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    This guy has it right. While TPE numbers aren’t the be all end all that people treat them as if you absolutely want the most bang for your buck retiring and re-creating right at the deadline is the best strategy. You lose out on a few weeks at the end of your career for carryover but even if you aren’t capped out on that (requires 1250 TPE for the max carryover if I recall) the amount you’ll make between then and pre-season more than makes up for it. A deadline re-create gives you a couple of weeks worth of earning in the VHLM and an extra off-season (a small one mind you) before you even start your actual draft season. If your goal is absolute max TPE (again, not always the most important thing) then there’s no other strategy.
     
    With that said, if you don’t go all 8 you need to consider what you are potentially doing to your team with a deadline retirement. Retiring in pre-season means your player stays in the roster for the season and they can use him as an asset. Retiring at the deadline precious to that off-season he’s retired at the end of the season and they can’t use him. Obviously an 8th season retirement doesn’t need to factor this in.
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    Jubis reacted to Gustav in What is the best time to create a player??   
    Always retire, and then immediately recreate, at the trade deadline. That's when you'll be a member of the next draft class.
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    Jubis reacted to studentized in How are lines used in the VHL?   
    It's been a longer term goal of mine to figure out what makes a line perform well. This is a pretty broad topic and one that I will probably have to do many write ups on to get a satisfactory answer, but to start I have to understand how lines are used in the VHL. 
     
    Most teams have 2 lines worth of non-bot players. A few teams run with 3 lines like New York (who now are back to running 2 lines the past couple of games). Despite this, the STHS sim runs with 4 "normal" lineups and 2 lineups of each special teams type. This means some players will inevitably play on many lines and the VHL compensates for this by giving every player a 99 endurance rating. Or so I thought.
     
    In my scrounging through STHS docs trying to figure out what all the little bells and whistles do in the sim, the first thing I needed to do was to understand the different versions of the simulation engine. There are four versions: 1.1, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.1. The gist of it is that 1.1 came first and is the O.G sim. 2.0 came next with a whole bunch of new features but the output was so random and gross that no one could use it. Then came 1.5 which took a few of the nice 2.0 features and added them to the 1.1 engine. 2.1 is essentially a bug fixed 2.0. As you can read here (and confirm here), one of the things added to 1.5 that is NOT present in 1.1 is the ability to control line strategies/time on ice. This is a feature that GM’s appear to be able to control and configure already due to the STHS client we use (check out our index) BUT in fact does not even impact the sim because we sim on the 1.1 engine (thank you to devise for confirming). If you continue reading that STHS forum post, some player stat categories from the 2.0 engine were added to 1.5 but not to 1.1, most notably EN (but also PS, which confirms the generally accepted idea around the forums that PS was a useless stat). All this being said, I’m not trying to say that it’s a bad thing to use the 1.1 engine. What it does mean is that we are at the mercy of STHS when it comes to how often each line gets used and when players become fatigued.
     

     
    This begged the question: how are lines actually used in the VHL? The chart above shows the amount of "shifts" for each line across all teams in S69 so far (as of game 155). Here I've counted a "shift" as a line change parsed from the full play by play of the game logs where some event occurred in between. For example something like:
     
    Normal Lineup #1 is on the ice for home team. Normal Lineup #1 is on the ice for away team. Player A shoots the puck. ... Normal Lineup #4 is on the ice for home team. Player B shoots the puck. Normal Lineup #2 is on the ice for away team. ... would be counted as one shift for home line #1 vs away line #1, one shift for home line #4 vs away line #1, and one shift for home line #4 vs away line #2. In particular, there is no time component being measured here (the first shift is almost certainly longer than the second shift in my example) which is a limitation, but my hope was that this type of thing would even-out in the long run.
     
    As for the chart, the biggest thing that stands out is the higher amount of shifts for normal line 3 vs normal line 2. At first I thought there were bugs in my code, then I thought that this was one of those discrepancies between shifts and time played, but then I looked at SHTS which tracks minutes played for each player and separates out speciality teams minutes played (PP + PK). from even strength minutes. So I went to look for differences in even strength TOI between 3rd line players AND 2nd line players. This was not as easy as it sounds because almost every team has mixed their lines a bunch to this point. Fortunately for me, Toronto hasn’t. Legion LW Koda Adok has played all 26 games on the 3rd line and racked up 293 even strength minutes. Legion RW Matthew Kai has played all 26 games on the 2nd line and racked up 298 EV minutes. This might seem a bit cherry picked and anecdotal I guess, but the general pattern is pervasive; 3rd line players play pretty much the same amount of minutes as 2nd line players.
     
