Kekzkrieg

As your VHFL owner, I find this graphic A+
Real Review Now: I like the Neo-80's vibes as the background. The soft color features are really makes everything pop and sets not only a nice color tone but also a nice theme. The font for the last name and team clear, obvious, and easy to read. Good Player and gear choice plus the flow is just *chef's kiss.* Using a either bright blue or contrasting color on the internals of the team name would add the the graphic. Making the first name a little larger and maybe bolding it would make it pop more and while a pain going though the process of making the L loop go around the back of the L in the last name would be a cool effect. 
8.5/10

Review:
Good looking graphic. Nice render like always. Colors seem a bit conflicting but not horrible. I see two issues that I think could have balanced this one out a bit. Position of all your elements are bunched to the left side. I think moving the render to the right would balance this project out. Second thing is the text. While a very good looking font and gradient, it is too small. Or you could have angled it with a drop to bring it alive. You have a fine group of elements that just need to work better with each other. Keep pushing yourself, you have skills. 
9/10
@Kekzkrieg

This will be brief, as it is a very surface level look at the DC Dragons, 30 minutes before the TPE cut-off deadline - and thanks to Trivia offseason shutdown, I'm forced to write. This to me is an intriguing and scary idea. DC underachieved heavily last season; at least in the eyes of the players on the team. We had the thought that we were a legitamate team, but we regressed into a non-playoff team. I'm taking Graves into his final year of his prime, with over 1000 TPE, and when I had projected us to be a contending team, I look and see if we can even be as good as we were last season.
 
Let's look at the positives. Our core young players got better. Most notable will be Stone Wolski, who will need to play out of his mind if we want to compete in playoffs. Then you look at Graves and Valentino who both lead the team in TPE. Johnson, Laflamant, and Ritchie all progressed as rookie contract players. However, the negatives really create a harsh narrative for where this season could be going. We straight up lost Washington and Guy Lesieur for the cap reflief. On top of that Drumm, Aaltonen, and Boris all took hits due to depreciation; some harder than others. Then you look at our fresh rookies in Flaten and Groovy Dood, and while they are exciting players and great new members; are they really expected to fill the voids left behind?
 
So from the perspective of addition and subtraction, I think our team becomes less balanced, and more top heavy. 
 
I'm excited to start the season and get the lines rolling. I have two linemates who are up-and-coming players in the VHL. For that, I think it will be enjoyable to play alongside Laflamant and Groovy Dood. I hope we can create good chemistry, and they can quickly fill the gap in the TPE differential. I've enjoyed Graves' career so far, but at the same time it's been a lot of work and I'm waiting for the fruits of my labour to present itself. 

S73 VHL SEASON PREVIEW
 
The S72 offseason has come and gone which means it is time for a new season of hockey to begin! We will be taking a look at the situation of all 16 VHL franchises heading into S73. We will be starting with the expansion teams and then be making our way up the standings from last to first. Without further ado, let us begin!

 

Chicago Phoenix
Expansion Team
 
Honestly, If I am a Chicago fan right I would be pretty excited for the kind of damage this team will be able to do a few years down the road. You may not have the best roster right now, but it is filled with future stars. The forward core is led by Adam Syreck, Squirrely Dan, Vladimir Shaposhnikov and Milos Slavik rounding out the top-six forward group. In net, they have their first-round draft pick in Jean Pierre Camus. They are lacking a lot defensively with the only notable name being Nikita Kulikovich, but if their forward core plays well and Camus has a great season, they can be a dark horse playoff contender.

 

London United
Expansion Team
 
London is another team that could do some damage if things go right. They have a solid offence with the likes of veteran forward Guy Lesieur along with some young forwards like Mac Hooper, Jay Jones and The Terrible Trivium. Defensively, they have James Rose who had a great season with the Houston Bulls in the VHLM last season. London’s biggest issue will be in the crease. Their starter going into this season will be Clayton Park, a career backup goalie who hasn’t fit too well into a starting role and this looks like his last season, so London may need a quick fix at goaltender but other than that I can see them possibly making a playoff push depending on what happens before the trade deadline.

 

Los Angeles Stars
Expansion Team

 
I could see LA easily making the playoffs this season. They look to be in the best position out of all of the expansion teams. Offensively, they are led by veterans Sigard Gunnar and Tyler Barabash Jr while sprinkling in some youth with Markus Nygren, Gary Neal and first-round pick Jeffrey Pines rounding out the forward core. Defensively, They are led by the trio of Rusty Shackleford, Gert B Frobe and Kaspars Claude. The only issue I see in their team kind of like London is in the crease. They also have a career backup this time in Kolur Bjoernsson. It will only be like this as both their defence and goaltending will be rounded when second-round picks Jiggly Gumballs and Drew Minott are expecting to come up to the VHL.

 

Warsaw Predators
Expansion Team
 
Warsaw is just like LA where their team looks like a fringe playoff contender, but can easily go further. Warsaw has the best centre depth out of all 4 expansion teams, with Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Zeno Miniti filling the roster down the middle. On the wings, they have 2 players with VHL experience in Dalton Wilcox and Damien Wolfe. Defensively, They have veterans Danny DeYeeto and Hugh Chan along with a younger player in Alex Bridges. Warsaw also has a solid goaltender in Nicolas Fomba. Mix this in with the first-round pick Dakota Lamb coming up to the VHL next year and this can be a dark horse candidate both this year and next year.

