Elmebeck

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Greetings VHL fam,
 
Need to do a written vhl.com this week cuz of off-season and stuff. So I humbly present a basic/simple S70 mock draft. This is a bunch of basic, uneducated guesses as to what teams will need value in the first round of the S70 VHL Entry Draft.
 
Note: This is NOT my 'BUST OR LICK' article for season 70. That will likely come after the draft is completed.
 
Alright. Without further ado, lets get down to the mock draft:
 
1.  - Mikko Lahtinen ( @Beketov ) - Pretty much a no brainer. This guy should be 1oa in this draft all day long. Commish of the site, has the ability to rig, clearly knows how to exploit STHS to get insane stats. 1OA material all day long.
 
2.  - Odin Omdahl ( @zepheter ) - GASP - A lot of people think that Tagger/Beketov are easy 1/2 picks, and Calgary (I assume) will likely be taking both of them. Tagger, however, for me, is a bit suspect. I know he has the most tpe of the prospects. I know he has lots of history on VHL and is a respected member that is liked by a lot of people and may be a commish or some shit, but I believe he has some inactivity in his track record and possibly a bust player or two. Ultimately, he apparently has a lot of juice on VHL, but I barely know him / have interacted with him.... So is he really that big of a deal then? IDTS. Zepheter on the other hand has been very active since joining, tried to recruit his friends to VHL who joined but then abandoned him, but he's still been active. Plus his dog pic avatar is legendary.
 
3.  -  Edwin THE Encarnacion ( @Tagger ) - I think Banna will be happy if he gets a hold of Beketov/Tagger, however, I think Tagger will be a bust, so watch out for him on my S70 BUST or LICK article. Even though I'm calling him a bust, he doesn't fall outside of the top 3 picks of this draft.
 
4.  - Jacques Lafontaine ( @SlapshotDragon ) - Ah yes, the man with the Saskatoon Wild logo as his avatar. Seems like Calgary would need a goalie after Brick Wahl raised hell and dumpstered the team, so why not pick the highest TPE goalie of the draft class at 4? Also how tf does Calgary have all these damn picks? If Calgary had a goalie (they might have one still IDK) I'd be tempted to put monkeywrench15 here, because I think he might be friends with Bushito, but CAL will probably need a goalie.
 
5.  - Shawn Glade Jr ( @ShawnGlade ) - Bust pick here. Hopefully Davos is forced to select their GM player. Waste of a 1st round pick but whatever. 
 
6.  - Lewis Dawson ( @monkeywrench15) - The Americans had a strong S69 draft, snagging Soren Jensen way lower than he should have gone and another good pick iirc. They will continue their good drafting in S70 by selecting Lewis Dawson at 6oa. Has a proven track record of making good players and staying active. Sleeper pick here. 
 
7.  - Chad Magnum ( @Corco ) - Another old school sim leaguer who, I would assume, has some sort of ties to Malmo GM Advantage. S70 tpe tracker starting to look a bit thin here, but Magnum is in the top 5 of tpe earned for the draft class, so he should be picked around the 6, 7, 8 mark of the draft. Why not Malmo? They have lots of d-men so they could prob use a forward spect.
 
8.  - Iangenere Risteneen ( @Maasa ) - A young up-and-coming VHLer, who already has a league job (but I hate how he does it). Seems he's been inactive lately though, so that's kind of scary. Prospect pool basically fell off a cliff after the top 6 (Shawn Glade Jr is not in the top 6). Maybe HEL takes a gamble on him due to his initiative with his league job? IDK.
 
9.  - Jaxx Hextall ( @ROOKIE745 ) - Davos probably needs a goalie now that Finn Davison is gone, right? Why not pick this goalie here. Seems like he's top 10 of tpe earned in the draft. Never heard of him before. Hopefully he can help Davos out and not be a bust. 
 
10.  - Damien Wolfe ( @Laflamme ) - Last prospect I've heard of in this class, but he might already be inactive. I'll throw him here anyways. Not sure what TOR needs, probably a lot since I think they're going into a rebuild... They could have used some higher draft picks in this draft.
 
11.  - Gabriel Gutzwiler ( @DaftRaincloud ) - Absolutely no clue who this is, but I got a feeling he could be a steal in the draft. HEL usually drafts decently, so I have a feeling they'll sniff out this needle in a haystack. Something about this player piques my interest, I can't explain it.
 
12.  - Justin Graves ( @JDGraves ) - I'm starting a rumour that this guy is @STZ's brother and thus, will continue to be active and grind tpe. Could be a steal of a draft pick. Clearly Davos will pass on him and take some other bust, but he should go late 1st/early 2nd, since he's STZ's brother and everything.
 
 
 
Thanks for reading and good luck to all the rookies on draft day!

Boltzy or Ballsy? Just in time for the draft! Try to get some TPE in to stand out (I will probably not be able to pick you since my first pick is at round 5.... but still, would be good for you.)

Checklist of all the different TPE tasks you can do. This will be replaced with a more in-depth guide later on, but should provide a good start, and just let me know if you're confused about anything.

