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1. Who is your favourite player in this season's draft?
     That one guy that had a lot of points.
2. Who needs to take the biggest step forward for us to be successful next year?
     It's a team effort, everyone needs to take another step.
3. Which team do you think will be the most improved next season?
     Davos most likely.
4. Is Stone Wolski going to be a worthy replacement for JB Rift between the pipes?
    I believe in Wolski.
5. Who is your favourite teammate?
    For team chemistry, they are all my favorites
6. Pie with ice cream or ice cream cake?
    Pie with ice cream of course.

Liam Flaten has accepted a Signing Offer from D.C.:

S72: $3,000,000

S73: $1,000,000

S74: $1,000,000

@Josh only did this to get the reacts
 

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How heartbroken are you to lose out to Seattle?
Kind of upset, it's the second time we've lost in the first round both by close margins but again there's always next year! I say this as a Sharks fan
What do you think you could've done better?
I think I could have kept out of the box more, get better in the D-zone and block more shots.
What is your plans for the current offseason?
Keep at it, keep grinding cause it'll payoff next season. Our point totals get better and better.
Now that we're out, who do you think has the best shot of going for a cup?
I'm thinking Seattle has a solid shot, plus it'll be as cool as it is heartbreaking to see the winner a team that we took to 7 games.
Who impressed you the most in practice this year?
Guy out there doing the dirty work that goes normally unnoticed on television but as a teammate, it's very admirable.
What did this team lack, in your opinion?
Moarrr forwards! Now that our D lines are in better shape, I think it's time to get more forwards to fill their lines and get them numbers up!

1. Very. It's sucks that we weren't able to make it past the first round, but hey this gives us motivation to work harder for the following year. It can only go up from here
2. Worked a little harder. Truthfully speaking there are times were I've slacked off and in turn I feel that it may have hurt the teams chances. Definitely need to focus a littler harder on my training.
3. Take a break. Maybe hit up my lodge in the mountains back in Canada. Then come back to D.C. and get some off-season training in
4. I'm gonna say Seattle. After beating us I can only imagine that they'd have an easy time handling the rest of the teams. Except for maybe Vancouver
5. There's so many of my teammates that had. If I had to chose one I'd say Luciano Valentino. He's not only been a leader but also mentor on the ice and in practice.
6. Our defense definitely still needs some work. Goalies can only do so much and having ended the season with a goal differential of only 4 says a lot about our team.  

6th Annual Unofficial VHL Regular Season Awards – S71
Another exciting regular season has come to a close. That means we can dole out some regular season awards! Welcome everyone to the 6th Annual Unofficial VHL Regular Season Awards for S71. Thanks to a comment in last season’s post, I’m including some goalie awards this year! 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) – John Madden @Thranduil 
HC Davos claims this award for a 2nd straight season. They occupied the bottom 5 spots on this list. John Madden led the way with -43.
 
Previous Pylon Award Winners:
Season
Player
+ / -
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) – Soren Jensen @Velevra
 
Jensen won this award with 4 PIM in 2,016 minutes played. Teemu Lehtinen Jr @Sixersfan549  also had 4 PIM, but lost the tiebreaker with only 1,112 minutes played.
 
Previous Gandhi Award Winners:
Season
Player
PIM
Minutes Played
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
 
 
The Timex Award (received most hits) – Hunter Hearst Helmsley @Beaviss 
 
Claiming the award for the 2nd year in a row, HHH was hit 274 times the season. That’s 8 less than last season but still enough to claim the award.  
 
Previous Timex Award Winners:
Season
Player
Hits Taken
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) - Scott Greene @DoktorFunk 
 
Greene was the only player to break the 400-shot barrier this season. He led the league with 402 shots on frame.
 
Previous John Wayne Award Winners:
Season
Player
Shots Taken
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) - Guy LeGrande @Steve 
 
LeGrande had a chance of winning the John Wayne Award, but it looks like he had too many shots blocked, He had a league-leading 122 shots blocked.
 
Previous HtBotB Award Winners:
Season
Player
Own Shots Blocked
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) – Guy LeGrande @Steve 
 
Or maybe it was the number of shots missed that kept him from winning the John Wayne Award. LeGrande missed 299 shots this season.
 