 

Malmo Nighthawks
Last Season: 26-41-5 (12th in VHL)
Did not make the playoffs
 
Malmo is a very different team from last season, having 3 first-round picks and nailing all of them. They still have a veteran presence in Aston Martin offensively but throw in young guns Chris Hylands, Ray Shields and top draft pick Marshall James Frostbeard and this team looks extremely dangerous offensively. This team was concerning defensively last year. What better way to fill that hole by taking the S73 draft’s top defender, Tyler Walker at 2nd overall. Mix that with the current core of Zyrok12 and Condor Adrienne and the call-up of Viktor Alexei Kamenov and this is a miles better defence then it was last year. In net, Malmo has long term stability in 6th overall pick Grekkark Gyrfalcon who is poised to have a breakout year in the VHL. This is a solid Malmo team that I can see as a dark horse candidate for a Continental Cup run. 
 

D.C. Dragons
Last Season: 30-38-4 (11th in VHL)
Did not make the playoffs.
D.C. is one of those teams that can do some serious damage. They had a stroke of luck last offseason, moving up to 1st overall to select LW Groovy Dood. Dood has been working hard to fit in with the D.C line up for his rookie year in S73. D.C is led offensively by 2 young guns in Dood and RW Xaiver LeFlamant and veterans in Raleigh Ritchie, Mikko Aaltonen, Boris the Forest and Benny Graves, who is looking like he is prepared for a career year. Defensively, D.C is no slouch either being led by veterans Charles Drumm, Luciano Valentino, Ricky Johnson and a new younger defenseman in Liam Flaten. D.C also has more stability in goal as starting goaltender Stone Wolski did some hard training this offseason and looks poised to be one of the best goaltenders this year. With a team like that, you must be excited if you are a D.C fan as they could easily be a Continental Cup contender. I see them making the playoffs.

 

Vancouver Wolves
Last Season: 32-35-5 (10th in VHL)
Did not make the playoffs
 
Vancouver is a really unpredictable team. Keeping a lot of the players from last season but also sprinkling in some of the young talented players can do that to a team. Offensively, they are still led by centres Brock Louth and Andrew Su, but up the wings, they look deadly. On the right side, they have Jungkok, Gregg Stallion, Gino DiGiannantonio and Mat Tacco and on the left, they have Joe Proto. They will need to shift one or two of their right wings over to the left but they still a dangerous offence. The defence was a bright spot for Vancouver last season as they were 5th in the league in total goals against and they managed to grab Micah Adrienne at 3rd overall in the draft to further solidify their defence. Mix that in with the veterans in Jeff Downey, Andrej Petrovic and Griff Manzer and you have an excellent top 4. In net, they have stability in the starter position with Jimmy Spyro and they have Isak Sjostrom backing him up. If Vancouver can play up to their potential, they will be a tough team to beat this year, but it all depends on how they come out of the gate. They will be a playoff contender but the step to a cup contender depends on how things go.

 

Toronto Legion
Last Season: 33-35-4 (9th in VHL)
Lost in Conference Semi-Finals to CGY 4-3
 
Despite how bad S72 looked for Toronto fans, they were in a playoff spot and managed to push the eventual conference champion Calgary Wranglers to 7 games. Not too shabby. Toronto could make a splash this year with an offence lead by Jeff Blaze, Teemu Lehtinen Jr, Chad Magnum and Kristopher McDagg. However, I expect incoming LW Joseph Gainer to have a good season. He is coming off a solid season in the VHLM and has developed nicely down there. Defensively, they are led by a young core of brothers in Gabriel and Leon Gutzwiler, Erik Killinger and a veteran piece in Fredrik Elmebeck makes for a dangerous top 4. In the crease, Toronto is no slouch either, having a solid young goaltender in Jaxx Hextall, who will only continue to get better. Add all of this to 5th overall pick John Merrick being ready to play for S74 and this Toronto team will get dangerous really fast.

 

Prague Phantoms
Last Season: 32-32-8 (8th in VHL)
Did not make the playoffs
 
Missing the playoffs was a bummer for Prague, who despite finishing better than the playoff-bound Toronto Legion ended up ultimately missing the big dance due to S72’s stacked European Conference. Prague has a powderkeg offence led by Thomas Landry II, Ondrej Ohradka, Dagmar Havlova and Alex Pearson. Defensively, they still have the 3 headed-monster of Cinnamon Block, Seabass Perrin and Wolf Stansson Jr. In the crease, they still have Virgil Ligriv in net for his last season but behind him is the young goalie Woody McPine, who was a force in the VHLM last year. Things can turn around for Prague really fast, with centre Andre LeBastard coming up from the VHLM next year.
 