TPE is earned weekly and ends every Sunday Canadian time to restart on Monday.
WEEKLY CAPPED (max of 12)
6 TPE (pick one)
Media Spot- 500 words minimum about anything VHL related. https://vhlforum.com/topic/25887-media-spot-guidelines/
Graphic- Any VHL related graphic with some decent effort put in. https://vhlforum.com/topic/25899-graphicvideo-guidelines/
Podcast- A 10 minute long podcast about anything VHL related. https://vhlforum.com/topic/25912-podcast-guidelines/
Welfare (only worth 4 TPE)- If you don't have time to complete any of the above, you can claim welfare for 4 capped TPE instead. https://vhlforum.com/topic/46613-welfare-pension-rules/

2 TPE (pick one of each max)
VHL.com Article- A 150 word minimum article about anything VHL related. https://vhlforum.com/topic/5-vhlcom590-article-rules/
Player Card- A lower effort graphic that uses a picture of a hockey player and turns it into a hockey card. Can also just be a graphic of your choosing.
Podcast (worth 3 TPE instead)- A 5 minute podcast about anything VHL related. Worth 3 TPE instead of 2. https://vhlforum.com/topic/51867-vhl-radio-guidelines/

2 TPE
Player Press Conference- Answer the weekly press conference questions from either Houston or the VHLM for two capped TPE. https://vhlforum.com/topic/56576-saskatoon-wild-press-conference/

2 TPE
Trivia- Answer the two trivia questions every week for 2 capped TPE. The answers will be posted in #tpe-opportunites. https://vhlforum.com/forum/256-vhl-trivia/

2 TPE
Reviewing- Review 4 point tasks from other members for 1 TPE. Review 8 PTs for 2 TPE. https://vhlforum.com/topic/48390-reviewing-rules/

2 TPE UNCAPPED - Practise, you will have a button on your player page for that.

Eh, maybe if you didn't go to Seattle we would have won? Ever think about that, eh.  

Edit: You actually had an assist in gm 7 against us, case closed.

I am today taking on the responsibility to lead Saskatoon Wild. It's a huge and humbling undertaking.
 
I want to thank @Peace, @FrostBeard and @Esso2264 (and countless of other people, @Steve, @Tate, @Phil, @CowboyinAmerica, etc, you know who you are if we have chatted) whom I have learned so much from, our commissioners in @Banackock and @diamond_ace who both are straight as arrows, for giving me the tools and the opportunity for this. But I also want to broadly just thank the players in this league for being nice, creative and so inspiring that I would even want to spend the time to do this.

Saskatoon will CONTINUE after the best indexed season in VHLM history, second best I believe in all of history (I believe S3? @Tagger / @Beketov), and I will try keep Saskatoon shining and always a force to reckon with. @Dalton Wilcox @Jubis @JohnOQuinn etc etc

Oh, and I will start a campaign to change the name and logo. Same city, just a better name and logo.

I hope former and future players will be happy with my performance here. There will be an AGM to learn the ropes here in the future, but I want to get settled first and make my own mistakes to begin with.
 
 

I am today taking on the responsibility to lead Saskatoon Wild. It's a huge and humbling undertaking.
 
I want to thank @Peace, @FrostBeard and @Esso2264 (and countless of other people, @Steve, @Tate, @Phil, @CowboyinAmerica, etc, you know who you are if we have chatted) whom I have learned so much from, our commissioners in @Banackock and @diamond_ace who both are straight as arrows, for giving me the tools and the opportunity for this. But I also want to broadly just thank the players in this league for being nice, creative and so inspiring that I would even want to spend the time to do this.

Saskatoon will CONTINUE after the best indexed season in VHLM history, second best I believe in all of history (I believe S3? @Tagger / @Beketov), and I will try keep Saskatoon shining and always a force to reckon with. @Dalton Wilcox @Jubis @JohnOQuinn etc etc

Oh, and I will start a campaign to change the name and logo. Same city, just a better name and logo.

I hope former and future players will be happy with my performance here. There will be an AGM to learn the ropes here in the future, but I want to get settled first and make my own mistakes to begin with.
 
 

Assuming you are referring to the best record the VHL has ever seen: that would be Season 1. You got the 3 from the Wranglers losing only 3 games with a 69-3 record.

I am today taking on the responsibility to lead Saskatoon Wild. It's a huge and humbling undertaking.
 
I want to thank @Peace, @FrostBeard and @Esso2264 (and countless of other people, @Steve, @Tate, @Phil, @CowboyinAmerica, etc, you know who you are if we have chatted) whom I have learned so much from, our commissioners in @Banackock and @diamond_ace who both are straight as arrows, for giving me the tools and the opportunity for this. But I also want to broadly just thank the players in this league for being nice, creative and so inspiring that I would even want to spend the time to do this.

Saskatoon will CONTINUE after the best indexed season in VHLM history, second best I believe in all of history (I believe S3? @Tagger / @Beketov), and I will try keep Saskatoon shining and always a force to reckon with. @Dalton Wilcox @Jubis @JohnOQuinn etc etc

Oh, and I will start a campaign to change the name and logo. Same city, just a better name and logo.

I hope former and future players will be happy with my performance here. There will be an AGM to learn the ropes here in the future, but I want to get settled first and make my own mistakes to begin with.
 
 

I'm glad I had the opportunity to work with you in Saskatoon, Elmebeck, I hope I was a good boss to you - a good mentor.
 
I have full confidence that SSK is in great hands.

Hello everyone! You all know who I am (or, rather, most of you know who I am at least), so although a brief introduction is in order, I'll keep it to a VSN introduction rather than an autobiography. Recently, I've had the privilege of joining the VSN staff as a sort of long-term-projects guy, pretty much writing whatever I want, whenever I want, so long as it's quite the undertaking. You certainly won't see me putting out VSN content every week, and not every article I write will be a VSN article, but just know that I am here and (somewhat) dedicated to bringing top-quality content to the masses. That's more than enough about me, though. Right now it's all about the draft, and with all the hype, what's better than another mock? 
 
