decide to go other route at the conclusion of the upcoming season.

 

Mikko Borisyuk (S89-C):

Borisyuk is one of the new faces that will be joining the Wolves in the upcoming season, after spending the last three seasons since his draft year with the Bratislava Watchmen. Borisyuk is another member of the Wolves roster that got his first taste of championship hockey, as a part of the Watchmens Renaissance winning team in Season Ninety-two, but now a much harder task is on the horizon for Borisyuk. Borisyuk is currently the second centerman on the Wolves roster, which means there will be a bit more pressure on the youngster, as he’ll likely be playing on the second line behind Sansoe right from the get-go, something that a lot of rookies don’t experience right away. Borisyuk has put up back-to-back thirty goal seasons in the VHLE, something that Borisyuk and the Wolves management will continue when he enters the big league. With a young roster around him, hopefully the first-gen player can come into his own as one of the older rookies on the roster.

Carson Walker Jr (S89-RW):

Walker Jr enjoyed a very good rookie season with the Wolves in Season Ninety-Two, as he was able to put up thirty-two goals and twenty-nine assists in the Wolves seventy-two games played. The sixty-one points that Walker Jr put up last season put him in third place in the rookie scoring race, behind names with much more fanfare in Grimgor Ironside and Leif Reingaard, which puts Walker Jr in very good company. Prior to putting on the Wolves jersey last season, Walker Jr was another member of the franchise that spent time in the VHLE with Bratislava. In 144 games played in the VHLE with Bratislava, Walker Jr put up fifty-four goals and fifty-six assists, showing he is a balanced forward that can bury the rubber or help set up his teammates. Now entering his fifth of nine eligible seasons in the VHL, Walker Jr will look to make a bigger impact as on of the older forwards on the Wolves roster, this time with hopefully a much better core around him. Only time will tell is Walker Jr can improve on his sixty-one-point rookie season in Season Ninety-Two.

 

Zyn Westwood (S89-RW):

Westwood is coming back to the Vancouver Wolves from the New York Americans after being traded a few weeks into Season Ninety-Two. Entering his fifth VHL season, Westwood will be entering his second season with the Wolves after playing the final forty-four games with the Americans last season, a team where he also spent Season Ninety and Ninety-One with. Westwood was selected Fifth Overall back in Season Eighty-Nine by the New York Americans but hasn’t really been able to live up to the normal hype one would expect from a top five pick in the VHL Entry Draft. So far in 217 VHL games played Westwood has put up thirty-five goals and forty-four assists however, Westwood to his credit has played on some of the worst VHL teams in those four VHL seasons, with only the Season Ninety-Two New York team making the playoffs. Hopefully after being left off the only playoff roster, he could have appear on last season with New York will light a fire under the right winger this season for Vancouver.

 

Mclean Hoover II (S87-RW):

Hoover II is another member of the Wolves roster that played last season with Vancouver in his rookie season. Hoover II was drafted back in the Season Eighty-Seven VHL Entry Draft, where he went thirty-third overall to the Riga Reign. Hoover never played a game for his draft team, instead Hoover II spent two seasons with the Mississauga Hounds in the VHLM (S87, S88) and three seasons with the Rome Gladiators in the VHLE (S89, S90, S91). When free agency hit for Season Ninety-Two Hoover II was offered a one year $1,500,000 contract with Vancouver, where he impressed the management team enough to be offered the same one-year contract heading into Season Ninety-Two. As he enters his second season in Vancouver and second VHL season, the Wolves hope that Hoover II can improve on his thirty-four-point performance in Season Ninety-Two.

 

Defense:

Liv Slater (S88-D):

The man, they myth the Wolves legend, Liv Slater put the VHL on notice with her offensive production in Season Ninety-Two. Slater is entering her fifth season in the VHL and fourth on the Wolves roster, after spending her rookie season with the team that drafted her Seventh Overall in Season Nighty-Eight, the Chicago Wolves. Heading into Season Ninety-Two, Slater has 135 points in 216 games, then she exploded off the charts with a eighty-seven point performance last season. Slater put up thirty-six goals and fifty-one assists in seventy-two games which was good enough for third place in the defenseman scoring race behind Mark Calaway and Pierre Emile Bouchard. Slater was the talk of the town in Vancouver last season as her offensive performance seemed to come out of nowhere, including her hybrid record breaking thirty-six goal season which is the best goal output since Season Eighty-three. Now with a much-improved roster around her as we enter Season Ninety-Three, one question on everyone’s mind in Vancouver is, what will she do next?