HC Davos Dynamo
Last Season: 35-30-7 (7th in VHL)
Lost in Conference Semi-Finals to RIG 4-0
 
HC Davos was absolutely steamrolled in the first round by the eventual champion Riga Reign in S72. This doesn’t change the fact they have a solid lineup, led offensively by SS Hornet, Jet Jaguar, Soren Jensen and Jerry Garcia. Davos’ defence remains mostly the same led by David O’Quinn and Roque Davis but Davos made a splash move to bring in Charlie Paddywagon from Calgary to round it off. Davos has the young up and coming Joakim Bruden in net who has a chance to have a great season. I see Davos returning to the playoff, but they can go farther than just playoffs.

 

Moscow Menace
Last Season: 35-29-8 (6th in VHL)
Lost in Conference Finals to RIG 4-0
 
Just like Davos, a sweep at the hands of the eventual champion Riga Reign doesn’t take away how good the Moscow Menace was last season. Moscow still has a deadly first line with Nate Telker, Ryo Yamazuki II and Henrik Zoiderberg leading the way offensively but with upcoming stars Vin Calia and Lucas Brandt, those holes that come up once the first line leaves will be easy to fill. Defensively, they still have the deadly duo of Vladimir Pavlov and Oskar Lagesson but added the dangerous VHLM star Alex Letang to an already loaded back end. In net, they still have Raymond Bernard. This will be a tough Moscow team to beat this year and I expect them to be a cup contender.

 

Helsinki Titans
Last Season: 36-26-10 (5th in VHL)
Lost in Conference Semi-Finals to MOS 4-2)
 
Helsinki had a good season in S72, ending with a fantastic 6 game series against Moscow where they easily could have taken it. Helsinki is led offensively by a top line of Hiroshi Okada, Jim Bob and Erik Draven. They also have some solid 2nd line and depth pieces in Ben Hafkey, Jared Spaz and Valtteri Vaakanainen. Defensively, they have Erik Summers and Kyle Andersen leading the way along with rookie Spencer Elsby. In net, Helsinki has the two-headed monster in Zamboni Driver and Samuel Ross. Adding all of this with S73 draft picks Patrik Laine and Oh Sens coming in next season and Helsinki can easily win a Continental Cup.

 

New York Americans
Last Season: 38-26-8 (4th in VHL)
Lost in Conference Finals to CGY 4-3
 
New York’s playoff run last year came to a heartbreaking end in game 7 against the Calgary Wranglers, giving up the game-winning goal with just 30 seconds to play. New York’s offence is still as dangerous as ever with a top-six forward group made up of Julius Freeman, Acyd Burn, Owen Nolan, Jerry Wang, Bjorn Scoringsonn and Richard Penisson. Defensively, they have the tenacious trio of Micheal Gary Scott, Lance Flowers and Hugh Jass. In net, it is also the same with A Red Guy being the starter. This team can easily make a cup run and I expect them to be a contender all season long.

 

Riga Reign
Last Season: 39-25-8 (3rd in VHL)
Won S72 Continental Cup!
 
The defending champion Riga Reign definitely have something to be proud of, going 12-1 throughout last year's playoffs and easily taking the Continental Cup and with a lineup like theirs, who says they can’t go back to back? They are led by the insane centre depth as you have Phil Marleau, Kyl Oferson, Pengu and Codrick Past roaming the middle. They also have Patrik Tallinder and Shush Nyko up the wings making this a dangerous team in the offensive zone. Defensively, they still have their top pair in Lincoln Tate and Guy Saskamoose. Those two will be just as dangerous this year. However, the biggest X-Factor in this team’s success lately, goaltender Greg Eagles. He was the big reason why Riga won the Continental Cup last spring and if he plays even close to the way he did in the postseason, I see Riga going back to back.

 

Seattle Bears
Last Season: 47-22-3 (2nd in VHL)
Lost in Conference Semi-Finals to NYA 4-1
 
Just because Seattle lost in round 1 last season doesn’t mean anything. This team is still extremely dangerous, led offensively by veterans Scott Greene and Ambrose Stark as well as young stars Ola Vikingstad, Uhtred and Timothy Brown. Defensively, Seattle has Hulk Hogan, Berocka Sundqvist, Odin Omdahl and Randy Marsh rounding out an impressive top 4. In the net, Rayz Funk looks like he is going to play his final season, but Seattle was prepared and snagged top goaltender Jacob Tonn in the S73 draft to back him up and take the reigns once Funk retires. Seattle can easily go all the way back and win their 4th Continental Cup in 6 seasons.

 

Calgary Wranglers
Last Season: 49-16-7 (1st in VHL)
Lost in Continental Cup Finals to RIG 4-1
 
Calgary went through a lot of games last season and ended up just short of a Continental Cup, but there isn’t any reason they can’t go back. They still have RJ Jubis, Kris Rice, Mikko Lahtinen, ACL TEAR and Willie Dredge leading offensively. Defensively, it is mostly the same, with Edwin THE Encarnacion and General Zod enforcing their will. Calgary traded Charlie Paddywagon this offseason, leaving a big hole there and it is expected that incoming rookie defender Kosmo Kramerev will fill that hole. Calgary still has Jacques LaFontaine in the net. The question for Calgary isn’t whether they can win a cup, the question is can they do it now? Their window is closing fast, the next 2 seasons are probably the best chances they will have at a cup run before they have to retool everything. Your move, Calgary.


 
If you came here looking for a prediction, forget it. What I say now will either trigger one of three things and I will list them here.
 
