Yes, you VHL bastards. it is gorlab here to bless you with some RIGHTEOUS knowledge and truth.
I believe it's a foregone conclusion that Edwin 'Hockey So Hard' Reencarnacion will be taking home the S44 VHL Rookie of the Year honours because he is one of the VHL old boys who gets dick rode by all of the other old boys. I have hand-crafted this VHL.com to dispute this injustice and challenge the VHL Award Voters to do the honourable thing and cast their vote for the man who actually deserves the ROTY, Souryuu Kaminogi.
I will break it down for the VHL public:
Reencarnacion - 72GP | 39G | 40A | 79P
Kaminogi - 72GP | 35G | 36A | 71P
At first glance, any plebian VHLer would support Reencarnacion, HOWEVER the key difference is the teams and talent which each player played with.
Reencarnacion played for the contending New York Americans, who easily qualified for the playoffs. Kaminogi, however, played for the league's worst team, the Helsinki Titans. New York finished with almost 3x the points that Helsinki did (76 points to 27 points) and also played in the considerably easier conference.
Reencarnacion played with well-known VHL studs like Et'waun Delicious, Nicholas Caprivi, Jorma Ruutu, and Niklas Kurri. Backstopped by the enigmatic Jax Barnstormer.
Kaminogi, however played with the likes of Pablo Escabar (plug), Wolfgang Strauss (alright), and George Patton (plug), yet still managed almost the exact same production as Reencarnacion.
There is no question that Kaminogi had the more impressive season, but due to VHL old boys club rules, he will not be honoured for such an incredible feat. Instead, Edwin Reencarnacion will receive the plaudits for simply showing up and reaping the benefits of a much better team. To top it off, he only had 105 PIMs which is borderline pathetic when compared to his reputation as one of the dirtiest players in the game.
I urge you to support Soryou Kaminogi for S44 VHL Rookie of the Year. Thank You.