 

DB IV (S92-D):

 

A member of the three-headed rookie monster on defense that will be joining the Wolves next season, DB IV hopes his losing finals ways is behind him as he leaves the Cologne Express of the VHLE. DB IVs VHL career started on the highest of highs as he was a member of the Season Ninety Founders Cup winning Mississauga Hounds roster, but over the last two years his luck has appeared to run out as a member of the Houston Bulls and Colone Express. Now as DB IV is ready to enter the VHL, he is hoping to go back to those winning ways he experienced in Season Ninety with the Hounds. Last season DB IV helped the Express back to the Renaissance up finals, as he put up a respectable 8 goals and twenty-five assists in seventy-two games played with Cologne. DB IV also appeared in all nine playoff games with the Express, where he was only able to put up one assist in the team’s nine games. DB IV is eligible to return back to the VHLE next season, but it appears the Wolves management have him slotted in as the fourth defenseman on the roster which will hopefully pay off huge for both the Wolves teams and DB IV himself.

Guntis Gavilrovs (S92-D):

Gavilrovs is another member of the three headed rookie class that will be joining the Wolves on defense this upcoming season. Gavilrovs spent last season with the Stockholm Vikings in the VHLE where he went off offensively, putting up seventeen goals and a league leading sixty-one assists. Gavilrovs was a huge part of the reason that Stockholm was able to hang onto third place in the VHLE standings, however he alone couldn’t lead the Vikings past the eventual Cup winning Watchmen in the first round of the VHLE playoffs. After a very good regular season, Gavilrovs did keep up that offensive pace in the post-season against Bratislava as he put up four assists in the Vikings eventually five game loss of the Watchmen. Now as he enters his rookie VHL season Gavilrovs hopes he can continue putting up a point per game in the VHL.

 

Vlad Von Carstein (S92-D):

The last member of the rookie crew that is joining the Wolves on defense this season, Vlad Von Carstein is the last member of the roster to also bringing a winning pedigree to the VHL this season. Carstein saw action in all seventy-two games for the Watchmen last season, putting up fourteen goals and fifty-seven assists, which was just one point under a point per game for the German defender. Carstein upped his game come playoff time for the eventual Renaissance winning Watchmen, where he put up four goals and five assists in the teams nine playoff games. Now Carstein will join the Wolves roster as the number two defenseman on the club and can hopefully keep up the offensive production in Season Ninety-Three and beyond.

Goalie:

Dalkr Vidarsson (S91-G):

The lone goaltender on the Wovles roster, Dalkr Vidarsson is coming off his rookie VHL season that saw him face the second most shots in the entire VHL. Vidarsson saw action in sixty-four games last season for the Wolves and had himself a very good season all things considered. Vidarsson put finished the season with a record of 26-32-6 to go along with a .925 save percentage and 3.09 goals against average. Vidarsson also had five shutouts on the season, which tied him with Fuukka Rask for third place in the entire VH, trailing only Joel Castle and Merome Dilson by one shutout for the league lead. Vidarsson played behind a roster that did not have many quality defenseman besides Slater, so as we head in to Season Ninety-Three Vidarsson must be excited as he’ll see time behind a much improved roster, including a much improved defense. Hopefully this is the season we see Vidarsson on the right side of the wins/loss column.  

 

 

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Player Spotlight – Ondrej Vencko

 

Vencko joined the Victory Hockey League on January 7^th, 2024, after his player agent @Mutti signed the young Czech Republic netminder up for the league after a stint with the Czech national leagues Prague Mic Czechs. Vencko was able to jump into the VHLM immediately as he joined the Houston Bulls, who already had a goaltender on the roster that they picked up in the VHLM Dispersal Draft. It didn’t take long for Vencko to take over the starter’s role in Houston, a role he carried the remainder of the regular season where he played in fifty total games out of seventy-two the Bulls played in Season Ninety-Two. In those fifty games, Vencko put up a record of 27-18-3 along with a .892 save percentage and 2.94 goals against average. Vencko also managed to post one shutout in his rookie VHLM season. Vencko and the Bulls were able to finish the season as the last playoff team in the VHLM with eighty-four points, one point behind their first-round playoff opponent the San Diego Marlins. In the playoffs Vencko took his game to the next level, helping the Bulls “upset” the Marlins in six games posting a 4-1-1 record, along with a much improved .914 save percentage and 2.36 goals against average. With more playoff games ahead in the next week for Vencko, he might put VHL General Managers on notice if he continues to play lights out again in the next round. Vencho is currently the eighteenth rated prospect at this point heading into the VHL Entry Draft, but with more quality play from him in the VHLM post-season, he might just jump ahead of the other two goalies currently ahead of him in the rankings.

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3 hours ago, JCarson said:

I don’t expect anyone to read this but with what I am going through right now it needs to be said. 