My predictions will be wrong by the trade deadline.
I will predict the playoff picture correctly, but everything will just fall off at that point.
My predictions will be wrong by the end of the first week.
- VSN Writer Patrik Laine
 
 

I really like this graphic as a whole! Very good job cutting out your render, I don't see any jagged edges and it is a great, clear image. I like the background, a pretty solid design and a good use of transparency with the logo to keep the render as the center of attention and pop. I like the text and font choice, but the first name is a little tough to see due to its color and font. Good use of color to stay cohesive. 
 
8/10
@Kekzkrieg

1. How would you rate DC's draft day?
I think we killed it picking up a great forward with an awesome future ahead of him, he'll make his way in the lineup with ease.
2. Who do you think was the steal of the S73 VHL Draft?
Again, it was a super draft so an easier question would be who did not grab a steal. I think the real teller will be who's active or not.
3. With the current roster, how do you think DC will do this upcoming season?
I think we'll fair much better than last season *fingers crossed* I'm still convince that we were just super unlucky and fortune will favor us more this coming season.
4. Where has your player been training and how often?
Valentino spent some time at home at his local rink, trying to shake off the rust that comes with depreciation but he's back in D.C. now putting in work whenever he can.
5. What is one thing your player focused on this offseason?
How to better position himself to help out his netminder, help make it easier for Wolski while more difficult for the opponent.
6. What is one purchase your player made during this offseason?
Some rad new red striped laces for his skates ?

Hey VHL @Members,
 
Today, Saturday July 18th, the VHL becomes a teenager, as it celebrates its 13th Birthday! We opened our doors in 2007, and it's been a hell of a ride getting here, as we have grown from a group of 56 members and 8 teams, to having over 200 players, and 28 teams, between the VHL and VHLM, in Season 73. Through it all, we've seen original members, who started with the league as teenagers themselves, grow into adults with families and jobs, and we've seen new members come in with that same enthusiasm that gripped every one of us when the league began. It's been an amazing ride, and it is amazing to see the league continue to grow each, and every season!
 
To commemorate the league's birthday, we are giving all members a Triples Week, which adds 12 Uncapped TPE to any 6-TPE Point Task (Welfare/Pension/Affiliate PT are not included), as well as a 1 Uncapped TPE claim. To claim these perks, which conveniently add up to 13 Uncapped TPE, all you need to do is post in this thread a memory you have from when you were 13. If you are not 13 yet, post something you look forward to when you turn 13.


 
Note:
This thread will remain open until 11:59PM PST on Saturday, July 25th. Birthday perks may only be claimed on one player per member Birthday perks must be claimed by Sunday, August 16th (aka before the S73 Trade Deadline)

Hi !
I really like your graphic. It looks really cool with cloudy purple background. The logo swap on the jersey looks really great  . The font looks raelly great with the background. You could use maybe more effects but it still looks really great. Rating 9/10.

Review:
 
Hey there, slick graphic! I really like the sig and the jersey swap is really clean! Overall I really thought the sig was well done but felt like the text was lacking. Maybe adding a drop shadow to the text or adding a stroke to it in the future might help! 8.5/10

There were a lot of participants this week, and a lot of them won some TPE. There might be some errors here and there, so just make sure your payout is fine and let me know if it's not, we'll fix that up for you.
 
Right answers were:
Game 3: Riga
Game 4: Riga
Game 5: Riga
GTS: 4-2 Riga
Most goals: Gunnar
Most assists: Tate
Most points: Busser
Most PIM: Hackett
Cup-clinching goal: Oferson
 
McWolf 0 Speed 0 @flatl99 1 Beaviss 0 @Hylands 1 @Nykonax 1 @twists 1 studentized 0 PatrikLaine 0 NathanN 0 @Big Mac 1 Tate 0 @Rayzor_7 1 @rory 1 @diamond_ace 3 @Ricer13 1 Poptart 0 Berocka 0 gorlab 0 @Patrik Tallinder 3 @Matmenzinger 1 Dupe. - @Jubo07 3 @Mike 5 Blazzer 0 MexicanCow123 0 DoktorFunk 0 JigglyGumballs 0 @Spartan 2 STZ 0 @Kachur 3 @McLovin 1 solas 0 @rjfryman 1 dlamb 0 @leafsman 4 Mongoose87 0 @Corco 1 @wcats 4 @Spaz 1 @Mrpenguin30 1 @DirtyDerek 1 @SirRupertBarnes 1 @Renomitsu 1 @pennypenny 3 @Garsh 1 Advantage 0 @KnightRiley 1 @jpsd 1 Z16 0 @Da_Berr 2 Jubis 0 @SweatyBeaver 1 Motzaburger 0 @OrbitingDeath 2 @a_Ferk 1 @Quik 1 Hooperorama 0 Seabass 0 @jRuutu 1 osens 0 @Ahma 1 FrostBeard 0 SlapshotDragon 0 Dupe - Plate 0 @GRZ 1 @Philliefan 1 @Doomsday 4 GrittyIsKing09 0 @Josh 1 @VinCal 1 @Spence King 1 @eaglesfan036 1 @Acydburn 1 @HearnNation67 1 @turkey2349 3 @fishy 2 nickthe00 0 @DarkSpyro 1 @Telkster 1 @fever95 4 @der meister 1 @Jtv123 4 @IamMOOSE 1 joeg 0 jman9theman9 0 @tfong 1 @Jbeezy76 4 @Tbeez99 1 fonziGG 0 @okochastar 3 @TheFlash 4 @BarzalGoat 1 Dupe. - ahockeyguy 0 @Mr_Hatter 1 @Greg_Di 2 @Pengu 5 DollarAndADream 0 @Boragina 1 @Velevra 1 cxsquared 0 @MattyIce 1 @Steve 1 DAVID (only specifying I'm Gustav so you won't have to ask) 0 @BigTittySmitty 4 @omgitshim 1 Rocket 0 @Zetterberg 1 @Kendrick 4 @Big Bob 2 @Anthony Matthews 3 @UnkemptCL4PTP 5 @Kekzkrieg 6  
And there were like 10 other responses I had to cancel because they came after Game 3 was simmed. Congrats to everyone.
 