You'll notice that this mock follows the same format as the big mock drafts you've seen in previous seasons--first, in S68, run by @McWolf, and second, last season, run by yours truly. Each player's placement was predicted by four people in this case--not just myself but @Doomsday, @Erik Summers, and our editor-in-chief, @FrostBeard. Overall order was determined by ranking the placement of the averages. At a certain point (read: when all these trades were only about halfway through), the teams were locked in, as everything was simply happening too quickly to adjust everything and make changes to every pick that had been traded. TPE numbers, too, are as of a couple days ago, and though they're generally accurate they may not be completely so. So, if your team is shown here picking in a spot where they shouldn't be picking, feel free to yell at me about it, but please understand that we didn't have much choice.
 
Onto the mock!
 
 
ROUND 1
 
 #1. Calgary Wranglers 
Edwin THE Reincarnacion | @Tagger | D | Saskatoon Wild | TPE: 351
Frostbeard: 1 | Gustav: 1 | Doomsday: 1 | Erik: 1
Calgary's plans for the Season 70 draft were hardly a secret: get Bek and Tagger. Or was it Tagger and Bek? Either way, thanks to the lottery awarding them the top two picks of the draft, it really doesn't matter as the Wranglers will be adding the new players from both builders. Edwin THE Reincarnacion gets the nod for first overall due to coming into the draft with over 350 TPE, which will easily slide him into Calgary's defensive core as their fifth defenseman. He'll immediately become a Top Four quality defenseman right off the bat with his elite work ethic, which was on full display during the Saskatoon Wild's thorough whipping of the VHLM this past season, in which the 50 year-old racked up 122 points and another 24 in the playoffs. Calgary is walking away with an absolute stud on and off the ice in Edwin THE Reincarnacion.
-Doomsday
 
 
 #2: Calgary Wranglers (from Davos via Vancouver) 
Mikko Lahtinen | @Beketov | C | Saskatoon Wild | TPE: 343
Frostbeard: 2 | Gustav: 2 | Doomsday: 2 | Erik: 2
It's really a no-brainer what Calgary should do with the first two picks in the draft, and whether it's Encarnacion and Lahtinen or vice versa doesn't really matter. The Wranglers know exactly what they're getting here, and it's hard to imagine that any team wouldn't--our commissioner has been an active member of this league since its inception on July something-or-other, 2007, and regardless of his Hall-of-Fame luck, whoring TPE for 69 68 whole seasons (of course, I can't write about Bek without also annoying him about the whole S1 debacle) is very significant, and certainly doesn't suggest that things will change anytime soon. So, whether it's first or second, Lahtinen to Calgary.
-Gustav
 
 
 #3: DC Dragons 
Odin Omdahl | @zepheter | D | Mexico City Kings | TPE: 302
Frostbeard: 3 | Gustav: 4 | Doomsday: 4 | Erik: 3
The only non-Calgary pick in the top four, DC has a lot of solid options. After picking forwards almost exclusively in the S69 draft, I expect that they will favor defensive prospects in this draft. Among the top defenseman last season in the VHLM was Odin Omdahl. With 48 goals, 68 assists, and 102 shots blocked, Omdahl made a difference every time he was on the ice. He was 10th overall in scoring and 4th among defenseman. Odin seams to be developing into an power play specialist, with the second most power play goals in the VHLM last season with 28. Also of note, Omdahl was tied for first among defenseman in game winning goals, making it clear that he can turn it on when it matters.
-Erik
 
 
 #4: Calgary Wranglers (from Prague) 
Jacques Lafontaine | @SlapshotDragon| G | Saskatoon Wild | TPE: 258
Frostbeard: 4 | Gustav: 4 | Doomsday: 3 | Erik: 6
The best goaltender in the draft, a goaltender that just won Founder's cup, what is there not to like?  Lafontaine was a true backbone to what we saw in Saskatoon's incredible playoff run. An active member of our community, weekly 12 TPE guaranteed, probably even more. This is a guy you really want to replace your goal-tending core that you just traded away. Calgary is going to be rebuilding and for that, they will be in need of some talented players to help them grow and become something more than just a bottom-feeding, hopeful playoff team.
-FrostBeard
 
 
 #5. Davos HC Dynamo (from Toronto) 
Chad Magnum | @Corco | C | Yukon Rush | TPE: 210
Frostbeard: 5 | Gustav: 5 | Doomsday: 5 | Erik: 5
The Davos HC Dynamo come into the draft holding several first round picks, but despite a rough season, they don't get their first selection until now. For a team in need of considerable help, VSN is projecting them to select a player that scored 25 points in 67 games between Mexico City and Yukon last season in the VHLM. While that is a surprisingly low total, Chad Magnum did score 12 goals on just 51 shots. With advanced statistics being all the rage, perhaps General Manager Katie Warren envisions Magnum becoming the VHL's next elite sniper. But regardless of what you feel about his lack of statistical production in the minors, the fact remains that Chad Magnum is a talented player that absolutely is worth the top five pick being used here to take him. With a strong off-season, he will be in Davos making his mark this year instead of returning to the VHLM. 
-Doomsday
 
 
 #6: New York Americans 
Iangenere Risteneen | @Maasa | LW | Ottawa Lynx | TPE: 201
Frostbeard: 6 | Gustav: 6 | Doomsday: 6 | Erik: 4
Risteneen is the first great first-gen player in the draft class (unless you'd like to count Omdahl, whose agent had a previous player, albeit with limited success), and sees himself breaking well into the first round after being drafted into the VHLM with 32 TPE. New York's alternative at this position, Lewis Dawson, has similar TPE and, as a recreate, much more experience--but with recreation comes carryover, and with that comes the fact that Risteneen has a higher earn rate and is on pace to pass Dawson, possibly for good. Drafting first-gens is always much riskier than taking the safe road with a proven vet, but here Maasa's active Discord presence, earn rate, and great enthusiasm in general make the decision for the Americans, who pick up a player with loads of potential and a great future.
-Gustav
 
