Psyduck77

So it is about how much time you spend? And I make a point to not just slam anything together for the logos. I spend at least 30 minutes and usually an hour in the app finding the right art and coloring.

I’m not sure how creating something of value, that was generally received as high quality is bad just because I didn’t spend 6 hours struggling in illustrator to create it “from scratch”. It took me 30 minutes to pick all the colors, font, and correct art and get it how I wanted. Someone talented in illustrator could create this exact thing from scratch in the same amount of time. So is this only about time spent? Would you value me making something in mspaint that took 6 hours but looks like shit? If I recorded a video of me thinking about the vhl and staring in the camera would that count as enough effort? I guess I’m just wondering if these tasks are to generate good content for the site or simply to “prove” that you spent some time thinking of vhl? Seems to me like high quality is more important than spending lots of time doing something unproductive.

Not sure what the oof is about? Yeah, I have a pro subscription.

@diamond_ace

1. Of course. Being given a chance to play in the big leagues and start right away is an incredible opportunity. 2. I think it’s going to be focusing on consistency. If I can keep my head down and keep grinding, everything else will take care of itself. 3. I don’t know many of the guys on the new team, but I am excited to see what we can get going. 4. I think it’s pretty good, but don’t be surprised if you see a couple alternates coming along. 5. I am never one to bet against myself. 6. I think I will have a better view of that after we get through training camp.

Bruce Grimaldi Goalie WINS/5 = 26/5 = 5.2 TPE 40 Games Started = 5 TPE Save % Sub 0.900 = 2TPE Shutouts = 3 TPE per SO = 6x3 = 18 TPE Capped 20 TPE

@Rayzor_7

2. No, lol 4. The current logo is ok. I personally prefer a more minimalist approach though. 5. Hockey, because obviously. 6. I think it is a good thing for the league. It gives more players more opportunities to play. Nothing will cause inactivity more than riding the bench with no chance of playing in sight.\ 3. I have no idea who that is or why he was banned. So, I guess indifferent. 7. I would like to get bigger. It's tough to score on me when I take up more of the net. After that I think I need to work on my skating in order to feel more confident in the net.

@Matt_O

1. No way! I can barely skate in net, much less on open ice! 3. I think we are doing far better than anyone expected heading into the season. We came into the season with no draft picks and are middle of the pack right now. That's impressive. 4. I think things are more or less where they are going to be heading into the playoffs. Unless something unpredictable happens then the standings will most likely hold. 6. Nashville Predators. Because I like it, I love it, I want some more of it. 7. What kind of fan says something other than their team? GO PREDS. 9. I feel like the seasons are pretty short as it is. I wouldn't want them any shorter.

1. The active LR is definitely the best part about the league. 2. Can you submit my TPE for me? Also, make my graphics. haha. 3. Chad Gilbert. Have you seen his FO%?!?! ? 5. Yes. No one wants to sit there refreshing a forum to communicate. Discord instant communication is infinitely better. 7. SDM 9. I'm not sure. That is a big hill to climb. A little over halfway through the season. I think we need to just focus on one game at a time and on getting better. The standings will take care of themselves if we can do that.

1. I think that this is not improbable. We had a late start with a lot of rookies, but we are hard workers. We're finding our game and the league should take notice. 4. I think with our lineup there isn't a lot of room for flexibility. I think it is going to be just about grinding out the rest of the season. 5. I need to work on my rebounding, then I think I would hit the gym and up my size. 6. LR is great. It's pretty active and usually optimistic. 8. I think that I am getting to the point where my contribution is starting to make a difference. As the guys skating in front of me get confidence in my ability, I think it allows them to be more aggressive offensively. 10. I like to play on a mostly empty stomach. Usually just a protein bar an hour before the game so I'm not hungry.