Hi!
First thing is that the graphics looks really cool. The background looks great. The logo on the jersey looks realistic. It looks like it's printed on the jersey. Another think that I like is that you havent used a lot od effects. And the font also looks really great. Rating: 8,5/10.

Reminds me of an old video game. I like though! 

Another exciting regular season has come to a close. That means we can dole out some regular season awards! Welcome everyone to the 7th Annual Unofficial VHL Regular Season Awards honoring S72! Thank you to everyone that reads this. I’m always looking for new award ideas. Please keep the award suggestions coming!
 
These awards have been created by me. There is no voting process and they are not officially recognized by the VHL Board of Governors. I wrote descriptions for most of these award names in the original award post. Let’s get things underway!
 
 
The Pylon Award (worst +/- rating) – Jack Feriancek @Jackie4967 
 
Malmo claimed the bottom 6 spots for this award, with Jack leading the way with a -59.
 
Previous Pylon Award Winners:
Season
Player
+ / -
S71
John Madden
-43
S70
Bert Meyers
-45
S69
Basaraba Moose
-57
S68
Sven Hitz
-58
S67
Piotr Jerwa and Nethila Dissanayake
-34
S66
Bryce Zhields
-49
 
 
The Gandhi Award (least penalty minutes, min 1,000 minutes played) – Jared Spaz @Spaz 
 
Spaz just met the 1,000 MP requirement for this award. But he did and claims it with 2 PIM in 1,106 minutes played. Special recognition to Patrik Tallinder @Patrik Tallinder  (4 PIM, 2,150 MP) and Dean Clarke @Kyle  (4 PIM, 2,166 MP)
 
Previous Gandhi Award Winners:
Season
Player
PIM
Minutes Played
S71
Soren Jensen
4
2016
S70
Denver Wolfe
2
1988
S69
Hugh Chan
4
2050
S68
Jack Lynch
0
1473
S67
Diljodh Starload
0
2091
S66
Beau Buefordsson
0
1939
 
 
Oh what’s this?! A new award, snuck right into the middle of the presentation?! It can’t be… Yes it is! A new award!
 
A lot of people can accumulate penalty minutes, but it takes a special person to get major penalties. The Major2 Award aims to award this special player we can now call the major of majors. The award is given to the player who has the most major penalties.
 
The Major2 Award (most major penalties) - Mikko Lahtinen @Beketov 
 
Mikko topped the league with 9 major penalties this season. Congratulations on winning the 1st ever Major­2 award!
 
 
 
The Timex Award (received most hits) – Anthony Matthews @Anthony Matthews 
 
Matthews led the league by getting hit 274 times. The same number of times last season’s winner, HHH, was hit.
 
Previous Timex Award Winners:
Season
Player
Hits Taken
S71
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
274
S70
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
282
S69
John Madden
357
S68
Mikko Aaltonen
297
S67
Rauno Palo
302
S66
Beau Louth
300
 
 
The John Wayne Award (most shots on goal) - Jet Jaguar @gorlab 
 
Jet launched an impressive 425 shots on goal this season.
 
Previous John Wayne Award Winners:
Season
Player
Shots Taken
S71
Scott Greene
402
S70
Juilius Freeman
453
S69
Juilius Freeman
452
S68
Rylan Peace
466
S67
Matt Thompson
495
S66
Shane Mars
533
 
 
The “Hit the Broadside of the Barn” Award (most own shots blocked) - Henrik Zoiderberg @HenrikZoiderberg 
 
Zoiderberg gets the award with 122 of his shots being blocked. This won over 2nd place finisher and last season’s winner, Guy LeGrande (120 OSB).
 
Previous HtBotB Award Winners:
Season
Player
Own Shots Blocked
S71
Guy LeGrande
122
S70
Shawnomir Jagr
129
S69
Julian Borwinn
136
S68
Rylan Peace
144
S67
Beau Louth
153
S66
Oyorra Arroyo
142
 
 
The “Can’t Hit the Broadside of the Barn” Award (most own shots missed) – RJ Jubis @Jubis 
 
Jubis matched the winning total from last season, 299 missed shots. Really?! You couldn’t have missed just one more to make it an even 300?
 