Previous CHtBotB Award Winners:
Player
Season
Shots Missed
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) – Aron Nielsen @solas   
 
Was Nielsen forced into early retirement because of all the shots he blocked this season? We may never know. He ends his career on a high note, leading the league with 153 shots blocked.
 
Previous New Shin Pads Award Winners:
Season
Player
Shots Blocked
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) - Julius Freeman @rjfryman 
 
Freeman takes home the award for a second straight season with 2,189 minutes played, an average of 30.41 minutes per game.
 
Previous Tired Legs Award Winners:
Season
Player
Minutes Played
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) - Julius Freeman @rjfryman 
 
And he claims this award for the 2nd consecutive year as well with 364 minutes on the power play. Vancouver was the only team with players recording over 300 power play minutes.
 
Previous Snap! Award Winners:
Season
Player
PP Minutes
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) - Jacob Perry @Liberty_Cabbage 
 
Perry wins this award for the 2nd year in a row. He bested 2 of his teammates the lead the league with 344 minutes on the ice killing penalties.
               
Previous 1 vs. 100 Award Winners:
Season
Player
PK Minutes
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 %) - Jet Jaguar @gorlab 
 
Jaguar won 61.84% of the 2,998 faceoffs he took. Last year’s winner, HHH, finished 2nd with 59.98%.
               
Previous Sean Archer Award Winners:
Season
Player
Face Off Pct
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) - Zeno Miniti @Zeno 
 
Well we might have to rename this award at this point. Zeno takes it home again with a league low 42.07% on 2,337. Amazingly enough he got the exact same face off percentage in consecutive seasons.
               
Previous Castor Troy Award Winners:
Season
Player
Face Off Pct
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 
 
Gunnar scored an impressive 6 penalty shot goals on 9 attempts. Chad Magnum @Corco  also scored 6 goals but on 16 attempts, so the award goes to Gunnar.
               
Previous Triple Deke Award Winners:
Season
Player
Penalty Shot Goals
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) – Owen Nolan @studentized 
 
Nolan went undefeated this season going 3-0-8. That’s enough to not only get him the Rocky award but also the VHL World Heavyweight Champion title belt.
               
Previous Rocky Award Winners:
Season
Player
Fights Won
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) – 
We have a tie! Benny Graves @STZ  and John Madden @Thranduil 
 
Both had an equally poor showing this season. Their records were both 0-3-3.
               
Previous Glass Joe Award Winners:
Season
Player
Fights Lost
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) – Hunter Hearst Helmsley @Beaviss 
 
HHH lead the league in both 1st stars (13) and total stars (28). For the first time I also included goalies in this evaluation. Jaxx Hextall  @ROOKIE745  deserves special recognition for tying HHH with 13 first stars.
               
Previous Stars Award Winners:
Season
Player
Total Stars
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) – Condor Adrienne @OrbitingDeath 
 
Condor had 12 stars this season without every winning the 1st star.
               
Previous Bridesmaid Award Winners:
Season
Player
Stars
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) - Roque Davis @Josh 
What’s crazier? The fact that a rookie defenseman scored 20 more points than his next closest teammate or that the next highest point getter also on Davos was also a defenseman Andrej Petrovic @Tyler
           
Previous Backpack Award Winners:
Season
Player
Point Difference from nearest teammate
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 71. That means this award goes to the player who finished 71st in total points. The winner of this year’s Anniversary Award is…
 
Elasmobranch Fish @Sharkstrong 
Fish ended his career with a 46 point season, placing him exactly in 71st spot in the league. That’s how you win this award.
 
Previous Anniversary Award Winners:
Season
Player
Points
S70
Orion Slade
44
 
 
Now for the much anticipated and long-awaited goalie awards!
 
The Egghshell Award
Overtime hockey is a pressure filled situation. You either stand up to the pressure or crack like an egg. The winner of the Eggshell Award is the goalie who lost the most number of overtime games.
 
The winner is:
Jaxx Hextall @ROOKIE745 
 
Jaxx lost a league worst 11 overtime games.
 