 
 #7: Malmo Nighthawks 
Lewis Dawson | @monkeywrench15 | C | Mexico City Kings | TPE: 207
Frostbeard: 7 | Gustav: 7 | Doomsday: 7 | Erik: 7
The VSN prediction committee was unanimous on this one. Malmo will be looking to refill their prospect pool soon, as they are quickly running out of potential players in their farm system. Lewis Dawson is an excellent candidate for this, as he had an excellent finish to his S69 season in Mexico City. Dawson will need to spend another season in the VHLM to develop, but he is a steal for a team like Malmo who doesn't need the help immediately. They say not to trust someone with two first names, but I think that must also go for the numbers of someone with two last names. Lewis Dawson had 30 points this season, but his stats don't tell the whole story. Dawson might be the most improved player of S69 in the VHLM, highlighted by the amazing shorthanded goal he scored late in the season.
-Erik
 
 
 #8: Helsinki Titans  
Jaxx Hextall | @ROOKIE745 | G | Halifax 21st | TPE: 184
Frostbeard: 8 | Gustav: 8 | Doomsday: 10 | Erik: 10
An important piece on Halifax roster, another goaltender in our top 10. In this case, this is a pick of plain need. Helsinki are very well aware that their star goaltender in Alexander Pepper is not going to be there for much longer so they need to find a quality replacement and why not go for a guy who has been an active member of community from his day one and who is as active as you can be in terms of claiming TPE and building his player to the standard you would want your future Number 1 goaltender be.
-FrostBeard
 
 
 #9: HC Davos Dynamo (from Moscow) 
Kyle Andersen | @Cusemode | D | Philadelphia Reapers | TPE: 170
Frostbeard: 11 | Gustav: 10 | Doomsday: 8 | Erik: 8
In a draft class that's thin on defensemen, it's difficult to say what exactly will happen with Andersen. Will someone reach for him out of positional need, or will BPA-type strategy take over and lead to a more realistic placement? To put it short and sweet: Andersen is the last defenseman for quite a while, and though he's (usually) more of a welfare guy, he regularly completes extra tasks and earns a solid 8 TPE or so per week. For a rebuilding (?) team like Davos, this is just fine--not only do they capitalize on the best defenseman on the board by far, they end up with a player who will be in his prime right along with Glade, making the future look bright for the Davos blueline.
-Gustav
 
 
 #10. Toronto Legion (from Vancouver) 
Jared Spaz | @Spaz | RW | Yukon Rush | TPE:158
Frostbeard: 9 | Gustav: 11 | Doomsday: 9 | Erik: 13
 
With GM changes in Toronto, you can finally see a true rebuild happening . With so many acquired draft picks and more, the team is looking solid and will be a contender once their draftees from next few seasons will be ready to tear up the league. One of these very well might be Jared Spaz. Even though his stats are not really showing much in terms of on-ice production, we are looking at a guy who is a hard worker, who constantly gains at least 12 TPE weekly and is growing rapidly for a first-gen player.
-FrostBeard
 
 
 #11: Helsinki Titans (from Riga)  
Damien Wolfe | @Laflamme | LW | Philadelphia Reapers | TPE: 161
Frostbeard: 10 | Gustav: 9 | Doomsday: 17 | Erik: 9
Well then, a player who just recently got traded away from Saskatoon Wild, a team that won the Founder's cup, to Philadelphia Reapers. A welfare player that many might think is not worth such a high pick, but I beg to differ as he has proven himself to be a proficient scorer and a true playoff contender. All what his new GM has to do is inspire Wolfe to spend more time in practice facility and get extra few TPE weekly as that will make this pick extremely reasonable.
-FrostBeard
 
 
 #12: H.C. Davos Dynamo 
Shawn Glade Jr. | @ShawnGlade | D | Ottawa Lynx | TPE: 245
Frostbeard: 12 | Gustav: 12 | Doomsday: 12 | Erik: 12
The first of the GM plays to be subject to the new rules, the VSN prediction committee unanimously agreed that Shawn Glade would be using Davos' first round pick on Shawn Glade Jr. The Dynamo have been in dire need of reinforcements for some time and it looks like they finally have some coming. Shawn Glade Jr. was the second highest scoring defenseman in the VHLM this season, with 38 goals, 91 assists, and 145 shots blocked. He is also the highest scoring player available in the S70 draft, despite playing with much less support on the Lynx than many other available players. The Drafting of Shawn Glade Jr. might finally signal a change in the fate of HC Davos. 
-Erik
 
 
ROUND 2
 
 
 #13: H.C. Davos Dynamo 
Gabriel Gutzwiler | @DaftRaincloud | LW | Halifax 21st | TPE: 150
Frostbeard: 14 | Gustav: 15 | Doomsday: 11 | Erik: 11
This first pick of the second round and the first of the Gutzwiler brothers. With the best defenseman locked down with the 12th pick, expect Davos to be in search of some offensive prospects as well. Gabriel Gutzwiler managed just over a point per game with 73 points in S69 and an impressive 13.25% shooting percentage. The Gutzwiler brothers will likely stay in the VHLM another season. Not only will it benefit them to develop a little longer, but the 21st may make a deep cup run this coming season, giving Gabriel some much needed big-game experience.
-Erik
 