Previous CHtBotB Award Winners:
Player
Season
Shots Missed
S71
Guy LeGrande
299
S70
Juilius Freeman
343
S69
Elias Dahlberg
320
S68
Rylan Peace
351
S67
Beau Louth
364
S66
Roctrion King
372
 
 
The New Shin Pads Award (most blocked shots) – Condor Adrienne @OrbitingDeath 
 
Condor had this award on lockdown since the very start of the season. He blocked 188 shots, 33 more than the next best player. Simply amazing!
 
Previous New Shin Pads Award Winners:
Season
Player
Shots Blocked
S71
Aron Nielsen
153
S70
Guillaume Fontenette
145
S69
Guillaume Fontenette
166
S68
Seabass Perrin
207
S67
Piotr Jerwa
170
S66
Lando Baxter
189
 
The Tired Legs Award (most minutes played) - Condor Adrienne @OrbitingDeath  and Zyrok12 @Zyrok 
 
These two teammates tied for this award, both playing exactly 2,227 minutes. Oddly enough STHS figured this to mean that Condor played 30.93 minutes per game while Zyrock12 played 30.94 minutes per game. Not sure how that works out, but nice job guys!
 
Previous Tired Legs Award Winners:
Season
Player
Minutes Played
S71
Juilius Freeman
2189
S70
Juilius Freeman
2164
S69
John Madden
2259
S68
Mikko Aaltonen
2290
S67
Shawn Glade
2226
S66
Robert Malenko
2324
 
 
The Snap! Award (most power play minutes) - Micheal Gary Scott @Motzaburger 
 
In a fitting celebration, Micheal Gary Scott organized the entire office to film a music video to “The Power.” He nabbed this award with 340 minutes on the power play.
 
Previous Snap! Award Winners:
Season
Player
PP Minutes
S71
Juilius Freeman
364
S70
Juilius Freeman
372
S69
Elias Dahlberg
368
S68
Joseph McWolf
351
S67
Beau Louth
437
S66
Jake Davis
412
 
 
The 1 vs. 100 Award (most time on penalty kill) - Cody Smith @cody73 
 
Prague must take a lot of pride in winning this award. They dominated this category, taking the top 7 spots. Cody took home the award with 356 minutes killing penalties.
               
Previous 1 vs. 100 Award Winners:
Season
Player
PK Minutes
S71
Jacob Perry
344
S70
Jacob Perry
380
S69
Wolf Stansson Jr
328
S68
Jack Lynch
353
S67
Aron Nielsen
374
S66
Lew Bronstein
352
 
 
The Sean Archer Award (highest face-off win %) - Hunter Hearst Helmsley @Beaviss 
 
After being unseated by Jet Jaguar last season, HHH worked hard on his face-off game and reclaimed the title by winning 62.35% of his 3,086 faceoffs.
               
Previous Sean Archer Award Winners:
Season
Player
Face Off Pct
S71
Jet Jaguar
61.84%
S70
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
60.78%
S69
Rauno Palo
59.45%
S68
Podrick Cast
62.56%
S67
Beau Louth
63.09%
S66
Rauno Palo
63.10%
 
 
The Castor Troy Award (lowest face-off win %, min 1,000 faceoffs) - Richard Penisson @bluesfan55 
 
With Zeno retiring, this award was open for anyone to nab. Richard Penisson rose to the occasion. He only won 38.13% of his face-offs. Maybe blood was flowing to the wrong head during face-offs?
               
Previous Castor Troy Award Winners:
Season
Player
Face Off Pct
S71
Zeno Miniti
42.07%
S70
Zeno Miniti
42.07%
S69
Zeno Miniti
32.27%
S68
Gritty
36.31%
S67
Gucci Garrop
35.07%
S66
Bryce Zhields
30%
 
 
The Triple Deke Award (most penalty shot goals) - Sigard Gunnar @Big Mac 
 
6 must be a magic number for this category and for Gunnar. He wins this award in consecutive seasons with 6 penalty shot goals. Micheal Gary Scott @Motzaburger  also scored 6 penalty shot goals, but needed 14 attempts, giving Gunnar the award.
 
               
Previous Triple Deke Award Winners:
Season
Player
Penalty Shot Goals
S71
Sigard Gunnar
6
S70
Owen Nolan
6
S69
Owen Nolan
6
S68
Jorgon Weyed
6
S67
Veran Dragomir
8
S66
Leph Twinger
5
 
 
The Rocky Award (most fights won) – Kristopher McDagg @Viperxhawks19 
 
What a mess this category is. 10 players tied for the league lead with 2 fights won. Ok, so let’s eliminate anyone who lost a fight. Down to 5 players. Now what’s more important? Winning a higher percentage of fights, or having more fights without losing?
3 players went 2-0-0. (Sigard Gunnar @Big Mac, Boris the Forest @chillzone, and Charles Drumm @frescoelmo). Is that better or worse than McDagg’s record of 2-0-4. I’m saying McDagg is more impressive, so he gets the award on the tiebreaker over everyone else, including Jack Feriancek @Jackie4967 (2-0-3).
               