 
The <Insert best slasher movie of all time title> Award
Ok I’ll admit it. I don’t really like scary movies. All I know is that I wanted to name this award after the best slasher movie of all time and a quick google search yielded way too many results for me to figure it out. Can someone please suggest the proper movie title for this award? This award goes to the best “slasher”, I mean the goalie who had the most penalty minutes.
 
The winner is:
Greg Eagles @Greg_Di 
 
Greg took home the award with 10 PIM.
 
 
The Poke Check Award
There might not be anything more beautiful than a well-timed poke check to stop a penalty shot. I like to think the winner of this award used a poke check to make a majority of their penalty shot saves. This award goes to the goalie who stopped the highest percentage of penalty shots (min 10 penalty shots against).
 
The winner is:
Jacques Lafontaine @SlapshotDragon 
 
Jacques stopped 79.3% of the penalty shots taken against him. Some would argue that is an All-Star level performance.
 
 
Phew that is a lot of hardware! Thank you to everyone reading. Congratulations and/or condolences to all the winners! Have a good night!
 
 
 
1,700ish words. Will claim for 3 weeks.
 

Scores have been compiled for last season's VHFL. I won't release the results until after the finance cut-off in the offseason, but I can give you the best players per position in the meantime.

F1 Scott Greene 201.4 points F2 Hunter Hearst Helmsley 192.2 points F3 Boris the Forest 178.6 points F4 Jet Jaguar 170.4 points F5 Mat Tocco 164 points F6 Ambrose Stark 159.6 points F7 Julius Freeman 154.6 points F8 Henrik Zoiderberg 151 points F9 John Frostbeard 149.8 points F10 Tyler Barabash Jr 149 points F11 Phil Marleau 144.6 points F12 Owen Nolan 144 points F13 Erik Draven 141.4 points F14 Mikko Aaltonen 140.2 points F15 Keven Foreskin 139 points F16 Chad Magnum 138.4 points F17 Sigard Gunnar 135 points F18 Benny Graves 131.2 points F19 Dan Baillie 129 points F20 Dalton Wilcox 127.8 points F21 Erik Killinger 127.4 points F22 Guy LeGrande 127.4 points F23 Roll Fizzlebeef 127.2 points F24 Nethila Dissanayake 126.8 points F25 Brian Strong 125 points F26 RJ Jubis 123 points F27 George Washington 121.8 points F28 Gritty 121.8 points F29 Thomas Landry II 121 points F30 Kronos Bailey 119.4 points   D1 Lincoln Tate 236.4 points D2 Roque Davis 224.2 points D3 Erik Summers 221.8 points D4 Lance Flowers 218.6 points D5 Rusty Shackleford 210.6 points D6 Condor Adrienne 208 points D7 Cinnamon Block 206.2 points D8 Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 206 points D9 Aron Nielsen 202.4 points D10 Vladimir Pavlov 201.4 points D11 Micheal Gary Scott 197 points D12 Brady Stropko Jr 195.4 points D13 Hulk Hogan 193.2 points D14 Seabass Perrin 192.8 points D15 Apollo Hackett 192.6 points D16 Jerry Garcia 192.4 points D17 Guillaume Fontenette 191.8 points D18 Luciano Valentino 189.6 points D19 Boone Jenton 188.6 points D20 Charlie Paddywagon 185.8 points   G1 Michael Johnson 201.71 points G2 Rayz Funk 189.53 points G3 Brick Wahl 187.07 points G4 Jaxx Hextall 184.5 points G5 A Red Guy 182.38 points G6 Virgil Ligriv 180.7 points G7 Finn Davison 178.24 points G8 Jacques Lafontaine 176.31 points G9 Greg Eagles 173.17 points G10 Raymond Bernard 172.67 points

Thug Life: The Top 10 Tough Guys from S66-S70
 
Tough guys have been a staple in ice hockey since the first blades carved up a frozen pond. They have gone by many names over the years: “goon”, “enforcer”, “pugilist”, “wrecking ball”, “police”, “nuclear deterrent”. They are usually not the most skilled players, but they bring a desired skill set. Their job is not fancy footwork or highlight reel goals or dizzying dangles. They patrol the ice with their own code and their role can change throughout the ebb and flow of a game. Duties may include, but are not limited to: a crushing check, a premeditated taunt, a warning slash, a belligerent net presence, and occasionally a knowing nod, throw gloves and caution to the wind and square off against the meanest hombres in the sport.
 