 

If you don’t know I am a Financial Planner by trade, I hold my Certified Financial Planner designation along with several other credentials. One of those credentials is my Life Insurance License. No, I am not here to sell anything and won’t answer questions related to investment selection and trying to get rich quickly. 

What I would like to make note of is our society's aversion to insurance to the point it causes great harm. Right now, I am dealing with a widow, she is distraught over losing her husband. And she should be.  

 

She is also living with an immense amount of guilt. She asked her husband to go to the grocery store. She sent him on the errand that took him to the point in time where a drunk driver didn’t stop at a four way stop, instead blew through the intersection at over 100km (about 62.14 mi)/h into the side of her husband’s car killing him instantly.  

He left her with a mortgage, some other minor debt, 2 children under the age of 18, and the cost of his funeral. Add on to this he was the largest income earner in the family. In fact, he earned 60% of the family income. Seems tragic to most of us.  

 

I am going to get a little more detailed, the woman I am talking about hasn’t clued in to the fact that she is now facing a financial crisis on top of her emotional crisis. It is still too new to her; she is still too caught in her grief and guilt to understand what she will be dealing with. The woman is 31, her children are 2 and 5, the mortgage for the house they bought 5 years ago still has a mortgage of $450000. Her income alone will not cover her basic lifestyle let alone the added costs of the funeral. She is in a financial crisis. 

When her and her husband bought the house, I talked to them about ensuring that they had a risk management plan, putting insurance in place to deal with the issue of what happens if one of them dies, I talked to them again when each of their children were born, as they had now brought another life into the world and should consider how that child will be cared for if something happens to one or both of them. 

 

All three times I spoke with them she was willing to investigate options, to look at the costs and to see if they could afford it. Unfortunately, he in all three instances looked at me then looked at his wife and said the exact same thing all three times “The chances of anything happening to us are extremely small, I won’t pay hard earned money to an insurance company and get nothing out of it.” 

 

The reality is he is both correct and incorrect all at the same time. The chances of an individual in their late 20’s to early 30’s dying at least in North America is extremely small, most of those individuals who buy insurance meeting that criteria get no financial payout. Where I argue is they do get something, and that is piece of mind and risk protection if the extreme happens. In his instance the extreme did happen. For less than $20 a month (assuming a Term 10 policy in Ontario) he was not willing to consider how his family would be impacted if the unexpected were to occur. In his instance the unexpected did occur. 

 

So, I will get to my point. If you are an individual who has anyone dependent on you or if you have debt (mortgage, credit cards, etc.). If by you dying someone will be left with not only an emotional crisis but a financial crisis, I urge you to contact someone in your area and discuss how you can put together a plan that reduces or eliminates that burden. If you say that you love these people you will not leave them to face what is coming for this woman. 

 

My secondary note. If you are the type of asshole who decides to have a few drinks and get behind the wheel of a vehicle, please rethink your life. You do not get the right to impact someone else to this level. No excuses, just stop doing it. 

I'm actually in the process of obtaining quotes for Life Insurance and god damn is it confusing on what to do lol

Player Spotlight – Gul Dukat

After forgoing following in his fathers’ footsteps and not joining the Cardassian military, Dukat instead opted to hire a player agent @MSouthworth and join the VHL on January 7^th, 2024. After joining the league Dukat was offered a one-year contract by the Miami Marauders, allowing him to join the team before the beginning of the Ninety-Second VHLM season. Dukat has been a big reason Miami currently finds themselves in second place in the VHLM Eastern Conference, as Dukat has been close to a point per game player already in his first professional season. Dukat currently sits fourth on the Marauder roster in points with fifteen goals and forty-five assists in Miami’s sixty-eight games played this season.

 

While off the ice Dukat has been just as amazing as on the ice, as Dukat has quickly ascended the draft list, as the eighteen-year-old defender has amassed 185 TPE so far in just over a month of earning. Currently with 185 TPE, Dukat would sit in sixth for the Season Ninety-Three VHLM Dispersal Draft eligible players and is only 16 TPE out of first on that list. We wish Dukat the best and hope he doesn’t leave the league early to avenge his father.

10 hours ago, Gaikoku-hito said:

The Riddles of a Season?

Here we are at the end of the season and a lot of things are clear but a few are not. Yeah, Hockey is a great sport that is very unpredictable but that is great right since it means the best team doesn`t always win. Regular season is coming to a close and we have a few things to be excited about so lets talk about shall we? Answer three questions for one TPE or all six for two TPE. As always have fun!!

 

1. Liv Slater @Subject056 has been playing amazing this season and tied the hybrid record for Defense goals in the season at 35 goals? Do you think Liv Slater can break the record in the last eight games and how many goals do they finish with?