Previous Rocky Award Winners:
Season
Player
Fights Won
S71
Owen Nolan
3
S70
RJ Jubis and Ambrose Stark
2
S69
Edward Vigneault
4
S68
Tyler Barabash Jr
2
S67
ACL TEAR
6
S66
Ryuu Crimson
4
 
 
The Glass Joe Award (most fights lost) – Roll Fizzlebeef @TacticalHammer 
Roll claims the award with a dismal 0-3-1 fight record, losing the tiebreaker to Pengu @Pengu  who had more draws going 0-3-4.
               
Previous Glass Joe Award Winners:
Season
Player
Fights Lost
S71
Benny Graves and John Madden
3
S70
Walter Clements
3
S69
Rusty Shackleford
5
S68
Podrick Cast and Jordan Tonn
2
S67
Kronos Bailey and Hunter Hearst Helmsley
4
S66
Rauno Palo
3
 
 
The Stars Award (most stars won) – Julius Freeman @rjfryman 
 
Julius received 25 total stars this season. Sigard Gunnar @Big Mac tied with Julius with 10 1st stars.
               
Previous Stars Award Winners:
Season
Player
Total Stars
S71
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
28
S70
Randoms
25
S69
Julian Borwinn
27
S68
Matt Thompson
32
S67
Rauno Palo
25
S66
Matt Thompson
28
 
 
The “Always a Bridesmaid” Award (most stars without winning 1st star) – Lewis Dawson @Kendrick 
 
Leiws won 13 stars this season without ever winning the 1st star. Impressively, 10 of those were 2nd starts. So close Lewis!
               
Previous Bridesmaid Award Winners:
Season
Player
Stars
S71
Condor Adrienne
12
S70
Luciano Valentino
6
S69
Tzuyu
12
S68
Zeno Miniti
9
S67
Dan Baillie
13
S66
Mikka Pajari
7
 
The Biggest Backpack Award (player with the largest difference in points from the rest of their team) - Benny Graves @STZ 
 
Benny scored 13 more points than anyone else on D.C. The smallest difference in the history of this award.
           
Previous Backpack Award Winners:
Season
Player
Point Difference from nearest teammate
S71
Roque Davis
20
S70
Julian Borwinn
22
S69
John Madden
28
S68
Mikko Aaltonen
28
S67
Podrick Cast
23
 
 
 
 
The Anniversary Award
 
This award goes to the player whose total points rank matches the season number. This season was season 72. That means this award goes to the player who finished 72nd in total points. The winner of this year’s Anniversary Award is…
 
Ondrej Ohradka @animal74 
Somehow, as we keep moving down the rankings, the points keep going up. Great depth we got going on here! Ondrej scored 51 points this season, landing him in the 72nd spot in the rankings.
 
Previous Anniversary Award Winners:
Season
Player
Points
S71
Elasmobranch Fish
46
S70
Orion Slade
44
 
 
 
 
The Egghshell Award (goalie with most overtime losses) - Michael Johnson @fonziGG 
 
In his final season, Michael Johnson set a career worst 9 overtime losses. That’s enough to win the Eggshell award.
 
Previous Eggshell Award Winners:
Season
Player
Overtime Games Lost
S71
Jaxx Hextall
11
 
 
 
The <Insert best slasher movie of all time title> Award (most PIM by a Goalie) - A Red Guy @.sniffuM 
 
I’m still looking for suggestions for this award’s title. Share your favorite slasher film title with me. A Red Guy sliced and diced his way through the competition to win with 12 PIM.
 
Previous <slasher> Award Winners:
Season
Player
PIM
S71
Greg Eagles
10
 
 
 
The Poke Check Award (highest % of penalty shots stopped, min 10 penalty shots against) - Virgil Ligriv @MMFLEX 
 
Vitrgil stopped 83.3% of the 24 penalty shots taken against him.
 
Previous Poke Check Award Winners:
Season
Player
Penalty Shots Stopped
S71
Greg Eagles
79.30%
 
 
 
Phew that is a lot of hardware! That concludes our ceremony. Thank you for reading. Congratulations and/or condolences to all the winners! Have a good night!
 
 
 

best part of this thread is that the leafs are the most down voted. Thank you league members you do me proud!

@studentized
 

Hello, everyone. I hope all your weekends went well and you're all bracing yourselves for Monday. My lazy ass is just getting off a nice long stretch of days off and won't be finding my way back to them for another 10 days starting tomorrow. Figured it was likely best to get this out of the way now as opposed to waiting until some time this coming week. My initial thoughts of this season's theme for theme week was pretty damn good but heading into it I didn't know what to expect. Like I did, I just wasn't sure it was going to be this good. What I seen was some pretty good retention, a lot of members being noticed for their hard work, dedication and care they show towards the league and a lot of deserving members were shown a lot of great love over the last little while. I guess now it's my turn to write that little bit of a media spot. Fortunately, I've spent the last 24 seasons as a very dedicated, passionate GM of the VHL, as well as the last 2 years up until recently as the VHLM's almighty and powerful ruler. Working both of these roles for the league has given me the ability to look, hunt and interact with a massive amount of members - new and old. For me, this was something I really liked about the job. I got to notice people. I went out of my way to notice people who just signed up for the site, got to know them and helped get them a little bit hooked or going. It's a cool feel. So when I seen this being the theme for the up coming weeks or whatever, It really made me pumped on who I could talk about. Now, some of these guys are getting love for different reasons. Some of these guys are a little older, some are a little newer but I figure I might as well crunch some words, kill a week with theme week pay (Whatever the hell it is. How much do I claim for theme week? lol) and then maybe slap another week off. Without anymore blabbering, who has caught my eye as members in this league?
 