Courage. Determination. Adrenaline. Pain. Fury. Whirlwind. Grapple. Tumble. Torn Apart.
 
Pain? Oh yeah. Blood? Sometimes. Broken? You hope not.
 
The tough guys “keep the peace”, usually by disturbing it. They protect, agitate, equalize and while the work isn’t glamourous, there can be glory for the victors: The stick taps of teammates and the raucous cheers and chants of the frenzied crowd.
 
Enforcers have played a storied role in the VHL. From Peter Payne, Da' Brickashaw O'Neal, and Noah Lefevre, to Edwin Encarnacion and Guntis Petenis, there have never been a shortage of muscled and colorful characters in this league. Going through all these players’ fascinating careers would take years to extrapolate and tabulate and I will leave that to better men than I. But, in the attempt to illuminate perhaps a slowly dying breed, I have selected the top 10 “goons” over the last five seasons (S66-70). They are loosely ranked and to be honest most of the rankings could be debated with fair cause.
 
To summarize what I was looking for, I felt that goons or tough guys are known for three main stats: penalty minutes, hits, and fights. Now there are many skilled players who have racked up plenty of these stats while also filling the scoresheet so I tried to give less status to those who may be considered power forwards, and there have been many fine examples of this type of player over this period including Beau Louth (@Beaviss), Sebastian Ironside, Leph Twinger (@DollarAndADream), and Randoms (@hedgehog337), to name a few. As this is a short time period and most players researched did not play all five seasons, I took special achievements into consideration as well as consistency over a few years. I also gave more weight to penalty minutes and fights and I developed multiple formulas and poured over the stats of over 75 players to finalize the list of 10.
 
First, though, I have compiled some up-and-coming young goons to watch out for and some honorable mentions. I hope you enjoy!
 
Ones To Watch (Out For!) 
If you’re on the ice against one of these young pugilists, you may want to think twice about looking down at that puck!
 
Gert B Frobe, D, S68-70 , (@NumberJ5) 
Frobe burst onto the VHL scene in S68 (along with a few others on this list) posted the third highest PIM total in the league with 185 and was one of three players to top the VHL with 2 fights won. He was also among the leaders for hits. He has since slowed his wild ways slightly although he has never lost a fight yet with a record of three wins and seven draws.
 
Chad Magnum, C, S70 , Isle of Man (@Corco)
After being drafted 5th overall in the S70 VHL draft by Toronto, Chad Magnum set out to hit everything that moved as he led all rookies with 251 hits which was also 10th in the league and earned him a spot in on the All-VHL Rookie Team. With a physique as chiseled as the rocky cliffs of his home on the Isle of Man, he has only been in one scrap so as to not damage his ravishing looks. We think there is more truculence in his future, though.
 
Owen Nolan, RW, S68-70 , Ireland (@studentized)
The Irish-born Nolan has always prided himself on his hard-hitting style and even as his offensive game grows, so too does his physical play which makes him a perfect fit on the Americans, one of the toughest teams in the league. Last season he broke into the Top-10 in PIM and fights and has not lost in 12 bouts (four wins, eight draws). He may be the next big power forward to terrorize the VHL.
 
Hiroshi Okada, C, S69-70 , Japan (@enigmatic)
While his other stats don’t jump out at you, the young Japanese center has fought more than anyone else in his first two years. Okada led the league in fights (9) and fights won (4) in his rookie season and followed it up with eight more fights for a total of 17. He appears to have a gentle demeanor off the ice but his samurai spirit emerges once on it.
 
Honorable Mentions
These players were ranked fairly high in my list but didn’t quite make the cut.
 
Edward Vigneault, D, S67-70 ,  (@Patpou22)
Vigneault was a tough guy in the truest sense. A depth defenseman that was solid in his own end but didn’t contribute much on offense, he was very good at one thing: fighting. Of the four players in the last five seasons to fight 20 or more times, he is tied for the most wins (6) and incredibly only lost once in 21 tilts.
 