 
 #14: DC Dragons 
Derek Eriksson | @DirtyDerek | RW | Philadelphia Reapers | TPE: 150
Frostbeard: 15 | Gustav: 14 | Doomsday: 13 | Erik: 14
If Eriksson is on the board at 14 (and only one of our pundits believes that he won't be), I can practically guarantee that he'll be heading to the Dragons. Why is that? Well, first of all, he's a good pickup at this point, consistently earning 6-8 capped per week and looking like a solid future option for any team willing to take a chance. And, second of all, it's hard to name a player in this draft more closely connected with DC management than Eriksson--originally joining the league discord for a gaming hangout with a few friends, one of which is Dragons GM Enorama. Today, he's seen not only there but on our forum as well, where he likely figures to be available when (guess who) DC is up on the clock.
-Gustav
 
 
 #15. Moscow Menace (from Prague) 
Justin Graves | @JDGraves | RW | Mississauga Hounds | TPE: 137
Frostbeard: 13 | Gustav: 13 | Doomsday: 15 | Erik: 16
Early in the second round, the Moscow Menace are finally on the clock for the first time. The impact prospects are off the board, but there is still plenty of value to be had with this class. Justin Graves is a young winger who had limited playing time in the VHLM with Mississauga, but quickly emerged as a selfless, pass-first type of player. While he will more than likely require another season in the minors before he’s ready for the pros, Graves still is a perfect fit for a Moscow team with two aging wingers in Jorgon Weyed and Dan Bailie. He will be able to take that extra season to develop without hurting the Menace one bit, and when Weyed retires following Season 70, Graves will be ready to go to take his place on the roster. Regardless of who selects him, Justin Graves will be a very nice pickup at this point of the draft for any team.
-Doomsday
 
 
 #16: New York Americans 
Leon Gutzwiler | @Gwdjohnson | C | Halifax 21st | TPE: 139
Frostbeard: 19 | Gustav: 18 | Doomsday: 14 | Erik: 15
The second Gutzwiler brother is expected to go just slightly later in the draft than Gabriel. The New York Americans have a lot of good prospects in the works and Leon Gutzwiler should keep the pipes stocked with new, high-quality recruits. Leon actually outscored his brother in S69 with 81 points in the regular season and another 13 in the playoffs. This is pair is going to be dominant in the VHLM this year and hopefully, with the extra experience, they will be ready to make a big splash in the VHL in S71.
-Erik
 
 
 #17: Helsinki Titans (from Toronto)  
Dick Cheezy | @goldenglutes | C | Mississauga Hounds | TPE: 128
Frostbeard: 17 | Gustav: 16 | Doomsday: 16 | Erik: 17
Dick Cheezy is an interesting choice as he has been a welfare taker for all his career and now it almost seems he will out on some extra TPE as he hasn't updated this week yet. For Helsinki this is a huge bet in the dark - will this player turn out to be anything valuable or he will end up being a bit of a bust.  He spent his last season on Mississauga and had a decent season statistically, nothing to write home about but a strong showing by a rookie in VHLM.
-FrostBeard
 
 
 #18. New York Americans 
Aleelee Kiak | @Grant | RW | Houston Bulls | TPE: 121
Frostbeard: 18 | Gustav: 20 | Doomsday: 18 | Erik: 18
After spending his season with the Houston Bulls, in which he put up 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists, -26), Aleelee Kiak is a guy that is, fair to say, rather under the radar. He is a skilled scorer, but unfortunately that ability is held back by his skating, which quite simply isn’t good enough for this level yet. His work ethic leaves something to be desired, but Kiak is still improving on a consistent basis and that alone will get him drafted into the VHL as a solid flyer. The New York Americans are a team that has considerable depth at forward, which is something that Kiak could fit into nicely if he makes the jump to the VHL. If he finds his way onto a team with a general manager that believes in him and can motivate him to work harder, Aleelee Kiak has the potential to develop into a very dangerous role player.
-Doomsday
 
 #19: Seattle Bears (from Malmo) 
Alex Bridges | @Alex Bridge | C | San Diego Marlins | TPE: 97
Frostbeard: 16 | Gustav: 17 | Doomsday: 20 | Erik: 24
Bridges is a diamond in the rough, and if he's available here, Seattle picks up the best prospect of the late second round. Joining the league later on in the season, Bridges is one of very few left at this point who has recently maxed out, earning 12 capped last week and doing graphics--not welfare!--for the last two. Take this, along with the fact that he was recently named AGM of the Marlins after making what must have been quite the first impression, and you've got a bright spot in a thin draft class that teams will be willing to reach for, first-gen riskiness aside. Look for Bridges to be picked ahead of a few with higher TPE, and look for him to prove his worth to the defending champions.
-Gustav
 
 
 #20: Helsinki Titans  
Ike Bennett | @Caboose30 | LW | San Diego Marlins | TPE: 87
Frostbeard: 20 | Gustav: 19 | Doomsday: 21 | Erik: 19
One of the most intriguing young player coming into their 2nd VHLM season probably has to be Ike Bennett who was brilliant and yet unpolished player for San Diego last players and at the end of the season. 10 TPE a week and who knows, this guy might actually be a steal this late in the draft. For Helsinki, they need new blood and many of their current players will be retiring and leaving Helsinki soon.  With 17 points in 27 games played last season, we might see a huge resurgence in production for this young man. 
-FrostBeard
 