    So the third line matters. I’d even go as far to say as it matters as much as the second line. Traditionally in hockey, this isn’t that unusual. But given the VHL’s limited amount of skilled players to put on lines I ask myself: “is it better to re-use your top guys on the third line or to play different, less skilled guys?”. I won’t attempt to answer that in this media spot because I don’t think I have the supporting data to answer it just yet. But it is something to keep in mind and would be curious if anyone else has any thoughts on the matter.
     
    Ok, we now have a better idea about which lines are used and how often they are used on aggregate. What about their matchups? If you were trying to build the perfect “first line”, would you only have to worry about beating the other teams first line? Or would you have to account for matchups all over. The answer is that all lines eventually will play against all opposing lines, but some are much more frequent than others. Take a look at the charts below, the first showing even strength matchups and the second special teams matchups.
     

     
    Some quick observations from these: 2nd lines do not regularly match up against other 2nd lines. I have no idea why this is, and perhaps most of these “off-line” matchups are short-shift ones but it still shows that a team will get many chances against your second line with their 1st and 3rd lines in a game, and it’s something worth accounting when building these lines. Even more interesting is how the third lines are used; just under two thirds of the time they are facing a higher line. If you're not going to stack the third line with your top guys, you better make sure they can at least defend well against them.
     
    Looking at special teams matchups, the matchup differences become more subtle. Each #1 line plays a pretty fair share of time against the opposing #1 or #2 lines. One little insight I gained from this is that your 4v4 lines become your 4 on 3 power play lines when that situation arises (~7% of the time they play). Not sure if that warrants trying to make those lines a little more offensive or not.
     
    I’ve well surpassed 1000 words now. Time to stop writing.
     
     
    will claim for 12/1 and 12/8
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    Top 10 VHL Point Leaders:
    Season Projections 
    Ok this week I'd like to try something a little different for my 150 word article. I'm a stats guy and enjoy anything related to statistics. Especially hockey statistics. We are 30% done season 69 so far.  So i will project the top 10 point leaders season ending stats. This will be entirely based off their first 22 games played. Ok without dragging this on any longer,  here we go:

     
    1. Randoms  LW (Moscow) 
    GP:72 G:43 A:69 PTS:112 PIM:151 +56
    Projected to win the scoring race by 8pts. Just solid numbers across the board. A lock to beat his career best 81 points season. 
     
    2.Smitty Werbenjagerman... D (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:16 A:88 PTS:104 PIM:190 +52
    Favourite to finish with most assists with 88 Assists. Running away with most points by a D. Also has the longest last name! 

    3. Gritty  C (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:39 A:62 PTS:101 PIM:46  +7
    I expected Gritty to be more like Smitty who is more gritty. Gritty spends less time in the penalty box than I would have expected but maybe that is a good thing. He is on pace for a great season. 100 point club.
     

    4. Elias Dalhberg LW (Riga)
    GP:72 G:52 A:49 PTS:101 PIM:111 +10
    Maybe my favourite projected stats on the list. Dahlberg has the most balanced stats of all players on the list. His goals and assists ratios are almost the same.
     
    5. Hunter Hearst Helmsley  C (Van)
    GP:72 G:56 A:43 PTS:99  PIM:124 +20
    The top goal scorer on the list. Projected to bang home 56 goals. For a player who has never scored more than 30 goals I think the big breakout season is here. 60 goals and 100pts is within reach.
     
    6. Mikko Aaltonen  RW (D.C )
    GP:72 G:52 A:43 PTS:95 PIM:46 -7
    The only Right winger in the top 10. 50+ goal season seems to be in the works. Projected -7 isn't so bad considering he plays for a young Dragons team that is still finding it's way. 

    7.  Joel Ylonen  C (Seattle)
    GP:72 G:33 A:59 PTS:92 PIM:39 +23
    Coming off a cup win with Seattle. Ylonen is looking to continue his winning ways by putting up great numbers. Looking to crush his career best 22 goals in a season. 
     
    8. Kronos Bailey C (Helsinki)
    GP:72 G:36 A:52 PTS:88 PIM:85 +39
     A point per game player over his almost 400 game career. Bailey on pace to possibly set a new career best in goals. It is achievable.
     