Condor Adrienne, D, S68-70 , Whitok (@OrbitingDeath)
The intrigue surrounding S68’s 1st overall pick was immense as the first Earthling raised in space to play in the VHL (and earn a S68 All-VHL Rookie Team selection). His skills have translated well to hockey and he has become one of the most feared defensemen in the game having been in the Top-10 in PIM and Hits each twice in his three seasons. Last year he won the Jake Wylde Trophy as the league’s best defensive defenseman. He was second in the league in PIM (205) and led all defensemen in hits (289).
 
MORPHEUS DESTRUCTIOUS, D, S67-70 , Poland (@Abaddon)
For one season (S67), the brute MORPHEUS DESTRUCTIOUS ruled the VHL with a savage tyranny that will likely never be seen again. As a rookie he led the league in PIM and was among the leaders in hits and fights. For two more seasons, he brought pain and misery to opposing teams, but his act quickly lost its appeal and he withered away during S70.
 
 

 
The Top 10
 
10.
Lance Flowers, D, S68-70 , (@CowboyinAmerica)
This hulking British import of Nigerian descent was taken 2nd overall in the S68 draft behind the previously mentioned, Condor Adrienne. Flowers has produced slightly better numbers than his Malmo counterpart which is why he ends up in the Top 10. In S68 he led the league in hits (294), was fourth among rookie scorers and was among the league leaders in PIM and shots blocked which culminated in Flowers winning the Christian Stolzschweiger and Jake Wilde Trophies (Top Rookie and Top Defensive Defenseman) and earn a spot on the All-VHL Rookie Team alongside Adrienne. He followed that up by leading the league in PIM the next season and continued to put up big PIM and hits numbers last season. He has yet to drop the gloves so far in this young career which hurt his standing on this list but he’s averaged over 268 hits a season so he can definitely bring the pain.
 
9.
Ryuu Crimson, LW, S66-68 , (@SlapshotDragon)
Ryuu Crimson, the diminutive winger from Calgary, Alberta, chosen 9th overall in the S62 VHL draft was known for his scrappy nature. He broke into the league in S63 and won a championship and playoff MVP with Riga as a rookie, but for our purposes, we will focus on S66-68. He was involved in the 5th most fights (19) during this five year period despite only playing in three. He was the league’s best fighter in S66 leading with four wins in seven bouts and sparring to draws in the other three and not losing any. He was in the top 10 in fights all three years to make it five out of his six seasons.
 
8.
Joseph McWolf, D, S66-70 , (@McWolf)
There is one word that comes to mind to describe Joseph McWolf’s career: Consistency. The 2nd overall pick in the S63 VHL proved from his first VHL game that coming from a non-traditional hockey market like England would not hinder his development. Over his eight year career with three teams, he was one of the most reliably excellent two-way defensemen in the game. He never posted less than 50 assists, 61 points, 122 PIM, 205 hits, 101 shot blocks while also being a power play threat. Most defensemen coming into the league would kill for a career season like that. McWolf produced that and more. Every. Single. Season. His trophy case is not as full as it should be but it still contains two Sterling Labatte trophies (Top Overall Defenseman) from S64 and S67 and an Alexander Valiq trophy (Top Offensive Defenseman) also in S67 when he led all VHL blueliners with 77 points. He was the runner-up for the Jake Wilde Trophy (Best Defensive Defenseman) this past year, his last in the league.
 
When he hung up his skates at the end of S70, he finished his career with 1243 PIM good for 12th among defensemen all-time. That stat alone is worth a place on this list but even more impressive is in the last five seasons, he has led the VHL with 859 PIM and was 2nd with 1201 hits. He continually provided dazzling offense with rock-solid defense and a nasty demeanor that has cemented him as one of the best in VHL history. The one reason he slipped in this ranking was his lack of fights – only one his entire career. But he ranked in the Top-10 in PIM four times and three times in hits from S66-70. Unfortunately for McWolf, the one accolade that eluded him over his storied career was a Continental Cup championship.
 