 
 #21: Moscow Menace
Jimothy Frost | @Frostbite | C | Mississauga Hounds | TPE: 130
Frostbeard: 23 | Gustav: 24 | Doomsday: 19 | Erik: 21
Moscow should be a force to be reckoned with in S70, and getting sleeper picks like Jimothy Frost is only going to keep them competitive for even longer. Frost developed slower than expected in his first season in the VHLM, but he received some very valuable experience with the Mississauga Hounds deep playoff run. Jimothy didn't quite reach a point per game with only 56, but that may have been due to a lack of shooting opportunities. He regularly capitalized on his shots with an 18% shooting percentage and he often came in clutch with 7 game winners.
-Erik
 
 #22. Vancouver Wolves 
Vladimir Shaposhnikov | @ng1291 | RW | San Diego Marlins | TPE: 71
Frostbeard: 21 | Gustav: 21 | Doomsday: 22 | Erik: N/A
A Russian in Vancouver? Absolutely, according to VSN, which would be quite the move from his current home in San Diego with the Marlins. Vladimir Shaposhnikov didn’t exactly set the VHLM on fire with his statistical output (9 goals, 14 assists, -11) or his work ethic (77 TPE at the time of print), but for a late second round pick in this draft, Shaposhnikov can give you something rather unexpected: consistency. He may not be maximizing his practice hours, but he is consistently improving at a steady rate and taking advantage of some opportunities along the way. That being said, this is still a flier pick all the way. It may be quite some time before he could crack any VHL roster, but at this point of the draft, you’re looking for a prospect that has the potential to potentially blossom into something useful, and that’s exactly what you’re going to get with Vladimir Shaposhnikov.
-Doomsday
 
 
 #23. Toronto Legion (from Riga) 
JaredN | @jared | C | San Diego Marlins | TPE: 74
Frostbeard: 22 | Gustav: 22 | Doomsday: 23 | Erik: N/A
It’s late in the secound round and the Toronto Legion are looking for a diamond in the rough. Suddenly, they stumble across a prospect in JaredN who earned 10 TPE last week, including making a graphic! Jackpot! Well, there’s a reason that JaredN is still here, and that’s the weeks before that in which he only got 2 TPE a week. He also brought in less than full marks on a career point task, bringing home a 2 on his Junior Review. On the bright side, at least he has shown he can at least be capable of doing those point tasks. JaredN is also a very raw prospect and will likely be spending at least two more seasons in the VHLM at his current pace. He could be a diamond in the rough, but it’s going to take a lot of work to smooth this one out. 
-Doomsday
 
 
 #24: Calgary Wranglers (from Seattle via Helsinki) 
Aleksandra Olsen | @GlowyGoat | D | Mississauga Hounds | TPE: 96
Frostbeard: 24 | Gustav: 23 | Doomsday: N/R | Erik: 22
It's safe to say that Olsen's position in the draft will certainly be called into question, no matter where it ends up being--on one hand, she's the last active blueliner in the class, and positional need and general value placed on defense this season may cause a GM or two to reach up the board and see what they can do to develop her into a solid VHL player. On the other hand, though, Olsen's earning has been somewhat inconsistent as of late, and should she reach the VHL, she'll be the first of GlowyGoat's three players to do so. Our predictions may be just about right here, but they also may be dead wrong.
-Gustav
 
 
HONORABLE MENTIONS
 
 
Rede Kachur | @Reverb | RW | Philadelphia Reapers | TPE: 74
Frostbeard: N/A | Gustav: N/A | Doomsday: N/A | Erik: 20
Kachur is an interesting selection made by one of our guys, but it could simply be that he knows something that I don't. Originally signed by my team, the Hounds, he showed high activity levels at first and then simply disappeared, having not been seen on the forum since late October. Though Reverb only joined in early October, though, he's an alt account of Kachur, an early member of the league (since, I believe S4) who found his way back recently under the Reverb name. Whether he'll come back again remains to be seen, and for now the future doesn't look bright. He could be a chance some GMs are willing to take, though, so we'll see just what happens.
 
Mikeal Cuddy | @cjc_24 | C | Saskatoon Wild | TPE: 95
Frostbeard: N/A | Gustav: N/A | Doomsday: N/A | Erik: 23
Cuddy's earning was a solid 6-10 capped each week, along with almost daily logins during the Christmas giveaway to claim each day's prizes. Though doing welfare, he was certainly a promising welfare guy--until he stopped. Last seen in late December, he hasn't claimed since. Though his disappearance is puzzling, we shouldn't dwell on the past and instead inquire about the future, where the question of whether or not he'll make a return is floating out there. Should he do so, he'll be a steal in the draft, and at least one of us believes that a team within the first two rounds is willing to take that chance.
 
Elias Ostling | @Elias Östling | LW | Yukon Rush | TPE: 57
Frostbeard: N/A | Gustav: N/A | Doomsday: 24 | Erik: N/A
Ostling's earning isn't good, but at the very least it's consistent. Joining the league as a part of this past season's infamous YouTube recruitment drive, he earned a decent amount at first but has since slowed, claiming practice facility and only practice facility for the past six weeks. Though this isn't a particularly encouraging sign, the consistency is absolutely there, and it's possible that the learning curve of the league, which in some cases is a monumental challenge, has yet to be overcome here. If his development takes a positive turn, he'll be a steal for whoever is willing to have a go at drafting him.
 
 
Get ready for the draft!

I am today taking on the responsibility to lead Saskatoon Wild. It's a huge and humbling undertaking.
 