    9. Jet Jaguar  C (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:36 A:49 PTS:85 PIM:29 +56
    Jet Jaguar is definitely not a bust puting up solid numbers like this. A great player name and the most disciplined player on the list with a projected 29 PIM's.
      
     
    10. Cody Smith  D (Calgary)
    GP:72 G:20 A:62 PTS:82 PIM:92 +13
    Possibly the most impressive start to the season out of anyone on this list. I know Cody smith is sitting at 10th but hear me out. He has less than half of the avg TPE of all players on this list. That is pretty crazy. On pace for a 20 goal season and 60+ assists. No doubt he crushes his career best 36 points he recorded last season. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Top 10 VHL Point Leaders:
    Season Projections 
    Ok this week I'd like to try something a little different for my 150 word article. I'm a stats guy and enjoy anything related to statistics. Especially hockey statistics. We are 30% done season 69 so far.  So i will project the top 10 point leaders season ending stats. This will be entirely based off their first 22 games played. Ok without dragging this on any longer,  here we go:

     
    1. Randoms  LW (Moscow) 
    GP:72 G:43 A:69 PTS:112 PIM:151 +56
    Projected to win the scoring race by 8pts. Just solid numbers across the board. A lock to beat his career best 81 points season. 
     
    2.Smitty Werbenjagerman... D (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:16 A:88 PTS:104 PIM:190 +52
    Favourite to finish with most assists with 88 Assists. Running away with most points by a D. Also has the longest last name! 

    3. Gritty  C (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:39 A:62 PTS:101 PIM:46  +7
    I expected Gritty to be more like Smitty who is more gritty. Gritty spends less time in the penalty box than I would have expected but maybe that is a good thing. He is on pace for a great season. 100 point club.
     

    4. Elias Dalhberg LW (Riga)
    GP:72 G:52 A:49 PTS:101 PIM:111 +10
    Maybe my favourite projected stats on the list. Dahlberg has the most balanced stats of all players on the list. His goals and assists ratios are almost the same.
     
    5. Hunter Hearst Helmsley  C (Van)
    GP:72 G:56 A:43 PTS:99  PIM:124 +20
    The top goal scorer on the list. Projected to bang home 56 goals. For a player who has never scored more than 30 goals I think the big breakout season is here. 60 goals and 100pts is within reach.
     
    6. Mikko Aaltonen  RW (D.C )
    GP:72 G:52 A:43 PTS:95 PIM:46 -7
    The only Right winger in the top 10. 50+ goal season seems to be in the works. Projected -7 isn't so bad considering he plays for a young Dragons team that is still finding it's way. 

    7.  Joel Ylonen  C (Seattle)
    GP:72 G:33 A:59 PTS:92 PIM:39 +23
    Coming off a cup win with Seattle. Ylonen is looking to continue his winning ways by putting up great numbers. Looking to crush his career best 22 goals in a season. 
     
    8. Kronos Bailey C (Helsinki)
    GP:72 G:36 A:52 PTS:88 PIM:85 +39
     A point per game player over his almost 400 game career. Bailey on pace to possibly set a new career best in goals. It is achievable.
     
    9. Jet Jaguar  C (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:36 A:49 PTS:85 PIM:29 +56
    Jet Jaguar is definitely not a bust puting up solid numbers like this. A great player name and the most disciplined player on the list with a projected 29 PIM's.
      
     
    10. Cody Smith  D (Calgary)
    GP:72 G:20 A:62 PTS:82 PIM:92 +13
    Possibly the most impressive start to the season out of anyone on this list. I know Cody smith is sitting at 10th but hear me out. He has less than half of the avg TPE of all players on this list. That is pretty crazy. On pace for a 20 goal season and 60+ assists. No doubt he crushes his career best 36 points he recorded last season. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Would technically change quite a bit every few games. Gave me something to write about tho, when I felt like I had nothing. Maybe i will do another one around the 40 game mark of the season just to see. 
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    Top 10 VHL Point Leaders:
    Season Projections 
    Ok this week I'd like to try something a little different for my 150 word article. I'm a stats guy and enjoy anything related to statistics. Especially hockey statistics. We are 30% done season 69 so far.  So i will project the top 10 point leaders season ending stats. This will be entirely based off their first 22 games played. Ok without dragging this on any longer,  here we go:

     
    1. Randoms  LW (Moscow) 
    GP:72 G:43 A:69 PTS:112 PIM:151 +56
    Projected to win the scoring race by 8pts. Just solid numbers across the board. A lock to beat his career best 81 points season. 
     