7.
Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette, D, S66 , (@FacePuncher)
LPLL was as stereotypical as they come. A bruising, tough-as-nails Canadian defenseman who would keep his zone clear and fight all comers. He would win back-back Continental Cups with Toronto in S64-65 and end his seven-year career as third among all defensemen in PIM (1566) and 9th in hits (1896) all-time. He only played one season, S66, his last, in this five year period but what a year it was. He spent the 25th-highest total in the sin bin in VHL history with 256 PIM (after he had already set the 9th best amount two years early with 294), which was second in the league that year, was third in hits with 293, and shared the league lead with eight fights, his third season in a row with that number of dust-ups. Overall, he was one of the toughest enforcers in VHL history and his last monster season puts him at #7.
 
6.
Hulk Hogan, D, S67-70 , (@Hulk Hogan)
Hogan was an easy pick for Seattle at 5th overall in the S67 VHL Draft. The hulking defenseman had just won the Vladimir Boomchenko Trophy (Most Assists) and Ryan Sullivan Trophy (Top Defenseman) in his only season in the VHLM with Mississauga. Hogan started concentrating more on defense and increased his physical play once in the VHL and has become the leader on the back end for the thriving Bears. He has been among Seattle’s leaders in PIM and hits every season and helped the Bears claim back-back Continental Cups in S68 and S69. During his four years in the league, Hogan has led the league with 26 fights and had 13 alone in S67 the single-most tilts in one year since Guntis Petenis had 13 as well in S54.
 
5.
Mikka Pajari, C, S66-68 , (@Devise)
MIkka Pajari was a bit of a quandary during his seven-year VHL career with Riga and later with Malmo. The Swiss center’s flippant attitude was evident whether talking to a reporter or running someone into the boards. In spite of his behavioral issues, Pajari found himself winning quite a bit including a Founder’s Cup in S61 with the (then Oslo) Storm, a Continental Cup in S63 with Riga and fellow tough guy Ryuu Crimson and a silver medal in the S66 World Cup with Team World. After being traded to Malmo in S66, his belligerence spilled over as he was fourth in the league in PIM (198), second in hits (313) both career-highs and also got into five fights. He averaged 255 hits and over 161 PIM over his last three seasons which were 6th and 7th respectively during S66-70.
 
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Nethila Dissanayake, RW, S67-70, , Sri Lanka (@nethi99)
The 6’8” winger moved to Canada from Sri Lanka as a young boy and picked up the game of hockey. From these humble roots, he has carved out a solid career thus far in the VHL playing for three teams and using his large frame to his advantage. He isn’t afraid to throw his body around and almost seems to enjoy pummeling opponents as he has fought 25 times in the last four seasons the second most behind Hulk Hogan. He has also ranked in the top ten in fights and wins each of the last three seasons including leading the VHL with 10 fights last season.
 
3.
Rusty Shackleford, D, S67-70 , (@K1NG LINUS)
Not only is Rusty Shackleford one of the VHL’s toughest customers, he sports the dirtiest moustache going and has one of the best hockey names in the league. The truculent Texan came into the league with a reputation as a throw-back: a rugged defensive defenseman who loves to hit and fight but who also had a great sense of humor and is the ultimate team guy. He started his career on the right foot by being named to the S67 All-VHL Rookie Team. Since then he has demolished intruders who come into his zone with thunderous checks, sneaky slashes, had his share of fights and been an all-around pain in the butt to play against. He shared the lead in PIM and led the league in fights in S68 and led in fights again in S69. He has been among the PIM leaders two other times and the hits leaders once. The legend of Rusty Shackleford has a lot more room to grow as he leads a young Toronto team to their potential.
 
2.
Phil Marleau, C, S67-70 , (@Phil)
Marleau is a monster center who was selected 3rd overall in S67 by the Malmo Nighthawks. Seen as a tantalizing blend of speed, skill and immense power, the British behemoth (by way of the Virgin Islands) has given opponents more power than they can handle every single night. In his rookie season, Malmo was already home to three of the toughest goons in the league, Shackleford, Pajari, and DESTRUCTIOUS. Marleau not only out-scored them, he also out-hit them, and the entire league, with 343 hits the highest single-season total during the last five years. His 1065 hits are also the third highest in the last five years. He has been among the league leaders in PIM three times and hits three times as well as dropping the gloves 15 times during his career. He came close to the Continental Cup in S68 but the Nighthawks were swept by the Seattle Bears. Now he is on a mission to return to the Finals - even if he has to hit the entire league to get there.
 