I want to thank @Peace, @FrostBeard and @Esso2264 (and countless of other people, @Steve, @Tate, @Phil, @CowboyinAmerica, etc, you know who you are if we have chatted) whom I have learned so much from, our commissioners in @Banackock and @diamond_ace who both are straight as arrows, for giving me the tools and the opportunity for this. But I also want to broadly just thank the players in this league for being nice, creative and so inspiring that I would even want to spend the time to do this.

Saskatoon will CONTINUE after the best indexed season in VHLM history, second best I believe in all of history (I believe S3? @Tagger / @Beketov), and I will try keep Saskatoon shining and always a force to reckon with. @Dalton Wilcox @Jubis @JohnOQuinn etc etc

Oh, and I will start a campaign to change the name and logo. Same city, just a better name and logo.

I hope former and future players will be happy with my performance here. There will be an AGM to learn the ropes here in the future, but I want to get settled first and make my own mistakes to begin with.
 
 

Well the playoffs have come and gone. Seattle was indeed the place to be this season as they now have back to back cups. Although I wasn't here for the first one, this one was great to earn. It wasn't an easy road to the cup. First we had to get smacked around by my former team the NY Americans. They fought hard and brave. It truly was an epic series. I already had respect for my former team mates and I was proud of them, they are warriors.
 
From there on, it was just the matter of our GM setting us up for success. He was on point with every line tweak and in the end, he proved to be, once again, the greatest GM this season. I have a lot of respect for him as well as the team. We played as a group and learned how to win. I feel lucky to have been a part of this ride. My first playoffs and a cup. I am a happy camper.
 
Moving into this next season, we will use what we have and I would expect us to be in the mix at the end of the season. We have a strong core and will bring in some support players and move forward. The future is very bright here in Seattle.

Well done my old friend @Elmebeck and choke on a dick @Berocka ...er I meant to say you are the perfect person to guide that team. ?

VHLM GM CHANGES
 
Saskatoon - With @Peace taking on the new role of Toronto Legion's GM, @Elmebeck will be taking the place in Saskatoon. Peace has said many great things about one of our newest VHLM additions - so I expect good things. So far so good. Good luck!
 
And one that nobody (including the GM's) knew about - or to be fair, the commissioners until today, the role of Halifax GM has become open. @fonziGG approached me letting me know that life is getting a little too crazy and doesn't want to neglect the role, team or the league. With that being said and with the draft so close - we needed to act fast and resolve the issue as soon as possible. We apologize for doing so and not opening the apps up publicly. Please join me on congratulating Halifax's NEW GM..
 
@Berocka AUSSIE MAN

 
 
@VHLM Commissioner


 

I am happy Saskatoon will be in good hands. 

He is the second nicest.........

I am today taking on the responsibility to lead Saskatoon Wild. It's a huge and humbling undertaking.
 
I want to thank @Peace, @FrostBeard and @Esso2264 (and countless of other people, @Steve, @Tate, @Phil, @CowboyinAmerica, etc, you know who you are if we have chatted) whom I have learned so much from, our commissioners in @Banackock and @diamond_ace who both are straight as arrows, for giving me the tools and the opportunity for this. But I also want to broadly just thank the players in this league for being nice, creative and so inspiring that I would even want to spend the time to do this.

Saskatoon will CONTINUE after the best indexed season in VHLM history, second best I believe in all of history (I believe S3? @Tagger / @Beketov), and I will try keep Saskatoon shining and always a force to reckon with. @Dalton Wilcox @Jubis @JohnOQuinn etc etc

Oh, and I will start a campaign to change the name and logo. Same city, just a better name and logo.

I hope former and future players will be happy with my performance here. There will be an AGM to learn the ropes here in the future, but I want to get settled first and make my own mistakes to begin with.
 
 

Couldn't think of a better guy to do it. Probably the nicest person I've met since joining the VHL. Goodluck @Elmebeck You will do great things !

I am today taking on the responsibility to lead Saskatoon Wild. It's a huge and humbling undertaking.
 
I want to thank @Peace, @FrostBeard and @Esso2264 (and countless of other people, @Steve, @Tate, @Phil, @CowboyinAmerica, etc, you know who you are if we have chatted) whom I have learned so much from, our commissioners in @Banackock and @diamond_ace who both are straight as arrows, for giving me the tools and the opportunity for this. But I also want to broadly just thank the players in this league for being nice, creative and so inspiring that I would even want to spend the time to do this.

Saskatoon will CONTINUE after the best indexed season in VHLM history, second best I believe in all of history (I believe S3? @Tagger / @Beketov), and I will try keep Saskatoon shining and always a force to reckon with. @Dalton Wilcox @Jubis @JohnOQuinn etc etc

Oh, and I will start a campaign to change the name and logo. Same city, just a better name and logo.

I hope former and future players will be happy with my performance here. There will be an AGM to learn the ropes here in the future, but I want to get settled first and make my own mistakes to begin with.
 
 

KnightTime #1036

 
 Welcome back to another edition of KnightTime Podcast! I'm your host, Phil Knight. Today we:   - Promise a short podcast and don't deliver - Look at S70 - Answer questions from @Tate   Enjoy this edition!    KnightTime Podcast Questions Thread   Songs: Dizzy - Jimmy Eat World     This is a division of KnightTime Radio.    Run Time:  28 minutes

Earlier today an article came out from league member @Tate with some pretty fine accusations that the Seattle Bears and another party might be involved in some funny business where we see the Bears dirtily being crowned champions. Right now, the details and evidence are limited (almost none), but the accusations are still fairly large. Someone close to the Bears GM, Blake Campbell, stated that they thought something was off with the Bears GM during the final round of the playoffs but chucked it up to nerves which are normal in the Finals on a defending season. When approached quickly after the news was broken, this is what BANA had to say:
 
"I don't even know what Tate is talking about. I have had limited amounts of interactions with Tate for some time. I would not know where he would gain this information if it is so massive. I cannot help with confirming or denying what he knows, but what I can assure you is that I know nothing on the matter and have zero forms of interaction in anything illegal or that could be thought to have any wrong doing".
 