 

2. Nick Sansoe @Tipskid97 has also been rather impress this season leading the team in points and currently sit at 78pts clearly setting new career highes!! Do you think Nick Sansoe should be considered for the Dustin Funk Trophy as the most improved player?

 

3. Dalkr Vidarsson @KaleebtheMighty has been rather impress this season with limited support in front of him with 3.12GA, 0.924% and 5 shut-outs? Give me an over or under if Dalkr Vidarsson will have more than 5 shut-out next season? Why?

 

4. We missed the play-off officially as of today, even though we have been winning more lately, was this always going to be a Thanos moment? Why or why not?

 

5. If you were handing out awards for the Defense this season, what awards would you consider Liv Slater for? (Alexander Valiq Trophy - Top Offense Defenceman, Jake Wylde Trophy - Defensive Defenceman , Sterling Labatte Trophy - Top Defenseman)

 

6. Riddle: A man who was outside in the rain without a hat or an umbrella didn`t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

 

 

1. Slater is going to end with 40 goals in my opinion, so my answer would be yes he is breaking that record. 

 

2. I think his name will be on the ballot, but with the league and its members not really interested in voting for decent players on bad teams, I don't think he will end the season with the Funk Award. 

 

3. If I was a betting man, I would take the over. 

 

4. Sure? I'm not certain what you mean so I will nod and smile. 

 

5. I would say Slater has a decent chance at the Labatte and Valiq trophies this season.

 

6. He's a bald man. 

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Player Spotlight - Benjamin Abenduct

 

The sixteen-year-old defenseman from Oshgosh Ontario joined the VHL on January 12^th, 2024, after being declared for the league by his player agent @Schnee. The 6’1 250-pound defenseman was able to join the Houston Bulls shortly after the conclusion of the Season Ninety-Two VHLM Dispersal Draft, in which he signed a one-year 1.5-million-dollar contract with the Bulls to appear with the team for the entirety of the Season Ninety-Two VHLM season. Safe to say, but Houston must be very pleased with the transaction, as Abenduct has been lights out for the Bulls so far in forty-eight games played. Abenduct has put up seventeen goals and forty-two assists in those forty-eight games played, which are great numbers for a first generation player in the league.

 

Off the ice Abenduct has been putting up great practice numbers with 177 TPE earned to date, which puts him at the third most TPE amongst VHLM Season Ninety-Three draft eligible players. With a few weeks remaining until the conclusion of the season, the Bulls are hoping that Abenduct can help the team pull ahead of the San Diego Marlins for a better seeding in the VHLM post-season, but regardless if they do that or not, Abenduct has to be extremely impressed with his first season in the VHLM. We wish the youngster all the best as he heads into the final stretch of year one and cannot wait to see what the next few seasons bring for the young defenseman.

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@Banackock sorry I forgot about this, what’s easiest for you to get? Amazon, Walmart or food?  By easiest I also mean something you can send electronically as well. 
 

Thanks! 

10 hours ago, Gaikoku-hito said:

Theme Week & Trade deadline

Here are another week and another dollar for a press conference about this week main topics. What are they well look below and provide some great quality answers: Answer three questions for one TPE or all six for two TPE. As always have fun!!

 

1. Theme week is currently taking place so do you actively take part in theme week or do you prefer to skip out on theme week? Why or why not?

 

2. Theme week being an All-Star game when the All-Star game is taking place in Toronto feels like this theme came from someone lining in the center of the hockeyverse (Toronto) so do you like this years theme? Why or Why not?

 

3. Are you going to watch any of the Toronto (NHL) All-star activities? Why or why not?

 

4. Do you actively follow the trades leading up to the trade deadline? Why or why not?

 

5. Players can recreate next week so if you could recreate a new player next week what position and why?

 

6. Vancouver trade or Winnipeg trade in the NHL; Which one was better and why?

 

 

New Player coming soon!!

1. I like to take place in theme week since returning more so than when I was around previously, just for the free TPE more than anything. Plus theme weeks allow to not have to think of a PT which can sometimes be the worst part.

 

2. Yes, I personally enjoyed this seasons them week as it allowed multiple different ideas to come out from the members. 
 

3. I didn’t even know it was all-star weekend until I tried to make my Tim Hortons hockey picks and realized there were no games for a few days in a row.

 

4. I don’t really follow the trades outside my VHL team.

 

5. I don’t have an answer here. I created as a S92 so I would play in S1 and S100 in the VHL. I have no plans made for any future players as I don’t know if I have a future in the league.