1. They're the people that made me want to listen to podcasts. I've been on these sites for something close to what feels like 10 years. I'm not entirely too certain on the correct time but it's been a damn long time. I joined SHL in S2-3 and they're in the 50's or something now (I'm 1/10 active there). During this large amount of time, I've never had a strong interest to ever listen to a podcast. I don't think they were really boring. I just don't think I could sit there and listen to something that long and really care about it. I'm not entirely too sure. Maybe, getting older and all that, it also appeals to me differently now than it would have in the mid-to-late teens. HOWEVER, this all changed when @Berocka started kicking out his podcasts. I didn't miss a single one and would be like "yo, when's the next one at?". They were that awesome. Then I gave @DoktorFunk and @DarkSpyro a chance and liked it just the same. These 3 guys joining arms is always the best. I haven't quite dipped fully into that video one yet but dudes, good shit. It's super awesome to see you guys create this atmosphere over the last few months. Maybe people are going covid-crazy, but I appreciate the amazing dedication you guys have to the VHL. 
 
2. Your name is something I like. You've grown on me, but I knew you would. The moment you joined the league, I was a fan of you. Your name was sweet. I don't know if it's your real one or a made up one, lmao, but who cares. Legit name. I've been a big fan of making my players Russian's or Swede's throughout the many years on these sites. I've always enjoyed your coverage of media and work you put out and unfortunately, you have to play on @hedgehog337's damn team! @Patrik Tallinder Keep up the great work, man.
 
3. Similar to above. Very much so. Maybe it's because I like the NHLer who actually goes by this name. He's sweet. I think he has a lot of potential and could be a better player than what he is. To think of it, this is basically describing both of these guys - real NHL player and the VHL man himself. Every time he does something around the league or on the Discord, I feel a positive vibe and such from him. You can tell he's super interested in the league and with the few discussions I've had with him, I was really impressed and excited to see what he becomes. He currently leads  while the main GM, Sonnet, temporarily steps away from his duties due to personal reasons. While this not being the best circumstance to get his foot in the door, I always had a feeling he'd fine a way. @PatrikLaine Be the Patrik Laine both the Winnipeg Jets AND the VHL need.  
 
4. He's a good, dude. He's a teacher that teaches. @bigAL He's a new dude around the league but he's grown fast as a member. I remember when we were first discussing him coming on board as an Assistant GM in the VHLM and we were comparing the top 2 guys for the job. They were both good candidates while also being fairly different and both would have done well likely in the role, however, bigAL has really done some good stuff. Whether it was in the VHLM GM section or private discussions or in general or whatever the hell, he's always been an awesome person to talk with. I think he will do a lot of good things in this league as long as he doesn't go crazy. Not the wrong crazy anyway, lol.
 
5. DA BEARZ 
 
Now, I do believe I am slightly over 1,000 words which was my main goal here. However, I don't feel like it was enough love given. During my time as VHLM Commissioner, I was always, always keeping my eye on members to see how retention was going but to also see who could very well be the next VHLM GM in the league. There was a few times we took gambles on pretty new members, or members that were first gens, and it largely paid off. Some hiring's were even a little bit of a surprise to some but honestly, very few were bad. I say it like that because I'm sure there had to of been one dud. We ain't perfect, ahah. It was also an an opportunity to keep my eye on everyone else so that each and every time we hired someone or whatever, we were doing what was best for the VHLM. Some people that have surprised me or that I've really noticed doing good by the league are @Zetterberg  @Jubis@rory @a_Ferk, @Tate->  always have to throw the gentle giant on the list, @FrostBeard -> amazing dude, hardworker to make VSN great again, @Mr_Hatter -> for letting seattle go 3/4  , @Hooperorama @Aye my name jeff @BigTittySmitty  @gorlab ->  Enjoy seeing you back in a league that I am in..  @Elijah (Fong's Son) -> For making VHL explode with activity lmao, @BladeMaiden -> You know what for, but well drive the people crazy with this tag. @Joe Exotic -> For quality netflix during covid-19, @Kevin King, @Kekzkrieg -> I feel like I love every Erik Karlsson sig you do, lol
 
There's many more but I could go on forever. Keep up the good shit my dudes. Thank you for making this place diverse and TYPICALLY awesome.   
 
 

Hello All,
 
I had some people ask for a dark theme and I forgot about it and I now finished it. The regular theme isn't really made for it but it is quiet a bit darker than the standard main theme. You can find it at the bottom of the homepage here.

Its not perfect but I hope the people that wanted the dark theme will be happy.
 
 
Side Note: we also have a dark theme on the portal which you can find here at the bottom of the portal page.
 

 
Hope someone likes it!
 
(if you notice something wrong let me know and ill try to fix)
-Beav

Damn this is sweet! 

Review:
Good job. Nice render and clean and well placed text. Good logo swap as well. Keep up the good work. 8/10