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1. Nothing that we aren't already doing. We went into the season knowing we were going to just have to work harder than everyone else for a chance at the playoffs. 2. FIJI! The opposite side of the world. 4. My team has made me feel extremely welcome. Other than that? Meh. 6. Lines are solid, wish we had more depth so our guys can stay fresher. 9. I would be surprised if we make anymore moves, but I wouldn't put it past IR to shake things up. 10. Game respects game. I just hope for their sake that they don't become complacent.

Skaters: Jeffrey Lebowski Asmodeus, The Ruler of Devils Goalie: Prince Levistus

Background Bruce was born in Elberta, Alabama. The little town is about a 30-minute drive to the beach, and Bruce spent most of his childhood on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores. Bruce’s parents were 10th generation Alabamians and enjoyed simple living. From a young age, Bruce was put into sports. Any sport that was currently active, his parents put him in. Baseball in the fall, Basketball in the winter, Soccer in the spring, and inline skating all summer. Growing up, Bruce’s dad would always have some sport on the television. He learned from an early age what competition was, and how to be the best. His dad would drill with him after practices on techniques that he had learned that day. Bruce’s mom was also very athletic and had gotten a full ride to the university of Alabama on a basketball scholarship. Bruce’s family was always competing. This was the DNA of the family. It wasn’t something anyone thought about. It just was. This was evident in the everything, from the family morning runs that occurred at 6am every morning to the game of “Who can get the trash into the dumpster from the deck in just one throw”. The latter game frequently led to a family game of “Pick-Up-Spilled-Trash-for-an-Hour”. How Bruce Found Hockey Bruce slowly spent less and less time in organized sport and drifted towards beach life. He took up surfing and skim boarding. This led to Bruce spending the entirety of his free time at the beach. His first job at the age of 13 was an assistant lifeguard at the local beach. This may sound nice, but the near entirety of his job consisted of setting up chairs and umbrellas for tourists who were all too eager shell over the $30 a day for the convenience. Bruce didn’t let this bother him too much, because his parents had always preached to him the benefits of pushing through undesirable circumstances to reach a place you want to be. This was the perfect chance to practice that. Bruce saved every dollar he made from that first summer on the beach. He wasn’t sure what he was saving for yet, but he knew it would all be worth it. Towards the end of his first summer on the beach, Bruce saw some other kids skating around with sticks and slapping a ball around. He was entranced. Before now, he had never seen a sport played on skates. He would inline skate around town but had never thought there could be more to it. But now, here it was before him. The thing he instantly knew he had been missing. Roller Hockey. He asked the kids how he could join them, and they told him the details of the next game. That night he went home and told his parents about the new sport he had discovered. His parents laughed at this “sport” and said that he shouldn’t waste his time on it when he could be practicing a “real sport”. Bruce disagreed. He went to the local used sporting goods store and asked what gear they had. Turned out they had just had a full goalie set turned in, but nothing else. Bruce wasn’t going to show up unprepared, so he bought the gear with his savings and took off for the game. When he showed up all the kids were happy to have someone who actually wanted to be in net. Bruce pretended like it was his choice all along. That day Bruce must have let in 30 goals, but it was the most fun he had ever had. As the summer winded down and fall slowly turned the boardwalk into a ghost town, Bruce began to starve for the Roller games. He begged his parents and they begrudgingly allowed him to join a real league. The closest league was in Mobile, AL – an hour drive one way. His mom shuffled him back and forth between practices and games for 3 years until he turned 16. Bruce Gets Serious About Hockey The fall after his 16th birthday Bruce asked his parents if he could go to boarding school. He had slowly been searching for a school in the north that would allow him to get exposure for a possible professional career. He settled on Middlesex School in Concord, MA. His parents initially ruled it out, but over time Bruce wore them down and he was allowed to attend. Up to this point Bruce had been ice skating 4 times in his life. Upon arriving, he spent every afternoon on the school’s ice. He slowly but surely gained the skills needed to compete with kids who had grown up on the ice. His teammates upon first meeting him declared him the “Fish on Ice”. By the time he was a junior he was the starting Goalie for the team, and whenever he made a stop you could hear the stands chanting “Fish! Fish! Fish! Fish!”. Throughout his time at Middlesex, Bruce never forgot his parent’s advice. He worked harder than every other guy on the ice, and it showed. Recruiters from all over the northeast were attending his games. His senior year he led the team to a Championship in a playoff run where he only allowed 2 goals in 8 games. Bruce Goes to College After graduating, Bruce attended Boston University on an ice hockey scholarship. It was here where he made his greatest strides yet. Bruce was in his sophomore year at BU, when his mother passed away suddenly. Bruce came back home to take care of his dad. He spent a year back in Elberta, helping his dad work through the loss of his mother. In that time, he took a part time job coaching a team of Roller Hockey kids in the same league he used to play in. After a year, his dad urged him to get back to hockey. His father said he was ready to “see what my boy can really do”. Bruce agreed and began shopping himself around to professional teams. He ended up finding the San Diego Marlins to be in need of a starting goalie. His dad suggested he take the job, and when he did – his dad moved to San Diego with him. Bruce is currently in his rookie season with the team, and anytime Bruce makes a good stop you can hear his dad in the stands yelling “Fish! Fish! Fish! Fish!”.