 

6. Winnipeg. Jets needed a 2nd line Center bad and the price wasn’t awful . Plus I’m a jets fan so fuck the Canucks.

 

Player Spotlight – UghSike

 

 

After joining the Victory Hockey League on January 8^th, 2024, and being declared draft eligible for the Season Ninety-Three VHLM, VHLE and VHL drafts by his player agent @UghSike, the young Irish winger was able to join the Saskatoon Wild prior to the start of the Season Ninety-Two VHLM season. The nineteen-year-old has quickly impressed those around the league with his consistent off-ice practice abilities. UghSike has been able to amass 158 practice hours in under a month, a very impressive number especially for a first gen player in the VHL. 

 

On the ice, UghSike has been equally as impressive in the forty games he has played in this season. He has put up a balanced offensive season with fourteen goals and sixteen assists in those forty games. With Saskatoon likely to unfortunately miss the playoffs this season, UghSike will have plenty of time of hon his craft during the offseason, which will likely include him being a first round pick in the VHLM, VHLE and even possibly the VHL draft during the Season Ninety-Three offseason. We wish the youngster the upmost success as he will hopefully continue on his TPE tear in the upcoming seasons.

3 hours ago, BOOM said:

Nice one Smarchy.

Happy belated birthday to you as well 

Theme Week – Hey now, your a All-star (RIP Steve Harwell)

With this year’s theme week finally announced as “All-star”, we wanted to look at who we would think would represent the North American and European Conferences in a VHL all-star game if it was to take place with current VHL players from each VHL Team.

North American Conference:

 

Calgary Wranglers: Randy Bobandy (C) 

Season Eighty-Seven draftee Randy Bobandy is our pick from the Calgary Wranglers. After years in Truro Nova Scotia as the assistant trailer park supervisor, Bobandy helped to the VHL where he drafted Fourth Overall by the Seattle Bears. After four very successful personal seasons with the Bears, Bobandy was traded to the Wrangles ahead of the start of the Season Ninety-One season. After posting his lowest point total in the VHL since his rookie season last season in Calgary, Bobandy is back to being a point per game player this season. With thirteen goals and thirty-one assists in the Wranglers thirty-eight games played this season, Bobandy is leading the way offensively for Calgary who sits only eight points behind Los Angeles for first place in the conference.

 

Chicago Phoenix: Yaroslav Trunov (RW)

Another Season Eighty-Seven draftee Yaroslav Trunov is out pick for the non-existent VHL all-star game for the Chicago Phoenix. Trunov is leading the way by a large margin for the Phoenix, as he currently leads the Phoenix in points with twenty-four goals and twenty-nine assists, with his closest teammate having only thirty points. Trunov is in his first season in Chicago after spending the last five seasons with the Malamo Nighthawks and is currently on pace for his best season offensively. Not only is Trunov leading the way for the Phoenix but Trunov also sits in second place in the entire VHL in points, only five points behind the league leader AK92 With da Hoodie. With such an outstanding season, Trunov being selected a VHL all-star in Season Ninety-Two would be very well deserved.

 

D.C. Dragons: Mark Calaway (D)

Currently in third place in the VHLs North American Conference, the D.C. Dragons had many multiple players step up to the plate on contribute game in and game out. Players like The Frenchman, Vincent Laroche-Gagnier and Jason are currently leading the way offensively, but out pick for the Dragons would come for the defensive side of the team in Mark Calaway. Calaway is currently the best defender on the roster by a long shot, putting up thirteen goals and twenty-five assists in thirty-eight games played this season. Calaway is in his fourth season in the VHL with the Dragons, where he has put up respectful numbers in the previous three seasons, but the towering defenseman in on track to put up career numbers his season and that deserves an all-star nod in our opinion.

 

Los Angeles Stars: Art Vandelay (G)

In his last season in the VHL, Art Vandelay sure isn’t showing signs of aging or in the VHL case, depreciation. Vandelay is currently leading the entire league in wins on the season, winning twenty-nine of his thirty-eight games he started in net this season. Vandelay is also putting up numbers so far this season that bests his career averages, with a .929 save percentage and 2.13 goals against average. The former first overall VHL draft pick from the Season Eighty-Four VHL Entry Draft, Vandelay is hoping his last season in the VHL won’t only end with an “all-star” selection but also some VHL hardware, namely his first Continental Cup.

 

New York Americans: WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW (G)

After two seasons with the Bratislava Watchmen in the VHLE, W36 is showing the wait was worth it for the Americans brass and fans. W36 has played in thirty-eight games for the Americans this season, putting up eighteen wins in those thirty-eight games. While the eighteen wins aren’t eye popping, it’s the fact that W36 has put up a .940 save percentage and 1.93 goals against average that has up picking him for our all-star roster. Those numbers would be league leading if the league had a minimum number of games played to be eligible for the leaderboard in those categories. The play of W36 is one of the biggest reasons that New York currently finds themselves in a playoff spot as the league hits the half-way point, and the Americans hope the Season Ninety goalie can continue his stellar play the remainder of the season to help the club back into the playoffs this season for the first time since Season Ninety-Eight.