    2.Smitty Werbenjagerman... D (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:16 A:88 PTS:104 PIM:190 +52
    Favourite to finish with most assists with 88 Assists. Running away with most points by a D. Also has the longest last name! 

    3. Gritty  C (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:39 A:62 PTS:101 PIM:46  +7
    I expected Gritty to be more like Smitty who is more gritty. Gritty spends less time in the penalty box than I would have expected but maybe that is a good thing. He is on pace for a great season. 100 point club.
     

    4. Elias Dalhberg LW (Riga)
    GP:72 G:52 A:49 PTS:101 PIM:111 +10
    Maybe my favourite projected stats on the list. Dahlberg has the most balanced stats of all players on the list. His goals and assists ratios are almost the same.
     
    5. Hunter Hearst Helmsley  C (Van)
    GP:72 G:56 A:43 PTS:99  PIM:124 +20
    The top goal scorer on the list. Projected to bang home 56 goals. For a player who has never scored more than 30 goals I think the big breakout season is here. 60 goals and 100pts is within reach.
     
    6. Mikko Aaltonen  RW (D.C )
    GP:72 G:52 A:43 PTS:95 PIM:46 -7
    The only Right winger in the top 10. 50+ goal season seems to be in the works. Projected -7 isn't so bad considering he plays for a young Dragons team that is still finding it's way. 

    7.  Joel Ylonen  C (Seattle)
    GP:72 G:33 A:59 PTS:92 PIM:39 +23
    Coming off a cup win with Seattle. Ylonen is looking to continue his winning ways by putting up great numbers. Looking to crush his career best 22 goals in a season. 
     
    8. Kronos Bailey C (Helsinki)
    GP:72 G:36 A:52 PTS:88 PIM:85 +39
     A point per game player over his almost 400 game career. Bailey on pace to possibly set a new career best in goals. It is achievable.
     
    9. Jet Jaguar  C (Moscow)
    GP:72 G:36 A:49 PTS:85 PIM:29 +56
    Jet Jaguar is definitely not a bust puting up solid numbers like this. A great player name and the most disciplined player on the list with a projected 29 PIM's.
      
     
    10. Cody Smith  D (Calgary)
    GP:72 G:20 A:62 PTS:82 PIM:92 +13
    Possibly the most impressive start to the season out of anyone on this list. I know Cody smith is sitting at 10th but hear me out. He has less than half of the avg TPE of all players on this list. That is pretty crazy. On pace for a 20 goal season and 60+ assists. No doubt he crushes his career best 36 points he recorded last season. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    I love the positive attitude you take to playing on a burgeoning expansion team, especially as one of the newer members on the site. Some players don't like forging through hardship, and want results/championships without necessarily putting in the hard work that makes it possible. In terms of style/narrative, taking us back to relevant parts of your player's (or your own) experiences before the VHL is an important part of engaging the reader, and I felt you accomplished that here.
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    Jubis reacted to KC15 in D.C. Dragons - 20 Games Played and Still Loving It [1/2]   
    I made no secret of the fact that I wanted to come to the D.C. Dragons more than any other VHL team and I have written about it before. I’m coming back to it, because 1) I feel like I haven’t really figured it all out for myself and writing helps, 2) we are at game 20- a little over one fourth of the season in the books and it feels like a good milestone upon which to reflect, and 3) I need something to write about and get that sweet 6 TPE.
     
    I feel like it needs to be said each time. The number one and two reasons remain the cool people that are my GMs @Enorama and @McWolf  and teammates. None of this makes much difference or is any fun if you can’t share the highs and lows of sim league life with people you genuinely like being around So, kudos to my fellow Dragons. But it goes beyond that as there are great GMs and teammates all over the league.
     
    So, what is the appeal of 2nd year expansion franchise D.C.?
     
    First, everyone loves an underdog. I feel like this is universal and not just an American thing, but having started as an upstart bunch of “no taxation without representation” rebels, it might be in our very DNA. We love David knocking off Goliath and at the moment, D.C. is definitely David.
     