We call bullshit. Shortly before the Finals were taking place, the crew was doing some mad, dirty research and ended up following Blake Campbell all the way to a Wal-Mart in Seattle where the GM was found buy numerous kinds of cameras and video recorders. At the time, everyone thought that it could just be for team improvements and/or practice or whatever the hell. I mean, it still could be but now with these accusations coming out, one cannot help but wonder. WHAT ELSE WAS THE GM UP TO THAT DAY? WHERE ELSE DID HE GO? WHO ELSE... or WHAT ELSE... DID HE SEE?
 

@Tate

I've never applied these as I'm lazy and always seemed more work/reward and I forget about it.
 
Can we make the portal automate this silly shit?
@Will @Josh

Uhtred finished his first season in the VHLM as a founders cup champion with the Saskatoon Wild.   Although he was just a role player on a stacked team with stars like Edwin the Encarnacion and Danny DeYetto he still made some contributions to the team.   Uhtred scored 4 goals during the playoffs but half of those were game winners.   
 
Uhtred joined the wild as a free agent midway through the season.   He played 24 games during the regular season posting up 8 goals and 4 assists for a 0.5 ppg.  He continued to work on his game throughout the year and come playoff time his production ballooned to 4 goals and 7 assists in 14 games to up his points per game on the playoffs to  0.785. Uhtred's most proud moment of the playoffs was scoring the game winner after getting his ass handed to him in a fight the previous game. "getting my ass kicked in that game was embarrassing, no one wants to be beaten up in front of the world.   Scoring the game winner the following game was a great way to atone for that moment said uhtred. 
 
Now that season one of Uhtred's career is over he is now looking forward to finding out where he will be playing in the VHLM next season.   "I love the guys we have here in Saskatoon and wish I could return to the team next year but I'll be happy and give whoever drafts me the complete effort that helped make this season a success.  I knew when signing as a free agent that it would be the last time for awhile that I got to choose where I wanted to play. I hope to have a successful season next year that will end in a dream come true in being drafted for the VHL.   Since I have no control over the quality of the team I play for for awhile now I knew I wanted to sign with a contender last season. As soon as the wild made me an offer I didn't hesitate and immediately told them I'm in. I was willing to play a small role to win the founders cup as you never know how many chances you'll get in your career.   There are players who go a whole career without even a finals appearance let one a championship. There are elite players in sports around the world who don't get to taste the sweetness of a championship. I am over the moon to have done that this year. I hope this is the beginning of many appearances but I know that it may not happen and I'm just enjoying being a champion now. 
 
Uhtred will now return back to Bebbanburg to recoprate and train for the next season.  He plans to unwind and catchup with some friends he hasn't seen for a while before starting his training regime.  I am going to incorporate some training techniques used by knights for hundreds of years at the castle. I love playing hockey but Uhtred's have been warriors for centuries and this is just one way I can connect with my ancestors. 


 

For a long time the VHL has been victim to a common misconception. Most members of the league have been led to believe that the acronym AGM stands for “Assistant General Manager”. After both studying AGMing at both the minor league level as well as at the pro level, being an AGM myself, I can say with 100% confidence that this is simply not the case. But if the ‘A’ doesn’t stand for Assistant, then what does it stand for? That’s right, it stand for Actual.
     Starting with my minor league research, we look at the Hounds Actual General Manager, @Berocka. Berocka for starters is the most active member of the Hounds discord, more than the believed GM @GustavMattias. He has a positive impact on all members of the team, beloved by rostered and alumni players alike. Gustav on the other hand, is a point of ridicule from all who come in contact with him, and even managed to inspire multiple revolutions against him. In an attempt to mask his clear shortcomings to the esteemed Berocka, he has levied claims of “racism” and “not being real” against him. These campaigns have had varying levels of success, but Berocka, being the Actual General Manager that he is always manages to take back to lockeroom. In fact, he’s even taken the channel that he does all the Actual General Manager work and made it appear that he’s doing the work for Gustav in order to quell his rantings, naming it “AGM Slave Work”.
     To further this research we come to my own role, as the Actual General Manager of the New York Americans. You can ask anyone of this fact, and they will tell you right away that I hold the team over @Esso2264. Specifically @HulkHogan and @Dil have been adamant about spreading this truth to the league. Even Esso himself has said that his AGM (Actual General Manager) does all the work, stating “all I know is I don’t GM and it’s my AGM”. Even roles generally thought to be handled by the GMs are carried out by the Actual General Manager, with myself doing lines more often than not (and successful lines mind you).
     I rest my case. What more proof is needed? Clearly AGMs are running their respective teams throughout the league while the GMs reap the credit. Actual General Managers will no longer be FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY by GMs, and will instead be given the true respect and recognition they deserve. Due to these undeniable truths, I propose that AGMs deserve their own color on discord. That is all.
     For legal purposes and so that I do not get fired this is all satire and jokes I’m legally bound to make these statements none of the people named in this article have done anything to implicate themselves I’m bullshitting a disclaimer to hit word count thank you very much. Oh and also I’m going to ping @ShawnGlade because he needs to let the boys know what’s good.
 
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