Seattle Bears: Severus Targaryen (C)

While it’s been a tough go of it this season in Seattle, Severus Targaryen has been playing his best hockey to date in his second season with the Seattle based VHL club. After putting up fifty-eight points in his rookie season last year with the Bears, Targaryen is on pace to smash that total this year as he has put up forty-five points in just thirty-seven games this season. With Seattle currently sitting at the bottom of the standings in the entire league, the great season by Targaryen is likely to be ignored by many around the league outside of Seattle, but with him being the top scorer with him being the top scorer in Seattle by a large margin we couldn’t ignore it and wanted to give him his due regard and list him as the Bears representative in out faux all-star game roster.

Toronto Legion: Jimi Jaks (C)

For the next selection for our Season Ninety-Two “all-star” roster, we head to the opposite end of the North American conference, with the Toronto Legion. Toronto is currently in the fifth spot in the North American Conference, which is the last playoff spot in the conference, but are just three points head of sixth place Chicago. Toronto is currently in the playoff spot in large part to the point per game place of their American center, Jimi Jaks, which should be no surprise to the Legion faithful. Jaks has been a point per game player the last two seasons, putting up a respectful seventy-nine and eighty-one points those two seasons, numbers which he may pass this season. So far in thirty-eight games Jaks has put up eighteen goals and twenty-two assists, which leads the Legion roster. The Legion are hoping Jaks can bring his play to the next level in the second half of Season Ninety-Two to bring them back to the finals for another shot at the cup.

Vancouver Wolves: Liv Slater (D)

With recent deals that saw Vancouver move out some of their top scoring players, Slater has been leaned upon to pick up the slack from the blue-line, something he has done. Slater currently sits second on the roster in points, with thirty-eight points in thirty-seven games which is just three points behind the team leader in Nick Sansoe. Slater who signed a massive four-year extension with the Wolves this offseason is really showing his worth in Season Ninety-Two, in what is a re-building season for the Wolves, something that should excite the Wolves management as the look to make a splash next season.

 

 

European Conference:

 

HC Davos Dynamo: David Jokinen (D)

Our first selection for the European Conference “all-stars” is long-time Davos Dynamo member David Jokinen. Drafted Tenth Overall back in the Season Eighty-Seven VHL Entry Draft, Jokinen is in his sixth season in Davos, and is likely on his way to a career year offensively with the club. Currently in the thirty-eight games played this season, Jokinen has put up a career-high fourteen goals to go along with twenty-three assists, which is good enough to currently lead the entire Dynamo roster in points. While Jokinen has been a stud offensively for the Dynamo, he also currently sits second in the league in shots blocked with 112 on the season. Currently a top ten offensive defenseman and top two defensive defenseman in the league, we could hardly pass Jokinen up while assembling out “all-star” roster.

 

Helsinki Titans: Kronchy Kardashian (D)

Right after selecting Jokinen, we head back to the blue-line to pick our next “all-star”, this time Helsinki’s Kronchy Kardashian. This selection was a bit harder than the rest considering either party on the Titans top defensive paring could have been selected, we selected Kardashian as he was above PEB on the team scoring list, we assume due to alphabetical order. None the less, Kardashian is just as deserving of the selection regardless of why we selected him. Kardashian has put up eight goals and thirty-three assists in Helsinkis’ thirty-eight games played, which puts him one behind the league leader in the VHL in defenseman points. After putting up career highs in all offensive categories last season, Kardashian might be on his way to match his career high in points (76) this season, as he looks to help the Titans back to the Cup finals for a second straight season.

 

London United: Leonard Triller (RW)

Season Eighty-Six draftee Leonard Triller would be out selection for the “all-star” game from the London United. Triller is in his fifth season with the London based VHL team, and it is coming off a stellar season last year, where he put up seventy-nine assists and 103 points overall. After 100-point season, there is often a drop off the following year, especially in the sporadic VHL, but Triller is on pace to again break the 100-point plateau. Triller has twenty-two goals and thirty assists in the United first thirty-seven games on the season, which will set him up nicely for the second half of the season. With the United currently in third place in the European Conference, London hopes Triller can keep the offensive production up and help the club advance further into the playoffs after last years early exit.