    Second, I love getting in on the ground floor and helping to shape the very culture of a franchise. When I was a church planter establishing a new congregation in the suburbs of Kansas City, someone told me - “Careful what you do in these first years. You and your congregation are setting the DNA of the church. And DNA is very hard to change for good or ill.” Big responsibility, but exciting. If the first GMs and players for D.C. are positive, team-oriented, hard-working, fun-loving folks, chances are that this is the DNA that is set and even when there is turnover in management or players, the Dragons will continue being the same kind of organization. I love being a part of that DNA setting.
     
    Third, it’s fun to watch the steady, sometimes dramatic, improvement. You come to a Cup winner and you are just trying to hold on to your excellence. It’s hard to get much better. But when you win 20 games in your first season, there is little place to go, but up. If you win 25 the next year, it’s a success. 30 wins and you’ve improved at a 50% clip. That kind of improvement and march to the Cup is exciting! Right now D.C. is 9-9-2, which puts them on a pace to better even the 30-win mark. 32-32-8 to be precise. Super exciting! An improvement of approximately 60% over last year!
     
    Fourth and finally, on a fledgling squad in only its second year of existence, you have opportunities to shine and be important in the success of the team that you would not likely get on a more established team. Hard to crack the top lines of a team of veterans. Julius Caesar is reported as having said, “I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.” I get it. We want our actions to count. On a Cup contending team, Guy Lesieur would likely be on the 3rd or 4th line or more likely racking up points in the VHML. On D.C., Guy is on the second line with his old Las Vegas linemates and has the second most goals on the team with only team captain, Mikko Aaltonen, with more than Guy. He plays on second line of the power play and the penalty kill as well – not something he would likely be able to say if he were playing in Seattle or one of the other top teams.
     
    Yes, I wanted to play in the District more than anywhere and for the above reasons, I’m glad I got my wish!
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    After every game in many hockey leagues around the globe, three players who stood out and made a significant impact during the game are selected by various media personnel as the "3 Stars". The VHL and VHLM are no different in this regard and 3 Stars are chosen after every game to highlight excellent performances. 
     
    As the Saskatoon Wild keep racking up the wins, team management and players decided to give recognition to those special Wild players during this special season and created  a new trophy for S69 (to be named by a fan vote shortly) for the player who accumulates the most 3 Star points during the regular season to go along with their new Team Awards from last season. Who garners the most star points is being calculated the same way as the NHL with 30 points for a 1st Star, 20 points for a 2nd Star, and 10 points for a 3rd Star. Through 17 games, the Wild have dominated the 3 Star votes after every game. Here are how the player points standings are so far:
     
    Player 1st 2nd 3rd Star Points Dagmar Havlova 2 4 1 150 Edwin THE Encarnacion 3 2 0 130 Jesse Nyman 2 2 3 130 Ondrej Ohradka 2 2 2 120 Danny DeYeeto 3 0 0 90 Mikko Lahtinen 1 2 0 70 Killy Foilen 0 1 3 50 Damien Wolfe 0 1 1 30 David OQuinn 1 0 0 30 Elliot Porter 0 1 1 30 Kristopher McDagg 1 0 0 30 Jacques Lafontaine 0 1 1 30 Edu Stava 0 0 1 10  
    Another update will be provided around the halfway mark of the season. Thanks for reading!
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    Name: Jimmy Spyro
    Position: Goaltender
    Height: 6'5
    Weight: 187 lbs
    Date of Birth: April 17, 1993
    Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
    Nationality: Canadian
     

     
    Origin and Childhood Years

      The Canadian born Goaltender Jimmy Spyro grew up near the city of Hamilton in the country-side, just outside the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Being born into a hockey family with former goalies, players, and even coaches, young Jimmy first laced up pair of skates at the age of 3 and was outside in the backyard rink his father and grandfather built every day. By the age of 5 he started playing pond hockey with his neighbours where he loved playing games of elimination as a player or goalie, as long as he was able to play that day he was happy. Due to his love for the game so early on he became a fairly exceptional skater along side his friends. With a strong desire of one day playing pro hockey like his father and grandfather, he made a vow to himself that he would find a way to achieve his dream. From the ages of 6 till 13 he went to school in Hamilton and played at the houseleague level in the local arena as a forward, where he modestly enjoyed his time playing the game he loved. Right from the start, Spyro breathed hockey.
     