1.
Evgeni Komarov, D, S66-68, , (@Gooningitup)
Here we are at the #1 tough guy in S66-70: diminutive Russian defenseman, Evgeni Komarov. How does a 5’6” blueliner become one of the top goons in the league over just a four-year career? By leading the VHL in PIM in two of those years, and be second and eighth in PIM in the other two. And in one of those seasons, rack up the 5th highest PIM total in league history (310 in S66). He also answered the bell 19 times, most of the time fighting with players much bigger than himself. Komarov was a polarizing figure on the ice and beloved by his teammates in the locker room. He looked to be a menace every time he played and his hometown fans in Moscow loved him for it. Unfortunately for his fans, he was traded after S68 to the D.C. Dragons in a salary cap dump and imminently retired instead of making the move to North America. Even though his career was as short as the man himself, Evgeni Komarov's impact on the VHL will never be forgotten.

Review: 8/10
I really like this sig. Your text is always top notch. I like the background and color choice. If I had to point out a couple of issues, it would be your format could be better and I would love to see some detail work on the render,  it's a bit dark. Great job, love your work. Keep on pumping them out.

Review: 8/10
Another good looking sig. Good job with the logo swap. Your text is appealing and the placement is inline with the rest of your work. I like the detail in this player this time around. The background is a bit bright but that is your design choice and it seems to work just fine. Keep up the good work.

VHLM EXPANSION 
 
It's no secret that the VHLM has had an awkward format for a number of seasons now, with 11 teams being in the league for the past 6 seasons. Well, the league has decided that it's finally time to round that number off and add #12. I could keep writing things to extend the length of this paragraph, or I could tell you the name of the team...I'm sure you would rather the name, so without further ado, the VHLM's newest franchise:
 
 
With 12 teams, there are of course some rules that need to be addressed, as changes include the introduction of Divisions, and a schedule that will follow that of the VHL. There will also be a new playoff format that will be introduced. Oh, and there won't be an expansion draft, either.
 
The changes are as follows:
 
Division
Theusch Division (701) -> HFX, PHI, MIA Glasser Division (DA) -> MIN, OTT, MIS Corcoran Division (Corco) -> SSK, LVA, YUK Kendrick Division (Kendrick) -> MEX, HOU, SDM  
Each of these members for whom the divisions are named after, have made a large impact on both the VHLM, as players, GMs and/or commissioner, as well as the VHL as a whole, and are wholly deserving of the honour!
 
Playoff Format
Each Division winner will be guaranteed a home playoff spot, while the next 4 teams in the playoffs will be decided by Wild Card format. Each playoff round will be determined by a best of seven series.
 
Expansion Draft
What? No Expansion Draft? No, rather than having an expansion draft, the Marauders will be receiving a compensation pick at the end of each round, which will be the 13th draft slot.
 
S72 Dispersal Draft
The Marauders will draft from the 10th slot in each round of the Season 72 VHLM Dispersal Draft.
 
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Welcome and good luck to the Miami Marauders!
  

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Happy Sunday VHL! As per last season's fairly low key announcement, the blue team and BOG decided to introduce the Fredrik Elmebeck Memorial Trophy in S70, but announced no winner in its first year of existence.
 
This season after a bit of deliberation in the BOG, we have decided to let you decide who goes on the ballot. The criteria is pretty broad, but every member can nominate one other member who they feel demonstrated great work ethic, passion for the VHL, and/or made some notable contribution which in your eyes made them stand out in S71. Ideally don't nominate yourself but we'll allow it. Hopefully this helps us whittle it down to a few candidates to vote on prior to the off-season awards ceremony.
 
To nominate a fellow member, simply fill out the short form linked here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScka6zunnkJ3PARS_8jsV0gHAkg8d0QedArhQ-oeoDPczKkeg/viewform?usp=sf_link
 

 
 
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