 

Malmo Nighthawks: Ash Sparks (G)

The first netminder on our list for the European Conference, Ash Sparks has been having an outstanding season for Malmo. Sparks has appeared in all thirty-four out of the thirty-eight games the Nighthawks have played in so far, putting up a 23-8-3 record. Along with the second most wins amongst all VHL goaltenders, Sparks has also put up a respectable .928 save percentage and 2.27 goals against average, which are both top ten numbers in the VHL. With Malmo currently in first place in the European Conference, Sparks has been a big part of the outstanding season they are currently experiencing in Malmo, a season that the Nighthawk management hope continues through the second half of the season.

Moscow Menace: Olober Syko (G)

The second-best team in the European Conference, the Moscow Menace are another team that find themselves in the position they are in in large part to the stellar play of their rookie netminder Olober Syko. While the Menace currently have three players with over a point per game, Syko has been lights out most nights he has started in net, especially for a first-year goalie. First year goalies often have a tough go of it in the VHL, but Syko has been impressive with twenty wins already this year. Along with his twenty wins, Syko has also put up a .921 save percentage and 2.75 goals against average. If the Menace hope to stay a top of the standings in Season Ninety-Two, Syko will need to keep up his play to make sure that happens.

Prague Phantoms: John Jameson (C) 

Next Up on our list is the Prague Phantoms. From the Phantom we would gladly pick John Jameson who is currently the team leader in points. Selected second overall in the Season Eighty-Five VHL Entry Draft, Jameson has been a mainstay on the Phantoms roster since his rookie season in Season Eighty-Six. Jameson has had a good run of late with 114, 101 and ninety-one points in the last three seasons, and looks poised to break the 100 point plateau again in his seventh season in the VHL. So far in thirty-eight games this season Jameson has nineteen goals and thirty-one assists, numbers which put him in sixth place in the overall point race in the league. Prague will need Jameson to continue his scoring ways to ensure they head back to the playoffs after last seasons playoff hiatus.

 

Riga Reign: AK92 Wit da Hoodie (LW)

The league leader in points, AK92 is having another stellar year with the Reign. After a career season with the Reign in Season Ninety-One, which saw AK92 put up ninety-seven points, AK92 is looking to break the 100-point mark for the first time in his VHL career. AK currently has put up twenty-eight goals and thirty assists in the Reigns’ thirty-six games played this season, which puts him well above the pace to hit the 100-point mark this season. The Reign are currently on the outside looking in on the playoffs and will need AK92 and the rest of the team to turn it up a notch if they wish to overtake the teams in front of them in the European Conference.

 

Warsaw Predators: Dogwood Maple (C)

The final selection for our “all-star” game roster of current VHL players is Warsaw Predators first-year player Dogwood Maple. After being traded to the Predators prior to the season, Dogwood put his best foot forward in his first thirty-seven games with the franchise. So far in season thirty-seven Dogwood has put up sixteen goals and twenty-six assists, which leads the team by ten points. With Warsaw not currently having the season they hoped for at this point in the season, we wanted to give Dogwood the recognition that he deserves with the great season he is currently experiencing.

 

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You sure ain't struggling though!

10 hours ago, Gaikoku-hito said:

Another Week Another Dollar!!

 

A ton of trades this week as the rebuild in Vancouver continues so let talk about the future this week. Answer three questions for one TPE or all six for two TPE. As always have fun!!

 

 

1.     Ben McLaughlin and Elle Aura Ashe traded to Prague for Vinny Lecavalier and S93 VAN 2nd? What do you think of the trade and did we get enough for two players in the trade? Why or Why not?

 

2.     Fraser Wallace was traded to Toronto for Cole Caufield jr (welcome back) and S94 TOR 3rd? Did you like this trade? Why or why not?

 

3.     Braeden Panarella was also traded for an S94 DCD 3rd? Again what do you think of the trade?

 

4.     With selling off more assets of assets that we didn`t have; it means it will be tough to win another game this season. How are you going to keep yourself motivated with all the losing that should come?

 

5.     Losing means a really good draft pick in the first round; Who should we try to draft and why?

 

6.     Theme week is just around the corner, what do you think this year’s theme week will be and What should it be?

 

 

1. Lecavalier still has another year on his contract and could be a good depth piece next year on a very young roster. A 2nd round pick with the influx of prospects in the draft could be the biggest part of the trade.

 

2. Caufield Jr. will be retired next year, and who knows what a 3rd round pick could get in return in a trade or in the draft, so it might have been trading Wallace for nothing, but we will have to see. 

 

3. Another draft pick in a draft that is currently unknown, so it might again be a free player for DCD. However maybe it can be used to swing a trade next year in hopefully a contending season. 

 

4. Luckily I won't have to worry about the losing this season, but hopefully those on the roster see the bigger picture where we see five prospects or more join the team in Season 93.