     
    Teenage Years
     
     Once highschool came around he managed to make his highschool's Hockey Team and even decided to try his luck at a Hamilton AAA try-out. Though he went in initially as a forward, the AAA coach saw something more in Spyro's game and made the team as a 3rd pairing deffenceman. Fired up that he was finally making progress towards his dream, he began his serious training to become the best thay he could. With his IQ for the game growing rapidly and his above average height, he managed to climb up to the 1st line by his 3rd year and impress with 19 goals and 28 assists for a total of 37 points in 28 games at the age of 16. Spyro believed that he was getting so much closer to his dream. That all changed when his career at a competitive level was cut short due to illness half way through the season, where it seemed his dreams of playing the game of hockey were about to slip away for good. Now struck with depression as well, his world felt like it was upside down and that he would never recover, until he met the love of his life who brought him back from the brink and gave him the will to keep going.
     
    Adulthood

      After multiple operations and surgeries, and 8 more months of no hockey, he returned to a team practice to realize he was already a shell of his former self and could no longer play with the physicality he once fostered. Refusing to give up and with the help of his father who was a goaltender his whole life, he found himself able to play recreational hockey as a goaltender to stay active and recover some of his strength. After realizing that he was a natural with stopping pucks and already good at reading the game, he made the choice to resume his dream with his new found position. After 12 more months of serious training, he reformed his game and his body but with new strength and abilities. Again making a push for his dream at the age of 18, he tried out for his town's local team which at the time was the farm team for the Montreal Canadiens, the Hamilton Bulldogs.

    Hometown Underdog

      After his 2nd try out at the age of 19, he made the Hamilton Bulldogs as a back-up and got a 38 save shutout in his first career game. He was behind a future legend in Carey Price and took advantage of the single season playing together to improve his game further. Price had also gone through the same transition of player to goalie and seemed the perfect person to learn from. Once Price was drafted to the Montreal Canadiens the following year in the 1st Round, Jimmy became further determined and motivated to become the best Goaltender he possibly could. After 5 years with the Hamilton Bulldogs, and the possibilty of moving on in the league seemingly less likely due to his age, he decided to move his career in a new direction with the then also struggling Ottawa Lynx of the VHLM midway through the Season. After turning some heads he went into the upcoming drafts for Season 69 not knowing what to expect. In the VHL draft he was selected 18th Overall in the 2nd round to the Vancouver Wolves, and then in the VHLM draft he was 5th Overall in the 1st round to the Missisauga Hounds that traded for the pick to obtain him. Overjoyed that he is living his dream, he continues to play with his new aim of becoming the top goalie in the league.
     

     
    Family Man
     
      Aside from all his dreams and drive for playing hockey, he still found time to marry the love of his life at the age of 26 and had a newborn son before leaving for Ottawa after his time with the Bulldogs. All of these events happening so fast seemed to really effect his game and home life. So after struggling with everything in Ottawa, the draft would prove an opportunity for his family to move back to home. Now that he is playing in Mississauga, he moved back near his relatives in Hamilton where he only has to drive 40 minutes to the arena. Coming back home seems to have improved the mental focus and effectiveness of Spyro's game, and drastically improve his family life. On his off days he spends his time with his wife and son, or with his other family members up at his farm. Every year on christmas, they have a massive feast for his family and some teammates after a good old game of hockey in the backyard. Now he doesn't just want to be the best goaltender, he wants to be the best husband and father he can possibly be.

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    Jubis got a reaction from Bushito in GM 77: New York Americans vs. Calgary Wranglers   
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    Jubis reacted to Bushito in Good vs Lucky - A look at S69 so far   
    My team is bad but at least we are lucky and can put together a 5 game win streak
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    Jubis got a reaction from BladeMaiden in Calgary Wranglers press conference   
    #1. What do you call someone who wears cowboy clothes? "Ranch Dressin"
    #2.  Not where I would like it to be production wise.  I did go 10 straight games without registering a point. I also got my first point of the season recently so happy about that. 
    #3. My favourite holiday is Christmas. Nothing better than a small break from hockey. Time with family and great food.
    #4. On our last flight to Davos I saw Cody Smith doing something odd. He was brushing his teeth with chocolate milk. Why? I dont know 
    #8.  After a home win you could catch some of us boozing it up at Cowboys Casino.  Sssshhhhh that's a secret. 
    #9. Tim Hortons coffee cup, hockey sticks and beef jerky.
     
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