1. Progression. Game 1 vs Game 5 look like completely different teams. 2. I think that I am getting better everyday, and have the potential to be a top guy. 4. I think that as long as we are progressing and the LR stays positive that we will be the dark horse for the cup. 5. We need some help on the defensive side of the puck. While most of the teams in the league are in the low 100 shots against currently, we are sitting above 200. Just too much open ice out there. 6. Can't complain about playing every game. 9. I think we peak at the right time and make a deep run in the playofffs.

Age: 20 Height: 6'4 Weight: 210 lbs Handedness: Right Position: Goalie Birthplace: Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA Team: San Diego Marlins Born in a city that has never seen snow, much less ice, Bruce Grimaldi grew up not even aware hockey was a sport. Grimaldi spent most of his childhood inline skating. It was one day on the boardwalk that he saw some kids playing roller hockey where he was first introduced to the game. Grimaldi took to the net like a duck to water and quickly fell in love with the sport. Strengths. Reaction Time: Grimaldi mostly relies on his ability to read and react to a shot. To put his reaction time into some context, the average human takes around 250ms to initiate a reaction to visual stimulus. There is tape of Grimaldi reacting to a shot in 120ms. This ability to process and respond to each situation is something you are born with and is not something that other goalies can compete with Grimaldi on. Hand Speed: This ties in closely with Reaction Time. Grimaldi has two of the fastest hands in net. Whether it is gloving a slapshot from the blue line or diving to stop a wraparound, Grimaldi has a habit of robbing opponents. This is a key skill for Grimaldi, because he has an 80-inch reach. His ability to snap his glove or blocker to any part of the net is pivotal for his approach in net. Work Ethic: Coming from a place where ice hockey doesn’t really exist, Grimaldi has had to work twice as hard as players who are born with skates on their feet. It’s not irregular to see Grimaldi at the rink two hours after everyone else has left. He has a drive within him that is rarely seen, and it seems that he will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Areas to improve. Skating: As could be expected, Grimaldi isn’t a natural ice skater. He has only been on the ice for two years, and it shows in his pad work. He doesn’t look totally comfortable in his stance yet and will sometimes let in savable shots because he loses an edge in net. Style: Grimaldi looks stiff in net. His feet are constantly shuffling when the puck is in his end of the ice. A key to his development is going to be his ability to settle down and let the game flow instead of relying purely on his elite reaction and speed. Rebounding: This is the area where Grimaldi will need to see the most improvement. He has a bad habit of pushing pucks back out into dangerous areas of the ice instead of killing the puck. This sets his defense up for failure in a lot of cases where they did everything right. He has the natural ability but is going to have to change his habits in order to progress into a VHL goalie. Summary: Bruce Grimaldi isn't a player that should be overlooked. He's a once in a generation type goalie who, once his rough edges are polished, has the ability to be an elite goalies in not just the VHLM, but the VHL.

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