 

5. Maybe a vet in Gianfranco Del Rocco or a first gen like UghSik, Annie Oaks, or Lucy Leitner. 

 

6. Hopefully anything easier to write out then last seasons recruitment ideas them week. 

Player Spotlight – Lucy Leitner

 

Lucy Leitner joined the VHL on January 7^th 2024, after her player agent @LucyXpher signed the American defenseman up for the league after the leagues most recent recruitment pitch. Ever since that day the eighteen year old defenseman has been an amazing member of the league on and off the ice. Leitner quickly joined the Houston Bulls shortly after the VHLM Dispersal Draft and has played in all twenty-four games for the Bulls in Season Ninety-Two. Leitner has put on a scoring clinic from the back-end with the Bulls, putting up five goals and twenty-one assists in those twenty-four games played, which places her third on the Bulls in team scoring, tied with fellow defenseman Benjamin Abenduct.

 

Currently Leitner sits third amongst the Season Ninety-Three draftees in TPE, with 141 TPE earned in under a month, which if she continues this pace, might have her in contention for the First Overall draft choice in the VHLM, with a very good chance at going in the first round of the VHL Entry Draft. We wish Leitner all the best this season and over the course of the next nine seasons in the league, as she looks to continue her dominance the other VHL leagues in the coming year.

Claim week 4

14 hours ago, Gaikoku-hito said:

Wolves have some bite

and breaking the curse?

 

Here we are just one week into the season but the Vancouver Wolves have been better than expected at this point of the season and are showing some bite with a 500 record. Can the Wolves make the play-offs? Woah!! Also rotating alternate captains, who would have thought of that? Management did but why? Answer three questions for one TPE or all six for two TPE. As always have fun!!

 

 

1.     Do you like the idea of rotating Alternate Captaincy in the short term until the roster is more established? Why or why not?

 

2.     A lot of talk with Malmo breaking tradition announce goaltender Ash Sparks as their captain this season. Should goalies be announced or allowed to wear the captaincy? Why or why not?

 

3.     Do you think the Vancouver Wolves can make the play-offs? Why or why not?

 

4.     Do you think it would be wise if the Vancouver Wolves make the play-off this season, likely giving up another top pick by doing so? Why or why not?

 

5.     Who has been the biggest surprise for the Vancouver Wolves this season? Why or why not?

 

6.     Riddle: What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

 

 

 

 

 

 

@Frank@Gaikoku-hito@Ben mclaughlin@Cwalker@Zylen@McLean Hoover@Tipskid97@Subject056@ThatCasual@Hoopydog@RElblein@KaleebtheMighty

1. I believe we should just do 3-4 Alternate captains moving forward. We have a leadership by committee locker-room in my opinion.

 

2. Captaincy is a honor that doesn't really mean much in the long run in the ice.  So what if he can't go talk to the referee at all times, just send an alternate captain to handle that. Leaders need to be recognized however the team sees fit.

 

3. I mean they technically could as the North American conference seems to be weak outside the top two.

 

4. I think trying to avoid the playoffs would be the smart move. However if the new recruits to the league pan out there will be lots of good players in the last first round and beyond. 

 

5. Ben McLaughlin has been a beast so far this season!

 

6. Night and Day according to Google. 

9 minutes ago, Noodle Enjoyer said:

Really hoping to find a way to score more goals because nothing beats the celly after a big goal! Thanks for the piece I hope I can continue contribute offensively.

I'm sure if you keep earning TPE at the level you are, you'll see more and more cellys! 

Player Spotlight – Annie Oaks  

 

Twenty-one-year-old winger Annie Oaks joined the VHL earlier this month on January 8^th, 2024 and joined the Saskatoon Wild of the VHLM after the Season Ninety-two VHLM Dispersal Draft. While the weather in Saskatoon turned brutally cold after Oaks joined the Wild, Oaks play so far this season has been nothing short of on fire. With ten games played this season with the Wild, Oaks has put up over a point per game with four goals and seven assists. The point per game pace is even more impressive, as the Wild find themselves in the basement of the Western Conference after the first ten games with only three wins on the season.

 

Another impressive thing to watch as the season moves along, is the amount of practice hours Oaks has amassed in one week since their agent @Noodle Enjoyer signed Oaks up for the VHLM. With 127 TPE earned to date, Oaks is in line to be one of the top picks in the Season Ninety-Three VHLM Dispersal Draft and could very well be a First Round Draft choice as well for a lucky VHL team. We cannot wait to see how the season progresses for the youngster from the United Kingdom this season and hopefully the next nine seasons in the VHL.

Claim week 3

Two good wins for the Vikings!